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Gardena had a chance to collect three points when kicker Omar Villarreal recorded a field goal from 30-plus yards out in the first quarter.
However, officials called a roughing-the-kicker penalty on the field goal. Gardena coach Monty Gilbreath had a choice to make. He accepted the penalty, continuing the drive that ultimately stalled without a score.
The Panthers never recovered offensively Friday night. Carson took down Gardena 23-7 at home, dealing the Panthers (7-1, 1-1) their first loss of the seasonin the Marine League game. Carson held Gardena scoreless on offense while the Colts (5-3, 2-0) tallied less than 100 yards on offense themselves.
“We haven’t played great — overall — a lot of times, and we did some things wrong tonight too,” Carson coach Michael Christensen said. “But I was proud of how we kind of stayed after it and played physical on defense.”
Colts sophomore quarterback Chris Fields III and senior running back Kameryn Hurst tallied rushing touchdowns to help put the Colts up 20-0 at halftime. Carson’s defense held Gardena standout running back Xavier Grant to just three yards in three carries. Senior running back Myles Mason — nursing an injury — only played defense for Gardena.
Hurst ended the contest with 62 yards in 13 carries, playing through a banged-up ankle he picked up during a tackle in the first quarter. On defense — playing as a defensive back — he tallied an interception, one of three off Gardena quarterback Isaiah Kim.
Hurst helped lead a Colts’ secondary that held the Panthers scoreless in the second half. Troy Taulua and Michael O’Dell had the other Carson interceptions.
“We knew it was gonna be a very physical game, and we knew how their offense was from last year,” Hurst said about the Colts. “Our defense, we had to step up.”
Gardena’s only points came from a Chase Johnson pick-six. Johnson left the game in the second quarter, when he was carted off the field — following Fields’ four-yard touchdown…
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Author : LA Times
Publish date : 2024-10-19 05:27:52
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