La Mirada football no match for Mater Dei, but the challenge was its reward

SANTA ANA –The extremity for immoderate varsity shot squad is victory, but successful the stratified satellite of California precocious schoolhouse football, the willingness to vie earns respect.

That was the lawsuit for La Mirada successful its 58-7 decision astatine the hands of the country’s No. 1 team, Mater Dei, Friday astatine Santa Ana Stadium.

In spite of the loss, facing adversity is invaluable for La Mirada caput manager Mike Moschetti and his players.

“At La Mirada, we volition judge the challenge,” Moschetti said. “You are going to get deed successful the mouth. All we inquire of them is to play arsenic hard arsenic they tin and person bully assemblage language.”

Quarterback Nehuel Garcia was La Mirada’s standout violative player. He completed 4 of 9 passes for 55 yards and a touchdown; helium threw 1 interception.

Mater Dei’s triumph was a rehearsal for adjacent week’s Trinity League-opener versus St. John Bosco, Max Preps’ third-ranked squad successful the nation.

Mater Dei moving backmost Raleek Brown, an Oklahoma commit, rushed for 108 yards connected 5 carries and 2 touchdowns. Quarterback Elijah Brown completed 3 of 4 passes for 83 yards and a touchdown earlier being relieved.

Mater Dei built a 21-0 pb connected rushing touchdowns from Brown and Jordon Davidson and a 49-yard touchdown walk from Brown to Cooper Barkate.

La Mirada broke done successful the 2nd quarter. A Frank Torres interception instrumentality of 37 yards acceptable up the Matadores with a abbreviated field. On 3rd and long, Garcia recovered Xavier Hicks for a 23-yard completion to the Mater Dei 1-yard line. Two plays later, Garcia scored connected a backmost sneak to bring the people to 21-7.

Mater Dei kicker Chase Meyer deed a 34-yard tract extremity to bring Mater Dei’s pb to 24-7 to extremity the 2nd half. Then Mater Dei’s Ajon Bryant took the 2nd half’s opening kickoff 93 yards for a 31-7 lead.

Six minutes later, Raleek Brown scampered 82 yards up the Monarchs sideline for his 2nd touchdown and a 38-7.

Mater Dei scored 3 much times connected career-first rushing touchdowns by Matthew Vaca and Andrew Cervantes and a 24-yard fumble instrumentality by Quincy Craig for a last people of 58-7.