Two-minute drill

“The loss of Cecil didn’t really affect us on the offensive side of the ball,” said Rios, who completed 14 of 26 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns.

“It put a little dent in our run, but when you have guys hurt, you’ve got to have other guys step up. [Austin] Turner did a good job [taking over at linebacker for Whiteside]. On offense, we had [Kellon] Truxton [playing receiver for Whiteside], who played great.”

 The absence of senior tailback Alex Abalos (ankle injury) affected the lineup on offense and defense for Estancia. Senior Sean Davis (118 yards on 20 carries) and sophomore Alex Trancoso (63 yards on 13 attempts) filled in admirably for Abalos on offense.

Hoping to save Davis’ energy for offense, he did not play at his usual inside linebacker spot. But the play of junior Andrew Tenno (a forced fumble, a near-interception and a tackle for loss) helped mitigate the lack of Davis on defense.

 The bye week that preceded the Godinez game gave Estancia a chance to shore up some recent kicking woes. Senior Jeff Kirchberg stepped in to handle both conversion kicks, booting both through the uprights.

“We have competition, week to week,” Bargas said. “We’re always a work in progress.”

— From staff reports