Bellflower's defense shuts down La Mirada

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David Felton
on October 1, 2011 12:34 AM | | Comments (0) |

Bellflower played stellar defense Friday night and brought an end to La Mirada's 15-game Suburban League winning streak, 21-7
The Bucs (3-2, 1-0) forced a pair of turnovers and converted both into points. Just before halftime, junior linebacker Noah Hernandez read perfectly a Gerry Myers pass into the flat, jumped the route and returned the resulting interception 82 yards for a touchdown. Late in the third, Daniel Poplar returned a fumble 54 yards to the 1, and sophomore quarterback Swain Williams scored a few plays later.
La Mirada (1-3, 0-1) ran for just 55 yards in the second half. It's only score came on a bizarre play that saw two fumbles - one by the offense, then the defense - and a 50-yard return by Jimmy Hills.[ep
The Matadores entered the game as the two-time defending Suburban League champs and lost a league game for the first time since 2008.

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