Serra looking for answers at QB after injuries
The week was a costly one in the Serra football quarterback room.
On Thursday, the junior varsity quarterback went down with a broken femur. On Friday, varsity QB Maalik Murphy left the game against Warren early with what has been ruled a right shoulder injury, and CJ Myles replaced him and he ended the night with a concussion.
Friday’s 14-0 loss to Warren, ended with running back Kai Honda running the Wildcat offense.
Also, Jason Mitchell, who played quarterback as a freshman at St. Bernard, has been playing defensive back for the Cavaliers, but he has a cast on a broken left hand.
“It’s been bizarre,” Serra coach Scott Altenberg said.
Serra is set to face Carson next Friday.
“This is something I’ve never seen,” Altenberg said. “We’ve always had the next guy and the next guy, but with the injuries, we don’t, so we have to be creative and figure it out. It’s Saturday and I’m still trying to figure out what I’m going to do.”
The news regarding Murphy, Altenberg said is good.
“There’s no tear, no broken bones,” he said. “He’s really sore ... but there’s no (bone) breaks so that’s good news and the best case scenario.”
After Friday’s game against Carson, Serra will get a bye before starting Mission League play, Oct. 1. Altenberg said that will also give them an “opportunity to assess where we’re at.”
Cavs defense shows up
The Cavaliers’ game against Warren was billed as a showdown of two of the state’s top quarterbacks in Murphy and Warren’s Nico Iamaleava.
It ended up being a defensive struggle, ending in a 14-0 Warren win.
“We had five defensive starters out before the game,” Altenberg said. “We went into the
Serra quarterback Maalik Murphy suffered a right shoulder injury early in Friday night’s nonleague game against Warren.
game thinking we were going to have to outscore them. I thought the defense played great, gritty and really got after it. Considering how shorthanded we were, the kids really battled.”
San Pedro finally returns to action
It had been almost a month since the last time the San Pedro football team played.
The Pirates opened the season Aug. 19 with a 42-0 win over St. Anthony. They had to wait through COVID-19 protocols before finally returning Friday.
The Pirates rolled over Bell
56-0 led by Aidan Jackson’s four-touchdown night, three going to Kejuan Bullard,
North QB Lagarde racks up big numbers
North Torrance junior quarterback Trevor Lagarde did his best to lead the Saxons back against Banning. He completed 29 of 52 passes for 414 yards with four touchdowns. The big problem was the three interceptions, his first interceptions this season.
Jacob Wicker had 11 receptions for 155 yards and two touchdowns.
Growing pains continue for struggling Narbonne
The Gauchos, under coach Malcolm Manuel, suffered a third consecutive loss, Friday falling to Hawkins 34-0.
Narbonne has two more nonleague games scheduled (Franklin, Friday and Compton, Sept. 24) and then it is onto the Marine League.
The last time Narbonne finished under .500 was in 2002, Manuel Douglas’ first year as coach.
Peninsula bounces back
Mason Gonzalez rushed for
100 yards and two touchdowns as Peninsula defeated West Torrance 28-7. Jared Hughes also had two touchdowns and Kyle Krafick had 98 yards on five catches.
Defensively, Peninsula limited West to just 15 plays and -14 yard of offense in the second half.
Mira Costa’s Pavlick shines in narrow loss
Mira Costa led Paraclete all game until a fourth-quarter rally gave the Spirits a 28-27 win.
Mira Costa quarterback Casey Pavlick completed 20 of 25 passes for 314 yards and four touchdownss.