TEMECULA — The Chaparral football tea is becoming quite good at bouncing back from difficult defeats. The Pumas, who have been humbled by sound losses to Mission Viejo and last week to Murrieta Valley, started strong Friday, saw their lead erased at halftime, then cashed in turnovers in the second half to defeat Norco 48-37 in a Big West Conference-North Division game.. Dane Weber threw six touchdown passes – three to Tycen Johnson – and accounted for 385 yards in offense for the Pumas, who were embarrassed at home last week by Murrieta Valley, 56-22. Weber completed 22 of 29 passes for 265 yards, and complemented his arms with his legs, gaining 120 yards on 17 carries. “We just trusted each other and we believe in one another, and we put it behind us, not talking about it, not thinking about it,” said Weber, who has thrown for 1,813 yards and 20 touchdowns this season. “It’s already happened, so let it be there.” Johnson caught five passes for 90 yards, with touchdown catches of 36, 18 and 10 yards. Chase Bonta had five catches for 65 yards, including a 37-yard touchdown, Kiko Farinas had a 16-yard touchdown among his five receptions, and Princeton Anderson had a 10-yard catch for a score. Chaparral (6-2, 2-1 in league) will play at Roosevelt on Thursday, Oct. 24 before hosting Centennial on Nov. 1. Norco plays at Centennial on Friday, Oct. 25. Norco (3-5, 1-2) knows a little about bouncing back, too. Before a full house Friday on homecoming, the Cougars got behind early and battled back to tie the game at 28-28 at halftime. But the second half started disastrously for the Cougars. On the third play after the break, Chaparral linebacker Shane Klingelberg stripped Norco quarterback Joseph Stoffel and Justin Selway recovered for the Pumas at the Norco 20. Weber hit Johnson with an 18-yard touchdown pass two plays later, and the Pumas regained the lead, 35-28. Later in the quarter, Norco had the ball on third-and-2 at the Chaparral 11 and ran the “Brotherly Shove” play for a first down. But the Cougars were flagged for assisting the runner, and the 15-yard penalty stalled the drive. Norco closed the lead to 35-31 on Mauricio Aguilar’s 43-yard field goal with 3:34 remaining. Referee Tim Hunter explained the Cougars pushed Kayden Cryer directly, not simply moving the pile, which drew the penalty flag. Norco had another drive going, but Selway jarred the ball loose from Stoffel and Kameron Payne recovered for the Pumas. After a short drive, prolonged by a running-into-the-kicker penalty, Weber found Bonta up the left sideline for a 37-yard touchdown strike to give Chaparral a 41-31 lead with 9:50 left in the game. Norco fumbled five times, losing four. Chaparral scored on the opening drive of the contest, and Norco answered on the next possession, with Nickel Carter’s 21-yard touchdown reception. In the second quarter, with Chaparral ahead 21-7, Trevor Schneider broke a tackle at the line of scrimmage and outraced the Pumas to the end zone for a 57-yard score with 8:50 left in the half. After Chaparral passed its lead on the next possession, Stoffel scrambled untouched up the middle 44 yards for a touchdown with 5:21 to play in the half, then connected with Tegan Ogas for a 3-yard touchdown with four second remaining in the half to knot the score, 28-28. Related Articles High School Sports | Centennial football team knocks off Murrieta Valley in showdown of top Inland teams High School Sports | Opportunistic Colton football pulls away from Bloomington High School Sports | Beaumont football team beats Citrus Valley, takes control in Citrus Belt League High School Sports | San Gorgonio football stifles Rim of the World in league opener High School Sports | IE Varsity’s Week 8 high school football scoreboard Stoffel completed 20 of 27 passes for 219 yards and added 94 yards on 15 carries. Schneider rushed for 75 yards on nine carries. “I felt like we battled back, but in the end it was too many unforced errors too many times when we were driving on stuff, or it would happen on third down and we couldn’t get off the field,” Norco coach Dan Barlage said. “It’s about the details and doing the little things better than anyone else. “We’re growing, and we’re getting better, but this is such a hard league to be in, because you can be getting better and still get beat.” Chaparral coach Andrew Ramer said he reminded his team at halftime about the details of simply following their assignments. “Our message all week was doing your job and being consistent,” he said. “We started off, doing our job, and then we got loosey-goosey. We were not executing and giving up big plays. And Norco football is a program that’s not going to back down.”