Football Recap: Timothy Grettenberg Leads Portola to Victory over Buena Park

Portola extended their home winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Timothy Grettenberg. The Portola Bulldogs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 28-26 win over the Buena Park Coyotes on Friday thanks in part to Grettenberg, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns. Portola is undefeated when Grettenberg posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise.

Nash Luper threw for 125 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes. Malachi Moore was his top target, picking up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground, Grettenberg rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns.

When it comes to explaining why Buena Park lost, don't look at Lynnden Hodge. Despite the final result, he rushed for 256 yards and four touchdowns. Hodge's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 128 rushing yards.

Portola's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Buena Park, they now also have a losing record at 4-5.

Portola will head out to challenge Pacifica at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pacifica will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Portola surely won't give up without a fight. As for Buena Park, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Woodbridge at 7:00 p.m. Buena Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.5 points per game this season.

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