ROUNDUP

Canyon 20, Katella 14--Canyon played a strong first half and made two, key fourth-quarter defensive stops in its first victory of the season in front of 3,000 at El Modena High.

Running back Gerald Harvey led the Comanches (1-4), rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns.

Canyon held running back Brian Jeffrey, sixth in the county in rushing coming into the game, to four yards rushing in the first half. Jeffrey finished with 114 yards in 31 carries before leaving with two minutes remaining.

Harvey’s second score, a three-yard touchdown run with 7:13 remaining in the third quarter, proved to be the game winner.

“It felt great.” Harvey said. “Our offensive line played all four quarters tonight.”

Third quarter mistakes proved costly for the Knights (1-4), who lost two fumbles and also missed a field goal in the quarter.

Katella had two more chances after Al Williams recovered a Canyon fumble late in the fourth quarter, but Knight running back Rich Mango couldn’t convert on fourth-and-one with 2:27 remaining.

After getting the ball back with under two minutes left, quarterback Chris Haller was sacked by linebacker Ben Stuelke and the drive eventually stalled.