VENTURA — San Marcos' 38-13 loss at Buena may indicate a blowout, but for a half Friday night it was anything but.The Royals found success running the ball versus Buena’s defense, and trailed 18-13 at halftime, but the Bulldogs scored 20 unanswered second-half points to complete the Channel League victory heading into next week’s rivalry game against Ventura. San Marcos, meanwhile, has a rivalry game against Santa Barbara on tap.Royals coach Jeff Hesselmeyer said he felt going into … [Read more...]

Cody Clark saw a glimpse of daylight and he was gone. His 99-yard touchdown run was part of a resilient effort by the San Marcos football team Friday night, but it wasn’t enough in a 41-16 loss to host Ventura at Larrabee Stadium. If the first half was all that mattered then San Marcos would have emerged with an upset but Ventura scored 27 unanswered points in the second half that made it a rout. Of the four second-half scores, two came from the offense, one from the defense and … [Read more...]