High School Football Roundup : Whittier Christian Downs Bell-Jeff

Whittier Christian’s Ron Papazian and Scott Jordan combined for 188 yards and four touchdowns in a nonleague game against Bellarmine-Jefferson on Saturday at Burroughs High.

Then they played the second half.

When it finally ended, Jordan--a hard-running tailback--had 203 yards in 23 carries. Papazian, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound fullback, carried 20 times for 142 yards and five touchdowns. And Whittier Christian, 4-0 and ranked third in the Division IX poll, accumulated more real estate than Donald Trump in a 42-0 win.

“We were a little surprised the offense executed so well,” Whittier Coach Phil Bravo said. “We moved the ball pretty good.”

About the only manner in which Whittier might have moved the ball any better would have been to toss the football into the back of a Chevy and put it in overdrive. Whittier Christian was in fourth gear all night, gaining 399 rushing yards (7.1 yards a carry), 423 total yards and 18 first downs.

“They completely manhandled us,” Bell-Jeff Coach Doug Woodlief said.

Whittier led, 28-0, at the half after four touchdown runs from Papazian, then added two more scores in the third quarter--on a 46-yard scamper by Papazian and a two-yard run by Jordan.

Jordan missed last week’s game because of a bruised collarbone.

How bad was it for Bell-Jeff? Whittier Christian faced first and 50 from its 24, then scored three plays later.

The Whittier defense, meanwhile, limited Bell-Jeff to 48 total yards (31 rushing in 20 carries) and three first downs. Bell-Jeff (0-3-1) had only nine total yards at the half and possession for five of the half’s 24 minutes.

“We were even more surprised with our defense,” Bravo said. “(The defense) performed well in crucial times.”

But Saturday night, the only crucial moment was the opening coin flip--which Whittier Christian also won.