Scoring was minimal in last Friday’s non-league football season opener between the Steele Canyon Cougars and San Diego Cavers. The teams combined to put 10 points on the scoreboard, seven by the host Cougars and three by the visiting Cavers.
Malcolm Ballard caught the only touchdown of the night during the second quarter — a ball that bounded off a defender’s helmet on a pass from senior quarterback Gavin Caha. The Steele Canyon QB finished 11-of-22 passing for 124 yards. He also rushed four times for 62 yards to end the night with 186 yards in offense.
It was key as the Cougars gained 237 yards in total offense. Ballard had three catches for 27 yards while senior Trevor Zenno had one catch for 30 yards and junior Cameron Trujillo had two catches for 29 yards.
Caha helped keep the Cavers at by dropping two punts inside the San Diego 20-yard line.
Steele Canyon next faces a rematch of last year’s San Diego Section Division II championship game against Santa Fe Christian in the Eagles’ nest. SFC won last year’s CIF thriller, 44-41,to completed an undefeated 13-0 section season. The Eagles kicked off this season with a 38-6 non-league win over Helix in non-league play last Friday.
