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Panthers, Dons both 3-0
Westmont falls to Andrew Hill
By Dick Sparrer
Prospect and Willow Glen were on opposite ends of the spectrum in football games last week.
The Panthers were rolling to a 36-6 victory over Cupertino, while the Rams were getting rolled 63-0 by powerful Oak Grove.
That was last week.
But this week it's a whole new ballgame. The Panthers and Rams will square off in the first game of the season in the Santa Teresa Division of the Blossom Valley Athletic League.
Willow Glen enters the game as one of the division title favorites, despite the outcome against Oak Grove last Friday night, but it's Prospect who enters the game with a perfect 3-0 nonleague record.
The Rams, who will host the Panthers on Oct. 1, 3:30 p.m., opened the season with tight wins over Lincoln and Silver Creek before falling to the Eagles. The Panthers, meanwhile, have beaten Fremont, Mt. Pleasant and Cupertino.
Senior quarterback David Macchi will lead the Rams into the Friday afternoon game. The talented quarterback is supported in the backfield by hard-charging senior running back Leon Thomas.
Heading up the Prospect assault is senior quarterback Jordan Williams, who likes to throw to senior wide out Andrew Heling. Saladin Washington leads the running attack for the Panthers.
The three Panthers were stars for Prospect in last Thursday night's lopsided win over Cupertino.
Williams hooked up on six of nine passes for 149 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Panthers to the win. Heling pulled in three passes for 53 yards, two of them for TDs, and Washington carried 11 times for 127 yards.
Prospect jumped out to a quick lead when Williams hit Chad Holan for 55 yards and a first-quarter touchdown. The talented QB went to Mike Stevens for the two-point conversion, and the Panthers had the early 8-0 lead.
They made it 15-0 moments later when Heling pulled in a 20-yard scoring toss from Williams. Heling kicked the extra point, and the Panthers were rolling.
Williams went to the air to find Brian Shouse for 25 yards and a score in the second period to give the Panthers a comfortable 21-0 lead at intermission.
Prospect went to work again early in the second half when Heling snagged a 26-yard toss from Williams for a TD. Williams went to Ryan Sainsbury for thetwo-pointer, and the Panthers were up 29-0.
Senior running back Donald Austin capped the scoring for Prospect with a 10-yard TD dash in the fourth quarter. Heling's kick made it 36-0.
The Pioneers managed a touchdown late in the game to avoid the shutout, but Cupertino couldn't do much against the Prospect defense led by Joshua Mattson.
Dons win
Del Mar, like Prospect, will open league play this week against another Santa Teresa Division title favorite. The Dons will host Piedmont Hills on Oct. 1, 3:30 p.m.
And the Dons, like the Panthers, also finished 3-0 in the nonleague season after beating Lincoln 22-8 last weekend.
Junior running back Heavi Williams carried 22 times for 106 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Dons to the win over the Lions last Saturday.
Del Mar jumped out to the early lead against the Lions when Williams scored on a 1-yard run in the first period. Junior quarterback Jason Campbell hit Chris McSwain for the two-point conversion to give the Dons an 8-0 lead.
Del Mar made it 15-0 moments later. Campbell, who hooked up on 11 of 19 passes for 156 yards, found Reuben Mastin for 29 yards and a score, and Ted Perry booted the extra point.
Lincoln scored before the half to trail just 15-8 at intermission, but the Dons clinched the win in the third when Williams scored on a 5-yard run. Perry's second kick made the final score 22-8.
Westmont falls
Sophomore running back Tony Perez had 13 tough carries for 65 hard-earned yards, but the Westmont football team dropped a 40-0 decision to Andrew Hill last Friday night.
The loss dropped the Warriors to 0-3 in the nonleague season. Westmont will gun for its first win of the young season on Oct. 1, 7 p.m., when the Warriors host Pioneer in the opening round of the year in the Santa Teresa Division of the Blossom Valley Athletic League.
Pioneer is coming off of a 49-0 victory over James Lick. The Mustangs are 1-2 in the preseason.
Senior quarterback Tony Oka will lead Westmont into the league opener, working behind an offensive line that features senior Jon Lowe (6 feet 3, 220 pounds) and junior Jason Lucas (6 feet 2, 220).
Working behind Oka in the backfield are Perez and solid junior tailback Mike Hilbert.
The Pioneer offense is led by talented senior running back Mike Wiens and junior quarterback Tim Scheffer. Favorite targets for Scheffer are wide receiver Brian Davis and tight end Travis Murdock.
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