Monte Vista and Kearny pushed the score to 41-35 the last time they played Kearny, but on Friday defenses reigned supreme. The Monarchs fell 12-6 to the Komets. Having soared to a lofty 36 points in the game before, the Monarchs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Derrick Taylor threw for 82 yards and one TD. Xzavier Carpenter was his top target, picking up 53 receiving yards. On the ground, Deon Hunter rushed for 71 yards.
A big part of Kearny's win came down to the chemistry between Makai Nguyen and his top target Jayvon Peterson. Nguyen threw for 122 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Peterson picked up 40 receiving yards and one score.
Monte Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Kearny, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Monte Vista didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 49-12 win against Castle Park on the 5th. As for Kearny, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Santa Rosa Academy at 7:00 p.m. on the 12th.
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