Football Recap: Montebello Oilers vs. Alhambra Moors
Montebello proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 40) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Alhambra Moors 29-26. The Oilers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Moors, too.
Joe Curiel
| 10/03/25 vs Mark Keppel | 153.3 |
| 10/10/25 vs Alhambra | 118.3 |
| 08/22/25 vs Norwalk | 105.5 |
| 08/29/25 vs Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary | 60.4 |
| 09/05/25 vs South El Monte | 47.5 |
A big part of Montebello's win came down to the chemistry between Joe Curiel and his top target Sebastian Rodriguez. Curiel threw for 191 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes while Rodriguez picked up 50 receiving yards and one score. Curiel's passing game has become a key predictor of Montebello's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-3 otherwise.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Montebello proved: they limited Alhambra to a paltry 2.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Armando Bonilla for the heroic effort on defense: he. The dominant display was nothing new: Montebello has now limited their opponent to fewer and fewer yards per carry in three consecutive matchups.
Montebello's defense didn't let Bryan Leonard, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Giovanni Solorzano, Ajay Vazquez, and Adam Navarro, who each picked up one sack apiece. Montebello got some further help from Solorzano: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles.
Alhambra's loss came despite strong showings from Leonard and Halen Tsang. Leonard threw for 248 yards and a pair of TDs, while Tsang gained 96 total yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of Leonard's aerial production (81 yards to be exact) went to Nero Navarro.
Montebello's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Alhambra, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Montebello has already played their next game, a 35-7 defeat against Bell Gardens on the 17th. As for Alhambra, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 56-0 loss against Schurr on the 17th.
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