St. Anthony football overpowers Mary Star for fifth win in a row

SAN PEDRO – St. Anthony utilized a balanced violative onslaught and a beardown antiaircraft effort to decision Mary Star 37-14 and unafraid its 5th consecutive triumph successful a Del Rey League showdown connected Friday afternoon.

The Stars kept the crippled adjacent early, arsenic the people was tied 7-7 aft the archetypal quarter, but aft Saints backmost Conor Hochberg recovered receiver Kweku Claybrook for a 14-yard touchdown successful the opening minutes of the 2nd quarter, St. Anthony ne'er looked back.

St. Anthony scores connected a 2-yard TD tally from Kweku Claybrook and Saints present pb Mary Star 37-14 aft PAT with 1:23 near successful 3rd qt @BeachVarsity

— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) October 8, 2021

St. Anthony (5-3, 2-0) had 208 yards rushing, led by Claybrook who had 91 rushing yards connected 11 carries with a touchdown portion adding 40 yards receiving connected 3 receptions. Running backmost Anakin Aupiu had 76 yards connected 13 carries earlier leaving the crippled successful the 3rd 4th with a little assemblage injury.

St. Anthony RB Kweku Claybrook scored 2 TDs contiguous against Mary Star and talks astir the large Del Rey League triumph @BeachVarsity pic.twitter.com/hzUOxZorEM

— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) October 9, 2021

Claybrook spoke astir wherefore the tally crippled was truthful effectual against Mary Star’s defense.

“Our linemen, they were conscionable eating up, I emotion our linemen,” Claybrook said. “Our enactment was conscionable working, they weren’t letting anybody through. I deliberation that was an indicator of our win, it was our linemen.”

It was a coagulated violative effort for St. Anthony, which got a beardown show from Hochberg. He completed 8 of his 15 walk attempts for 159 yards with 2 touchdowns, including a 65-yard touchdown walk to receiver Tyler Henry.

St. Anthony manager Raul Lara talks astir the large triumph the Saints had implicit Mary Star successful a Del Rey League showdown @BeachVarsity pic.twitter.com/1eeg9ddLdG

— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) October 9, 2021

Saints caput manager Raul Lara spoke astir the value of controlling the enactment of scrimmage arsenic a cardinal to their success.

“If we tin power the enactment of scrimmage, past I deliberation we person a bully accidental astatine winning the game,” Lara said. “I judge we were capable to bash that. Our tally crippled did beauteous good today. Our walk crippled needs to get a small spot better. Our defence has been stout each year, adjacent considering the information that a batch of our kids play some ways each the time, truthful they don’t truly get overmuch rest. I thought they did a bully occupation contiguous too.”

The defence unopen retired the Stars successful the 2nd fractional by consistently forcing them into atrocious tract position, deflecting walk attempts, and taking vantage of penalties against Mary Star.

St. Anthony with a fumble betterment but connected archetypal play, Hochberg with an INT to Schröeder and Mary Star volition person it, however, they’re deed with unsportsmanlike punishment @BeachVarsity

— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) October 8, 2021

The Stars (3-4, 0-2) struggled to support gait with the bigger, faster Saints. However, 1 of highlights came successful the 2nd 4th erstwhile Steven Ceniceros had a 90-yard kickoff instrumentality for a touchdown.

Wow Mary Star answers close backmost connected a 90-yard kickoff instrumentality from Steven Ceniceros with 37 secs near successful 2nd. After PAT, Stars way 22-14 @BeachVarsity

— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) October 8, 2021

Mary Star caput manager Jason Gelber spoke astir the awesome return.

“That’s his 3rd kickoff instrumentality for a touchdown; he’s got to beryllium tops successful the authorities successful instrumentality yardage,” Gelber said. “I expect it astir each time. That’s his 3rd (TD), and each clip he’ll summation 30, 40 oregon 50 yards.”

Gelber besides talked astir however the crippled got distant from his team.

“They’re bigger,” helium said. “Their smallest feline is bigger than our biggest guy. They had the size vantage connected america for sure. They wore america retired successful the 3rd 4th and it took its toll.”