FULLERTON, CA —A Friday rainout didn’t stop Sunny Hills (6-2, 2-1 Freeway League) as they
trounced the Fullerton Indians (3-5, 1-2 Freeway League) 35-7 Saturday night in a rescheduled
home game.
“It was a weird weekend, with the first quarter in two different days, but our guys just
made a lot of plays,” Sunny Hills head coach Pete Karavedas said. “We knew they had some
dangerous weapons so our game plan was to keep everything in front and I thought we did a
pretty good job of that on defense. It was a good all-around game.”
The Lancers came out hungry for a victory after a 56-14 loss to La Habra last week.
“We talked to our guys about how life is less about what happens and more about how
you react to what happens,” Karavedas said. “I thought our guys managed the emotion of the
game and did a pretty good job.”
Junior quarterback Luke Duxbury threw for three touchdowns—two to junior wide
receiver Wilson Cal and one to senior wide receiver Jeremiah Flewellen.
Cal was an all-around threat to the Indians’ defense, receiving a 75-yard touchdown
pass one minute into the third quarter.
Junior running back Jun Ahn kept the tempo high on the ground and had two rushing
touchdowns, but said his offensive line created the plays for him.
“Without them, I can’t run” Ahn said. “I give them 99% of the credit. We have to set the
tempo right, come out and bang.”
The Lancers ended the first quarter with Ahn’s first rushing touchdown, but the Indians
started to fire back. Junior slot back Arthur Shaw and sophomore quarterback Cameron
Williams brought the ball out to the 50-yard line with several run plays, creating slight
momentum for Fullerton.
However, multiple swatted passes and defensive stops by senior strong safety Jaydon
Medina, senior cornerback Railan Peace and Cal kept the ball out of the Indians’ receivers.
“Our DBs have been pretty solid all year, and we’ve been really happy with that,”
Karavedas said. “We got a really young defense up front, and they’re getting better every
game.”
Penalties on Sunny Hills three minutes into the second half brought the Indians to the
Lancer’s 14-yard line, where Shaw and Williams kept the drive alive. Shaw then rushed for a
14-yard touchdown, Fullerton’s only score of the game.
Junior kicker Michael Fernandez went down with an injury after the extra point and was
carted off the field by emergency personnel.
Despite the blowout, Karavedas said there are still elements of the Lancers’ game that
needs to be fine-tuned.
“We gotta block better up front in our run game, and we have to eliminate penalties,” he
said. “Those are our big things.”
Sunny Hills plays Troy (3-5, 2-1 Freeway League) next week in a crosstown rivalry game
that means a little more to Ahn and the rest of the squad.
