FRIARS FLEX OFFENSE DESPITE BEING SCORED ON

By Daniel Akimoto

The FD Friars extended their historic winning streak to 84 games with a commanding 52–16 victory over the Guam High Panthers. The Friars backfield duo of Javin Meno and Brock Aguon once again proved unstoppable, combining for 237 rushing yards. Meno led the ground attack with 129 yards and two rushing touchdowns, while Aguon added 108 yards and a receiving score.

“We’re humbled by our performance, and we got a lot of work to do on Monday,” said Meno. Aguon echoed the sentiment, adding, “We gotta go back to the drawing board to prepare for our next game, but we have to credit our boys in the trenches.”

As a team, the Friars rushed for a whopping 332 yards.

FD opened the game with a methodical drive capped by a 15-yard touchdown pass from Kaynin McIntosh to Meno. Shane Untalan’s extra point made it 7–0. Guam High responded immediately with an 83-yard kickoff return by Braden Flinn, followed by a successful two-point run to take their only lead of the game at 8–7. It was unchartered territory for the Friars, experiencing a deficit.

McIntosh connected with Brayden Copp for a 9-yard touchdown to close the first quarter 14–8. Meno added a 7-yard rushing touchdown early in the second, though the PAT was blocked by Noah Harris. Guam High kept pace with a 65-yard screen pass from Flinn to Christian Polite and a two-point conversion to PJ Lorenzo Jr., narrowing the gap to 20–16. FD closed the half with a 5-yard touchdown run by Cole Brub and a two-point run by Landon Aguon to lead 28–16.

The second half belonged entirely to the Friars. Aguon hauled in a 19-yard touchdown pass from McIntosh and added a two-point run. Meno punched in a 1-yard score, followed by another two-point run from Aguon. Kaizayuh Flores capped the scoring with a 23-yard touchdown run and Aguon’s third successful two-point conversion of the night.

Guam High struggled to generate offense in the second half, while FD’s defense tightened up and their offense continued to roll.

Next week, the Panthers will host the Southern Dolphins at Guam High. The Friars will enjoy a bye week as they prepare to continue their streak.

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Quarter
FD: 7-0 – Javin Meno 15-yard pass from Kaynin McIntosh (Untalan kick)
GH: 8-7 – Braden Flinn 83-yard kickoff return (Flinn run)
FD: 14-8 – Brayden Copp 9-yard pass from McIntosh (Untalan kick)

2nd Quarter
FD: 20-8 – Meno 7-yard run, (kick blocked)
GH: 16-20 – Christian Polite 65-yard pass from Flinn (Lorenzo pass from Flinn)
FD: 28-16 – Cole Brub 5-yard run (La. Aguon run)

3rd Quarter
FD: 36-16 – Brock Aguon 19-yard pass from McIntosh (McIntosh run)
FD: 44-16 – Javin Meno 1-yard run (La. Aguon run)

4th Quarter
FD: 52-16 – Kaizayuh Flores 23-yard run (La. Aguon run)

INDIVIDUAL STATS

PASSING

Guam High: Flinn 2-7-1 61 yds 1 TD; FD: McIntosh 11-16-2 104 yds 3 TD, Flores 0-1-0 0 yds

RUSHING

Guam High: Flinn 4-11, Polite 1-4, Lane 2-(-2), J. Cruz 2-(-3), Harris 6-(-6); FD: Ja. Meno 19-129 (2 TD), Br. Aguon 14-108, Flores 4-54 (TD), Brub 2-29 (TD), La. Aguon 3-12

RECEIVING

Guam High: Polite 1-63 (TD), Lorenzo 1-(-4); FD: Br. Aguon 3-41 (TD), Ja. Meno 3-29 (TD), Ko 3-20, Copp 1-9 (TD), Balajadia 1-9

TOP TACKLES

Guam High: Ballentine 7, Harris 6, J. Cruz 6; FD: Whitaker 3, Limtiaco 3, Brub 2.5, M. Santos 2.5

SACKS

Guam High: None ; FD: 3 (Brub 2, M. Santos)

INTERCEPTIONS

Guam High: Lorenzo, Quichocho; FD: D. Salas

PENALTIES

Guam High: 3-25 ; FD: 2-25

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