San Diego Roundup : Fejarang Gets a Kick Out of Leading Crawford to a Win Over University City

Crawford High quarterback Tommy Fejarang kicked the winning touchdown in the Colts’ 7-0 win over host University City Friday afternoon.

Fejarang’s foot enabled him to hook up with running back Dewey Brown on a highly unusual scoring play. With the ball on the University City five-yard line late in the second quarter, Fejarang rolled right. When he tried to pitch the ball, it rolled down his leg and he kicked it into the end zone. Brown pounced on the loose ball for six points.

Ken Tan added the extra point to give the eighth-ranked Colts a 7-0 lead in the season opener for both teams. Moments later, University City defensive back Kenny King returned a punt 98 yards for a touchdown, but it was nullified by a clipping penalty.

Late in the fourth quarter, the punting game fell apart for Crawford. University City’s Francisco Von Borstel and Greg Cleveland blocked Fejarang’s punt and defensive back Earl Rose recovered it on the Colt four-yard line. Running back Paul MacRenato gained three yards to the one and quarterback Brian Sexton picked up a few inches on a sneak.

On third down, quarterback Rod Cowell--who alternates with Sexton--fumbled when he was hit by lineman Mark Hayes. The 6-foot 6-inch, 215 pound lineman recovered at the three-yard line to preserve the victory for the visiting Colts.

In other games:

Granite Hills 30, El Capitan 7--Running back Tom Vardell rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns, and fullback Robert Padillo ran for 126 yards and one touchdown to lead the Eagles (2-0) past the Vacqueros (0-2) at Valley Stadium.

University 20, Hoover 14--Running back Martin Correia scored a pair of second-half touchdowns on runs of 12 and seven yards to lead the Dons (1-1) past the Cardinals (1-1) at USD. University fullback James Wilson gained 111 yards on 14 carries. Don quarterback Matt Smith completed 7 of 11 passes for 88 yards, all going to wide receiver Bucket Gonzalez. Hoover wide receiver Gaylen Sweet scored on a 19-yard run and a 69-yard pass from quarterback Michael Walker.

Kearny 26, Serra 0--Fourth-ranked Kearny rallied behind quarterback Scott Welish in a game played at Mesa College. Welish completed 15 of 25 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns. Kearny (2-0) took a 6-0 lead on an 11-yard run by James Courtney in the second quarter and went up 12-0 before intermission, when Welish threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Lupe Ford. Courtney, who caught four passes for 69 yards, scored his second touchdown of the game on a nine-yard pass from Welish in the fourth quarter. Ron Brado scored Kearny’s final touchdown on a three-yard run.

Lincoln 41, Patrick Henry 10--Lincoln quarterback Malcolm Glover threw three touchdown passes to lead the Hornets (2-0) to the win at Patrick Henry High. Glover, who finished the game 9 of 18 for 180 yards, threw his first touchdown pass, for five yards, to Patrick Newman to put Lincoln ahead, 15-7, in the second quarter. He threw a seven-yard touchdown pass to Patrick Rowe in the third quarter and a 44-yard scoring pass to Rowe in the fourth quarter. Newman returned an interception 71 yards for Lincoln’s final touchdown.

Patrick Henry (0-2) took a 7-0 lead on a 12-yard pass from Keith Courtney to Jeff Thilacker. Courtney finished the game 13 of 33 for 213 yards. Thilacker caught six passes for 87 yards. Lincoln running back Keith Mitchell, who had a scoring run of 60 yards, had 10 carries for 114 yards.

Clairemont 14, Southwest 7--Clairemont (1-1) took advantage of two Southwest (0-1-1) mistakes in the first half to take a 14-0 lead en route to the win at Mar Vista High. A seven-yard punt by Southwest in the first quarter set up Clairemont’s first scoring drive, which culminated in a one-yard touchdown run by Cercy Moore. Clairemont took a 14-0 lead on a 28-yard touchdown pass from Greg Gibbons to Eddie Taylor. The touchdown was set up by a Southwest fumble deep in its own territory. Gibbons finished the game 5 of 17 for 79 yards. Southwest cut the lead on a 20-yard touchdown run by Ron Hurdle in the fourth quarter. Southwest quarterback Alex Sanchez completed 6 of 21 passes for 89 yards.

Dana Hills 26, Torrey Pines 24--John Micalizzi tossed a seven-yard scoring pass to Billy Mitchell with 2:35 remaining in the game to give the Dolphins the victory over the Falcons at San Dieguito. Torrey Pines (0-2) had trailed, 20-3, in the second quarter but rallied for the lead on a 45-yard touchdown run by Steve May and a 43-yard option touchdown pass from running back Tim Walker to Bob Teischer.

Fallbrook 21, San Marcos 19--Scott Barrick completed 16 of 32 passes for 203 yards and one touchdown as the Warriors (2-0) held off a late rally by the Knights (0-2) at San Marcos. Trailing, 21-12, with 30 seconds remaining, San Marcos scored on a 22-yard pass from Rick Ebert to Jim Jennings. Then, after the Knights recovered the on-side kick, they drove to the Fallbrook 20, where a fumble by Jennings killed their final drive.