Football: If you like offense, South East-Marshall final is perfect
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The busiest person at East Los Angeles College on Friday night will be the scoreboard operator for the City Section Division II final between South East and Marshall. The 4 p.m. game figures to be an entertaining offensive slugfest.
The teams are virtually the same when it comes to trying to balance passing and rushing. And each scores a lot of points.
South East has running back Robert Lewis, who has rushed for 2,004 yards and scored 30 touchdowns. Quarterback Jonathan Santos has passed for 2,652 yards and 30 touchdowns.
Marshall has quarterback Anthony Benitez, who has passed for 2,656 yards and 35 touchdowns, along with running back Walter Moctezuma, who has rushed for 1,131 yards and 16 touchdowns.
The key to victory for Marshall will be its ability to deny the big play to Lewis, who also causes trouble on special teams and playing defense.
For South East, avoiding turnovers will be critical to coming away with its first City championship.
-- Eric Sondheimer