By Bee Staff Reports
MANTECA -- After Central Valley stayed close for three quarters, Manteca coach Eric Reis decided it was time to get serious. And physical.

He handed the ball to his 5-foot-10, 195-pound superlative running back, Marquiss Miller, and pointed him downfield. Miller ended the evening with 188 yards rushing and three touchdowns -- two in the fourth quarter -- as the Buffaloes (6-3 overall, 4-2 Valley Oak League) overcame a game Central Valley for a 37-7 victory.

"Marquis ran the ball extremely hard and we started wearing them down a little bit," said Reis. "He was relentless." And effective.

Manteca scored first on a trick play, as running back Jacob Salas took the handoff from quarterback Matt Burrows then lofted a pass to tight end Dewey Uecker for a 28-yard touchdown. Moments later, Uecker would score his second points of the evening when he tackled Central Valley quarterback Abraham Navaro in the end zone for a safety.

But Central Valley tightened up, holding Manteca out of the end zone for the second quarter and most of the third.

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