Oceanside rushing attack dominates in 28-7 win over Torrey Pines: 5 takeaways

Top Performers: Oceanside’s junior running back Kavika Tua was the star of the night rushing for a season-high 254 yards and scoring 3 of the Pirate’s 4

Top Performers:

Oceanside’s junior
running back Kavika Tua was the star of the night rushing for a season-high 254
yards and scoring 3 of the Pirate’s 4 touchdowns.

“Big thanks to my
wide receivers, to my linemen, they were putting up big holes. That’s been a
problem lately for us, but they stepped up their game,” Tua said.

Junior quarterback
Jakob Harris was efficient for Oceanside going 5 of 9 for 78 and a touchdown
when he connected with Jaylin Moncrief from 34 yards out.

Senior running back
Cael Helfrich was a bright spot for the Falcons running for 103 yards on 21
carries.

They Said It:

Oceanside senior
Jaylin Moncreif was pleased with his team’s overall performance after the game.

“That gave us the
mentality that nobody can stop us. Our defense we are meant for the run and we
are meant for the pass,” Moncreif said. “We’re confident, we’re explosive, and
we’re just too fast.”

It Was Over When:

The Falcons had a 1st
down on the Oceanside 21-yard line trailing 21-7 early in the 3rd
quarter before back-to-back losses of 7 and 10 yards forced them to punt. The
Pirates responded with a 91-yard touchdown drive, 84 of those yards coming from
Kavika Tua, to taka a 28-7 lead for good.

Revenge Game:

Last year’s matchup
between the teams featured a Torrey Pines 71-41 victory in which Mac Bingham
ran for 8 touchdowns as the Falcons ran for 479 yards as a team. That game was
on the mind of many Oceanside players heading into this one.

“In all honesty, yes,”
Moncreif admitted. “It really was, we were coming out here thinking to dominate
and that’s exactly what we did.”

Kavika Tua agreed, “Yes
sir! That was one of our main things today. Because they really embarrassed us
last year, put up 71 points and that’s in the record books. This win means a
lot to us.”

Breaking Tackles:

Pirates running back
Kavika Tua has become a well-known name throughout San Diego for his impressive
rushing totals over the past 3 seasons, but his most impressive skill set may
be his ability to break tackles and not go down on the first hit.

“I’ve been doing
that since I was young, I’ve been playing the same position. I just always know
run hard, no matter what don’t stop, don’t go down, don’t go out of bounds,
like that’s not my thing at all. I like to fall forward,” Tua said.

Tua has now gone
over 100 yards rushing in 8 of the 9 games he’s played this season and has 15
total touchdowns.

The Pirates will host
rival El Camino next week to finish out the regular season, while Torrey Pines
will host La Costa Canyon in the annual beach bowl.