Football Recap: Gaven Milton's Menacing Defense Leads East Bay over Bloomingdale

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Bay). They walked away with a 21-14 win over the Bloomingdale Bulls on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Bulls: they've now won four in a row.

The critical scores for East Bay came from Michael Walker, Richard McClary, and Dorian Edwards.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something East Bay proved: they limited Bloomingdale to a paltry 1.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Jowell Amador for the heroic effort on defense: he. East Bay's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.7.

Gaven Milton

Sacks

09/12/25 @ Bloomingdale	3
09/05/25 vs Newsome	1
08/29/25 vs Hillsborough	1

East Bay's defense didn't let Sammy Zelaya., get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Gaven Milton was especially locked on to Bloomingdale's QB and sacked him three times. With that strong performance, Milton is now averaging an impressive 1.2 sacks per game. East Bay received some extra help from Walker, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.

Despite the defeat, Bloomingdale had strong showings from I'Sion Branton, who picked up 64 receiving yards and two scores, and Zelaya, who threw for 115 yards and a pair of TDs.

The win got East Bay back to even at 2-2. As for Bloomingdale, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

East Bay wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 41-21 loss against Blake on the 19th. As for Bloomingdale, they have also already played their next game, a 44-0 victory against Brandon on the 19th.