Flanagan Catches 19 Passes, but Cypress Still Loses to Katella
Despite 19 pass receptions by Danny Flanagan of Cypress, Katella posted a 39-26 Empire League victory over the Centurions Friday night at Glover Stadium.
Flanagan’s 19 receptions are the second highest single-game total in Orange County history. Fullerton High’s David Sepulveda holds the county record of 26 catches, set in 1984 against Buena Park.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Oct. 27, 1991 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Sunday October 27, 1991 Orange County Edition Sports Part C Page 17 Column 3 Sports Desk 1 inches; 27 words Type of Material: Correction
Cypress receiver--The number of catches made by Danny Flanagan, Cypress receiver, in a football game Friday night was incorrectly reported in Saturday’s Times. Flanagan caught 20 passes.
Flanagan, a senior, had eight catches in the first half and 11 in the second half and totaled 201 yards.
Katella (3-4, 1-1) led, 21-6, at halftime behind a pair of Ryan Irving rushing touchdowns and a 28-yard scoring pass from Orlando Gonzalez to Tyler Gunderson. The Knights broke open the game in the second half by scoring three touchdowns set up by Cypress turnovers.
A three-yard touchdown run by Jason Siegrist, which followed a Pete Blasi fumble recovery in Cypress territory, gave the Knights a 28-6 lead with 9 minutes 35 seconds left in the third quarter. Cypress (2-5, 0-2) turned the ball over on its next possession and Katella converted the first fumble recovery into a 10-yard touchdown run by Gary Hennessey two plays later to make the score 32-6. Early in the fourth quarter, Katella defensive lineman Mark Larsen picked up a Flanagan fumble and returned it 85 yards for the Knights’ final touchdown.
Cypress quarterback Gabe Garcia was 31 of 44 for 328 yards.