Head coach Darren Yafai expects Justin Sweeney, who left Friday
night’s game after getting injured in the first quarter, to return
to practice Thursday and be ready to go for the Prune Bowl against
San Benito on Oct. 14. The tailback suffered a pulled quad muscle
and was on crutches after the game.
Gilroy – Head coach Darren Yafai expects Justin Sweeney, who left Friday night’s game after getting injured in the first quarter, to return to practice Thursday and be ready to go for the Prune Bowl against San Benito on Oct. 14. The tailback suffered a pulled quad muscle and was on crutches after the game.
“It was painful and sore,” Yafai said. “He was walking around school (Monday), but said he wouldn’t try running right now.”
Junior varsity and Freshman Report
The JV Mustangs beat Oakland Tech 28-8 at home Friday. For Gilroy’s first score of the night, Steven Galtman caught a 20-yard pass from quarterback Steven Martinez. The three other Mustang touchdowns were scored on short runs by Stephen Gutierrez (5 yards), Travis Reyes (5 yards) and Octavio Duran (4 yards). The JV squad is now 4-1.
The freshman team remained undefeated with a 42-0 defeat of Sobrato Thursday evening.
Game day Notables
HIT OF THE GAME – In the third quarter, defensive end Steven Quistian leveled an Oakland Tech defender, enabling fullback Stefon McCrimon to catch a Nick Tovar pass and extend it into 20-yard catch-and-run down the sideline for a first down.
PLAYER OF THE GAME – #32 Jojo Gutierrez The junior tailback picked up the slack and kept the Mustang running game going when Justin Sweeney left the game with an injury. Gutierrez also a top sprinter in TCAL track, ran for 104 yards on 12 carries.
STAT OF THE GAME – Gilroy recorded five sacks that cost Oakland Tech a loss of 42 yards. Defensive end Bobby Best had three of those sacks and Efrain Salinas and Carlos Estrada each added one.
OT 26, GILROY 17
BOX SCORE
1 2 3 4 TOTAL
OT 0 6 0 20 26
GHS 0 7 3 7 17
GHS (3-2) TEAM STATS
Total Offense: 279
Rushing Offense: 116
Passing Offense: 163
Passing
ATT CMP YDS TD
Nick Tovar 10 2 37 0
Chris Velasco 9 3 79 1
Rushing
CAR YDS TD
Jojo Gutierrez 12 104 0
Stefon McCrimon 7 60 0
Nick Tovar 4 10 0
Justin Sweeney 5 6 0
Paul Gonzalez 2 6 0
Vince Ciacalone 1 3 0
Receiving
CAT YDS TD
Steven Quistian 3 44 0
Stefon McCrimon 1 26 0
Paul Gonzalez 1 56 1
Kicking
FGA FG XPA XP
Neil Martin 2 1 2 2
O. Tech (2-1) TEAM STATS
Total Offense: 453
Rushing Offense: 203
Passing Offense: 250
OT INDIVIDUAL STATS
Passing
ATT CMP YDS TD
A. McCrady 20 11 138 23
Rushing
CAR YDS TD
Seth Smith 23 185 1
Receiving
CAT YDS TD
Vernard Scott 9 143 2
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
OAK – 5:52 Smith 11-yard run (2-point conversion pass failed), OAK 6-0
GIL – 5:40 McCrimon 52-yard run (Martin kick), GIL 7-6
3rd Quarter
GIL – 2:06 Martin 33-yard field goal, GIL 10-6
4th Quarter
OAK – 11:14 Scott 30-yard pass from McCrady (McCrady run), OAK 10-14
OAK – 6:32 Scott 30-yard pass from McCrady (2-point conversion pass failed), OAK 20-10
GIL – 1:44 Gonzales 56-yard pass from Velasco (Martin kick), OAK 20-17
OAK – 0:00 Edwards 46-yard run, OAK 26-17
