After each having a week off, the Newport Harbor Sailors and the Tesoro Titans will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with five losses in a row dating back to last season, Newport Harbor finally turned things around against St. Augustine last Friday. They were the clear victor by a 28-7 margin over the Saints.
Jake Meer looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 218 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84% of his passes. Jackson Stremick helped Meer out on the ground, rushing for 71 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 53 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tesoro). They blew past Cypress, posting a 42-7 victory at home. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Centurions are ranked 246th), the result last Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tesoro's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tanner Silber, who picked up 124 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Nic Brubaker, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Another reason for the win was Tesoro's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 6.5 sacks. Cypress' QB won't forget Luke Travis anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Travis also set a new season high mark in sacks with three. Tesoro got some further help from Adam Achour: he made five total tackles (2.0 for loss) and snagged an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tesoro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Newport Harbor's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Tesoro, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Newport Harbor came out on top in a nail-biter against Tesoro in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, sneaking past 17-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Tesoro's Travis Wood, who rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Newport Harbor to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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