Marcos de Niza (Tempe, Ariz.) grabbed a lead in the first quarter and rode that momentum to a 49-12 win over McClintock (Tempe, Ariz.).
The Padres scored 21 points in the first quarter. Marcos de Niza scored on a touchdown pass by
Josh Eckley to
Antonio Warner, a Eckley touchdown pass to
Paul Elvira and a touchdown pass by
Andrew Molina to Elvira.
After taking the lead on a touchdown in the first quarter, MN led 35-12 at the half.
The Padres expanded their lead to 30 points entering the fourth quarter. Marcos de Niza scored once in the quarter on a
Mauriece Lee touchdown run.
Xavier Gomez played well for the Chargers. The senior quarterback ran for one touchdown.
Molina played well for MN in the victory. The senior quarterback threw two touchdowns.
Led by
Priest Willis, the Padres had given up an average of 11.7 points prior to the contest. The 12 points that McClintock ended with were right around its average of 10.4 coming into the game.
Last season's game between the teams resulted in a 63-6 win for Marcos de Niza.
The loss comes after McClintock defeated South Mountain 35-14 last week. With the win MN extended its winning streak to three games.
In a II Section III game next week McClintock (2-6) takes on Notre Dame Prep, and Marcos de Niza (7-1) will go up against South Mountain in a non-conference game.
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