Video: HCS punt return for 6
Watch Hesperia Christian's Quentin Wilson take a punt to the end zone earlier this year.Fans leaving the stadium Friday night at
Hesperia Christian (Calif.) were easily mistaken regarding the final score. It's hard to blame the scorekeeper or the school - there were simply too many points to fit on the board.
The Patriots racked up an astonishing 101 points in their 8-man victory over New Designs University Park (Los Angeles), and they allowed just six in the huge victory. Eight-man or not, that's a downpour of points and a victory margin that no school in the country has reached this season.
About the only thing the score didn't do was reach the 8-man national high this season. That distinction belongs to Bloomfield (Neb.), which tallied 102 points.
New Designs hasn't had a football team since 2009, according to the MaxPreps database, and this season has been a tough one for Cardinals (0-6). Hesperia Christian had varsity teams in recent years but after a short hiatus has fielded a team the last three seasons - and this year has by far been the most successful at 5-0.
It can be a tough life in the 8-man world, as small schools with small rosters often do battle in games where experience levels vary wildly. Big point margins are much more common than in the 11-man game, where larger schools and deeper rosters typically face off. HCHS has just 15 players on its MaxPreps roster and NDUP has 25.
