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Renovated Henry has new finish for Monarchs
- Updated: September 7, 2019
Monte Vista carries the ball on Friday night against Patrick Henry
2019 EAST COUNTY PREP FOOTBALL
PATRICK HENRY 39, MONTE VISTA 36
EastCountySports.com staff report
SAN CARLOS – Monte Vista senior running back Isaiah Gardner rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on Friday night but the Patrick Henry Patriots rallied for a 39-36 upset win over visiting Monte Vista in a non-league contest.
In the third quarter, Gardner had a touchdown run to increase the lead to 28-13.
The Pats’ Bryce Johnson, had an 8-yard run for a touchdown late in the third to bring his team to within 28-19.
Josiah Lawson had an interception by for Henry, setting up a touchdown run by Johnson for the Patriots’ second score in less than a two-minute span.
Early in the fourth, Kai Jessie, the former Helix basketball standout, had a touchdown reception to give Patrick Henry a 31-28 lead.
Gardner had a 69-yard touchdown run for the Monarchs to regain the lead, 36-31, as senior Ron Barry and junior Adrian Ortiz pushed their defender out of the way.
Jessie had a catch for the decisive touchdown late in the game.
Monte Vista had a last-minute drive, but Raymond Bernard finished off the Monarchs with an interception.
The Monarchs finished with two interceptions of their own.
Xavier Leyva scored the game’s first touchdown with a 12-yard run early in the contest for Monte Vista.
Henry’s Omar Hammond hauled in a touchdown pass in the first quarter, as well, but the Monarchs led 21-13 at halftime.
Patrick Henry quarterback Matthew Castillo passed for 346 yards and five touchdowns.
Hammond, a sophomore, and junior Luke Carillo-Batson combined for over 200 yards receiving for the Pats.
