INLAND FIELDHOUSE

THE DETAILS:
Murrieta Valley vs. M.L. King
CIF-Southern Section – Week 4
At Riverside (Calif.) M.L. King High School
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. PT on Thursday, Sept. 19

MURRIETA VALLEY (2-1 overall, 0-0 Big West-Upper League) used its bye week to good effect and bounced back from a 37-17 loss to Servite in Week 1 with a 42-0 rout of Murrieta Mesa in Week 3. Seven different running backs combined on 20 carries for 168 yards (8.4 avg.), led by senior RB Dorian Hoze, who had 80 rushing yards and a touchdown on seven carries. Freshman QB Ty Isaia continues to work his way into the offense.
HEAD COACH: George Wilson
ROSTER – QB: #22-Ty Isaia, Fr. (6-foot-2, 195 pounds); RB: #5-Dorian Hoze, Sr. (5-9, 185); RB/WR: #10-Kurelle Thomas, Rr. (5-10, 180); WR: #11-Cam Connor, Sr. (6-foot, 145); TE: #9-Brandon Gilbert, Sr. (6-4, 215); LB: #48-Abelardo Leos, Sr. (6-foot, 214); LB: #50-Troy Karg, Sr. (5-10, 205); DB: #4-Isaiah Ayers, Sr. (5-10, 190); K/P: #43-Nathen Leavitt, Sr. (6-foot, 180)

M.L. KING (4-0 overall, 0-0 Big West-Lower League) has jumped out to its first 4-and-0 start since 2013 and is riding its first four-game winning streak in 12 years after a 21-18 win over Riverside Poly in Week 3. Senior RB Brian Robinson is back to full fitness and had 24 carries for 108 yards and a touchdown in the win, but it was the Noah Cuenca-to-Derek Conn connection that made the difference with two touchdowns.
HEAD COACH: Jason McMains
ROSTER – QB: #3-Noah Cuenca, Sr. (5-foot-10); RB: #8-Brian Robinson, Sr. (5-foot-11, 185 pounds); RB: #22-Noah Villarreal, Sr. (5-6, 180); WR/QB: #11-Derek Conn, Sr. (6-3); FB/LB: #6-Kaleo Browne, Sr. (6-3, 225); DL/FB: #9-Andrew Dixon, Sr. (6-2, 230); LB: #5-Max Hensche, Sr. (6-foot, 190); DB: #4-Aaron Porter, Sr. (6-foot); K/P: #36-Lucas Akutagawa, Soph. (5-10, 165)

THE DIFFERENCE:
This game will be won in the trenches and both teams have some beef up front so it will come down to big plays.

THE FINAL SCORE (PROJECTED):
Murrieta Valley 21, ML King 20