Bishop Amat put together an impressive 80-yard drive, scoring on Jay Anderson's one-yard run to pull within 13-7 against Lakewood with 8 minutes 59 seconds left in the second quarter.
Anderson had only one carry during Bishop Amat's first two drives but was the mainstay on the scoring drive, with 33 yards in nine carries.
--Ben Bolch
Bishop Amat is having big problems with its punting game.
After Lakewood returned Bishop Amat's first punt to the six-yard line, Bishop Amat tried to punt again on its next possession. Except the punter bobbled the snap and then fell on the ball.
Lakewood scored on the next play when Jesse Scroggins completed a short pass to Terrance Woods, who raced 35 yards for a touchdown that gave the Lancers a 13-0 lead with 4:38 left in the first quarter.
--Ben Bolch
Lakewood's Darius Powe returned a punt 36 yards to the Bishop Amat six-yard line and would have scored a touchdown had he not tripped over his own teammate.
The Lancers scored on third-and-goal when quarterback Jesse Scroggins connected with Alley Long on a six-yard touchdown pass, but the extra point was no good. Lakewood leads 6-0 midway through the first quarter.
--Ben Bolch
There's no doubt about it. You can take the Lancers in tonight's Pac-5 Division quarterfinal between Bishop Amat and Lakewood.
It's an easy pick because both teams are nicknamed the Lancers. It's actually a pretty even matchup but I think Lakewood is going to win because it has a little more skill at quarterback and receiver. Bishop Amat has plenty of heart, though, and has found a way to pull out plenty of close games.
I'll have scoring updates throughout the evening. The game is going to start in about five minutes.
--Ben Bolch
Is it too early to get excited about the boys' volleyball match this spring between Los Angeles Loyola and Manhattan Beach Mira Costa?
The match will be March 19 or 20 at Loyola Marymount and probably attract an overflow crowd. Loyola returns four starters from a national championship team. Just look at the talent at both schools.
Steve Irvin from Loyola and Eric Mochalski from Mira Costa signed with Stanford. Loyola's Vaun Lennon signed with UC San Diego. And Loyola's Robert Feathers is considered the No. 1 junior in California.
-- Eric Sondheimer
The Southern Section boys' and girls' preseason soccer rankings are out, with El Toro and San Clemente ranked No. 1 in Division 1.
-- Eric Sondheimer
Elias Gedyon of Los Angeles Loyola had the fastest time of the day in winning the Southern Section Division 2 individual title in 14:31 at the cross country championships Saturday at Mount San Antonio College.
Dana Hills won the Division 1 team title for boys, with Ammar Moussa of Arcadia winning the individual title in 14:32.
In Division 1 girls, Great Oak won the team title and Alaina Alvarez of Dana Hills took the individual title in 17:09.
-- Eric Sondheimer
Here's an early look at the City Section Division I quarterfinal matchups set for next Wednesday, with only one turkey in the bunch. I went a not-so-stellar 5-3 with the first-round picks and am hoping for a bounce-back performance:
No. 12 Dorsey (8-3) at No. 4 Taft (7-4): Dorsey rebounded nicely from back-to-back losses in the first round against San Pedro, with quarterback Joseph Gray and defensive back Jabri Proby coming up big in a convincing 33-17 triumph. Taft has some injury issues with running back D.J. Morgan (knee) and quarterback Bam Goodall (possible concussion), but the Toreadors are overloaded at running back with Lucky Radley and Shaquille Shelton ready to step in. I think Taft has superior speed to San Pedro and matches up well with the Dons. Prediction: Taft 35, Dorsey 21.
No. 11 Narbonne (6-5) at No. 3 Venice (10-1): Narbonne easily handled sixth-seeded L.A. Jordan on the Bulldogs' home field, so why not Venice as well? The Gauchos have so many great athletes--running back Melvin Davis, receiver Sean Parker, quarterback Chad Dashnaw, etc.--that it's hard to see how they lost so many games. Coach Manuel Douglas said "we have flashes where we're really good and then moments when we're not." Venice has steamrolled over a mostly nondescript schedule but will put up a fight against the City's defending co-champions. Prediction: Narbonne 24, Venice 21.
No. 7 L.A. Locke (7-4) at No. 2 Carson (9-2): Locke continues to surprise, knocking off Banning one week after getting past Dorsey to take second place in the Coliseum League. But Carson is on a different level than either of those teams. Prediction: Carson 31, Locke 12.
No. 8 Westchester (8-3) at No. 1 Crenshaw (11-0): The only turkey in the quarterfinal round. Prediction: Crenshaw 49, Westchester 10.
--Ben Bolch
Photo: Crenshaw receiver Geno Hall looks for running room during the Cougars' first-round victory over Birmingham on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Robert Helfman.
Senior Jenny Shin shot a one-under-par 71 on Thursday at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach to help the Torrance girls' golf team win a third consecutive state title with an eight-stroke victory over Torrey Pines.
Shin, the only golfer to finish under par, won her second consecutive individual state title. Freshman Anne Cheng also shot a 76 for the Tartars.
Granada finished third in the team standings, 20 strokes behind Torrance, and Peninsula took fifth by finishing 28 strokes back.
--Ben Bolch
Van Nuys Fulton trailed Los Angeles New Designs, 44-14, at halftime of a City Section eight-man playoff game.
Game over? Hardly.
Fulton rallied for a 76-44 victory, shutting out New Designs in the second half.
The Jaguars (8-3) will play L.A. Animo Robinson (10-1) in a semifinal on Wednesday. Animo Robinson defeated Fulton, 36-34, in September.
--Ben Bolch
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