SCORECARD : FACTS, FIGURES AND COMMENTS FROM AREA EVENTS : PREP FOOTBALL GAMES

Marshall (3-0-1) vs. Wilson (2-2), Friday at Wilson at 8 p.m.--Marshall co-coach Ken Gerard cannot remember the last time the Barristers beat the Mules, although some teaching colleagues at Marshall tell him it was the 1950s. But if ever there were a year for Marshall to end its futility against Wilson, this may be it. “We’re trying to keep it in the proper perspective,” Gerard said, “but it’s been tough.” The Barristers are coming off a 36-7 rout of Verdugo Hills and have won three games in a row since opening with a tie against Garfield. Led by running back Hector Ortega, quarterback Jose Rodriguez and wide receiver Sky Bushey, Marshall has its best team speed in years. The defense has also been outstanding thus far. “Everything seems to be in place team-wise,” Gerard said. “This year, we match up as well as we ever have with Wilson.”

Glendale (3-1) vs. Burbank (3-1), Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Glendale--Glendale’s offense has been building momentum, outscoring its opponents, 68-0, in the past two games. Senior running back Pathon Rucker, who rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns last week against Burroughs, appears to be back to the form that made him an All-Southern Section and Times’ Glendale back of the year in 1990. The Dynamiter defense, which has back-to-back shutouts against Harvard-Westlake and Burroughs, will be tested by Burbank, which lost to Canyon, 42-9, last week. Glendale is averaging 287.5 yards a game on offense and Burbank 281.5. Glendale is giving up 193.5 yards a game and Burbank 213.8.

COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Glendale College (0-3 overall, 0-2 in Western State Conference play) vs. Valley (1-2, 1-1), Saturday at 7 p.m. at Valley--Glendale is still looking for its first victory. Getting it is not going to be easy against Valley, which defeated Ventura, 39-0, in a Western State Conference game last week. Glendale was beaten, 31-6, by L.A. Southwest and Vaquero Coach John Cicuto is attempting to rally his team. “As a coaching staff, we’ve been in these situations before,” said Cicuto, whose team started 0-2 last season then rebounded to win nine in a row. “Most of these kids haven’t experienced something like this, though. We’re just setting a short-term goal of getting our team to play four quarters of football.” Glendale running back Leon Gable injured a shoulder last week and is questionable. Tailback Bobby Webster also reinjured an ankle and is expected to miss Saturday’s game. Valley, under Coach Jim Fenwick, is led by running backs Terrance Brown and Nigel Bostic, each of whom rushed for 83 yards as the Monarchs rolled up 448 yards of offense against Ventura.

COLLEGES

Occidental (3-0) vs. Trinity (0-5), Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at San Antonio Tex.--Occidental is unbeaten, but the Tigers aren’t exactly rolling smoothly. Last week, they needed a touchdown and a field goal in the last 55 seconds to beat winless Claremont, 17-14. “We’re suffering from youth right now,” Occidental Coach Dale Widolff said of a Tiger team that has six sophomore starters on offense. A nonconference road trip might be just what the Tigers need. Occidental is averaging 279 yards a game on offense and giving up 210.7. Last year Occidental beat Trinity, 22-10, at Occidental. Trinity is coming off a 19-14 loss to Washington University of St. Louis. Trinity is led by running back Alan Balch, who gained 79 yards in 18 carries against Washington.

PREP ATHLETE OF WEEK

Hector Ortega, Marshall--Marshall is off to its best start in years and Ortega is a big reason for the early success. Ortega, a senior running back, had five carries for 61 yards and a touchdown and also caught four passes for 66 yards and two touchdowns in Marshall’s 36-7 victory over Verdugo Hills on Saturday. Ortega transferred to Marshall from Antelope Valley. “He just showed up one day during the summer passing league and said, ‘I’d like to play ball here,’ ” Barrister co-coach Ken Gerard said. Ortega has played an instrumental role in Marshall’s consecutive victories over Grant, Van Nuys and Verdugo Hills.

COLLEGE ATHLETE OF WEEK

David Glassmire, Occidental--Occidental might have fallen out of the race for the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic

Conference championship if Glassmire wasn’t so calm under pressure on Saturday. Glassmire, a 5-foot-10, 173-pound freshman from West Hartford, Conn., kicked a 23-yard field goal as time expired to give

unbeaten Occidental a 17-14 victory over winless Claremont. Glassmire also kicked two extra points, including one with 55 seconds left that tied the score, 14-14. “The first week of fall camp, he was terrible,” Occidental Coach Dale Widolff said. “But he’s really come on and gotten better to where that area of our team is not a liability.”

WHERE ARE THEY NOW

Keith Franklin--A former All-Western State Conference linebacker for Glendale College, Franklin is playing behind All-American candidate Gerald Dixon at South Carolina. Franklin, a 6-3, 230-pound junior who attended Dorsey High, had two tackles Saturday as South Carolina beat East Tennessee State, 55-7. Franklin has six tackles for the Gamecocks, who play host to Louisiana Tech on Saturday.

MISCELLANY

The Hoover High boys’ cross-country team finished second behind Agoura in the Division I portion of the Kenny Staub Invitational last weekend at Crescenta Valley Park. Hoover’s Margarito Casillas ran the three-mile course in 15 minutes 20 seconds to place second behind Brian Wilson of Agoura, who finished in 15:19. The Crescenta Valley boys’ team finished fourth in Division II and St. Francis finished sixth. The Hoover girls placed second behind Schurr in Division III. . . . The Crescenta-Canada YMCA will begin an instructional volleyball league for children age 7-12 at the end of this month. Sign-ups are being held at the YMCA through Oct. 25. Information: (818) 790-1023.