Bishop Manogue started off regionals with a massive 45-7 victory over the Damonte Ranch Mustangs last Friday. This was the second matchup of the season for these two teams, with a 38-26 victory by Manogue in their last contest. The defense in the last game for Manogue was underwhelming to say the least. The team allowed 306 all purpose yards in the game, and gave up 26 points. The offense also fumbled the ball twice, leading to two important Damonte ranch scores that kept the game close. However, the Miners knew what mistakes they made last game, and knew how to make it not happen again.
The Miners started off the game with a touchdown pass by Parker Scholl to Nick Shannon in the first quarter, and along with a field goal by Ryder Scarlett, the Miners went up 10-0 early in the game. Then, Damontes struck back with a great placed ball by Christian Diehl to wide receiver Clay Ghisletta to get back in the game 10-7. However, this was the last points the Mustangs would see for the rest of the game.
Parker Scholl and the miner’s offense kept on rolling with momentum. A 66 yard touchdown pass again to Nick Shannon gave the miners a 17-7 lead. The Mustangs could not get anything else going, with great defensive performance by the Miners defensive line, giving only 19 yards on the ground and 218 air yards. The team also had 9 tackles for loss over the course of the game.
Parker Scholl threw another 3 touchdowns, one of each to Demari Stacker, CJ Doerffler, and Nick Shannon. Evan Escovedo also had a touchdown on the ground, which led to a final result of 45-7. Parker Scholl had 5 passing touchdowns on only 8 completions in the air, for an incredible 323 yard performance. Nick Shannon also had himself an incredible night with 3 touchdowns on 4 catches for 225 receiving yards.
The Regional finale is happening this Friday at Manogue against Spanish Springs. The Miners are trying to keep this momentum from this game to conquer the Cougars who beat them last time in the regional final. If 450 students go to the game, students will be allowed to wear sweatpants for finals week. Brenden Wild told the miner body today to “Show up and show out!”