Meanwhile, Miller's defensive pressure created opportunities. The Rebels took a 6-0 lead at the 3:53 mark in the first quarter following a blocked punt. They scored their last touchdown for a 18-7 cushion with 9:05 remaining thanks to a forced fumble.
"We got heart and we've got a chip on our shoulder when we go into games," Rebels Coach Jeff Steinberg said. "At the high school level, size is very overrated. The other two attributes are overlooked."
-- Mark Medina
Two-minute drill
Marquel Carter completed a 66-yard touchdown pass to Edwin Tillman with 25 seconds left to lift Culver City (5-3, 2-1) to a come-from-behind, 35-28 Ocean League victory over Santa Monica (6-2, 1-2) at Santa Monica College. The Centaurs had trailed, 28-14, with fewer than nine minutes to play before Tillman set a school record with a 97-yard punt return for a touchdown and Carter ran 14 yards for the tying score after Culver City recovered an onside kick. . . . Keith Price completed 15 of 23 passes for 290 yards and three touchdowns for host Bellflower St. John Bosco (7-1, 2-1) during a 33-6 Trinity League victory over San Juan Capistrano JSerra (5-3, 0-3). . . . Alex Flores' 20-yard touchdown pass to Cameron Oliver with 10 seconds left gave visiting Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe (7-1, 3-0) a 21-20 Del Rio League victory over Whittier California (7-1, 2-1). . . . L.A. Jordan quarterback James Boyd accounted for seven touchdowns Thursday during the Bulldogs' 53-14 Eastern League victory over host South Gate South East (1-6, 0-3). Boyd completed 26 of 36 passes for 368 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns in eight carries and caught a touchdown pass for Jordan (4-4, 3-1).
