High School FootballTuesday, November 3
Rancho Buena Vista beat Vista 56-21 to keep the city championship trophy
The Morning San Marcos team
If you like your rivalries loud, Friday night delivered. Rancho Buena Vista beat crosstown rival Vista 56-21 at Dick Haines Memorial Stadium and finished the regular season 5-5. Vista fell to 0-10 in coach Ryan McHale's second season.
Rancho Buena Vista beat Vista 56-21 in the rivalry game
- Rancho Buena Vista56 (won)Vista21
Sources: The Coast News, The Vista Press
Junior quarterback Van Piercy led the way. The Vista Press counted the game as the 37th meeting since the series began in 1989. Coach Terrence McKinnie said he kept several starters on the bench early so everybody, especially seniors, got to play. RBV trailed 7-6 after the first quarter.
- Piercy: 10 of 19 for 229 yards and four touchdowns
- Sean Richard: four catches, 83 yards, two touchdowns
- Kaipo Gutierrez: 88 rushing yards and a touchdown
- Series: 37th meeting, started in 1989
Piercy and the Longhorns piled up yards
- 288
- total yards for Piercy
- 5
- touchdowns accounted for by Piercy
- 566
- yards of offense for the Longhorns
Source: The Coast News
“This gives us confidence for the playoffs, as well as keeping the city trophy.”
Sources: The Coast News, The Vista Press