Fullerton’s Rally Puts the Brakes on Sonora

Sonora High School took a 12-point lead in the first quarter, but was shut out the rest of the way and Fullerton rallied for a 28-12 victory Friday in a Freeway League game at La Habra Stadium.

Fullerton started its comeback on the last play of the first quarter, when Geoff Grenier scored from 14 yards out. He also ran in the two-point conversion to cut the Sonora (1-6, 0-2) lead to 12-8.

Fullerton (6-1, 2-0) took the lead when Rick Pate recovered a fumble and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown with 7:33 left in the first half. The extra point by David Chacon put Fullerton ahead, 15-12.

Three minutes later, Chacon caught a 51-yard pass from his brother Daniel to put Fullerton up, 21-12.

Joey Hernandez broke a 37-yard scoring run with 3:28 left in the game to give Fullerton its final score.

Sonora running back Deron Drake scored on runs of one and five yards in the first quarter. Drake led all rushers with 100 yards in 31 carries.