Middletown roughs up Lower Lake in North Central League I South action
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LOWER LAKE >> Middletown High School’s junior varsity football team is going to lose at some point in the future, it just might not be anytime soon.
Behind 72 yards rushing and three touchdowns from Colton Rodrigues, the Mustangs beat the Lower Lake Trojans 50-0 in a North Central League I South game on Friday night at Gordon Sadler Field in Lower Lake, the team’s 30th straight victory dating back to 2023.
Middletown (2-0 South, 6-0 overall) is working on a third straight undefeated season with two games remaining this year – at Cloverdale next Friday and at Fort Bragg on Nov. 6.
Against Lower Lake on Friday, the Mustangs wasted no time taking control. They led 14-0 after one quarter, 29-0 at halftime and 42-0 through three quarters.
Rodrigues touchdown runs of 19 and 10 yards in the first quarter were followed by a Tanner Jordan 70-yard punt return and a Dre Goins 5-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.
Lucas Hernandez added a 2-yard scoring run in the third quarter, then Rodrigues struck for his third touchdown of the night, this time on a 24-yard run.
Kenya Rose put the finishing touches on the win with a 34-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
Middletown rushed for 232 of its 240 yards of total offense, led by Rose with 73 yards on only four carries. Hernandez added 46 yards and Goins 34.
Rodrigues anchored the defense with 10 total tackles while Blake Pullman added six and Arden Bernal five. Goins had an interception and Jordan a fumble recovery.