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.
Go to the Ventura County Star for more on the game between Carpinteria and Santa Paula.

Photo: The Santa Paula football team warms up before its game against Carpinteria. (Credit: Tim Haddock)

Fillmore football team crushes Santa Clara on Senior Night

The Fillmore High football team scored four touchdowns in the second half and beat visiting Santa Clara, 41-7, in a Frontier League game on Friday night.
Fillmore's Collin Farrar scored four touchdowns, all on the ground, and led his team to its second league win of the season.
The Flashes are ranked No. 10 in the Southern Section East Valley Division poll and 2-0 in Frontier League play.
Fillmore was up 20-7 at halftime. Farrar scored all three touchdowns for the Flashes in the first half. He finished with 192 yards rushing.
Teammate Andrey Sanchez rushed for 107 yards and caught a 60-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter.
Go to the Ventura County Star for more on the game between Fillmore and Santa Clara.

Photo: The seniors on the football team, as well as the girls golf team, pep squad, band and color guard were honored before the game between Fillmore and Santa Clara at Fillmore High School. (Credit: Tim Haddock)

Fillmore football team wins Frontier League opener

Behind the arm and legs of quarterback Carson McClain, the Fillmore football team won its Frontier League opener, 27-6, over visiting Grace Brethren on Friday night.
McClain accounted for all four of Fillmore's touchdowns. He threw two touchdown passes and rushed for two more TDs as the Fillmore football team gradually wore down the Grace Brethren defense.
McClain completed only three passes in the game. Two of them went to Andrey Sanchez for touchdowns. McClain's first touchdown pass came in the second quarter to give Fillmore a 7-0 lead at halftime.
His second touchdown pass came at the end of the third quarter to put Fillmore up 20-0.
Grace Brethren scored its only touchdown of the game in the final minute of the fourth quarter.
Go to the Ventura County Star for more on the game between Fillmore and Grace Brethren.

Photo: The Fillmore defense shut out Grace Brethren for three quarters and didn't give up a touchdown until the final minute of the game. (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.
Go to the Ventura County Star for more on the game between Santa Paula and Channel Islands

Photo: The Channel Islands football team warms up before its game against host Santa Paula. (Credit: Tim Haddock)

Santa Margarita remains No. 1 in Pac-5 Division poll

Santa Margarita held on to the No. 1 spot in the CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division poll after a resounding 35-6 win over Jordan.

Quarterback Johnny Stanton threw two touchdown passes, rushed for two more touchdowns and paced his team to a blowout win.

Oaks Christian is showing no mercy. The Lions won for the second week in a row and maintained the No. 2 spot in the Pac-5 Division top 10.

Oaks Christian beat Granite Bay, 48-13, and knocked off another powerhouse team from Northern California. Oaks Christian has outscored its opponents, 88-13, having shut out Del Oro, 40-0, in Week Zero.

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame traveled to Ireland and won its first game of the season. The Knights beat Hamilton from Chandler, Ariz., 27-15. Every team in the Pac-5 Division has at least one win. Notre Dame, at No. 8, is the only team with a loss.

Here is a look at the Pac-5 Division top 10:

PAC‐5 DIVISION

1. Santa Margarita 2‐0

2. Oaks Christian 2‐0

3. Westlake 2‐0

4. Tesoro 2‐0

5. Alemany 2‐0

6. San Clemente 2‐0

7. Mission Viejo 2‐0

8. Notre Dame/S.O. 1‐1

9. Mater Dei 1‐0

10. St. Bonaventure 2‐0

The Wolitarsky Watch

Canyon’s Drew Wolitarsky caught 10 passes for 129 yards in his team’s 56-48 win over Clovis West on Saturday night.

He has 15 catches for 187 yards this season as he closes in on Steve Smith’s state records for receptions and receiving yards.

Wolitarsky needs 65 more catches and 486 receiving yards to break Smith’s records of 271 catches and 4,545 receiving yards set while he was playing at Woodland Hills Taft in high school. Smith is now a receiver with the St. Louis Rams in the NFL.

Wolitarsky broke the Canyon school record for receiving yards in the game against Clovis West. He has 4,060 yards receiving in his career at Canyon. He has 207 career receptions at Canyon, also a school record.

Photo: Canyon High receiver Drew Wolitarsky is chasing Steve Smith for the state record in receptions and receiving yards. (Credit: Tim Haddock)

Royal rallies against Golden Valley

The Royal football team scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns and beat host Golden Valley, 24-20, at Canyon High School.
Derick Okpaise scored on a 97-yard kickoff return and Kyle Jaeger caught a 16-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter as Royal erased an 11-point deficit.
Royal beat Golden Valley for the fourth year in a row. Highlanders quarterback Anthony Couch threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns.
Go to the Ventura County Star for more on the game.

Photo: Royal quarterback Anthony Couch was 17 of 28 passing for 229 yards and two touchdowns against Golden Valley. (Credit: Tim Haddock)

Folsom QB ties national record with 10 TD passes

Sophomore quarterback Jake Browning from Folsom certainly turned some heads, especially those of the Woodcreek of Roseville defenders on Friday night. Browning tied a national record with 10 touchdown passes in his team's 68-28 win over Woodcreek. He was 34 for 51 passing for 686 yards, according to the Sacramento Bee.