By Rob Stone, La Jolla Village News
Special to MaxPreps.com
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The La Jolla Country Day (LJCD) Torreys (ranked No. 3 in Division V) defeated the Foothills Christian Knights, 56-0, in a Pacific League football game at Country Day Friday, Oct. 6.
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"Obviously, we won by a big margin," LJCD coach Jeff Hutzler said. "More importantly, we've played a lot better since our 6-3 loss at Army-Navy on Sept. 22. We've been able to come back and put out a good team effort.
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"Foothills Christian and Midway Baptist (which was also beaten 56-0 by the Torreys on Sept. 29) are teams that aren't quite as strong as Army-Navy. The opponent is not the issue, though. It's how we're playing. We're improving each week."
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One player who'll be downright scary if he improves anymore is Country Day's Collin Tuck. The senior fullback/middle linebacker, and son of KUSI-TV news anchor Michael Tuck, staked the Torreys to an early 7-0 first quarter lead when he took one in from 19 yards out.
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"Collin is the mainstay of our team," Hutzler said.ÿ "The I-offense and '53' defense that we're running are both designed around him. So, he's important. He plays hard and is a load to bring down."
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The Knights were certainly facing a heavy workload.ÿ Not only were they trying to slow Tuck down, but they also had to try to stop the Country Day connection of senior quarterback Matt Mulligan (7-of-12, 224 yards, 4 TD's) and senior tight end Mark Schu.
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Mulligan and Schu hooked up twice on touchdown passes from 35 and 5 yards out, respectively. That extended the LJCD advantage to 21-0 at the end of the first quarter.
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"Matt keeps getting better every week," Hutzler said. "He's a smart guy.ÿ He's improved a ton this year."ÿ
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Foothills Christian must have felt like they had a 10,000-ton gorilla to get off their backs after Mulligan continued his air assault with a 37-yard touchdown strike to senior running back Alex Maire. Then, a short time later, Tuck (7 carries, 54 yards) took it in from one-yard out to give Country Day a comfortable 35-0 cushion heading into the locker room at halftime.
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"We don't have a Lance Rutledge like we had last year," Hutzler. "We don't have any one guy with a bunch of yards. We don't have any one guy making all of the tackles. It really is a team effort this year."
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In the second half, it was more of the same for the Torreys. Senior Zach Kusnir caught a 61-yard touchdown pass from Mulligan and senior Jaimie Coleman (8 carries, 109 yards) scored on runs of 5 and 14 yards as LJCD pulled away for the victory.
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Freshman quarterback Garret Campbell finished with a team-high 65 yards rushing on 10 carries for the Knights, while senior running back Brandon Johnston added 33 yards on 16 carries. Country Day junior kicker Travis Golia was good on all eight of his extra point attempts.
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With the win, the Torreys improve their record to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the Pacific League. With the loss, Foothills Christian falls to 0-5 overall and 0-3 in Pacific League play.
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Did you know that La Jolla Country Day is the school that produced former Heisman Trophy-winning running back Rashaan Salaam of the Colorado Buffaloes?
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Other Games
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Daniel Klein finished 8-of-15 through the air for 145 yards and two touchdowns as the host Servite Friars shutout the St. Augustine Saints, ranked No. 8 in the San Diego Union-Tribune poll, 23-0.ÿ St. Augustine's Chris Forcier finished 16-for-31 passing for 169 yards, and he also led the Saints ground game by banging his way to 75 yards on 18 carries.
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Corey Trisby completed 12-of-27 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns as the visiting Hoover Cardinals defeated the No. 9 Mission Bay Buccaneers, 27-13, in a Western League game.ÿ Hoover's Todd Doxey had seven receptions for 82 yards, while Gary Lee scored four times and added 59 yards on three catches for the Cardinals.ÿ Mission Bay's Kenneth Mayfield rushed for 141 yards on 20 carries for the Buccaneers.
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Noel Phillips led all rushers with 154 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries as the host Escondido Cougars defeated the Ramona Bulldogs, 38-19, in a Valley League game.ÿ Ramona's Kyle Blackwell finished with 91 yards on 28 carries for the Bulldogs.
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Alex Scarlett finished with 58 yards on 16 carries as the University City Centurions defeated the host Scripps Ranch Falcons, 10-7.ÿ Scripps Ranch's Brennan Clay ran nine times for 61 yards and a touchdown, while Tate Forcier finished 9-of-12 for 113 yards for the Falcons.
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Keaton Marks finished with 101 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries as the Santa Fe Christian Eagles defeated the host Marian Catholic Crusaders, 35-14.ÿ Santa Fe Christian's Corbin Cutshaw added 87 yards on 19 carries with two more touchdowns, while Mac Zimdars had 80 yards on 15 carries for the Eagles.
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Jaqueem Coleman scored three touchdowns and rushed for 190 yards on 11 carries as the Central Union Spartans defeated the host Francis Parker Lancers, 42-28.
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Josh Goldilla completed 9-of-11 passes for 165 yards and four touchdowns to lead the host Chula Vista Spartans past the cross-town rival Hilltop Lancers, 47-7.ÿ Hilltop's Jose Duran was the game's leading rusher with 111 yards on 14 carries, while Michael Alcala completed 18-of-28 passes for 156 yards for the Lancers.
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Mark Lambert finished with 123 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries as the host Orange Glen Patriots defeated the San Marcos Golden Knights, 27-20, in a Valley League game.ÿ Christian Bempong rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries to lead San Marcos.
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Jamie Dale totaled 202 yards and three touchdowns as the host Steele Canyon Cougars defeated the El Cajon Valley Braves, 41-3.
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Miguel Crespo ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns and Aaron Perez added 55 yards as the San Ysidro Cougars defeated the visiting Mar Vista Mariners, 22-21.
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Other Scores
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Army-Navy 24, Sage Hill 14
Bishop's 21, H-Town 14
Bonita Vista 27, Rancho Buena Vista 14
Borrego Springs 42, West Shores 12
Brawley 9, La Jolla 0
Carlsbad 20, La Costa Canyon 14
El Camino 20, Mt. Carmel 0
El Centro Southwest 27, Coronado 6
Granite Hills 52, Sweetwater 6
Grossmont 14, Monte Vista 14
Mansfield 35, Cathedral Catholic 0
Mission Hills 10, San Pasqual 9
Mt. Miguel 21, West Hills 20
Otay Ranch 48, Sultana 3
Palo Verde 34, Yuma Catholic 22
Patrick Henry 47, Kearny 6
Pt. Loma 42, Crawford 21
Rancho Bernardo 33, Fallbrook 20
San Diego 24, Serra 19
San Pasqual Academy 58, Christian Life 6
Sun Valley Charter 46, California Military Institute 0
Torrey Pines 37, Oceanside 14
Valhalla 49, Santana 35
Valley Center 23, Westview 0
Warner 48, All-Tribes 0
