L.A. Roosevelt and its fans are celebrating
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts.
The 75th meeting between Los Angeles Roosevelt and Los Angeles Garfield is over, and Roosevelt is the one celebrating after a 28-16 victory.
The Roughriders trailed at halftime, 9-7, but the game turned around when Manny Ayon was inserted at quarterback to start the second half. He rushed for 111 yards, all in the second half. He passed for a touchdown and ran for a touchdown.
Elgin Rosales added 112 yards rushing. Roosevelt (8-1, 5-0) leads in the series 40-29-6 and clinched at least a share of the Eastern League championship. Garfield dropped to 4-5 and 2-3.
East Los Angeles College was close to capacity.
-- Eric Sondheimer