Garden Grove football triumphs in renewal of rivalry with Rancho Alamitos

Garden Grove football triumphs in renewal of rivalry with Rancho Alamitos

GARDEN GROVE — After a five-year hiatus, one of the Orange County’s oldest high school football rivalries resumed on Friday, as Garden Grove defeated Rancho Alamitos, 20-10, in a nonleague game at Garden Grove High School. The Argonauts (2-3) and Vaqueros (3-2) played every year from 1959 to 2019, before league realignment sent Rancho Alamitos to the Orange Coast League, while Garden Grove remained in the Garden Grove League. Garden Grove quarte…

Argos defeat Vaqueros, 20-10

GARDEN GROVE defeated Rancho Alamitos 20-10 (Shutterstock).   After three close defeats, the Garden Grove High football team is on a two-game winning streak. On Friday night the Argonauts defeated their traditional rival Rancho Alamitos Vaqueros by 20-10 to improve to 2-3. Rancho is now 3-2. Star running back Quentin Pacelli rushed for 298 yards for the red-and-white, while quarterback Calvin Keovphan passed for 203 yards, completing six of 11 p…

Garden Grove defeats Rancho Al in resumption of crosstown rivalry game

Garden Grove Argonauts running back Quentin Pacelli breaks loose for a long gain during the second quarter of Friday night’s rivalry game against Rancho Alamitos at Michael A. Monsoor Memorial Stadium. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). After a six-year interruption to their rivalry, Rancho Alamitos and Garden Grove clashed in a non-league game Friday night at Michael A. Monsoor Memorial Stadium and when the dust cleared the Argon…