Valley Wins 3rd in a Row With 41-14 Romp Over Compton

The Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves aren’t the only teams to have turned their fortunes around.

There’s another Cinderella story growing each week at Valley College.

The only question is: Will the glass slipper fit?

“That’s a good question. I wish I knew,” Valley Coach Jim Fenwick said after his team defeated Compton, 41-14, Saturday for its third consecutive Western State Conference victory. “I’m optimistic, but now we’re going to be tested by a team that doesn’t give the game away.”

Valley (3-2, 3-1 in conference play) must travel to Bakersfield next Saturday, where the Renegades figure to provide a better test than winless Compton (0-5, 0-4).

Valley, 3-7 last season, has beaten its last three opponents by a combined 100-31. Those opponents, however, had a combined record of 1-11 before Saturday.

Compton, 0-10 last year, appears headed in the same direction. Valley beat the Tartars, 51-9, last season and built a 31-0 fourth-period advantage Saturday before Compton scored on two late touchdown passes.

The Monarchs, who were without quarterback Chris Gadomski (out with a rotator cuff injury), started Phil Parker, a converted defensive back who played quarterback in high school.

Parker, who had never taken a snap for Valley, did little more than hand off Saturday, completing three of nine passes for 35 yards with one interception.

Valley rushed for 371 yards behind Terrance Brown, who ran for two scores and a season-high 171 yards. The Monarchs limited Compton to 108 yards on the ground, but Tartar quarterback Enrique Arnero completed 11 of 23 passes for 172 yards, including fourth-period touchdown passes of 48 and 47 yards to Donnell Adams.

Valley rushed for 240 yards in the first half alone, while limiting Compton to 64 yards.

The Monarchs blew open the game with 28 second-period points.

Brown broke loose for touchdown runs of 42 and 82 yards on a pair of inside reverses, and had 149 yards in six carries by halftime.

After a Compton fumble, Nigel Bostic capped a seven-play, 43-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run. Compton fumbled again on its next series and backup quarterback Michael Wynn quickly tossed a 20-yard touchdown pass to Wrangell Melendres.

Cuneyt Karacuha added second-half field goals of 38 and 28 yards for Valley, and Irving Carter (nine carries, 78 yards) scored on a 27-yard run late in the game.