Carpinteria rallies for win against Santa Paula

Caprinteria scored three touchdowns in the third quarter, erased a 14-point halftime deficit and won its first Tri-Valley League game, 35-22, against Santa Paula.
Jonathan Esqueda, Paul Cortez and Peter Ranos each scored in the third quarter. Esqueda started the touchdown barrage with a 60-yard run on the first play from scrimmage in the third quarter.
It was another tough loss for Santa Paula. The Cardinals were up 14-0 at halftime on touchdowns by Corey Peck and Juan Carlos Magana.
Esqueda led all rusher with 167 yards and two touchdowns.
Magana led Santa Paula in rushing with 138 yards and two touchdowns.
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Photo: The Santa Paula football team warms up before its game against Carpinteria. (Credit: Tim Haddock)

Santa Paula takes advantage of turnovers

Santa Paula's Jo Jo Garcia intercepted three passes and the Cardinals forced five turnovers in a 39-13 win over visiting Santa Clara on Friday night.
Santa Paula snapped a six-game losing streak. All three of Garcia's interceptions led to touchdowns for Santa Paula.
Juan Carlos Magana scored four touchdowns. He had three rushing touchdowns and caught a 50-yard touchdown pass from Christian Garcia, Jo Jo Garcia's older brother.
Kennedy Frutos also intercepted a pass and Andrew Vasquez recovered a fumble for Santa Paula.
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Photo: The Santa Paula football team warms up before its game against Santa Clara. (Credit: Tim Haddock)

Virginia transplant shines for Channel Islands

AJ Oto, a junior transfer from Virginia on the Channel Islands football team, scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter and paced his team to a 24-7 win over Santa Paula.
Oto scored two rushing touchdowns and gained 269 yards on the ground. He had 109 yards rushing in the first quarter and 156 yards at halftime.
But his biggest play of the game came on a 50-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
His younger brother, freshman Roy Oto, intercepted a pass in the game as well.
Senior Saili Oto, the oldest of the three brothers and one of the team captains, anchored a defense at safety that allowed only seven points to a team averaging 31.5 points per game.
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Photo: The Channel Islands football team warms up before its game against host Santa Paula. (Credit: Tim Haddock)