City Section

Saturday, Nov. 6

EASTERN LEAGUE

Roosevelt 18, Garfield 14
Anthony Robles didn’t want to throw the pass. He nearly called time out to try to talk his coach into a different play.But Robles went with Coach Jason Carlin’s decision and completed a Los Angeles Roosevelt comeback by connecting with Saul Jimenez for a 49-yard touchdown with 2 minutes 18 seconds remaining in an 18-14 Eastern League victory over L.A. Garfield in front of about 15,000 fans Saturday at East L.A. College.

It was the second touchdown of the fourth quarter for Roosevelt (4-5, 2-2), which trailed 14-0 at halftime courtesy of two Robles passes that were intercepted. One led to a score and Garfield’s Carlos Villegas returned the other 36 yards for a touchdown with 1:34 left in the first half.

“At first I was surprised coach called the play,” said Robles, who threw only three second-half passes after completing two of eight for 24 yards in the first half. “I didn’t have any confidence, but my teammates pumped me up.”

It was the fifth consecutive Roosevelt victory against Garfield, equaling the Roughriders’ longest winning streak in the 68 meetings between the teams, known as the “East L.A. Classic.” The last time Roosevelt won five in a row was 1955-59.

“This game means a lot,” Carlin said. “I’ve been waiting so long for these kids to believe in themselves and they finally did.”

Credit the Roosevelt defense, which held Garfield (5-4, 1-3) to 125 total yards and 10 first downs. Garfield moved inside the Roosevelt 40 only two times in the game, once after a partially blocked punt and the other after an interception.

“The defense played with a lot of heart,” Robles said. “They picked me up at halftime. They told me not to worry about the interceptions . . . just put some points on the board and we’d win because [Garfield] wasn’t going to score again.”

Roosevelt, in its deceptive wing-T offense, rushed for 261 yards. Rogelio Gervacio had 72 yards, including a 64-yard run that set up a field goal early in the second half.

Carlos Diaz, who had 54 yards in nine carries, scored on a 10-yard run with 8:57 to play and Gervacio’s two-point conversion got Roosevelt within three, at 14-11.

--Peter Yoon

Friday, Nov. 5

COLISEUM LEAGUE

Dorsey 26, Locke 6
Stafon Johnson carried 16 times for 121 yards and a touchdown, Jeremiah Johnson had 119 yards on 13 carries and scored twice and David Gettis caught four passes for 73 yards and a touchdown for Dorsey (8-1, 4-0), ranked No. 12 by the Times, in the win over Locke (5-4, 1-3) at Rancho Cienaga Park.

Fremont 44, Manual Arts 0
Andre Bouvay carried the ball 27 times for a single-game school record 306 yards to lead host Fremont (7-2, 2-2). He also rushed for three touchdowns and caught an 18-yard touchdown pass.

Senior kicker Lorenzo Bernal converted a career-long 50-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to put Fremont ahead, 30-0.

Manual Arts dropped to 1-8, 0-4.

Crenshaw 21, Jefferson 0

EASTERN LEAGUE

Huntington Park 30, Bell 14
Senior quarterback Danny Saucedo carried the ball four times for 73 yards, including a 51-yard touchdown run, and completed nine of 12 passes for 74 yards to lead host Huntington Park (8-1, 4-0).

Quarterback David Cordova passed for one touchdown and ran for another for Bell (2-7, 0-4).

L.A. Jordan 20, South Gate 14
Daniel Kozasky threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Marco Pulido in the second quarter and Steve Gonzalez scored on an 82-yard kickoff return to start the third quarter for South Gate (4-5, 2-2), which also had both extra point kicks converted by Pulido.

L.A. Jordan (5-4, 3-1) led 14-7 at halftime.

MARINE LEAGUE

Carson 23, Narbonne 14
Defensive end David Niko-Auga led a stout defensive effort by Carson (6-3, 4-0) as it shut out the visiting Gauchos in the second half to gain sole possession of first place in the Marine League.

Maintaining a seven-point lead, the Colts made their most important stand early in the fourth quarter as Narbonne (7-2, 3-1) drove to the six-yard line. On third down and five, linebacker Lamar Brumfield sacked quarterback Lamont Long for a five-yard loss.

Kicker Oscar DeAlba subsequently missed a 26-yard field goal. Carson added a safety -- its only points after the first quarter -- when Niko-Auga forced Long to fumble out of his own end zone.

Niko-Auga also forced another fumble and had two tackles for a loss. Running back Philip Knight ran for 165 yards on 22 carries as Carson needs only a win at San Pedro next week to clinch its sixth consecutive league title.

“We’ve been playing consistent football for the last three weeks,” Carson coach Rowen Tupuivao said. “We knew they were going to run the ball at us, so we had to control the line of scrimmage.”

Carson built a 21-7 lead in the first quarter as Dwayne Sanders had a 14-yard scoring run and a 30-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Bo Napoleon. Napoleon also connected with Antwan Mahaley on a 33-yard scoring play.

Narbonne cut the lead to 21-14 on a three-yard run by Travon Titus in the second quarter.

--Eric Stephens

Gardena 15, San Pedro 9
Wilmington Banning 36, Washington 36

NORTHERN LEAGUE

Eagle Rock 38, Lincoln 0
Jeremy Camacho completed 13 of 16 passes for 175 yards and four touchdowns and V.J. Castanos rushed for 162 yards in 19 carries and caught a 25-yard touchdown pass to lead Eagle Rock (7-2, 4-1) to the victory over visiting Lincoln (2-7, 1-4). Markece Peco had nine receptions for 91 yards and touchdowns covering six and 44 yards.

Franklin 17, L.A. Wilson 13
Keith Hale recorded the last of his three interceptions in the end zone with three seconds left to preserve the victory for Franklin (8-1, 3-1).

Hale also made interceptions in the second and third quarters, and now has five for the year.

Defensive end John Delgadillo made a sack of Wilson quarterback Chris Patino, who fumbled the ball into the end zone, where it was recovered by Delgadillo for Franklin’s first touchdown.

SUNSET SIX LEAGUE

Grant 47, Hollywood 6

VALLEY MISSION LEAGUE

San Fernando 28, Monroe 14
Raphael Reynolds rushed for 126 yards in the second half to lead visiting San Fernando (6-3, 4-0) back from a 14-0 deficit.

WESTERN LEAGUE

L.A. Hamilton 27, Palisades 14
LaVaughn Macon rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns to lead host L.A. Hamilton (1-8, 1-3).

Venice 51, Westchester 12
Kenny Ashley rushed for four touchdowns for Venice (6-2, 4-0) in a victory at Westchester (3-5, 2-2 in league).

Fairfax 24, LA University 12

WEST VALLEY LEAGUE

Birmingham 62, Cleveland 31
Visiting Birmingham (5-4, 3-1), ranked No. 25 by the Times, had 580 yards of total offense. Cleveland is 7-2, 2-2.

Granada Hills 58, El Camino Real 35
Jamaal Rashad rushed for 213 yards to lead host Granada Hills (2-7, 1-3).El Camino is 4-5, 0-4.

Taft 55, Chatsworth 21

INTERSECTIONAL

Cerritos Valley Christian 59, Los Angeles 12