The Huntington Park Spartans will challenge the Westchester Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
While Spartans fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Thursday's season opener. They put the hurt on Sylmar with a sharp 34-14 win on Thursday.
Huntington Park's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Christopher Wooley led the charge by rushing for 150 yards on only 15 carries. Huntington Park also got a significant boost from Noah Mancillas, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 102 yards.
Mancillas wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Huntington Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Westchester over Arleta in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Westchester blew Arleta out of the water with a 47-12 final score. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Comets as it put an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Westchester can attribute much of their success to Jayden Hightower, who threw for 200 yards and four touchdowns. Landon Davis helped Hightower out on the ground, rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Huntington Park ended up a good deal behind Westchester in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, losing 16-0. Can Huntington Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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