Football Recap: De Anza Dons vs. Salesian College Preparatory Pride
De Anza was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Salesian College Preparatory Pride 62-14. While losing is never fun, the Dons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 866th, while the Pride are ranked 209th).
Jayden West and Jason Miles certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. West threw for 123 yards and two touchdowns, while Miles picked up 37 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave West a new career-high in rushing yards (41).
Salesian College Preparatory's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Marcus Burke, who threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown. Carlton Perrilliat did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 180 receiving yards.
De Anza's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Salesian College Preparatory, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
De Anza didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 44-14 defeat against Vallejo on the 1st. As for Salesian College Preparatory, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 42-7 win against Saint Mary's on the 2nd.
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