PREP FLASHBACK : THIS WEEK IN COUNTY PREP SPORTS HISTORY

10 YEARS AGO

It doesn’t happen often, but the La Quinta High School football team opened the 1980s with a victory over Pacifica. Pouvi Sua rushed for 186 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead La Quinta to a 36-27 victory over Pacifica, which had won 26 consecutive league games and eight consecutive Garden Grove League titles. After returning to the Garden Grove League after six seasons in the Empire League, Pacifica continued its domination of the league until this month, when La Quinta ended Pacifica 22-game league winning streak with a 29-6 victory.

5 YEARS AGO

Nearly everyone has heard the story about how their parents walked five miles through the snow to and from school--uphill both ways. But football coaches prefer to talk about how they were disciplined for their athletic misdemeanors.

A Times series discussed coaching discipline and how it had changed since Arizona State’s Frank Kush was sued by his punter Kevin Rutledge in 1978. It was tough back then.

“When I was playing, if I came home and told my mom the coaches punished me, she’d call the coach to thank him,” Valencia Coach Mike Marrujo said in what comes off as a Rodney Dangerfield line. “If I tried what my coaches did today, I’d get calls from parents telling me that they’re going to sue me.”

In particular, Marrujo referred to “The Swat”: If a player was late for practice or judged not to be trying his hardest, he was forced to drop his pants and was given a swat on his backside in front of the entire team.

“The worst thing was that it was so humiliating,” Marrujo said. “I never got one. After seeing a few of my friends go through the pain and embarrassment, I made sure I didn’t screw up.”

Capistrano Valley Coach Dick Enright took one, but was ultimately glad he did.

“I liked this beautiful blonde for a long time, but she didn’t even know who I was,” Enright said. “Finally, after trying for a long time, she asked me if I wanted to go to the beach.” He was supposed to be at practice.

“It was the first time she talked to me, I wasn’t going to miss this opportunity,” Enright said.

“At Gardena, they had a great big paddle to give out swats. They split the thing . . . but it was well worth it.”

The blonde eventually became Dick’s wife, Jean Enright.

1 YEAR AGO

King for a Day: Running back Coy Collins rushed for 149 yards and scored three touchdowns--including one on an 80-yard punt return--to lead Loara to a 27-0 victory over Katella. Capping the evening, Collins was named Loara’s homecoming king.

Dethroned: Top-ranked Mission Viejo was beaten by No. 3 Capistrano Valley, 27-14, in a meeting of undefeated South Coast League teams. Paul Shaheen rushed for 103 yards, and Tony Solliday completed eight of 14 passes for 172 yards and a touchdown for Capistrano Valley.

Uprising: John Finohue scored on runs of one and 26 yards as Buena Park ended a 28-game Freeway League losing streak by rallying to defeat Sonora, 21-13.