Week 6 / Game 6
Friday, October 4, 2024
Davidson Field, Newport Harbor High School
Reporter:
Teran Rodriguez
@TeranRodriguez1
Tesoro Titans
VS
Newport Harbor Sailors
Newport Harbor stuns Tesoro for the second straight year, starts Bravo League play 1-0 (2024)
Newport Beach – Davidson Field
For the second year in a row, the Newport Harbor football team went down to the wire with Tesoro. But just like last year, the Sailors had some late-game heroics and key plays, as they beat the Titans 34-31 on Friday at Davidson Field.
Jake Meer, in his second start with Bode Stefano still nursing a back injury, went 14 for 19 and threw for 252 yards one passing touchdown.Meer also added a go-ahead rushing touchdown with 1:15 in the fourth quarter to put the Sailors up for good.
Cash O’Byrne, who missed the Titans’ last game against Cypress due to a bruised right shoulder following their game against La Serna, went 18 for 33 and threw for 241 passing yards and two touchdowns. O’Byrne’s favorite targets were Campbell Schamel and Tanner Silber who had 81 and 79 receiving yards, respectively.
After a scoreless first quarter, Tesoro scored first off a 25-yard field goal from Kayden Cross to go up 3-0. Newport Harbor got a big 75-yard kickoff return from the Sailors’ five-yard line which put the team in prime position. But on a 4th and 15, Meer threw the ball into the endzone for an interception, which was most likely going to be designed as an arm punt, but was returned for a 103-yard pick six. Later in the quarter, the Titans added another touchdown from Nic Brubak.
Results
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titans | 0 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Sailors | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 34 |
Scoring
Q1
None
Q2
T: Kayden Cross 25-yard FG (0-3)
T: Logan herzog 103-yard interception return for TD (0-10)
T: Nic Brubaker 10-yard TD run (0-17)
Q3
NH: Jake Meer 42-yard TD pass to Cade Fegel (7-17)
NH: Glenn Baranoski 1-yard TD run (14-17)
NH: Ryker Budde 4-yard TD run (21-17)
Q4
T: Cash O’Byrne 40-yard TD pass to Campbell Schamel (21-24)
NH: Cade Fegel 91-yard kickoff return touchdown (28-24)
T: Cash O’Byrne 11-yard to Tanner Silber (28-31)
NH: Meer 4-yard TD run (PAT failed) (34-31)
An "instant classic" - the game came down to a last second (missed) field goal. Photos by Drew Warmington
Junior QB Jake Meer puts the Sailors ahead for good with a 4-yard run into the endzone.
Senior Jaxon Smith (#80) anchoring down on the D-Line for the Newport Harbor Sailors.
Senior Sammy Stemick had a big game on both sides of the ball for the Sailors.
QB Jake Meer
The #3 Cade Fegal - but not as a wide receiver in this photo... he's a cornerback, seen here after an interception.
The battle in the trenches Tesoro and Newport Harbor.
Great defense. Great catch. Good action all around at Davidson Field.