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Varsity Football |
After
the week layoff due to the September 11 attack, the Eagles were ready to
resume their 2001 season at Filmore.
From the onset it was clear that the Eagles had come to play.
Quarterback Matt Engle came out firing and threw for
313-yards and 4 touchdowns. The
first score of the game came for El Segundo via a 41-yard field goal.
On their second drive Engle hit receiver Brad Franks
for a 2-yard touchdown. In
the second quarter, the Eagles cracked the game wide open with three
unanswered touchdowns. Engle
scrambled into the end zone on a 1-yard quarterback keeper. Chris
Ornelos joined the scoring bash with a 6-yard touchdown reception, and
Brad Franks ended the half with a 7-yard touchdown grab.
In the second half, the Filmore Flash salvaged whatever pride they
had left with a 27-yard touchdown toss.
But the Eagles would not end their scoring flurry and Brad
Franks caught his third touchdown of the game on a 38-yard bomb from Engle. The end score was El Segundo 38, Filmore 8.
Franks had 5 receptions for 94 yards, and combined with Phil
Goff for 113 yards on the ground.
Chris Ornelos chipped in with 5-catches for 36-yards and 5-runs for
20 yards. Steve Eno
had 5 catches for 83-yards and 4 tackles on the defensive end, and Ricky
Talanoa wrapped up 6 and had 1 sack.
The win was the Eagle’s first of the season.
The
Eagles next match up was against the South Torrance Spartans who were
6-6-1 last season. The Eagles
jumped out early as Engle went 5 for 6 passing on the first drive and
capped it off with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Senior receiver, Bobby
Summers. On the ensuing
possession, Spartan running-back Chauncey Washington coughed up the ball
on the El Segundo 33-yardline. On
Engle’s first touch of the ball, he connected with Chris
Ornelos for a 33-yard touchdown pass.
However, on the following possession, Washington, South’s
sleeping giant running back awoke and took off for an 81-yard touchdown
gallop to bring South within one score.
In the second quarter, Engle hooked up with Brad Franks
for a 12-yard touchdown snag. South
quarterback Sean Flynn responded with a 5-yard quarterback draw for the
touchdown. After an El
Segundo punt, Washington, who gained 1,548 yards last season, was handed
the ball 5 times and earned 45-yards, ending the drive with a 2-yard
touchdown. After
an Engle 26-yard field goal, Washington took the ball 7 more times
and gained 42 more yards and yet another touchdown, putting the score at
South – 28, El Segundo – 24. After
the Eagles were stuffed on the goal line by a staunch Spartan defense,
Washington broke free and sprinted 91-yards on 14 carries.
The Eagles ended the game with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Brad
Franks, but it was too little, too late as the Eagles fell to South by
a score of 34 to 31. Washington
tallied an incredible 344-yards in the running exhibition.