Long Beach Poly Cruises Past Narbonne, 28-6

Most would not use the words “lethargic” and “unfocused” to describe Southern California’s top-ranked team. But although Long Beach Poly easily defeated Narbonne, 28-6, Friday night in an intersectional game before 3,000 at Veterans Stadium, that’s how Jackrabbit Coach Raul Lara said his team played.

“We were hyped up at the beginning of game, but we just lost focus, and started making bad penalties,” agreed senior tight end Marcedes Lewis, who scored two touchdowns for Poly (2-0), including an eight-yard pass from Leon Jackson with 11:35 to go in the third quarter for the Jackrabbits’ final score.

Narbonne (1-1) avoided the shutout with 14 seconds left when senior Donell Wheaton scored on a 27-yard reception from David Galluci. Wheaton, Narbonne’s top player, had three catches for 62 yards.

A two-yard run by Rory Carrington with 4:39 left in the first half gave Long Beach Poly a 21-0 halftime lead .

Hershel Dennis started the rout, scoring on a 68-yard run on the Jackrabbits’ first possession. Lewis followed with his first touchdown--a 62-yard reception from Brandon Brooks to give Poly a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.

Lewis caught five passes for 82 yards. Dennis had 12 carries for 144 yards and Brooks completed eight of 19 passes for 151 yards.

The Jackrabbit defense, led by defensive tackle Manuel Wright, limited the Gauchos to 141 yards, including 27 in the first half.

Valerie Gutierrez

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Arroyo Grande 20, Dorsey 18--The visiting Eagles held onto win at Dorsey’s Jackie Robinson Stadium after Don quarterback Theron Shakir lost a fumble at the Arroyo Grande 36 with 1:38 remaining.

Chad Simonson recovered for Arroyo Grande, which improved to 3-0.

Dorsey (1-1), ranked No. 15 by The Times, out-gained Arroyo Grande, 299-177.

Dorsey scored on the game’s first play, a 61-yard hitch pass from Shakir to Marques Binns.

Binns caught only two passes for 98 yards, but both went for touchdowns. His second scoring reception came with 4:30 left in the third quarter and cut Arroyo Grande’s lead to 17-12.

The Dons had trouble converting extra points and punting. A pair of two-point conversion tries failed and a punt was blocked.

With 8:55 left in the third quarter, Dorsey punter Jesus Jimenez tossed the ball forward after a bad snap--right into the hands of Arroyo Grande’s Chris Sumner, who ran 25 yards for a touchdown.

Will Etheridge

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Esperanza 20, Fallbrook 10--Shawn Wildenstein carried the ball 44 times for 313 yards and three touchdowns for visiting Esperanza (3-0). Fallbrook falls to 1-3.

Alhambra 42, L.A. Wilson 6--Alhambra raised its record to 3-0 as James Campos rushed 16 times for 201 yards and a touchdown and Chris Gremple carried eight times and gained 105 yards and scored three touchdowns.

Gremple also caught a 60-yard touchdown pass.

Wilson is 1-1.

Culver City 23, Hamilton 6--Quarterback Alex Cueva completed 13 of 21 passes for 195 yards and three touchdowns to lead host Culver City (2-0).

Walter Holland had six receptions for 95 yards and two touchdowns.

Chatsworth 24, Crespi 20--Chatsworth’s Jason Moss completed 15 of 29 passes for 148 yards and ran 42 yards for a touchdown to lead the Chancellors (2-0) at Crespi (1-1).