Sports briefs: Petras questionable to start for Utah State

Former Marin Catholic standout Spencer Petras is considered questionable to make his second start for the Utah State University football team this weekend.

Petras sustained an ankle injury in the second quarter of the season opener — a 36-14 victory against Robert Morris on Saturday.

Petras started the game completing 10 of his 15 passes for 147 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.

Petras transferred to Utah State after spending five years at Iowa, making 31 starts and throwing for 5,199 yards with 24 touchdowns against 19 interceptions for the Hawkeyes.

• Jamar Sekona, another former Marin Catholic standout. has five tackles and one sack in his first two games since transferring to the University of Hawaii for this season.

Soccer

Former Tam High standout Yuna McCormack came on as a substitute in the 73rd minute as the U.S. fell 1-0 to Spain in the U-20 World Cup opener for both teams in Colombia on Sunday.

The U.S. is set to play its second game of the group stage at 6 p.m. on Wednesday against Paraguay, which lost its first game 2-0 against Morocco. The U.S. closes out the group stage at 4 p.m. on Saturday against Morocco.

Originally Published: September 3, 2024 at 5:15 p.m.