VENTURA — “Everything bad that happened, that could happen, did happen.”
Unfortunately for Santa Barbara City College’s football team, head coach Craig Moropoulos was referring to a just-completed 49-0 drubbing handed down by former conference-rival Ventura College.
The Pirates, ranked No. 12 in California, forced the Vaqueros into five first-half turnovers that led to 28 points — 21 in the first quarter alone.
“It was out of hand and it got out of hand early,” continued Moropoulos, whose team starts conference play next Saturday against Antelope Valley at 0-3.
“We’re not where we want to be. The fact of the matter is we’ve got a lot of young people. And we’re going to get better by playing these types of (teams).”
The 3-0 Pirates definitely looked like Southern California’s sixth-ranked school. Quarterback Lee Mondol threw three touchdowns, two to 6-foot-3, 211-pound wideout Tim Pope. St. Bonaventure product Michael Lee rushed for two more as Ventura built the score up to 49-0 by halftime.
The Vaqueros did have some success in the running game. The team gained 126 yards as Justin Leverette led the way with 83 yards on 14 carries. Tristan Carter gained 51 yards behind a line that had three members getting their first starts of the season.
“I thought our offensive line did a decent job,” conceded Moropoulos, whose team ran on 10 straight plays in SBCC’s first drive of the third quarter. “They had to rise up and they did.”
City College lost wide receiver and kick returner Ravonte Wilkerson to a broken collarbone in the first quarter. He could be out up to eight weeks.
Conference play starts next Saturday when the Vaqueros play at La Playa Stadium for the first time since their season opener on Sept. 6. Antelope Valley visits for a 6 p.m. kickoff.
VENTURA 49, SANTA BARBARA 0
Santa Barbara……. 0 0 0 0 – 0
Ventura…………. 28 21 0 0 – 49FIRST QUARTER
10:58 VENT – Pope,Tim 5 yd pass from Mondol,Lee (Diaz,Alex kick), 8-49 4:02, SBCC 0 – VENT 7
06:13 VENT – Lee,Michael 1 yd run (Karam,Nick rush), 8-51 4:04, SBCC 0 – VENT 15
05:34 VENT – Whitcomb,Tyler 4 yd pass from Mondol,Lee (Diaz,Alex kick), 2-24 0:27, SBCC 0 – VENT 22
05:07 VENT – Lee,Michael 1 yd run (Diaz,Alex kick failed), 2-18 0:27, SBCC 0 – VENT 28
SECOND QUARTER
09:58 VENT – Washington,Sema 50 yd pass from Mondol,Lee (Diaz,Alex kick), 1-50 0:15, SBCC 0 – VENT 35
01:35 VENT – Pope,Tim 52 yd pass from Mondol,Lee (Diaz,Alex kick), 6-80 3:19, SBCC 0 – VENT 42
00:23 VENT – Jackson,James 36 yd interception return (Diaz,Alex kick), , SBCC 0 – VENT 49TEAM TOTALS SBCC – VENT
FIRST DOWNS………………. 14 19
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)………… 33-126 43-186
PASSING YDS (NET)…………. 71 212
Passes Att-Comp-Int……….. 27-8-2 17-13-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS….. 60-197 60-398
Fumble Returns-Yards………. 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards………… 1-21 0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards……… 8-120 1-29
Interception Returns-Yards…. 0-0 2-54
Punts (Number-Avg)………… 6-36.0 6-31.7
Fumbles-Lost……………… 3-3 1-0
Penalties-Yards…………… 5-41 6-70
Possession Time…………… 29:26 30:34
Third-Down Conversions…….. 2 of 12 4 of 11
Fourth-Down Conversions……. 1 of 2 1 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances……. 0-1 4-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards…….. 1-2 4-29INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING: Santa Barbara-Justi Leverette 14-83; Tristan Carter 10-51; Robin Lawson
2-7; Conner Rehage 3-6; Camero Humphrey 1-2; Austin Civita 3-minus 23.
Ventura-Lee,Michael 14-60; Washington,Sema 6-37; Parham,Kris 2-26;
Stewart,Jeremia 5-14; Mondol,Lee 4-12; Dore,Brandon 1-9; Kiper,Justin 2-8;
Wright,Coleton 2-7; Morris,Dominic 2-7; Holland,Cody 2-3; Powers,Loren 1-3;
McPherson,Kraig 2-0.PASSING: Santa Barbara-Conner Rehage 5-18-2-48; Austin Civita 3-9-0-23.
Ventura-Mondol,Lee 12-15-0-206; Holland,Cody 1-2-0-6.RECEIVING: Santa Barbara-Austen Lott 2-30; Jakharie Murphy 2-20; Jed Elsberry
2-11; Tristan Carter 1-5; Xavier Johnson 1-5. Ventura-Pope,Tim 3-63;
Whitcomb,Tyler 3-37; Washington,Raph 3-15; Washington,Sema 2-61; Karam,Nick
2-36.INTERCEPTIONS: Santa Barbara-None. Ventura-Jackson,James 2-54.
FUMBLES: Santa Barbara-Ravon Wilkerson 2-2; Justi Leverette 1-1.
Ventura-Holland,Cody 1-0.Stadium: Larrabee Attendance: 2500
