Huntington Park lost against Garfield back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Huntington Park Spartans received a blow as they fell 41-25 to the Garfield Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 687th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 335th).
Huntington Park's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Christopher Wooley, who rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and Noah Mancillas, who rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Wooley a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Huntington Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.
Garfield found their leader in underclassman Ceasar Reyes, who rushed for 231 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. With that strong performance, Reyes is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game.
Huntington Park's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Garfield, they pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Huntington Park will welcome South East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Garfield, they will be playing at home against Bell at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bell's defense has only allowed 16 points per game this season, so Garfield's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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