Large schools football roundup: Analy routs Sonoma Valley to stay unbeaten

Analy, the top-ranked team in the Redwood Empire, looked like it Friday night as the Tigers opened SCL play with a decisive 54-7 win over host Sonoma Valley.

Analy scored four touchdowns in the first quarter and added two more in the second while racing to a 40-7 halftime lead.

Analy has now won its first five games of the season while Sonoma drops to 0-6.

Osiris Zamora led the Tigers’ offense with four rushing touchdowns. All four scores came from the 5-yard line or closer to the end zone.

Quarterback Jack Newman also had a productive night as he completed 18 of 25 passes with four of those going for scores. The junior’s longest touchdown was a 50-yard pass to Schuyler Van Weele to open the scoring.

Newman hooked up with Van Weele again later in the first quarter, this time from 5 yards out.

Also in the first quarter, Newman completed a 4-yard scoring pass to Ross Simmons. His final TD was a 6-yard pass to Austin Van Weele in the third quarter.

Newman finished the night with 260 passing yards.

Sonoma’s score came in the first quarter on a 63-yard run by Max Yankovich. At that point, the score was 12-7.

Analy’s defense was strong and the Dragons were able to gain only 92 yards with 63 of those coming on Yankovich’s run.

While Zamora racked up four touchdowns, he wasn’t the Tigers’ top ground gainer. Lucas Housman led in that department with five carries for 108 yards.

Analy has now outscored its opponents 212-69. The Tigers have scored 148 of those points in the first half.

RANCHO COTATE 35,?MONTGOMERY 14

At Montgomery, Gunner Mefferd threw four touchdown passes in the first three quarters.

Two of those scoring tosses were to Chris Taylor-Yamanoha. The first covered 12 yards and the second was a 53-yard play.

Mefferd opened the scoring on a 6-yard pass to Mo Ward.

For the game, Mefferd completed 11 of 23 passes for 189 yards.

Mefferd has thrown for 14 touchdowns in five games and has been intercepted twice in 130 attempts.

Defensively, Danny Shelton led the way with nine tackles. Casey Corcoran also had a big game with seven tackles and two sacks.

Rancho is 2-0 in the NBL and 4-1 overall.

“The kids played hard,” coach Ed Conroy said. “We had some good and some bad. Overall, it was more good than bad.”

Montgomery scored twice in the fourth quarter. Both were on passes from Bryce Burroughs to Austin Rapolla. The first was an 11-yard play and the final one covered 47 yards.

UKIAH 22, SANTA ROSA 6

At Ukiah, Cody Shepard ran for 177 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead the Wildcats.

Shepard scored the first points of the game on a 6-yard run and closed out the scoring with another 6-yard run in the third quarter.

Quarterback Brett Hofstetter had the other Ukiah touchdown. That came on a 16-yard run in the second period.

“We’re nobody’s weak sister anymore,” coach Jeff Burrell said. “The NBL better wake up.”

The Wildcats are 1-1 in league and 2-3 overall.

Santa Rosa’s touchdown came on a 2-yard run by Isiah Steele.

HEALDSBURG 68,?ELSIE ALLEN 13

At Healdsburg, the Greyhounds (2-0 SCL, 3-3 overall) scored 34 points in the first quarter.

Wide receiver Cody Koch had an outstanding game with two touchdown catches and a 53-yard kickoff return.

Elsie Allen is 0-2 and 0-5.