WESTLAKE WINS WITH AIR SHOW : WESTLAKE 29 BUENA 0.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily Westlake High quarterback Zac Wasserman didn't surpass the totals he put up the week before, in his varsity debut against Ventura. This time, however, the sophomore came out a winner. Wasserman completed 13 of 24 passes for 255 yards and three touchdowns Friday to guide the Warriors to a 29-0 nonleague victory at Westlake High. ``I felt a lot more pressure this week,'' said Wasserman, who passed for 374 yards in a 20-19 defeat against Buena in the season opener. ``We had something to prove after last week.'' So did the Warrior offensive line of Marc Cittadino, Adam Mercer mer·cer n. Chiefly British A dealer in textiles, especially silks. [Middle English, from Old French mercier, trader, from merz, merchandise, from Latin merx , Steve Talbot and Ted Thiele. The unit, which allowed seven sacks against Buena, picked up numerous blitzes and allowed Wasserman time to hook up with senior receiver Joey Joey after Joseph Grimaldi, famous 19th-century clown. [Am. Hist.: Espy, 45] See : Clowns Cuppari and open up the Warrior running game. Cuppari caught eight passes for 180 yards and three touchdowns, of 53, 79 and two yards. Mike Seidman and Kevin Howard Kevin C. Howard (born June 25, 1981 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a infielder in Minor League Baseball who plays for the Jacksonville Suns in the Double-A Southern League. had two receptions each, for 48 and 17 yards. ``He handled the pressure a lot better and found the open receiver,'' Cuppari said about Wasserman. Wasserman also had help from the defense, which intercepted three passes by Ventura quarterback Jason Branch. A 65-yard interception return by Kevin Howard midway through the first quarter gave Westlake (1-1) a 8-0 lead. The junior defensive back grabbed a tipped pass by Travis Campbell and ran untouched down the right sideline sideline See on the sidelines. for the Warriors' first score midway. Tailback tail·back n. Football The back on an offensive team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage. tailback Noun Brit a queue of traffic stretching back from an obstruction J.R. Ross, who gained 36 yards in six carries, hauled in a pass from Cuppari on a fake extra-point attempt for the two-point conversion In American football and Canadian football, a team may try to score a two-point conversion (score two points) instead of an extra point (one point) immediately after it scores a touchdown. . With Westlake up 15-0 in the third quarter, Campbell stopped a Ventura scoring threat with an interception in the end zone. David Hu preserved the shutout with an interception deep in Westlake territory in the game's waning seconds. ``We are an inexperienced in·ex·pe·ri·ence n. 1. Lack of experience. 2. Lack of the knowledge gained from experience. in team with a lot of high expectations which were out of context,'' Westlake coach Jim Benkert said. ``We've gotten a lot better since last week. We saw where we made the mistakes and made the corrections.'' Howard's interception set up a 79-yard scoring pass from Wasserman to Cuppari to stretch the Warriors' lead to 22-0 with 6:41 left in the third quarter. A fumble recovery by Ryan Welch Welch , William Henry 1850-1934. American pathologist and bacteriologist who discovered the bacteria that causes gas gangrene. at the Westlake 18 halted another Ventura drive. The turnover helped set up Westlake's final score, a two-yard reception by Cuppari early in the fourth quarter. |
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