Odoardi Leads Century Past Estancia, 14-10

Rick Odoardi’s touchdown 14 seconds into the game got the ball rolling in Century High School’s 14-10 victory over Estancia in a Pacific Coast League game Thursday at Santa Ana Stadium.

Odoardi, the Centurions’ sophomore quarterback, cut around the left side, found an opening and raced 80 yards down the sideline to give Century (3-3 overall, 1-0 in league) a 7-0 lead with 11:46 left in the first quarter.

In 25 carries, Odoardi gained 124 of Century’s 151 rushing yards. He completed six of seven passes for 112 yards and recovered a fumble that stopped an Estancia drive at the Century 32 in the final six seconds of the third quarter.

Century’s defense held Estancia (1-5, 0-1) to 37 yards rushing and six yards passing in the first half. The Eagles finished with 119 yards rushing and 94 yards passing.

Estancia trailed Century, 7-3, until Bill Sandro (79 yards in 10 carries) scored from the Centurions’ 48 in the third quarter.

Century scored the winning touchdown 11 plays later on Juan Garcia’s one-yard run with 3:43 remaining in the third quarter. Garcia also recovered an Estancia fumble with 2:18 to play.