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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...]
“As the Field Tilted” would be an ideal title to the story of Bishop Diego’s loss to Nordhoff on Friday night.The Cardinals often looked like they were running up hill, while it was all down hill for the visiting Rangers as they rolled to a 35-7 victory in a Tri-Valley League football game at La Playa Stadium.It was Nordhoff’s sixth straight win, raising its records to 6-1 and 2-0 in the TVL. Bishop fell to 0-7, 0-2.Nordhoff quarterback Skyler Logsdon threw three touchdown … [Read more...]
Junior quarterback Max Leffler ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more Friday night, leading Grace Brethren to a 46-10 nonleague football win over Bishop Diego at SBCC's La Playa Stadium.The Lancers (3-3) got on the board first when Sam Porrazzo blocked Kyle Holland's punt in the end zone on the first series of the game. Jared Landseadel recovered in the end zone, giving Grace a 6-0 lead. Nic Mon stuffed a run try on the 2-point PAT.The visitors from Simi Valley didn't have a … [Read more...]
OXNARD — So close, yet so far.Bishop Diego trailed from start to finish Friday night, but did manage to tie the score on a couple different occasions in its nonleague game against Santa Paula only to ultimately come up short in a 28-21 loss at Hueneme High in Oxnard.“This was a tough loss,’’ said coach Tom Crawford, whose Cardinals mounted a fourth quarter rally, nearly marching the length of the field over the final six-plus minutes of the game before the final drive stalled in … [Read more...]
LOS ANGELES — There was a point in Bishop Diego’s season-opening football loss at Salesian when the Cardinals had everything going right.Junior quarterback Kyle Holland completed some clutch passes, the running backs churned out tough yards and the team drove 87 yards to score its first touchdown.Unfortunately for the Cardinals, the joy was short lived as Salesian picked up its ensuing onsides kick and returned it for the game’s final touchdown in a 49-6 rout over Bishop at Keegan … [Read more...]
OJAI — For Bishop Diego, this was a winnable game that got away. The Cardinals, snakebit by penalties and worn down in the second half by a punishing Nordhoff running game, dropped a tough 14-10 decision in a Tri-Valley League football game Friday night at Ojai Valley Community Stadium. Nordhoff scored a touchdown and a safety in the fourth quarter to rally for the win and hand Bishop its sixth loss of the season. … [Read more...]
Welcome to the little league, kid.Working behind a massive offensive line and throwing the ball to talented receivers, Oaks Christian quarterback Nick Montana made his Tri-Valley League debut Friday night in impressive fashion. The 6-2 junior tossed four touchdown passes as the Lions overwhelmed Bishop Diego 61-0 at La Playa Stadium.Montana (8-for-11, 136 yards) played only in the first half and did not put up huge numbers, but he was a paragon of efficiency, much like his father Joe, … [Read more...]
