Breakers seek first league win

Having found the going tough the past three weeks, the Laguna

Beach High football team will try to get on the winning track in

Pacific Coast League play tonight when the Breakers host Tesoro.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Guyer Field.

It’s the final home game of the 2002 season for the Breakers, who

close out the regular season Nov. 15 on the road against University.

Laguna Beach has already faced the three schools that reside atop

the league standings. A league-opening one-point loss to Calvary

Chapel was followed by a loss to rival Corona del Mar.

Last Friday, first place Northwood handed the Breakers their third

league setback, 40-13.

Timberwolves quarterback Kyle Harper burned the Breakers with

three first-quarter touchdown passes and Laguna Beach was never able

to recover.

Donnelle Darling led all rushers, with 140 yards on 14 attempts,

76 of those yards coming on a touchdown run on the first play from

scrimmage.

Darling is one of the county’s rushing leaders, with 1,164 yards

and 17 touchdowns.

He is averaging 6.5 yards per carry.

Junior quarterback Alex Wilson was held to just 69 passing yards,

but has still thrown for nearly 1,300 on the season with 11

touchdowns.

The Breakers are led on defense by Marshall Paymard, Brad Wolf and

Brett O’Connor, each of whom are averaging 10 or more tackles per

game.

Tesoro is playing its first full year of varsity football.

Like Laguna Beach, the Titans are seeking their initial PCL win of

the 2002 season.

Tesoro is also 0-3 in league, 1-7 overall. The Titans are coming

off a 42-14 loss to University in a game in which they trailed, 35-0.

The Titans yielded nearly 300 yards on the ground to University.

One bright spot was quarterback Nick Nelson, who finished the game

8 of 19 for 130 yards and a touchdown.

Tesoro’s defense had given up an average of 41 points in three

previous league games, and its offense had scored just 21 points

total.

The Titans have been shut out three times this season and have

been held to a touchdown or less on three other occasions.

Tesoro’s first-ever victory in varsity football competition came

on Sept. 20 when the Titans shaded Ocean View, 16-14.

2002 Season Log

Laguna Beach (4-4; 0-3)

40 La Qunita 12

39 Bolsa Grande 0

14 Costa Mesa 7

14 El Segundo 41 27 Magnolia 10

40 *Calvary Chapel 41

16 *Corona del Mar 33

14 *Northwood 40 (*denotes Pacific Coast League game)