Football Preview: Paraclete Spirits vs. Leuzinger Olympians
The Paraclete Spirits will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Leuzinger Olympians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Paraclete is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Garces Memorial. Paraclete blew past Garces Memorial 42-21 on Friday. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-14.
Joseph Mesa was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 406 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Adrian Jones was Mesa's top target, picking up 147 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Paraclete was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 517 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Garces Memorial only gained 262.
Paraclete didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jones, Jaylin Wilson, and Savaughn Gentle picked up one apiece. Jones' longest reception was for an incredible 80 yards.
Meanwhile, Leuzinger got themselves on the board against Kaiser on Thursday, but Kaiser never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Cats 62-0 on the road. Given the Olympians' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Cats are ranked 292nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Journee Tonga had a dynamite game for Leuzinger, rushing for 175 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, while also picking up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Russell Sekona, who threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
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