Gavilan’s 2010 season has another shot at respectability
Saturday afternoon as the streaking Monterey Peninsula College
Lobos invade Garcia-Elder Sports Complex to play the Rams in a
Coast Conference showdown.
GILROY
Gavilan’s 2010 season has another shot at respectability Saturday afternoon as the streaking Monterey Peninsula College Lobos invade Garcia-Elder Sports Complex to play the Rams in a Coast Conference showdown.
Kickoff is 1 p.m.
Coming off a 16-0 loss to previously winless West Valley, the Rams do have more weapons to call on this weekend as they strive to achieve that elusive first win of the fall.
Cameron Hernandez, the team’s starting quarterback for the first six games of the season, was held out of the West Valley game due to a concussion. Coach John Lango noted Wednesday that Hernandez will be “in the mix” as the team prepares for the Lobo game.
Lango reported that various injuries limited the team to only one full-gear practice last week. This week’s preparation has included more full-gear practice.
“If we can play defense (against MPC) like we did last week (against West Valley), this will give us a shot to win,” Lango said.
Chris Archuletta paces the Ram defense. The sophomore linebacker dominates the tackle report with 42 solo tackles and 22 assists for 64 total stops. The second leading tackler, with 37, is sophomore cornerback Ryan Costa. Richard Perez has a team-high eight tackles for losses.
Monterey Peninsula, sharing first place in the conference at 2-0 with San Jose City, is coming off a crisp 21-7 victory over Cabrillo. The Lobos opened conference play with a 36-9 nod over West Valley.
“They are a very disciplined team,” Lango said of the Lobos.
“David Fales is a very accurate, mobile quarterback,” he added.
The freshman out of Palma High has covered 953 yards with an 89 of 161 effort through the air, including five touchdowns.
Lango rated Bret Chernetsky, another Palma product, as the top receiver threat for MPC. The 6-foot-2 sophomore has caught 48 passes for 528 yards.
“We’ll need to win the turnover battle,” Lango said. “The team making the fewer mistakes most likely wins.”
