An illegal substitution on De La Salle helped make it an even closer field goal. Serra took over on the De La Salle 18-yard line and used three rushing plays to get into near-chip shot position for Joudieh. My coaches put me in the best position I could be.” “I can’t picture something better than this. “There’s nothing like it,” the linebacker said. Linebacker Marley Alapati was a thorn in his former team’s side Friday night. In desperation mode on third and long, De La Salle tried to set up a screen pass but Alapati sniffed it out and jumped the route. On the ensuing possession by De La Salle, the Spartans were hit with back-to-back penalties that backed them up to their own 4-yard line. Serra tied the game 21-21 with a 3-yard run from Jaden Green with 3:06 left to play. “He said we have to keep pushing and forget about everything that happened in the past,” Smith said. He returned one play later to start the fourth quarter, taking to heart what Walsh had said to them on the sideline. The Notre Dame-bound tight end delivered such a blow that Smith’s helmet came off. Smith did have a first half interception and was the recipient of a punishing hit on a sack by De La Salle defensive end Cooper Flanagan. “We knew we couldn’t push around De La Salle. So, we call him Maui and Oh God was he was great, just great. “We call him ‘Maui’ because most people can’t say his first name. “He was born tonight, really,” Walsh said of his quarterback. With his team down two scores, Smith engineered a 16-play drive that spanned the third and fourth quarter, going 6-for-11 on the drive with two fourth-down completions. He connected with Jayden Weber at the 5-yard line and the wideout took it the rest of the way. His first touchdown pass of the night came on a 3rd-and-goal from the 17-yard line. He was especially impressive on the most pressure-filled downs.
Smith completed 20 of 30 passses for 266 yards and two touchdowns. There was no shortage of playmakers for Serra, but junior quarterback Maealiuaki Smith stood out among the crowd. When it was time to make plays, they did and we didn’t.” We had a lot of opportunities, but they earned it more than us. “Their coach is a bulldog,” Alumbaugh said referring to Walsh.
They also fumbled on one of the other seven plays, but managed to recover. The Spartans had four yards of offense, committed three penalties and had one turnover. De La Salle (1-1) ran seven plays over the last 12 minutes. The Padres ran 24 plays in the fourth quarter, gained 111 yards and did not commit a single penalty. Serra football coach Patrick Walsh addresses his team on the sideline between the third and fourth quarter. “I told them we obviously didn’t do a good job, but we now have the wind (in our direction) and we’re gonna win this football game.” “We’re traditionally a third quarter team and that certainly didn’t happen tonight,” Walsh said. Trailing 21-7 after three quarters, Walsh brought his entire team in front of him for a pep talk. Serra (2-0) earned it by outscoring the Spartans 17-0 in the fourth quarter.
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