St. Genevieve wore down Carpinteria in the second half and defeated the Warriors 42-7 in a CIF-Southern Section Division 12 first-round football playoff game on Friday night at Crespi High in Encino.
The Warriors hung with speedy St. Genevieve in the first half, trailing by just a touchdown, 14-7. But the Valiants turned running back Darrious Gaines loose in the second half and he responded with a pair of touchdowns: a 15-yard run in the third quarter and a 70-yarder in the fourth.
Quarterback Anthony Smets hit Eljah Ebe on a 15-yard scoring pass and broke off a 40-yard run in the second half.
Carpinteria ends the season at 4-7 while St. Genevieve improves to 10-1.
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