3-0 Patriots have Warriors saying ‘uncle’
- Updated: September 17, 2016
2016 EAST COUNTY PREP FOOTBALL
CHRISTIAN 48, FALLBROOK 7
By Ramon Scott
EastCountySports.com
EL CAJON – The Christian Patriots made quick work of the Fallbrook Warriors Saturday.
After leading 28-7 at halftime and 48-7 in the fourth quarter, the game was declared over by mutual consent with five minutes to go. Christian is now 3-0 to start the season.
The Patriots held the Warriors to a three-and-out on the game’s opening series then put together a 66-yard drive to take a 7-0 lead midway through the first.
Christian’s JOEY MORONES winds his way through traffic Saturday night at Valley Stadium. / EastCountySports photo
JOEY MORONES and TSHOMBRE CARTER did the bulk of the rushing work on the ground march, but quarterback BRAD JEREMIAH took it into the end zone with a QB sneak behind AUSTIN MANION and JONATHAN STINE.
The Warriors appeared ready to counter the first-quarter drive with a series of gains aided by a third-down encroachment penalty on Christian.
However, the Pats’ ETHAN CONTRERAS intercepted a pass at the Christian 10 and returned it 32 yards with 1:17 left in the first quarter.
Christian then got a pair of sizable gains from THEO GOODWIN and Morones as part of a drive to get inside the Fallbrook 5.
Carter ran off the left side and smashed into a Warrior defender into the end zone, as Christian went up 14-0 with 10:33 to go before halftime.
“As a team, we were playing in concert,” Christian offensive coordinator David Beezer said.
After another good defensive series for Christian, Morones had a 34-yard reception and then a 23-yard touchdown run for a 21-0 lead with 8:03 left in the first half.
Morones leads a tackle against a Warriors’ ball carrier Saturday night in El Cajon. / EastCountySports photo
Fallbrook put together a couple of good gains on completions to get inside the Christian 5-yard line, then Warriors’ QB Jack Grantham hit Kobie Stallings with a short pass with 2:16 to go in the second to make it 21-7.
Christian quickly answered in just over a minute when Morones picked up 30 yards on a run to the Fallrbook 30, then Jeremiah hit Goodwin on a timing fade inside the 5 in front of the left front corner of the end zone for a touchdown with a leaping catch over a defender and a 28-7 halftime advantage.
Then, on the opening kick off of the second half, BEN GOODWIN electrified the home crowd with a 88-yard TD return.
#7 Theo Goodwin returns it 90yds for the touchdown to start the 2nd half!!! 34-7 PATRIOTS!!! pic.twitter.com/cxxwWEDotp
— CUSSDPatriots (@CUSSDPatriots) September 18, 2016
Later, Morones had yet another big run, rumbling 24 yards to the Fallbrook 28 with 7 1/2 minutes left in the third.
Morones rushes against the Fallbrook defense. / EastCountySports photo
Morones finished with 112 yards rushing on 9 carries. He also had two receptions for 47 yards.
Jeremiah would cap the drive with an 8-yard TD pass for Contreras for a 41-7 lead.
Jeremiah threw for another score when he hit tight end GARRETT NIELSEN for a 6-yard score with 2:57 left in the third.
Goodwin had five receptions for 76 yards overall.
Jeremiah was super-efficient with his throws once again, going 11-for-12 for 157 yards and the three scores.
GARRETT FLETCHER, a senior linebacker, had an interception for Christian.
Carter had 59 yards on 11 carries, as Christian outgunned Fallbrook, 351-187.
Joey Morones 23-yd TD run in second quarter against Fallbrook Saturday night… CHS won, 48-7… pic.twitter.com/olZsTjbNOc
— Ramon Scott (@RamonScottPoker) September 18, 2016
