Mater Academy keeps Commissioners Cup trophy after 48-6 victory over Westland Hialeah

A relatively new rivalry between district foes Mater Academy and Westland Hialeah remained firmly one-sided as the Lions crushed the Wildcats 48-6 in the second annual Commissioners Cup at Traz Powell.

Mater Academy (7-0, 7-0 in District 7A-16) scored a touchdown on its first two offensive plays of the game and scored 28 points in the first quarter in the victory, which sets up a showdown with Sunset next week for the district title.

Westland Hialeah (0-8, 0-7) struggled to move the ball down the field for most of the game, but spoiled the Lions’ shutout bid with a 38-yard fourth quarter touchdown pass from Calvin Victor to wide receiver Carlton Casimir.

After the Lions won last year’s inaugural Commissioners Cup in a 43-0 shutout, they get to keep the trophy over their local rivals for another year.

TOP TWO

Daniel Doriscar: The Mater RB had two rushing touchdowns and 67 yards rushing on six carries.

Darius Brown: Mater’s other RB had two touchdown runs and returned a punt 33 yards for a touchdown.

THEY SAID IT

“It was good to get a lot of our young guys in there and get experience before the playoffs. Our guys know what’s at stake next week against Sunset and they will be ready.”

— Mater coach Rocco Casullo

This story was originally published October 23, 2015 at 10:45 PM with the headline "Mater Academy keeps Commissioners Cup trophy after 48-6 victory over Westland Hialeah."