The Chaminade Eagles defeated the Valencia Vikings 56-34 Thursday night in a high scoring battle of quality teams that featured many explosive plays from both sides.
The offensive barrage began with Miami commit and Chaminade quarterback Brad Kaaya linking up with Brandyn Lee on a long touchdown strike to give the Eagles a 7-0 lead.
The Vikings responded with an incredible touchdown catch by playmaking receiver Nick Jones between two defenders on a deep pass from quarterback Jake Wallace to tie the game.
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Loaded with ballers, the Eagles offense continued to apply pressure on the Valencia defense. Kaaya connected with speedster Donavan Lee on a touchdown while shifty running back Cory Watkins added a short touchdown run to extend the Eagles lead to 21-7.
With his team in need of a spark, it was Nick Jones again that stepped up with a long touchdown catch on another bomb from Wallace that cut the gap to 21-13 in the second quarter.
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However, the quick strike Chaminade offense was up to task as Kaaya threw a dart to Donavan Lee which he took 85 yards to the house to lead 28-13. With halftime approaching, the Vikings moved down the field and capped it off with a sweet touchdown grab by two-way athlete Jay Jay Wilson to trail 28-20 at the break.
After Chaminade scored to open the second half and lead 35-20, VIkings quarterback displayed his athletic ability, running for a touchdown to cut the deficit to 35-27.
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Seemingly every time Valencia got within a score, the Eagles had a rebuttal. Powered by a strong performance from the offensive line, Cory Watkins found lots of running room and added two more touchdowns that gave Chaminade a 49-27 advantage late in the third quarter.
The Eagles took a commanding 56-27 lead in the fourth quarter on another touchdown toss by Kaaya, this time to Dymond Lee. With a standout like Kaaya under center and a talented cast of playmakers like Watkins and the Lee trio, the Chaminade offense proved too much for the Vikings defense to contain.
A late touchdown catch by Jones, his third of the contest, made the final score 56-34. Valencia must shake off the loss as they face a road trip to Righetti next Friday while Chaminade travels to Oaks Christian next Thursday for a highly anticipated matchup.
