Roundup : Sophomore Garrett Gets Oceanside Going in 31-0 Win Over El Camino

Oceanside High School may have found a solution to its scoring problems Friday night in sophomore quarterback Jerry Garrett.

Garrett, who became eligible for the varsity this week, rushed for two touchdowns and threw a touchdown pass to Terry Vaughn as Oceanside beat visiting Avocado League rival El Camino, 31-0.

A win next week at Escondido would give the league title to Oceanside (4-3-2, 4-1-1). El Camino (4-5, 3-3) was eliminated from contention.

Oceanside’s offense had scored only 14 points in its last two games. An interception provided the other seven points.

Garrett boosted that offense Friday, when he replaced starting quarterback Anthony Mauro in the first quarter and rushed 33 yards for a touchdown on his first series.

Garrett threw a 28-yard scoring pass to Terry Vaughn in the second quarter to make the score 12-0 at halftime.

“We’ve anticipated Garrett’s arrival the whole season,” Oceanside assistant John Carroll said. “He just turned 16 this week. We hope he can continue to do the job.”

Garrett, who rushed for 158 yards on 9 attempts and completed 4 of 7 passes for 79 yards, also scored on a 71-yard run in the fourth quarter.

El Camino had only 158 yards in total offense.

In other Avocado League games:

San Marcos 14, Ramona 3--Rick Ebert completed 7 of 8 passes for 120 yards, ran for 1 touchdown and passed for another to lead San Marcos (4-3-2, 4-2) past host Ramona (3-6, 2-4). Ebert threw 45 yards to Vaughn Webb to give San Marcos a 6-3 lead in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Ebert ran one yard for the clinching touchdown.

Carlsbad 29, Escondido 28--Troy Guerra threw a seven-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Myers with 24 seconds remaining to pull Carlsbad within one point, then ran for the two-point conversion as Carlsbad (4-5, 2-4) rallied to win at home. Escondido (2-7, 2-4) trailed 21-14 entering the fourth quarter but took a 28-21 lead with three minutes left on Tim Bone’s 33-yard scoring pass to Chris Zurate.

San Pasqual 25, Rancho Buena Vista 15--Andy Loveland threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more scores as San Pasqual (4-5, 4-2) built a 25-0 lead. Loveland threw touchdown passes of 41 yards to Jim Clayton and 37 yards to Chris Nottoli and ran for scores of 6 and 14 yards. Scott Garcia scored on runs of 10 and 12 yards for Rancho Buena Vista (3-5-1, 2-3-1). Loveland was 10 of 15 for 243 yards and Nottoli caught 6 passes for 152 yards.

CITY CENTRAL

Crawford 12, Hoover 6--Sean Mitchell ran five yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter to snap a scoreless tie and Crawford (6-3, 3-1) went on to beat Hoover at Patrick Henry High. Keith Gilbert passed 10 yards to James Gordon for a score to give Crawford a 12-0 lead in the fourth quarter. Hoover (2-7, 1-3) scored on Sherman Robinson’s one-yard run late in the fourth quarter. Gilbert hit on 10 of 20 passes for 107 yards and Gordon had 7 receptions for 84 yards.

Lincoln 45, St. Augustine 8--Darren Wagner scored on touchdown runs of 50, 38 and 23 yards in the first half as visiting Lincoln (7-2, 4-0) rolled to the victory over St. Augustine (3-6, 0-4) and clinched the league championship. Wagner’s first two scoring runs, coupled with Alonzo Edwards’ two-yard scoring run, gave Lincoln a 19-0 lead after one quarter. Freddie Stokes ran 30 yards for a score in the third quarter and caught a 7-yard scoring pass from David Drake in the fourth quarter.

CITY EASTERN

Point Loma 27, Patrick Henry 6--Patrick Henry drove 70 yards for a score on its opening possession, but the Point Loma defense stiffened and the Pointers (9-0, 4-0) won at home over Patrick Henry (3-5, 2-2). After Patrick Henry scored, Ron Lawson returned the ensuing kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown and the Pointers took a 7-6 lead. Point Loma played without leading rusher Kelby Downey, who sat out his third straight game with a knee injury.

Briefly--Madison 22, Serra 19.

CITY WESTERN

La Jolla 34, University City 0--Brent Woodall, who rushed for 157 yards in 19 attempts, scored on runs of 5, 1, 9 and 1 yards as La Jolla clinched the league title. La Jolla (8-1, 4-0) had 271 yards rushing and held UC to 100 yards in total offense. Eric Brown scored La Jolla’s other touchdown on a two-yard run. University City (1-6-1, 0-3-1) had its only good scoring opportunity ended by a blocked 28-yard field goal attempt.

University 29, Clairemont 14--University (8-1, 3-1) is not known as a big-play team, but three long touchdown plays helped it clinch second place. Tony Moeder, who rushed for 101 yards on 8 carries, scored on a 72-yard run in the first quarter. University led by only 16-14 at halftime, but expanded its lead when Kenny Stranigan returned the second-half kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown. Anthony Massa, who also threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Steve Walker in the first half, threw a 49-yard scoring pass to Vic Desanti in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Lamont Jackson was held to 52 yards passing for Clairemont (4-4-1, 1-2-1).

Briefly--Kearny 8, Mission Bay 3

COASTAL Bishop’s 48, La Jolla Country Day 0--Bishop’s won its first title since joining the league five years ago. Brett Daniel rushed 13 times for 100 yards and scored on runs of 1, 11, 36 and 1 yards. Bishop’s (8-1) also qualified for its first San Diego Section eight-man championship game appearance. Jon Glover added three touchdowns, including one on a 47-yard punt return.

GROSSMONT 2-A Briefly--El Capitan 9, El Cajon Valley 0

GROSSMONT 3-A Helix 14, Granite Hills 7--Tim Zeddies completed 13 of 23 passes for 259 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead visiting Helix (7-1-1, 3-0) past Granite Hills (4-5, 2-2). Zeddies hit Eddie Evilsizor on a 94-yard scoring play and Todd Sheehan on a 28-yard touchdown pass, both in the first quarter, as Helix took a 14-0 lead. The victory sets Helix up for next week’s game against unbeaten Mount Miguel for the league championship.

Briefly--Mount Miguel 35, Monte Vista 0

METRO-MESA

Chula Vista 14, Bonita Vista 6--Marquis Howard ran two yards for a touchdown and Paul Geering threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Steve Trainor as Chula Vista (5-1-3, 2-1) won on a muddy field at Bonita Vista (5-3-1, 2-1). If Bonita Vista defeats Sweetwater next week, the three teams would tie for first place.

Montgomery 22, Southwest 11--Kevin Crawford returned an intercepted pass 17 yards for a touchdown and returned a punt 48 yards for another to lead Montgomery (4-5, 1-2). Tony Padilla kicked a 35-yard field goal for Montgomery. Dion Walker scored on a 30-yard pass from Richard Delano and Paul Tavares kicked a 48-yard field goal for Southwest (2-6-1, 0-4).

METRO-SOUTH BAY

Mar Vista 26, Castle Park 19--John Amaya completed 13 of 18 passes for 129 yards and 2 touchdowns as Mar Vista (7-2, 4-0) clinched the league championship with its win over visiting Castle Park (1-5-2, 1-2). Amaya threw scoring passes of 17 yards to Eric Syberson and 31 yards to Rafael Santiago to give Mar Vista a 14-7 lead at the end of three quarters. In the fourth quarter, Tony Mendivil ran 12 yards for a score to make it 20-7 and Tim Nichols added the Mariners’ final touchdown on a 78-yard interception return.

Hilltop 21, Coronado 19--Brian Leonhardt intercepted a pass and returned it 11 yards for a touchdown to provide Hilltop with the winning margin. Rob DePerro returned a kickoff 90 yards for another score to lead Hilltop (2-6, 2-1) to an upset of Coronado (6-3, 1-2). Hilltop led 7-6 after three quarters. Quarterback Brian Coffman threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Matt Rutter to give Coronado a 13-7 lead. DePerro’s kickoff return moved Hilltop ahead, 14-13. Hilltop took a 21-13 lead on Leonhardt’s touchdown. Coronado scored with 1:08 left on a six-yard pass from Coffman to Eric Turner. The pass for the conversion failed.

PALOMAR LEAGUE

Orange Glen 42, Fallbrook 27--Sean Gousha threw five touchdown passes and rushed for another to lead Orange Glen (6-2-1, 3-2) at Fallbrook. Gousha rushed 49 yards for a touchdown and then threw touchdown passes of 17 and 3 yards to Jason Sowers. Jake Nyberg also caught touchdown passes of 32 and 26 yards. Dan Early caught the other scoring pass, a 29-yarder. Gousha completed 18 of 32 passes for 250 yards. Fallbrook took a 7-0 lead when Jude Butterwegge returned the opening kickoff 96 yards. Mike Turiace threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Pack to put Fallbrook ahead, 13-0. But three Gousha touchdown passes in the second quarter gave Orange Glen a 21-13 halftime lead. Fallbrook (6-3, 3-2) didn’t score again until the fourth quarter. Turiace completed 20 of 39 passes for 233 yards.

Mt. Carmel 21, San Dieguito 7--Mark King rushed 27 times for 256 yards and 3 touchdowns as Mt. Carmel (8-0, 5-0) clinched the league title. King scored on runs of 54, 4 and 66 yards. Erik Franssens scored a a two-yard run for San Dieguito (5-4, 1-4)

Briefly--Torrey Pines 17, Poway 0

NONLEAGUE

Sweetwater 35, CETYS 0--Pierre Jones rushed 15 times for 178 yards and 4 touchdowns to lead Sweetwater (7-2). Jones scored on runs of 26, 3, 4 and 1 yards. Scott Catlin scored on a 76-yard reception from sophomore quarterback Art Faenz, who was 6 of 10 for 118 yards. Sweetwater held CETYS, from Tijuana, to 53 yards total offense.

Santana 10, Grossmont 10--Mark Stillwell threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Tom Ranglas late in the fourth quarter to enable Grossmont (2-5-2) to tie visiting Santana (2-5-2). Santana had taken a 10-3 lead in the third quarter on Steve Cardoza’s two-yard touchdown run.