Temecula HS Gridiron Summary For Week Ending Sept. 14

Temecula Valley

Temecula Valley hosted the Lancers from Lakeside and sent them packing with a decisive 40-0 victory.

Some highlights from the Bear's game included:

• Senior quarterback Kyle Plantier completed 8 of 13 passes for 145 yards and three touchdowns.
• Junior receiver Kumar Kilambi caught four passes for 67 yards and one TD.
  
• Senior receiver Greg Jensen caught three passes for 48 yards and two TDs.
  
• Senior running back Garrison Flores rushed 23 times for 115 yards and two touchdowns.
  
• Star defenders junior Manny Burgess, senior Samori Buchanan and senior Sol Mota were each credited with eight tackles.  
  
• Burgess had seven solo tackles and two fumble recoveries.
  

The Bears are now 2-0 and will travel to the 1-2 Tigers of Elsinore on Friday. Elsinore is currently ranked the fifth in CIF-Southern Section (Central Division).

Chaparral

The Pumas find themselves 1-1 on the season after a loss at Oceanside Friday. The score was 35-17.

In the latest CIF-Southern Section rankings, Chaparral is 14th. The highly-ranked Oceanside Pirates are 13th in the state in the latest maxpreps.com poll.

Box Score:
Chaparral        6   0   3    8   17
Oceanside     14   7   7   14   35

Game statistics were not available at publication time.

Next up for the Pumas is Carter in Rialto this Friday.

Great Oak

The Wolfpack had what it took come home with a win at Rancho Verde, 43-42. This was not a game fans would want to have left early from as the battle went into overtime following a 35-35 tie at the end of regulation.

Box Score:
Great Oak        14  14   7    0    8  43
Rancho Verde   14   7   7    7    7   42

Game statistics were not available at publication time.

The 1-1 Wolfpack will host Heritage this Friday.

Rancho Christian

The Eagles are currently 1-2 overall following a win by forfeit this last Friday over Southlands Christian.

Previous games:

• Aug. 30 versus Tri-City Christian (Vista) resulted in a 35-20 loss
• Sept. 6 versus Army-Navy (Carlsbad) ended in a 41-7 loss
  

Season statistics were not available at publication time.

This Friday, the Eagles host Calvary Christian Academy (Chula Vista).

Linfield Christian

Coach DeChon Burns' Lions are now 2-1 following a home field loss against St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano), 23-7 last Thursday. Linfield Christian is ranked 10th in the latest CIF-Southern Section (East Valley Division) poll.

Previous weeks found them on the winning side:

• Aug. 30 versus Meadows (Las Vegas), a 45-0 victory at home
• Sept. 6 versus Notre Dame (Riverside), a 17-7 win on the road
  

Season statistics were not available at publication time.

This Friday, the Lions will play host to Capistrano Valley Christian of San Juan Capistrano.