COLLEGE FOOTBALL; CLU OFFENSE COMES TO LIFE; BACKUP ODENATH LEADS KINGSMEN OVER TOREROS.Byline: Heather Gripp and Jim Inghram Daily News Staff Writer All year the defense has been sturdy for Cal Lutheran. It's the offense that has been struggling. Against San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. on Saturday the defense was typically stingy stin·gy adj. stin·gi·er, stin·gi·est 1. Giving or spending reluctantly. 2. Scanty or meager: a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past. toward the Toreros, but this time instead of sputtering A popular method for adhering thin films onto a substrate. Sputtering is done by bombarding a target material with a charged gas (typically argon) which releases atoms in the target that coats the nearby substrate. It all takes place inside a magnetron vacuum chamber under low pressure. , the offense discovered a new weapon in the shape of 5-foot-10, 175-pound backup quarterback Nick Odenath. The move was planned, with Odenath getting practice reps leading up to the game against San Diego. The results, while not perfect, were encouraging. Odenath, of Orange, completed 6 of 8 passes for 51 yards in the 26-13 Cal Lu victory. He had an interception, but it was his scrambling and ability to run the option that gave the offense a lift. He led the offense on two scoring drives and scored on a touchdown on a 9-yard run. Odenath gained 61 yards on eight carries, getting some critical first downs and putting the San Diego defense on its heels. ``He really provided a spark,'' Cal Lutheran coach Scott Squires said. ``He did what we wanted and spurred our offense.'' Odenath's playing time wasn't a mark against Zack Hernandez's play. It was a situation where Squires wanted to get a look at his backup. Hernandez completed 6 of 13 for 72 yards and an interception and rushed for 14 yards on four carries. There is no quarterback controversy, but rather a situation where teams will have to prepare for both. ``I knew I was going to play some, because I got a lot of reps in practice,'' Odenath said. ``Everything I worked on in practice was used in the game. All I really had to do was go out there and execute.'' Asked if he would like to start, Odenath said: ``If I was greedy, sure I'd love to, but I want to do what is best for the team.'' Teammates were impressed with Odenath's composure com·po·sure n. A calm or tranquil state of mind; self-possession. [From compose.] composure Noun the state of being calm or unworried Noun . ``Nick came in and really stepped it up,'' defensive back Sean McGaughey said. ``He hung in there on the option plays and really played well.'' Kicking switch In another switch, Squires opted to use punter Punter 1. An trader who hopes to make quick profits. Basically, another term for speculator. 2. In the U.K., it is generally used to describe someone who gambles. It is also used to mean a client or customer of any business. Mark Kevern to kick field goals and used Ryan Geisler solely on kickoffs. Kevern, who had another outstanding punting game, was flawless. He converted all three extra points and made a 29-yard field goal. Geisler showed his leg strength, with most of his kickoffs going into the end zone. Squires didn't indicate whether the switch was permanent or for just one game. Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California-state funded community college located on a 134 acre (542,000 m²) property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. :Turnovers did in the Moorpark College football team in its season opener. Miscues were significant again on Saturday in the Raiders' home opener, but this time they were to Moorpark's advantage. The Raiders (1-1) intercepted Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. quarterback Danny Nunez five times en route to a 17-0 Western State Conference victory in a game of previously winless teams. ``We didn't turn the ball over, they did,'' Raiders coach Jim Bittner saidof the key to his team's win. ``We had good field position.'' The final interception came in the fourth quarter on the Vaqueros closest scoring opportunity, when the Raiders Bubba bub·ba n. Slang 1. Chiefly Southern U.S. Brother. 2. A white working-class man of the southern United States, stereotypically regarded as uneducated and gregarious with his peers. Jackson picked off a Nunez pass at the goal line. Jackson and Russel Burwell, who has three interceptions this season, each had two interceptions Saturday. Freshman Scott Ange solidified so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. his chances of taking over as the Raiders first-string quarterback. With an injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. Farhaad Azimi out for the season, Ange made the start and completed nine of 19 passes for 111 yards. Ange, who attended Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. High, connected with Shayne Sobell on a 12-yard pass deep into the end zone with 10:18 left in the fourth quarter. A 14-yard pass to Dave Burns with 4:12 remaining capped the Raiders scoring. ``The second half, we just decided to throw the ball,'' Ange said. ``That opened it up for us.'' Carl Richardson followed his first-week, 129-yard performance by gaining 110 yards on 19 carries. He also had two receptions for 7 yards. CAPTION(S): photo PHOTO Cal Lu's Greg McAllister fights off a San Diego defender as he makes his down field with the ball on Saturday. Andy Holzman/Daily News |
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