Damien handles its business: Damien hasn’t made the CIF Southern Section playoffs or had a winning season since 2011, but the Spartans followed last week’s big victory over Chino with an equally impressive 30-22 victory over Glendora on Friday at Citrus College.
Damien junior quarterback Warren Bryan had another big night, completing 17 of 26 passes for 268 yards and a TD pass, and ran for two scores.
Charter Oak routs Colony: Charter Oak and Colony high schools have a combined eight CIF-SS titles between them.
By the end of the 2016 season another championship could be added to one of those schools in Division 4.
The top-ranked Chargers, with five titles, got the jump with a 63-10 thrashing of No. 3 Colony on Friday night at Charter Oak.Charter Oak (2-0) was led by quarterback Bret Clemetson with four touchdowns and 178 yards passing. The senior now has 10 TD passes through the first two games.
Bishop Amat bounces back with huge win over Servite: After giving up 63 points to Mater Dei last week, the Bishop Amat defense showed great resolve and character as they dominated Servite, while the offense made just enough plays late in the game to defeat the Friars’ 14-10 at Cerritos College.
The Lancers offense struggled, unable to score in their first ten possessions.
However, trailing 10-7 with just over six minutes remaining in the game, sophomore quarterback Blake Archuleta connected with Jarren Ford on an 8-yard touchdown pass in the corner of the end zone for the game-winning score.
West Covina no match for St. Francis – As debuts go, Friday night couldn’t have been more impressive for St. Francis High School football team quarterback Michael Bonds.
The senior, who transferred in the offseason from Newport Harbor, threw four touchdowns to four different receivers, and also ran for one, in a 42-7 win over host West Covina.
South Hills holds on for win: South Hills got a huge game from its defense and came from behind to beat La Canada 12-9 on Friday night.The Huskies took the lead for good 10-9 on a 38-yard field goal by Justin Muniz with 6:34 left in the third quarter then held on for their first win of the season.
“We bent on defense,” Huskies coach Matt Bechtel said. “but we didn’t break. The defense kept us in the game long enough for us to take and eventually hold on.”
Friday’s results
Damien 30, Glendora 22 — Damien QB Warren Bryan is legit and so are Spartans.
Bishop Amat 14, Servite 10 — Lancers show everyone they’re back in a big way.
Charter Oak 63, Colony 10 — Nobody pictured the Chargers routing Colony like this.
Rowland 22, Alhambra 19 — Raiders hang on and off to quick 2-0 start
St. Francis 42, West Covina 7 — Bulldogs routed in first two games.
San Dimas 55, Maranatha 8 — Saints as impressive as anyone first two weeks.
South Hills 12, La Canada 9 — Huskies in another defensive battle, but get win this time.
Arroyo 50, Temple City 0 — Good win for Arroyo, but how far have the Rams fallen?
Azusa 20, Bassett 19 — Aztecs open season by hanging on to one-point win.
Chino 50, Baldwin Park 23 — Braves figured to have a tough time.
Chino Hills 21, Diamond Ranch 13 – Raise your hand if you were surprised it was this close.
Covina 28, Pioneer 7 – After forfeiting tie to Arroyo, Colts get first win.
Don Lugo 41, Pomona 20 — New coach Greg Gano is suddenly 2-0.
Viewpoint 20, Mountain View 6 — Not enough offense for the Vikings.
Nogales 56, Ontario 28 — Nobles looking like the real deal we though they were.
Bonita 36, Santa Fe 28 — Bearcats win the back-and-forth battle.
Schurr 44, El Monte 6 — Looks like a long year for the Lions.
South El Monte 27, La Puente 12 — Eagles looking like MVL contenders.
St. Anthony 54, Southlands Christian 0 — Southlands having tough time after leaving eight-man.
Diamond Bar 34, Walnut 9 — Brahmas bounce back after Week 0 loss.
