San Diego High School Football Roundup : Point Loma Blanks Mira Mesa, 27-0, For Seventh Win in Row

Point Loma High School is clearly a football team on a roll.

Against Mira Mesa in a key City Eastern League game Friday night, the Pointers ripped San Diego County’s top-ranked defensive unit for more than 300 yards of total offense and limited the Marauder offense to 93 total yards in a 27-0 victory at Mira Mesa High.

Point Loma (7-0, 2-0) started its assault on its first possession, driving 63 yards for a score, and continued its dominance throughout the game. Mira Mesa’s offense crossed midfield only once.

Pointer quarterback Mike Bennett connected on his first four passes of the game, helping to set up David Cipranic’s one-yard touchdown run 10 minutes into the game. Bennett completed 9 of 12 passes for 166 yards.

Point Loma’s offense moved easily despite the fact that its leading rusher, Kelby Downey, sat out the game with an injured right knee.

Downey’s replacements, Luis Guillory and Ron Evans, combined for 80 yards on the ground and opened the passing lanes for Bennett and tight end Bob Brasher, who caught 4 passes for 89 yards.

Even when the Pointer offense bogged down, good things happened. With Point Loma leading 21-0 late in the third quarter, Cipranic tried to run the ball in from the Mira Mesa eight-yard line. He was stopped in the backfield but lateraled to a startled Bennett before he went down. Bennett ran for a touchdown.

The Pointer defense, which limited Mira Mesa quarterback Ed Allison to 33 yards on 3 of 13 passes, also scored. Steve Cota sacked Allison and the ball popped into the hands of Israel Stanley, who ran 10 yards for a score.

“We knew we would be playing without Kelby so the rest of the players did a little extra,” Bennett said. “We have a lot of good players and we knew we could do well without him.”

Mira Mesa (5-2, 1-1) had allowed only 35 points in its first six games.

In other City Eastern games:

Morse 54, Serra 7--Larry Maxey scored four touchdowns to lead Morse (5-2, 2-0) at Serra. Maxey, the leading rusher in the county, scored on runs of 4, 18, 61 and 17 yards. Quarterback Michael Liera threw a 41-yard scoring pass to Darrell Lewis and rushed 6 yards for another touchdown. Serra (1-6, 0-2) scored in the first quarter on a 62-yard pass from Chris Robison to Robert Smith.

Patrick Henry 22, Madison 21--Patrick Henry’s Andy Trakas kicked a 28-yard field goal with four seconds left at Madison. Madison (1-5-1, 0-2) scored to make the score 21-19 with 2:40 left on a 22-yard pass from Brad Eaddy to James Cole. Patrick Henry (2-4, 1-1) drove from its own 25-yard-line to Madison’s 11 to set up the winning field goal.

AVOCADO

San Marcos 28, Carlsbad 7--Jessie Berrelleza scored twice one-yard runs to lead San Marcos (3-2-2, 3-1). The score was tied 7-7 at the half on Berrelleza’s first touchdown and a two-yard scoring run by Carlsbad’s Danny George. Scott Asbby scored a touchdown on an eight-yard run and quarterback Rick Ebert added another on a four-yard run for San Marcos. Carlsbad is 3-4, 1-3.

Escondido 23, El Camino 7--With the score 7-7 at the half, Escondido’s defense limited El Camino (3-4, 2-2) to 14 yards total offense and no first downs in the second half. Mason Stevenson had touchdown runs of 23 and 1 yards in the fourth period to ensure the win for Escondido (1-6, 1-3).

San Pasqual 19, Oceanside 0--Dave Emerson rushed for 150 yards and 1 touchdown to lead San Pasqual (3-2, 3-1) at Oceanside (2-3-2, 2-1-1). Jim Clayton scored on a 9-yard run and Chris Nottoli had a 30-yard field goal for San Pasqual.

Briefly--Rancho Buena Vista 20, Ramona 6.

CITY CENTRAL

Crawford 19, St. Augustine 12--Robert Howard caught a nine-yard pass from Keith Gilbert for a touchdown with 1:55 left to win the game at Patrick Henry. Crawford drove 70 yards in 2:35 on that final drive. Gilbert, the county’s fourth-rated passer, completed 20 of 37 pass attempts for 213 yards and 3 touchdowns. St. Augustine (3-4, 0-2) took a 6-0 lead on Doug Carter’s 1-yard run. Jeremy Horton blocked the extra point. Crawford (5-2, 2-0) tied the score, 6-6, on a 35-yard pass for a touchdown from Gilbert to James Gordon. Eric Ball blocked the extra point. St. Augustine scored on a 33-yard pass from Carter to Don Shimell on fourth and 20 in the second half. Michael Smith sacked Carter on the two-point conversion attempt. Crawford’s Robert Howard caught a 26-yard pass for a touchdown from Gilbert in the fourth quarter to make it 12-12.

Hoover 33, San Diego 0--Stacy Domaille threw to Tom Randall for touchdowns of six and five yards in the second period to lead Hoover (2-5, 1-1) at San Diego. Hoover suffered four turnovers in the first half, but San Diego (0-7, 0-2) couldn’t capitalize. In the third period, Tyrone Upton scored on a 24-yard run and Sherman Robinson scored from the 2 for Hoover. Anthony Gross finished the scoring with a 60-yard run late in the fourth period.

CITY WESTERN

Mission Bay 7, University City 0--Tight end Jason Surdy scored the only touchdown on an eight-yard pass from quarterback Brian Miranda in the first quarter. Mission Bay (2-5, 1-1) held off a late drive by visiting University City (1-4-1, 0-1-1) to help break its three-game losing streak. University City reached the Mission Bay five-yard line with three minutes to play but turned the ball over on downs after two incomplete passes.

Briefly--Kearny 26, Clairemont 19.

GROSSMONT 3-A

Granite Hills 28, Monte Vista 6--Brian Giles scored touchdowns on runs of 8, 17, 1 and 6 yards to pace Granite Hills (4-3, 2-0) at Monte Vista (1-5-1, 0-2). Giles had 152 yards on 18 carries. Jeff McKay kicked field goals of 32 and 33 yards for Monte Vista.

Mount Miguel 22, Santana 0--Anthony Williams scored on a 28-yard run to pace Mount Miguel (7-0, 1-0). Quarterback Anthony Rivera added a 1-yard touchdown run and Jesus Alvarez kicked a 33-yard field goal. Santana is 2-4-1, 0-3. Mount Miguel’s defense recorded its third shutout of the season.

GROSSMONT 2-A

El Cajon Valley 22, Valhalla 10--El Cajon Valley won its first Grossmont League game, other than forfeits, after 40 consecutive losses.

El Capitan 17, Grossmont 6--Jason Phipps caught a 7-yard touchdown pass and kicked a 37-yard field goal to lead El Capitan over defending league champion Grossmont (2-5, 0-1). Bryan Palmer added a touchdown on a 5-yard run for El Capitan (5-2, 1-0).

METRO-MESA

Bonita Vista 17, Montgomery 7--Ted Ehrhardt scored on a 54-yard pass from Matt Gibbs and Randy Schiewe returned an interception 34 yards for another score to lead Bonita Vista (3-3-1, 2-0) at Montgomery (3-4, 0-1). Joe Lane added a 26-yard field for Bonita Vista.

Sweetwater 28, Southwest 0--Tana Lepule scored on touchdown runs of 10 and 2 yards as Sweetwater rushed for 368 yards to defeat Southwest (2-4-1, 0-2). Pierre Jones scored on a 6 yard run and Danny Aina passed 24 yards to Scott Catlin for another score. Juan Price rushed 12 times for 176 yards for Sweetwater (5-2, 2-0).

METRO-SOUTH BAY

Castle Park 40, Marian 0--David Carpenter rushed for 209 yards and 3 touchdowns on 16 carries at Castle Park. Carpenter scored on runs of 1, 12 and 49 yards. David Husted, who rushed 5 times for 78 yards, scored on a 55-yard run. Art Berry rushed 3 times for 67 yards. Castle Park (1-3-2, 1-1) had 373 yards rushing. Marian, which played with only 18 players, is 2-5, 0-2.

Mar Visa 34, Hilltop 21--John Amaya threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead Mar Vista (5-2, 2-0) past Hilltop. After Hilltop (0-6, 0-1) had taken a 7-0 lead on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Chad Boyd to John Burke, Amaya scored on a nine-yard run to tie the game. Amaya threw touchdown passes of 30 yards to Rafael Santiago, 6 yards to Eric Syverson, 15 yards to Paul Romero and 5 yards to Tony Mendivil as Mar Vista took a 34-14 halftime lead.

PALOMAR

Fallbrook 20, Poway 14--Quarterback Mike Turiace completed 22 of 31 passes for 241 yards and wide receiver Darrow Nelson had 11 catches for 162 yards to lead Fallbrook (5-2, 2-1) at Poway. Turiace and Nelson combined on a 20-yard scoring pass in the first period. Poway is 3-3-1, 1-3.

San Dieguito 24, Torrey Pines 12--Eric Franssens scored two touchdowns to lead the Mustangs at Torrey Pines. Franssens scored on a 78-yard run with 1:32 left in the first quarter to put San Dieguito ahead, 6-0. Franssens also scored on a 10-yard screen pass from Mike Knapick with 50 seconds left in the first half to give San Dieguito (5-2, 1-2) a 24-0 lead.

NONLEAGUE

Chula Vista 6, Helix 6--Chula Vista’s Eric Slinkard missed on a 25-yard field goal attempt as time ran out. Helix (5-1-1) scored first on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Dan Tiumalu to Eddie Evilsizor in the first quarter. Marquis Howard scored on a one-yard run for Chula Vista (3-1-3) in the third period.

Steveston (British Columbia) 21, Coronado 20--Coronado’s Eric Turner was stopped a yard short of the end zone on a conversion attempt late in the fourth period as Coronado’s 15-game winning streak ended. Coronado (6-1) came within one point late in the game after defensive end Chad Carpenter blocked a Steveston punt in the end zone and linebacker Shawn DeWitt recovered for a touchdown.

How the Top 10 Fared 1. Vista (5-2) lost to Orange Glen, 30-18. 2. Mount Miguel (7-0) def. Santana, 22-0. 3. Point Loma (7-0) def. Mira Mesa, 27-0. 4. Morse (5-2) def. Serra, 54-7. 5. Mt. Carmel (6-0) was idle. 6. Lincoln (4-2) plays Christian today. 7. Sweetwater (5-2) def. Southwest, 28-0. 8. USDHS (6-1) lost to La Jolla, 10-7. 9. Mira Mesa (5-2) lost to Point Loma, 27-0. 10. Helix (5-1-1) tied Chula Vista, 6-6.