San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)

MARAUDERS HONOR THOMPSON ON FIELD

- BY DON NORCROSS

As soon as fans entered the home gate for Friday night’s Grossmont at Mira Mesa football game it was apparent this was an evening to honor former Marauders head coach Chris Thompson, who died earlier this month after a brief illness. Candles and a cross rested against a wall. There were flowers in a vase, an autographe­d football. There were pictures of a smiling Thompson, who was 52. There was a T-shirt inscribed with the motto Thompson created at Mira Mesa: “One Family, One Purpose.”

“It’s hard,” said new Mira Mesa coach Aurelio Morales, a friend of Thompson’s since they attended Mira Mesa together. “He’s not walking back through that door.”

Like a Hollywood script, Mira Mesa stopped a final Grossmont drive to hold on for a 13-7 victory.

Mira Mesa (2-2) got 2 touchdown passes from QB Alex Zappia, 31 yards to Tajon Evans and 42 yards to Zyun Mcgee. Grossmont QB Trenton Giles rushed for 133 yards on 17 carries, including a 62-yard TD, plus threw for 87 yards. The Foothiller­s fell to 2-4.

Top 10 Fared

No. 1 Carlsbad: Bye

No. 2 Cathedral Catholic 48, Steele Canyon 21: Lucky Sutton carried 13 times for 189 yards and scored 3 TDS, plus had 4 catches for 41 yards for Cathedral (4-2). Steele Canyon dropped to 1-5 as Jacob Manzo rushed 8 times for 63 yards and 2 TDS.

No. 3 Lincoln 52, Otay Ranch 0: Nathan Acevedo caught 4 passes for 221 yards, including a 73-yard touchdown, as Lincoln (4-1) rolled past Otay Ranch (1-3). Hornets QB Jalen Daniels was 6 of 9 for 304 yards and 2 TDSIT was the second shutout of the season for the Lincoln defense.

No. 4 Mater Dei Catholic 35, St. Augustine 0: Junior QB Domonic Nankil was 18 of 37 for 252 yards and TDS of 13, 20 and 8 yards while leading unbeaten Mater Dei Catholic (5-0) past its Parochial school rival. St. Augustine (1-5) hadn’t been shut out since a 41-0 loss to Los Angeles Loyola in 2017, a span of 42 games.

No. 5 Torrey Pines: Bye.

No. 6 Mission Hills: Bye.

No. 7 Scripps Ranch: Bye Anaheim Servite 42, No 8. Helix 7: Helix (3-2) QB Ryland Jessee completed 13 of 17 passes for 126 yards and a 78-yard TD to Quincy Herron. Servite (5-0) is ranked No. 3 in the state and No. 8 in the nation.

No. 9 Madison 46, Morse 8: Madison QB Reggie Johnson played long ball, completing 7 of 9 passes for 204 yards and 3 touchdowns. Martell Hughes had 8 tackles, an intercepti­on and a 65-yard TD run for Madison (4-1). Morse fell to (3-2).

El Camino 15, No. 10 Eastlake 9: El Camino (3-2) scored on Zuriel Eatmon’s 53-yard fumble return and Brodrick Washington’s 12-yard TD reception from Kiah Reid. Mackavelli Malotumau had 6 tackles and a strip sack. Eastlake (3-2) scored in the first quarter on a Isaiah Hinojosa 2-yard pass to Nico Petersand in the fourth

quarter on a 25-yard FG by Peters. Elsewhere

Mt. Carmel 42, Rancho Buena Vista 0: Mt. Carmel is 5-0 to open a season for the first time since 1987. QB Cayden Gent completed 19 of 25 passes for 230 yards as the Sundevils threw for 336 and rushed for 85. RBV RB Gino Trapasso, who came into the game with 105 carries for 927 yards and 12 TDS, had 70 yards on 17 carries.

Francis Parker 57, Maranatha Christian 21: In a battle of former Chargers, LB Stephen Cooper’s Parker (3-2) team edged PK Nick Novak’s Maranatha (1-4) team. Parker RB Chris White rushed 6 times for 142 yards, caught a TD pass, had an 80-yard KOR TD and returned an intercepti­on 57 yards for a TD.

Escondido 38, Hilltop 0: Escondido (3-3) QB Xavier Terrazas threw for 3 TDS and ran for another. Hilltop fell to (1-4).

Mission Bay 41, Orange Glen 20: Mission Bay (4-1) scored 24 points in the first quarter to take control of the game. Jacob Sloan kicked 3 FGS and had a 4-yard TD catch from QB Clash Orsborn. Orange Glen is now 3-1.

La Jolla Country Day 38, Crawford 22: QB Bito Basssulpiz­o threw 4 TD passes for LJCD (4-1), 2 each to Alex Glynn and Charlie Gooding. RB Hamadi Sharif gained 207 yards on 15 carries and scored 2 TDS for Crawford (1-5).

Brawley 20, Fallbrook 14 (OT): Isaiah Young scored on a 3-yard run in OT to give Brawley (4-2) the win. Fallbrook (2-4) tied the game at 14 with a third-quarter TD.

Escondido Charter 36, Tri-city Christian 6: Escondido Charter (5-0) got 202 rushing yards and 2 TDS from Dayne Patterson. Tri-city Christian fell to 0-5.

Oceanside 49, Olympian 0:

Oceanside (3-2) QB Max Mullen completed 7 of 11 passes for 95 yards and 2 TDS, both to Tanner Haaland. Olympian is now 0-4.

Mar Vista 32, Army-navy 23:

Nathaniel Ramos caught TD passes of 10 and 40 yards , as Mar Vista (3-3) snapped a 3-game losing skid. Tobey Brill

rushed 23 times for 127 yards and a TD for Army-navy (4-2).

Montgomery 39, Castle Park 0: RB Juan Estrada ran for 2 TDS and scored once on a pass reception to lead Montgomery (3-2, 1-0) in the Metro South Bay League game. For Castle Park (0-6, 0-2), QB Jose Jackson passed for 210 yards.

Chula Vista 34, San Ysidro 17: Junior Jacob Pedroza was 8 of 15 passing for 110 yards and 2 TDS, both to Gio Aguirre for Chula Vista (2-2, 2-0) in a Metro South Bay League game. For San Ysidro (3-2, 1-1), QB Ja’marcus Jiles was 7 of 15 for 142 yards passing.

Bonita Vista 37, Classical Academy 13: Malosi Iuli rushed for 94 yards and a TD in addition to picking off 2 passes on defense for Bonita Vista (2-2). Classical Academy fell to 0-5.

Sweetwater 20, Canyon Hills 19: Sweetwater (1-3) got into the win column behind Fabian Venegas, who gained 138 yards on 13 carries, 2 of which went for scores. Canyon Hills is now 1-4.

Mountain Empire 28, Hoover 0: Mountain Empire (2-3) posted its second shutout of the season. Hoover fell to 1-4.

West Hills 49, Valhalla 0: Nate Green carried 3 times for 109 yards, including a 68-yard TD, and sophomore Diego Calderon rushed 10 times for 75 yards and a career-high 3 TDS to lead West Hills (6-0, 2-0 Grossmont Valley). Tommy Logan threw for 70 yards for Valhalla (1-5, 0-2).

El Cajon Valley 41, Monte Vista 22: Kal-el Gordan carried 21 times for 190 yards and 2 TDS, including a 67-yarder, for El Cajon (2-4, 1-1 Grossmont Valley). Yasir Blair posted 6 solo tackles, including 3 for loss. Aiden Robey scored on a 65-yard run for Monte Vista (0-5, 0-1).

Granite Hills 41, Arizona Walden Grove 27: Granite Hills (4-2) made the most of its first-ever out-of-state game by beating the Red Wolves (2-2). Zach Burton posted 7 tackles (5 for loss) and 2 sacks, and Brandon Kleist had a key intercepti­on.

Mount Miguel at Santana: Canceled, COVID protocols.

La Jolla 35, Christian 7: Makai Smith returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown for La Jolla (3-3). Austin Bale intercepte­d 2 passes and grabbed a TD pass for the Vikings. Christian dropped to 4-2.

San Diego 76, Kearny 0: Thomas Jones rushed 5 times for 122 yards and scored 3 TDS for San Diego (5-1). Kearny fell to 0-5.

Calipatria 21, Clairemont 12: Clairemont (0-6) got TD runs from Luke Landerer and Jackson Merrifield. Calipatria improves to 2-2.

Imperial 35, Yuma Gila Ridge 7: Seth Shaw had 3 intercepti­ons and Joel Villa Campos one as Imperial (3-2) beat the Hawks (0-3).

Foothills Christian 2, O’farrell 0: Forfeit. Foothills Christian is 2-3. O’farrell is 1-4.

Saturday’s Game

Point Loma 54, Moreno Valley Valley View 7: Point Loma improved to 2-4 with a lopsided win. Valley View is 0-5.

Staff writer John Maffei and freelance writers Jim Lindgren, Steve Brand and Terry Monahan contribute­d to this report.

 ?? KRISTIAN CARREON ?? Mira Mesa receiver Tajon Evans runs with the ball during the Marauders’ 13-7 win over Grossmont on Friday.
KRISTIAN CARREON Mira Mesa receiver Tajon Evans runs with the ball during the Marauders’ 13-7 win over Grossmont on Friday.

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