Bishop Montgomery Edges Santa Ana Valley

Santa Ana Valley couldn’t move the ball Saturday--partly because of Bishop Montgomery’s defense and partly because of penalties--and the Falcons lost, 10-7, at the Santa Ana Bowl.

Running back Dwayne Cherrington, who rushed for 327 yards and four touchdowns last week against Dana Hills, carried 23 times for 125 yards and no touchdowns. Quarterback Tristan Lynch completed only five of 14 passes for 53 yards and one interception, and rushed for 25 yards.

Cherrington led two impressive drives in the fourth quarter, but two clipping calls killed one and an interception of a Lynch pass with 28 seconds to go ended the other.

On its first possession, Santa Ana Valley (3-2) drove to the Knight six, but a penalty moved the Falcons back to the 12. They went for it on fourth down but failed to convert.

On Bishop Montgomery’s next possession, Alexander Maia blocked a punt, and two plays later, Brandon Wright caught an 18-yard touchdown pass to give the Falcons a 7-0 lead with 3:16 remaining in the first quarter.

Bishop Montgomery tied the score, 7-7, with 11:16 left in the half, when quarterback Gary Thomas scored from two yards.