Debuting new flashy red uniforms and replacing 14 all-league graduated seniors, the Titans powered their way to 280 first-half yards and held a 47-18 advantage on plays over Mountain View (0-1) holding a 14-10 halftime advantage. The first half featured four lead changes; the Thunder scored on their opening drive with Jude Mullette’s 39-yard field goal.
Jones’ touchdown runs came on 69, 15 and 4 yards. His 15-yard run with 3 minutes, 12 seconds left in the third quarter pushed Union to its largest lead.
Key moments
Fourth down? No problem: The Titans converted four fourth downs, and one came on their first touchdown drive. Facing fourth-and-7 at the 17, quarterback CJ Jordan found sophomore Tobias Merriweather for a 14-yard reception that led to a Jones’ rushing touchdown. That gave Union a 7-3 second-quarter lead, the second of four lead changes in the game.
Second-half shutout: Only once did Mountain View get inside the red zone. That came on a four-play, 86-yard second-quarter drive that ended with Riley McCarthy’s 4-yard touchdown run. A key play in that drive was the game’s longest play — McCarthy’s 76-yard pass to Alec Cann that set up McCarthy’s run two plays later. After that, Union’s defense forced Mountain View to punt three times and also forced a turnover with a Daron Ulrich interception.
Key players
Isaiah Jones, Union: Of Union’s 48 rushes, 28 went to Jones. The tailback’s largest touchdown run — 69 yards — came on the first play from scrimmage.
Riley McCarthy, Mountain View: In his varsity quarterback debut, the junior went 10 of 20 passing and also rushed 12 times for 28 yards. McCarthy, a University of Portland baseball commit, returned to football after not playing sophomore year. He played in 2017 as a freshman.
Quotable
“That’s a great first game for us — a great test for us.” — Union head coach Rory Rosenbach.
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UNION 20, MOUNTAIN VIEW 10
Mtn. View 3 7 0 0 – 10
Union 0 14 6 0 – 20
First quarter
MV — Jude Mullette 39 FG
Second quarter
U — Isaiah Jones 4 run (Noah Silverthorne kick)
MV — Riley McCarthy 2 run (Mullette kick)
U — Jones 69 run (Silverthorne kick)
Third quarter
U — Jones 15 run
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing — Mountain VIew: Alec Cann 9-24, Riley McCarthy 12-28; Union: Isaiah Jones 27-205, CJ Jordan 10-77, Julius Jones 3-7, Justin Chin 3-6.
Passing — Mountain View: Riley McCarthy 10-20-2-124, Alec Cann 0-1-0-0; Union: CJ Jordan 7-21-0-69; Alex Gehrmann 2-3-0-15
Receiving — Mountain View: Alec Cann 5-95, Davis Delmage 3-7, Dominic Stephens 1-22; Union: Daron Ulrich 2-19, Tobias Merriweather 2-20, Jack Eggleston 3-23, Vinh Luong 1-16, Kellen Milliken 1-7
