ROCKLIN, CA (MPG) – Sometimes in sports, you are just simply overmatched.

The Jesuit varsity football team experienced that feeling Friday night on the road at Rocklin, a 34-13 loss in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Division II CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Football Playoffs. The No. 5 seed Marauders (9-3) trailed the No. 4 seed Thunder (8-3) at halftime 24-0.

Jesuit scored its first points of the night in the fourth quarter trailing 27-0. The Marauders began their first scoring drive with great field position in Rocklin territory following a fumble by Thunder senior quarterback Joey Roberts.

Junior quarterback CJ Lee found senior wide receiver Trenton Dewar for a five-yard strike to end the shutout with just under 10 minutes left. Rocklin responded with another touchdown.

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The Marauders’ other score came on the ground from two yards out by senior running back Jagger Shaddix with seconds remaining. The Thunder ultimately won 34-13.

All four of the Thunder’s scores were of the rushing variety. Senior running backs Mason Silva and Elias Brown each scored two touchdowns and averaged over five yards a carry, respectively. Silva led the way with 17 rushes for 85 yards. Brown recorded 13 carries for 66 yards.

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Roberts completed 10-of-14 passes for 123 yards through the air. He didn’t have as much success via the ground attack, rushing two times for negative five yards and a lost fumble.

The Thunder were led defensively by senior strong safety Eli Hardy who racked up 10 total tackles with eight of them solo and one interception. The Jesuit statistics were unavailable as of press time.

Rocklin will play at No. 1 seed Manteca on Friday night at 7 p.m. in the semifinals of the D2 bracket.