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C16 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1994 LOS ANGELES TIMES Valley Sports THE HIGH SCHOOLS MIKEHISERMAN Emotional Wave Hits Bakersfield Passes Its History Test High school football: Steve WofFord rushes for 165 and three touchdowns as Drillers foil Antelope Valley's bid for an upset, 35-13. i 1 rTTnTtwirrnrirTTTTiiTiir in 'wyM (ink fte 0 7 it VCr.CV Jss! fff A 1 liitM Associated Press Southwest Texas State running back Donald Wilkerson gained a game-high 187 yards in 36 carries and scored a touchdown. CSUN Serves Up Blue-Plate Special Travis Hall: Tight end regains his position and leads team in receptions and yardage. Mr' By BRYAN RODGERS SPECIAL TO THE TIMES BAKERSFIELD Over the years, "Antelope Valley High has been able to play the spoiler's role. Last year, the Antelopes upset touted Bishop Amat in the playoffs.

Antelope Valley also ended Canyon High's record 46-game winning streak in 1986. Saturday night's game against Bakers-field, the No. 3-ranked team in the stateby Cal-Hi Sports, was an opportunity to 5dd another impressive victory to the list. But All-American running back Steve Wofford would have none of that. Wofford rushed for 165 yards in 26 carries and three touchdowns, leading Bakersfield to a 35-13 nonleague victory over the Antelopes-ranked No.

16 in the state. Wofford capped Bakersfield's opening drive by scoring on a one-yard run, snapping Antelope Valley's string of shutouts at two games. "Wofford is an excellent player and he's everything they say he is," Antelope Valley Coach Brent Newcomb said. Wofford, the Central Section's all-time leading rusher, would add touchdown runs of 13 and 21 yards before the end of the first half. Antelope Valley was on the verge of being blown out until its defense forced two turnovers.

a The Antelopes converted both of them into scores. Chad Murphy went 44 yards on a screen pass and Ken Nelson added a one-yard run, bringing the Antelopes to within 21-13. Bakersfield scored two quick touchdowns in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. Bakersfield receiver Joel Morales caught a 53-yard pass that set up a seven-yard touchdown run by James Wofford, Steve's brother. On Antelope Valley's ensuing possession, the Drillers blocked Chad Shrout's punt and recovered it in the end zone to cap the scoring.

Antelope Valley running back Jermaine Lewis, who rushed for 247 yards against Bakersfield last season, was held in check, gaining only 29 yards on 10 carries. "We were keying on him all week," Bakersfield Coach Pat Preston said. needed to corral him and not let himjfun wild." The Drillers have a date next week with Bishop Amat at Bakersfield College. Bishop Amat is ranked No. 1 in the state poll and No.

1 in the nation by USA Today. A poor pass defense has contributed to blown leads in the last two games for, Cal Lutheran. After Cal Lutheran took a 21-3 lead in the second quarter, San Diego quarterback Vince Moiso completed 13 of his next, 16 passes for 157 yards, engineering touchdown drives on three consecutive possessions to give the Toreros a 24-21 lead with 4:47 left in the third quarter. "We had guys double covered and they still caught balls," Cal Lutheran Coach Joe Harper said. "We've got some work to do." The Kingsmen came back with a.

27-yard field goal by Dan Leffler, tying, the game, 24-24, with 9:58 remaining. College football: Matadors dish out scoring opportunities with kicking game and lose, 28-23. By STEVE ELLING TIMES STAFF WRITER SAN MARCOS, offense, there's defense, and there's that other in-between thing. Special teams are supposed to be the transition for a simple change of possession. For Cal State Northridge on Saturday night, it was an able bridge to defeat.

Northridge blunders on special teams led to a pair of scores and Southwest Texas State held on to beat the Matadors, 28-23, in a non-conference game before 8,916 at Bobcat Stadium. While Northridge's special teams blocked a punt that led to a touchdown, they also snapped two balls over the punter's head, allowed a field-goal attempt to be blocked and had a punt bounce off the backside of a return-team blocker. "What I'm thinking is that the best Please see CSUN, C17 By STEVE ELLING TIMES STAFF WRITER SAN MARCOS, Tex. -Travis Hall is shocked, too. Last year at around this time, he was summarily yanked from the Cal State Northridge lineup.

Even worse, the team basically eliminated his position, tight end. Talk about absorbing a body blow. He was erased without a trace. Has it only been 12 months? "I never expected this," said Hall, a junior from Chaminade High. "It's a great feeling to know they have confidence in me.

"Before, they were holding their breath when I was in the game." Coaches still hold their breath. But now it's the staff on the other sideline. Hall continued what has become a storybook start with seven more receptions for 95 yards in Saturday night's 28-23 loss to Southwest Texas Please see HALL, C17 Press Hueneme Emotions are running high at the Cobbs-Jenkins household in Port Hueneme. Ronnie Jenkins rushed for a Hueneme High-record 356 yards Friday night, lead ing ihe resurgent Vikings past Camarillo, -47-29. But the family's joy in that performance is tinged with melancholy.

James Jenkins, Ronnie's brother, is leaving home. Today he departs for Great Lakes, 111., i and Navy boot camp. ''We're happy for Ronnie," said Jean jCobbs, the grandmother who has raised both boys in a family of five. "At the same time, though, it's hard to let James go." Ronnie's break-out against Camarillo, included touchdown runs of 90, 65 and 48 yards, could not have come at a time. He dedicated the game to his who endured the last four seasons as a Hueneme football player.

The Vikings won two games during James' career, a total Hueneme already has this season. Ronnie Jenkins scorched Camarillo for 294 yards in the first half alone as his family watched from the bleachers. "One of the men sitting by us asked me, How did Ronnie learn to run like Jean Cobbs said. tongue-in-cheek reply: "Ronnie's ducking from his grandma." Blast from the past: Hueneme's Larry Miller is a rookie head coach, but he is no Stranger to the school. was Channel League player of the year in 1969 when, as a running back, he 'helped carry the Vikings to an undefeated regular season.

Hence, this year motto: Hueneme foot ballthe pride is back. The Vikings boasted a topnotch football program from Miller's playing days through the early 1980s, but Hueneme has rarely enjoyed a winning season since. Miller has surrounded himself with rcoaches from the school's glory years. Assistants Joe Davis and Steve Henry are 'Jlueneme graduates from the 70s. In all.

13 'dTlJie 20 coaches in the program played football for the Vikings. ''They all have Hueneme in their Tufarts," Miller said. leader of the pack: Jenkins' rushing tojal is the highest of any player in the region this season, four yards better than thetotal Di-Onte Smith of Grant estab- -tlshed last week against Marshall. can only hope for a better Mow-up than Smith had. smitn was neia to 3b yards in 13 carries loss to Hoover, a team that had 'lostats previous 18 games.

I Whatever works: So Hart wins a game defense and ball-control. What's nejrt Buddy Ryan bribing players with fe ream and jelly beans? 'Kt Hart filnwino rinurn Inner onnnoh tn -iprm a nuaoue is considered Dan control. No Qnder Dean Herrington, the Indians' dffejisive coordinator, was pacing the side line during the game against Westlake as -his earphones were strapped several "notches too tight. Hart threw 10 passes in a 20-7 victory. "IDean was going throueh withdrawal." Tquipped his brother Mike, Hart's head "coach.

kktAiiinnbiJrlinM TIT 1 1 a Anything but left out: When the Her- Jriflgton brothers say Ted Iacenda can "do it re not exaggerating by much. 4nd scored two touchdowns in 29 carries. Afld if Westlake didn't get enough of him qnqffense, he played defense, too. doesn usually play defense, but ifganst high-powered Westlake he was 'inserted at end. He plays everywhere except for defence tackle," Mike Herrington said.

"He's a athlete, and we're going to play him orr defense whenever we need him." Jhose cardiac kids: Littlerock football games are not for the faint of heart. Jhe Lobos (1-0-2) have taken each game to the finish. Littlerock preserved a H-14 tie with Serrano by recovering a fgoaj-line fumble with three seconds left. The Lobos beat Oxnard, 12-10, when Bruje Johnson hit Hoa Le with a 17-yard desperation pass with 19 seconds left. 'On Friday night, Littlerock spotted Bar- four touchdowns, then roared back for a 28-28 tie that Mike Kieffer preserved 'with a sack on the final play.

J)ose of perspective: Buena Coach Rick Scott took no special pleasure in endine Newbury Park's 16-game winning streak. vScott, a former Newbury Park assistant, tsald he is close with Panther Coach George Hufley and several members of his staff. JJesides, Scott pointed out, "Keith Smith ajHLeoaes ivan uurenj put that streak together. Keith wasn't here tonight-thank goodness." Associated Cal State Northridge running back Shaun Coleman (32) maneuvers around an official during Matadors' nonconference loss to Southwest Texas State. For the Record, Cal Lutheran Loses 18-point Lead and Game 1974 and equaled by Cassidy O'Sullivan in 1992.

Thomas finished the first half with 134 yards, most of which came on two long touchdown runs. He broke a 44-yard scoring run to give Cal Lutheran a 7-0 lead with 4 minutes 3 seconds to play in the first half. On his next carry, just after San Diego had fumbled at Cal Lutheran's 38, Thomas broke down the right sideline for a 62-yard scoring run. He added a one-yard scoring run with 2:30 to go in the half, giving Cal Lutheran what appeared to be a commanding 21-3 lead. But it wasn't enough.

deciding score. The field goal capped a 12-play, 5-min-ute, 59-second drive that started just after Cal Lutheran had tied the game, 24-24. San Diego (2-2) sealed the victory when Cal Lutheran quarterback Ryan Huisenga was called for intentional grounding in the end zone with five seconds left. The Kingsmen (1-1) had a chance to come back in the previous series, but that drive stalled at the San Diego 48, when defensive lineman Thomas Rodriguez batted down a Huisenga fourth-and-three pass. Thomas eclipsed the school record of 183 yards in game, set by Dave Nankivell in By JEFF FLETCHER TIMES STAFF WRITER SAN DIEGO-Records? Who needs records? After Cal Lutheran tailback Terrence Thomas gained 224 yardsto set a school record, he said: "I didn't even know anything about it." His concern, however, was the Kings-men's 29-24 loss to the University of San Diego in a nonconference game Saturday night at San Diego.

San Diego kicker Matt Young made a 27-yard field goal with 3 minutes 59 seconds left to play to give the Toreros the Valley Takes Break From Tradition in 20-0 WSC Victory Over Glendale I I II I II I.I .11.111 I .111111 llll. I. II Ml 11 I. 1 9 J) A Iff I III.IIIIIHIllll lIBilMlilHM iMllirtt Arellanes connected with Jason Leonard for a 31 -yard touchdown pass play. Later in the quarter, the Monarchs drove 69 yards in 14 plays and scored with "2:26 left in the quarter on Derick Charles' one-yard run.

Glendale appeared to be driving toward a score midway through the third quarter. The Vaqueros moved 61 yards in nine plays, but on first and 10 from the Valiey 19, quarterback Eddie Michel threw a pass right into the hands of Valley's Doug Socha. Glendale did not threaten after thaC' Arellanes completed 12 of 25 passes for 147 yards. His second touchdown came on a 35-yard play to Cameron Perry with 9:29 left. Davis Delmatoff completed four of passes for 13 yards for Valley.

Glendale quarterback Tony Delgado completed 13 of 16 passes for 103 yards. Michel completed six of 12 passes for. 68 yards. -( Xj. By IRENE GARCIA TIMES STAFF WRITER VAN NUYS-Every time the Glendale and Valley college football teams met in recent years, the games had been well-played and close.

That's why it was surprising to see Valley shut out the Vaqueros, 20-0, in Saturday's Western State Conference game at Valley. It's not like Valley (3-0, 3-0) played great. Glendale's performance was sloppy throughout the contest. Glendale (1-1, 0-1) fumbled five times and had two passes intercepted while failing to generate any kind of threat. Every time the Vaqueros came close to scoring, they committed a turnover.

Valley scored less than a minute into the game. Glendale's Darren Jenkins fumbled the opening kickoff and Marcel Desir recovered at the Glendale 33. Two plays later, Valley quarterback Jim STEPHEN J. PRINGLE For The Timet Glendale's Paul Lopez (42) applies pressure but Valley's Jose Cortez gets off punt. i JZ.