MONTE VISTA – Monte Vista High School celebrated its Homecoming on Friday as the Pirate football team hosted Center at Harvey Sullivan Field.
It was a good Homecoming for the Pirates. They scored nearly every time they touched the ball, including two defensive touchdowns in a 79-0 victory.
“They were beat up and they’re young to begin with,” said Monte Vista coach Manny Wasinger. “They lost their starting quarterback a couple of weeks ago against Ellicott, so they were making some adjustments there. But they competed. I was impressed on how they came out and competed. We talked about it’s not winning, it’s about how you win. We wanted to make sure we played good solid football. I thought we did that. We showed up on special teams and our defense did a nice job early, and our offense executed. We didn’t get sloppy and it didn’t get ugly at any time. I was pleased with the way we played. We stayed focused and played good football.”
It didn’t take long for the Pirates to get on the board as they scored on the opening kickoff. Azariah Hurtado took a short kick and ran 76 yards for they touchdown. Kevin Cisneros ran in the two-point conversion for an 8-0 lead.
Center turned the ball over on its first possession and Jaiden Martinez’s lateral was off its mark and Alex Marquez picked up the ball and ran 45 yards for a touchdown. Jacob Pacheco ran in another two-point conversion for a 16-0 lead.
The Vikings were pinned deep in their own territory and took over on their own 8. Luis Rubio fumbled in the end zone and Jon Enderle recovered. Kaden Madrid scored another two-point conversion for a 24-0 advantage.
Center was pinned deep in its own territory on the ensuing kickoff. Two plays later, Manny Jiron tackled Martinez in the end zone for a safety.
The Pirates finally got their first play on offense and they scored quickly. Madrid threw a 70-yard scoring strike to Marquez, but the two-point play came up short and Monte Vista led 32-0.
Ismael Medina intercepted Rubio and Pacheco scored on the very next play. He ran 51 yards to the end zone and Madrid made the kick and the score stood at 39-0
After a short Center punt, Pacheco scored again, this time on a 19-yard run. Madrid again booted the extra point and the Pirates led 46-0.
The rest of the game was played under a running clock, but the Pirates scored one more time in the first quarter. Hurtado got an interception and Madrid ran 38 yards on the quarterback keeper. He then made the extra point and Monte Vista led 52-0 at the end of the quarter.
The Pirates scored twice in the second quarter. First Cisneros ran 56 yards for a touchdown and then Pacheco scored his third touchdown, this time on a 57-yard run.
The Pirates led 66-0 at halftime.
Monte Vista scored two more times in the second half with Nehemiah Sandoval scoring both of them. He had touchdown runs of 46 and five yards to wrap up the scoring.
Monte Vista had 385 yards of total offense and ran only 15 plays. 315 yards were on the ground with Pacheco leading with 127 yards on three carries – all were touchdowns. Sandoval had 111 yards on four carries, Cisneros had 56 yards on one carry and Madrid had 22 yards on two carries.
Madrid completed his only pass for 70 yards with Marquez getting the reception.
Center had zero yards of total offense. Rubio led the ground game with eight yards on five carries and Martinez had five yards on 16 carries.
Monte Vista (3-2, 1-0) will have an open date next as Del Norte canceled the rest of its varsity season. The Pirates will next play Monte Vista at home on Oct. 18.
“We’ll do similar like we a couple of weeks ago with our bye week,” Wasinger said. “A lot of fundamentals this week, just trying to be better football players. We’ll ha e to focus on our opponent and that will give us a week to get ready for Trinidad.”
Center will host Centauri this coming Friday at 7 p.m.
Monte Vista 79, Center 0
Center 0 0 0 0 – 0
Monte Vista 52 14 7 6 – 79
First quarter
MV – Hurtado 76 kickoff return (Cisneros run), 11:47
MV – Marquez 45 fumble return (Pacheco run), 11:29
MV – Enderle recovered fumble in end zone (Madrid run), 9:51
MV – Safety, Jiron tackled Martinez in end zone, 8:46
MV – Marquez 70 pass from Madrid (pass failed), 8:31
MV – Pacheco 51 run (Madrid kick), 8:03
MV – Pacheco 19 run (Madrid kick), 5:32
MV – Madrid 38 run (Madrid kick), 0:15
Second quarter
MV – Cisneros 56 run (Madrid kick), 8:04
MV – Pacheco 57 run (Madrid kick), 0:50
Third quarter
MV – Sandoval 46 run (Madrid kick), 7:30
Fourth quarter
MV – Sandoval 5 run (kick failed), 10:09
