Owen Scott scored two touchdowns, including a 64 yard scoring strike from Marcus Ante, and Waylen Cozad (116 yards rushing), and Jared Halbert (32 yards rushing), each added first half touchdowns, helping the Hillmen out to a big early lead as they cruised to a 50-7 homecoming victory over Rio Americano. Morgan Robinson also tallied 125 yards rushing and three touchdowns on the night. The offensive line of Jacob Capra, Diego Lopez, Jack Petty, Alex Houston, Logan Moore. and Tyler Mader were outstanding once again opening up huge holes for the running backs who gained 362 yards on the ground. Defensively, the Hillmen recorded six sacks, including three by Michael Downen and 1.5 sacks by Simeon Engle. Linebacker Dallan Trentman, starting his first game at middle linebacker also had a solid game defensively with 11 tackles. To read more about Friday’s victory check out Ike Dobson’s article in the Auburn Journal! Also Friday, Mario Perez scored two touchdowns as the JV blanked Rio Americano 14-0 for their third straight shutout to improve to 3-1. The Freshman rolled to a 56-13 victory Thursday night to move to remain undefeated at 4-0. Louis Fudge scored two touchdowns, one receiving and one on the defensive side of the ball with a pick six, and Michael Stuck threw three touchdown passes to lead the Freshman. The Hillmen varsity (4-0) will travel to Folsom High School Friday night to take on Vista Del Lago (2-2). The varsity game is set to scheduled to get under way at 7:30 pm, and the JV game will start at 5:15 pm.
Placer moves to 4-0 with blowout of Rio Americano
2015 Hillmen Football Schedule