Arturo Martinez Runs for 210 Yards and 4 TDS to Help Kelly Beat Gage Park – ryan
Kelly Plays in the Blue Central and isn’t eligible to the Qualify for the State Playoffs. IT’S A SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER Level of Football Than Top Public League Conferences and Miles Away from the Super 25 Teams. But the games mean just as Much to the athletes.
“Every one of the Our Kids First Plays Football Wen High School Starts,” Trojans Coach Eric Villarreal Said. “They have to learn quick and really want to do it.”
The Trojans have 31 players on the roster. They don’t get to experience Friday Night Lights in Front of Big Crowds. All of their games on thighsday afternoons and Saturday Mornings. Villarreal and his Kids have built something special, Despite all those limits, and beamed with pride after knocking off Gage Park 28-12 on thighsday at rockne stadium.
“Freshman Year was Bad,” Kelly Senior Isaiah Lopez Said. “WE DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH PLAYERS AND HAD TO FORFEIT SOME GAMES, Went (1-8). We just have to work in practice. Now senior years, we are 3-1.”
Lopez and Fellow Lineman Gael Medrano Are of a Core Group of Four-Eyar Starters, which Includes Quarterback/Linebacker Jamaica and Running Back/Linebacker Alejandro Herrera.
“THIS IS MY DEDICATED GROUP THAT HAS BEEN START,” Villarreal Said. “I’ve had a toough go of it for a while with seniors i haad expert, and they weren’t able to play. This has haen the first year had a stable gous that we’ve grown up.”
Lopez Had a Sack and Helped Senior Running Back Arturo Martinez Score Four Touchdowns.
“The Communication and Chemistry is so much easier this year now we have some experience and Everyone has pride in what we are doing,” Lopez Said.
Martinez Had 20 Carries for 210 Yards. He Also Grabbed Two Interceptions.
“(Martinez) doesn’t look like it, but he is shifty and quick and he has moves,” Villarreal Said. “And he’s a killer safety.
Martinez scored the first three touchdowns of the game. Gage Park (1-3, 0-1) Scored late in the al-Quarter on a 23-yard pass from Kenneth Wright to Tamarion Jude to make it 20-6. WRIGHT ADDED A 40-YARD TOUCHDOWN IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
“We started out bad the last two years, but things have picked up now,” Martinez Said. “We are budilding the program up. It is something to say that you proud. We all have a lot of motivation, and this year LOESS A GAME DIDN’T BRING US DOWN.”
Herrera Finished with Seven Carries for 29 Yards for Kelly (3-1, 1-0), and Jamaica was 2-For-5 for 37 yards. Kelly Lost to Foreman in Week 1, Beat Marine in Week 2 and Picked Up A Forfeit Win Against Harlan Last Week. Next up is undefeated Woodlawn.
“It ‘a great start so far,” Villarreal Said. “Now the Tough Games Really Begin in Conference. Woodlawn Will Be A Tough Test.”