Week 8 rundown
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Here’s a look at some of the regional standout performances and results from Friday night:
Upset of the night: Righetti may have diverted Atascadero‘s seemingly unstoppable march to another PAC-7 League title with a 21-13 upset of the Greyhounds. The Warriors defense was the hero in this one, stalling out the Greyhounds’ calling-card running attack and forcing them to use a shaky passing game that wasn’t up to the task. Things are looking pretty good for Paso Robles right about now.
We should have known: Does it surprise anyone Saugus RB Ryan Zirbel rushed for 363 yards and five TDs in 25 carries to push the Centurions to a 70-27 Foothill League victory over Golden Valley? Well, it shouldn’t because the boys on Centurion Way might be the best team in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Game saver: DB Parker Sutton‘s second-quarter interception was huge for Canyon since it helped set up the game-winning TD in the Cowboys’ 10-3 victory over West Ranch. You’ve got to hand it to the Wildcats’ defense for keeping QB Sean Gavin and friends under control and the victory within reach.
It’s a team effort: Lancaster Coach Chad Shrout isn’t shying away from taking a committee approach to the running game, and the Eagles proved its effectiveness in their 49-21 victory over Highland. Taveon Burke rushed for 125 yards and two TDs in nine carries and Devon Whitson scored four TDs, including one off a 94-yard kickoff return.
It’s about time: Thanks to Tyler Beaudette‘s late-game, one-yard TD, Littlerock picked up its first Golden League victory in nearly two years with a 25-22 triumph over Knight.
- Austin Knoblauch
