It wasn’t its most impressive performance of the season, but San Benito High will take it. The Haybalers’ 37-20 win over host Alvarez Friday kept them perfect at 5-0 overall and 1-0 in Monterey Bay League Gabilan Division play.
The Haybalers took a 30-7 lead after Colby Noble blocked and recovered an Alvarez punt before reaching the end zone. The Eagles managed to get to within 30-20 with 5 minutes, 5 seconds remaining, but that’s as close as they would get.
Balers tailback Hunter Nye rushed for a game-high 143 yards on 18 carries, including touchdown runs of 23, 8 and 16 yards. The Balers totaled 320 yards of offense to the Eagles’ 245.
They also received a 1-yard TD run from Zack Alnas, and a 24-yard field goal from Nik Hernandez, also in the opening quarter. Alnas finished with 42 yards on nine carries, and quarterback Hunter Raquet was 5 of 11 for 66 yards.
