Sage Hill to strike again?

The constant storm that has surrounded the Sage Hill School football

team this season is likely to show no signs of clearing come

Saturday.

The Lightning visit winless Viewpoint (0-3) at 7 p.m. at Calabasas

High.

“Offensively, we’re not going to change much,” Sage Coach Tom

Monarch said. “We’ll continue working on balancing our passing with

running.”

Sage has dispatched its first four opponents with relative ease,

and Saturday’s nonleague contest could very well follow the same

story line.

Viewpoint has lost its three games by a combined, 93-26, including

a 57-6 trouncing by Chadwick, unranked in CIF Southern Section XIII.

The Lightning (4-0), ranked No. 10 in CIF Division XIII, have used

the last few games to prepare for upcoming Academy League contests,

the most heated of which could come Nov. 4 against St. Margaret’s,

ranked No. 6 in the same division.

Monarch said he has been trying to balance out the team’s passing

and running to prepare for those games, but with lopsided victories,

like the 52-8 shellacking of Sherman Indian last week, it’s been

tough avoiding the run.

Sage jumped out to a 52-0 first-half lead on the Braves before

using an abundance of reserve players in the second half.

The first half of Friday’s game was more balanced than other

games, however, as sophomore quarterback Jamie McGee threw for two

touchdowns and junior fullback Don Ayres rushed for three TDs.

“I was very pleased with the last game,” Monarch said. “We’re

going to have a similar game plan against Viewpoint.”

Quarterback Ryan Tellez has thrown a pair of touchdowns and

running back Michael Bianco has rushed for a score, accounting for

all of Viewpoint’s offensive TDs this season.

The Lightning, on the other hand, have scored 24 touchdowns on

offense, fueled by the ground attack duo of Ayres and senior tailback

Keya Manshadi.

Ayres has gained 481 yards on the ground this season while

Manshadi has rushed for 414 yards.

Defensively against Viewpoint, Monarch said the squad will move

from a four-four defense to more of a four-three to help

counterattack the opposers’ passing game.

SAGE HILL STARTERS

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OFFENSE

No. Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos.

7 Jamie McGee 6-2 175 So. QB

9 Keya Manshadi 6-0 175 Sr TB

45 Don Ayres 6-0 175 Jr. FB

10 Braden Ross 5-10 170 Jr. WR 1 Zach Milder 5-9 140 Sr. WR

61 Krishna Sani 6-2 210 Sr. TE

58 Kyle Ramer 6-2 240 Sr. LT

55 Brandon David 5-10 230 Sr. LG 54 Bryan Kornswiet 5-9 175 Sr. C

22 Nick Sohl 6-1 180 Sr. RG 65 Michael Morgan 6-4 230 xx. RT

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DEFENSE

No. Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos.

65 Michael Morgan 6-4 230 Sr. DE

56 Morgan Brief 5-4 160 Sr. DT

55 Brandon David 5-10 230 Sr. DT 61 Krishna Sani 6-2 210 Sr. DE

45 Don Ayres 6-0 175 Jr. OLB

22 Nick Sohl 6-1 180 Sr. ILB

8 Max Torres 6-0 165 Sr. ILB

54 Bryan Kornswiet 5-9 175 Sr. OLB

10 Braden Ross 5-10 170 Jr. CB 9 Keya Manshadi 6-0 175 Sr. CB

1 Zach Milder 5-9 140 Sr. S

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