PREP EXTRA: SATURDAY FOOTBALL PULLOUT : Sunny Hills Scores on Six Consecutive Possessions, Routs La Habra

Sunny Hills kept its playoff hopes alive with a 40-10 victory over La Habra in a Freeway League game Friday night at La Habra High.

La Habra took a 10-0 lead into the second quarter. But then Sunny Hills scored touchdowns on six consecutive possessions, led by three rushing touchdowns from junior Chris Velotta.

“This year we’ve had a lot of games decided by seven or less points,” Sunny Hills Coach Tim Devaney said. “It was nice to see our offense open up and score the way we did.”

Down, 10-0, Sunny Hills scored when Velotta scored on a seven-yard run. Sunny Hills would take the lead for good three minutes later when quarterback Greg Garand completed a 56-yard scoring pass to Jeff Renaud.

Defensive lineman Brian Miklos returned a fumble 48 yards to increase the Lancer lead to 20-10. Velotta scored his second touchdown run, again from seven yards, with 1:07 remaining in the half.

Sunny Hills (3-6, 2-2) completed its scoring in the third quarter on a one-yard quarterback sneak by Garand and a 57-yard run by Velotta.

La Habra (3-6, 1-3) scored all its points in the first quarter. Chris Diaz kicked a 44-yard field goal and quarterback Nick Armstrong scored on a one-yard run.