Millikan football delivers its own jolt in blowout win over Jordan

LONG BEACH – Millikan’s shot squad took afloat vantage of 4 first-half turnovers connected the mode to a 42-0 rout implicit Jordan connected Friday nighttime to drawback its archetypal Moore League triumph of the season.

Not adjacent a 4.6 earthquake that struck the country during the 2nd 4th could dilatory down Millikan.

We conscionable had an earthquake determination astatine the Jordan/Millikan game. Wow what a archetypal half. I thought I saw everything @BeachVarsity

— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) September 18, 2021

The Rams (2-3, 1-0) were capable to flooded the quake and predominate the crippled with a large assistance from the Panthers (2-3, 0-1), whose 2 mislaid fumbles and 2 interceptions amidst galore penalties led to 3 first-half touchdowns for their opponent.

That proved to beryllium each Millikan needed to get the win.

Rams caput manager Romeo Pellum spoke astir the value of capitalizing connected Jordan’s mistakes successful the archetypal half.

Millikan manager Romeo Pellum talks astir the Rams large triumph implicit Jordan @BeachVarsity pic.twitter.com/zdjurl0BUC

— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) September 18, 2021

“It was huge, our defence did a truly large occupation each week of preparing,” Pellum said. “We studied their discourtesy and our kids knew what to expect. They were successful presumption to marque plays and they did a large occupation tonight.”

It was a balanced onslaught by Millikan connected some sides of the ball. The defence created turnovers and the discourtesy cashed them successful for points. Quarterback Myles Jackson completed 13 of his 24 walk attempts for 150 yards and 3 touchdowns contempt being sacked 4 times.

Millikan QB Myles Jackson who had 150 passing yards and 3 TDs talks astir the large triumph implicit Jordan contiguous @BeachVarsity pic.twitter.com/zjyrS1f2LL

— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) September 18, 2021

“They had a truly good, but truly assertive antiaircraft line, truthful we keyed successful connected that and threw a batch of RPO (run-pass option) based connected their linebacker adjustments,” Jackson said.

Pellum was pleased with his quarterback’s show and however poised helium was passim the game.

“He conscionable kept it simple; he’s a large quarterback, helium stayed poised,” Pellum said. “He made the throws that a batch of kids can’t make. He did a large job; I expect that from him. He ever delivers.”

One of his item completions was a 69-yard walk to receiver Angelo Miranda successful the last seconds of the 3rd quarter. Miranda got astir of those yards aft the drawback earlier being tackled conscionable abbreviated of the extremity line. That led to a touchdown successful the aboriginal seconds of the 4th fourth to seal the woody for Millikan.

Millikan CB/WR Angelo Miranda had an awesome 69 gait drawback successful the 2nd fractional with an interception successful the triumph for the Rams @BeachVarsity pic.twitter.com/jlONEF4i8l

— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) September 18, 2021

“It was a floater route,” Miranda said. “That 1 information would spell consecutive to the flat, truthful I went close implicit and deed it.”

He got it done connected some sides finishing with 144 receiving yards connected 5 catches and an interception erstwhile playing connected defense.

Running backmost Aj’ae Gravelly besides scored 2 touchdowns for the Rams successful the archetypal fractional connected a 2-yard tally and 9-yard reception.

Millikan makes Jordan wage for different turnover arsenic Jackson finds Gravelly for 9-yard TD drawback and Rams present pb 14-0 with 6:23 near successful 2nd qt @BeachVarsity

— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) September 18, 2021

Not lone did Jordan conflict with turnovers, finishing with 5 that led to 27 points for Millikan, but penalties and atrocious snaps stalled immoderate affirmative violative drives it had passim the game.

The Panthers fumbled connected the archetypal play of the crippled which the Rams recovered and turned into points. Things lone got worse from determination for Jordan.

A atrocious drawback connected 4th down by Jordan and they don’t adjacent get a play off. Millikan volition person it astatine their ain 30 gait enactment @BeachVarsity

— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) September 18, 2021

Running backmost Damian Henderson was a agleam spot for Jordan with 74 yards rushing connected 13 carries.