Kingsmen Blitzed by Air Raid

Cal Lutheran’s hopes of a three-way tie for the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football title were dashed Saturday by an aerial assault from Redlands quarterback Danny Ragsdale.

Ragsdale completed 35 of 47 passes for 564 yards and four touchdowns in the Bulldogs (7-2, 5-0 in SCIAC play) 51-20 victory over the host Kingsmen. It was Redlands’ sixth consecutive conference title.

It was the most yards passing allowed in a game by Cal Lutheran (3-6, 3-2).

None of Redlands’ eight scoring drives lasted more than 2:20.

“They’ve been on fire and we tried to cool them off a little today,” said Scott Squires, Cal Lutheran’s coach.

Featuring a five-receiver setup through the first three quarters, the Bulldogs finished with 654 yards to win their fourth consecutive game.

The Bulldogs ranked No. 2 in Division III at 406.3 yards passing per game and No. 3 at 43.8 points per outing.

“Ragsdale is a special athlete and has put some unbelievable statistics,” Squires said.

The Bulldogs needed only 55 seconds to march 66 yards in four plays in the opening drive, scoring on Ragsdale’s 26-yard touchdown pass to Chad Hustead for a 7-0 lead.

Redlands scored on four of its first five possessions. Brandon Ford’s four-yard touchdown with 11:19 left in the half gave the Bulldogs a 27-10 lead.

Kingsmen quarterback Chris Czernek injured his left arm following a second-quarter hit and went to the hospital for X-rays. He was replaced by Nick Odenath.

Dorian Stitt caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from third-string quarterback Jason Fowle with 1:53 to play to finish the scoring.

The Kingsmen attempted 61 passes and the 110 combined passes were a record by two teams in a Cal Lutheran game.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Moorpark 71, Cerro Coso 33--The Raiders held the Coyotes (1-1) to 13 points in the first half while building a 25-point lead to win the Cerro Coso tournament in Ridgecrest.

Dan Galvanoni of Moorpark (2-0) scored 17 points and was selected the tournament’s most valuable player. Teammate Kenny Plummer scored 21 points and was picked ot the all-tournament team.

Cypress 81, Antelope Valley 72--Nick O’Neill scored 20 points and made six of nine three-point attempts for Antelope Valley (0-2) in a consolation game of the Victor Valley tournament.

O’Neill made two consecutive three-pointers to pull Antelope Valley (0-2) to within one with less then five minutes to play, but Cypress (1-1) held on.

Glendale 88, Victor Valley 73--Point guard Clayton Powdrill scored 15 points and had nine assists for Glendale in a consolation game of the Victor Valley tournament.

Rocky Steryo scored 12 points for the Vaqueros (1-1), making four of seven three-point attempts.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

The Master’s 90, Biola 49--Lesley Dubois had 28 points and 10 rebounds for the Mustangs (4-0), who converted 22 turnovers by Biola (0-1) into 33 points in a nonconference game at Master’s.