PREP FOOTBALL : Orange League : Anaheim Rallies Past Western

Anaheim High School quarterback Ernest Johnston threw an 83-yard touchdown pass to Robert Ferrington with 3:06 remaining Saturday night to lift the Colonists to a 14-9 upset victory over Western in the Orange League opener for both schools in Anaheim’s Handel Stadium.

Ferrington caught the pass near the Pioneer 30-yard line, shook off two Western defenders and continued into the end zone, as the Colonists completed their fourth-quarter comeback. Anaheim had scored earlier in the period on Johnston’s 23-yard touchdown pass to Kha Hoang. Robert Aldaz kicked both extra points. Anaheim (3-3) has won three games in a row.

Western (3-3), which has lost two straight, scored in the first quarter when Toby Howell recovered a fumble in the end zone. The Pioneers added a 31-yard field goal by Dave Brown in the second quarter. But Western quarterback Mike Huy was intercepted three times, and the Pioneers were penalized 15 times for 100 yards.

ANAHEIM 14, WESTERN 9 W--Toby Howell recovered fumble in end zone (pass failed)

W--FG Brown 31

A--Hoang 23 pass from Johnston (Aldaz kick)

A--Ferrington 83 pass from Johnston (Aldaz kick)

Attendance--800