Palo Verde 42, Catalina 6
At Palo Verde, the Titans were led by a strong running game and defense. The game started about 45 minutes late due to the weather. Palo Verde got the scoring started early when Steven Downs scored on runs of 53 and 30 yards in the first quarter. Palo Verde (2-7) got 431 yards on the ground, with all of their touchdowns coming on big plays. Andy Heidrick had a 45-yard score while Joel Arce had touchdown rushes of 37 and 80 yards. Palo Verde's defense was strong and gave the Catalina (1-7) offense very little to work with. Catalina's lone score came on a 36-yard pass from Andy Trinh to Brandyn Wingfield.
Highlight reel
Arce took one of his rushes straight up the middle for an 80-yard score. Arce was hit just before the goal-line but still managed to dive into the end zone.
Player of the game
Steven Downs set the tone early for Palo Verde with two first-quarter touchdowns. Downs ran the ball 10 times for 126 yards.
By the numbers
6 — Six different Palo Verde players ran the ball, amassing 431 yards and five touchdowns.
He said it
“It's exciting. We got that senior night win. I thought (the game) was going to be hard. I thought, 'I have to keep drying my gloves and the ball is going to end up slipping' but it didn't so that was good.” — Palo Verde running back Brad Rudder
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