The Laguna Hills Hawks didn't have quite enough to beat the Orange Panthers on Friday and fell 46-43. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (42), the Hawks still had to take the loss.
Several Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jaxson Vanderbeek, who rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 130 yards and a pair of TDs. Laguna Hills also got a significant boost from Khryztopher Entrala, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 86 yards.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 14 points in total. All came from Nathaniel Mammen: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 5-for-5 kicking extra points for an additional five.
Orange found their leader in sophomore Star Thomas, who rushed for 196 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 10.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 334 yards and two touchdowns.
Laguna Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Orange, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Coming up, Laguna Hills will challenge Capistrano Valley Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Orange, they will square off against Los Osos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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