Football: Estancia’s Ben Beck is a nightmare for rival Costa Mesa
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If Estancia’s Ben Beck had his wish, he’d play against rival Costa Mesa every week, because he keeps playing a starring role in beating the Mustangs.
In basketball, he made a desperation three-pointer at the buzzer to beat Costa Mesa.
In baseball, he scored the winning run in the seventh inning to beat Costa Mesa.
On Friday night in football, Beck returned a kickoff 99 yards for Estancia’s only touchdown of the second half in a 15-13 victory over Costa Mesa.
‘It’s a fun rivalry,’ he said. ‘I know most of the guys there. I don’t know why every Costa Mesa game it happens.’
The Costa Mesa fans are getting frustrated with Beck. He took the SAT on Saturday and happened to sit next to a Costa Mesa student.
‘She was mad,’ he said.
The 6-foot Beck plays receiver in football, guard in basketball and he’s an outfielder in baseball, his best sport. He hit .364 last season as a junior. And he’ll have more opportunities to beat Costa Mesa come basketball and baseball season.
-- Eric Sondheimer