Friday Night High School Football : Pac 8 League

Venice 14, Sylmar 6

KEY PLAYS

Venice defensive end Scott Linden recovered a fumbled pitchout on the first play of the game. . . .Venice quarterback Ernie Soto hit Eric Crawford on a 21-yard touchdown pass to give the Gondoliers a 7-0 lead before the game was two minutes old. . . .Sylmar’s Shawn Hampton broke a 54-yard touchdown run with 7:01 remaining in the first quarter for the Spartans’ only score. . . .Another 21-yard pass from Soto to Crawford set up a 5-yard touchdown run by Sheldon Turner with 1:18 left in the third quarter. . . .Venice held Sylmar to zero yards passing.

KEY PLAYERS

Shawn Hampton (S) rushed for 183 yards on 17 carries and scored one touchdown. Ernie Soto (V) completed 5 of 7 passes for 69 yards and one touchdown. Gary Bolts (V) and Scott Linden (V) each recovered fumbles. Roger Serafin (V) broke up a third-down pass to derail a Sylmar fourth-quarter drive.

THE RECORDS

Venice (2-1), 1-0

Sylmar (2-1), 0-1

Sylmar 6 0 0 0 -- 6 Venice 7 0 7 0 -- 14