El Modena put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 55-35 margin over the Newport Harbor Sailors.
Xzavior Guess had a dynamite game for El Modena, rushing for 219 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 230 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. Guess' longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards. Connor Smith did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 98 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, El Modena was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 401 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Newport Harbor's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bode Stefano, who threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Cade Fegel was another key player, picking up 126 receiving yards and a touchdown.
El Modena's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Newport Harbor, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
El Modena will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Segerstrom at 7:00 p.m. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games. As for Newport Harbor, they are taking a road trip to square off against Cajon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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