The Rob Stone Scouting Report
Quarterback Keith Williams proved to be a dynamic dual threat on offense in making his first career start for the University of San Diego as USD dodged the Western New Mexico Mustangs 23-17 in a non-conference game at Torero Stadium on Sept. 6.
Williams showed a strong arm for USD, tossing a pass completion to wide receiver Brandon White (5 catches, 122 yards) that went for a 74-yard touchdown reception on the Toreros third play from scrimmage.
That gave USD an early 6-0 edge with 13:34 left in the first period.
Once again, Williams demonstrated an ability to get the ball down the field when he sent the pigskin whistling into the arms of Torero wide receiver Reggie Bell (5 catches, 78 yards) for a 61-yard touchdown pass.
That extended the USD advantage to 13-3 with 12:42 remaining in the second quarter.
A 20-yard field goal by kicker David Last with 4:16 left in the second period made the score 16-3 in favor of the Toreros as the two teams headed into the locker room at halftime.
After the intermission, it was more of the same as running back Jonah Hodges exhibited electric speed on an 11-yard touchdown run.
That put the Toreros up 23-3 with 10:16 remaining in the third quarter and pretty much sealed the win for USD despite two face-saving fourth quarter touchdowns by Western New Mexico.
Williams completed 12 out of 25 passes for 203 yards and robustly ran the ball 8 times for a career-high 59 yards.
OTHER SCORES:
JACKSONVILLE DOLPHINS 35, USD TOREROS 18
Williams (11 out of 27 completions, 137 yards passing, 1 TD, 8 carries, 34 yards rushing); Hodges (22 carries, 88 yards rushing, 1 TD, 2 catches, 3 yards receiving); White (3 catches, 55 yards receiving, 1 TD); Bell (1 catch, 12 yards receiving);Ross Dwelley (2 catches, 30 yards receiving); Justin Priest (1 catch, 23 yards receiving); D’Angelo Barksdale (1 catch, 7 yards receiving, 2-pt. conversion); and Chris Campano (1 catch, 7 yards receiving).
USD TOREROS 39, PRINCETON TIGERS 29
Williams (10 out of 24 completions, 277 yards passing, 4 TD’s, 9 carries, 9 yards rushing, 1 TD); Hodges (26 carries, 73 yards rushing); Bell (4 catches, 186 yards receiving, 2 TD’s); White (5 catches, 86 yards receiving, 1 TD); Barksdale (1 catch, 5 yards receiving, 1 TD); and Mason Burnett (1 catch, 19 yards receiving).
OREGON 62, SOUTH DAKOTA 13
Carrington (4 catches, 68 yards receiving)
OREGON 46, MICHIGAN ST. 27
Carrington (2 catches, 66 yards receiving)
OREGON 48, WYOMING 14
Carrington (3 catches, 38 yards receiving)
NON-LEAGUE HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
Just down the street from USD, the Francis Parker Lancers shipwrecked the Radford Rams (Honolulu, Hawaii) 22-20 on Aug. 29.
Francis Parker was spearheaded by Khaleel Jenkins (11 out of 26 completions, 180 yards passing, 1 TD, 13 carries, 41 yards rushing), Daven Horne (13 carries, 65 yards rushing, 1 TD, 2 catches, 16 yards receiving), Jordan Genmark-Heath(3 carries, 22 yards rushing, 3 catches, 51 yards receiving), Kevin Rodin (1 carry, 20 yards rushing, 1 catch, 39 yards receiving, 1 TD), Ryan Risse (3 catches, 34 yards receiving), and Christian Sourapas (2 catches, 40 yards receiving).
On Sept. 5, The Lancers suffered a tough 26-0 loss to the Hoover Cardinals, before a 33-13 victory over the Marian Catholic Crusaders on Sept. 12.
Jenkins (3 out of 8 completions, 73 yards passing, 1 TD, 13 carries, 84 yards rushing, 2 TD’s), Genmark-Heath (7 carries, 35 yards rushing, 1 TD, 2 catches, 62 yards receiving, 1 TD), Risse (1 catch, 11 yards receiving), and Matt Wei (8 carries, 19 yards rushing) helped Francis Parker cruise by the Crusaders.
The El Capitan Vaqueros vanquished the Madison Warhawks 35-7 on Aug. 29.
Some of the high-flying Warhawks included Kareem Coles (3 out of 8 completions, 45 yards passing, 6 carries, 45 yards rushing, 1 TD), Isaiah Osborne (11 carries, 49 yards rushing), Terrell Carter (8 out of 12 completions, 89 yards passing),Shaheed Madyun (6 catches, 53 yards receiving), Elijah Thomas (2 catches, 36 yards receiving), Isaiah McDaniels (2 catches, 28 yards receiving), and Brandon Lewis (1 catch, 17 yards receiving).
On Sept. 5, Madison was clawed 36-29 by the St. Augustine Saints.
Down 14-0 in the second period, Madyun returned a kickoff 94 yards for a score and Marc Quinlin caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Coles to tie the affair up for the Warhawks.
Trailing again 28-14 in the fourth quarter, a 33-yard catch and run by Madyun and a 1-yard touchdown run and 2-point conversion by Coles created a 29-28 cushion for Madison.
Unfortunately for the Warhawks, a 6-yard touchdown run by Francoise Sims II would clinch the triumph for St. Augustine.
Coles (11 out of 22 completions, 189 yards passing, 2 TD’s, 13 carries, 72 yards rushing, 1 TD), Osborne (12 carries, 39 yards rushing, 1 catch, 7 yards receiving), Madyun (4 carries, 28 yards rushing, 2 catches, 27 yards receiving, 1 TD), Quinlin (3 catches, 82 yards receiving, 1 TD), Thomas (2 catches, 50 yards receiving), Lewis (2 catches, 21 yards receiving), McDaniels (1 catch, 2 yards receiving), and Darius Jackson (4 carries, 19 yards were warriors for Madison.
The Horizon Christian Academy Panthers were pounced on 56-6 by the Del Norte Nighthawks on Aug. 29.
Horizon’s Josh Gaudet (22 out of 35, 277 yards passing, 1 TD), Anthony Oseguera (10 catches, 134 yards receiving, 1 TD), Chris Arlington (5 catches, 99 yards receiving), Oscar Cordova (3 catches, 35 yards receiving), and Aaron Willis (2 catches, 10 yards receiving) played lights out.
On Sept. 5, the Panthers were swashbuckled 34-24 by the Mission Bay Buccaneers.
Having good days for Horizon were Gaudet (28 out of 58 completions, 381 yards passing, 4 TD’s), Oseguera (13 catches, 195 yards receiving, 3 TD’s), Arlington (8 catches, 128 yards receiving), Willis (3 catches, 26 yards receiving), Cordova(two catches, 14 yards, 1 TD), and Daniel Mallory (2 catches, 18 yards).
The Panthers defeated the Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets 41-7 on Sept. 12.
The Yellow Jackets were stung by Horizon’s Gaudet (17 out of 23 completions, 377 yards passing, 4 TD’s, 18 carries, 55 yards rushing, 3 TD’s), Cordova (5 catches, 105 yards receiving), Oseguera (4 catches, 105 yards receiving), Arlington (4 catches, 88 yards receiving 2 TD’s), and Willis (4 catches, 79 yards receiving, 2 TD’s).
The Kearny Komets suffered a tough 30-6 loss to the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders on Aug. 29.
Abraham Rodriguez (10 carries, 56 yards rushing, 6 catches, 61 yards receiving) and Robert Eatmon (9 tackles) made their presence felt for Kearny.
On Sept. 5, the Santana Sultans shutout the Komets 30-0.
Kearny’s Rodriguez (19 carries, 99 yards rushing, 4 catches, 56 yards receiving), D.J. Linton (1 carry, 7 yards rushing), Kimani Love (1 carry, 7 yards rushing, 4 catches, 32 yards receiving), Jeremiah Jorden (3 catches, 68 yards receiving), and Kidus Beressa (1 catch, 17 yards receiving) did some swatting of the Sultans.
Kearny suffered another tough defeat on Sept. 12, this time 34-8 to the University City Centurions.
Rodriguez (3 out of 4 completions, 59 yards passing, 7 carries, 6 yards rushing, 6 catches, 26 yards receiving), Beressa (4 catches, 45 yards receiving), Love (3 catches, 23 yards receiving), Linton (1 catch, 24 yards receiving), Kevin Villa (9 out of 19 completions, 106 yards passing, 1 TD), Smitt Thirakul (3 out of 5 completions, 43 yards passing, 1 carry, 20 yards rushing), and Takoda Browne (5 catches, 90 yards receiving , 1 TD) were some of the players of the game for the Komets.
The Clairemont Chieftans were crowned by The Bishop’s School Knights (34-0) and Mar Vista Mariners (30-0) on Aug. 29 and Sept. 5, respectively, before scalping the Montgomery Aztecs 35-21 on Sept. 12.
SEPT. 19 SCORES:
Francis Parker 28, Santana 14
Eastlake 32, Madison 20
Horizon 58, Army-Navy 6
Castle Park 31, Clairemont 17
Rob Stone is a lifelong resident of the Clairemont Mesa/Kearny Mesa area and is also a certified talent scout through Sports Management Worldwide. If you would like a professional scouting report on your budding son or daughter’s sports talent, feel free to contact me directly., rstone@smww.com, Sportsguyrob@att.net, or 1 (619) 241-6516. www.rsscouting.blogspot.com & www.smwwscout.com/rob-stone
