The Grossmont High School football team has been racking up big numbers on offense all season long; the Steele Canyon Cougars aren’t too far behind.
The host Foothillers paired up with Steele Canyon in a key Grossmont Hills League matchup last Friday. Grossmont won the high-scoring gridiron duel 53-42.
That’s 95 points between them.
“Steele is a good team that plays hard,” Grossmont head coach Anthony Lawrence said.
“Our offense played well after the first couple drives and the defense made plays when we needed them.”
Senior quarterback Tyler Holmes passed for 180 yards and five touchdowns and tacked on 96 rushing yards to rack up 276 total offensive yards of the Foothillers’ 463 total.
Junior Cedric Norris had five catches for 78 yards and three touchdowns while senior Max Bewley had three catches for 62 yards and two scores. Junior Jacob Fee rushed 19 times for 157 yards and two touchdowns.
Junior Jamar McClendon also scored on a punt return.
Grossmont scored eight touchdowns overall.
Defensively for the Foothillers, junior Vinny Michelson had two tackles for losses while junior Allen Wuertz logged 1.5 sacks. Junior Marquise Edmond reeled in an interception while Holmes recovered a fumble.
The Foothillers close out regular season play Friday at Mount Miguel (2-5 overall). “We need to clean up a lot and beat Mt. Miguel this week,” Lawrence said in regard to his team’s playoff drive.
Steele Canyon senior quarterback passed light up the airwaves with 433 passing yards to go with three touchdowns and one interception. He also rushed three times for 35 yards to finish the game with a 144.9 QB rating.
Senior Marcus Hunt rushed for 130 yards and three scores while senior Trevor Zenno (eight catches, 134 yards) had two touchdowns and junior Cameron Trujillo (seven catches, 108 yards) had one.
