THE PREPS : FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Los Amigos Converts Turnovers Into Victory
Four Santa Ana turnovers and a good defensive outing keyed Los Amigos’ 36-0 nonleague victory over Santa Ana on Saturday night at Santa Ana Stadium.
Los Amigos’ defense rebounded from last week’s loss at Tustin. Defensive back Luis Renteria returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown and a 6-0 lead midway through the first quarter. He also recovered a fumble in the first.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Sept. 25, 1995 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Monday September 25, 1995 Orange County Edition Sports Part C Page 9 Sports Desk 1 inches; 26 words Type of Material: Correction
Prep football--The score of the game between Los Amigos and Santa Ana was incorrectly reported in a story in Sunday’s Times Orange County. The correct score was Los Amigos 23, Santa Ana 6.
Los Amigos led, 13-6, at halftime and pulled away in the second half. Defensive lineman Robert Gleason tackled Santa Ana running back Ladon Robinson in the end zone for a safety with 7:42 left in the third and running back Shaun Tagatauli added another score on a four-yard run with 56 seconds remaining in the quarter to cap the scoring for Los Amigos (2-1).
Tagatauli and backfield mate Greg Fausto combined for 186 yards rushing. Fausto finished with 101 in 15 carries; Tagatauli added 85 in 12 rushes.
Field position also figured prominently in the Lobos’ victory. Los Amigos started six of its 13 drives from the 50-yard line or closer.
Robinson rushed for 139 yards in 21 carries and scored the lone touchdown for Santa Ana (1-2) on an 80-yard run in the first quarter. He accounted for all but 42 of the team’s offense.
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