Mount Miguel won the last time they faced Rancho Buena Vista, and things went their way on Friday too. The Mount Miguel Matadors claimed a resounding 54-12 victory over the Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns at home. Given the Matadors' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Longhorns are ranked 624th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kj Shields went supernova for Mount Miguel, rushing for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Shields' longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Zane Rottier, who rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Rottier wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Mount Miguel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rancho Buena Vista only rushed for 108.
Mount Miguel's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Sha-Hei Phillips and Vince Pryor.
Several Longhorns players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Lilikalani Madali, who picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Rancho Buena Vista also got a significant boost from Pete Kinman, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Mount Miguel pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Rancho Buena Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Mount Miguel will head out to challenge La Jolla Country Day at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Rancho Buena Vista, they are taking a road trip to face off against El Camino at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Rancho Buena Vista focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Friday.
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