Chino’s Chamorro Connects

Durrell Chamorro had a tough first half Thursday night, but the senior redeemed himself by kicking a 35-yard field goal with 1 minute 49 seconds to play to lift Chino to a 17-14 Sierra League victory over Glendora at Citrus College.

Chamorro, among the top kickers in the Southland, missed field-goal attempts of 39 and 41 yards in a scoreless first half but made one when it counted most.

“As a kicker, you always just think about the next kick,” said Chamorro, who was put in a game-winning situation for the first time in his high school career. “I just had to focus.”

Chamorro’s kick was set up by a Shawn Oatis interception at the Glendora 24 with 3:42 left. A low snap started the attempt, but holder Art Gracia recovered and set up the ball in time.

Chino (6-1 overall, 2-0 in league) had tied the score at 14-14 a minute earlier when Gracia completed a 14-yard pass to Greg Chacon.

R.J. Stanford led Chino with 144 yards and a touchdown in 25 carries. Gracia completed 11 of 18 passes for 113 yards and a touchdown.

Quarterback Jacob Cook completed 13 of 25 passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns for Glendora (5-2, 1-1), but also had two passes intercepted.

-- Peter Yoon

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El Monte Arroyo 28, San Gabriel Gabrielino 6 -- What started off with a bang for Gabrielino turned into a very long night at Alhambra Keppel, where Arroyo intercepted four passes and seized control of the Mission Valley League.

Quarterback Paul Zuniga of Gabrielino (6-1, 1-1), in his first game since being stabbed in his leg at a party on Oct. 2, completed 17 of 37 passes for 296 yards. His screen pass to Jonathan Omar on the Eagles’ first play covered 77 yards.

Arroyo’s Raul Ramirez scored the first of his two touchdowns from seven yards, culminating an 85-yard drive. His second score came from one yard with seven seconds left in the first half. He finished with 121 yards in 28 carries.

Arroyo (7-0, 2-0) broke the game open when Sergio Leon returned the second of his two interceptions 40 yards for a 21-6 lead. Quarterback Dominic Salmon ran in from 11 yards to make it 28-6 with 5:21 left in the third quarter.

-- Martin Henderson

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Newport Harbor 21, Aliso Niguel 7 -- Trevor Theriot rushed for 135 yards in 28 carries in his second game back since an elbow injury to lead the Sailors in a Sea View League game at Newport Harbor.

Theriot, a 6-foot-1, 225-pound senior, dislocated his left elbow in the third week against Corona del Mar -- an injury that still prevents him from straightening his arm.

He rushed for 199 yards last week in a 10-10 tie with Santa Ana Foothill.

Spencer Link also keyed Newport Harbor’s offense, catching seven passes for 118 yards and scoring on a 44-yard reverse in the second quarter, one play after he caught a 34-yard pass up the sideline.

Alex Orth blocked a punt in the fourth quarter, then scored on a 31-yard pass play on the ensuing drive to give the Sailors (6-0-1, 1-0-1) a 21-0 lead.

Newport Harbor’s defense, which recorded four sacks, kept Aliso Niguel (6-1, 1-1) out of the end zone until Tyler Zanolli scored on a 59-yard touchdown pass play from Drew Westling with 6:18 left.

-- Dan Arritt