Moorpark College defensive back Evan Yabu, whose injury in the opening game last year really shook up the Raiders secondary, was moved to the offensive backfield this week.

"We moved Yabu to running back," said Moorpark coach Jim Bittner. "He gives us a little more speed and we need that right now. The running back position is hurting. We're really looking for help there."

Yabu's move was just one of several positional switches this week as 0-2 Moorpark looks for a winning combination.

"We just haven't found the players yet," said Bittner. "We're in that process."

Moorpark College athletic trainer Vance Manakae has been plenty busy this fall dealing with the football team's injury situation, including an incredible eight shoulder injuries.

"We've had a combination of separations and dislocations," said Manakae. "We've had one surgery already (cornerback Evan Yabu)."

The rash of bum shoulders has hit the Raiders across the roster, including star running back Dan Mosier, who was leading the state in rushing before his injury, and a series of linebackers.

"It's the Year of the Shoulder," said Manakae. "But we should be healthy by the time we go to Canyons, as long as we don't pick up any more injuries in practice."

The Moorpark College football team's season-opening 28-17 win at Los Angeles Pierce Saturday was dulled by an injury to one of its brightest freshmen.

Evan Yabu, a freshman from Thousand Oaks High, separated his shoulder after starting Saturday's game at cornerback.

"That was the only negative on the game," said Moorpark coach Jim Bittner, who didn't know when or if Yabu would return this season.

Upon second viewing, Moorpark College head football coach Jim Bittner felt much better about his team's efforts in its scrimmage Friday at El Camino College in Torrance.

"I just finished looking at it again," said Bittner. "I was pretty depressed after it finished Friday, but I feel much better having watched the film."

According to Bittner, El Camino won the game portion of the scrimmage, 18-12, before tacking on another score during an additional period. Moorpark struggled to run the ball against a mammoth defensive front, but quarterbacks Tyler Robertson and Donald Senegal each threw scoring strikes.

"It was very difficult to run against them," said Bittner. "But we threw pretty well."

"Senegal is a guy we've been messing with. He wants to be a receiver, but we really need him as a backup quarterback and he did a nice job."

Robertson, who yielded the starting job to Bryan Randolph last August after suffering a season-ending knee injury in a scrimmage, found receiver Justin Bradley for a long touchdown pass.

Bradley is the son of Moorpark all-time great Freddie Bradley, whose 1,946-yard, 27-touchdown, 10-game season in 1990 is considered the Western State Conference's

"He's faster than Conrad (Meadows)," said Bittner. "He dropped one deep that should have been a touchdown and beat the guy deep again for a touchdown."

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It took 100 plays in Saturday's Moorpark College football intrasquad scrimmage, but the Raiders' offense finally got into the end zone.

Sophomore quarterback Donald Senegal scored on a keeper on the final series of the day Saturday to give the Raiders' offense a bright spot going into Friday scrimmage at El Camino College in Torrance.

"We were supposed to go 80 plays," said head coach Jim Bittner. "I was wondering why (offensive coordinator) Jimmy (Bittner) wouldn't stop.

"He kept saying, 'Let's go 10 more. Let's go 10 more."