The Highlanders couldn’t get anything going offensively against visiting Encinal on October 11. The result was a 26-0 loss, dropping the Highlanders to 0-2 in West Alameda County League play.
Piedmont managed just 22 yards of total offense and three first downs in the game. Meantime, the Jets (6-1, 2-0) piled up 340 yards of offense, including 282 through the air.
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After a scoreless first quarter, Jezaiah Naigulevu scored on a 1-yard run to put Encinal up 7-0. Later in the quarter, Jets quarterback David Romero-Reinholz connected with Teddy Oliver on a 25-yard scoring pass to make it 14-0 heading into halftime.
Romero-Reinholz threw two more touchdown passes in the third quarter. One was for 32 yards to Keirr Stewart, and the other was for three yards to Oliver.
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Piedmont quarterback Cal Barna finished 3-of-9 for 24 yards and two interceptions. Tommy McNeil finished the game and completed 4-of-8 passes for nine yards. Brian Cain rushed 10 times for 19 yards. Lars Derr caught three passes for 29 yards.
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On defense, Jet Moxley had eight tackles for the Highlanders. Patrick Selna and Andy Melian had six each, and Joe Hempeck, David Kisieu, Sam Christensen, and Jake Alering all recorded five.
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Encinal controlled the ball the entire night, running 81 plays on offense compared to just 38 for Piedmont.
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The Highlanders (3-4, 0-2) play at Bishop O’Dowd on October 18. O’Dowd is 1-6 overall, and also 0-2 in the WACL. The Dragons lost their last game, 23-10, to San Leandro, their one common opponent so far.
Photos by Todd Marshburn