Football Preview: La Jolla Country Day Torreys vs. Crawford Colts
La Jolla Country Day is 4-0 against Crawford since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The La Jolla Country Day Torreys will head out to face off against the Crawford Colts at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
La Jolla Country Day is headed out to face Crawford after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. La Jolla Country Day simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Chula Vista 35-6 at home. Given the Torreys' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Spartans are ranked 445th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Garrett Ace was a one-man wrecking crew for La Jolla Country Day as he rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. DJ Nwagbou was in the mix too, providing La Jolla Country Day with two rushing touchdowns touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, La Jolla Country Day was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chula Vista only rushed for 52.
Meanwhile, Crawford had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They never let El Cajon Valley onto the board and left with a 31-0 win on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Colts have posted since September 1, 2023.
Crawford's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Philip Huynh led the charge by throwing for 146 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 40 yards. Trevon Blanks was Huynh's top target, picking up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Crawford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Blanks and Zydan Idris. Another thorn in El Cajon Valley's side was Jeffrey Krantz, who made 20 total tackles.
Everything came up roses for La Jolla Country Day against Crawford when the teams last played back in August of 2023 as the squad secured a 37-7 win. In that matchup, La Jolla Country Day amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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