American Heritage, led by first-year head coach Mike Smith, improves to 8-2 all time against out-of-state opponents with more than 400 rushing yards in the win.
Patriots sophomore
Byron Louis had one rushing score, while senior Ohio State commit
Mark Fletcher plunged into the end zone twice for his 28th and 29th career touchdown runs.
American Heritage wide receiver Brandon Inniss helped lead the Patriots to a win over Los Alamitos Saturday.
Photo: Laura Martin
Fellow Ohio State commit
Brandon Inniss, who had more than 200 receiving yards last week, also caught a first-half touchdown from senior quarterback
Blake Murphy, who is committed to Louisiana Monroe.
Murphy had two passing touchdowns in the game and the Patriots extended their lead to 35-14 when he hit freshman
Malachi Toney for a touchdown early in the third quarter.
Murphy used his legs the next two offensive possessions, running for 32 and 70-yard touchdowns to take a 49-14 lead later in the period.
Dia Bell, the son of former NBA player Raja Bell, came in for Murphy and threw a 70-yard pass on his first play. Two plays later, senior running back
Jerry Dinkins ran in a score to make it 56-21.
Los Alamitos quarterback
Malachi Nelson had three touchdown passes in the game. He hit fellow USC commit
Makai Lemon for all three strikes into the end zone. Lemon had over 200 receiving yards in the contest.
Senior four-star defensive back
Damari Brown patrolled the secondary with force for American Heritage. He broke up a touchdown in the end zone and stopped the Griffins in their tracks when he recorded an interception in the third quarter.
Up next for American Heritage (2-0), which has won five Florida state championships since 2013, is
Lake Gibson (Lakeland, Fla.). Los Alamitos (1-1) takes on
Basha (Chandler, Ariz.), which is the top-ranked team in the Grand Canyon State.
