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Playoff first-round finals

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For full stories on these games, go to VCSPreps.com. Compiled from staff reports.

Northern Division

Westlake 49, Ventura 27
Westlake's first-string offense scored on all seven possessions and improves to 11-0. Westlake will take on Hueneme next week in the quarterfinals. Ventura took an early lead when they converted two-straight on-side kick attempts.

Hueneme 23, Hart 15
Hueneme wins in its first playoff game since 2003. Trashaun Nixon ran for two touchdowns.

St. Bonaventure 35, Oxnard 7
St. Bonaventure advances to face Newbury Park.

Newbury Park 29, Righetti 27
Kevin Kirchner's 43-yard field goal with 30 seconds left put Newbury Park ahead. Newbury Park had led 26-7, but Righetti came back, scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 4:45 left on a 75-yard interception return.  Newbury Park quarterback Jake Geringer set up the game-winning kick by finding senior Christian Hutchins across the middle for a 10-yard gain on third-and-19.

Moorpark 30, Canyon 0
Moorpark advances to play Camarillo next week. Moorpark held Canyon to just 51 yards of total offense in the first half and 158 for the game. Austin Edmonson and Tyler Peterson each had two touchdown runs.

Camarillo 35, Arroyo Grande 7
Jeff Mathews was  24 of 33 for 342 yards passing and four touchdowns, three of them to receiver Chase Tackett, who finished with seven catches for 112 yards.

Buena 41, Atascadero 14
Buena scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull away and advance to face Valencia in the quarterfinals. Buena's defense turned two Atascadero turnovers into touchdowns in the school's first playoff win since 2002.

Valencia 28, Thousand Oaks 27
Thousand Oaks scored a touchdown with 28 seconds left to pull within 28-27 and opted to go for the two-point coversion, which was not successful. Thousand Oaks then converted the on-side kick attempt but could not get into field-goal range. Backup quarterback Jackson Lucht played the second half after Avondre Bollar left the game due to an injury, and helped lead the comeback after Thousand Oaks trailed 28-7.

Northwest Division

Oaks Christian 70, Santa Ynez 14
Oaks Christian wins its 32nd-straight game and advances to play Harvard-Westlake. UCLA-bound Malcolm Jones ran for 280 yards on nine carries.

El Segundo 24, Nordhoff 7
Nordhoff limited El Segundo to 139 total yards and five first downs, but committed six turnovers.

Serra 54, Oak Park 6
Serra was able to take advantage of four interceptions and a fumble recovery, all in the first half, to build a 48-0 halftime lead.

East Valley Division

Fillmore 41, Yucca Valley 14
Fillmore advances to play Bishop Union in the quarterfinals and has won six games in a row. Nick Paz ran for four touchdowns.

Grace Brethren 20, Sage Hill 17
Grace Brethren trailed 17-6 at halftime before coming back to win. Grace Brethren advances to play Oak Hills in the quarterfinals.

St. Margaret's 33, Santa Paula 6
Santa Paula finishes 6-5 and trailed only 13-6 at halftime. St. Margaret's is the defending state small schools champions and has won 64 of its last 66 games.

Righetti closes to within 26-21 of Newbury Park

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Cameron Roberson's 55-yard screen pass from Jake Geringer gave Newbury Park a 26-7 lead over host Righetti with 8:15 left third quarter.

But Righetti has scored on its next two possessions to pull within 26-21 with 9:32 to play.

T.J. Jordan's scrambling 35-yard pass to Eric Wilson picks up a fourth and 25 to the Newbury Park 1, setting up the Righetti quarterback's 1-yard TD sneak.

Uso Taua, the Warriors' wildcat QB, runs for a 8-yard touchdown next play to pull Righetti within 26-21 with 9:32 to play. The score came
one play after a pass interference flag on fourth extended the drive.



Newbury Park opens up a 20-7 halftime lead in Santa Maria

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Cameron Roberson's second 32-yard touchdown run of the half pushes the Newbury Park lead to 20-7 with 4:56 left in the half.

Down 13 points at the half, Righetti's seven-game winning streak is in jeopardy.

Newbury Park (8-2) has outgained Righetti (8-2) 272 to 135. Geringer has completed 10 of 17 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown. Roberson has 96 yards and two scores on nine carries.

Fabricus agrees with Belichick

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Gary Fabricus must agree with Bill Belichick. On his first possession of the postseason, the Newbury Park head coach elects to go for it on fourth and 1 from the Panthers 29.

Running back Cameron Roberson gets a yard and the first down and six plays later, Newbury Park takes a 7-0 lead on Jake Geringer's 16-yard scoring strike to Fadi Nassar with 6:12 left in the first quarter.

Righetti, which went three and out on the opening possession of the game, immediately answers with Michael Hale's 64-yard touchdown run, pulling even 7-7 with 5:17 left in the quarter.

Newbury Park needs just four plays to reclaim the lead, 14-7, on Roberson's 32-yard touchdown run with 3:25 left first quarter.

Geringer has completed 7 of his first 9 passes for 108 yards, three and 60 of which to Nassar. The Panthers have 153 yards of total offense on its first 15 plays from scrimmage.

Lowering the pads on the Central Coast

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It's chilly and drizzly tonight in Santa Maria, which means perfect weather for a CIF-SS Northern Division football game between two ends of the Northern Division.

Cameron Roberson, Phillip Muscarella and the Newbury Park High football team have their work cut out for them against a Righetti team that has won seven straight games behind 1,000-yard rusher Michael Hale and quarterback Dylan Jones.

"They are definitely a big and physical group of kids," said Newbury Park coach Gary Fabricus.

The Warriors swept through the Pac-7 League for the first time since 1984.

Newbury Park (8-2) only suffered losses to Westlake and Moorpark


Tonight's games

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It's the opening week of the playoffs tonight, with 14 games involving local teams. For updates on these games, check our scoreboard with highlights, the VCSPreps.com homepage, and the VCSPreps on Twitter.

Northern Division
*Thousand Oaks (5-5) at Valencia (10-0)
Atascadero (7-3) at Buena (8-2)
Arroyo Grande (7-3) at Camarillo (9-1)
Canyon (2-8) at Moorpark (9-1)
Ventura (5-5) at Westlake (10-0)
*Hueneme (7-3) at Hart (7-3)
*Newbury Park (8-2) at Righetti (8-2)
*Oxnard (7-3) at St. Bonaventure (9-1)

Northwest Division
*Santa Ynez (6-4) at Oaks Christian (10-0)
*El Segundo (6-4) at Nordhoff (8-2)
Oak Park (4-6) at Serra (10-0)

East Valley Division
Santa Paula (6-4) at St. Margaret's (9-1)
*Yucca Valley (3-7) at Fillmore (7-3)
*Grace Brethren (5-5) at Sage Hill (7-3)

*means 7:30 p.m. start, all other games are at 7 p.m.

Ebell in CFL playoffs Sunday

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Those of you with Direct TV can watch former Ventura High running back Tyler Ebell in the CFL playoffs Sunday morning.

Ebell returns kicks and punts and also backs up starting running back DeAndre Cobb for the Hamilton Tiger-cats. He wears No. 15.

Hamilton play the British Columbia Lions Sunday morning in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The game will be shown live on MSG+, which is DTV channel 635.

Week 10 final scores

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Check VCSPreps.com for full stories about these games. Rankings are the Star's Top 10. Notes compiled from staff reports.

#4 Westlake 38, #2 Moorpark 14
In the first ever Ventura County matchup between 9-0 teams meeting up for a league title, Westlake prevailed. Nick Isham ran for threw touchdowns and threw for one as well.
Records: Westlake 10-0, 7-0 Marmonte League; Moorpark 9-1, 6-1.

#7 Buena 14, Ventura 10
Buena wins the cross-town rivalry game for the first time since 2003. The game was close throughout, and on the final play of the game, Ventura's C.J. Souter caught a screen pass and ran 35 yards, but was tackled at the Buena 15-yard line. Buena's Robert Munoz threw two touchdown passes.
Records: Buena 8-2, 4-1 Channel League; Ventura 5-5, 3-2.

#5 Camarillo 20, Rio Mesa 14 (OT)
Camarillo trailed 14-0 in the third quarter, but came back to win to finish Pacific View League play unbeaten and eliminate Rio Mesa's postseason hopes. Camarillo's Jeff Mathews 1-yard run with 2:13 left in the fourth quarter tied the game up. After Rio Mesa didn't score in overtime, Mathews threw a screen pass to Ossie Toc who ran 25 yards for a touchdown for the win.
Records: Camarillo 9-1, 5-0 Pacific View League; Rio Mesa 5-5, 2-3.

#1 Oaks Christian 56, Nordhoff 6
In a game for the Tri-Valley League title, Oaks Christian got out to an early 42-0 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. Oaks Christian's defense forced four turnovers in the first quarter.
Records: Oaks Christian 10-0, 5-0 Tri-Valley League; Nordhoff 8-2, 4-1.

#3 St. Bonaventure 48, Dos Pueblos 0
St. Bonaventure wins its final Channel League game, going 40-0 over the past eight years. Devon Blackledge rushed for 118 yards on just nine carries as St. Bonaventure led 41-0 at halftime.
Records: St. Bonaventure 9-1, 5-0 Channel League; Dos Pueblos 4-6, 1-4.

#6 Newbury Park 28, #8 Thousand Oaks 17
Phillip Muscarella's 43-yard gain on a fake punt from Newbury Park High's 28-yard line set up the clinching score as Newbury Park rallied from a 10-point deficit. Both teams advance to the postseason, but the win gave Newbury Park a third-place finish while Thousand Oaks fell to fourth.
Records: Newbury Park 8-2, 5-2 Marmonte League; Thousand Oaks 5-5, 4-3.

#9 Hueneme 61, Channel Islands 16
The win gives Hueneme a tie for second place and a spot in the playoffs only one season after finishing 0-10.
Records: Hueneme 7-3, 3-2 Pacific View League; Channel Islands 5-5, 0-5.

Oxnard 56, Pacifica 13
Oxnard wins the Gonzales Grudge match and clinches a spot in the postseason. Seniors Henry Fernandez and Alex Gavin combined for 335 yards rushing and seven touchdowns.
Records: Oxnard 7-3, 3-2 Pacifc View League; Pacifica 4-6, 2-3.

Grace Brethren 36, Santa Paula 34
Grace Brethren trailed in the fourth quarter with starting quarterback Max Leffler out of the game with a concussion and Grace Brethren needing a victory to reach the postseason. Backup quarterback Blake Schafer not only led Grace Brethren on the final drive to score a 12-yard touchdown run with 57 seconds left to tie the game, but also threw a pass to Jack Gilliland on the two-point conversion to give Grace Brethren the win. Santa Paula has to wait and see if they get an at-large bid to get into the postseason.
Records: Grace Brethren 5-5, 2-2 Frontier League; Santa Paula 6-4, 2-2.

Oak Park 35, Bishop Diego 10
Oak Park clinches a postseason berth as Brad Taylor passed for 101 yards and two touchdowns.
Records: Oak Park 4-6, 3-2 Tri-Valley League; Bishop Diego 1-9, 1-4.

Royal 28, Simi Valley 7
Royal wins the cross-town rivalry game, led by Kyle Gauthier's 224 yards on 36 carries with three touchdowns.
Records: Royal 4-6, 3-4 Marmonte League; Simi Valley 1-9, 1-6.

Agoura 35, Calabasas 7
Kevin Beams threw four touchdown passes and Benn Reider returned an interception for a touchdown for Agoura.
Records: Agoura 3-7, 2-5 Marmonte League; Calabasas 1-9, 0-7.

Gonzales Grudge Match begins with a flurry

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Oxnard and Pacifica aren't just playing for bragging rights tonight. The winner clinches a CIF playoff berth.

On the second play from scrimmage, Henry Fernandez raced 58 yards for a touchdown for a 7-0 Oxnard lead.

Pacifica evened the score at with 9:14 left in the first quarter on Jose Garcia's 3-yard run after the Tritons recovered a fumbled punt on the Oxnard 22-yard line.

But the Yellowjackets came right back with a 9-play scoring drive highlighted by Alex Gavin's 21-yard run and capped by Gavin's 4-yard touchdown run.

Following a Pacifica fumble, Tiai Salanoa rises for a highlight-reel 24-yard touchdown catch from Billy Ceja for a 21-7 Oxnard lead with 3:11 left in the first quarter.

UPDATE:
Gavin breaks the 100-yard mark with a 45-yard touchdown run to put Oxnard up 42-13 with 3:05 left in the half. He has 136 yards on 13 att.
Hernandez returns an interception 42 yards for his fourth score of the first half to push Oxnard ahead 49-13 with 2:35 left in the half.



Tonight's games

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It's the final week of the regular season, with several big games tonight. For updates on these games, check our scoreboard with highlights, the VCSPreps.com homepage, and the VCSPreps on Twitter.

Rankings are the Star's Top 10:

#1 Oaks Christian (9-0, 4-0) at #10 Nordhoff (8-1, 4-0)
#2 Moorpark (9-0, 6-0) at #4 Westlake (9-0, 6-0)
Dos Pueblos (4-5, 1-3) at #3 St. Bonaventure (8-1, 4-0)
Rio Mesa (5-4, 2-2) at #5 Camarillo (8-1, 4-0)
#6 Newbury Park (7-2, 4-2) at #8 Thousand Oaks (5-4, 4-2)
#7 Buena (7-2, 3-1) at Ventura (5-4, 3-1)
Channel Islands (5-4, 0-4) at #9 Hueneme (6-3, 2-2)
Royal (3-6, 2-4) at Simi Valley (1-8, 1-5)
Calabasas (1-8, 0-6) at Agoura (2-7, 1-5)
Pacifica (4-5, 2-2) at Oxnard (6-3, 2-2)
Santa Paula (6-3, 2-1) at Grace Brethren (4-5, 1-2)
Villanova (3-5, 0-3) at Malibu (2-6, 1-2)
Bishop Diego (1-7, 1-2) at Oak Park (3-6, 2-2)

Friday's finals

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Check VCSPreps.com for full stories about these games. Rankings are the Star's Top 10. Notes compiled from staff reports.

#5 Camarillo 69, #8 Hueneme 20
Camarillo quarterback Jeff Mathews broke a CIF-Southern Section record with 594 passing yards. Camarillo clinches the Pacific View League title with the win. Mathews completed 33 of 48 passes for six touchdowns and was taken out of the game after the third quarter.

#1 Oaks Christian 63, Santa Clara 14
Oaks Christian becomes the first area team to have two different winning streaks of 30 games. Nick Montana finished 9-of-13 passing with 232 yards and three touchdowns, and UCLA-bound Malcolm Jones had three total touchdowns, two rushing and one on a fumble recovery. Oaks Christian plays at Nordhoff next week in a game where the winner wins the Tri-Valley League.

 #2 Moorpark 28, Agoura 0
Moorpark's defense recorded 8 sacks, three interceptions and forced two fumbles, allowing only 9.3 points per game this season. The win sets up a battle of 9-0 teams next week at Westlake.

#3 St. Bonaventure 56, Santa Barbara 0
St. Bonaventure clinches its 14th straight league championship and eighth-consecutive Channel League title.  St. Bonaventure scored 28 in the first quarter and held Santa Barbara to negative-four yards for the game.

Ventura 28, Dos Pueblos 27
Anthony Lopez scored on 5-yard run with 2:32 to play, giving Ventura a 28-27 lead. Ben Mann intercepted a desperation pass to preserve the win, but the most important play may have been Sheldon Krall's blocking a Dos Pueblos extra point in the third quarter. Ventura's win sets up a cross-town rivalry game with Buena next week where both teams will be 3-1 in league.

Fillmore 56, Grace Brethren 38
Fillmore wins its first league title since 1977 and scored touchdowns on eight-straight possesions. Three of them came in a wild second quarter where both teams combined for seven in the quarter. Casey Cole ran for four touchdowns, returned a kickoff for a score and threw for a touchdown to lead the Frontier League champions.

#7 Buena 38, San Marcos 13
Buena scored 20 unanswered second-half points to clinch its first postseason berth since 2002.

#9 Thousand Oaks 35, Royal 14
Thousand Oaks clinches a playoff berth as Rickey Minyard runs for 120 yards and two touchdowns.

Oxnard 21, Rio Mesa 6
Tiai Salanoa caught two touchdown passes to keep Oxnard's playoff hopes alive. Oxnard and Rio Mesa are part of a four-way tie for second place in the Pacific View League at 2-2.

Pacifica 48, Channel Islands 23
Jose Garcia ran 22 times for 232 yards and four touchdowns. Pacifica needs to beat Oxnard next week to clinch a playoff berth.

#4 Westlake 56, Simi Valley 13
Westlake's only score in the first quarter came on a Jack Shepherd interception return, but Westlake's offense exploded the rest of the game. Michael Tack had 120 receiving yards on just three catches and Dallas Clayton finished with 113 rushing yards on eight carries.

#10 Nordhoff 28, Oak Park 0
Logan Crow caught three touchdown passes from Skyler Logsdon, leading Nordhoff to its eighth straight victory and a chance for a league title next week if they can beat Oaks Christian.

#6 Newbury Park 45, Calabasas 20
Jake Geringer completed 9 of 11 passes for 153 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead Newbury Park (7-2, 4-2 Marmonte League). Phillip Muscarella finished with 113 yards total offense, gaining 48 yards passing and 65 rushing yards.

Santa Paula 43, Malibu 0
Martin Pulido finishes with 107 yards on 14 carries and a touchdown. Ivan Ledesma caught five passes for 81 yards. Kameron Klien threw for 186 yards on 14-of-19 passes, two touchdowns and one interception.

Tonight's games

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For updates on these games, check our scoreboard with highlights, the VCSPreps.com homepage, and the VCSPreps on Twitter.

Rankings are the Star's Top 10:

#1 Oaks Christian (8-0, 3-0) at Santa Clara (1-7, 0-3)
#2 Moorpark (8-0, 5-0) at Agoura (2-6, 1-4)
Santa Barbara (0-8, 0-3) at #3 St. Bonaventure (7-1, 3-0)
#4 Westlake (8-0, 5-0) at Simi Valley (1-7, 1-4)
#5 Camarillo (7-1, 3-0) at #8 Hueneme (6-2, 2-1)
#6 Newbury Park (6-2, 3-2) at Calabasas (1-7, 0-5)
San Marcos (2-6, 1-2) at #7 Buena (6-2, 2-1)
#9 Thousand Oaks (4-4, 3-2) at Royal (3-5, 2-3)
#10 Nordhoff (7-1, 3-0) at Oak Park (3-5, 2-1)
Ventura (4-4, 2-1) at Dos Pueblos (4-5, 1-2)
Oxnard (5-3, 1-2) at Rio Mesa (5-3, 2-1)
Channel Islands (5-3, 0-3) at Pacifica (3-5, 1-2)
Fillmore (6-3, 3-0) at Grace Brethren (4-3, 1-1)
Malibu (2-5, 1-1) Santa Paula (5-3, 1-1)

Fillmore, Grace Brethren go wild

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The Fillmore and Grace Brethren football teams could crank up some high offensive numbers in Friday night's game at Moorpark College.

In its 41-34 win over Santa Paula last week, Fillmore had the ball for 85 plays and gained 508 yards. Quarterback Corey Cole had one of the best nights passing in Fillmore history, completing 18 of 34 passes for 238 yards and 2 TDs. Cole also scored twice as he rushed for 87 yards.

Grace Brethren had a school record 679 yards in total offense in its win over Malibu.
Quarterback Max Leffler was 18 of 36 passing for 457 yards and 4 TDs. Jack Gilliland had 6 catches for 176 yards and 3 TDs, while running back Patrick Schafer rushed for 144 yards and 2 scores.

Friday's finals

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Check VCSPreps.com for full stories about these games. Rankings are the Star's Top 10. Notes compiled from staff reports.

#2 Moorpark 28, #7 Thousand Oaks 21 (OT)
Thousand Oaks scored two touchdowns in the final six minutes of the game to force overtime, capped by Avondre Bollar's 18-yard run with 2:04 left. But Moorpark's Austin Edmonson ran 25 yards for a touchdown in the first play of overtime, and Moorpark's defense stopped Thousand Oaks to give Moorpark the key victory.
Records: Moorpark 8-0, 5-0 Marmonte League; Thousand Oaks 4-4, 3-2.

Fillmore 41, Santa Paula 34
With 13 seconds left, Casey Cole threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Nick Paz to give Fillmore the lead and the win. Fillmore wins the 99th edition of the county's oldest rivalry and has the inside track to win the Frontier League title.
Records: Fillmore 6-3, 3-0; Santa Paula 5-3, 1-1

Hueneme 23, #9 Oxnard 21
Hueneme wins the Centennial Cup, beating Oxnard for the first time since 2004. Oxnard had the ball with two minutes left on its 44-yard line but was stopped by Hueneme's defense.
Records: Hueneme 6-2, 2-1 Pacific View League; Oxnard 5-3, 1-2.

#1 Oaks Christian 59, Oak Park 0
Oaks Christian jumped out to a 52-0 halftime lead in what might be the last regular season meeting between the two schools. Oak Park is the only school to beat Oaks Christian twice in the last 10 years, but Oaks Christian beat Oak Park in the 2003, 2004 and 2006 championship games.
Records: Oaks Chrstian 8-0, 3-0 Tri-Valley League; Oak Park 3-5, 2-1.

#2 St. Bonaventure 35, #8 Ventura 7
St. Bonaventure wins its 38th-straight Channel League game. Logan Meyer passed for 208 yards and three TDs for St. Bonaventure. Devon Blacklege had 119 yards rushing, including a 56-yard TD.
Records: St. Bonaventure 7-1, 3-0; Ventura 4-4, 2-1.

#4 Westlake 38, Royal 0
Michael Tack ran an interception back 90 yards for a touchdown and also caught a touchdown pass to help keep Westlake undefeated.
Records: Westlake 8-0, 5-0 Marmonte League; Royal 3-5, 2-3.

#5 Camarillo 68, Channel Islands 14
Jeff Mathews had 279 passing yards in the first half as Camarillo got out to a 48-0 halftime lead.
Records: Camarillo 7-1, 3-0 Pacific View League; Channel Islands 5-3, 0-3.

#6 Newbury Park 38, Agoura 10
Cameron Roberson ran for 156 yards and two touchdowns, as Newbury Park led 31-0 at halftime.
Records: Newbury Park 6-2, 3-2 Marmonte League; Agoura 2-6, 1-4.

#10 Buena 41, Santa Barbara 0
Buena wins its second league game, its most Channel League wins since 2003. Buena's defense limited Santa Barbara to 53 total yards. Robert Munoz finished 12-for-16 with 209 passing yards and three touchdowns.
Records: Buena 6-2, 2-1; Santa Barbara 0-8, 0-3.

Pacifica 35, Rio Mesa 14
Pacifica gets back in the playoff hunt as Jaime Razo had six catches for 95 yards and two touchdowns and had a 35-yard interception return for a score in the fourth quarter to ice the game.
Records: Pacifica 3-5, 1-2 Pacific View League; Rio Mesa 5-3, 2-1.

Nordhoff 41, Carpinteria 20
Nordhoff scored three touchdowns in a span of 53 seconds near the end of the first half to give them a big lead and help them remain unbeated in the Tri-Valley League.
Records: Nordhoff 7-1, 3-0; Carpinteria 0-8, 0-3.

Simi Valley 28, Calabasas 14
Simi Valley scored 21 unanswered points to give them their first victory of the season.  Simi Valley's defense held Calabasas to 119 yards of offense.
Records: Simi Valley 1-7, 1-4 Marmonte League; Calabasas 1-7, 0-5.

Grace Brethren 56, Villanova 14
Grace Brethren scored 42 points in the second half. Max Leffler completed 11 of 29 passes for 426 yards.
Records: Grace Brethren 4-4, 1-1 Frontier League; Villanova 3-5, 0-3.

Bishop Diego 30, Santa Clara 20
Bishop Diego's Brandon Gonzalez ran for 149 yards and one touchdown on 25 carries.
Records: Santa Clara 1-7, 0-3 Tri-Valley League; Bishop Diego 2-6, 1-2.

Hueneme, Oxnard go back and forth

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Oxnard pulled within 16-14 of visiting Hueneme as Henry Fernandez and Terrail Watson combined for a 7-play, 74-yard drive, Watson scoring on a 6-yard touchdown run with 9:51 to play.

Hueneme quarterback Jonathan Barnfather responded with a 9-plat, 53-yard touchdown drive. Penalties had backed Hueneme into a first and 30 situation, but, freed by a pass interference flag, the Vikings looked like salting away a key league win with Barnfather's 16-yard touchdown pass to Nick Fabian with 5:29 left.

But Fernandez's 43-yard touchdown romp pulled Oxnard within 23-21 with 4:20 to play.

Oxnard recovered the subsequent onsides kick, but Hueneme gained possession on an illegal touching flag. But Hueneme turned the ball over on downs after Fernandez made plays on third and fourth downs.


Tonight's games

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For updates on these games, check our scoreboard with highlights, the VCSPreps.com homepage, and the VCSPreps on Twitter.

Rankings are the Star's Top 10:

Oak Park (3-4, 2-0) at #1 Oaks Christian (7-0, 2-0)*
#7 Thousand Oaks (4-3, 3-1) at #2 Moorpark (7-0, 4-0)
#3 St. Bonaventure (6-1, 2-0) at #8 Ventura (4-3, 2-0)
#4 Westlake (7-0, 4-0) at Royal (3-4, 2-2)
Channel Islands (5-2, 0-2) at #5 Camarillo (6-1, 2-0)
#6 Newbury Park (5-2, 2-2) at Agoura (2-5, 1-3)
Hueneme (5-2, 1-1) at #9 Oxnard (5-2, 1-1)
#10 Buena (5-2, 1-1) at Santa Barbara (0-7, 0-2)
Simi Valley (0-7, 0-4) at Calabasas (1-6, 0-4)
Pacifica (2-5, 0-2) at Rio Mesa (5-2, 2-0)
Carpinteria (0-7, 0-2) at Nordhoff (6-1, 2-0)*
Bishop Diego (1-6, 0-2) at Santa Clara (1-6, 0-2)*
Grace Brethren (3-4, 0-1) at Villanova (3-4, 0-2)*
Fillmore (5-3, 2-0) at Santa Paula (5-2, 1-0)*

* indicates 7:30 p.m. start, all other games start at 7 p.m.

Fernandez pulls Oxnard even, 7-7

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Hueneme scored first on Jonathan Barnfather's 39-yard scoring strike to Leonard Baker with 7:24 left in the first quarter.

But Oxnard senior Henry Fernandez pulled the Yellowjackets back even with an interception from his safety position, with a 29-yard run from his fullback position, which set up his 15-yard touchdown pass from Billy Ceja on third and 1.

The score is tied, 7-7, with 6:23 left in the first half at Oxnard High.

Friday's final scores

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For full stories on these games, check VCSPreps.com.

Camarillo 31, Oxnard 28
In the Pacific View League showdown, Camarillo's Ossie Toc ran for two scores and Jeff Mathews had a touchdown both in the air and on the ground to lift Camarillo to 6-1, 2-0.

St. Bonaventure 44, Buena 27
The Seraphs win another league game as St. Bonaventure's Devon Blackledge piled up 401 yards from scrimmage -- 309 rushing and 92 receiving -- and three touchdowns. Buena's Tyler Perry caught eight passes for 119 yards and three touchdowns.

Westlake 31, Newbury Park 27
With 4:03 left in the game, Nick Isham connected with Nelson Spruce for a 26-yard touchdown pass to help keep Westlake undefeated (7-0, 4-0 Marmonte League).

Oaks Christian 43, Carpinteria 0
Nick Montana threw three touchdown passes -- two to Jordan Payton -- and UCLA-bound Malcolm Jones ran for two scores to keep Oaks Christian undefeated (7-0, 2-0 Tri-Valley League).

Thousand Oaks 42, Calabasas 13
Avondre Bollar finished with 240 passing yards and four touchdowns as Thousand Oaks improves to 3-1 in the Marmonte League, 4-3 overall. Richard Mullaney finished with 220 receiving yards and four total touchdowns.

Rio Mesa 40, Channel Islands 6
Jamaal Perkins ran for three touchdowns to help Rio Mesa stay unbeaten in Pacific View League play (5-2, 2-0).

Moorpark 51, Royal 0
A.J. Dettorre started the game off returning an interception for a touchdown and later caught a touchdown pass as Moorpark improves to 7-0, 4-0 Marmonte League.

Ventura 38, San Marcos 20
Ventura actually trailed late in the third quarter before scoring 21 unanswered points to beat San Marcos and improve to 4-3, 2-0 in Channel League play.

Hueneme 35, Pacifica 34
With Hueneme down 34-27 in the fourth quarter, Trashaun Nixon caught a 1-yard pass for a touchdown, and Donald Espinoza caught the 2-point conversion to give Hueneme the lead.

Agoura 30, Simi Valley 7
Gerard Poutier finished 8-for-11 with 165 passing yards and one touchdown, also running for two touchdowns.

Oak Park 31, Santa Clara 14
Connor Hill ran for two second-half touchdowns to help Oak Park stay unbeaten in Tri-Valley League play (3-4, 2-0).

Santa Paula 52, Villanova 28
Santa Paula scored four touchdowns in the final 4:10 of the first half and wins its opening Frontier League game (5-2 overall).

Nordhoff 35, Bishop Diego 7
Nordhoff wins its sixth game in a row (6-1, 2-0 Tri-Valley League) as Skyler Logsdon throws for three touchdown passes.

Fillmore 41, Malibu 16
Fillmore won its homecoming game, scoring 21 unanswered points in the second quarter after trailing 10-0. Fillmore improves to 5-3, 2-0 in Frontier League play.

Perry's heroics pull Buena within 31-19

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Devon Blackledge broke a 57-yard gain on third and 2 to sett up a 2-yard Logan Meyer touchdown sneak and a 31-13 St. Bonaventure lead with 3:47 left in the third quarter.

But Buena, aided by 45 yards of St. Bonaventure personal fouls, marched right down the field to pull within 31-19 on Tyler Perry's miraculous
23-yard diving catch of Robert Munoz's fourth down double reverse pass.

Blackledge puts St. Bonaventure up, 24-13

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Opening the second half, St. Bonaventure running back Devon Blackledge picks up four straight first downs on runs of 14, 29, 11 and a 12-yard screen pass to the Buena 4.

His 9-yard touchdown run, following a delay of game penalty, gives St. Bonaventure a 24-13 lead with 7:29 left in the third quarter. Blackledge has 182 yards rushing and 91 receiving.
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