By David A.Willauer, Contributing Writer
Chick Embry Field at Wilson Stadium-Escondido High School-Escondido, CA-9-24-16-Isaiah Johnson’s 24 carries for 162 yards and scored 3 touchdown runs of 8, 33 and 14 yards and qb Trenton Thornton 19 completions out of 30 attempts for 244 yards along with Gavin Todd’s 35 yard field goal paced the Raiders of Moorpark College to a 31-26 win over the Palomar Comets at 1-3 and continue to ride a 2 game losing streak.
For the Comets of Palomar, Josh Bernard the former Pirate out of Oceanside High carried the ball 19 times for 79 yards, the other Oceanside connection of qb Matt Romero (19 completions out of 37 attempts for 245 yards threw 2 touchdown passes of 3 yards to Oceanside high teammate Johnny Arzolo (4 receptions for 44 yards) and the other pass of 9 to Robert Ursua (2 receptions for 47 yards) Lamont Chaney led the Comet receivers with 7 receptions for 62 yards.and continue their 2 game losing streak as they fall to 1-3.
The Comets will be on the road at Chaffey Junior College on Saturday, October 1, 2016 and will take a week off.