Servite (Anaheim, Calif.) at De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Travis Waller, Servite
File photo by Donn Parris
Servite is thinking revenge as it prepares for Saturday's trip up the coast to play No. 6 De La Salle. The Friars lost last year's meeting, 35-10, and were beaten by the Spartans in the 2010 Open Division state championship, 48-8. Servite was in nearly every national poll when the season began, but its stock fell after a 48-27 season-opening loss to No. 5 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas). The Friars now are 3-1 after a 42-21 win against Edison (Huntington Beach) last week. Senior quarterback
Travis Waller (an Oregon commit) had over 300 passing yards and four touchdowns,
according to the Orange County Register. Meanwhile, De La Salle has been playing what could be best described as vintage Spartan-style football. All four wins to start the year were decided by four or more touchdowns, including a nationally televised 56-28 win over Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.). Junior running back
Antoine Custer has three consecutive 100-yard rushing games and a team-high six touchdowns.
Follow live scoring of this game on QwixcoreJust the facts: Servite is coached by A.J. Gass, who was an all-state player at the school in 1992 and later played professionally on two Grey Cup championship teams in the Canadian Football League. … De La Salle has won 168 games (with only 12 losses and two ties) since the start of the 2001 season. Only four other teams in the state have more than 150 wins during the same time frame.
Mitch Stephens: De La Salle 35, Servite 21
Kevin Askeland: De La Salle 52, Servite 7
Jamie DeMoney: De La Salle 38, Servite 21
Stephen Spiewak: De La Salle 30, Servite 20
Leland Gordon: De La Salle 40, Servite 27
Colin Ward-Henninger: De La Salle 35, Servite 27
