The scores gave the senior 15 touchdowns for the year.
After taking the lead on a touchdown run by
Wesley Williams in the first quarter,
St. Joseph (Santa Maria, Calif.) led 42-10 at the half.
The Knights expanded their lead to 39 points entering the fourth quarter. St. Joseph's lone score in the quarter came on a
Scotty Cusack touchdown run.
A 28-point second quarter helped SJ secure the big victory. The Knights scored on a touchdown run by Cusack, a
Gabe Becerra touchdown run, a touchdown run by Cusack and a touchdown pass by
Curry Parham to Cusack in the quarter.
St. Joseph's most effective player was Cusack. The senior running back caught one touchdown. He has now scored 15 touchdowns on the season.
SJ had given up an average of 16.3 points prior to the contest. The 16 points that Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria, Calif.) ended with were below its average of 19.8 coming into the game.
The victory will ease some of the sting of the Knights' close 28-24 loss to the Panthers last season.
The victory was a step in the right direction for St. Joseph, which was coming off a 28-24 defeat at the hands of Atascadero in its previous game.
Pioneer Valley (2-7) will play a Pac-7 game against Righetti next week, while St. Joseph (7-2) will take on West in a non-conference game.
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