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Football: San Juan Hills 48, Artesia of Lakewood 22

Despite some injuries on the defense, the Stallions are looking good.

This one was never in doubt, as by half time, the San Juan Hills High Stallions were up 20-3 over Artesia of Lakewood, which was hit hard with the loss of 11 seniors from the 2012 team.

Score: 48-22, non-league game

Key stats: QB Jacob Gibson passed for 167 yards for two touchdowns and rushed for 31 yards and another TD.

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Pivotal moment: A Ryan Hayes-blocked punt, returned 7 yards into the end zone, was one of three San Juan Hills touchdowns as the Stallions pulled away, according to the Orange County Register.

Quotable: “Our offensive line is also playing very well and last night they dominated the line of scrimmage. Jake Nelson lead the way at left tackle with a very good game. Defensively we had a couple guys out with injuries and we lost Brennan Walsh (senior linebacker and captain) early in the game. Will Blum did a great job anchoring the secondary and Curren Lapes made plays for us at linebacker,” Coach Aaron Flowers told Patch.

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Records: Stallions advance to 3-0. Pioneers drop their first game and are now 2-1.


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