
By Jay Leon Guerrero
The defending IIAAG champion FD Friars were tested early, but survived an onslaught and defeated the Guam High Panthers 47-14 at the GW Field Friday evening.
The Panthers came out swinging and scored two quick touchdowns, but the Friars countered with 47 straight points with running back Kein “Ghost” Artero rushing for 244 yards on 17 carries with four touchdowns to help the Friars improve to 2-0.

The Friars had their backs against the ropes and Friar Nation had a look of concern on their faces in the opening five minutes of the game. The Friars were rocked early with two touchdowns by Jalen Thach in the first quarter. Both touchdown passes (45 and a 24-yard TD reception) were thrown by quarterback Travon Jacobs as the Panthers looked to make a statement at the GW Field.
The Panthers looked like they were in cruise control after recovering a fumble in the first quarter off a punt after scoring two touchdowns. The Friars defense stepped up and got the ball back with good field position and handed the ball to Kein Artero.
Artero looked possesssed and took the ball in for a 54-yard score on just his second carry of the night to trim the lead 14-7. Kekoa Gamboa from FD got possession back on special teams after recovering a fumble on the ensuing kickoff to give possession back to the offense inside the red zone. Artero took advantage of the good field position and scored on second down to tie the game at 14-14 with a extra point kick from Bobby Haddock.
Gamboa continued to do wonders on special teams and recovered another bobbled fumble by the Panthers.
“I was trying to move fast and do what we do just like in practice,” said Gamboa. “We are just going to continue working hard and giving 110 percent for the rest of the season.”
The Friars looked for another quick score but an interception by Thach ended the Friar drive. The Friar defense, anchored by Caleb Murphy and Evan Brown, stopped the Panther drive.
Artero continued to move the chains and set up a goal line score from Caiyle Gogue to put the Friars up 20-14. Artero added another touchdown score after a defensive stop to make it 26-14 in the second quarter. FD Quarterback Nicholas Anderson scored before halftime on a quarterback scamper set up by a 20-yard fake punt run from Matt Santos to put FD ahead 33-14 by the break.
The Friars did not look back after leading 33-14 at halftime and Artero added another insurance touchdown with a 29-yard score.
William Ludwig from FD recorded his first touchdown in the fourth quarter to end the game at 47-14.

Jacobs had a great start in the first half but was unable to add more to his stats finishing with five completions and 93 yards. Thach had four receptions for 90 total yards on offense and an interception on defense. Nick Keefe recorded a team high five tackles for the Panthers. The Panthers drop to 1-1 for the season. They will face GW next week Friday at GW.
Gamboa had two fumble recoveries and an interception for the Friars. Murphy recorded a sack and five tackles for the Friar defense.
“One thing we learned today was that we need to keep our composure,” said Anderson. “You can hit and knocked down but you need to get back up and fix your mistakes to get better.”
“We made some mistakes early and we are going to work on them on Monday,” said Artero. “We need to be more prepared for the rest of our games and the way we are going to do that is keep working hard in practice.”
The Friars will face JFK next week in another early season showdown.
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GPS Sports Calendar
February 2023
- SU
- MO
- TU
- WE
- TH
- FR
- SA
Events for January
1st
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
2nd
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
3rd
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL PLAYOFFS
Events for February
4th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Events for February
6th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
7th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
8th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
9th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
10th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL FINALS
Events for February
11th
Events for February
13th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
14th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
15th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
Events for February
16th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
Events for February
17th
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
Events for February
18th
World Athletics Cross Country Championships
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
Events for February
19th
SPRINT TRIATHLON, PACIFIC GAMES QUALIFIER
MONSTER ENERGY MOTOCROSS ROUND 2
Events for February
20th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
21st
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
22nd
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
23rd
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
24th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINALS
Events for February
24th
Events for February
25th
Events for February
27th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER SEMIFINALS
Events for February
28th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL FINALS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE SEMIFINALS
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS

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