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One step forward and one step back, nobody gets too far like that.Like the old line from a country music song, San Marcos High’s football team took a step forward Friday night against Capistrano Valley at Warkentin Stadium, but it was an uncertain and unsteady step matched by a few stumbles.The end result was a 28-13 win by Capistrano Valley, powered by a 175-yard rushing effort by Aurelio Fajardo and two TD runs by James Benedix.But San Marcos coach Dale Perizzolo remained … [Read more...]
For Santa Ynez, it was the best of halves.For Carpinteria, it was the worst of halves.For eveyone else, it was the only half they got to see.Mother Nature and CIF safety rules had the last word Friday night as a passing thunderstorm forced the non-league game to be suspended after a long halftime delay, with Santa Ynez ahead 21-0."We could finish it another time, it could be declared a no contest or the score could stand," said Carpinteria coach Ben Hallock. "That will be up to … [Read more...]
Football gospel dictates that it takes four quarters to win a game but it would not be heresy to say Friday night's non-league visit by Cabrillo to Dos Pueblos High was a case of one-and-done.Cabrillo's Isaiah Montes ran 79 yards for a touchdown on the second play of the game and the Conquistadores stormed to a 28-0 lead in the first 11 minutes before cruising to a 28-7 win that improved their record to 3-0 and dropped Dos Pueblos to 0-3.Bryce Moses added a 12-yard TD run and Alex Turner … [Read more...]
At 5-foot-9 and 145 pounds, Zach Foss seemed an unlikely candidate to pick an entire football team up on his shoulders. But that’s what it took and that’s what Foss did Friday night to carry Santa Ynez High to a 23-22 comeback win over visiting Bishop Diego in the season opener for both teams at Santa YnezFoss re-energized a somewhat stunned Pirates team with a weaving, tackle-busting kickoff return of 50 yards and then scored the winning touchdown on a 16-yard pass from Ryan Welker … [Read more...]
If it turns out that Jeff Hesselmeyer died of a heart attack, it is the saddest of ironies. Few people I met in my 25 years as a sports writer at the News-Press had a bigger heart than Hess.Not everyone got to see that. Hess could project a gruff exterior. He could curse a blue streak and he was a physical presence with his height and broad shoulders. But beyond that standard tough-guy, football coach look Hess was really a softie. He hated to lose but he hated it even more when he felt … [Read more...]
Officially, Dos Pueblos High beat Goleta rival San Marcos 34-7 Friday night. Unofficially, it was 3-2.Junior running back Josh Bartley ran for 271 yards and three touchdowns but the Charger defense wasn't far behind, scoring twice as Dos Pueblos completed a sweep of its Santa Barbara city rivals, secured a CIF playoff spot and, most importantly, put itself in position to win a long-elusive Channel League championship. The Chargers, 6-3 overall and 3-0 in league, will play Ventura Thursday … [Read more...]
Early in the 19th century, good old Yankee ingenuity came up with a system of interchangeable parts for machinery that became known as the "American System."Nordhoff High's football Rangers are keeping that tradition alive as they continue to roll through an unbeaten season. The Rangers switched out a couple of parts Friday night and remained a perfect model of efficiency, improving to 5-0 with a 38-14 win over Santa Barbara at Peabody Stadium.Isaac Seymour rushed for 70 yards and three … [Read more...]
Strange as it might seem to those who watched Morro Bay quarterback Sam Crizer run for three touchdowns and pass for two in the Pirates' 36-20 win over Carpinteria Friday night at Memorial Stadium, he still had one job left to do."He's driving the bus home," said Morro Bay coach John Andree.Andree was joking, but you couldn't fault anyone for believing the 6-foot-2, 210-pound senior would do well as a designated driver. He certainly was effective enough behind the wheel of the Pirates' … [Read more...]
To describe Carpinteria High’s 28-7 win over Bishop Diego Saturday night at La Playa Stadium was also to describe how it felt for the Warriors to defeat their longtime rivals and record their first win of the season.It was oso good.Carpinteria loaded up its running game with an extra offensive lineman, tight end and blocking back — a formation the Warriors call “oso” (Spanish for bear). The result was an impressive rushing attack that produced 357 yards and four touchdowns, led … [Read more...]
An optimist could easily find a silver lining in the dark cloud that continued to hang over San Marcos High’s football team after Friday night’s 38-20 Channel League loss to Ventura at Valley Stadium.Okay, so maybe it was more like copper. But have you seen the price of copper, lately? The point is, the Royals’ offense came to life against Ventura, scoring on its first two possessions and completing its first two touchdown passes as it traded scores with the Cougars for the better part … [Read more...]
When you’re hanging by a thread, and the thread breaks, well, you have a pretty good idea of what happened to Carpinteria High in its 13-0 loss to Oak Park Friday night.The Warriors fumbled twice on kick returns — setting up both scores by the visiting Eagles — and mishandled a field goal try to lose a game that, despite their winless status, had critical playoff implications.Playoffs?Yes, the circumstances of the top-heavy Tri-Valley League allow the merely mortal teams that … [Read more...]
