Cougars blank Wolverines 38-0 in North Central League I North action
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WILLITS >> Brayan Vasquez rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown while quarterback Isaia Pena passed for a pair of scores and ran for another as the Upper Lake High School junior varsity football team rolled past the Willits Wolverines 38-0 in North Central League I South action at Maize Field in Willits.
Upper Lake is 1-0-1 in the South standings and 4-1-1 overall.
Pena finished with 197 yards passing and 78 rushing as the Cougars, leading 8-0 after one quarter, broke it open with a 22-point second quarter for a 30-0 halftime lead.
One of Pena’s touchdown passes was an 82-yard catch-and-run to Billy Pimentel 38 seconds into the first quarter. Julian Fernandez had the other TD reception.
Jose Delgado Beecher added 47 yards rushing on five carries with one touchdown.
Pimentel finished the game with 97 receiving yards while Chase Noble had another 37, including a conversion catch. Other two-point conversions were scored by Pena, Vasquez and Gauge Schramm, who finished with 40 rushing yards.
Angelo Macias anchored the defense with 10 solo tackles, two sacks and a fumble recovery. Noble also had a sack.
Upper Lake hosts Kelseyville next Friday at 5 p.m.