El Toro Has a 41-0 Field Day in Pennsylvania

Rob Johnson threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns, tailback Fred Sanders ran for 93 yards and two touchdowns and El Toro romped to a 41-0 victory Friday night over Wyoming Valley West in the Chargers’ season opener.

Johnson hit receiver Darren Doalson with a 28-yard scoring pass in the first quarter, and threw a two-yard touchdown pass to tight end David Canfield in the third quarter.

Sanders added scoring runs of two and 11 yards in the first half, as Coach Bob Johnson’s team led 21-0 at halftime and was never seriously threatened.

The El Toro defense, led by linebackers Jeremy Haas and Mike Nelson, limited the Spartans to 75 yards in total offense.

“They are an exciting bunch to watch, aren’t they,” Coach Johnson said of his defense. “I’m also happy with Rob’s play and some of the receivers, but I’m not pleased with our offense and all of the penalties. We need a lot of work there.”

El Toro was penalized 11 times for 70 yards.

The Chargers gained 401 yards of total offense.

“I’m pleased with my performance for it being my first start on the varsity level,” Rob Johnson said. “There is still plenty of room for improvement, though.”

He completed 15 of 22 passes with no interceptions.

Backup tailback Dominic Vittori added a one-yard scoring dive and second-string quarterback Bill McFadden threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Chad Sivcovich to close out the El Toro scoring.

“At times, we looked pretty good offensively,” Coach Johnson said. “But we made too many simple mistakes. I’m not happy with any of that. There is a lot of work to be done.”

Doalson caught four passes for 59 yards and the touchdown, and Wade Jackson had three catches for 53 yards.

Rob Johnson used seven receivers in all.

El Toro had 206 yards of offense in the first half to Wyoming Valley West’s 11. El Toro finished the game with 22 first downs; Wyoming Valley West had three.