Whieldon Leads Orange Lutheran Past Heralds

It didn’t take long to get Orange Lutheran’s attention.

Whittier Christian’s Matt Jones raced 78 yards 49 seconds into the game to give the Heralds an eight-point lead. But Orange Lutheran answered with Jason Whieldon’s three touchdown passes and two touchdown runs en route to a 57-22 victory in Olympic League play Thursday night at Brea Olinda.

Whieldon tied the score 1 minute 10 seconds later on a 16-yard run.

The sophomore quarterback threw for 197 yards. His favorite target was Jeff Renevier, who caught six passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns.

When the two weren’t hurting Whittier Christian (4-3, 0-2) through the air, Eric Lerch caused plenty of problems on the ground.

The 6-foot-3, 215-pound running back rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns in 14 carries. His one-yard run with 4:38 remaining in the first quarter gave the Lancers the lead for good at 14-8.

Whieldon completed a 41-yard scoring pass to Renevier to give the Lancers a 22-8 lead.

The two combined twice more in the second quarter from 14 and 22 yards to give Orange Lutheran (5-1-1, 1-1) a 36-16 halftime lead.

Jones led Whittier Christian with 128 yards in 14 carries and two touchdowns. The junior scored his second touchdown in the third quarter with 9:42 left on an 18-yard run to make the score 36-22.