Bishop Montgomery couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a hard 44-28 fall against the Boron Bobcats on Friday. The Knights were down 36-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
When it comes to explaining why Bishop Montgomery lost, one person who can't be blamed is Cameron Brewer. Despite the final result, he picked up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Xavier Starnes got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Andrew Gartica was a one-man wrecking crew for Boron as he rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 42 receiving yards. Gartica's longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Israel Flores was another key player, rushing for 73 yards and two touchdowns.
Bishop Montgomery will host South El Monte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Bishop Montgomery focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Boron, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Arvin at 7:30 p.m. on September 6th.
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