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Volleyball Keeps It up
by Dylan
Coplin, Sports Editor
The
Eagles made a big leap out of the loser's column. The Eagles are
currently 3-2 in the pre-season. The game against St. Monica on
September 15 was an excellent one. Offensively, junior Cody Davis
carried the ball 9 times for 45 yards and sophomore Gage Morteson
carried the ball for 114 yards and one touchdown. In the passing
game, quarterback, senior Mike Quinones, threw 10/17 and a total of
118 yards. Sophomore Kevin Post caught 3 passes each for a touchdown
and junior Rechad Nesssary grabbed 2 passes for 63 yards.
Defensively, junior Trevor Richter had 8 tackles, sophomore Andrew
Horn made 6 tackles and 2 sacks and Morteson had a total of 9
tackles for the defense. The final score was 43-6 boosting the
Eagles spirit from the devastating loss against West Torrance the
week before.
On September 22, the game against
Mary Star was also a phenomenal game with the final score of 34-28.
Quinones completed 14/31 passes for a total of 313 yards. Senior
Travonn Smith caught 2 passes for 70 yards and a touchdown; Post
received 2 passes for 89 yards with a touchdown; and senior John
Yessner snatched 7 passes for a whopping 132 yards. Defensively,
Morteson had 10 tackles and showed the Eagle fans how great their
defense is.
The following week the Eagles gouged
the St. Bernard Vikings in a monstrous win with the score of 21-18.
Quinones passed 20/28 for a total of 241 yards. Senior Tyler Murray
grabbed 9 passes for 61 yards and Yessner retrieved 4 passes for 65
yards. On defense, Richter was so superior at tackling that he
created 8 total tackles and owned the St. Bernard offensive line.
The homecoming game was not so great.
The Eagles suffered a hard-fought loss with the final score of
28-34, it was a very close game. Quinones completed 13/28 for 216
yards. Murray snatched 5 passes for 66 yards and had an astonishing
60 yard touchdown run. Post had 6 receptions for 121 yards and
Morteson carried the ball 13 times for 69 yards. The homecoming game
closed with the Eagles down by 6, 20 yards away from the goal line
with 15 seconds remaining. The end of the game electrified the
stadium until the very end. Unfortunately, the Eagles could not
score in time and lost by 6 points.
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