Photos: LBHS Breakers Are Fit To Be Tied After Their Home Opener

It wasn't a win, but it wasn't a loss, either.

The Laguna Beach High Breakers football team finished Friday's home opener at Guyer Field in a 36-36 tie against University High, a nail-biter down to the last minute.

University scored the first TD with a 2-yard run putting the Trojans in the lead, 7-0. Robert Clemons III sped into the end zone for Beach with a 19-yard run, and Robbie McInerny tagged on the extra point, making the score 7-7.

Later in the quarter, McInerny easily made a field goal from the 25-yard-line, pushing LBHS ahead to 7-10.

Immediately into the second quarter, UHS scored a 64-yarder and got the extra point, which made the score 14-10. Another 49-yard run by Uni and an extra point pushed the score to 21-10.

Nathan Lancaster of LBHS ran like a wild man for 77 yards, and McInerny kicked another good one, bumping up the score to 21-17. Uni answered by completing a pass and getting the extra point, leaving the score 28-17 at the half.

During the third quarter, Drake "The Quake" Martinez intercepted and ran the ball into the end zone. No extra point was made setting, the score at 28-23 after the end of the third.

Martinez ran for 23 yards and made a TD, which boosted the score to 28-29. No extra point was made. Lancaster passed to Jake Hexberg for a sweet 79-yard TD. McInerny booted one in, and the score became 28-36. Ritchie Nunis made a beautiful catch in the end zone, which was instantly called a TD. But then score was taken away after a holding call was made against LBHS.

With less than a minute left, Uni ran into the end zone for a final TD. They also completed a two-point conversion, making the final score 36-36.

The Breakers will next play John H. Glenn High this Thursday in Norwalk. The team's next home game will be Sept. 21 against St. Margaret's at Guyer Field.

Click on all the photos snapped by Patch photog Kathy Ochiai at the top of this page.