Sergio De La Torre of Cal Hi fends off Ricardo Perez of Santa Fe in the first quarter of the Del Rio League matchup. (Photo by Chris Burt for Whittier Daily News)
WHITTIER — There wasn’t much talk about Santa Fe High School and the Del Rio League football championship during the summer. But there is now.
Edward Cisneros rushed for 304 yards and three touchdowns ,and the Chiefs stopped a two-point conversion in overtime to score a 35-34 victory over California in a league game Friday at Pioneer High School.
Chris Ramsey scored on a 2-yard run in overtime for Santa Fe, which improved to 3-4 overall and 2-0 in the Del Rio League.
Robert Leos rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns for Cal, which slipped to 2-5 and 1-1.
Ramsey, after Cisneors had a 8-yard run to the 2, scored on a keeper for a 35-28 lead.
Leos responded with a 9-yard run up the middle for a TD to make it 35-34. The Condors decided to go for the win, but quarterback Evan Barajas’ throw was wide at the 5, giving Santa Fe the win.
— Stephen Ramirez
LA HABRA 48, BUENA PARK 14
LA HABRA — It’s been a long time since La Habra High School last lost a Freeway League game, November of 2006 to be exact.
With the Highlanders’ 48-14 victory over visiting Buena Park on Friday, widely thought to be their last competitive league foe, they extend their league winning streak to 44 games and all but sewed up their ninth consecutive league championship.
The game was never in doubt as La Habra (6-1, 2-0) started fast, scoring four consecutive first-half touchdowns to jump out to a 28-0 lead.
As usual, quarterback Eric Barriere led the way for the Highlanders. His first two passes went for touchdowns, a 23-yard pass to Chris Brown followed by a 55-yard connection with Amon Fellows.
Madison Wheeler extended the lead to 21 points on a 1-yard run, set up by a 44-yard run by CJ Taylor.
Taylor found the end zone on the next Highlander possession with a 1-yard run of his own, capping a 12-play, 53-yard drive with 2:17 left in the second quarter.
Taylor was the work horse for La Habra, rushing for 201 yards on 25 carries and three touchdowns.
— Richard Hernandez
ROUNDUP: ST. PAUL 21, LA SALLE 9
St. Paul High School jumped out to a three-touchdown first-half lead and got defensive in the second half en route to a 21-9 Angelus League victory over visiting La Salle on Friday night.
Eight Swordsmen ball carriers rushed for 203 yards and three TDs. Christopher Borrego scored from the 4, Greg Neverez from the 5 and quarterback Joe Hernandez from the 1 for St. Paul (4-3, 1-1).
Eric Zimmerman threw a nine-yard TD pass to Tommy Radle with 20 seconds left in the half. The Lancers are still winless in league (4-3, 0-2).
— Teren Guerra
LA MIRADA 63, GLENN 0
T.Y. Ueli-Fahtoalia recovered a muffed Glenn snap on the opening play of the game and took it 20 yards for a touchdown to help the Matadors to the Suburban League rout.
La Mirada (5-3, 4-0) won its 10th consecutive league game and Glenn (0-6, 0-2) suffered its 20th consecutive league loss and 12th consecutive overall defeat.
Tristan Meyer completed 15 of 18 passes for 236 yards and five TDs in the first half. Sei-J Lauago had 25- and 50-yard TDs and Chad Wilson, Peeaka Tuioti and Sire Woods also all caught TD passes.
— Angel Gutierrez
SCHURR 48, SAN GABRIEL 0
The Spartans (2-5, 1-1) jumped to a 21-0 first-quarter lead en route to an Almont League victory.
Neil Madrid’s interception set up the first touchdown, a 1-yard run by Adam Handy, and Anthony Valera scored from the 2. giving the Spartans an early 21-point lead after the first quarter.
— Laurence Todd
HOW THE TOP TEN FARED
1. La Habra (6-1) def. Buena Park, 48-14
2. La Mirada (5-3) def. Glenn, 63-0
3. La Serna (6-1) def. El Rancho, 48-14 (Thursday)
4. Montebello (6-1) def. Keppel, 55-7
5. Sonora (6-1) def. Sunny Hills, 35-34
6. California (2-5) lost to Santa Fe, 35-34
7. St. Paul (4-3) def. La Salle, 21-9
8. Pioneer (6-1) def. Whittier, 14-7 (Thursday)
9. Santa Fe (3-4) def. Cal, 35-34
10. Whittier (3-4) lost to Pioneer, 14-7
