BOO JACKSON won again this weekend at El Camino. Take a look at this report from the Torrance Daily Breeze.
By Dave Thorpe/Staff writer
What the El Camino football team lacked in focus and discipline in the first half, it certainly made up for with explosiveness and tenacity in the second half.
After a lackluster start that was nonetheless sprinkled with big plays, El Camino flipped the switch in the third quarter and ran away from Golden West in a 44-14 Mission Conference American Division win Friday night at Orange Coast College.
After Golden West (2-5, 0-2), which surprised El Camino (6-1, 2-0) with trick plays all game long, scored on its first drive of the second half to pull to within 17-14, the Warriors went on a 24-0 run to close the game with the kind of aplomb that was missing early.
One big reason for the turnaround was the ability of quarterback BOO JACKSON to find receiver Corey Surrency. The two hooked up for five completions and 113 yards, including a pair of key third-quarter touchdowns.
But El Camino's third-quarter scoring started with Tavares Pressley (nine carries, 87 yards, two touchdowns). On the team's first possession of the second half, Pressley carried the ball four times for 43 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown run to cap the drive and give El Camino a 24-14 lead.
On El Camino's next two drives, Jackson hit Surrency for a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 16-yard touchdown pass.
Jackson threw 13 times, completed 10 for 175 for two TD’s and no interceptions. His longest completion went for 35 yards. He was sacked twice. He was forced to scramble 10 times for 33 yards but he lost 14 on the sacks leaving a net of 19. One of his scrambles went for 13 yards.
Statistically Jackson now leads other Mission Conference quarterbacks in passing efficiency by several miles. He is 90 of 136 for 66.2% and 1535 yards (17 yards per completion) with 14 TD’s and only three interceptions. His passing efficiency ratio is 190.5. The next highest is Kevin Craft of Mt. SAC at 161.4.
In statewide numbers Jackson is in a virtual dead heat with Jacob Bower of Bakersfield. In passing yards per attempt Jackson leads at 11.45631 to Bower's 11.40000.
PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT [Minimum 40 pass attempts]
1. 11.456 Boo Jackson (103-1178) El Camino
2. 11.400 Jacob Bower (120-1368) Bakersfield
In overall quarterback rankings Bower leads by 4/10 of a percentage point 189.0 to 188.6. Matt Dardeene of Laney in Oakland is third at 182.9. Why isn’t Jackson at 190.5 in the state chart as he is in the Mission Conference chart? Good question.
PASS RATING [Minimum 40 pass attempts]
1. 189.0 Jacob Bower; Bakersfield
2. 188.6 Boo Jackson; El Camino
Elsewhere in college football
Saturday in Bloomington, Indiana Penn State held on for a 36-31 victory over Indiana. Junior cornerback LYDELL SARGEANT was second leading tackler for the Nittany Lions with five solo tackles and two assists. Next Saturday Penn State faces No. 1-ranked Ohio State on national TV.
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Thursday night in Fort Worth, Texas senior MATT SIMS was called upon for his third starting assignment of the season at tight end for Utah as they nudged TCU 27-20 for their third straight victory. Once again Sims was used primarily as a blocker and made no receptions.
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Saturday in Russellville, Arkansas Ouachita Baptist fell 38-28 to Arkansas Tech but senior cornerback DONALD WHITE led the defensive backs with five solo tackles and three assists. The Tigers are now 4-4.
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VAI TAUA at Nevada, MIKE SLAUGHTER and JUSTICE CLEGG at Upper Iowa, and RUBEN GARCIA at Iowa Wesleyan saw no action. Clegg, with knee ligament issues, is done for the season.
Women’s soccer
In Dominguez Hills Sunday KATIE McINTOSH’s Chico State Wildcats knocked off No.24-ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills 3-2 to clinch their second straight California Collegiate Athletic Association North Division title and fourth straight postseason berth. The win followed Friday’s 1-0 triumph over 16th ranked UC San Diego. McIntosh is a starting midfielder in the Cats’ 5-midfielder alignment.
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In Hilo, Hawaii the Vulcans of Hawaii-Hilo won their seventh of eight NCAA Division II Pacific West Conference games by stopping Hawaii Pacific 1-0. JANI CARMONA started and got off two shots but both were saved by the keeper. KARISSA ROBERTSON came off the bench to put up one shot.
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In Oxnard Friday PAIGE EULITZ scored two goals and AMANDA MURRAY one to lead Allan Hancock College to its first conference victory, 3-2 over Oxnard. The Bulldogs managed the victory with just 10 players on the field due to injury.
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And more...
GEOFF WEST will be starting point guard and a captain at University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota when basketball season begins. His younger brother JASON WEST is also there where he is a walk-on freshman. While Geoff will wear No. 5, Jason will wear #12. Their games will be simulcast on pennatlantic.com or nothernsun.tv.
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C.J. SIMMONS will be playing hoops at Santa Rosa Junior College where Geoff West spent last season.
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In the recent list of Lompocans playing baseball at Santa Barbara City College LLR.com omitted pitcher OMAR RUBIO. Sorry, Omar.
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