Comment on Lopez (three first-half touchdowns), Chaminade-Madonna overpower visiting Cardinal Gibbons

HOLLYWOOD — Chaminade-Madonna junior Jasen Lopez made his presence felt on senior night Friday night as he scored three first-half touchdowns in a 62-17 victory over Cardinal Gibbons. Lopez scored on a 67-yard punt return and added scoring receptions of 51 and 16 yards from senior Bekkem Kritza as the nation’s 17th-ranked team cruised to its eighth consecutive win. Now, they will have two weeks rest to heal up before the playoffs, which gives Chaminade-Madonna coach Dameon Jones time to get his players back from injury. “We could use the two weeks off,” said Jones, whose team rebounded from two early losses to nationally ranked teams and ran the table winning its last eight.