Foothills Sentry April 2021

Foothills Sentry Page 14 April 2021 COMMUNITY SPORTS BY CLIFF ROBBINS AND CHAD KLINE Finally Orange County sports gets the green light In three weeks, COVID cases fell from over 20 to 11 per 100,000 people, and on kick off, it was down to less than six. But with the opening of the sports season, came a lot of restrictions. In football, no spectators except two family members per player. The state health department recently approved cheerleading on the sidelines. The latest CIF memo indicated players are not required to be tested weekly, but many schools, as a precaution, did anyway. El Modena christened the new Fred Kelly Field, March 10, with a shutout win over Canyon High School, 45-0. Villa Park hosted Orange High School, a team it hadn’t lost to in 25 years. Orange turned the tables and upset Villa Park, 26-16. Zeus Alefosio from Villa Park scored before the end of the first half to take a 10-0 lead. Orange quarterback Daylen Pedroza had a good season opener, running for 102 yards and passing for 102 yards. Raymond Casillas returned a VP kickoff for 98 yards. El Modena upset undefeated Tustin in boys soccer by coming from behind to tie, 1-1. Canyon boys and girls lacrosse are off to a good start with two wins each. Foothill took back the gauntlet after two straight yearly losses, winning over Tustin, 28-12. Cross country was the first sport to return and has concluded its brief season. Boys and girls soccer, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls water polo, baseball and softball are all underway. Ralph Castillo from Villa Park scoops up a loose ball, taking it in for the Spartan's first score against Orange. Orange goalkeeper Andrew Hernandez stops a hot shot on goal in the game against Mater Dei. Angel Ramirez from Orange High drives the ball up field in the Mater Dei game. OHS Gerardo Suarez Cabrera (11) handles a pass, with teammate Nelson Marmolejo covering. Isaiah Adetoye from Orange High gets stopped by Villa Park's Daniel Ayala (left) and Owen Duckworth (right). Ray Benitez (center) gets congratulated by Lucca Pracilio (left) and Brandon Moreno after scoring for El Modena. J.P. Alvarez (1), El Modena goal- keeper, saves a goal against Tus- tin. Running interference is Gage Pope (3).