Brea Olinda struggles

Two things will likely pound in Brea Olinda coach Robb Perrance’s brain this week: the phrase “roughing the kicker” and the 95-yard kick return by Diamond Bar’s Kyle Warren that opened the second half and turned a two-point game into a lopsided defeat.

“We didn’t play very smart,” said Perrance following his team’s 32-13 nonleague loss to the visiting Brahmas on Thursday. “Our kids are much better than they showed.”

Brea’s special teams had five roughing-the-kicker penalties on extra-point attempts. Three in one sequence set up Diamond Bar (2-2) for a two-point conversion and a 15-13 lead at halftime.

The Wildcats (1-3) were not nearly as opportunistic with the Brahmas’ 93 penalty yards as they were stopping Diamond Bar’s nine-play, 52-yard opening drive.

The Wildcats forced a fumble on their 2-yard line, marched 98 yards down the field and took their only lead on Frankie Gonyea’s31-yard TD run.

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