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ORANGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL / PREP EXTRA : Servite Cruises by Santa Ana in League Opener

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SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

What seemed like an impressive outing for Servite did not satisfy its head coach.

Servite opened defense ofits Golden West title with a dominating 42-13 victory over Santa Ana Friday night before 1,800 at Cal State Fullerton.

Three touchdown runs by Vince Reed sparked a 28-point first half by the Friars, who broke a 7-7 tie in the second quarter and coasted.

Servite played its reserves for most of the second half. Still, Servite Coach Larry Toner said his team didn’t play well.

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“I wasn’t pleased with our performance,” he said. “If we had performed and executed well, I might not feel that way. I just didn’t think we played well.”

Toner’s main complaint was the Friars’ inability to completely shut down Santa Ana running back Ladon Robinson, who finished with 126 yards rushing and a touchdown.

Robinson, who has been a one-man show on offense this season, also passed for a score midway through the fourth quarter, after Servite had a comfortable lead. He also had a 69-yard touchdown run called back because of a holding penalty.

“We expected [Robinson] to be good and he was,” Toner said. “He’s obviously a tough kid. But we let him [run] too much.”

But Robinson and his teammates were no match for Servite (4-2, 1-1). After Robinson scored on a 90-yard touchdown with 1:47 left in the first quarter to tie the score, 7-7, the Friars blew away Santa Ana (1-5, 0-1).

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