Channel Islands Gives Coach a Win

Antuan Palacios scored on a one-yard run on the opening play of the fourth quarter and Channel Islands High held on to give rookie Coach Jack Willard his first victory, a 16-14 decision over Thousand Oaks on Thursday night in a Marmonte League game at Thousand Oaks.

Thousand Oaks (2-3, 1-1 in league play) responded with a 15-play, 80-yard drive that included a fake punt and culminated with an 11-yard touchdown run by quarterback Scott Ange on a bootleg play with 5:15 remaining.

Palacios, who rushed for 109 yards in 23 carries, prevented any last-minute heroics by Thousand Oaks by rushing for three first downs that enabled the Raiders (1-4, 1-1) to run out the clock.

Ange completed seven of 16 passes for 106 yards with two interceptions, and carried six times for 15 yards.

Bronson Lucas completed 13 of 22 passes for 161 yards with one interception for the Raiders. Russell Patton had four receptions for 81 yards and Ray Carmel carried 15 times for 55 yards, including a 12-yard touchdown that gave Channel Islands a 9-7 lead at 9:07 to play in the third quarter.