Hoover Comes Back in Final Quarter to Edge LJHS

jumped to a 10-0 lead over visiting Hoover and led 10-7 at the half on Friday night in Western League action, but the Vikings couldn't hold on, yielding 10 fourth-quarter points and falling to the Cardinals 17-10.

Quarterback Dionte Whitfield threw a pair of touchdowns for Hoover (5-3, 2-1), including the game-winner to Arthur Wilson from 15 yards out.

La Jolla (1-7, 0-3) took a 3-0 first-quarter lead on a 27-yard field goal by Eric Petrofsky, and went up 10-0 in the second quarter when Kenneth Martey scored on a 5-yard run. Martey rushed for 89 yards on 17 carries and had two receptions for another 17 yards.

On Saturday at 7 p.m. at La Jolla High, it's the private school battle for La Jolla supremacy and Coastal League positioning as (4-3, 0-2) takes on (6-1, 1-1).

Hoover     0     7     0    10   —  17

La Jolla     3     7     0      0   —  10

LJ—FG Petrofsky 27

LJ—Martey 5 run (Petrofsky kick)

Hoo—Lopez 33 pass from Whitfield (Garcia kick)

Hoo—FG Garcia 28

Hoo—Wilson 15 pass from Whitfield (Garcia kick)