"Pham and Staden are arguably the best players in their positions in the section," head coach Tony Santos said. "Their will to win is phenomenal."

Pham, who was taking the snaps for Westmont, connected on 19 of 32 passes for 334 yards, including two touchdown passes, and he scrambled six times for 29 yards.

Staden was Pham's major receiver, catching 10 passes for 187 yards and the two TDs. Staden also carried the ball 10 times for 37 yards and two more touchdowns for a total of four TDs on the night.

Arthur Esterkin dominated on the defensive side of the ball with 14 tackles, including a sack for a five-yard loss and a forced fumble.

D.J. Jackman also had a great night on defense with eight tackles and a fumble recovery that he returned 66 yards for a touchdown.

The game started slowly with Westmont marching the ball deep into Scotts Valley territory before fumbling a snap on a field goal attempt that gave the Falcons the ball at their own 41. The Warriors stood strong on defense, allowing only seven plays before they got the ball back on downs.

Westmont wasted no time. Pham connected with Staden over the middle on a third-down pass, and the speedster broke free for a 69-yard touchdown pass and a 6-0 lead.

Westmont held the line on defense again. The Warriors allowed four plays before they forced a punt by Scotts Valley, but had only four plays of their own before Westmont fumbled and Scotts Valley got the ball again.

Scotts Valley pounded the ball deep into Westmont territory before Kelly Peterson picked off a pass at the Westmont 15-yard line.

The Warriors drove the length of the field on six passes by Pham and three carries by Stefan Fowler, including a fourth down conversion, before Staden took the ball on a two-yard carry for a touchdown. Westmont attempted a two-point conversion but failed to bring the score to 12-0.

Scotts Valley took the ball back and got creative with a hook and lateral that went 65 yards before Ryan Kanzaki caught up to the receiver and knocked him out of bounds at the Westmont 12. Westmont stood their ground in the red zone, stopping the Falcons three times and forcing a field goal to bring the score to 12-3.

After giving up three points, Westmont struck right back and drove the length of the field on five passes from Pham before connected with Staden for a 22-yard TD. Kevin Blakely was able to put the ball through the uprights to extend the lead to 19-3 with only 2:42 left in the first half.

After taking the ball back on downs again, Westmont drove from the Scotts Valley 43 on a pass to Kanzaki and two passes to Matt Medeiros all the way down to the 2-yard line where Staden ran it into the end zone. Blakely kicked the extra point again to bring the lead to 26-3.

Scotts Valley scored its only touchdown in the second half, then started to move again. Rolling with newfound momentum, the Falcons drove to the Westmont 27 before Staden picked off a pass at the three-yard-line.

The Warriors still struggled on offense, unable to put the ball into the end zone and was forced to punt again. The Falcons started from their own 43 and took the ball down to the Westmont 34 where Esterkin hit the quarterback and forced a fumble that Jackman scooped up and ran 66 yards for another Westmont score with 16 seconds left in the game. Blakely kicked the extra point to make the final score 33-9.

"They're a good team," said Santos. "I'm proud of these guys; our defense played great."

Defensively it was a combined effort that won the game for the Warriors. Peterson had four tackles and an interception; Dan Parkhurst had six tackles; Will Evans had only four tackles, but three of them were sacks that totaled 18 lost yards for Scotts Valley; Fowler had seven tackles; Staden had four tackles and an interception; Medeiros had five tackles; Ben Prevedelli, Kevin Guillen and Garik Iosilevsky each had three tackles; and Paul Howard, Kanzaki, Nawras Aldabbaghkababji, Eric Ray and Matt Nelson had one apiece.

Medeiros caught three passes for 66 yards, Folwer carried the ball 10 times for 37 yards, Joshua Almazan caught three passes for 53 yards and Kanzaki caught one for 19 yards.

Leading the charge up front offensively for the Warriors were tackles Evans and Richard Mendez, guards Parkhurst and Sean Hutchison and center Ryan Stephens.

Westmont goes to Leigh on Sept. 23, 7 p.m., for its last preseason game. "Leigh and Lincoln will be big tests for us," said Santos. "They were both nine game winners last year."