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MMA runs past Coogs
SANTA MARIA — The cadets earned this win the ol’ fashioned way— running the football, playing defense and capitalizing on mistakes.
MMA overcame an early 10-point deficit to upend Santa Maria 19-13 on Saturday night at Cougar Field.
Running back Anton Ganz rushed for 177 yardsand a score as the Leathernecks (1-0) gave David Robledo a win in his first game as their coach.
Santa Maria went up early on a pretty 44-yard TD reception by Martin Rivas from Jose Lopez. Alan Guzman’s PAT made it 7-0 Coogs in the first.
MMA’s William Kane hit a 28-yard field goal to close it to 7-3.
But the Coogs answered when Adrian Cazares ran around end for a 20-yard score. The PAT was botched.
Then MMA went to work.
Ganz squirted for a 54-yard score to close the gap to 13-9, the score at half.
MMA methodically ran the ball while Santa Maria committed three turnovers in the second half to turn the tide. Kane hit a 23-yard field goal and Blake Bozer’s 31-yard scoring scamper won it for the cadets in the end.
“We have a young bunch,” Santa Maria head coach Lupe Perez said. “We shot ourselves in the foot tonight.”
Armando Garza covers sub-4A football for Valley Freedom Newspapers.
