ANAHEIM — Segerstrom owned the line of scrimmage and put together long, time-consuming drives in a 14-7 victory over Katella in a Big 4 League game Thursday at Glover Stadium.
The Jaguars (1-0, 1-0) were playing their first game of the season after issues related to the coronavirus forced the cancellation of their first two games.
The Jaguars held Katella (2-1, 0-1) to their lowest point total of the season and were the first team to score against the Knights, who had shut out their first two opponents.
Segerstrom relied almost exclusively on an effective ground game, which was led by running back Nathan Tagaloa and quarterback Frankie Gonzalez.
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Segerstrom’s Nathan Tagaloa looks for hole to sprint during a Big 4 League game against Katella at Glover Stadium in Anaheim on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
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Katella’s Daunte Bell throws a pass during a Big 4 League game against Segerstrom at Glover Stadium in Anaheim on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
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Katella’s Donnovan Arrington, left, sprints past Segerstrom defenders during a Big 4 League game at Glover Stadium in Anaheim on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
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Segerstrom’s Johnathan Mota, center, sprints past Katella’s Aaron Ruiz during a Big 4 League game at Glover Stadium in Anaheim on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
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Katella’s Ledell Stark IV, front, celebrates his touchdown with Donnovan Arrington during a Big 4 League game against Segerstrom at Glover Stadium in Anaheim on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
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Segerstrom coach Russell Dement, right, greets Luis Padilla after the defense made a turnover during a Big 4 League game against Katella at Glover Stadium in Anaheim on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
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Segerstrom’s Frankie Gonzalez, left, throws a pass past Katella’s Zeke Suarez during a Big 4 League game at Glover Stadium in Anaheim on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
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Katella players enter the game before a Big 4 League game against Segerstrom at Glover Stadium in Anaheim on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
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Segerstrom’s Jalen Cervantes, left, celebrates his sack with MJ Leuma during a Big 4 League game against Katella at Glover Stadium in Anaheim on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
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Segerstrom fans cheer for the team during a Big 4 League game against Katella at Glover Stadium in Anaheim on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
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Segerstrom fans watch the Big 4 League game against Katella at Glover Stadium in Anaheim on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
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Katella cheerleaders perform during a game against Segerstrom at Glover Stadium in Anaheim on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
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Segerstrom fans cheer for the team during a Big 4 League game against Katella at Glover Stadium in Anaheim on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
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A spectator watches a Big 4 League game between Segerstrom and Katella at Glover Stadium in Anaheim on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Tagaloa scored both of the Jaguars’ touchdowns and both on 5-yard runs that capped long drives.
Gonzalez, who is built more like a fullback, had 10 carries for 96 yards.
Four of Gonzalez’s runs resulted in first downs, including a 48-yard run that set up Segerstrom’s second touchdown.
Katella opened the game with a 49-yard drive but came up empty when the Jaguars blocked Anthony Favila’s 35-yard field goal attempt.
The Jaguars took over and put together a 12-play, 79-yard drive that was capped by Tagaloa’s first touchdown run.
“One of the things we work on is controlling the ball and sustaining drives at practice,” Segerstrom coach Joseph Tagaloa said. “As crazy as it sounds, we run 20-play drives … and we just get used to having to grind and continue to work for every yard.”
Katella tied the score early in the second quarter on a Duante Bell’s 26-yard scoring pass to Jonathan Mota.
Segerstrom then put together a drive almost identical to its first one with Tagaloa closing out a 77-yard, nine-play drive with his second touchdown run.
The Jaguars arguably won the game in the third quarter, when they maintained possession for the entire 12 minutes.
And even though the drive stalled at the Katella 13-yard line it pinned the Knights deep in their own territory.
The Jaguars held the Knights to three-and-outs on their three fourth quarter possessions.
“We didn’t get in the end zone as much as we would have liked, but we were able to control the ball,” Coach Tagaloa said. “That kind of takes rhythm away from their offense.”
The Jaguars avenged a 22-17 loss to Katella that came in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 10 playoffs in 2019.
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