SCOREBOARD : FACTS, FIGURES AND COMMENTS FROM AREA EVENTS : PREPS

Margarito Casillas continued his run for a Southern Section cross-country championship with an impressive performance in the Kenny Staub Invitational on Saturday.

Casillas, a senior, won the boys’ Division I race at Crescenta Valley Park with a time of 15 minutes 10 seconds over the three-mile course.

Antonio Uribe of Glendale won the boys’ Division II race in 16:21. Terry Ghiselli of Crescenta Valley was second in 16:28.

Adam Jacobsen of Crescenta Valley, a two-time All-Southern Section basketball player who transferred from Glendora, has made an unwritten commitment to attend the University of the Pacific.

Jacobsen, a 6-3 senior guard, was a Times All-San Gabriel Valley selection last season when he averaged 18 points a game for Glendora. Jacobsen has 288 three-point field goals during his high school career, tying him for first place on the all-time list.

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The Glendale College football team plays host to Los Angeles Southwest College Saturday after improving its record to 3-1 and 2-1 in the Western State Conference with a 41-16 upset victory over Bakersfield.

Bakersfield had entered the game ranked fourth in the state and 12th in the country. Bakersfield was averaging 407 yards and 35 points a game, but the Vaqueros limited the Renegades to 276 yards and came away with their first victory over Bakersfield since 1987.

“Sixty guys came together as one unit,” said Glendale quarterback Eric Kiesau, who completed 11 of 15 passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns. “I’m a little surprised, but we’re getting better and better each week.”

Glendale’s victory was all the more impressive because it came largely without tailbacks Pathon Rucker and Leon Gable, who played sparingly because they missed practice the previous Monday. Rucker gained 54 yards in nine carries with a touchdown and Gable had one carry for an eight-yard touchdown.

Leon Jones gained 59 yards in 20 carries and Andy Cleland gained 38 yards in five carries for Glendale.

“We have some depth at the running back spot,” Glendale Coach John Cicuto said. “We’ve been pleased with our offense’s consistency. Our defense is surprising us. But that’s what we need if we are to have a chance at a divisional championship.”

Other Glendale College athletic events this week:

The Vaquero men’s and women’s cross-country teams travel to Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut on Friday for the Mt. SAC Invitational.

The men’s team finished eighth at the Irvine Invitational last weekend and the women placed fifth.

The women’s volleyball team travels to Bakersfield on Friday and will play host to Santa Barbara on Tuesday.

The men’s soccer team, which defeated Mission, 5-0, last week, plays Oxnard on Friday at the Griffith Park soccer complex. The Vaqueros travel to Santa Barbara on Tuesday.

COLLEGES

The Occidental football team takes a 2-0 record in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference into its game Saturday at Cal Lutheran.

Occidental is coming off a 34-20 victory over Pomona Pitzer that put the Tigers in a first-place tie with La Verne. It was the third consecutive victory for Occidental after a season-opening loss to Menlo.

Senior tailback Gary Little gained 81 yards in 18 carries and scored three touchdowns for Occidental.

Occidental remains the SCIAC’s top defensive team, limiting opponents to 278 yards a game. The Tigers are averaging 349 yards. Occidental has committed a conference-high 10 turnovers but has also forced a conference-high 18 turnovers.

Occidental meets a Cal Lutheran team that is 1-3 overall and 1-1 in the SCIAC after a 41-7 victory over Claremont. The Kingsmen are averaging 356.3 yards a game and surrendering 333.3. Quarterback Adam Hacker averages 199 passing yards a game. Cassidy O’Sullivan averages 95 yards rushing a game.

After a week off, the Occidental men’s and women’s cross-country teams will compete in a SCIAC multi-team event Saturday at La Mirada Park.

PREP ATHLETE OF WEEK

Eddie Powell, Verdugo Hills--Powell, a Times All-Glendale selection in basketball, is making quite an impact in his first season of playing football.

Powell scored three touchdowns as the Dons won their first game of the season, a 35-6 victory over Hollywood.

Powell returned an interception 22 yards for a touchdown, caught a 16-yard scoring pass and returned a punt 98 yards for a touchdown.

COLLEGE ATHLETE OF WEEK

America Rivas, Glendale--Rivas, a sophomore, won the women’s event at the Irvine cross-country invitational last weekend, covering the 5,000-meter course in 18 minutes 56 seconds.

The week before, Rivas lost her shoe near the start of a 5,000-meter race in Bakersfield but hung on to finish seventh on what was predominantly an asphalt running surface.

“There’s no way I would have been able to pick it (the shoe) up,” Rivas said. “My foot was sore for days.”

MISCELLANY

Flintridge Sacred Heart High School is sponsoring a golf tournament Oct. 22 at the Brookside Golf Club in Pasadena. The tournament features a scramble format and raffle prizes. Proceeds will benefit the Harry G. Johansing memorial scholarship fund. Information: (818) 792-9727.