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No. 13 Servite snaps Oceanside's 39-game unbeaten streak
Friars show no sign of letting down from State Bowl title by forcing six turnovers in resounding 31-7 victory over another reigning State Bowl champ.
By
Martin Henderson
Sep 3, 2010, 1:38am
COSTA MESA, Calif. –
If
Oceanside (Calif.)
is down in talent this season after winning the
Division I State Bowl championship a year ago, the Pirates sure didn't schedule
like they are hurting for bodies. But in the traditional opening night of the
season in Southern California, the six-time San Diego Section champion met its
match against the defending Division II Bowl champion.
Servite (Anaheim, Calif.)
forced six turnovers and scored a 31-7 nonleague victory Thursday at Orange Coast
College. The Friars are ranked No. 13 in the Xcellent 25, No. 19 nationally in
the Freeman Ratings. Oceanside is ranked No. 54 in the state.
But this was nevertheless a marquee matchup on many levels, including a very
personal one: Oceanside coach John Carroll was the defensive coordinator for
Servite when it won championships in 1982 and 1983. Those were the last section
titles won by the Friars until they won the Pac-5 title last season.
“Our defense played really well,” said Troy Thomas, whose arrival at Servite
precipitated five consecutive league titles and last year's big splash. “It was
a great win for our program to beat a great program like Oceanside and a coach
like Coach Carroll.”
Servite's victory snapped Oceanside's unbeaten streak at 39 games. The program
had won six consecutive San Diego Section championships, and has reached the
semifinals 16 consecutive years. It may not get any easier for Oceanside next
week when it plays at Temecula Chaparral, the defending champion of the Inland
Division, which is considered second in strength to the Southern Section's Pac-5
that Servite won.
Oceanside started sophomore quarterback
Tofi Pao Pao
, who threw four
interceptions among the Pirates' six turnovers. One was his fumble after being
leveled by Jherremya Louta-Douyere for a sack; lineman Jody Thomas scooped up
the ball and ran it in from 10 yards to make it 17-0 right before halftime.
“Sophomore quarterback playing against a high level football team in his first
varsity game,” Carroll summarized. “He made some nice plays and struggled at
times. The defense played very well at times and then had a few breakdowns. You
could see things that we can build on. We're a new team playing a tough schedule
and we'll use this to measure ourselves.”
Carroll also noted the absence of All-CIF center
David Vasquez
(mononucleosis):
“That had a tremendous effect on our ability to block both the pass and the
run.”
Thomas had a great night. Not only did he return the fumble, his sack preceded a
big interception return by Jordan Jones that led to a field goal; and Thomas
intercepted two passes.
“We need to move Jody Thomas to defensive back,” joked Troy Thomas, who is no
relation to the 5-10, 225-pound tackle/fullback. “He's leading the Southern
Section in picks right now. He had a great game, one he'll never forget. He has
become such a smart player. He feels the screen so well and he read it.”
Servite scored on its first drive of both halves. The first came on a 15-yard
fade from junior Cody Pittman to Robert Abeyta to cap a 38-yard drive, and the
second a 17-yard pass to
Butch Pauu
after Oceanside stacked the box to prevent
the run.
Pauu, whose primary role on the team is linebacker, also scored when he took his
position at quarterback in the wildcat formation. On his first play, he carried
17 yards for a touchdown despite getting hit three times. Pauu's run gave
Servite a 31-0 lead in the third quarter. Oceanside wasn't able to break through
until Servite's reserves took the field.
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