The highlights in Week 5 included Alemany finally landing in the win column, Kennedy’s major win in the Valley Mission League, big games for two of the area’s top QBs, and Valencia̵…
Taking a look at the highs and lows for the Daily News area teams and players in Week 5 of the football season.which had to be a huge moment for the program after it went 3-8 in 2022 and lost its first four games this season by an average of 35 points.
Those four losses were to stronger teams, including St. Bonaventure and Lincoln of San Diego, and Friday’s game looked like Alemany’s first real opportunity to get a win.After Nigel Epperson scored on a 31-yard run to give Alemany the lead 34-27 in the fourth quarter, the Warriors went for the kill and called an onside kick. Darren Coleman recovered the onside kick at the Lawndale 43-yard-line with 2:48 left, and Alemany ran out the clock.
Of course, taking risks is a lot easier with talented players on the field, and the Warriors showed Friday they have several weapons on offense. Quarterback Laird Finkel threw four touchdown passes, two of them to freshman Demare Dezeurn, and Alemany has a pair of talented running backs in Epperson and Paden White.The Cougars knocked off previously unbeaten San Fernando 17-14 on Friday,It has been more than two decades since Kennedy has won a league title.
“I’m really, really proud of them because you know we needed them tonight and they stepped up,” Kennedy coach Troy Cassidy said about his team’s defense after Friday’s win. “They play with a lot of energy and enthusiasm and it’s a lot of fun when they get themselves going … they won the game for us tonight.”Wyatt Becker, Sierra Canyon:of Scottsdale, Ariz., on Friday.
The Trailblazers improved to 5-0, with wins over two Trinity League teams and Oaks Christian, and are ranked No. 3 this week in the CIF Southern Section by CalPreps, behind Mater Dei and St. John Bosco, respectively.
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