Huntington Park and Westchester squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Huntington Park had to settle for second. They fell to the Westchester Comets 44-40. The Spartans have struggled against the Comets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Huntington Park still got an impressive performance from Noah Mancillas, who rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Those 202 rushing yards gave Mancillas a new career-high. Another rusher making a difference was Christopher Wooley, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Even though they lost, Huntington Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 259 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Huntington Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Noe Sierra and Juan Plaza..
Westchester found their leader in sophomore Justen Key, who rushed for 153 yards and four touchdowns. Dawan Scott did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 80 receiving yards.
Huntington Park's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Westchester, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Huntington Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Westchester, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 49-21 loss against Kennedy on the 15th.
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