Hart’s rapid fire too much for Golden Valley
Prep Football: Zach Johnson scores six touchdowns as Indians tie for second in league
Scoring quickly and often, Hart gave Golden Valley all they could handle, defeating the Grizzlies 60-27 at Canyon High on Friday night.
The Indians, ranked No. 9 in Division 3 in the latest CIF-Southern Section rankings, began the game picking off Golden Valley’s quarterback Zack Chevalier on the third play from scrimmage as linebacker Jacob Montes jumped the pass.
“It set the tone and we didn’t relinquish the lead,” said Hart head coach Mike Herrington. “Our guys kept working hard and kept putting the ball in the end zone.”
The Indians (6-4 overall, 3-2 in Foothill League) scored after three offensive plays of their own on a screen pass from quarterback Zach Johnson to receiver Drew Munoz for a 19-yard touchdown to put Hart up 7-0.
Stopping the Grizzlies on the next drive, Golden Valley (2-8, 1-4) was forced to punt.
Needing only seven plays to score on the next drive, Johnson found receiver Michael Colangelo on a bubble screen for the 7-yard touchdown.
“I had fun out there,” Colangelo said. “We came out here knowing that we had to dominate. It was my second week back from injury and I was just looking to get in the end zone and that’s exactly what I did. Zach put the
ball on me and I did the rest.”
Colangelo ended the night with two touchdowns receptions.
Johnathan Kaelin answered for the Grizzlies, breaking free for a 73-yard touchdown run for Golden Valley’s first points of the game with 2:52 left in the first quarter.
Hart went on to score three more touchdowns and add a field goal to take a 36-12 lead into the half.
In the second half, Hart kept up the scoring as Johnson scored on two consecutive drives on two 30yard touchdown runs, bringing his touchdown total to six on the night: four passing and two running.
“We’re nothing without the line, everything revolves around them,” Johnson said. “They had such a good game tonight. And all around as a team, we played together as a unit. This was one of the first times that we were all connected. Everyone just played incredible tonight.”
With the win, the Indians tie with Saugus for second-place in the Foothill League.
“We got hit pretty early with the injury bug and it hurt us,” said Golden Valley head coach Dan Kelley. “Not in the aspect of winning or losing, but depth and it made some guys step up.
“They came out here and fought tonight and that’s the key. We made plays and we didn’t make plays. We will close out the season with our seniors and venture out into the spring and work on building another football team.”