The Green Bay Packers weren't the only burned by a referee's double-catch ruling this past weekend.

The Moorpark College football team's wild, back-and-forth 49-40 loss at Hancock Saturday hinged on a fourth-and-3 play with little more than two minutes left.

Quarterback Ben Conlin had just hit Brent Stevens with a 38-yard scoring strike to bring the Raiders within 42-40. The Moorpark defense was fighting to get the ball back to set up kicker Derek Kirk for a potential game-winning kick.

Hancock quarterback Brandon Jeffries' fourth-down pass was deflected into the air by Moorpark safety Steven Townsley and came down into a crowd of players.

"I timed my jump perfectly," Townsley said. "I hit the ball with my elbow pretty much. I saw the ball bounce off (a Hancock) shoulder pad and hit (Moorpark linebacker) Travis (Key).

"I saw him grab it and fall to the ground, so I laid on top of him. When he was on the bottom, he had the ball on his chest."

Yet the two teams combined to fight for the ball. Possession was not only awarded to Hancock, the spot of the ball was adjudged to have gained first-down yardage, despite it being a 3-yard gain on fourth and 3.

"The umpire wouldn't even give us the benefit of the doubt with a measurement," Moorpark coach Will Thurston said.

"We asked for a measurement," Townsley said. "It was a frustrating call."

One of the replacement NFL referees in the middle of the Packers-Seahawks Monday Night Football is a community college referee from Santa Maria.

KSBY and the Santa Maria Times reported that Lance Easley, the ref who signaled touchdown on Golden Tate's controversial Hail Mary "catch" was the backjudge for last year's VC-El Camino game.

At least three local products signed as undrafted free agents after the conclusion of this weekends NFL Draft.

Former Grace Brethren High running back Chad Kackert, who played at New Hampshire, has signed as an undrafted free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Former Hueneme High safety Josh Pinkard has signed as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks, joining his USC coach Pete Carroll.

Former Moorpark High receiver Chastin West, who played at Fresno State, has signed as an undrafted free agent with the Green Bay Packers.

Jason Pierre-Paul, the South Florida defensive lineman drafted No. 15 overall by the New York Giants Thursday night in the first round of the NFL Draft, starred in the final year of the Western State Conference for College of the Canyons.

Considering the WSC schools now play football in the SCFA, Pierre-Paul could be the final NFL Draft pick in the more than 50 years of WSC football history.

Pierre-Paul, a Jacksonville, Fla. native, was a first-team All-WSC selection in 2007.

This feature by the COC Sports Information staff chronicles his year in Santa Clarita.

The number of Ventura County natives playing for the Indianapolis Colts doubled on Tuesday.

Terrail Lambert, a St. Bonaventure High graduate, was signed to the Colts practice squad after going through a morning workout, according to his agent Curtis Richardson.

The 5-foot-11 cornerback joins Buena High graduate Freddy Keiaho in the Colts organization. Keiaho is in his fourth season as a linebacker for the Colts.

Following a four-year career at Notre Dame, Lambert was cut by the San Francisco 49ers in training camp.

Former St. Bonaventure High running back Lorenzo Booker is considering a contract offer by the United Football League's Florida Tuskers, pending a physical.

The former Florida State and Miami Dolphins running back has had workouts with the Giants and Bills since being released by the Philadelphia Eagles last month.

The Tuskers are coached by former Giants head coach Jim Haslett and also have former NFL running backs Michael Pittman and Tatum Bell on the roster.

St. Bonaventure High product Lorenzo Booker worked out for the Giants Tuesday, confirmed to Booker's cousin, Curtis Richardson.

The former Dolphins and Eagles tailback was part of a contingent that reportedly included T.J. Duckett.

The Giants eventually plucked former Chargers draft pick Gartrell Johnson, who they can eventually place on the practice squad, out of the group.

The Indianapolis Star reports that former Buena High star Freddie Keiaho will return to the Colts.

The Colts cut ties with Keiaho, a two-year starter at linebacker, in February.

Former St. Bonaventure High and Notre Dame defensive back Terrail Lambert, who went undrafted this weekend, has signed a free agent contract with the San Francisco 49ers, according to his agent, Curtis Richardson.

"We knew it was a legit possibility," said Richardson. "But it was a (little) nervewracking because Dallas and (San Francisco) called during the sixth round and said they might take him, but they took someone else.

"He signed with San Francisco right after though so we were happy with that situation."

Former St. Bonaventure High cornerback Terrail Lambert ran a 4.36 40-yard dash at Notre Dame, according to ProFootballTalk.com.

"He got everybody's attention," Fighting Irish coach Charlie Weis said of Lambert.

As we get near the beginning of the NFL season, here's an interesting feature on an unknown behind the top player in the NFL.