On the night Jordan Simmons made his varsity debut for the Crespi Carmelite, the Celts defeated the Chula Vista Spartans 52-6. Jordan Simmons, coming off a neck injury, said that he, "had fun as his first game as a Celt". From the opening drive of the game, the Spartan defense had no answer for the Crespi air attack as the first drive ended in a forty yard touchdown reception by Devin Lucien. At the start of the second quarter, Mike Davison scored on a twenty-two yard touchdown pass. Quarterback Kenny Stenhouse was fifteen for nineteen, and threw for two hundred eighteen yards with two touchdowns. Chris Harper led the receivers with seven receptions for eighty-nine yards. Lucien had three receptions for seventy-sixty yards to add to his touchdown. The Crespi ground game featured running backs by committee. The group ran for one hundred twenty-seven yards and four touchdowns. Terry Williams had eight carries for forty-one yards. Rasheed Johnson ran for forty-nine yards on four carries and scored twice. M. Ajani Shanks added nine carries for thirty-seven yards and scored two touchdowns.
Shanks scored in the first quarter on a forty yard run to give Crespi a 13-0 lead with 6:50 left in the second quarter. Rasheed Johnson scored on a ten yard run giving Crespi a 25-0 lead at the half. They opened the second half with a scoring drive that ended with a twenty yard run by Johnson that gave the Celts a 32-0. After the fumble recovery by Reggie Coates, Shanks added a two yard run. In the fourth quarter, Brian Irvine caught a twenty-five yard touchdown reception from Eric Hauser.
The Crespi defense inflicted punishment and caused two turnovers. In the first half, they kept the Spartan offense out of sink as multiple drives ended in three and outs. In the second half, Tyler Foreman intercepted a pass for a thirty-five yard touchdown. On the ensuing Reggie Coates recovered a fumble that led to a touchdown. Senior safety Charles Washington said the defense, “Played every play like it was our last play.”
Friday, September 24, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
Recap Crespi vs. LA Jordan
Last Friday night, the Crespi varsity football team evened their record at 1-1 with a convincing 51-8 victory over LA Jordan. The first half was a struggle for the Celts. The offense struggled even with good field position thanks to the tough Celt defense and special teams. Jordan failed on 3 fake punts in the first half, but untimely penalties, dropped passes, and missed blocking assignments stifled many chances of Crespi getting into the end zone. The frustration reached a boiling point in the second quarter as Crespi scored touchdowns on two consecutive plays, only to have penalties wipe out both scores.
Kenny Stenhouse '11 (eleven completions for one hundred seventy-six yards and three touchdown passes) threw two touchdown passes in the first half to Devin Lucien '11, the last coming on a fifty-six yard bomb with 19 seconds left in the half, which gave the Celts a 15-0 half time lead. Nate Walker '12 started the 3rd quarter fireworks for the Celts as he returned the second half kickoff fifty-five yards. Before long, the Celts had scored four touchdowns in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. Lucien (eight catches for one hundred fifty-two yards) caught his third touchdown of the game to tie a single game receiving record. M'Ajani Shanks '11 (seven carries for sixty-five yards) added a thirty-seven yard touchdown run, Chris Harper '12 scored on a 4 yard run for his varsity touchdown and Mike Davison '12 highlighted the crowd with a spectacular zig-zagging fifty yard punt return for a touchdown. The fourth quarter touchdown was scored as quarterback Eric Hauser '12 (four completions for sixty-three yards) connected with Marc Perales '11 on a six yard touchdown pass, the first varsity touchdowns for both players.
Defensive standouts for the game were safety Charles Washington '11 and linebacker Ray Davison '13 who each intercepted passes. Linebacker Darcell Edwards '13 added a fumble recovery and defensive end Reggie Coates '11 blocked a punt. The defensive line added 3 sacks and numerous tackles behind the line of scrimmage. Jordan gained only twenty-four yards of offense in the first half, almost all of the yards coming on their first play of the game.
The next football game is Friday, September 17, 2010 against Clovis West. Game time is 7:00 at Crespi.
James Bononi '82
Kenny Stenhouse '11 (eleven completions for one hundred seventy-six yards and three touchdown passes) threw two touchdown passes in the first half to Devin Lucien '11, the last coming on a fifty-six yard bomb with 19 seconds left in the half, which gave the Celts a 15-0 half time lead. Nate Walker '12 started the 3rd quarter fireworks for the Celts as he returned the second half kickoff fifty-five yards. Before long, the Celts had scored four touchdowns in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. Lucien (eight catches for one hundred fifty-two yards) caught his third touchdown of the game to tie a single game receiving record. M'Ajani Shanks '11 (seven carries for sixty-five yards) added a thirty-seven yard touchdown run, Chris Harper '12 scored on a 4 yard run for his varsity touchdown and Mike Davison '12 highlighted the crowd with a spectacular zig-zagging fifty yard punt return for a touchdown. The fourth quarter touchdown was scored as quarterback Eric Hauser '12 (four completions for sixty-three yards) connected with Marc Perales '11 on a six yard touchdown pass, the first varsity touchdowns for both players.
Defensive standouts for the game were safety Charles Washington '11 and linebacker Ray Davison '13 who each intercepted passes. Linebacker Darcell Edwards '13 added a fumble recovery and defensive end Reggie Coates '11 blocked a punt. The defensive line added 3 sacks and numerous tackles behind the line of scrimmage. Jordan gained only twenty-four yards of offense in the first half, almost all of the yards coming on their first play of the game.
The next football game is Friday, September 17, 2010 against Clovis West. Game time is 7:00 at Crespi.
James Bononi '82
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