Monterey Trail 41, Laguna Creek 35 (2OT)
A combined 76 points along with double overtime resulted in the first win for coach T.J. Ewing and the Monterey Trail Mustangs on the season and in the 2023 Metro Conference slate. The offense from the Mustangs did not disappoint as they put up 28 in the first half as the Cardinals were able to put up 13 heading into the half. The same grit that allowed the Cardinals to complete the comeback on the Pleasant Grove Eagles the week prior showed up Friday. They scored on their first drive to begin the second half to get Laguna Creek back into the game with momentum shifting their way. Ultimately, with the Cardinals being down 35-27 within the last two minutes of the night, a pass from junior quarterback Mitchell Labrado to senior wide receiver Halim Tholley for 46 yards made it 35-33. That was followed by a completed 2-point conversion to senior tight end Adaarion Strauthers to tie the ballgame and send it to overtime.
So many ups and downs from both sides that this ballgame could’ve gone either way. At the end, the Mustangs prevailed to finally get in the win column with an 8-yard rushing touchdown from senior running back Vontrelle Waffer. After the matchup, both head coaches, Ewing for the Mustangs and Ryan Nill for the Cardinals, had nothing for praise for each other’s squads as they both pointed out this could’ve gone either way.
Waffer ran for 148 yards and three touchdowns, D’Adrian Sanders added 98 yards and two TDs. Arik Phillips had 73 yards receiving including a 60-yard pass from Isaiah Costley.
– Alejandro Barron, Citizen Sports Intern
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT1 OT2 Score
Laguna Creek 7 6 7 15 0 0 -35 Record: (3-2, 0-1)
Monterey Trail 14 14 7 0 0 0 -41 Record (1-3, 1-0)
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