HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL : Pac 8 League

Sylmar 27, Venice 7

KEY PLAYS

Quarterback Rick Negrete ran 6 yards for a touchdown and Jerome Casey ran for the 2-point conversion to put Sylmar ahead, 8-7, at the outset of the second half. . . . Negrete scored on a 1-yard run to give Sylmar a 14-7 lead late in the third quarter. . . . Casey, who gained 243 yards, scored on a 5-yard run to put Sylmar ahead, 20-7, midway through the fourth quarter.

KEY PLAYERS

Jerome Casey (S) gained 243 yards in 22 carries and scored a touchdown. . . . Robert Augustus (S) gained 42 yards in 9 carries. . . . Rick Negrete (S) gained 27 yards in 3 carries and scored 2 touchdowns. . . . Eddie Soto (V) completed 6 of 16 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown and was intercepted once. . . . Steve Lopez (V) caught 1 pass for 14 yards and a touchdown. . . . Ricky Regalado (V) gained 44 yards in 9 carries. . . . Chris Cook (V) had 3 receptions for 52 yards.