Eagles 51 - Servite 28
The Eagles bounce back in commanding fashion, defeating Servite 51-28 to move to 1-1 in Trinity League play going into tonight’s game against St. John Bosco
CERRITOS, CA., October 13, 2017 – They don’t call it one of the toughest leagues in America for no reason. Two weeks ago, the Eagles (5-2, 1-1) opened up league play against the top ranked team in Orange County, CIF, and the United States in Mater Dei. Last week, the Eagles faced the seventh ranked team in the county in the Servite Friars, where the Eagles would come out on top 51-28. Tonight they face the third ranked team in CIF which also happens to be the eighth ranked team in the country in St. John Bosco. If that isn’t enough, you can round out the final two weeks of league play against the third and fifth best teams in Orange County. But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves for now.
Last Friday, the Eagles went on the road and put on a spectacular performance in all three facets of the game. Despite trailing at the end of the first quarter 14-6, the players and coaches remained calm and poised and never hit a panic button. A testament to the coaches making adjustments and the players never wavering, the Eagles took control of the game and never looked back. After that first quarter, the Eagles would go on to outscore the Friars in 45-14. Playing disciplined football, the Eagles were only flagged five times for 25 yards. This was the first road win for the Eagles against Servite dating all the way back to 2004 when the Eagles beat the Friars 25-20 at Cal State Fullerton.
Offensively, the Eagles had 641 yards of total offense, including 362 rushing and 279 passing. Senior quarterback Josiah Norwood was locked in all night, connecting on 21 of his 27 passes (78%) for 279 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. A true dual threat quarterback, Norwood also rushed for a team high 119 yards. At the end of the night, Norwood accounted for 398 total yards of offense (279 passing, 119 rushing). Senior Chad Magyar continued his stellar senior campaign, eclipsing the century mark in both rushing and passing. The workhorse again in the run game, Magyar carried the ball 24 times for 109 yards and two rushing touchdowns. He can kill you in the run game and the pass game as he did last week, catching seven passes for 102 yards with two receiving touchdowns to give him four total touchdowns. Junior Jake Thomas carried the ball seven times for 99 yards, 70 of which were ripped off on one run. Two of Norwood’s main targets on the night were Magyar and senior Mark Eaton, who caught the ball five times for 91 yards, one of which exhibited fancy footwork on a huge conversion down the sideline.
Defensively, the Eagles had their hands full with several weapons on the Friar’s roster, including quarterback T.J. McMahon, who completed 11 of 22 passes for 204 yards, but rushed for a game-high 144 yards and a touchdown. Senior linebacker Caden Fitch led his defense with 10 total tackles (1 sack, 3 solo, 6 assisted). Fresno-state bound tight end/defensive end Johnny McCartan had his best defensive evening with seven total tackles (5 solo, 2 assisted and one for loss). Senior kicker Dylan Brady had another successful evening with nine touchbacks on 10 kickoffs, four of five on extra points, and going three for three on field goal attempts. Always a weapon in the return game, Malone Mataele had three kickoff returns for 89 yards with a long of 42.
Next up, the Eagles travel tonight to El Camino College for their third Trinity League test of the year against the eighth ranked team in the country, St. John Bosco (5-2, 1-1).
| Santa Margarita | 6 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 51 |
| Servite | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
SER – Hurt 44 pass from McMahon (Grisotti kick)
SM – Brady 20 FG
SER – McMahon 74 run (Grisotti kick)
SM – Brady 24 FG
SM – Magyar 21 pass from Norwood (Eaton pass from Norwood)
SM – Magyar 3 run (Brady kick)
SM – Magyar 1 run (Brady kick)
SER – Irvin 17 pass from McMahon (Grisotti kick)
SM – Brady 26 FG
SM – Norwood 6 run (Brady kick)
SM – Magyar 20 pass from Norwood (kick failed)
SER – Hurt 6 pass from McMahon (Grisotti kick)
SM – Thomas 2 run (Brady kick)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing: SM - Norwood 8-119, Magyar 24-109, Thomas 7-99; SER - McMahon 10-144, Rice 20-90
Passing: SM - Norwood 21-27-0-279; SER - McMahon 11-22-0-204
Receiving: SM - Magyar 7-102, Eaton 5-91; SER - Hurt 7-107, Irvin 2-72
Sean Zeitler
Sports Information Director
Magyar, Norwood give Santa Margarita a winning combo against Servite
NORWALK – Santa Margarita got four touchdowns from Chad Magyar, two receiving and two rushing, and 360 yards of total offense from Josiah Norwood to earn a crucial Trinity League victory over Servite, 51-28, Friday at Cerritos College.
It was Santa Margarita’s first road win over Servite since 2004 at Cal State Fullerton.
“You can’t get behind 0-2 in this league,” Santa Margarita coach Rich Fisher said. “Any win is difficult, especially tonight. You saw two teams who wanted it. Really proud of the way our kids battled and hung in.”
No. 5 Santa Margarita (5-2, 1-1) moves on to face St. John Bosco next Friday, Oct. 20, at El Camino College. Sixth-ranked Servite (5-2, 0-2) will look for its first league win against Orange Lutheran next Friday, Oct. 20, at Orange Coast College.
Magyar ran for 101 yards on 21 carries and caught six passes for 85 yards.
“It seems like with him its every week,” Fisher said. “I admire him. I admire the way he plays the game, studies the game, prepares for the game.”
Norwood was also a dual threat throwing for 259 yards and two touchdowns as well as rushing for 118 yards on eight carries for a touchdown.
Servite exploded ahead early as TJ McMahon threw to Delon Hurt up the seam on a 44-yard touchdown just over a minute in.
Following an Eagles field goal, McMahon burst up the middle untouched for a blazing 74-yard touchdown run and the early lead, 14-3.
After that, Santa Margarita began to shutdown the Servite run game and slowly gained control.
Santa Margarita tied the game on a 21-yard TD pass from Josiah Norwood to Chad Magyar and a two-point conversion from Norwood to Mark Eaton.
Norwood sparked the Eagles’ next drive with a 46-yard run, and Magyar grabbed the lead on a 3-yard touchdown run, 21-14.
Alex Kilander recovered a Servite fumble on the next drive, and three plays later, Magyar ran in a 1-yard touchdown for a 14-point lead.
Servite responded in just 40 seconds as McMahon hit Julius Irvin on a 55-yard pass and 17-yard touchdown just before halftime.
After a field goal, Santa Margarita struck a fatal blow.
Down 10 points, Servite made a gamble at the Eagles’ five-yard line, but Santa Margarita stopped Servite on fourth down.
Santa Margarita marched 95 yards with a 37-yard run and five-yard TD run by Norwood for a 17-point lead.
Magyar added his fourth touchdown in the fourth quarter.
By Zach Cavanagh
Friday, October 13, 2017
The Orange County Register
