August 30, 2012 Page 5 Torrance Routs Shorthanded Hawthorne Reigning Pioneer League Champs Back in Action By Adam Serrao season this year as well. With a little over The sound of cleats scratching against the a minute remaining in the first half of play, pavement echoed throughout the stadium as senior running back Jonathan Heard ran for the Torrance Tartars readied themselves for a 30-yard touchdown to put the Tartars up action for the first time in more than eight 28-0 before the break. Heard finished with months of waiting. As the sparks flashed 92 yards and two touchdowns on only eight up from their feet and the concrete turned carries on the night, while junior running to grass, it became overtly apparent that the back Bobby Wilson came through with a football season was upon us all again. The game-high 116 yards and a touchdown on wait couldn’t have ended any sooner for the 13 carries. With a strong ground attack like Tartars, who after taking last year’s Pioneer that, Kalama can afford to take some shots League title were ousted from the playoffs downfield. The quarterback ended up going in the semifinal game against the eventual 7-for-12 for 157 yards and three touchdowns- By Joe Snyder Cardinals totaled only 42 yards and two first CIF champion Lompoc Braves. The loss, -all of them thrown to Kovacs, who finished Last season, Hawthorne High’s football downs in the first half. South East rolled to a sure enough, left a lasting, nasty taste in the the night with 121 yards receiving and three team picked up a key 20-10 home victory 47-12 win, but Murray was able to get in the mouths of each and every Tartars player, who touchdowns. over Torrance. It was one of five wins for groove in the second half, completing four of unfortunately for the Hawthorne Cougars took The Tartars looked very strong to start the the Cougars, who finished 5-5 overall and six passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns. out their anger last Friday night at Zamperini season, but still had some minor setbacks in 1-4 in the Ocean League. Murray completed none of his four passes Stadium with a 47-6 nonleague victory in the game when it came to penalties and yards In last Friday’s early 2012 season opener in the first two quarters. His scoring passes the first game of the year. penalized. Certainly, Hollis will work with the at Torrance High’s Zamperini Stadium, were to Michael Watkins from 50 yards The Tartars may have just caught their team on its discipline going into this week’s Hawthorne entered the field without top and Austin Manigo for six yards. Returning opposition off guard last Friday night. With game against Bell Gardens as well as down player and projected starting quarterback all-City quarterback Jonathan Santos proved an offense like the one that head coach Rock the road when the team takes on cross-town Xavier Clark, while the Tartars started top- dominant, throwing for 204 yards and five Hollis institutes upon his team, normally the rivals West, South and North High. ranked in the CIF-Southern Section Northwest touchdowns for the Jaguars. rushing attack is featured and is of the utmost North High Division. Clark was unable to play due to Lawndale visits Hawthorne as both teams importance. Against Hawthorne, however, it For a team that went 2-8 last season, the being diagnosed with irregular heartbeats seek their first win Friday at 7 p.m. was the long ball that got the job done. “Our North High Saxons certainly came out against two weeks ago. Canyon Overwhelms Morningside bread and butter is the double wing, so we’ve the Redondo Sea Hawks showing a lot of Torrance proved its point as it took it to Morningside High’s football team has got to pound the ball,” explained Hollis about fight. Though the Saxons wound up losing Hawthorne 47-6. The Tartars started fast good experience, but it was pitted against his team’s typical in-game strategy. “But by the final score of 42-35, it was a game with the passing combination of senior powerful Canyon High and fell 49-12 in its we’ve got a guy that can throw the ball really that clearly either team could have taken. quarterback Jacob Kalama and junior wide opener last Thursday at Canyon in Canyon well and some receivers who can catch the The fourth quarter is what changed the receiver Spencer Kovacs. Country. The Monarchs had a bright spot in ball. We feel like if we can establish the run entirety of the game for both teams. With On Torrance’s first play from scrimmage at senior quarterback Gregory Adams, who threw a little bit, we should be able to throw the 6:09 left in the contest, Redondo scored on an the Hawthorne 49-yard line, Kalama quickly for two touchdowns, and running back Dana football effectively.” Behind returning senior 81-yard touchdown to push its lead to 35-27. went to work as he completed the 49-yard Dotson, who rushed for 114 yards. Adams’ quarterback Jacob Kalama, that is exactly North would answer when receiver Michael touchdown pass to Kovacs. The two would TD passes were from 20 yards to Brian what the Tartars did. Jurado caught an 11-yard touchdown pass continue their rampage in the second quarter, Brooks and 36 to Taveon Campbell. Adams On the first play of the game, Kalama followed by a two-point conversion connection adding two more scoring passes of 36 and completed 10 of 20 passes for 147 yards. dropped back in the pocket and connected to Devante Jenkins to tie the score at 35-35. 35 yards and the Tartars already had a 21-0 The Monarchs travel to Cerritos High for with junior tight end Spencer Kovacs for a Just three plays later, however, the scoring lead early in the period. Kalama completed a 7 p.m. non-league game Friday. 49-yard touchdown pass to make the score barrage continued as Freddie Smith broke seven of 12 passes for 157 yards and three Leuzinger Begins With New Coach 7-0 before 17 seconds had come off of the loose for a 35-yard run for a touchdown with touchdowns, while Kovacs caught four passes For Leuzinger High’s football team, last first quarter play clock. Though the initial just over two minutes remaining in the game. for 121 yards--three of those for TDs. season was marred by the sudden resignation strike was quick, history seemed to find a The score proved to be the final touchdown Jonathan Heard gave Torrance a 28-0 lead of head coach Reginald Grant and one of his way to repeat itself. Before the teams left the of the game and ended the seesaw battle with with 1:10 left before halftime on a 30-yard assistants was pressured into taking over the field for the first half intermission, Kalama the Sea Hawks coming out on top. run. Heard also added a 14-yard scoring run rest of the season. It resulted in a 0-10 record. would find a way to connect with Kovacs on Though the Saxons ultimately took the loss, to give the Tartars a 41-0 lead with 1:06 This year, the Olympians will be under two more occasions--both for touchdowns they received various impressive performances remaining in the third period. Heard ran for Ronald Jenkins, who has hopes to see his as well. With less than 10 seconds gone in from a variety of players on the team. Starting 92 yards on eight carries. young squad progress and pick up some the second quarter of play, Kovacs would quarterback Jorge Hernandez showed that he The Cougars finally got on the scoreboard wins. Jenkins was teaching at Leuzinger take a 36-yard pass into the end zone for a is ready to deliver the ball this year, going when Chance Kennedy scored from 44 yards for 12 years, but was an assistant at South touchdown before he hauled in a 35-yarder 28-for-46 for 359 yards, three touchdowns out. Torrance added another TD with 6:08 Torrance and Hawthorne Highs earlier. to basically put the game out of reach at 21-0 and one interception. Jurado, who seems to to go. Leuzinger returns six starters. Among before the second quarter was even halfway be the favorite target of Hernandez, reeled Hawthorne was not able to produce much the top seniors are linebacker-running back done. “I just went off my blocks and ran in a stunning 17 catches for 220 yards and offense, especially being without Clark. The Lezu Kalolo, all-Bay League offensive guard good routes,” explained Kovacs modestly two touchdowns. Jenkins added seven catches Cougars mustered just 121 total yards on Robert Barbie (who will be converted to a about his spectacular performance. “Jacob for 83 yards and a touchdown. offense, including only three first downs linebacker and fullback), guard-defensive was on the money.” It looks like Kalama “The potential is there,” explained head the first half. “Torrance made the plays,” tackle Latu Presetti, linebacker Rafael Galera has quickly found his favorite target on the coach Todd Croce, “but we’re going to have Hawthorne head coach James Swain said. and cornerback-wide receiver Travieonne team and it looks like we’ll be hearing a to iron out a lot of mistakes. We just had too “Some plays, we weren’t prepared for and Pape. Sami Pauloka is expected to start at lot more from these two before the season many missed tackles and too many penalties.” we didn’t make them.” quarterback. “We’re looking to restore our comes to a close. Those are certainly problems that the Saxons Hawthorne will hope for the better as it hosts pride,” Jenkins said. “We’re trying to be the The passing game wasn’t the only thing will have to iron out before they take on this Inglewood Avenue rival Lawndale Friday at 7 best we can be. We’re looking to compete.” working for the Tartars, though. The aggressive week’s opponent Palos Verdes Peninsula, p.m. Last Friday at Lawndale, the Cardinals The Olympians begin the season at home rushing attack that had worked so well but the team looks scrappy, explosive and also took on a very highly regarded team in against Eastside from Lancaster Friday at for them last year wound up putting some ready to put together some wins this season last season’s CIF-Los Angeles City Section 7 p.m. points on the board in their first game of the nonetheless. • Division II champion South East from South Sents Seek to Contend Gate and was routed 47-12. With several very talented players, South East Proves Too Much for Inglewood High’s football team is poised to “Whishes cost nothing unless you want them to come true” Cardinals contend for the Ocean League and possibly ~ Frank Tyger Lawndale High’s football team, under a CIF-Southern Section Western Division first-year head coach Rick Mathiesen, began title. Inglewood appears to be deep with two its season with a very stiff test against last outstanding returning backs in Dylan Durr season’s CIF-L.A. City Section Division II and Treyvon Benton. champion South East High with a mostly The Sentinels will also have two key young and inexperienced team. The Cardinals transfers in Rickie Calderon (Hawthorne) were so young that they started 13-year-old and wide receiver Terrance Harvey (Gardena freshman Chris Murray at quarterback against Serra). Cornerback Eddie Reyes is a key a very highly regarded squad. returning starter on defense. The Jaguars bullied Lawndale around Inglewood plays Bay League power Mira in grabbing a 33-0 halftime lead and the Costa from Manhattan Beach Friday at 7 p.m. •
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