Seahawk Football News

Defense the difference in Harbor victory over Victor Valley

October 17, 2009

VICTORVILLE, Calif. -- The undefeated, No. 10-ranked Harbor football team found its streak in jeopardy against defensive-minded Victor Valley on the Rams' home field. While the offense was mostly stagnant, the defense had a big day with three sacks, an interception and a game-clinching fumble return/touchdown as Harbor defeated Victor Valley 27-13 Saturday to move to 6-0 overall, 3-0 in Mountain Conference play. The Seahawks never trailed in the game, but their lead was threatened throughout the entire contest, particularly due to a heavy dose of running by the Rams (2-4, 1-2). Victor Valley ran the ball 51 times to Harbor's 25, with Ryan Sampson (20 carries, 137 yards, TD) becoming only the second opposing player to rush for 100 yards or more against the Harbor defense. Jon White wasn't going to leave Sampson alone on the 100-yard mark that day, as he had his best game since the season opener at Long Beach City with 17 carries for 130 yards and two touchdowns, including four receptions for 47 yards and another score. The defense, led by AJ Ropati and Adrian Ferns' team-high six tackles apiece, made big stops throughout the game -- the biggest ones coming in the second half. The defense, on the field for 11-plus minutes in the third quarter, found itself defending the run on almost every play during a near-10-minute drive from Victor Valley. However, two consecutive tackles for loss -- a one-yard tackle for loss and a sack forced the Rams to go for a 28-yard field goal, which went wide right. Ivan McDowell was credited with the sack and half of the tackle for the loss (Kyle Sharman had the other half). Another big play was the first of the 4th quarter, when Charles Montalvasge grabbed an interception near Harbor's redzone and returned it 27 yards to give the Seahawks possession. On Victor Valley's next possession, the defense held steady once more, as Darryl Feemster knocked away a potential Victor Valley touchdown pass in Harbor's endzone on 4th and 11 from the Seahawks' 30-yard line. The punchline play was late in the 4th quarter, as Paramore Tapa sacked backup quarterback Travis Hunter and forced a fumble at Victor Valley's 10-yard line. McDowell then recovered the fumble and returned the fumble 12 yards for the game-clinching score. The defense allowed its least number of points, despite allowing a season-high 269 rush yards and being outgained 383-356. Harbor's deficiency on offense was mainly due to a limited time of possession (Victor Valley had the ball for 36:40, while Harbor had the ball for 23:20). During the 23 minutes of offense, Dominique Blackman managed to go 21-32 for 226 yards and a touchdown. Blackman, however, was sacked four times. Ronald Gaudin had seven receptions for 47 yards, getting several looks while Dwayne Frampton (4 receptions, 31 yards) and Prentice Gill (2 receptions, 15 yards) rarely had open ones against the Victor Valley secondary.

Defense, special teams carry Harbor to win over Golden West

Sept. 26, 2009

With momentum and the ball going to visiting Golden West's side in the fourth quarter, Thomas Gray and Michael Andrews made the play of the game and forced Russlers receiver Bryce Blake to fumble the ball on a punt return, giving Harbor the field and the go-ahead score by Jon White in a tense 35-32 victory Saturday night at Casey Field. Harbor (4-0, 1-0), ranked No. 12 in the state and surely due to go further up the rankings, won the opening Mountain Conference game and sit at the top of the conference standings. As different players have stepped in during the past few weeks to spell Harbor victories, defense and special teams made its mark Saturday night, especially quick-footed defensive back Darryl Feemster, who had an interception and broke up a pass on 4th-and-10 to force a turnover on downs and secure the win for the Seahawks. Five of Justin Doerner's punts were dropped within the 20-yard line, the last going to Golden West's (0-4, 0-1) 4-yard line, returned to the 7-yard line for the Russler's final shot at a score. Defensive lineman Austin Flynn, added to the roster in Week 2, has been quite a presence since arriving. Flynn's big game against Golden West featured two sacks and several quarterback hurries. The Seahawks came out strong and led 14-0 after the first quarter off of a one-yard touchdown run by White and a breakaway 44-yard scoring run by Dominique Blackman. Hard-charging Donald Matthews bursted in the end zone during the second quarter to give Harbor a commanding 21-0 lead in what looked to be a blowout. But Golden West turned the corner in the second half after trailing 28-11 at halftime. The Russlers scored three unanswered touchdowns -- the last one being a shocking 54-yard fake punt touchdown run by Harold Williams that put a damper in the Seahawk crowd and Golden West in a 32-28 lead entering the fourth quarter. During the stretch, the Russler defense made things tough for a suddenly-stagnant Harbor offense. On Harbor's first possession of the second half, Blackman was intercepted by Mychal Conel, which eventually led to a touchdown run for Golden West. Harbor was then backed up to a 3rd-and-47 after unsportsmanlike conduct penalties. Blackman was sacked on 4th down and the Russlers led another score after the turnover on downs. The Seahawks then underwent another three-and-out, but the decisive turnover would come afterwards. Blake, with no room to maneuver, lost the ball deep into Golden West territory and the ball was recovered by Michael Ibarra to give Harbor great field position to take the lead. Harbor then took advantage, culminating the short drive with White's 10-yard run inside for the eventual winning score. The Seahawk defense, much like the previous week against Santa Ana, stepped up in the fourth quarter and made three straight stops; in the middle of those stops was a missed 42-yard field goal by Golden West that sailed wide left. Feemster and Flynn each had five tackles, while Adrian Ferns led the way with six, including a sack. Blackman completed 28-of-37 passes for 290 yards and a touchdown, but threw two intereceptions after throwing two overall entering the contest. Blackman also rushed for 50 yards on seven carries with the touchdown. White rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries, while Matthews followed with seven carries for 47 yards and a score. Prentice Gill had nine catches for 96 yards and a touchdown, while Dwayne Frampton caught five passes for 61 yards.

Blackman's 6 TD, Harbor defense stifles Citrus in 47-14 rout

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:58:37 -0700

The upstart (No. 25-ranked in state) Los Angeles Harbor football team picked up where it left off in its home opener Saturday night at Casey Field, decimating the Citrus College Fighting Owls 47-14 behind another big performance from quarterback Dominique Blackman and a stellar performance by the Seahawk defense. Blackman, coming off a 500-plus passing yard, six passing touchdown performance at Long Beach City College the previous week, nearly hit 500 yards passing again, but hit paydirt just as many times with his arm. Blackman was 29-of-44 for 441 yards and six touchdowns, with one interception. Blackman has thrown for nearly 1,000 yards on 67 percent of his completions with 12 touchdown passes (13 overall TDs) and two interceptions. Sharing in the spotlight was speedy running back Jon White, who was a dual threat running and receiving with 10 carries for 43 yards and a touchdown, while catching six passes for 70 yards and two touchdowns. The Harbor receivers continued their excellence with Prentice Gill leading the way this time around, notching eight receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown. Dwayne Frampton, fresh off a 15-catch, 234-yard performance last weekend, had seven catches for 91 yards. Harbor (2-0) was in a dogfight with Citrus early on, falling behind 7-0 on a Nicholas Barbone 1-yard run on the Fighting Owls' opening drive. Harbor would even the score on a 32-yard TD run by White and wouldn't trail the rest of the game. White caught a screen pass from Blackman and raced 14 yards to the end zone to give the Seahawks a 14-7 lead in the first quarter. However, Brando Stansell tied the score on an untouched 72-yard punt return touchdown. Just as it seemed Harbor was losing momentum, the Seahawk defense made its presence felt, shutting Citrus' offense down with three interceptions, five sacks and 225 total offensive yards allowed. Harbor shut out Citrus (0-2) for the final three quarters and continued its dominance against the run, as it allowed a mere 87 total yards rushing. Justin Jackson had 1.5 sacks, while Angelo Villareal and Austin Flynn had a sack apiece. Third downs and the red zone were telling differences between Harbor and Citrus, as the Seahawks were 7-of-14 on 3rd downs, while the Fighting Owls were only 1-of-12. Harbor scored on all five red zone opportunities, but Citrus was 1-of-3.

Blackman, Frampton shine as Harbor steamrolls to win

September 5, 2009

The Los Angeles Harbor football team put on an offensive performance like no other in a convincing 71-43 victory over Long Beach City College Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Harbor (1-0) tallied 737 yards of total offense and outgained LBCC (0-1) by 465 yards (Vikings had 272). Most of the damage was done by new starting quarterback Dominique Blackman, who set school records with 535 yards passing, six touchdown passes and seven total touchdowns (one rush). Blackman completed 32-of-47 passes and had 210 yards passing by the end of the first quarter alone, along with three touchdowns in the game's first 15 minutes. Blackman also scrambled for 40 yards on eight carries, but he wasn't the only threat on the ground against the Vikings. Running back Jon White rushed for 124 yards on only 13 carries and scored two touchdowns, including a 97-yard breakout in the fourth quarter that got Harbor over 60 points. White also sped through and around LBCC defenders on special teams, totaling 160 yards on kickoff returns. White's 88-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the third quarter gave Harbor its first 20-point lead in the game (49-29). White, who notched 325 total yards, also caught four passes for 41 yards. The main receiving threat, however, was Dwayne Frampton, who shredded the secondary with 15 receptions for 234 yards and two touchdowns. Frampton's diving 38-yard touchdown catch from Blackman to end the first quarter gave the Seahawks a lead they would not relinquish for the rest of the game at 21-17. Prentice Gill and Jonathan Davis followed in the aerial onslaught as Gill caught four passes for 98 yards and a touchdown (which was Blackman's first in the game), while Davis had three catches for 104 yards and two big touchdowns, one of them a 56-yarder in the second quarter which he sped past the secondary for a long score. Harbor had a disastrous start on offense to the begin the game, as Brandon Carver's fumble on the game's first play was returned 25 yards for a touchdown by Thomas Mahoney. Blackman was then picked off in the end zone on Harbor's next drive by Mahoney and LBCC needed its first play on offense to score: an 80-yard slant score from Kevin Lubner to Darrius Young. But Harbor's defense tightened up and took advantage of several bad snaps by LBCC to recover three fumbles. Linebacker AJ Ropati had two of them and finished with seven tackles. Defensive back Darryl Feemster continued his good play from last week's scrimmage and made five tackles, including a critical interception in the fourth quarter as LBCC was driving for a score. Linebacker Ivan McDowell was in LBCC's backfield often and finished with two sacks, along with a forced fumble. After trailing 14-0, Blackman led two explosive scoring drives, capped by a 41-yard touchdown pass to Gill and a 39-yard touchdown pass to Davis to tie the game.

Seahawks finish regular season on high note

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:18:20 -0800

In what was a shootout with winless San Bernardino Valley College, the Harbor football team turned its run game up a notch, as running back Earl Ford rushed for 151 yards on 20 carries with three TDs (two rush, one receiving) in relief effort for quarterback Andrew Trudnowski's big first half to give Harbor a 55-42 win over the Wolverines in both teams' season finales at Seahawk Stadium. The win snapped Harbor's (3-7, 2-5) three-game losing streak and gave the team something to smile about at the end of a frustrating season filled with big deficits, big comebacks and close losses. Trudnowski was lethal in the first half, as he and receiver Chris Matthews connected to tear apart the Wolverines' (0-10, 0-7) secondary for two TDs, both in the first quarter. Trudnowski opened the game with a 13-yard screen pass and score to Ford. After a quick 50-yard TD strike from San Bernardino Valley's Daniel Laugen to receiver Robert Anderson, Harbor responds with a deep threat of its own, as Trudnowski hit Matthews with a 41-yard TD pass to give Harbor a 14-7 lead. But the dynamic duo weren't finished yet. Trudnowski found Matthews on a floater in the corner from four yards out to push Harbor's lead to 21-7. San Bernardino Valley, however, turned back a possible blowout by holding back the Harbor offense and forcing a missed 31-yard field goal by Francisco Amezcua. The Wolverines then charged back with a long drive culminated by Laugen's three-yard TD pass to Anderson to cut the lead to seven. Harbor's offense suddenly became stagnant, as a lack of communication between Trudnowski and Matthews resulted in an easy interception for the Wolverines' James Hutchens. Running back Devon Libran's one-yard scamper put San Bernardino Valley at 21-20, but the extra-point kick was missed. Harbor extended the lead to eight with Trudnowski's fourth TD pass, this time to receiver Adam Aranda to make the score 28-20. But what was easy for Harbor was easy for the Wolverines as well. Laugen led a smooth drive that ended with another TD pass for Laugen, this time to receiver Marcus Williams from 11 yards out. Laugen's two-point conversion pass to receiver Jason Amador tied the score at halftime. Trudnowski, with four TD passes at halftime, struggled a bit in the second half, but not enough for Harbor to lose the game. Ford stepped in nicely, scoring from 10 yards out to give Harbor the lead again at 35-28. But another Trudnowski interception gave San Bernardino Valley very good field position at Harbor's 13-yard line. All it took was two plays and Laugen rushed 13 yards into the end zone to put the Wolverines back into a tied game. Turnovers became the name of Harbor's game in the third quarter, when all-purpose player Frankie Jones fumbled the ball at Harbor's own 25-yard line. San Bernardino Valley recovered and got a 22-yard TD pass from Laugen to receiver Reggie Barlow to give the Wolverines a surprising 42-35 lead entering the fourth quarter. Harbor got its act together in the final period, shutting out San Bernardino Valley and scoring on every possession. Trudnowski's one-yard keeper (along with a two-point conversion run by Trudnowski) gave the Seahawks the lead for good at 43-42. The Harbor defense got a break when Laugen's pass to a wide-open Eric Charles was dropped. Harbor then forced the Wolverines to punt and running back Zach Zolin was up to strike. Zolin, Ford and Keith Allen ran through and around the Wolverine defense. Zolin's six-yard charge into the end zone extended the lead to 49 after Amezcua's extra point kick failed. Harbor's pass rush and secondary held the Wolverines to only three first downs in the fourth quarter (after entering the final period with 23). Ford bursted through a seemingly-defeated Wolverine defense for a 28-yard TD run to put the game out of reach. Zolin finished with 67 yards on 13 carries. Allen had 25 yards on four touches. Trudnowski finished 20-for-34 for 330 yards and four TDs with two interceptions. The 6-3 quarterback completed the season with 27 TDs and 12 interceptions. Matthews finished a fantastic career at Harbor with seven receptions for a game-high 139 yards and two TDs. Matthews, who blocked a 37-yard field goal attempt by San Bernardino Valley, finished the season with 80 receptions for 1,235 yards (both tops in Southern California) and 11 TDs. Receiver Kevin Hodrick followed with four catches for 41 yards, while Aranda had three catches for 54 yards and a TD. Dustin Whittlesey had a team-high 10 tackles, while Kyle Sharman and Sonny Taito each recorded a sack.

Another shootout, another close loss for Harbor

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:05:52 -0800

Harbor College continued to start solid, fall behind by a large deficit, make a dramatic comeback and fall short in yet another shootout loss, this time a 55-48 thriller at Mt. San Jacinto College. The Seahawks (2-7, 1-5) lost its fourth game this season by single digits. Two of them - including the loss to the Eagles (2-7, 2-4) involved Harbor trailing at halftime by 21 or more points and cutting the lead in the second half to single digits. On a positive note, Harbor quarterback and the states' leading passer Andrew Trudnowski had a career day, accounting for all of the team's seven scores (five TD passes, two rush TDs) and throwing for 533 yards. State-leading receiver Chris Matthews was equally spectacular, catching eight passes for a career-high 248 yards and two TDs, one of them being an eye-widening one-handed grab in mid-air for a 60-yard TD. Harbor began the game effectively, driving the ball 85 yards on nine plays, capped by an easy 26-yard strike from Trudnowski to Matthews for the game's first score. A two-point conversion pass from receiver Derl Howard was no good and Harbor led 6-0. Mt. San Jacinto responded with an equally-easy drive that culminated with three-yard TD run by running back Butch Tuvale, who dominated the ground game with 161 yards on 26 carries. Harbor came back with another TD pass from Trudnowski, this time to receiver Adam Aranda from 10 yards out. Running back Zach Zolin had to be the team's kicker for the game and connected on the PAT to give the Seahawks a 13-6 lead. The Seahawks, however, found themselves unable to defend the Eagles on the ground or in the air and fell behind because of it. The Eagles then ran off 35 consecutive points, 28 of them in the first half. During the 35-0 run, Eagles quarterback Carmen Boyer threw three TD passes of 16, 90 and 26 yards to receiver Daniel Chamberlin, who finished with five receptions for 164 yards. Eagles running back Anthony Washington's one-yard TD run gave Mt. San Jacinto a commanding 34-13 lead at halftime. After another Eagle TD, Trudnowski scored on a one-yard sneak to cut the lead to 41-20. But the defense kept Harbor behind, as Boyer connected with receiver Courtney Pete from five yards out to extend the lead to 28. Trudnowski scored again on a one-yard sneak with two seconds left in the third quarter to enter the fourth quarter down 26 points (Zolin's PAT was no good). The Seahawks started their frantic run in the final period, holding back the Eagles' offense and regaining possession after Eagles kicker Zoltan Riazzo's 45-yard field goal went wide right. Harbor then needed two plays to get back into the end zone, as Trudnowksi hit a rainbow pass to Matthews for 56 yards and scored with a 16-yard throw to receiver Kevin Hodrick. Trudnowkski completed a two-point conversion pass to Hodrick (five receptions, 140 yards, two TDs) to trim the lead to 14. Linebacker Ivan McDowell's onside kick was recovered by the Seahawks, drawing the Harbor sideline and fans to their feet in excitement. Then came what had to be the most impressive plays of the season, as Trudnowski launched a pass to midfield. Matthews, covered by two defenders, escaped the coverage and leaped in mid-air to snatch the ball with one hand. Matthews landed on his feet, spun away from a defender and raced to the end zone for the 60-yard score. The lead was then 48-41, but the Harbor defense once again came up short on the next drive. Mt. San Jacinto led a 12-play, 78-yard drive that lasted nearly seven minutes. A few false start calls pushed back Mt. San Jacinto on criticial downs, but a TD pass by Boyer to a wide-open Troy Alsobrook in the end zone restored a double-digit lead for the Eagles with 4:34 remaining in the game. Harbor then attempted to cut the lead once more, but Trudnowski's pass intended for Aranda ended in an controversial interception by Eagles defensive back Clarence Laster. Laster appeared to have dropped the ball on the grass upon falling, but the ball apparently landed on a teammate and bounced back into his possession to give Mt. San Jacinto the ball with 3:56 remaining. Harbor would get the ball back with 1:10 remaining and score unexpectedly quick. Trudnowski landed a 45-yard throw to Hodrick, who raced past three defenders to the end zone to complete a two-play, 29 second drive. The Seahawks, however, were unable to recover the onside kick and found themselves on the losing end of another heartbreaker. Running back Keith Allen filled the void while Zolin played kicker, rushing for 54 yards on nine carries. Defensive end Kyle Sharman had two sacks to raise his total to a team-high five on the season.

Late score guarantees losing season for Seahawks

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 23:38:58 -0800

With 2:17 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Harbor football team saw its hopes of finishing .500 dashed when Compton quarterback Mark Slorp threw a seven-yard TD pass in the back corner to receiver Steve Tirogene. The Seahawks' inability to respond resulted in a 49-46 loss at Seahawk Stadium. The teams combined for 1,002 total yards in a thrilling shootout, but Harbor's (2-6, 1-4) season-high 17 penalties for 188 yards proved to be a back-breaker in the Seahawks' momentum. Harbor looked solid in the early going, leading 13-0 after a one-yard scoring run by running back Zach Zolin and a clean 20-yard TD pass from quarterback Andrew Trudnowski to standout receiver Chris Matthews. The Seahawks relinquished the lead quickly, as Compton's Marcus Allen scored from one yard out and connected with Reggie Dunn on a 43-yard TD to give Compton (4-4, 3-2) a 14-13 lead at the beginning of the second quarter. Harbor responded with a 12-yard TD run by running back Earl Ford to retake the lead, but Compton turned the lead back into its favor with a 47-yard TD run. Harbor began to break free of the shootout with another 13-0 run highlighted by two TD passes from Trudnowski: a 20-yard score to receiver Kevin Hodrick (with 0:19 remaining in the first half) and a 56-yard slant score to receiver Adam Aranda (in the third quarter). Compton retaliated with a 21-0 run to lead 42-33 with 11:28 remaining in the game. Harbor was not finished yet, as the Seahawks got a 42-yard TD pass from Trudnowski to Matthews to cut the lead to two. A 11-yard TD run by Earl Ford gave Harbor a four-point lead after a two-point conversion from Trudnowski to Matthews was no good. After the final score by Compton, Harbor got the ball to Compton's 27-yard line, but a sack by the Tartars' Sheldon Dennis pushed the Seahawks back to Compton's 36-yard line with third down approaching. Two incomplete passes later, Harbor's chances were dashed and Compton ran the clock out to end the intense contest. Trudnowski had a career day, going 21-of-38 for 396 yards with four TDs and one interception. Zolin rushed for 102 yards on 11 carries with a TD while Ford finished with 12 carries for 96 yards and two TDs. Matthews hauled in eight passes for 159 yards and two TDs, while Aranda finished with three receptions for 106 yards and a big TD. Hodrick continued his stellar improvement with five catches for 67 yards and a TD.

Harbor comes up one pass too short

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:32:30 -0700

In a closely played contest of two teams desperate for a victory, the Harbor football team found itself one play short and possibly out of bowl contention. The Seahawks (2-5, 1-2), trailing by four with one play to score at San Diego Mesa's 18-yard line, watched quarterback Andrew Trudnowski's 20th incompletion hit the grass as time ran out in a tough 31-27 loss to the Olympians (3-4, 2-1) at Central Catholic High School in San Diego. What ended miserably for the Seahawks didn't begin that way for the first half and early in the third quarter. Harbor controlled the game for that timespan, dominating the time of possession and keeping Mesa out of the endzone. Fullback Ryan Davis's five-yard TD run gave Harbor the early lead near the end of the first quarter. After a field goal by the Olympians' Stanley Shurson cut the lead to four at halftime, Harbo came out quick and efficient at the beginning of the third, leading a near two-minute drive culminated with a 30-yard TD pass from Trudnowski to Kevin Hodrick to give the Seahawks a commanding 14-3 lead. But that would be the last glimpse of dominance for Harbor, which found itself in a dogfight from there. Mesa quarterback Philip Staback, who struggled to stay upright in the first half amongst a array of charging Seahawk defenders, got the Olympians into the end zone with a four-yard score to Terrence Curtis to cut the lead to four. Mesa wasn't finished, as the defense clamped down on the Seahawks pass game and forced a turnover on downs on the next play. The Olympians scored again, this time from Staback to receiver Michael Medina from 10 yards out to give Mesa its first lead of the game. Medina and Staback seized the momentum with another connection from 37 yards out and the Olympians suddenly had the double digit lead early in the fourth quarter. Harbor got itself back on track with a quick drive down the field capped by a four-yard score off a pitch from Trudnowski to running back Earl Ford. However, Harbor's defense got knocked for two pass interference penalties on the next drive and couldn't prevent another Staback/Medina score from 15 yards out, putting Harbor in a 10-point hole with four minutes remaining in the game. Harbor's offense couldn't muster a drive down the field, as Trudnowski's desperation pass downfield to Chris Matthews was picked off by Lawrence Walker deep into Mesa's territory with a few minutes remaining. Harbor dug down deep, however, and got a forced fumble from defensive back Romeo Robinson off running back Terrance Curtis, which was recovered in Mesa's end zone by Kyle Sharman to cut the lead to four. Unfortunately, kicker Francis Amezcua's kick was blocked and Harbor had to get the ball back and score a TD. Harbor forced Mesa to punt on the next drive with a minute left and began its drive deep in its own territory. After a few incompletions, Trudnowski launched a pass to Prentice Gill for nearly 40 yards that brought the Seahawk faithful to its feet and Mesa College fans looking in disbelief. Trudnowski then heaved another deep pass to standout receiver Chris Matthews in the end zone, but Matthews was barely pushed out of bounds on the reception, marking it incomplete. After a holding call on the Mesa defense moved the ball to the 18-yard line, Trudnowski had one last chance to save the day. He was rushed out of the pocket, then grabbed by a defender and was unable to get a good pass into the end zone, as it fell about five yards from the line of scrimmage to end the shootout. Trudnowski finished 15-for-35 for 229 yards with one TD and one interception. Ford led the ground attack with 76 yards on 18 carries, while Zach Zolin followed with 48 yards on only nine carries. Hodrick had his biggest day at receiver, tallying 119 yards on six receptions. Matthews, often double-teamed the entire game, finished with four catches for 63 yards. Mesa got 266 pass yards and four TDs from Staback, with two of the scores going to Medina, who finished with eight receptions for 137 yards.

Seahawks back on win column, topple Victor Valley

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:44:07 -0700

The Harbor football team certainly snapped a three-game losing skid with running, passing and enough plays on defense to defeat Victor Valley 40-30 Friday night at Seahawk Stadium. After trailing 10-7 early in the second quarter, Harbor (2-4, 1-2) jumped on the Rams with a 26-0 run that spanned nearly an entire quarter. Victor Valley made the game close with TD passes by Elisah Filipili, but Harbor's run game was the ultimate difference. Zach Zolin continued to punish defenders with his aggressive bursts and overwhelmed the Rams' defense with 197 yards rushing on 26 carries. Zolin's 10-yard TD run -- his only score of the game -- began the 26-0 run. Earl Ford returned after missing Harbor's game against Southwestern via injury and made his presence felt quickly, rushing for 90 yards on just eight carries. Ford had a 13-yard catch and run for a TD was just as explosive as the 29-yard TD run late in the fourth quarter that put the game out of reach. Quarterback Andrew Trudnowski had his best outing of the season, completing 26-of-36 passes for 252 yards and three TDs. Trudnowski also had a TD run. Receiver Chris Matthews had 11 catches for 96 yards and a TD. All-purpose threat Frankie Jones also caught a TD pass and finished with four catches for 56 yards. Prentice Gill had five catches for 53 yards. The defense gave up many big plays in the air, but several drops by Victor Valley receivers kept the Rams' offense inept for most quarters. Derray Taylor notched his team-high fourth interception of the season during the third quarter, which sent original Rams' starting quarterback O'Ryan Bradley to the bench for good and the Harbor fans to their feet.

Turnovers keep Harbor from comeback

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:48:29 -0700

Trailing 38-13 at halftime, the Harbor football team, much like it did at Santa Ana, mounted a huge comeback to get within 10 points of Southwestern College (3-2, 2-0). Unfortunately, late turnovers turned the tide back into Southwestern's favor, as Harbor (1-4, 0-2) fell 45-35 at Seahawk Stadium. Coming off its worst outing of the season at Golden West, the Harbor offense remained a bit stagnant during the first half, but not as much as the defense, which got torched by screen passes by Southwestern quarterback Ryan Nelson, who finished with 523 yards passing and four TDs to one interception. The recipients of the big passes, receivers Sheldon Galloway (11 catches for 238 yards) and George Bell (eight catches for 256 yards) had two touchdowns apiece. Quarterback Andrew Trudnowski rebounded from last week's drought to finish 29-of-38 for 341 yards and three TDs, but three costly interceptions. Trudnowski threw two of those interceptions in the fourth quarter. One of them was a catch made by receiver Chris Matthews, but was ripped away from the standout by Southwestern's Taelor Worrell. The second was tossed directly to Hakim Thomas. But that was not the end-all of Harbor's misfortunes. After getting to Southwestern's 33-yard line with a little over five minutes remaining, Trudnowski hit receiver Kevin Hodrick down the middle for a 22-yard gain, but Hodrick lost the ball after a tackle and gave possession back to Southwestern, which ran out the clock. Harbor, despite not having leading rusher Earl Ford for the game, got more than enough from his counterpart Zach Zolin, who finished with 108 yards rushing on 20 carries and scored three TDs, two of them on the ground. Zolin also had four catches for 54 yards. Matthews returned to action after missing last week's game and finished with seven receptions for 57 yards and a TD. Hodrick made several key grabs and finished with six catches for 94 yards and a TD. Harbor finished with 461 total yards but allowed a season-high 607 from the Cougars.

Harbor offense ineffective in loss to Golden West

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:58:17 -0700

Ranked at the top [state] in passing, the prolific Seahawk offense was almost nonexistent in a 21-8 loss to Golden West College at LeBard Stadium in Costa Mesa. Harbor (1-3, 0-1) didn't have the Mountain Conference opener it wanted, totaling just 231 yards for the day. Quarterback Andrew Trudnowski, entering the game with seven TDs in the air to just one interception, was picked off twice and completed only 14-of-41 passes for a season-low 155 yards. His big target, receiver Chris Matthews, was out with a sprained wrist. Receiver Kevin Hodrick filled the major void and led the way with three catches for 36 yards. Running back Zach Zolin got the majority of the carries for the Seahawks but finished with only 35 yards on 14 carries. Earl Ford had only seven carries for 32 yards, but also caught two passes for 44 yards. Two field goals by kicker Gerardo Mejia and a safety completed the scoring for Harbor, which got two sacks on defense from Philip Tonga and Ivan McDowell. Harbor led only once: 3-0 in the first quarter. The season-high three-game road trip ends as the Seahawks finished 1-2 on the trip.

Harbor's big comeback not enough in loss to Santa Ana

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:19:41 -0700

SANTA ANA - Down 30-2 at halftime, the Harbor football team rallied behind quarterback Andrew Trudnowski's three TD passes but could not take enough advantage of Santa Ana's turnovers to turn back the deficit in a 43-36 thriller Saturday afternoon at Santa Ana Stadium. Trudnowski, 9-of-21 for 109 yards at halftime, turned up his game a notch in the final 30 minutes and finished 34-of-62 for 422 yards. He led a pass-happy offense that was ineffective against the run, finishing with 11 rush yards on 16 carries. Although running backs Earl Ford and Zach Zolin scored TDs, they combined for only 22 yards on nine carries. Standout receiver Chris Matthews, held to one catch for 15 yards in the first half, broke out in the second half with countless chain-moving grabs and finished with 10 catches for 146 yards and a TD. He was not alone, though, as all-purpose threat Frankie Jones had eight receptions for 91 yards, including a 30-yard TD reception in the third quarter that completed a 14-0 run by the Seahawks. No. 2 receiver Brandon Carver finished with seven key catches for 111 yards, while Prentice Gill had three grabs for 44 yards and a TD. Harbor (1-2) was thoroughly dominated in the first half, as the defense allowed 314 yards and the offense lost two fumbles. Santa Ana (3-0) displayed a dominant offense in the first half, led by quarterback Michael Coulter's 231 pass yards and shifty receiver Matt Cardenas's 74 receiving yards, both in the first half. While Cardenas finished with 135 yards on six receptions and a TD, Coulter managed to go 21-of-43 for 343 yards and two TDs with two interceptions, both by quick-footed defensive back Derray Taylor. The Dons were penalized 10 times for 102 yards and were out-gained in the second half 329-159. The Seahawks were only 2-of-4 on fourth down conversions, most of those coming in crucial possessions during the fourth quarter, as that was what kept the Dons in front to end the game.

Football can't get a kick out of season-opening loss

9-6-08

Without a kicker to give them extra offense, the Harbor College offense found itself working a bit harder to get points on the scoreboard. Unfortunately, Long Beach City had a kicker, a dominant offense that ran through the defense for 211 yards rushing and a 44-34 victory in the season opener for both teams. Harbor (0-1) was literally defenseless against the Vikings (1-0), which racked up 517 total yards at Seahawk Stadium. The offense, however, was efficient but was disadvantaged on fourth-downs in LBCC territory, going 0-for-3 for the game. The Seahawks didn't have a kicker on the roster, as wide receiver Frankie Jones served as the kickoff and punt man for the game. Quarterback Andrew Trudnowski and the offense didn't let the void keep them from 466 total offense. Trudnowski accounted for all of the team's touchdowns, passing for two and running for three. He finished 25-for-45 for 284 yards (with one interception), most of those yards going to wide receiver Chris Matthews, who sliced through the secondary with 14 catches for 168 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Earl Ford, meanwhile, was quietly effective on the ground with 111 yards on 21 carries. Ford also had three catches for 33 yards. The Seahawks were 2-for-5 on 2-point conversions, which was only a portion of their troubles. The defense completed the rest of Harbor's problems, allowing 138 yards rushing from running back Travell Washington, 306 yards passing from quarterback Josh Powell and 136 yards receiving from wideout Stephen Burton. The game remained close until the fourth quarter, where the LBCC defense forced turnovers on downs. This allowed the offense to take advantage and a 78-yard TD run by Washington sealed the game.

Ford, Seahawks run hard to victory

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:09:40 -0700

GLENDORA, Calif. -- Behind running back Earl Ford's 176 yards rushing and four big interceptions by the defense, the Harbor College football team powered its way to a penalty-laden 30-20 win over host Citrus College Saturday afternoon. The teams combined for 16 penalties, with Harbor responsible for seven of them. Quarterback Andrew Trudnowski added to his collection of touchdowns with two passing scores in the first half. Trudnowski tossed a 19-yard TD to Earl Ford off a screen on the Seahawks' (1-1) first possession of the game. His second was a 25-yard score to wide receiver Adam Aranda at the beginning of the second quarter. Trudnowski was 25-of-44 for 353 yards. Standout receiver Chris Matthews continued his unstoppable play with 11 catches for 159 yards, while Ford served as the workhorse of the game. Ford's second touchdown was a well-earned 10-yard run to give Harbor a 13-6 lead that it wouldn't relinquish. While the Seahawks piled up 577 yards of offense, the defense still struggled to contain the pass, but was extremely opportunisitic when it had to be with four interceptions and two stops on fourth-down conversions. Delque Chalk, Derray Taylor, Darrion Ashby and Justin Balam each recorded an interception, as most of the Fighting Owls' (0-2) interceptions came from quarterback Jonathan Price, who replaced starter David Potts when he went down with a back injury. Price finished the game 13-for-25 for 150 yards with a touchdown and three picks. Potts, meanwhile, was 10-for-13 for 160 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. The Harbor defensive line was effective against the run, holding the Fighting Owls to 51 total rush yards. Artha Combest netted 93 yards on the ground off 13 carries, but the rest of the runners were even able to get across the line of scrimmage and finished with negative rushing yards. Kyle Sharman had two sacks as the defense forced four fumbles but only recovered one of them. The Seahawks, meanwhile, had its own problems holding onto the ball. Harbor fumbled five times, losing two of them, but was able to recover through defensive stops and turnovers. Harbor also managed to net PATs and a field goal for the first time this season. Gerardo Mejia, added to the roster just days before the game, gave the Seahawk offense less pressure to score in the red zone. Harbor will stay on the road and face undefeated Santa Ana College Saturday afternoon. Game starts at 1 p.m.

Score

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:47:31 -0700

Long Beach City College 44
Harbor College 34