Rio Mesa scored on its first two plays from scrimmage and never let up in routing San Marcos, 69-7, in a non-league football game in Oxnard on Friday.
The Spartans, ranked seventh in the CIF Western Division, scored on their first two plays from scrimmage — the first a 22-yard pass from Eddie Guerrero completed a 22-yard pass to Stevie Houston for the Spartans’ first score. When they got the ball back, Josiah King broke off a 40-yard run.
Guerrero connected with Houston again on a 14-yard score for a 21-0 lead with five minutes left in the first quarter.
It was 41-0 midway through the second quarter.
“Mistakes in all three phases of the game,” said San Marcos coach Anthony Linebaugh.
The coach praised the courageous effort of quarterback D’shaun Vines.
San Marcos (0-2) mustered only three first downs in the first half.
Arren Magtanong scored the Royals’ touchdown on a 2-yard run.
