Roundup : Los Alamitos Overpowers Compton in Second Half

It took more than half a football game for Los Alamitos High School to rouse its powerful offense Thursday night. In a revival led by Todd Gragnano and Erik Mitchell, the Griffins (3-1) scored 36 points in the second half to overpower Compton (1-3), 42-8, at Veterans Stadium.

Gragnano ran for a seven-yard touchdown and completed 16 of 26 passes for 248 yards and two touchdowns. Mitchell scored three touchdowns of his own, on a four-yard run and two others which proved to be the most exciting plays of the game.

The first was a screen pass from Gragnano, which Mitchell caught and ran 62 yards untouched down the left sideline. On the second, Mitchell took an inside handoff and broke out to the left sideline for a 44-yard touchdown.

Compton of the Moore League held Mitchell to 24 yards in 15 carries in the first half. Mitchell finished with 106 yards in 25 carries.

In other nonleague games:

Brea-Olinda 20, Sonora 10--The Wildcats raised their record to 4-0 in a game played at La Habra High School that was stopped before its conclusion because of a bench-clearing brawl. Officials halted the game with 1:08 left in the fourth quarter when the benches cleared after three consecutive personal fouls were called on both teams.

Brea’s victory was secured with 2:37 left in the fourth quarter when running back Brook Coop capped a 14-play, 72-yard scoring drive with a four-yard run. The drive took nearly 7 minutes 30 seconds of the quarter and gave the Wildcats a 20-10 lead.

Savanna 14, Buena Park 6--Kenison PoChing rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown to pace the Rebels’ victory at Spaulding Stadium.

Buena Park (1-3) scored first after Corey Owens recovered a fumble by Savanna quarterback Carlos Robledo at the Savanna 38. The Coyotes scored on a nine-yuard pass from quarterback Mark Medellin to Juan Guerra.

Anaheim 12, Cypress 9--Ernie Akau’s nine-yard run early in the second quarter gave Anaheim (1-3) it’s first victory of the season at Glover Stadium.

The drive began on Anaheim’s 29, when Ishmel Lopez blocked Richard Parson’s 41-yard field-goal attempt. Robert Jones and Sammie Serna moved the ball to the Cypress 9 in eight plays.

Cypress (1-3) scored first midway in the first quarter on Sundance Smith’s 73-yard run.

Foothill 14, University 7--Foothill’s Sean Saunders rushed 153 yards in 22 carries and scored one touchdown, but the Knights still lost to University at Tustin High.

Foothill scored six minutes into the second quarter on a nine-yard run by Saunders, but University gained control in the third quarter.

Fullerton 37, El Dorado 3--Fullerton rolled in a nonleague rout of host El Dorado at Valencia High.

Fullerton quarterback Rene Arias had a hand in four of the Indians’ touchdowns. He scored on keepers of 34 and 16 yards in the first quarter, threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to tight end Glenn Eggert on a broken play in the third, then capped off Fullerton’s scoring with a 14-yard touchdown dash in the fourth.