Reception clear for Chargers

In what was a must-win situation for the Edison High School

football team, Matt White posted his top numbers for the season.

The junior hauled in just five passes from quarterback Jeff Grady

but made each reception count, in all totaling 129 yards and scoring

a pair of touchdowns in the Chargers’ 32-7 Sunset League victory over

Huntington Beach.

White’s performance on a rainy night helped Edison stay in the

hunt for a CIF playoff berth.

“It was a big game for our team against our city rival. We knew

that we had to win to keep our hopes alive for a possible playoff

berth. It was a great team effort,” said White, the Independent’s

Player of the Week.

The 5-foot-11, 165-pound White was quick to credit the outstanding

play of the Edison offensive line and another outstanding rushing

game by running back Andy Avila.

White scored on a 31-yard pass from Grady in the opening period

for a 6-0 Edison lead and closed out the game’s scoring when the two

hooked up on a 21-yard scoring play in the third quarter.

The two touchdowns give White, a two-year varsity performer, five

on the season.

He is Edison’s top receiver, with nearly 750 yards in nine games.