VENTURA COUNTY ROUNDUP: RIO MESA ENJOYS ITS BLOCK PARTY.Byline: Daily News After going 1-9 last season and not having a winning season since 1996, first-year coach Randy Block's biggest challenge was getting his Rio Mesa players to believe that high expectations create positive results. If Block had any doubters, they likely became instant converts when Justin Johnson returned the opening kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown. Rio Mesa went on to defeat visiting San Marcos San Marcos (săn mär`kəs). 1 City (1990 pop. 38,974), San Diego co., S Calif., a northern suburb of San Diego; settled 1880s, inc. 1963. of 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. 23-0 in a nonleague game Friday night in Oxnard. It was the season opener for both teams. Rio Mesa led 14-0 at the half despite getting just one first down and 43 yards total offense. The Spartans scored late in the first quarter after San Marcos 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. Dominic Avila bobbled the ball and was tackled at the 1-yard line. Three plays later, quarterback Brian DiDomizio scored from the 1. Rio Mesa opened the second half with a fumble recovery by Guy Espinoza at the San Marcos 19. Three plays later, running back Cisco Zendejas scored on a 6-yard run. The extra point was missed. Another fumble on San Marcos' ensuing en·sue intr.v. en·sued, en·su·ing, en·sues 1. To follow as a consequence or result. See Synonyms at follow. 2. To take place subsequently. drive led to a 21-yard Chris Davis Chris Davis is the name of a couple of people:
``It couldn't start out any better,'' Block said. ``You kind of dream about stuff like that.'' - Rick Hazeltine --Camarillo 20, Leuzinger 20: Brad Boyer had seven receptions for 183 yards and a touchdown and Josh Howe and Garrett Barlow bar·low n. An inexpensive, one- or two-bladed pocketknife. [After Barlow, the family name of its makers, two brothers in Sheffield, England.] combined for 248 yards passing and two touchdowns, but the visiting Scorpins (0-0-1) were unable to score on their last two possessions, ands the game ended in a tie. - Rob Moscato Moscato can have several meanings see:
--Fillmore 40, Malibu 16: Jordon Arroyo passed for two touchdowns and ran for another as host Fillmore snapped its 16-game winless streak by defeating Malibu. The Sharks recovered two fumbles to score two touchdowns in the final 1:50. - Matt Marini --Oaks Christian 23, Rosamond 8: The host Lions of Westlake easily defeated the Roadrunners at Thorson Stadium in Westlake, marking the debut of their first full season of varsity competition. Oaks Christian freshman Aaron Ware rushed for 241 yards on 19 carries and scored two touchdowns. - Dylan Loewe --Channel Islands 18, Harvard-Westlake 7: Agie Castaneda ran for 99 yards on just 10 carries and scored one touchdown to lead the Raiders of Studio City past the Wolverines at Channel Islands. The Raiders opened the scoring midway through the first quarter on a 9-yard reverse run by David Herrera to cap a seven-play, 44-yard drive. Channel Islands extended its lead to 12-0 two minutes later on a 23-yard run by Castaneda. The Raiders cashed in on two Wolverines turnovers. With 3:10 left in the third quarter, Harvard-Westlake cut Channel Islands' lead to 12-7 on a 17-yard run by Austin Scott Frank Austin Scott or Austin Scott (August 10, 1848 – 15 August, 1922) was the tenth President of Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) serving from 1891 to 1906. . Scott finished the night with 95 yards on 19 carries. - Mark Bowen Mark Rosslyn Bowen (born 7 December 1963) is a former professional footballer and current football coach. He was a left-back who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, West Ham United, Shimizu S-Pulse, Charlton Athletic, Wigan Athletic and Reading. --Ventura 47, Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. 18: Senior Andrew Louvier completed 7 of 11 passes for 147 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Cougars past the visiting Pioneers. Joaquin Real scored on runs of 46 and 58 yards and finished with 121 yards on just four carries to help first-year head coach Brad Steward gain his first victory. - George Vranau --Nordhoff 30, Moorpark 20: Led by fullback Nick Kaiser, Nodhoff wore down Moorpark with a punishing running game, then finished it off with an unexpected 72-yard pass play to Travis Flowers. Kaiser ran for 174 yards on 29 carries as the Rangers totaled 245 rushing yards. Moorpark used the big play to stay close for most of the game. Brandon Williams
The Musketeers had a chance to take the lead again just before the half when they had a 1st-and-goal at the 6-yard line. But two consecutive sacks took them out of field-goal range stopped the drive. - Dave Keefer |
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