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Controversy aside, Mustangs top Barons in thriller
Otay Ranch ends Bonita Vista’s run at a perfect season, 22-17
Mesa League Bonita Vista Barons (5-1) |
Posted Oct. 22, 2008
Without the benefit of instant replay, it’s difficult to question officials’ calls — particularly in high school football games. They remain judgment calls, made to the best of the ability of the officiating staff as they saw the play.
And for that reason, they must stand — whether or not coaches, players or fans agree with them.
The final minutes of last Friday’s Otay Ranch-Bonita Vista contest at Southwestern College was one such instance when the red flag might have soothed tensions on the sideline and erased any doubt.
With just more than a minute-and-a-half remaining in the opening Mesa League match-up for both teams, and the visiting Mustangs leading 22-17, Bonita Vista — with its perfect season in jeopardy — appeared to be driving for the potential game-winning touchdown. The Barons had the ball just outside the Otay Ranch 20-yard line when quarterback Hector Castellanos lunged forward on a third-and-short call in an effort to pick up the first down.
Castellanos appeared to surge forward enough — inside the Mustang 20 — to get the first down but the play continued … and continued.
Then, quite suddenly, Otay Ranch players began celebrating on the sideline — behaving as if the Barons had been stopped short on a fourth-down play.
But it wasn’t fourth down. The play in question was ruled a fumble.
Ball to the Mustangs.
“All of a sudden there was a flurry of arms,” Otay Ranch coach Brad Burton said. “Bobby (Mark) made a great play.”
Mark apparently wrestled the ball from Castellanos’ grasp before the play was ruled dead.
Bonita Vista coach Carl Parrick was adamant that Castellanos’ forward progress had stopped — and that his team should have retained possession of the ball. In fact, Parrick was so strong in his belief that he ran onto the middle of the field in protest, pointing downward, after the ball was awarded to the Mustangs.
The game thus ended in controversy from the Barons’ perspective, with Bonita Vista assistant coaches giving the officiating crew a tongue-lashing after the final whistle had blown.
High school football, however, is about building character and discipline — and heeding the advice of knowledgeable elders. It’s ultimately about playing on.
And both teams did just that when faced with their share of adversity.
Bonita Vista (0-1, 5-1) the ball back with 11 seconds left on the clock — and no timeouts — and made a valiant effort by moving the ball two-thirds of the way down the field to the Otay Ranch 25-yard line before time finally expired.
It was a hard-fought game between emerging rivals — perhaps that rivalry is now cemented — and the bittersweet ending for the Barons was just part of the whole roller-coaster nature of the contest.
“We stopped them a couple of times and roughing penalties extended their drives,” said Burton, whose team improved to 1-0 in league play, 4-1-1 overall. “We felt there were some things that didn’t go our way.”
Credit the Mustangs for some gutsy football. Trailing 17-16 after Bonita Vista’s Jon Valdez scored on a one-yard run with 10:48 left in the game, Otay Ranch proceeded to march 95 yards down field for what proved to be the game-winning touchdown.
Quarterback Juan Leary’s 56-yard jaunt through the BV secondary set up the go-ahead touchdown, scored on a 42-yard scamper by Jordan Jenkins with 4:03 to play.
The Mustangs attempted a two-point conversion but failed, leaving the Barons within striking distance: Bonita Vista could win the game on a touchdown without need of an extra-point conversion.
Valdez returned the ensuing kick-off to the 39-yard line and the Barons began to march down the field in earnest. Andrew Grimes caught a 21-yard pass from Castellanos to move the ball into Otay Ranch territory and the hosts continued to move the ball forward on three ensuing Valdez carries until the series ended in the Mustang red zone.
Jenkins finished the game with a pair of touchdowns and rushed for 96 yards on nine carries while Leary terrorized Baron defenders throughout the game with his running and scrambling ability. Leary gained 168 yards rushing on 19 carries and passed for 64 additional yards by completing six of nine attempts. Isaiah Hall had two catches for 37 yards.
Bontia Vista lacked field position all through the first half. The Barons started their first drive on their five-yard line and punted, with the Mustangs needing only a 30-yard field to score their first touchdown — a six-yard run by Leary.
The Barons got better field position on their next series, as Grimes returned the ball 45 yards on the kick-off to midfield. Facing fourth down on the Otay Ranch 21, Castellanos hit Nick Neely for a touchdown.
The Barons went ahead, 7-6, on the successful extra-point conversion by Ruben Vasquez.
A fumble recovery on a sack gave Bonita Vista the ball on the Mustang 40 and the Barons were able to drive to the Otay Ranch three-yard line before settling for a 20-yard field goal by Castellanos.
10-6 Barons.
But the Mustangs rallied with 10 points in the final 4:31 of the first half to take a 16-10 halftime lead.
Leary ripped off a 36-yard run to set up Jenkins’ first TD — a three-yard run.
Otay Ranch started its next series at midfield and a direct snap to Jenkins brought the ball all the way to the BV 14. The Mustangs got to the six-yard line before Niall Wilkinson booted a 28-yard field goal with 16 seconds left in the half.
Both teams were bitten by the injury bug heading into the game. Bonita Vista, in particular, was hit hard by injuries, especially on offense.
But both teams displayed resiliency in admirable fashion.
Said Burton: “It was hard fought. They’re a tough team. We knew we’d be in for a battle.”
The game was exciting. Perhaps a little too exciting.
Eastlake kicks off defense of league title with 42-7 win
Posted Oct. 22, 2008
Calvary Christian Academy — a first homecoming Southern League |
Eastlake opened defense of its Mesa League title with a 42-7 homecoming game victory against visiting Hilltop last Friday as DeAngelo Barksdale celebrated his return from the injured list with three touchdown passes.
Tony Jefferson scored two touchdowns, one on a one-yard run to open scoring in the game and another on a 65-yard punt return in the second quarter to give the Titans (4-2 overall) a 21-0 lead. Two of Barksdale’s TD throws went to Randall William, who hauled in a 16-yard scoring pass to make the score 28-0 at halftime and later hiked the hosts' lead to 42-0 on a 54-yard scoring play.
Daniel Diaz put Eastlake up 14-0 when he scored on an 82-yard touchdown pass from Barksdale in the second quarter.
Emilio Rangel scored on a three-yard run in the third quarter to make the score 35-0.
Hilltop (0-1, 1-5) averted a shutout when Ariel Perez caught a 29-yard touchdown pass from Seth Fadden in the fourth quarter.
Jefferson rushed for 107 yards on just seven carries, including a longest effort of 72 yards from scrimmage.
Barksdale completed eight of 11 passing attempts for 254 yards without an interception. Williams had four catches for 124 yards and two scores.
For the season, Jefferson has rushed for 506 yards and scored 13 touchdowns, including 10 rushing touchdowns. Barksdale has passed for 512 yards in three games with four TDs and two interceptions. Williams has scored seven touchdowns in six games.
Patrick Jarin keyed the Titans defensively with 13 tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery.
Kris Almario was successful on all six point-after-touchdown conversions.
Hilltop totaled 112 passing yards, with Fadden completing 10 of 18 attempts for 97 yards and Patrick McGrath completing three of six attempts for 15 yards.
Casey Nicholas led the Lancers with five catches for 47 yards.
For the season, Fadden has passed for 817 yards, seven touchdowns and six interceptions while rushing 75 times for 417 yards and one score. Chris Prather has 45 catches for 446 yards and five touchdowns in six games, including a longest effort of 78 yards.
Fast forward
Eastlake will try to extend its league record to 2-0 when it travels to Mater Dei this Friday. The Crusaders are coming off a 37-20 loss to visiting Chula Vista last Friday.
Matt Martinez rushed for 80 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead Mater Dei, which also received a 30-yard touchdown catch by Will Stewart.
Stewart’s TD reception gave the Crusaders an early 6-0 lead but the hosts fell behind 17-6 at halftime and were outscored 20-14 in the second-half of play.
Quarterback Jake Marrion completed nine of 19 passes for 139 yards and the one touchdown to Stewart, who had two catches in the game for 47 yards.
Martinez scored on a pair of one-yard runs in the second half.
Marcel Pitre leads the Crusaders with 483 rushing yards and four touchdowns.
Hilltop, which has lost four games in a row, will next face an Otay Ranch team having just put a halt to Bonita Vista season-opening 5-0 win streak. The host Mustangs are 4-1-1 overall and own a 19-19 tie against third-ranked Helix this season in non-league play.
South Bay League Report:
Trojans turn back Eagles’ upset bid
Castle Park’s 29-8 win drops Olympian to 5-2
Posted Oct. 22, 2008
Some questions were answered in last Friday's trio of South Bay League games. Castle Park and Montgomery appear to be the two teams to beat for this year’s title. Sweetwater can provide the upset factor and, with some fortunate results, potentially force a three-way tie for the league banner.
Castle Park 29, Olympian 6
The visiting Trojans shook off the dust from a bye week and performed extremely well, taking advantage of six Olympian turnovers. Castle Park (2-0, 3-3) recorded five interceptions, including three by Adam Tolbert and two by Ivan Enriquez, who also blocked a punt for a safety.
Tolbert, in particular, had a great night, also catching four passes for 114 yards and a 43-yard touchdown pass from Richard Cooper.
Cooper finished the game with 145 passing yards and two touchdowns. He also connected with Gilbert Lopez on a three-yard scoring pass.
Dominique Fuqua rushed 17 times for 93 yards and scored on a nine-yard run. Cooper called his own number nine times for 39 yards, also scoring on a nine-yard run.
The Eagles (0-1, 5-2) were looking at the game as a gauge of where they stood in the South Bay League championship race, having recorded two wins against Division V opponents and an additional two victories against teams that have yet to win a game this season.
Olympian got on the scoreboard first on a 19-yard fumble return by Hollis Hulin but the Trojans responded with 16 unanswered points to close out the first half of play. Each team recorded a two-point safety in the game. Castle Park out-scored the Eagles 13-2 in the second half.
Olympian quarterback Ryan Van Nostrand completed just five of 14 passes for 67 yards with three interceptions. Corbin Humphrey passed for 46 yards but was intercepted twice.
Dre Gibson, who entered the high-profile match-up averaging 127 rushing yards per game, was held to 22 yards on eight carries. Alex Cornist rushed nine times for 44 yards. Neither player found the end zone.
Gibson leads Olympian with 786 rushing yards and has nine touchdowns, including eight rushing scores. Van Nostrand has thrown for 683 yards, five touchdowns and six interceptions, while also rushing for three scores.
Castle Park pairs up next against Sweetwater — 55-6 victors last Friday at Southwest. The Red Devils are 2-1 in league play, 3-4 overall, and can scramble the SBL standings with a win over the Trojans.
Cesar Chavez rushed 10 times for 187 yards and scored three touchdowns last week against the Raiders (runs of 12, 60 and 55 yards).
Mathew Rubalcaba (95 passing yards, one touchdown) and Aaron Aguon (29 passing yards) combined to complete five of 10 passes for 124 yards.
Jason Salmaron had a huge night with a 50-yard touchdown reception, 75-yard kick-off return and a 103-yard interception return. He had two catches for 61 yards and totaled two picks.
Jose Coronel had a busy night by booting seven PAT conversions.
Montgomery 35, San Ysidro 14
The Aztecs improved to 3-0 in league play with a strong second-half surge to snap a 14-14 tie. The Aztecs received 144 rushing yards from Diego Rodriguez, who rushed for one touchdown and also threw a 34-yard scoring pass to Tasi Carbullido. Marvin Bobadilla scored on two runs and also threw a touchdown pass of eight yards to Johnny Miranda.
Bobadilla finished as the game’s high scorer with 17 points by adding five PAT conversions to go with his two touchdown runs.
San Ysidro (0-2, 0-6) got on the scoreboard first on a 40-yard interception return by Tremaine Mitchell and went ahead 14-7 on a 24-yard by John Morrison in the second quarter. Mitchell had 91 yards on 17 carries while Morrison rushed 18 times for 67 yards.
Montgomery hosts upset-minded Olympian this Friday before finally getting a bye on Oct. 31. Like Sweetwater, the Eagles can jumble the league standings with a win.
The Cougars will go for their first victory of the season this Friday at winless Mar Vista (0-2, 0-6). Morrison leads San Ysidro with 595 rushing yards and six touchdowns in six games. Cougar quarterback Paulino Gonzales has passed for 334 yards and one touchdown but has been intercepted eight times.
Southwest, which received its lone touchdown in the loss to Sweetwater on a 35-yard run by Rosendo Luna, has the bye this week.
Grossmont Conference Report:
El Capitan, West Hills open with GNL victories
Posted Oct. 21, 2008
The El Capitan Vaqueros and West Hills Wolf Pack football teams both took steps toward gaining control of this year’s Grossmont North League championship by kicking off league play on Oct. 17 with key victories.
El Capitan held off host Grossmont, 29-21, while West Hills also won on the road by taming cross-town rival Santana by a score of 33-20.
El Cajon Valley, which had a bye, also should be counted as a contender for the Grossmont North League title. The Braves (0-0, 4-2) visit El Capitan (1-0, 4-3) in a key showdown on Oct. 24.
Also on Oct. 24, Grossmont (0-1, 2-5) plays at Santana (0-1, 3-4) with a chance to get back into championship contention.
Vaquero quarterback Tanner Rust completed 22 of 40 passing attempts for 294 yards and two touchdowns to help pace his team to its league opening win.
Phillip Cook led El Capitan with 10 catches for 145 yards, with a longest reception going for 49 yards. He caught an eight-yard scoring pass from Rust in the second quarter to give the visitors a 17-14 halftime lead.
After the Foothillers went ahead, 23-21, on a two-yard run by Felipe Valdez in the third quarter, Jon Molzen caught a seven-yard TD pass to put the Vaqueros in front 23-21.
Rust kicked field goals of 40 and 39 yards to close out the scoring in the fourth quarter. Kevin Rettig then preserved El Capitan’s victory with an interception in the dying minutes of the game as Grossmont was driving for a potential game-tying touchdown and two-point conversion.
Rust kicked a total of three field goals in the game, also splitting the uprights from 29 yards out in the second quarter. He also booted two extra-point conversions.
Valdez scored two touchdowns for the Foothillers, who also got a 42-yard halfback option pass for a touchdown from DeSean Waters to Colton Bugawasin in the second quarter to put the hosts up 14-7.
El Capitan’s defense recorded six forced turnovers in the game and that statistic ultimately proved pivotal in the game’s outcome.
For Grossmont, quarterback Tyler Mutter passed for 145 yards but was intercepted twice.
In seven games, Rust has passed for 1,383 yards with nine touchdowns and seven interceptions.
West Hills 33, Santana 20
Christian Fonseca scored three touchdowns on runs of 12, 10 and 80 yards to lead the Wolf Pack in defense of its league title. Fonseca finished the game with 177 rushing yards while quarterback Joe Roberts completed 10 of 13 passes for 150 yards and one touchdown (a 48-yard scoring pass to Chase Senter). Levi Jacob also had a 50-yard fumble return to bolster the Wolf Pack’s victory.
West Hills led 14-0 after the first quarter but two TD runs by Santana signal-caller Zach Breidt tied the game. The Wolf Pack, playing its best offensive game of the season, according to head coach Casey Ash, then zoomed ahead for a 27-14 halftime lead.
Breidt, a sophomore, completed 17 of 43 passing attempts for 216 yards and also rushed 11 times for 40 yards with three touchdowns. His last scoring run came from 10 yards out in the third quarter to close out scoring in the game.
Kris Kimmel led Santana’s receivers with six catches for 64 yards.
College Football:
Where are they now?
Ex-Jag Westling gets chance to guide SDSU
Posted Oct. 22, 2008
With a 1-6 overall record (0-3 in the Mountain West Conference) after last Saturday’s 70-7 drubbing at New Mexico, the San Diego State University football team appears to be playing for pride in its final five games — apparently poised to miss out on a post-season bowl game for the 10th consecutive season.
For former Southwestern College quarterback Drew Westling, a bit more than pride was at stake when he led the Aztecs onto the field at this year’s Fleet Week Classic, played Oct. 11 at Qualcomm Stadium. With SDSU starting signal-caller Ryan Lindley sidelined due to a minor shoulder injury sustained the week before in a 40-7 loss at TCU, Westling drew the starting assignment against the Air Force Academy Falcons.
The Mission Viejo native, a Division I bounce-back from the University of Tulsa, followed the script to near perfection in his chance to show the Aztec coaching staff just what he could do. Completing primarily short screen passes, the former Jaguar signal-caller guided SDSU to a 10-7 halftime lead.
Westling finished the opening half with 14 completions in 18 attempts for 93 yards. He drove the Aztecs on a pair of scoring drives, calling his own number on a one-yard plunge to tie the score at 7-7 in the second quarter to cap a 73-yard field march and later positioning place-kicker Lane Yoshida for a 45-yard field goal.
The second half was another story entirely for Westling — and the Aztecs as a whole — as the hosts played sloppily and coughed up costly turnovers in absorbing an eventual 35-10 loss.
The Falcons gave a prelude to the post-game SkyShow fireworks extravaganza with a 25-3 scoring margin and four touchdowns, including a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown by Justin Moore.
Westling was 4-of-17 for 35 yards and two interceptions in the second half, finishing the game 18-for-35 for 128 yards and two picks. His longest completion went for 20 yards. He was sacked five times.
SDSU managed just 18 net yards in total offense the second half. Air Force out-gained the Aztecs 473-165 in total offense, racking up 401 rushing yards.
“The big thing is that we really got out of rhythm,” Westling said. “We were in a good flow, mixing things up, but we really just got out of rhythm. With a team like Air Force, they did such a good job with ball control, but when you get behind, it’s tough. We had opportunities to get out of that funk. All we needed was one play, but we weren’t able to do that ... It all comes down to execution.”
SDSU coach Chuck Long, whose three-year record at SDSU fell to 8-21 after the loss to New Mexico, called the game against Air Force “a tale of two halves,” adding “and our second half was not very good at all.”
“We had a great first half, especially on offense, and then we just didn’t do anything in the second half on offense and we didn’t do much on defense, either,” Long said. “Our tackling got sloppy. It is discouraging, considering the first half that we had. Drew Westling was throwing well and moving the ball around. He was playing with confidence and then we just seemed to run out of gas in the second half.
“I told our young guys that we are in a hole and it is very easy for football teams to stay in that hole, but we will dig out of it. It will take great resolve from our team and we still have a lot of football left, so we will just have to go back to work tomorrow.”
Long did have positive things to say about Westling’s showing.
“I was very proud of Drew, especially in the first half,” Long said. “He made some errant throws in the second half and we have to learn from that. It was his first game since junior college, and his first Division I (start) ever. He is a good, quality young man and he is going to help us.”
Westling completed one of two passing attempts against the Lobos for five yards to bring his season totals to 206 passing yards on 27 completions in 56 attempts in four game appearances. His longest completed pass this season has gone for 34 yards.
Lindley played the bulk of the game against the Lobos, completing 18 of 37 passes for 156 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
For the season, Lindley has thrown for 1,392 yards, nine touchdowns and five interceptions.
Former Castle Park standout DeMarco Sampson caught one of Lindley’s passes for 16 yards against New Mexico; Westling hit his number twice against Air Force for 18 yards.
Sampson has five catches for 63 yards in six games this season.
With injuries dotting the lineup, a number of local players have been called upon to play larger roles this season. Linebacker Marcus Yarbrough (Eastlake) tied for the team lead with six tackles in SDSU’'s 45-17 win over the Idaho Vandals on Sept. 27. He had four tackles (two solo hits) in last week’s setback to the Lobos to give him 13 tackles on the season, including eight solo hits.
Former Titan Henry Simon, a freshman defensive lineman, also got a surprise call to duty in the loss to Air Force. Simon (6-3, 275) was credited with one assist against New Mexico and has three total tackles to his credit in two games, including one solo stop.
SDSU closes the season with three of five games at Qualcomm Stadium. The Aztecs host Colorado State (1-2, 3-4) Saturday, Oct. 25, and tackle No. 14 Utah Nov. 15 and UNLV Nov. 22, also at the Q.
The San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl gets the second choice from the Mountain West Conference. Utah (4-0, 8-0), TCU (4-0, 7-1), Air Force (3-1, 5-2) and BYU (2-1, 6-2) all appear headed to bowl games as the conference’s top four teams. New Mexico (2-2, 4-4) could be bowl eligible with two more wins, giving the MWC at least five bowl teams this season.
SDSU, UNLV (0-3, 3-4) and Wyoming (0-4, 2-5) bring up the rear in the MWC standings.
UNLV and Colorado State are still mathematically alive for bowl berths with three wins in their last five games.
Extra points
•Former St. Augustine football and wrestling standout Todd Newell, now a senior fullback at Air Force, had 19 carries for 77 yards and scored on a one-yard run in the third quarter to put his team up 21-10 over SDSU. He rushed for 1,801 yards and scored 27 touchdowns his senior year with the Saints.
Newell rushed 22 times for 134 yards, scoring on a 52-yard run, to help the Falcons nip UNLA, 29-28, last weekend. For the season (seven games), Newell has rushed for 302 yards and scored three touchdowns.
•The loss to New Mexico was the third worst in SDSU history. Long called the setback in Albuquerque "the lowest point of our season."
Jaguars top Eagles for fourth straight win
Southwestern hikes league record to 3-0
Posted Oct. 22, 2008
The reinvented Southwestern College Jaguars are sporting an undefeated 3-0 record in the Southern California Football Alliance’s American Division Mountain Conference, the successor to the defunct Mission Conference in which they had played for the past several seasons. The Jags also used something different this time to extend their overall winning streak to four games: defense.
And timely defense, at that.
Southwestern defeated the visiting San Jacinto Eagles, 24-12, last Saturday. The Jags (4-2 overall) produced about half their usual offensive numbers, holding off a winless Eagles team that had closed to 14-12 on the scoreboard in the third quarter.
SWC had combined for 95 points in turning back its first two league opponents: Compton (52-40 on Sept. 27) and Los Angeles Harbor (45-35 on Oct. 4)
Kenslow Smith (Helix) rushed for 96 yards on 27 carries and scored two touchdowns to lead the Jags in their latest on-field triumph. Quarterback Ryan Nelson (Loyola/South Pasadena) completed 16 of 25 passes for 135 yards but no scores.
Defensive end Rob Armstrong (Castle Park) and linebacker Alex Morales (Helix) keyed the SWC defense with 11 tackles each.
Southwestern led 14-3 at halftime thanks to a one-yard scoring run by Smith in the first quarter and a 37-yard touchdown run by Alvino Duncan (Madison) in the second quarter.
The Jags extended their lead to 17-12 on a 27-yard field goal in the fourth quarter by Andres Canizalez (Chula Vista) while Smith closed out scoring on a six-yard run.
SWC plays at Victor Valley on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m.
SWC 45, LA Harbor 35
Ryan Nelson threw for the second-highest passing yardage total in SWC history, completing 23 of 36 passes for 526 yards and five touchdown passes. Hilltop's Jorge Munoz holds the SWC single-game passing record of 566 yards, set in a 1993 game against San Diego Mesa. Sheldon Galloway (Clairemont) caught 11 passes for 237 yards with three touchdowns while George Bell (San Diego) had seven catches for a game-high 248 yards and two TDs.
Hakim Thomas (Castle Park) had two interceptions while Taelor Worrell (El Capitan) had one pick to highlight the Jags' defense. Andres Canizales (Chula Vista) booted seven PATs and a 30-yard field goal.
SWC 52, Compton 40
Quarterback Ryan Nelson eanred Pacific Coast Conference Athlete of the Week honors after completing 20 of 32 pass attempts for 403 yards and four touchdowns. George Bell had 10 receptions for 262 yards (second all-time in school history for one game) and scored three touchdowns.
David McGuire (Castle Park) keyed the Jags' defense with eight solo tackles and five assists and also had one interception. David Ferris (Bonita Vista) blocked a punt and scored on a six-yard return.