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Andrew Latu rushed for three touchdowns, Teddy Purcell threw for three scores and Sacred Heart Prep opened its football season with a 49-12 nonleague victory at Aragon on Friday night.
Paul Barton caught a pair of touchdowns for the Gators, who rushed for 224 yards and threw for 206. Will Mackie and Luis Mendoza also scored for SHP.
Latu led the rushing brigade with 70 yards on seven carries while Mendoza added 58 yards on five carries.
Purcell completed 12 of 15 passes for 199 yards before giving way to Jack Herrell, who led the Gators on their final two scoring drives.
Barton caught four passes for 98 yards, including touchdown receptions of 20 and 32 yards. Jackson Girouard and Beck Anderson each caught three passes, combing for 94 yards.
Jonathan Martinez made all seven of his PAT tries. Zach Freire and Mackie each recovered a fumble.
Palo Alto hosted Gunn in a lively scrimmage Friday night. Photographers Karen Ambrose Hickey and Jenna Hickey helped produce this slideshow:
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Opening kickoff of the Gunn at Palo Alto football scrimmage Friday night. Photo courtesy of Jenna Hickey. -
Palo Alto and Gunn lined up for a football scrimmage Friday night. Photo courtesy of Karen Amrbose Hickey. -
Gunn found some holes in the Palo Alto defense. Photo courtesy of Karen Ambrose Hickey. -
Gunn’s offense gave Paly fits all night. Photo courtesy of Karen Ambrose Hickey. -
Palo Alto found success through the air. Photo courtesy of Jenna Hickey. -
Palo Alto receivers were sharp all night. Photo courtesy of Jenna Hickey. -
Palo Alto coach Nelson Gifford addresses his troops following the scrimmage. Photo courtesy of Jenna Hickey. -
Gunn coach Jason Miller talks to the Titans. Photo courtesy of Karen Ambrose Hickey.
By Rick Eymer
By Rick Eymer
By Rick Eymer
By Rick Eymer
What happened at that game last night? I can’t believe that coach pulled his kids off the field. Like he took his ball and went home. He missed huge life lessons to teach his players. What he said was when you don’t like how things are going ….you quit. I hope The Gunn players stand up to their coach. The whole point of having adults and refs on the field is to work out issues . To walk off shows terrible sportsmanship. Especially when these kids have been waiting all year to play. So disappointed and I think the coach let his players down.
What happened was that tensions were high because Gunn was “ahead” (just a scrimmage). A few kids got frustrated and made some bad choices (late hits/cheap shots). It became a safety issue. (More details are available in a Daily Post article). Both teams have some amazing athletes and both teams are excited to play and grateful to have a season. Good luck to both teams!