Game of the Week: Los Osos vs. Kaiser
THE DETAILS:
Los Osos vs. Kaiser
CIF-Southern Section – Week 12
At Fontana (Calif.) Kaiser High School
Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. PT on Friday, Nov. 10
LOS OSOS (7-4 overall, 1-2 Citrus 4 League) needed a 19-13 win over South Hills in Week 10 to make the playoffs, and came from behind to beat South Pasadena in the opening round of the playoffs. Senior QB Mason Overacker is the leader on offense with 33 combined TDs and more than 2,000 total yards this season. Grizzlies have a wealth of talent at the TE/MLB spot, with Lucas Chapman, Dylan Reiner and Cooper Suess each producing in that role this season.
HEAD COACH: Randy Berumen
ROSTER – QB: #7-Mason Overacker, Sr. (6-foot-3, 210 pounds); RB: #25-Nicolas Martinez, Jr. (na); SB/SS: #2-Nathan Castro, Sr. (5-8, 160); TE/OLB: #10-Dylan Reiner, Sr. (5-11, 185); TE/MLB: #45-Lucas Chapman, Sr. (6-foot, 210); TE/MLB: #55-Cooper Suess, Jr. (6-foot, 210); DB/OLB: #8-Semaj Wright, Sr. (na); K: #30-Gabriel Scatena, Fr. (5-10, 145)
KAISER (8-3 overall, 3-0 San Andreas League) has five in a row, captured another San Andreas League title and are battle tested after coming from behind to beat Dominguez 17-14 in the first round of the playoffs. Led by senior RB Ki’yel Shyne’s 1,400-plus rushing yards and 22 TDs, the Cats have gainedmore than 3,100 yards this season but totaled just 167 yards on 49 carries (3.4 average) last week. They remain very one-dimensional on offense despite increased production from junior QB Elijah Ortiz.
HEAD COACH: Billy Cardosi
ROSTER – QB: #4-Elijah Ortiz, Jr. (6-foot-2, 160 pounds); RB: #1-Kiyel Shyne, Sr. (6-foot, 182); RB: #5-Tyler Tucker, Sr. (5-9, 172); WR/CB: #11-Ian Llamas, Sr. (5-7, 140); TE: #99-Tyce Clark, Sr. (na); C: #73-Salvador Chavarria, Sr. (6-2, 295); MLB: #12-Michael Manriquez, Sr. (5-8, 164); DT/NG: #14-Jaiden Marbury, Sr. (na)
THE DIFFERENCE:
The Cats defense is always underrated yet always ferocious. Senior MLB Michael Manriquez has more than 100 total tackles this season.
THE FINAL SCORE (PROJECTED):
Kaiser 27, Los Osos 20
INLAND FIELDHOUSE 