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| 10/03/25 - Away | 49-20 W |
| 10/04/24 - Home | 49-12 W |
| 09/22/23 - Away | 48-28 W |
| 09/23/22 - Home | 41-12 W |
| 10/14/21 - Away | 28-21 W |
| 04/01/21 - Home | 31-14 W |
Orange Vista extended their winning streak to three on Friday, bumping them up to 3-3. They blew past the Paloma Valley Wildcats, posting a 49-20 victory. The Coyotes' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Orange Vista had a senior duo take command as Tristan Cooper picked up 131 receiving yards and two scores and Khalil Abdul-Aziz threw for 155 yards and three TDs while completing 85.7% of his passes. Cooper really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 87 yards. Another big playmaker for Orange Vista was Keyontae Burrowes, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Orange Vista proved: they limited Paloma Valley to a paltry 0.2 yards per carry. While two picked up at least six total tackles, Reginald Oden stood above the rest. He picked up four sacks and made six total tackles. Orange Vista's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 3.8 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 6.33 on average over their last five games.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Orange Vista, racking up 13 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Burrowes, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
As for Paloma Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 581st, while Orange Vista is ranked 226th).
Noah Davis and Orlando Gonzalez certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Davis picked up 123 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns, while Gonzalez threw for 198 yards and three TDs on only 15 passes. Gonzalez is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in each of the last five games he's played.
Orange Vista wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 22-21 win against Liberty on the 10th. As for Paloma Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 48-28 victory against JW North on the 10th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
