Heritage Keeps the Ball Moving, Dominates Los Osos

Sherod White finds some running room in Heritage's 48-14 win over Los Osos Friday night. Photo by Amber Garcia

By Tim Sahar

The Heritage High School Patriots continued where they left off from their shutout against Great Oak last week, dominating the Los Osos Grizzlies, 48-14, in their second game of the season Friday night.

It seemed as if the Patriots came out even hungrier and more motivated this time around, scoring 27 points at halftime -- more than their entire first-game outing.

Once again, it started from the defensive side of the ball, with Cameron Dawson getting an interception on Los Osos’ first possession of the game. Whenever it seemed like the Grizzlies were starting to gain some real momentum, the Patriots shattered it all. They recovered the football three different times: From the goal line, on a kickoff return, and even on a 38-yard fumble recovery touchdown by Dylan Morris.

On the offensive side of the ball, the Patriots thrived on playing old school football. They pounded their way all across the field, exhausting the Grizzlies’ defense mentally and physically whenever given the opportunity. The Patriots had five touchdowns on 408 total yards, solely based off rushing. Players like Javier Luna, Cesar Diaz, and Sherod White all had field days rushing the football.

Head coach Kraig Broach enjoyed his team’s ground and pound play style, describing it as "our type of football."

Heritage quarterback Devan Freedland also had another steady performance, completing 6 of 12 passes for 64 yards, 1 touchdown, and completing a 2-point conversion.

Though Freedland and the rest of the team had an impressive outing, Broach wanted to shake things up a bit, ultimately subbing in freshman and sophomore players in the fourth quarter to gain some quality varsity experience, and even they matched up toe-to-toe with Los Osos in some instances.

Broach talked after the game about how impressed he was with his team’s execution, saying, "No coach is ever happy, but we did take a step forward today."

The Patriots took care of business in their first two home games and will play their first road game of the season when they travel to Cathedral City to face the Lions (0-1) next week.