WILLITS — Josiah Amos passed for two touchdowns and Victor Montanez ran for two more to power the Middletown Mustangs to a 28-18 victory over the Willits Wolverines in North Central League I junior varsity football action Friday night in Willits.
Middletown (2-0 league, 5-0 overall) is Lake County”s only remaining undefeated high school football team.
The Mustangs alternated between passing and running scores against the Wolverines. Amos and Nate Snodgrass hooked up on a 5-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter as Middletown opened up a 7-0 lead. Montanez scored on a 37-yard run in the second quarter as the Mustangs went up 14-6.
Amos” 53-yard scoring strike to Anthonie Guzman in the third quarter pushed Middletown”s lead to 21-6, and a Montanez 35-yard run in the fourth quarter made it 28-12.
Montanez finished with 135 yards on 15 carries while backfield mate Brad Beckwith added 31 yards on six carries. Amos went 8-for-10 in the air for 132 yards, completing passes to four different players. Guzman was the team”s leading receiver with two catches for 69 yards.
On defense, Wyatt Hall led the team with 12 tackles while both Beckwith and Cody Chorjel had 11 tackles. Ryan Carey added 10 tackles, including a sack, and Snodgrass also had a sack.
Middletown hosts Fort Bragg on Friday at 5:30 p.m.
Clear Lake 21, Cloverdale 0
CLOVERDALE — Garrett Harwood ran for two touchdowns and Gabe Wolfin added another rushing score on Friday night as the Clear Lake Cardinals blanked the Cloverdale Eagles 21-0 in North Central League I junior varsity football action at Cloverdale.
Clear Lake is 1-1 in NCL I action and 2-3 overall.
Damin Lopez returned a punt 25 yards to set up Clear Lake”s first touchdown in the opening quarter. Six plays later it was Harwood breaking free on a third-and-five play and covering the 15 yards to the end zone. Logan Brodnansky”s extra-point kick made it 7-0.
Clear Lake pushed its advantage to 14-0 on a Wolfin 11-yard run that capped a six-minute, 84-yard drive in the second quarter.
The Cardinals added to their lead on Harwood”s 56-yard run in the third quarter.
Clear Lake controlled the ball much of the fourth period but didn”t score.
Harwood finished with 115 yards on 11 carries and Wolfin ended up with 100 yards on 11 carries.
“Our best performance on offense this season, no question about it,” Clear Lake coach Tom O”Rourke said. “Our line did a great job of assignment blocking and with (Nathan) Powers blocking from the fullback position, it allowed our backs to make big plays. It was nice to have two ballcarriers hit the 100-yard mark.”
Powers also had seven tackles to lead the Clear Lake defense.
“Defensively we were as aggressive as we”ve been all season and it showed. Cloverdale threatened a couple of times in the second half, but our kids wanted that shutout and we held them each time,” O”Rourke said.
Clear Lake hosts Willits this Friday at 5:30 p.m.
Tomales 26, Upper Lake 0
UPPER LAKE — The Tomales Braves beat the Upper Lake Cougars 26-0 in the North Central League II junior varsity football opener for both teams on Saturday in Upper Lake.
“We played very well in the beginning of the game,” Upper Lake coach Billy Binns said. “Our defense was getting us the stops we need. We had a few opportunities to score in the first half but we couldn”t take advantage of them.
Hunter Ables rushed for 74 yards on eight carries to lead the Cougars (0-1 league, 1-4 overall).
Tomales took a 12-0 lead into halftime.
“We came out and were moving the ball really well (in the second half), but then we had some penalties and it set us back,” Binns said. “They were not 26-0 better than us. I think if we come in with some energy and play four quarters we can beat this team the next time we see them.”
Alex Solario anchored the Upper Lake defense with seven total tackles. Kyron Lane added five tackles and a fumble recovery.
“We got Kyron to come out a few weeks ago and he”s caught on very quickly,” Binns said. “I”m excited to see what he will be able to do for us once he gets a little more work.”
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