Running back Andre McCullough rushed for 216 yards and a touchdown and quarterback Josh Engel rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another to lead the San Marcos High football team to a 35-18 win at Morro Bay in the season opener for both teams on Friday night.
Engel, a senior, passed to Adrian Alaniz to give the Royals a 13-0 lead in the first quarter. He had a 1-yard quarterback sneak for a 21-12 lead in the third and 6-yard run to make it 28-12 in the same quarter.
Engel completed 13 of 21 passes for 163 yards.
McCullough picked up where left off from his junior season, when he rushed for 1400 yards. He gained his 216 yards on 23 carries.
He opened the scoring with a 40-yard dash in the first quarter. After Morro Bay pulled to 13-12, he broke off a 50-yard run that set up Engel’s score on the quarterback sneak. That gave San Marcos some breathing room.
Arturo Luna scored San Marcos’ final touchdown on a run.