DAILY NEWS INVITATIONAL: JACOBS' EFFORT LIFTS CALABASAS.

Byline: Daily News

John Henry Jacobs tossed a three-hit shutout as Calabasas High won its first game of the season with a 4-0 victory over St. Francis of La Canada Flintridge in a Daily News Invitational game Saturday at Calabasas.

Jacobs, a three-year varsity player, threw 94 pitches and had a no-hitter going into the seventh inning. He struck out 10 batters and walked two in earning his first career complete game.

``(Jacobs) had a great performance on the mound,'' Calabasas coach Rick Nathanson said. ``He has been with me since he was a freshman. He pitched well, and the defense helped him.''

St. Francis catcher Matt McColgan broke the no-hitter when he opened the seventh with a single up the middle. Jacobs retired the next two batters but loaded the bases by allowing hits by Harold Kim and Chris Church.

The 6-foot-2, 220-pound right-hander, however, got Drew Nance to ground out to second for the final out.

The three-hit performance by Jacobs erases an ugly season opener a day earlier when the Coyotes were the victim of a Kennedy of Granada Hills no-hitter.

``We felt pretty bad that we got no-hit,'' Jacobs said. ``We just tried to forget about it and work hard. I didn't even know I had a no-hitter going. I just focused on getting my team a win.''

The Coyotes took a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Justin Segal, who reached base on a bunt single, scored on a Jacobs single. Calabasas stretched that lead in the same inning with runs by Michael Benford and Jacobs. Drew Saberhagen had a double to right-center field that brought in Jacobs as Calabasas led 3-0.

Calabasas scored its fourth run in the fourth inning when Aaron Lowenstein scored on an error. On the play, pitcher Alex Gonzalez had Lowenstein picked off at third, but his throw got past Jack Pinkerton. Lowenstein had walked to lead off the inning, stole second and went to third on a wild pitch by Gonzalez.

Gonzalez had trouble finding the strike zone. Just 39 of his 86 pitches were strikes. He walked five batters and had four strikeouts.

Benford did not have a hit but had two walks a stolen base. Lowenstein and Segal each went 1 for 3 with a run and a stolen base.

- Julio Cortez

--Quartz Hill 22, Taft 7: Quartz Hill scored seven runs in the fifth and seventh innings as it collected 20 hits en route to a victory at Taft of Woodland Hills.

Quartz Hill pitcher Brian Chavez struck out six batters in three innings. The sophomore pitcher allowed a three-run home run by Robert Ebin in the first inning as the Toreadors (0-2) took a 4-1 lead.

Chavez went 4 for 5 with a home run and two doubles. He finished with four RBI and two runs scored.

Josh McDaniels also homered, and Gavin Brandon was 3 for 5 with a triple, three RBI and three runs for the Rebels (2-0), who have outscored their two opponents 41-9.

Josh Kessler was 1 for 3 with a home run, and Casey Greene doubled and drove in one for Taft.

Shane Gates and Tylor Simi each had a double for Quartz Hill.

--Westlake 7, Palmdale 2: Host Westlake (2-0) rallied from a 2-1 deficit to beat Palmdale (1-1) with a six-run fifth inning, which was highlighted by a three-run double by Mike Notaro.

Tyler Carr got the victory, going the distance in allowing two runs and five hits. He struck out nine and walked two.

Jake Brin and Kent McCarthy each had two hits for the Warriors.

Mike Monette pitched four-plus innings in getting the loss. Mike Smith had a double for Palmdale.

--Notre Dame 8, Lancaster 2: Visiting Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks scored five runs in the fifth inning and Daniel Rodarte had a four-strikeout performance in six innings for the victory.

Kevin Quinn had a triple for the Knights (2-0), and Brett Hayes and Fred Zucker added doubles in the 10-hit performance.

Jonathan Santana was 3 for 4 with two RBI and two runs for Notre Dame.

Jason Anderson had a double for Lancaster (0-2). Brian Mitchell pitched four innings and allowed one run but suffered the loss.

--Antelope Valley 3, Harvard-Westlake 1: Brad Baker's squeeze bunt in the sixth inning brought in Justin Lagos as host Antelope Valley improved to 2-0.

The Antelopes rebounded from a one-run deficit in the third inning when Marcos Huerta's ground out to third was overthrown. The error brought in Eduardo Figueroa and Eric Nordman as Antelope Valley took a 2-1 lead.

Nordman struck out five and walked three in a complete-game effort.

--Alemany 9, Glendale 4: Alemany of Mission Hills (2-0) scored five runs in the seventh to break a 4-4 tie and beat host Glendale (0-2) at Stengel Field.

Mike Duran broke the tie with a two-run single and Andres Fernandez added a three-run double for the Indians.

Ray Ravago got the win in relief of starter Mike Duran. Ravago went two innings, allowing a run and two hits.