Bishop Broncos with a undefeated regular season and secured their third straight High Desert League Championship Friday night with a 37-6 win over Boron. In the regular season finale Bishop celebrated homecoming with a 37-6 win over Boron. Both teams entered the game with 3-0 records in HDL play.

The Broncos opened up a 17-0 halftime lead with touchdown runs by Cain Omohundro and Austin Powell along with a 30 yard field goal from Victor Esparza. The Bronco defense kept Boron off the scoreboard until late in the 4th quarter. The defense had 4 interceptions on the night with picks from Cheveyo Marques, Cain Omohundro, Elijah Reynolds and Nate Navarrete. Reynolds returned his interception 35 yards for a touchdown. Omohundro had 6 solo tackles and 2 tackles for loss. Isaac Reno had 7 total tackles as did Carson Schmidt who also had a pass break up. Defensive lineman Reese Dondero and Wes Jorgensen both had three solo tackles. Middle linebacker Albert Cano had three solo tackles including two tackles for loss.

Several JV players were called up for the game and made strong contributions. Richie Talavera had 4 solo tackles including a tackle for loss and Garin Pritchard made 4 total tackles and Malachi Orrick had 3 tackles. The Bronco offense featured a balanced attack with Cain Omohundro rushing for 103 yards (all in the first half) and quarterback Boden St. Marie completing 10 of 18 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown. Austin Powell caught two passes for 37 yards and a touchdown and Albert Cano caught a pair of passes for 35 yards.

Players of the Game vs. Boron

Overall: Cain Omohundro Senior had a big night on both sides of the ball. 10 carries for 103 rushing yards and a touchdown on offense along with 6 solo tackles including 2 tackles for a loss and an interception returned 50 yards.

Offensive: Boden St. Marie Quarterback completed 10 of 18 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown. Added 36 yards rushing for the offense that didn’t punt until late in the 4th quarter.

Defensive: Carson Schmidt Senior safety had another great game leading the secondary. Carson had 3 solo tackles and 4 assists. Made a great pass break up on the game’s opening play.

Special Teams: Elijah Reynolds Made two solo tackles on special teams and also had a pick six for the Bronco Defense.

Bishop now advances to the CIF Central Section Division 5 Tournament. The Broncos are the #1 seed receiving a first round Bye and will face the winner of the #8 and #9 match up between Pioneer Valley and Delano. The quarterfinal game will be played on Thursday, November 10th at Bishop Union’s John Schwab Field.