Football Recap: Poway Titans vs. Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders
With a playoff game on the line, Poway rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders 62-24. Considering the Titans have won four matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Poway was led to victory by Luke Jorgensen and Colin McCann. Jorgensen rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, while McCann gained 166 total yards and three touchdowns. McCann showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 66 yards. Jake Tsay also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Despite the loss, Mater Dei Catholic still got an impressive performance from Kartell Purvis, who threw for 273 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 44 yards. Isaiah Cook was Purvis' top target, picking up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win (which was Poway's third in a row) raised their record to 6-7. A key ingredient in that success has been their rushing production: they averaged an imposing 163 rushing yards in those games compared to only 163 in the others. As for Mater Dei Catholic, the defeat snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 9-4 record.
Poway wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 28-14 loss against Rio Hondo Prep on the 7th. Mater Dei Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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