By High School Football Report

Town Crier Staff Report

The Los Altos High football team, coming off a poor performance in its season opener, trounced Sacred Heart Prep 44-14 last Saturday.

The host Eagles (1-1) scored half their points in the second quarter and took a commanding 28-8 lead into the locker room.

Donnie Ecker, making his first varsity start at quarterback, completed 6-of-10 passes for 91 yards and a touchdown.

Mike Calonica accounted for 14 Los Altos points, catching a 5-yard TD pass from Ecker, drilling a 40-yard field goal and making five extra points.

Two of the Eagles’ scores came on defense, as Will Sigua returned a fumble 54 yards and Ben Driscoll recovered a Sacred Heart fumble in the end zone.

In between, Los Altos scored on runs of 18 and 7 yards by Peter Hahn and Ryan Sherbino, respectively.

Royce Hurd tallied Los Altos’ final TD with a 90-yard kickoff return. In last week’s loss to Gunn, Hurd scored on a 75-yard return.

Los Altos plays at Milpitas at 7:30 p.m., Friday.

Los Gatos 21, St. Francis 0

The schedule only gets tougher for St. Francis, which on Friday fell to Los Gatos for the third time in two years.

The Lancers (1-1) host De La Salle, winner of a national record 127 straight games, at 7:30 p.m., Friday.

St. Francis trailed Los Gatos 14-0 early in the fourth quarter, then watched the Wildcats (2-0) drive 83 yards for a score that put the game away.

St. Francis’ William Taufoou rushed for 82 yards on 13 carries; quarterback Kyle Spraker was 6-of-13 for 57 yards.

Gunn 20, Homestead 16

Gunn used a balanced attack to edge host Homestead Friday.

The Titans (2-0) passed for 141 yards and rushed for 181.

Marlo Jenkins grounded out 94 yards and fellow running back Keith Schuman had 54 yards and two touchdowns.

Receiver Phil Ghilarducci caught a 20-yard TD pass from Doug Campbell and finished with three grabs for 46 yards.