Cameron Lombardo may have carved up his defensive teammates with a pair of scoring strikes, but the quarterback left the Moorpark College football team's third and final scrimmage glad they weren't on the schedule this fall.

"They're good," said Lombardo. "Thankfully, they're on our team."

Lombardo hit fellow Moorpark High product Cheldon West with a 60-yard touchdown pass and Rio Mesa High graduate DeAndre Hutchins with a 13-yard touchdown pass for the offense's only two scores of the night.

Besides that, and a pair of strong runs by sophomore William Franklin, the mock game was dominated by a veteran defensive unit that returns defensive linemen Garrett Malone, linebackers Connor Bernado, Lucas Mandic and Niall Padden, safety Steven Cristobal and cornerback Marquise Mouton and welcomes high-profile transfers Quen Kantaris (Moorpark High, Army) and Cory Elmore (Grace Brethren, Arizona) to its defensive front.

While Kantaris sat out with a hand injury, Elmore piled up at least three sacks.

"Our offensive line has a long way to go," said Moorpark coach Jim Bittner.

The Raiders' sideline included two pairs of crutches and three casts. Two of Moorpark's top three running backs, Washington State transfer Arthur Burns and sophomore Larry Looney, sat out with injuries.

Bittner nearly canceled the practice game in hopes to keep his beat-up roster fresh for Saturday's season opener against cross-county rival Ventura, but left content with the exercise.

"This is good," said Bittner. "We needed this."

The Ventura College football team wrapped up its preseason training camp Friday night with a "mock game" at the VC Sportsplex.

Highlights included a Matt Koman's 24-yard scoring strike to Kendall Newsome, running back Jalen Craver's 25-yard touchdown run and Scotty Wong's 80-yard interception return for a touchdown.

Wong's interception was one of four by the Pirates' defense, including one each by Oak Park High product Jeremy Chang and safety Mike Campbell.

Chase Smith picked up plenty of work as the backup quarterback. The athletic freshman from Buena High had spent much of training camp as a receiver.

"I'm just trying to learn everything," said Smith.

All four of the Ventura College football team's quarterbacks threw touchdown passes in the Pirates' scrimmage last weekend.

Transfers Matt Koman and Ebahn Feathers, who were expected to compete for the starting job, both connected for scores, as did freshmen Chase Smith, a Buena High product, and Kamaka Lewis.

"They were very efficient," said Mooshagian. "There was only four bad decisions in the last scrimmage, so I was pleased with that."

Three of the scoring strikes went to a trio of new receivers -- Kendall Newsome, Elijah Orosco and Laturus Johnson.

With veterans like Tim Vizzi and Kordarius Rice already known products, Mooshagian has used the scrimmages to test the new blood.

The Moorpark College football team's first two scrimmages have been one-sided affairs.

"The first scrimmage, the offense looked really good," said head coach Jim Bittner. "The second scrimmage, the defense looked really good."

Which makes tonight's finale the rubber match.

Surprisingly, Bittner has already settled on a quarterback to take over for the graduated Zach Shultis, who has transferred to Cal Lutheran.

Former Westlake High quarterback Nick Owens, who led Pasadena City to a 4-0 start last fall, has taken over the reins, despite five other quarterbacks on the roster.

"He's a person that's key to our offense," said Bittner. "He's going to be our guy.

"The other guys are good too. If something happens, we should be all right. But (Owens) just adds another dimension. He can run and pass, he's as fast as any of our running backs."