Quarterback Isaia Pena throws for two touchdowns, rushes for another
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UPPER LAKE >> Quarterback Isaia Pena passed for 234 yards and two touchdowns, including an 85-yarder to Chase Noble, and Brayan Vasquez rushed for 117 yards, a touchdown and two conversions, as the Upper Lake High School junior varsity football team turned back the St. Helena Saints 40-12 in North Central League I interlock action Friday in Upper Lake.
Pena also rushed for a touchdown as the Cougars improved to 3-1-1.
Noble had a good game on both sides of the football, catching 103 yards worth of passes and rushing for 30 yards on offense, and notching four solo tackles with one assist with a forced fumble on defense. He also scored a two-point conversion.
Jose Delgado Beecher ran for a score while Billy Pimentel caught a touchdown pass.
Angelo Macias anchored the Upper Lake defense with 12 solo tackles and four assists while also recovering a fumble. Adrian Valencia added eight solo tackles and four assists, including a tackle for loss. He also had an interception.
Upper Lake opens its NCL I North schedule next Friday in Willits at 5 p.m.
