Coronado had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They strolled past the Hilltop Lancers with points to spare, taking the game 24-7. This was payback for the Islanders, who suffered a 22-14 loss the last time these two teams met.
The critical scores for Coronado came from Reese Pagon and Deklan Shann.
Coronado didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Hilltop to a completion percentage of just 35.3%. The Islanders hasn't an opponent to post a completion percentage of 0.47 or higher in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Coronado's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for six sacks. Mason Wilson refused to say out of the backfield, picking up two sacks all by himself.
Coronado will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Classical Academy at 7:00 p.m. on September 5. As for Hilltop, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 29-7 victory against El Cajon Valley on the 28th.
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