Elsinore Tops King, 27-3

Elsinore Tigers’ Allan Stubbs showed that his experience on last year’s CIF championship team is paying dividends this season.

He rushed for 224 yards and two second-half touchdowns Friday night, to bring the Tigers a 27-3 victory at home against King.

The Tigers' Daniel Rodriguez also dazzled with 127 rushing yards and one touchdown in the second quarter.

All told, the Tigers offense outmatched the Wolves, with Elsinore totaling 451 rushing yards against King’s 191.

Elsinore’s defense also proved formidable.

With the Wolves set to score as the first-half ticked off in final seconds, the Tigers clogged up the middle and denied the visiting team. The standoff was necessitated by a 52-yard interception of an Alex Banda pass by King’s Aaron Hickman, who returned the ball to the Tiger's 3-yard line.

The Wolves made four attempts to punch it through, but were stymied at every go.

At halftime, it was Tigers on top, 14-0.

All King could muster in the second half was a third-quarter 23-yard field goal by Garrett Swanson. Seconds later, Stubbs made a gallant 60-yard run to make it a 21-3 game.

And Stubbs' fourth-quarter 34-yard TD jaunt capped the night.

Elsinore is now 2-0, while King is 0-2. 

The Tigers play host to Pomona's Diamond Ranch next Friday night; King will host La Sierra.

In other games across the Lake Elsinore Unified School District, the Temescal Canyon Titans, who traveled this week, proved victorious with a 48-39 win over Tahquitz.

The Lakeside Lancers, who also traveled, fell to San Jacinto, 35-21.