Cate roared to a 46-0 lead by halftime and went on to defeat Orcutt Academy 55-0 in an 8-man football game on Saturday at Cate.
The Rams, ranked No. 3 in the CIF-SS Large School Division for 8-man football, got another solid game from senior quarterback Will Bouma. He passed for three touchdowns and ran for another.
He threw two TD passes to Mason Oetgen, covering 5 and 54 yards and and 4-yarder to Ethan Ligon. Bouma’s scoring run covered 16 yards in the first quarter.
Senior Matty Holmes had a 47-yard touchdown run and closed out the first half with a 10-yard interception return for a touchdown.
The only score in the second half was a 73-yard strike from sophomore Penn Brooks to Holmes.
“All in all, after a week off, we executed well on both sides of the ball,” said coach Ben Soto. “Matty Holmes and Mason Oetgen turned in a solid performance on both sides of the ball. Sophomore Kristian Scurtis was solid from his linebacker position.”
The Rams (2-0) host top-ranked Chadwick on Saturday at 2 p.m.
— Noozhawk sports editor Barry Punzal can be reached at bpunzal@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk Sports on Twitter: @NoozhawkSports. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.