WEST COVINA — Throughout the history of its football program, South Hills High has never shied away from challenging some of the top teams from Orange County and coming away successful.
It happened again on Thursday night.
Junior Juaquin Elliott had 31 carries for 120 yards and scored both of South Hills’ touchdowns as the Huskies (3-0) upset San Juan Hills 19-7 at Covina District Field.
“I know that we had to play at the top of our game tonight, and we prepared very well for this game,” said Elliott, who rushed for 89 yards in the second half. “All of the success I had was due to the offensive line and they way they played. They made it happen tonight.”
South Hills’ defense also gets some credit. The Huskies allowed just 43 yards in the second half. In addition, they forced a Stallions safety in the second quarter and had an interception at end of the third period.
Elliott scored the first touchdown for the Huskies midway through the first quarter on a 9-yard run that gave South Hills a 10-0 lead.
“I had to stiff-arm one of the defenders to get into the end zone,” Elliott said. “It was a huge score for us.”
San Juan Hills (1-2) scored its only touchdown with 4:21 left in the first quarter when junior Joey Hobert ran 42 yards to cut the Huskies’ lead to 10-7.
It appeared that San Juan Hills would get some momentum in the second quarter when Carson Lewis intercepted a Khalil Ali pass at the Stallions’ 2-yard line early in the second half. But on the next play, the Huskies sacked Hobert in the end zone for a safety that gave South Hills a 12-7 lead.
For that point until the fourth quarter, it was a defensive battle, with both teams sputtering on offense.
In the fourth quarter, it was the South Hills offensive line that imposed its will on the San Juan Hills defensive line. After Aaron Rodriguez intercepted a Bryce Crider pass in the end zone on the final play of the third quarter, the Huskies went on a 15-play, 98-yard drive that culminated with Elliott scoring his second touchdown on a 2-yard run that sealed the victory.
“I knew I had to score that last touchdown,” Elliott said. “I didn’t want to go down (being tackled) by one player. Once again, the offensive line did a great job on that play.”
South Hills has a bye next week before taking on La Mirada. San Juan Hills will host Huntington Beach Edison.
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