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C8 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. 19 LOS ANGELES TIMES CSUN, Flowers Ml "I iimiiinniiuiiin iidhii llllill Jmni ll i Jim ji lilt! I I I' m.n umkiuJi ij HI I 1 III Blossom 1 u. in Desert Football: His four touchdown passes lead Matador rout of Division I-A New Mexico State, 33-0. By JEFF FLETCHER TIMES STAFF WRITER LAS CRUCES, N.M. The shoe is stepping on the other head now.

Cal State Northridge, which was on the wrong end of many embarrassing football losses to not-so-great teams last season, pulled off perhaps the greatest victory in the program's 34-year history Saturday night) trouncing Division I-A New Mexico State, 33-0, before 12,259 stunned fans at Aggie Memorial Stadium. "The whole Big Sky is going, 'Oh said Northridge linebacker Marc Goodson with a huge grin. For the Matadors (2-1), who have been I-AA since 1993 and were Division II before, it was the second victory against a Division I-A opponent. The other was a 24-18 victory over Nevada Las Vegas in 1993. Northridge players weren't apologizing either for New Mexico State (0-4) being one of the worst Division I-A teams in the country.

Doesn't matter. "They've got 85 scholarships," Goodson said. "They just played UTEP the Aggies lost, 14-7 and they are in the Big West. They played the Texas Longhorns and Texascouldn't even shut them out." The Aggies lost 41-7. Northridge (2-1) plays Northern Arizona in its Bie Skv Confer Pholcxby STEVEOSMAN Lot Angclca Timet Paul Hanby, 41, of Dana Point catches a ride in Heat 9 during the 40-49 age category Longboard surfing competition at the California Beach Party in Ventura.

FAB Ull 1 It's Been an Endless Summer for Surfers Still Competing on Longboards After All These Years By DAVID WHARTON TIMES STAFF WRITER ence opener next week. The Matadors, who lost to the Lumberjacks, 68-7, last year, have given them a little morp tn think about this time. ENTURA The first surfers paddled out early as in 6:30 a.m., cold-and-foggy for Saturday's preliminaries at the 1996 California Beach i7 A suffering from a painful back, strapped on a brace and struggled out for his heat. "Everybody who goes out there wants to win," he said. "But we want to have some fun, too." True to its name, the championship looked much like a beach party beneath morning skies that eventually cleared.

Burgers crackled on a nearby grill. Beach Boys harmonies and the stinging Fender guitar riffs of Dick Dale pumped from the public address system. Now in its 10th year, the weekend contest began a reunion of Ventura's older surfers, guys who began hanging around together since the 1950s. Each year, the gathering grew. In 1992, it joined forces with the city's annual California Beach Party, a festival of live entertainment and food booths, and drew entries from throughout California.

Some of the contestants follow the amateur longboard circuit, competing up and down the coast at spots such Malibu and Lower Trestles in San Clemente. Please see SURF, Cll id Northridge played so well that the Matadors fumbled away two chances inside the New Mexico State five that didn't even hurt. "Usually for a I-AA team to beat a I-A they have to play a perfect game," quarterback Aaron Flowers said. "But we didn't play a perfect game and we still scored 33 points." The Matadors outgained the Aggies, 430-284. Flowers completed 24 of 42 passes for 309 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions.

David Romines, who caught seven passes for 129 yards, had his third 100-yard receiving game of the season. Running back Chad Marsalek ran for 118 yards in 18 carries, his second straight 100-yard game. "The offense didn't have as good a game as I'd hoped," Flowers said. Please see CSUN, Cll 'Party Longboard Championships. These guys were in their 40s, but they were glad to have their heats scheduled first.

"Good waves," said Wes Standard, 48, of Ventura. "No winds to mess them up." The 40- to 49-year-old bracket I accounted for nearly a third of the 262 entries in this year's contest that also I included divisions for everyone from grade-school children to senior citizens. It was strictly amateur, no prize money, no sponsorships, but you could hardly i tell that from the 40-year-olds. "Most of these guys have surfed this point since they were 6 or 7 years old and i tthey never quit," said Thorn Theys, the "contest announcer. "This is the most competitive bracket." I Competitive enough that Standard, ISA- 1 Spectators enjoy the sun and Longboard championships at Surfer's Point Park.

Moorpark Uncovers Positive in Big Loss Valley Sunk by 2 Scores at the Finish "I just finally got to get in there." Bakersfield (2-0), ranked second in the state, made life miserable for Lewis and the Raiders, ranked 16th. The Renegades used their trademark potent running game to beat Moorpark. Armis Stokes, a 5-foot-8 freshman, led the attack with 201 yards in 22 carries and two touchdowns. He set up another score with a 64-yard run on a draw play. Bakersfield took a 3-0 lead on Chad Hathaway's 30-yard field goal with 2 minutes 24 seconds to play in the first quarter.

The Renegades went ahead, 9-0, when Stokes ran around left end for a 16-yard touchdown with 9:46 remaining in the second quarter and padded the cushion to 16-0 on a 29-yard scamper by Stokes just over five minutes later. Stokes could have scored from the Moorpark 39 on the previous play but slipped and fell with nothing but open field ahead. He settled for a 10-yard gain. Moorpark crossed the 50-yard line once in the first half, on the next-to-last play, when Lewis connected with tight end James Ange on a 13-yard pass play to the Bakersfield 46. It was only the third completion in 13 attempts for Lewis in the half.

The Raiders cut the deficit to Please see MOORPARK, C9 Football: Raiders handled by Bakersfield, 40-22, but find that backup quarterback Dudley can throw the ball. FERNANDO DOM 1NGUEZ TIMES STAFF WRITER MOORPARK At least one good thing happened in Moorpark College's 40-22 loss to Bakersfield in a Western State Conference interdi-visional game Saturday night at Griffin Stadium. The Raiders (1-1) found that freshman quarterback Glenn Dudley can throw a little. Dudley completed eight of nine passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns in only one quarter of action to give Moorpark fans reason to look forward to next week and perhaps provide incumbent quarterback Taj Lewis with a few restless nights, wondering if his job is safe. Lewis completed only four of 18 for 47 yards before giving way to Dudley early in the fourth quarter.

"I just hope there's not a quarterback controversy," Dudley said. "When Taj was in there Bakersfield was bringing a lot of guys on him and putting on a lot of pressure. SANTA BARBARA-With four seconds remaining Saturday, Santa Barbara City College quarterback J.T. Stone connected with Ryan Capretta on a 55-yard touchdown pass as the 14th-ranked Vaqueros (2-0) upset fourth-ranked Valley, 32-26. Valley (1-1) led, 26-18, with 44 seconds to play when Stone and Capretta hooked up for a 16-yard touchdown pass.

David Weismiller caught a two-point conversion that tied the game, 26-26. Valley marched to the Santa Barbara 48-yard line with the ensuing kickoff but, with 27 seconds left, Jeff Moore intercepted Tom Ra-cius' pass. Three plays later, from his 40, Stone threw a pass toward a pack in the end zone and Capretta came down with it Stone completed 25 of 39 attempts for 428 yards and three touchdowns and added a rushing touchdown. He completed passes to eight different receivers with Capretta catching six that totaled 177 yards. Valley quarterback Dave Lins completed 14 of 23 for 179 yards and a 44-yard touchdown to Eric Ruhle, but he was replaced in the second half by Racius.

Marcus Harvey rushed 97 yards and a touchdown for the Monarchs. CHRJS BRESNAHAN i i i i I 1 -J TODD BICELOW For The Timet Bakersfield running baclJermaine Earvin is tripped by Moorpark's Rick Pitts in the Raiders' 40-22 loss..