Bakersfield (Calif.) 38, Timpview (Provo, Utah) 13It's not a new concept. Speed kills. And Bakersfield had just too much quickness and overall speed in a lopsided victory in the first of four games in the second day of the Mission Viejo Football Classic.
Quarterback Chris Hannible accounted for three first-half touchdowns and Jeremiah Reddick added a 72-yard TD jaunt as the Drillers piled up almost 400 yards of offense.
Bakersfield coach Paul Golla was thrilled with how his youngsters performed. The Drillers sport eight sophomores, including Kevin Hayes, a 6-3, 170-pound wideout who took a short pass and turned it into a 69-yard touchdown midway through the third quarter, and Reddick (6-0, 170), who finished with just three carries for 75 yards.
"We have a lot of young guys and it's really exciting he said," Golla said. "I think we're going to surprise some people."
But Hannible, a 6-foot, 180-pound senior, runs the show and he was superb throughout. He finished 14 of 22 for 212 yards and two scores and he rushed 15 times for 49 yards and another score.
He threw TD passes of 69 yards to Jake Lloyd and 20 yards to Silas Nacita. He then finished things off with a 69-yard strike to Hayes midway through the third quarter as Bakersfield went up 38-7.
"He's a special kid and a special leader," Golla said.
Bakersfield actually used it's big offensive front to go 83 yards in 16 plays and take a 7-0 lead on a 1-yard run by Hannible.
"That's really what we do," Golla said.
Timpview (1-2), ranked 18th in the state, got a 69-yard yard pass from Jake Loyd to Justin Fulton just before halftime and a 2-yard TD run by Gregson Aspinall for its lone scores.
"Timpview is a good football team," Golla said. "We thought they'd give us fits. We're excited and surprised how well we played today."
