Division IV Scouting Report

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Dec. 9, 2000 12 AM PT

VENTURA at ARROYO GRANDE, 7:30 p.m.

THE BREAKDOWN

Observations by Coach Rick Scott of Buena, which defeated Ventura, 28-21, in a Channel League game, and lost to Arroyo Grande, 31-27, in the quarterfinals:

“If the field’s dry, Arroyo Grande’s not going to be able to stop Tyler Ebell. Arroyo Grande’s defensive line isn’t going to be able to handle Ventura’s offensive line--that’s going to be a dominant thing that gives Ventura an advantage.

“Defensively, if Ventura has a weakness, it’s pass coverage. But Arroyo Grande’s inability to throw plays right into Ventura’s hands.

“The toughest part for Ventura this week is simulating Arroyo Grande’s offense and the things they can do. The last five weeks, Arroyo Grande has changed their offense, simplifying it and going more with power up the middle. They’ve changed quarterbacks and some other personnel, and they’re not the same team they were when Ventura beat them [41-28 on Sept. 29].

“One edge that [Arroyo Grande] has is their kicking game--they can kick off into the end zone and they can punt pretty well--but they’re still going to get out-gained by Ventura by about 150-200 yards.”

THE MATCHUPS

Quarterbacks

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Cameron Walton, AG 16-37-0 383 yards 4 TDs Andrew Lovier, Ven 69-132-7 1,146 yards 8 TDs

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Running backs

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Andrew Ghiglia, AG 152- 1,311 yds. 8.6 avg. 18 TDs Russell Spafford, AG 133- 769 yds. 5.8 avg. 9 TDs Tyler Ebell, Ven 372- 4,218 yds. 11.3 avg. 61 TDs

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Receivers

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Sean Shields, AG 10- 199 yds. 19.9 avg. 1 TD Bryan Watje, AG 10- 154 yds. 15.4 avg. 2 TDs Chris Foster, Ven 23- 436 yds. 19.0 avg. 4 TDs Sean McNairy, Ven 14- 305 yds. 21.8 avg. 4 TDs

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THE SEASONS

VENTURA (12-1, 3-1)

Coach Phil McCune

41 at Simi Valley 0

42 Moorpark 12

34 at Royal 0

41 Arroyo Grande 28

43 at Oxnard 30

21 *Buena 28

48 *San Marcos 7

64 *Dos Pueblos 28