Prep Football Highlights : He Is Fann-tastic, Gains 191 Yards as Cleveland Wins

Albert Fann, playing until he could play no more, led Cleveland High School of Reseda to a 20-7 victory over Crenshaw Friday at Crenshaw.

Fann, a senior tailback, rushed 23 times for 191 yards and one touchdown before dropping flat on his back, gasping for breath on the sidelines with 1:45 left in the game.

Fann began hyperventilating on the second play of a that started on the Cleveland 27 with 6:38 left and the Cavaliers leading, 20-7. He tried telling the players shuttling plays in from the sidelines he had to come out, but apparently they did not understand what he was saying.

So he played on. Only after consecutive carries of 14 and 1 yards that moved Cleveland into Crenshaw territory did he surrender to the fatigue.

“They kept giving the ball to me,” said Fann. “I was just exhausted. I couldn’t breathe.”

Fann broke an ankle two games into last season, when the Cavaliers finished 1-7. But now, with a healthy Fann, the Cavaliers are 4-0 heading into Valley League play next week.

Crenshaw, The Times’ fourth-ranked City Section team, is now 3-1.

Cleveland’s other quarterback, Mario Hull, teamed with split end Jay Rich, who later threw a touchdown pass, on a 69-yard touchdown pass play with 6:17 left in the first quarter.

Crenshaw tied the score, 7-7, when quarterback Jeffrey Sullivan passed to Michael Williams for 16 yards and a touchdown.

But Cleveland took a 14-7 halftime lead after an unnecessary roughness penalty and a little trickery led to a 40-yard touchdown pass play on a flea flicker.

The 15-yard roughness penalty moved the ball to the Crenshaw 40, from where the Cavaliers’ other quarterback, Jamie Grossman, flipped the ball to Rich, who threw to a wide open Mike Aranzullo.

Fann scored Cleveland’s third touchdown on a six-yard burst with 8:46 left.

In other games Friday:

CITY Granada Hills 54, Gardena 6--Running back Khalid Ali rushed for 128 yards in 18 carries and scored on runs of 10, 15 and 5 yards in the nonleague game at Granada Hills. Teammate Jeremy Leach, the City’s leading passer, completed 10 of 13 passes for 135 yards and 1 touchdown. In four games, Leach has completed 42 of 61 passes for 593 yards and no interceptions. Gardena’s only score came on Terrell Smith 85-yard return of the opening kickoff. Granada Hills, The Times’ No. 5 ranked team, is now 4-0. Gardena is 0-4.

Wilmington Banning 18, Granada Hills Kennedy 0--The Pilots scored two touchdonws on a first-quater 7-yard run by fullback Malili Fuamtu and a fourth-quarter pass from Ed Kapu to Marvin Pollard in the nonleague game at Gardena High. Sandwiched between the two were two safety’s when Albert Richardson twice snapped the ball out of the end zone. Banning, The Times’ No. 1 ranked team, is 4-0. Kennedy is 1-3.

Garfield 33, Roosevelt 10--David Morales scored on a 9-yard pass from Johnny Gomez and on a 22-yard run, and Gabriel Rico had two field goals of 40 yards to give the Bulldogs the win before 21,000 fans at East Los Angeles College. Garfield and Roosevelt are both 3-1.

SOUTHERN SECTION Santa Monica 21, Huntington Beach Edison 7--Santa Monica took advantage of Edison turnovers to defeat The Times’ No. 3-ranked team in a nonleague game at at Orange Coast College. In the first quarter, four plays after Wayne DuPlantis couldn’t handle a bad snap from center and was tackled on his own 8-yard line, Randy Bongard scored on a 1-yard run. With 1:30 remaining in the half Santa Monica’s Eric Etebari blind-sided Mike Henderson, jarring the ball loose, and Corwin Bailey grabbed the ball and raced 64 yards for a touchdown to make the score 14-0. The Viking defense limited Edison running back Kaleaph Carter to just 59 yards in 17 carries. Edison is 4-1 and Santa Monica is 3-1.

Rancho Palos Verdes Miraleste 30, Mission Viejo Trabuco Hills 14--Mike Silane ran for 150 yards and 2 touchdowns in 17 carries and intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown, to lead the Marauders (4-0-1) in a nonleague game at Miraleste. Trabuco Hills (3-2) took a 14-6 lead, but in the third quarter Silane ran for a 15-yard touchdown, returned an interception 32 yards for a touchdown and then capped the explosion with a 12-yard touchdown run to give Miraleste a 24-14 lead. The Marauders added another touchdown in the fourth quarter on a 16-yard pass from quarterback Todd Hollingshead to Joe Clark. Miraleste finished with 421 total yards. Trabuco Hills had 193 total yards. Silane now has more than 700 yards rushing this season.

Playa del Rey St. Bernard 13, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 6--John Pawinski completed 10 of 18 passes for 125 yards and also scored on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter to lead St. Bernard to victory in a nonleague game at St. Bernard. Danny Wilson had two interceptions for St. Bernard including one for a 99-yard touchdown on Notre Dame’s first possession. Teaming with Pawinski was running back Brett Hayes who gained 107 yards on 18 carries. St. Bernard, which will begin its first season of play in the Angelus League next week, is 4-1. Notre Dame is 2-3.

Pasadena Muir 24, La Canada St. Francis 7--Ricky Ervins ran for 213 yards in 23 carries and scored 2 touchdowns to lead the Mustangs to a nonleague win at Pasadena City College. After five games Ervins has gained 660 yards in 97 carries for an average of 6.6 yards per carry. St. Francis took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter, but Muir came back to tie the game in the second quarter on a 7-yard touchdown run by Ervins. In the third quarter, Ervins scored on a 2-yard run to give Muir its first lead at 14-7, and the Mustangs added a field goal for a 17-7 lead. Muir put the game away with a touchdown with just under seven minutes to go. Muir rolled to 415 yards in total offense while limiting St. Francis to just 144 total yards. Muir, The Times’ No. 5-ranked team, is 6-0. St. Francis is 1-3-1.

Santa Maria 10, Compton 0--Matt Almaguer’s 53-yard field goal attempt hit the crossbar and bounced over to break the Santa Maria school record in this nonleague game at Santa Maria. Jackman LeBlanc rushed 26 times for 144 yards for Santa Maria (5-0), the No. 5-ranked team in the Northwestern Conference. Compton dropped to 0-5.

Canyon Country Canyon 21, Mission Hills Alemany 3--Ken Sollom threw for one touchdown and ran for another to lead Canyon to its 43rd straight victory in a nonleague game at Canyon. Lance Cross returned to action with 91 yards in 15 carries and gave Canyon (5-0) a 7-0 lead in the first quarter with a 1-yard run. Sollom made it 14-0 in the second quarter with a four-yard touchdown run. Alemany’s only score, a 30-yard field goal by Runner Strum, made it 14-3 at halftime. In the fourth quarter, Sollom hooked up with Trevor Doyle for a 50-yard touchdown pass play to give the Cowboys a 21-3 lead. Sollom had an off night, completing only 9 of 22 passes for 164 yards with 2 interceptions. The Southern Section’s leading quarterback going into game has completed 62 of 107 passes for 1,101 yards in six games. Alemany is 1-4.

La Puente Bishop Amat 25, Lynwood 14--Eric Bieniemy ran for 201 yards in 25 carries and scored 2 touchdown runs of 4 and 70 yards as The Times’ No. 1-ranked team upped its record to 5-0 in a nonleague game at Bishop Amat. In five games, Bieniemy has 10 touchdowns and 720 yards. Austin McCowan accounted for both of Lynwood’s touchdowns on runs of 10 and 9 yards. The Saints are 3-2.

Oxnard 42, Oxnard Rio Mesa 7--Yellowjacket quarterback Juan Moreno completed 15 of 22 passes for 277 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead Oxnard to a Channel League win at home. Fullback Wayne Jones added 108 yards in 21 carries and scored 3 touchdowns. Oxnard jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter, highlighted by a 52-yard touchdown pass play from Moreno to Marc Chambers on the first play of the game. After three quarters, Oxnard, 2-0 in the league and 5-0 overall, led 35-0. Rio Mesa is 1-1 in the league and 3-2 overall.

Colton 31, Riverside Poly 8--Senior running back George Hemingway carried 28 times for 299 yards and touchdowns of 10, 80 and 48 yards in the Citrus Belt League game at UC Riverside. Hemingway, in five games, has gained 1,021 in 113 carries. Both teams are 1-1 in league play. Colton is 3-2 overall, and Riverside Poly is 2-3.