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MOORPARK -- For two months Westlake High had coasted to a series of easy football victories, winning its past eight games by 21 points or more.
On Thursday, the Warriors knew they would be in for a challenge against high-powered St. Bonaventure in the Marmonte League finale, and Westlake rose to the occasion with 35-14 victory before a crowd of about 6,000 at Moorpark College.
Entering No. 1 in the Northern Division, Westlake (10-0) clinched the league title outright and kept its perfect record intact while all but assuring the top seed in the playoffs when pairings are announced Sunday. Also, Westlake kept its chances alive to participate in a CIF State Bowl game if the Warriors can win the section final with four playoff victories.
Westlake's Dashon Hunt rushed for 184 yards on 17 carries, scoring two touchdowns including a 70-yard run, and he also had three catches for 34 yards and several key hits on defense. Fellow junior Justin Moore completed 14 of 19 passes for 170 yards and two touchdowns, and he rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown.
"Dashon was a beast tonight. The kid is a man-child," Westlake receiver Cody Tuttle said.
Westlake has won 36 of its past 38 games, and the Warriors are shooting for their second Northern championship and third appearance in a final over the past three seasons.
"I think this is a great way to end the season by winning the league title. We all did our part," Westlake kicker Alex Ball said. "It couldn't have gone better. This is a perfect way to get ready for the playoffs."
Westlake leads St. Bonaventure 4-3 in the series, including three wins over the past four.
St. Bonaventure's Zach Green rushed for 137 yards in 20 carries, scoring on runs of 3 and 17 yards. Marc Evans added 177 yards passing, completing 16 of 21, and he also rushed for 36 yards.
Ben Gottschalk, a top offensive lineman from Notre Dame, has committed to SMU.
-- Gerry Gittelson
It was a record setting night for College of the Canyons sophomores Hayo Carpenter and Fred Winborn.
At the rate the COC continues to dominate opponents, many more records are bound to be broken.
Carpenter and Winborn combined to score six touchdowns as the Cougars (6-0, 2-0) routed Moorpark 48-3 in Western State Conference game at Cougar Staduim Saturday night.
Carpenter set the single-game record with 225 receiving yards on 12 receptions, breaking the previous mark of 214 yards set by Mark Hamilton against Glendale in 1998. He scored two touchdowns, returning the opening kickoff 95 yards and hauling in a 14-yard pass from Brad McClellan in the second quarter.
Winborn scored four touchdowns, tying the career mark of 29 which was set by J.J. Arrington (2001-2002). He scored on runs of 14, 12, 3 and 1 yard and finishing with 74 yards on 12 carries. The former Grant of Van Nuys running back broke the career mark for most carries with 240, breaking the old record of 233 held by Marcel Marquez (2004-2005).
COC, which entered with the second ranked offense in the state - averaging 523 yards per game, put the game out of reach early scoring 27 first quarter points and building a 34-3 lead at the half.
McClellan was the workhorse for the Cougars, rushing for a game-high 155 yard on 18 carries and throwing for 298 yards on 19 of 26 passing. The sophomore scored on a one-yard run to cap an 11-play, 76 yard drive in the middle of the fourth quarter.
The COC defense, which ranks third in the state allowing 223 yards per game, held Moorpark (3-2, 0-1) to 53 yards rushing and allowed just nine first downs.
A list of halftime scores from Area times.....
San Pedro 31, Sylmar 0
Valencia 22, Westchester 0
Highland 7, Littlerock 6
Pasadena 45, Hoover 0
St. Francis 38, El Rancho 0
Burbank 9, Crescenta Valley 0
El Camino Real 14, Panorama 0
Kennedy 14, Granada Hills 12
University 14, Cleveland 8\
Moorpark 28, Simi Valley 0
Nick Ramos had 183 total yards and scored two touchdowns to lead Hillcrest Christian of Granada Hills to the 36-0 victory over visiting Dunn of Los Olivos.
Ramos carried 10 times for 115 yards including a 51-yard scoring run. The junior also caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from Greg Alonso and finished with six receptions for 68 yards.
Alonso completed 12 of 27 passes for 172 yards with three touchdown passes and an interception. The junior three scoring passes of 26 yards to Joshua Clark and 36 yards to Noah Watkins.
Hillcrest Christian, which improved to 1-1, built a 28-0 halftime lead.
Here is a list of Halftime scores of area teams......
Eastside 7, Paraclete 7
Alemany 14, Roosevelt/C 14
Grace Brethren 24, Franklin 15
Taft 42, Westchester 6
Valencia 7, Birmingham 0
St. Francis 13, Crescenta Valley 7
Oaks Christian 15, Diamond Ranch 0
Hart 0, Righetti 0
Canoga Park 13, El Camino Real 0
Dorsey 2, Chatsworth 0
La Canada 7, Glendale 3
Moorpark 13, Ventura 0
Agoura 27, Camarillo 0
Newbury Park 26, Rio Mesa 14
Reseda 12, Cleveland 7
Eagle Rock 28, Bernstein 0
Royal 20, Oak Park 7
Palmdale 27, Kennedy 7
Calabasas 16, Hueneme 13
Here is a list of hafltime scores from area teams:
El Camino Real 21, Calabasas 7
Glendale 20, Alhambra 7
Harvard-Westlake 14, Lynwood 14
San Fernando 14, Littlerock 12
Chaminade 17, Royal 7
Oak Park 21, Grace Brethren 20
Crespi 15, Birmingham 0
Canyon 48, Granada Hills 0
Cleveland 44, Verdugo Hills 7
Hart 6, Palmdale 6
Van Nuys 14, Panorama 7
Newbury Park 7, Camarillo 0
Chatsworth 7, Dorsey 7
West Ranch 14, Lancaster 6
Poly 33, Monroe 0
Valencia 7, Thousand Oaks 6
Burroughs 7, Schurr 7
Agoura 14, Ventura 14
Final scores from this afternoon games:
Arleta 24, Sylmar 7
Viewpoint 36, Ribet Academy 0
Eagle Rock 18, Canoga Park 10
Pasadena Poly 28, Campbell Hall 21
Oaks Christian Nick Montana has thrown just five passes in the first half in his debut as the Lions quarterback but two have gone for touchdowns.
The Junior has completed 3 of 5 pass for 81 yards in the first half as Oaks Christian leads 14-7.
Montana connected with Chris Coyle on a 25-yard scoring pass and then throw a 40-yard strike to Malcolm Jones with 20 seconds remaing in the first quarter.
Junior Jeremiah McKibbins rushed for a game-high 192 yards on 20 carries including a 48-yard scoring run late in the fourth quarter to lead the visiting Celts (1-0) to a 30-13 victory over Northridge High of Layton, Utah.
Crespi scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to pull away for the victory. Khail Bass returned a block punt 38 yards for a score.
Bryan Bennett scored a pair of touchdowns on runs of five and one yard in the first half as the Celts held a 16-13 halftime lead. Bennett completed nine of 19 passes for 162 yards.
Blake Stanton caught four passes for 104 yards including a 51-yard pass that set up Crespi's first score of the game.
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