Charter Oak plays La Mirada in their non-league football game at Charter Oak High School in Covina on Friday September 4, 2015. (Photo by Keith Durflinger/San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
LA MIRADA 35, CHARTER OAK 14
COVINA >> What a difference a week makes.
The La Mirada High School football team bounced back from its Week 0 thrashing at the hands of St. John Bosco to rout host Charter Oak on Friday night in a 35-14 victory.
“I’m proud of the kids, we bounced back and got a victory,” La Mirada head coach Mike Moschetti said. “We don’t care what people say. What happened against Bosco, it’s in the past. It made us better. It humbled us.
“If we could, we’d line up and play and Bosco at the end of the year. That’s how these kids are.”
— Aram Tolegian
MONTEBELLO 43, NORTHVIEW 42
MONTEBELLO >> Montebello High School football coach Pete Gonzalez said this summer that after losing in the CIF-Southern Section quarterfinals each of the past two seasons, this fall could be special.
The Oilers are living up to the expectation during the first two weeks of the season.
Quarterback Ryan Rivera accounted for 316 yards and four touchdowns and running back Isaac Mendibles rushed for 226 and a touchdown to lead Montebello to a 43-42 victory over Northview on Friday in a battle of two of the top teams in the Mid-Valley Division.
Northview (1-1), ranked No. 4 in the division, had a chance for the victory at the end. The Vikings drove 79 yards in the final three minutes to pull within 43-42 on a 15-yard pass from Steven Comstock to Antwuan Ayers as time expired. The Vikings went for the win and the 2-point conversion. But Daniel Parra intercepted Combstock to secure the victory.
— Stephen Ramirez
ROUNDUP
Whittier Routs Cantwell, 62-0
Whittier High School scored 28 points in the first half and never looked back en route to a 62-0 victory over Cantwell-Sacred Heart in a nonleague game on Friday night.
Running back Richard Bailey rushed for 106 yards on 14 carries and two touchdowns in the first half, Elix Barriga returned an interception 40 yards and quarterback Dylan Salcido scored from the 9 for the halftime lead for the 1-1 Cardinals.
Cantwell-Sacred Heart, in its season opener, was forced to punt on its opening drive of the second half and Anthony Rios returned the punt 62 yards.
HOW THE TOP TEN FARED
1. La Habra (2-0) def. South Hills, 49-0
2. La Mirada (1-1) def. Charter Oak, 35-14
3. La Serna (2-0) def. Lakewood, 21-19 (Thursday)
4. Sonora (2-0) def. Brea Olinda, 52-35
5. Montebello (2-0) def. Northview, 43-42
6. St. Paul (1-1) lost to Warren, 23-2
7. California (1-1) lost to Bell Gardens, 20-13
8. El Rancho (0-2) lost to Capistrano Valley, 27-9
9. Cantwell (9-1) lost to Whittier, 62-0
10. Pioneer (2-0) def. Glenn, 62-0
OTHER SCORES
Arrowhead Chr. 57, Whittier Christian 21
Santa Fe 38, South El Monte 14
Schurr 42, El Monte 18 (Thursday)
