August 30, 2008 | 11:41
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Encino Crespi pulled away in the fourth quarter to secure a 30-13 victory over Layton (Utah) Northridge in its season opener in St. George, Utah, on Saturday night.
After holding a 16-13 lead through three quarters, the Celts got a blocked punt, and Village Christian transfer Khalil Bass picked up the loose ball and scored a touchdown. Jeremiah McKibbins also scored on a long run.
Crespi will be headed home by bus on Sunday. The Celts will take next week off before taking on Birmingham on Sept. 12 in a game to be televised by FSN Prime Ticket.
-- Eric Sondheimer
August 30, 2008 | 11:00
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There was no scoring in the third quarter, so Encino Crespi holds a 16-13 lead over Layton (Utah) Northridge going into the fourth quarter of its season-opening game in St. George, Utah.
-- Eric Sondheimer
August 30, 2008 | 10:00
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Short touchdown runs by quarterback Bryan Bennett have given Encino Crespi a 16-13 halftime lead over Layton (Utah) Northridge in a season-opening game in St. George, Utah.
-- Eric Sondheimer
August 30, 2008 | 8:48
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With eight minutes left in the first quarter, Crespi has taken an 8-0 lead over Layton (Utah) Northridge in its season-opening game in St. George, Utah.
Junior quarterback Bryan Bennett scored on a short run. Crespi, runner-up to Long Beach Poly in the Pac-5 Division last season, has several key returning players on offense.
-- Eric Sondheimer
August 30, 2008 | 7:30
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Long Beach Poly traveled to Miami for its season opener Saturday night and came away with a 29-7 victory over Miami Northwestern, the two-time defending state 6A champion. The victory ended the Bulls' 30-game win streak.
As expected, Poly showed off a powerful rushing attack. Melvin Richardson gained 124 yards in 16 carries and scored two touchdowns. Daveon Barner added 96 yards in 18 carries and scored two touchdowns.
Defensive end Luta Tepa had two sacks.
-- Eric Sondheimer
August 30, 2008 | 8:51
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The CIF Southern Section has released its preseason football polls. Be sure to give them a scroll-through.
-- Austin Knoblauch
August 30, 2008 | 7:00
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The Trinity League, already expected to be tough with Mater Dei, Orange Lutheran and Servite, might have another contender in St. John Bosco, which opened its season Friday night in Honolulu with a 23-14 victory over Kamehameha.
Quarterback Keith Price, who has committed to Washington, rushed for 101 yards and one touchdown and passed for 110 yards and one touchdown to lead St. John Bosco.
-- Eric Sondheimer
August 30, 2008 | 1:10
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Mission Viejo built a 41-0 halftime lead and cruised to a 48-21 win over Wailuku (Hawaii) Baldwin.
Last word we've got is that St. John Bosco was leading Honolulu Kamehameha 23-14 with two minutes remaining.
August 29, 2008 | 11:49
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A pair of Pac-5 teams are taking it to two of Hawaii's best tonight.
Mission Viejo leads the state’s sixth-ranked team, Wailuku Baldwin, 41-0 at halftime on Maui. On Oahu, St. John Bosco holds a 16-7 advantage on the state’s fourth-ranked team, Honolulu Kamehameha.
In the only other game tonight involving a Southland team, Fountain Valley won 49-14 at Henderson (Nev.) Foothill.
August 29, 2008 | 4:26
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There was a Michael Phelps sighting in Ventura County on Friday afternoon. It's probably not the Michael Phelps everyone is thinking about, though, not the star of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. No, I'm talking about a different Michael Phelps.
This Michael Phelps is a 6-foot-3, 270-pound offensive lineman for Oxnard. The senior center could end up being just as valuable to the Yellowjackets this coming season as the other Michael Phelps was for USA Swimming during the recently completed Summer Games.
"Michael, our Michael, he's the catalyst for us,'' Oxnard Coach Mark Beckham said. "He's physically gifted on the field, and off the field, he has a 4.6 grade-point average. He means everything to us. It begins and ends with Michael. It really does. He's one of our leaders. No doubt about it. He's our anchor.''
Fair enough. But when Beckham mentioned his Michael Phelps being the anchor for Oxnard, I couldn't help but think about the other Michael Phelps. "It's funny, one of the counselors at school wanted to put Michael in a swimming class this year,'' Beckham said. "I wonder how he'd do in water?"
