As Week Four came into focus, COVID-19 reared its ugly head again for some of the area teams, which does not help as league play is just two weeks away. With coaches making a mad dash to get games in during the preseason, the scoreboard is becoming irrelevant in most of the lopsided contests out there.
“Right now, it’s just about getting reps in and staying healthy,” Paloma Valley Athletic Director Ryan Sharp said. The Wildcats fell on the losing end of a lopsided score this past week when they traveled to Great Oak to take on the Wolfpack and lost 35-6.
Hunter Roddy and the Chaparral Pumas made quick work of the Rancho Verde Mustangs in Week Four. Roddy, who scored twice during the night, amassed 135 yards on 18 carries to help lead the efforts in Chaparral’s lopsided 47-6 win. Chaparral (3-1) held the Mustangs to only 92 total yards in the half while forcing two turnovers. Rancho Verde’s only touchdown of the game came in the third quarter when Devin Levingston scored from 8 yards out. Rickey Renwrick led the Mustangs with 127 yards on 16 carries.
Puma QB Caron Tyler completed 15 of 24 passes for 161 yards and rushed for 45 yards on two touchdowns on six carries. Jacob Alvarez caught two passes for 43 yards for Chaparral, while teammates Robert Besanson and Raymond Valencia each racked up 42 yards. Chaparral will host Roosevelt in Week Five, while Rancho Verde (1-3) will host undefeated Norco.
Speaking of Norco, in what was a back-and-forth affair all night, the Cougars remained unbeaten after going toe-to-toe with the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks in a 35-34 win in Week Four. Most of the excitement came toward the end of the game when Jaydn Ott scored on a long touchdown run early in the fourth quarter to help the Cougars take a 35-28 lead. Murrieta Valley (2-2) then scored a touchdown with 1:04 remaining on the clock to cut the deficit to 35-34. The Nighthawks elected to go for the lead and potential victory, but their 2-point conversion was unsuccessful.
Nighthawk QB Brandon Rose threw for 333 yards and four touchdowns, and Tavin Lamprey had 12 catches for 173 yards and three touchdowns. Murrieta Valley will travel to San Clemente for its final nonleague game Friday, Sept. 24.
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- Week Four prep football scores for area teams
- Week Three high school football recap from around the valley
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Down the 15 freeway a few miles, the Elsinore Tigers (3-2) didn’t need much more than a few long touchdown runs to defeat host Lakeside, 38-6, in a nonleague bout. Elsinore scored three touchdowns before Lakeside could cut the lead to 21-6 in the third quarter on a one-yard run by QB Rene Maldonado. The Tigers answered immediately when Elijah Yoshinaga ran for a 66-yard touchdown and added another when they scored from 67 yards out to put the score at 35-6.
Elsinore’s defense was dominating all night, forcing four sacks, two by Zavier Swoffer and one each from Trey Hall and Elijah Ignacio. Elsinore also picked off Maldonado twice and held Lakeside to just 75 yards rushing. Mykai Skinner added 90 yards on 10 carries and Jamari Jones finished with 85 yards on eight carries. Senior running back Yoshinaga rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns, leading a Tiger ground attack that gained 408 yards on the night. Maldonado ended the night completing 6 of 18 passes for 82 yards.
Both teams are off next week and will pick things back up when league play begins. Elsinore will host Rancho Verde in an Ivy League bout while Lakeside opens its Inland Valley League schedule at home against Moreno Valley.
Just outside the Temecula Valley area, but inside our coverage area, Beaumont and San Jacinto battled it out. Despite Beaumont having a 22-14 lead at halftime, San Jacinto’s defense put the pressure on and forced three turnovers in the second half in their 44-36 win.
The Tigers scored touchdowns in their first three possessions of the second half to jump ahead, but Beaumont kept the game close, taking advantage of a short field after a failed onside kick by San Jacinto. The Cougars would regain the lead when Armando Cuellar scored on a 1-yard run. San Jacinto responded quickly when David Myers scampered down field and scored on a 72-yard run to close out the game.
Vincent Holmes had six catches for 192 yards and a touchdown, Myers rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown, and Malachi Brown added 71 yards and three touchdown runs.
More quick game recaps
Norte Vista (3-0) 50, Linfield Christian (0-4) 7: Eddie Allain ran for four touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass as the Braves (3-0) handed Linfield their fourth straight loss on the season. Allain scored on runs of 43, 70, 39 and 30 yards and his touchdown catch from Dominick Garcia went for 14 yards.
Citrus Valley (4-0) 35, Orange Vista (3-2) 0: Jeremiah Claiborne and Myion Walker each scored a pair of touchdowns as the Blackhawks (4-0) were more than Orange Vista could handle in their nonleague game.
Cal Lutheran (3-0) 32, Desert Chapel (0-1) 30: Lukas Shobe rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns to help the C-Hawks (3-0) take out Desert Chapel.
Other Week Four prep football scores from around the valley include:
THURSDAY 9/16
Majestic League
Cornerstone Christian (1-2) 58, Hillcrest Christian (0-2) 20
Nonleague
West Valley (2-1) 40, at Bloomington (0-5) 8
Xavier Prep (1-2-1) 38, Rancho Christian (1-3) 14
FRIDAY 9/17
South Valley League
Hamilton (1-3) 16, California Military Institute (0-4) 14
Nonleague
Hemet (3-2) 20, Adelanto (1-3) 18
Citrus Valley (4-0) 35, Orange Vista (3-2) 0
Jurupa Valley (3-2) 48, Perris (1-3) 18
Oak Hills (4-1) 77, Citrus Hill (0-4) 0
Roosevelt (2-2) 28, Heritage (1-3) 7
Rubidoux (0-4) at Tahquitz (0-2)
Temecula Valley (5-0) 35, Redlands East Valley (2-3) 27
Temescal Canyon (3-2) 31, Hillcrest (2-3) 14
Chadwick (3-0) 43, San Jacinto Valley Academy (1-3) 14
SATURDAY 9/18
South Valley League
Nuview Bridge (1-3) 21, Temecula Prep (0-4) 13
Santa Rosa Academy (2-1) 53, St. Jeanne de Lestonnac (0-2) 7
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JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.
