By Ed Piper
"Not our best showing," commented La Jolla head coach Tyler Roach. "We were just a little off all day."
Roach was reacting to his team's 2-3 showing in the USD Camp 7-v-7 tournament Sat., June 21. The Vikings, with senior quarterback Hudson Smith targeting receivers Nico Bardaro, Aiden Farrell, Logan Clark, Emerson Rota, and others, lost their first game at 9:30 a.m. to Charter Oak (Covina), 13-4, without scoring a touchdown.
After the 20-minute timed game, La Jolla had a short rest on a warm morning until 10:33, when the Vikings' scheduled game kicked off with their opponent, Pinnacle (Phoenix), again getting the ball on offense first.
This time, Smith and crew got off to a better start, tying the contest 6-6 on their first possession with a TD reception by Kaden Pomare. The extra point attempt failed.
The La Jolla defense, featuring middle linebacker Charlie Martin, cornerback Lukas Grismer, and linebacker Joseph Crudo, among others, stopped the Pioneers on their next possession, with three "time"'s being called--the equivalent of a sack, without tackling in 7-v-7.
Then Huddy found Bardaro in open area where Nico had room to run for touchdown number two, 12-6, before the extra point pass in the middle of the field to the same receiver was off.
After Martin's pick, La Jolla came back with a Smith-Grismer connection toward the left sideline on the first down played, 18-6. Smith's throw in the center to Rota on the extra point failed.
Roach's offense, with a "bigger" QB, as La Jolla's program described the senior earlier this offseason, had more points up its sleeve with Hudson's TD completion to Aiden Hogan. The final was 24-6.
La Jolla went 1-2 the rest of the day.
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