Long Beach Wilson Keeps Fountain Valley Winless

Mike Steward ran for a pair of touchdowns and caught a pass for another to lead Long Beach Wilson to a 32-27 victory over Fountain Valley here Friday in a nonleague game.

Steward, a senior running back, led both teams in rushing and receiving. He had 136 yards in 11 carries and caught three passes for 77 yards.

Fountain Valley (0-3) led, 21-18, at the half, but Wilson took a 25-21 lead on a 25-yard run by Frank Russell early in the third quarter.

Steward had scored on a 24-yard run in the first quarter and a 53-yard pass in the second.

Steward added a 61-yard scoring run to give Wilson a 32-21 lead with 3 minutes 49 seconds left in the game.

B.J. Crabtree caught an 11-yard scoring pass from Marcos Diaz with 50 seconds left as Fountain Valley cut the lead to, 32-27.

Fountain Valley then tried for a two-point conversion but the pass failed.

The Barons next tried an onside kick, but Wilson (2-0-1) recovered and ran out the clock.

Diaz, a junior quarterback, passed for two touchdowns. He was six of 19 for 126 yards and was intercepted once. He also had a one-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.

Brian Williams ran for 43 yards and a touchdown in 15 carries, and Mike Pecen had 55 yards in seven carries for Fountain Valley.