Coronado and Vista squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Coronado had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Vista Panthers by a score of 14-11. Having soared to a lofty 32 points in the game before, the Islanders couldn't push the score so high this time.
Coronado's loss came despite strong showings from Michael Bannon and Rodolfo Sanchez. Bannon gained 102 total yards and a touchdown, while Sanchez threw for 153 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Bannon a new career-high in rushing yards (37).
Even if they lost, Coronado's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Sean Geary was especially locked on to Vista's QB and sacked him twice.
Vista was led to victory by Alex Cosme and Ashaun Mitchell. Cosme rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while Mitchell picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown. Mitchell's longest reception was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Coronado dropped their record down to 6-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their rushing production: they averaged an imposing 158.6 rushing yards in those games compared to only 158.6 in the others. As for Vista, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-7.
Coronado does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Vista, they will challenge Monte Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monte Vista knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Vista likes a good challenge.
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