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Knocking off a reigning champ is never easy. Knocking off a program that hasn’t lost a league game in five years, well, the Miramonte-Orinda football team can attest to how easy that is. Or isn’t.
Campolindo-Moraga extended its Diablo Foothill Athletic League winning streak to 29 games with a 37-0 win over the visiting Matadors on Friday.
The Cougars (8-1, 5-0 DFAL) scored on the opening kickoff as Kannah Cruickshank returned the football 99 yards, and the Chronicle’s No. 11-ranked team never looked back. Campolindo led 23-0 at halftime and forced the game into a running clock with 10:40 left in the fourth quarter.
No. 15 Miramonte (8-1, 4-1) entered the game undefeated, averaging 45 points and 466 yards of offense. On Friday, the Matadors mustered 201 yards of offense with 125 coming from running back Clayton Stehr on 24 carries.
Miramonte quarterback Tim Tague, who entered the game averaging 318 yards passing, completed just 11 of 27 passes for 76 yards and had four interceptions.
“I think they underestimated us, to be honest,” Campolindo two-way lineman Sterling Strother said. “No disrespect to their program — they have some great coaches and players — but I don’t think they were ready for the physicality we showed. And I don’t think they were ready for a secondary that had something to prove.”
Three Cougars had interceptions. Devin Regan had two, and Jack Cassidy and Lev Garcia had the others. Cassidy also contributed two touchdowns on the ground. Niki Moore led Campolindo in rushing with 99 yards on 18 carries.
“I couldn’t be prouder with how our kids responded on both sides of the ball tonight,” Campolindo coach Kevin Macy said.
Knocking off a reigning champ is never easy. Knocking off a program that hasn’t lost a league game in five years, well, the Miramonte-Orinda football team can attest to how easy that is. Or isn’t.
Campolindo-Moraga extended its Diablo Foothill Athletic League winning streak to 29 games with a 37-0 win over the visiting Matadors on Friday.
The Cougars (8-1, 5-0 DFAL) scored on the opening kickoff as Kannah Cruickshank returned the football 99 yards, and the Chronicle’s No. 11-ranked team never looked back. Campolindo led 23-0 at halftime and forced the game into a running clock with 10:40 left in the fourth quarter.
No. 15 Miramonte (8-1, 4-1) entered the game undefeated, averaging 45 points and 466 yards of offense. On Friday, the Matadors mustered 201 yards of offense with 125 coming from running back Clayton Stehr on 24 carries.
Miramonte quarterback Tim Tague, who entered the game averaging 318 yards passing, completed just 11 of 27 passes for 76 yards and had four interceptions.
“I think they underestimated us, to be honest,” Campolindo two-way lineman Sterling Strother said. “No disrespect to their program — they have some great coaches and players — but I don’t think they were ready for the physicality we showed. And I don’t think they were ready for a secondary that had something to prove.”
Three Cougars had interceptions. Devin Regan had two, and Jack Cassidy and Lev Garcia had the others. Cassidy also contributed two touchdowns on the ground. Niki Moore led Campolindo in rushing with 99 yards on 18 carries.
“I couldn’t be prouder with how our kids responded on both sides of the ball tonight,” Campolindo coach Kevin Macy said.
