GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE FOOTBALL : Pacifica’s Strong Second Half Stops Northview

GARDEN GROVE —  Pacifica’s defense shut out Covina Northview in the second half and its offense scored 20 second-half points to give the Mariners a 34-14 victory in a nonleague game Thursday night at Bolsa Grande High.

At halftime, Northview’s Dalano Rhyne had 98 yards rushing in 17 carries and the score was tied, 14-14. But Rhyne was held to five yards in six carries in the second half.

On its first drive of the second half, Pacifica (4-4) drove 51 yards in 10 plays to take a 21-14 lead. The drive was capped by Jeff Burt’s one-yard touchdown run, and was helped by a pass-interference call against Northview (2-6) on fourth and 13 from the Northview 29.

Northview’s next drive ended when Pacifica lineman Alex Murray intercepted a tipped pass and returned it 10 yards to Pacifica’s 46.

Two plays later, Ryan Johansen hit Mike Parsons for a 41-yard completion to Northview’s 15. That set up Tommy Summers’ 12-yard touchdown run, giving Pacifica a 27-14 lead with 11 minutes 47 seconds left.

Summers finished with 119 yards in 24 carries, 84 in the second half.

Johansen completed 11 of 19 passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns, both to Parsons in the first half. Parsons caught six passes for 112 yards.

Pacifica capped the scoring with 37 seconds left, when Rudy Gonzales scored on a three-yard run.

Nathan Romero scored both touchdowns for Northview on one-yard runs.