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#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.

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.

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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.

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.

It's still more than 60 minutes before the start of the 99th meeting between Fillmore and Santa Paula but the place is packed. Even the press box is filled, including folks from The Star's web site and Time Warner cable. For the second straight year, the game looks like it will decide the Frontier League champion.
There's very few games in the county where fans from the two sides are as passionate and that passion brings a buzz that few high school games can match.

Oaks Christian School senior lineman Cassius Marsh made a verbal commitment this morning to play football at LSU.

Marsh chose LSU over USC, Cal and Oklahoma. The 6-foot-5, 288-pound Marsh originally committed to Cal, but changed his mind after taking other visits.

"I think he was a little too excited when he was up at Cal and a little too fired up," Oaks Christian head coach Bill Redell said. "It was one of his first trips and they do a great job recruiting. But he wanted to see a few other places, and really liked LSU. He is elated to be going there."

Marsh is the first Oaks Christian football player to ever commit to LSU, and is the final playing in this season's big six to make his college choice. Zac Stout and Alani Fua have committed to Brigham Young University, Nick Montana and Erik Kohler are heading to Washington and Malcolm Jones will be signing with UCLA.

A memorial fund has been established for Santa Clara High boys' basketball coach Mike Sandoval.
Sandoval died Friday morning from a pulmonary embolus that resulted from surgery to repair his achilles tendon.
Anyone wishing to make a donation in Sandoval's memory can send money to:
The Mike Sandoval Memorial Fund
C/O The Ventura County Community Foundation
1317 Del Notre Road, Suite 150, Camarillo, CA 93010.

Memorial service plans for Sandoval are pending. Santa Clara is planning to hold a service at the high school next week, and is waiting to hear from Sandoval's family before setting thedate . More information should be available by the end of the weekend.

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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.

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.

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.

Devon Blackledge rips off a 30-yard gain on third and 1 from the Seraphs 44-yard line to move St. Bonaventure to the Buena 26 in the final minute of the half.

St. Bonaventure looked set for a game-tying field goal try, but a roughing the passer flag on a third-down incompletion cost Buena.

One play later, Logan Meyer scrambled for a 10-yard touchdown run and a 17-13 SB lead with 17 seconds left in the half.

UPDATE: St. Bonaventure leads 17-13 at the half. Blackledge has 198 yards from scrimmage on 13 carries and two receptions. St. Bonaventure has four lost fumbles.

Buena quarterback Munoz hits receiver Kevin Leiser across the middle for a 24-yard gain. A personal foul moves the ball to the St. Bonaventure 25.

Two plays later, Munoz finds tight end Tyler Perry for a 26-yard scoring strike on a double pass.

The PAT fails. Buena leads, 13-10, with 1:55 left in the first half

Tyler Perry punts from his own end zone and St. Bonaventure turns the ball over on punt return for the third time in the first quarter, which ends tied 7-7.

St. Bonaventure cornerback Troy Hill gets the ball back with an interception. It's the fifth turnover of the first game.

St. Bonaventure moves the ball to the Buena 9 on six straight Devon Blackledge carries. But Matt Arve sacks Logan Meyer on first and goal for a 14-yard loss.

Two incompletions later, the Seraphs are forced to settle for Mason Kirk's 39-yard field goal and a 10-7 lead with 4:51 left in the half.

Buena's Kyle Robles recovers St. Bonaventure's second fumbled punt of the first quarter on the Seraphs 20-yard line.

One play later, quarterback Robert Munoz hits tight end Tyler Perry in the back of the end zone for a 7-0 Buena lead over St. Bonaventure with 3:53 left in the first quarter.

UPDATE: The Seraphs immediately answer with quarterback Logan Meyer's 80-yard touchdown pass to running back Devin Blackledge, who caught the ball sprinting down the sideline.

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Rankings are the Star's Top 10:

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

In its battle of 5-1 teams, Buena started slowly, going backwards 14 yards on a fumbled snap on the first play from scrimmage and following that inauspicious debut with two incomplete passes.

But St. Bonaventure fumbled the punt. Junior Bret Coleman recovered. Buena quarter Robert Munoz connected with tight end Tyler Perry for 17 yards on a third down. The subsequent late hit gave Buena the ball on the Seraphs 25.

But Buena couldn't convert on second or third and short and missed the 33-yard field goal to spurn the opportunity.

The super-sized Marmonte League has three of the Top 17 teams in this week's CalHiSports' state rankings -- No. 1 Oaks Christian, No. 11 Moorpark and No. 17 St. Bonaventure.

Two weeks ago, prior to St. Bonaventure's upset to Bishop Amat, the poll had Oaks Christian at No. 1, St. Bonaventure at No. 3 and Moorpark at No. 13.

The total jumps to four teams in Rivals.com's Southern Section rankings -- No. 2 Oaks Christian, No. 4 Moorpark, No. 7 St. Bonaventure and No. 24 Westlake.

This week's CIF-SS rankings features No. 1 Moorpark, No. 3 St. Bonaventure, No. 4 Westlake and No. 5 Newbury Park in the Northern Division and No. 1 Oaks Christian in the Northwest Division.

"There's more bad news here," Simi Valley High athletic director Matt La Belle told Moorpark athletic director Rob Dearborn Thursday evening.

It looks like the Marmonte League added more state powers than playoff berths Thursday.

Originally, it was thought that 10-team league would split up into two divisions, each with three combined playoff berths. But it appears only 40 percent of the league will be guaranteed postseason berths, rather than 60 percent of a typical five-team league.

"We're in a 10-team league with nine league games," said Dearborn. "That's what's voted on and it can't be changed.

"We're not an association. We're a league. Big difference.

"We could split the league in half but we still only get four playoff spots, so it doesn't make much sense."

That would mean each school would have a single non-league game to schedule each season.

"We all have contracts for games that we're going to have to break," said Dearborn. "This is set by CIF. That's the way it is unless there's some new ground broken.

"It's a big, big mess."

Ventura High football coach Brad Steward on St. Bonaventure leaving the Channel League to join Oaks Christian in the new super Marmonte League next fall:

"I haven't any input in this thing at all. My response today was 'Wow, that's huge news!'

"I kind of have mixed emotions. I feel like... It's a difficult thing to express, isn't it? I've always enjoyed being able to prepare against the best team around. We'll have one more time. It's just been difficult coming out on the short end of it again and again.

"I'll miss that opportunity to play the best team in the state of California. We got to do that because they were in our league. It's exciting for our guys to put in the preparation like that.

(Is this solving anything? Isn't the Marmonte League just being put in the position the Channel League has been in?)

"Maybe those guys are better suited to having them than we are. I do feel like we've had our turn."

"Things change. I think we need to do as good a job as we can, frequently, to make sure we do the best job we can for kids."

Ventura High athletic director and Channel League representative David Hess on St. Bonaventure and Oaks Christian joining the Marmonte League for the 2010 season, which proposed Thursday in Long Beach:

"I was pretty surprised. We're happy in that our goal from the start of this process was to find a more competitive place for St. Bonaventure football... We feel that we have done that... As it played out, my ultimate obligation was to take care of kids in the Channel League and at Ventura High.

"As (the) meeting approached, nobody was talking to us, which was an indicator that people were talking in a way that was not going to go well for the Channel League... So we needed to look at the process and what was available to us. 

"What do we think will work if whole lot of schools that are not in Ventura County are voting? How do we tell the story?

"We did not want to bring St. Bonaventure in for all sports... Ultimately we felt that would not be good for all sports for St. Bonaventure."

"We didn't want to do something that was simply punative... If we supported St. Bonaventure coming into the league for all sports, we were saying that it was alright for St. Bonaventure to be in the Channel League for football and we're not... We wanted to stand on that principle."

Agoura High football coach Charlie Wegher on St. Bonaventure and Oaks Christian joining the Marmonte League for football beginning in 2010:

"I was a little surprised because I had heard that proposal floated. I didn't think it had much of a chance to succeed. But that's not how it went.

"Before I can fully react, I need to know how we're going to break down the league."

(Are you against a full 10-team league with nine league games?)

"Oh yeah, that can't be. That's not right. You can still schedule the same teams (prior to league play). But I think if you're going to do what's right, you need to have four league games and six preseason games.

"I haven't done a lot of thinking on what is best, but I have a feeling they'll probably try to make two competitive leagues."

Royal High football coach Kevin Flye's reaction on St. Bonaventure and Oaks Christian joining the Marmonte League for the 2010 season:

"You don't want to hear my reaction. It's obviously not a good thing. I'm with the majority that feels that private schools have no business in our leagues.

"It's not a good day. One of them coming in would have been bad enough. But two? There's not one good thing about it."

(is it a surprise?)

"From what I hear, there are different scenarios. We knew this might happen. I hear now that the Thousand Oaks schools may be trying to put something together.

"It depends on what half (of the league) you're in how you really feel about it.

"It may be a full-power league. Now teams that don't make the playoffs won't make the playoffs. It's not a good deal.

"It's something we thought might happen. It hoped it would."

(What about if the top five were put in one side and the bottom five put in another)

"Let's be honest. That benefits us, if we're in the right half of the league. But I have friends coaching at those other schools. It's just not right."

Shocking events today from The Grand in Long Beach, where a late proposal to lump Oaks Christian and St. Bonaventure into the Marmonte League for football was passed by the CIF-Southern Section council.

Here's David Lassen on the events:

LONG BEACH - Oaks Christian and St. Bonaventure will end up in the same football league after all - but it will be a 10-team Marmonte League,  not a proposed four-team private-school football league.

Endorsing appeals by Ventura and Calabasas high schools, the CIF-Southern Section council voted Thursday to move the area's private-school powers into the Marmonte League for football only, while leaving all other schools intact.

In doing so by a 41-21 vote with nine abstentions, the council - a body representing one vote for each Southern Section league - overrode a vote by the nine leagues in the Northern Area that would have had Oaks Christian and Calabasas change places, with Oaks Christian joining the Marmonte League for all sports, while moving Calabasas into the Tri-County Athletic Association.

Coming at the end of a long and contentious releaguing process, the decision is final and will take affect for four seasons, beginning with the 2010-2011 school year.

"As football in Ventura County goes, I believe it's a good thing," said St. Bonaventure principal Marc Groff. "Since it's football only. ... I'm certainly very interested to see what these other configurations are. I need to digest it a little bit."

The 10-team league will be split into two five-team units, details of which are uncertain.

"From a football interest standpoint, I think people in Ventura County should be excited that the best teams are all going to play each other."

The plan to put Oaks and St. Bonaventure in the same league was floated early in the releaguing process but did not gain traction within the Northern Area's releaguing procedure. So its reemergence, as a proposal introduced at Thursday's meeting, created a wide range of reaction.

Lassen's live Twitter updates are available here. More to come at VCStar.com later in the day.

The Newbury Park High football program has reached a milestone.

Maybe it was all the homecoming games on the slate, but last night turned into "Blowout Friday" with hardly any competitive games. The starters got plenty of rest with many heading to the bench before the first half was over. 

The CliffsNotes version:

- Oxnard 44, Channel Islands 7: So much for that 5-0 start for Channel Islands. Oxnard showed the Raiders which team remains the one to beat in the Pacific View League. The Yellowjackets ran all over C.I. Henry Fernandez scored four touchdowns, including a 60-yard punt return, and Alex Gavin finished with 194 yards on 20 carries in the league opener.

- Camarillo 27, Pacifica 23: Camarillo is getting pretty good at this fourth-quarterback comeback stuff. The Scorpions roared back to win for the second time in three weeks. Quarterback Jeff Mathews hit Chase Tackett for a 12-yard touchdown and running back Ossie Toc ran in the winning score from 4 yards away with 5:36 to play. Camarillo has outscored its past four opponents 50-6 in the final quarter. Toc ran for a career-high 183 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries. Mathews completed 13 of 16 passes for 220 yards, including a pair 53-yard strikes to offensive lineman-turned-tight end Andy Dean.

- Rio Mesa 40, Hueneme 7: Jamaal Perkins rushed for 224 and three touchdowns and Rio Mesa's defense held twice inside its own 10-yard line to hand Hueneme an all-too-familiar league loss despite its strong start to the season. Hueneme lost starting quarterback Jonathan Barnfather to an injury in the third quarter. The Vikings completed 14 of 44 passes for 235 yards and were held to 40 yards rushing. Rio Mesa has won nine straight over Hueneme. 

- Newbury Park 35, Royal 17: Phillip Muscarella finished with six catches for 108 yards, 30 rushing yards, a 52-yard punt return and a 44-yard kickoff return for the Panthers. Cameron Roberson rushed for 92 yards and four touchdowns. Newbury Park QB Jake Geringer finished 14 of 20 for 205 yards. His counterpart Zach Collins finished 13 of 32 for 217 yards with an interception for Royal while Ryan Stevens had five catches for 134 yards. Newbury Park scored the final 21 points of the game.

- Moorpark 28, Simi Valley 0: Talk about a predictable result. Running back Austin Edmonson scored all the touchdowns with four while gaining 166 yards on just nine carries - only one of them after halftime. In a fitting metaphor for Simi's season so far, the Pioneers had to yield any homefield advantage to Moorpark becuase the bleachers at their own stadium were not ready yet. It likely wouldn't have mattered against the ever-consistent Moorpark train. Moorpark quarterback Brody Rohach was 4 for 7 for 56 yards.   

- Westlake 51, Calabasas 6: Yet another no brainer in terms of forecasting the winner. The Warriors scored 27 points in the opening 12 minutes to drain any drama from the proceedings. Westlake QB Nick Isham, who came into the game completing over 70 percent of his passes, finished with 16 completions in 19 attempts for 178 yards -- all in the first half. Nelson Spruce caught six passes for 76 yards.

- Thousand Oaks 35, Agoura 14: Lancers quarterback Avondre Bollar displayed his all-around dominance against the Chargers. Bollar scored on an 11-yard run and threw touchdown passes of 7, 5, 10 and 13 yards in the first half to give T.O. all its points.

- Buena 36, Dos Pueblos 3: Playoffs? Yes Buena you can begin thinking about the playoffs already. Quarterback Robert Munoz completed passes to five different receivers and finished an efficient 13 for 16 with 175 yards and one touchdown. Kendrick Mathis, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound sophomore, rushed 17 times for 104 yards and two TDs, was 2-for-2 passing for 36 yards, caught one pass for 5 yards and rushed for a two-point conversion at the end of the first half. He also figured out a solution for world peace. OK, so that is a stretch.

- Ventura 38, Santa Barbara 23: The Michael Jordan effect was in play for Ventura senior Isaac Archibeque. He was sick to his stomach before the game, but returned the opening kickoff 79 yards for his first career touchdown and recovered a pair of fumbles to set up two third-quarter touchdowns. It was also a big night for Joe Mendoza. He caught a few passes and was crowned homecoming king at halftime.

- St. Bonaventure 42, San Marcos 0: The Seraphs decided to let Logan Meyer air it out in the Channel League opener. The senior QB completed 23 of 30 passes for 272 yards and three touchdowns in less than three quarters of play. Tieler Souza was Meyer's favorite target, catching 10 passes for 122 yards and three scores.
 
- Oaks Christian 65, Bishop Diego 6: Star correspondent Zachary McVicker wrote it best - "Oaks Christian School awaits a decision by a committee vote on Thursday to decide if it will be moved out of the Tri-Valley League for football because of its recent dominance. Bishop Diego probably wishes the decision could have been made before Friday night." UCLA-bound running back Malcolm Jones rushed for 141 yards and four touchdowns in only one quarter. The Lions might have scored 150 points if Jones went the distance.

- Oak Park 13, Carpinteria 0: Scoring was at a minimum, but the Eagles defense never budged. Aki Zapata scored on a 7-yard run with 9:14 remaining in the third quarter to spark the Oak Park High. After a scoreless first half, the Connor McFadden recovered a fumble on the second-half kickoff. Five plays later, Zapata capped the 22-yard scoring drive with a pivotal block by Tyler Benton. Oak Park QB Conner Hill completed 9 of 17 passes for 80 yards with one interception.

- Nordhoff 44, Santa Clara 7: The Rangers led 23-0 by the end of the first quarter to win their fifth straight game. Logan Crow opened the second quarter with a 50-yard punt return for a touchdown. He also caught three passes for 55 yards.

- Fillmore 56, Villanova 7: The Flashes ran all over Villanova in the Frontier League opener. Nick Paz rushed for 141 yards on 14 carries and two touchdowns and also returned an interception 75 yards and a kickoff for 51 yards. Fillmore had eight rushers who gained 446 yards on 54 carries and scored seven touchdowns. Villanova likes to run as well, but could never get anything generated against Fillmore's defense. The lone touchdown came when Sammy Davis  returned the opening kickoff of the second half 85 yards for the score.

- Santa Paula 41, Grant 26: Kameron Klien rushed for more than 100 yards and Ivan Ledesma added more than 100 yards receiving in the non-league road win.

- Malibu 21, Grace Brethren 6: Grace Brethren's offense wilted in the intense heat of the rare afternoon kickoff.

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Oxnard 44, Channel Islands 7
Henry Fernandez ran for three touchdowns and also scored on a punt return to help Oxnard give Channel Islands its first loss.

Rio Mesa 40, Hueneme 7
Jamaal Perkins ran for two touchdowns to help Rio Mesa win its Pacific View League opener.

Newbury Park 35, Royal 17
Royal led 17-14 at halftime, but Newbury Park had a strong second half to pull away. Cameron Roberson had four touchdown runs.

St. Bonaventure 42, San Marcos 0
St. Bonaventure wins its 36th-straight league game. Logan Meyer finished 23-for-30 for 272 yards, with three touchdowns and an interception.

Oaks Christian 65, Bishop Diego 6
Oaks Christian jumped out to a 51-0 halftime lead and remains undefeated.

Thousand Oaks 35, Agoura 14
Avondre Bollar threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score.

Buena 36, Dos Pueblos 3
Buena (5-1, 1-0) has its highest win total since 2002. Buena's defense had seven sacks.

Moorpark 28, Simi Valley 0
Austin Edmonson ran for all four touchdowns to help Moorpark remain undefeated.

Ventura 38, Santa Barbara 23
Keihan Gibbs threw four touchdown passes, and Ventura led 38-10 after three quarters.

Camarillo 27, Pacifica 23
Ossie Toc's touchdown run with 5:36 left gave Camarillo the lead in its Pacific View League opener.

Fillmore 56, Villanova 7
Casey Cole ran for three touchdowns and threw for another as Fillmore improves to 4-3.

Westlake 51, Calabasas 6
Westlake (6-0, 3-0) remains undefeated.

Oak Park 13, Carpinteria 0
Aki Zapata and Connor Hill had rushing touchdowns for Oak Park.

Nordhoff 44, Santa Clara 7
Nordhoff improves to 5-1.

Malibu 21, Grace Brethren 6
Grace Brethren falls to 3-4.

Santa Paula 41, Grant 26
Kameron Klien had over 100 yards rushing and Ivan Ledesma had over 100 yards receiving.

For the second time in three weeks, the Camarillo High football team scored the last two touchdowns to turn a double-digit deficit into a come-from-behind win.

Quarterback Jeff Matthews hit Chase Tackett for a 12-yard touchdown and running back Ossie Toc ran in the winning score from 4 yards away with 5:36 to play as Camarillo opened Pacific View League play with a 27-23 comeback win over host Pacifica Friday night.

"Just believe," said Toc. "We all have heart on this team."

Camarillo (5-1, 1-0) has outscored its past four opponents 50-6 in the final quarter, all victories.

"We've done it before," said Matthews, who threw two touchdowns in the final 2:53 to beat Ventura 26-25 on Oct. 2. "We have confidence in each other."

Toc ran for a career-high 183 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries. Matthews completed 13 of 16 passes for 220 yards, including a pair of timely 53-yard strikes to tight end Andy Dean, and two touchdowns.

Camarillo trailed 17-7 with 4:16 left in the third quarter and 23-14 with 10:56 to play.

Henry Pineda's 21-yard field goal and Max Mondol's 4-yard scoring strike to Pierre Gutter, following a 44-yard interception return by defensive lineman Mark Samoa, gave Pacifica a 17-7 lead over Camarillo with 4:16 left in the third quarter.

Jeff Matthews pulled Camarillo within 17-14 with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Molesworth along the right sideline, set up by a 53-yard strike to tight end  Andy Dean on third and 17.

But Pacifica pushed the lead back out to nine points on Jose Garcia's 4-yard touchdown run with 10:56 to play, which capped off a 6-play, 65-yard scoring drive, which included a 30-yard Mondol pass to Frankie Estanol. 

UPDATE: Camarillo pulls within 23-21 on Matthews' 13-yard strike to Chase Tackett with 8:28 to play, capping a 7-play, 66-yard scoring drive.

Camarillo answers with a 9-play, 79-yard drive on the legs of running back Ossie Tac, who breaks three long runs before finishing the march from 3 yards out with 2:01 left in the half.

Tac has already rushed for 88 yards and the score on 12 carries, including runs of 13, 12, 12, 12, 14 and 11 yards.

Pacifica recovered a punt on the Camarillo 23 with six seconds left in the half, but two incompletions later, the teams go to the half tied at 7.

Tight end Jaime Razo pops a rocket screen and lopes 70 yards for a Max Mondol touchdown pass, which gives Pacifica a 7-0 lead with 4:19 left in the first half.

The Pacific View League opened slowly until until Pacifica LB Marqus Williams' jarring hit on Camarillo QB Jeff Matthews, which popped off the QBs helmet on a third down play late in the first quarter.

Both quarterbacks combined to complete 15 of their first 18 passes.

There's plenty of local football games tonight. As usual, you can get updates during the games from multiple places, including the VCS Preps homepage, our updating scoreboard, the VCSPreps Twitter, and of course this blog you're reading right now.

Rankings are The Star's Top 10

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

The Marmonte League will vote to add Oaks Christian School into its league for all sports at the meeting of the CIF-Southern Council in Long Beach next Thursday.

Agoura High senior Stefany Valentino has verbally committed to play softball at UNLV. The 5-foot-4 Valentino batted .329 with 28 hits, five doubles, five home runs, 11 RBIs and 20 runs scored last season for Agoura. The all-Marmonte League first-team selection had a slugging percentage of .588 and stole six bases in eight attempts.
Valentino, who plays for the So Cal Pumas travel team, is the third Agoura player to make a verbal commitment this year. Shannon Kaufman plans to attend Sacramento State and Julie Lewis plans to attend Colorado State.

In other softball news, Oaks Christian School pitcher Kiana Quolas was selected the national high school Player of the Year by the National Christian School Athletic Association.
Quolas, a junior, had a 15-3 record with a 0.80 ERA and 181 strikeouts in 130 2/3 innings as a sophomore and was named Tri-Valley League MVP. She also hit .459 with five home runs and 29 RBIs. Oaks Christian catcher Savannah Carpenter and Grace Brethren's Kassy Dunn and Danielle Fletcher were named to the All-Far West roster.

There is never a good time to lose your top singles player, but there are worse times than others.

Sophomore Kristina Eisenbrand told Moorpark girls' tennis coach Sandy Jacobs she will not play the remainder of the season because she is attending a tennis academy in Spain.

Eisenbrand participated in Moorpark's loss to Rio Mesa yesterday - sweeping her sets in the process - and left today for Spain.

Moorpark's schedule this week includes matches against Marmonte League-leaders Westlake and Thousand Oaks. Today's match against Westlake was postponed, however, because of the rain and will be played on Monday.

"I thought we might have a chance against Westlake," Jacobs said. "But without Kristina, that is pretty much impossible. Her absence changes everything."

Now, Moorpark will likely battle Simi Valley for the final two automatic playoff spots in league.

"We should be able to get fourth place, especially since we do have that one win over Simi Valley already," Jacobs said. "Hopefully, we can squeak out fourth place. We have to see. You never know when one of your top girls gets sick or what is going to happen."

Here is a look at where some of the area teams stand in a few of the state, regional and national rankings:

STATE RANKINGS:
- MaxPreps: No. 2. Oaks Christian
No. 5. Moorpark
No. 14 St. Bonaventure

WEST REGIONAL RANKINGS:
- ESPN Rise Top 20: No. 1 Oaks Christian. West Region bubble: Moorpark.

NATIONAL RANKINGS:
- MaxPreps Xcellent 25: No. 5 Oaks Christian

- USA Today Super 25: No. 5 Oaks Christian

- ESPN Rise Fab 50: No. 4 Oaks Christian

Oxnard's first regular-season loss in 23 games cost the Yellowjackets a place in the Northern Division rankings.

For full stories on these games check VCSPreps.com. Rankings are the Ventura County Star's top 10.

#2 Moorpark 35, #5 Newbury Park 14
Austin Edmonson ran for three touchdowns to help Moorpark improve to 5-0, 2-0 in Marmonte League play.

#1 Oaks Christian 42, Jordan 7
Malcolm Jones ran for two touchdowns and returned an interception for a score as Oaks Christian remains undefeated. Nick Montana threw for three touchdown passes.

#4 Westlake 51, Agoura 7
Nick Isham threw three touchdown passes, two of them to Tavior Mowry who also ran for a score. Westlake is 5-0, 2-0 in league.

Ventura 31, #6 Oxnard 21
The win snaps Oxnard's 22-game regular season winning streak. Ventura's C.J. Souter ran for two touchdowns.

#7 Camarillo 37, Oak Park 7
Jeff Mathews threw for three touchdowns and 202 yards. Ryan Molesworth had 167 total yards, 105 of them receiving, and two touchdowns.

#8 Buena 34, Canyon 12
Bobby Munoz connect with Chase Smith for two touchdowns as Buena improves to 4-1.

#9 Thousand Oaks 50, Simi Valley 0
Avondre Bollar scored a touchdown on defense, ran for two touchdowns and also threw for two scores.

#10 Channel Islands 23, Santa Paula 12
Albert Leon ran for two touchdowns to help keep Channel Islands undefeated (5-0).

Rio Mesa 21, Dos Pueblos 7
Rio Mesa's defense limited Dos Pueblos to seven first downs.

Royal 17, Calabasas 10
An interception by Alex Fladez with two minutes left sealed the win for Royal (3-2, 2-0 in league).

Nordhoff 52, Fillmore 14
Skyler Logsdon threw for five touchdowns, all in the first half as Nordhoff improves to 4-1.

Pacifica 42, Santa Barbara 14
Jose Garcia ran for five touchdowns.

Cantwell Sacred Heart 35, Villanova 13
Villanova falls to 3-2.

Grace Brethren 46, Bishop Diego 10
Grace Brethren improves to 3-3. 

Friday's Moorpark-Newbury Park game was delayed by nearly a half hour as Justin Southon laid near motionless on the ground after sustaining an injury with 10:11 left in the first half. He was taken from the field on a stretcher.

There's plenty of local football games tonight. As usual, you can get updates during the games from multiple places, including the VCS Preps homepage, our updating scoreboard, the VCSPreps Twitter, and of course this blog you're reading right now.

Rankings are The Star's Top 10

All games are at 7 p.m. unless indicated otherwise

Long Beach Jordan (1-3) at #1 Oaks Christian (4-0), 7:30 p.m.
#2 Moorpark (4-0, 1-0) at #5 Newbury Park (4-0, 1-0)
Agoura (1-3, 0-1) at #4 Westlake (4-0, 1-0)
#6 Oxnard (4-0) at Ventura (1-3)
#8 Buena (3-1) at Canyon (0-4)
Simi Valley (0-4, 0-1) at #9 Thousand Oaks (1-3, 0-1)
Santa Paula (3-1) at #10 Channel Islands (4-0)
Royal (2-2, 1-0) at Calabasas (1-3, 0-1)
Pacifica (1-3) at Santa Barbara (0-4)
Cantwell Sacred Heart (2-2) vs. Villanova (3-1) at Carpinteria
Dos Pueblos (2-2) at Rio Mesa (2-2)
Nordhoff (3-1) at Fillmore (3-2), 7:30 p.m.
Grace Brethren (2-3) vs. Bishop Diego (0-4) at Santa Barbara City College, 7:30 p.m.

Oaks Christian senior running back Malcolm Jones has verbally committed to play football at UCLA.

The 6-foot, 215-pound Jones selected the Bruins over Stanford today.

"When I got to the school, it felt most comfortable to me," Jones told MaxPreps.com. "My gut instinct was it felt right there."

Jones' selection will also create another sibling rivalry between UCLA and USC. His older brother, Marshall, is a defensive back for the Trojans.

"It will be fun to see what happens," Malcolm said. "When we get older, we can talk about it. It will be fun."

In four games this season, Jones has rushed for an area-leading 870 yards and nine touchdowns. The two-way player has been a key player for Oaks Christian since his freshman season. He rushed for 1,505 yards and 26 touchdowns last season while leading the Lions to a 14-0 record.

Carly Roberg really goes the extra mile on game days for the Ventura High girls' volleyball team. The junior middle blocker not only starts for the Cougars, she also sings the national anthem. Roberg belted out a great rendition last night before Ventura's game against Buena.
"And that's after she has warmed up and run around a little bit and needs to catch her breath," Ventura coach Jared Godinez said. "She is very good. It's pretty impressive."
If the volleyball thing doesn't work out as a player, Roberg can surely find teams willing to have her sing the anthem at their games any time.

St. Bonaventure's loss to Bishop Amat continues to cost the Seraphs in the national football rankings.

They took a freefall in the Rivals.com Top 100, plummeting from No. 26 to completely out of the rankings. Oaks Christian moved down to No. 16 from No. 13 after it's victory over Venice.

In the USA Today Top 25 national rankings, St. Bonaventure dropped out after being No. 17 last week. Oaks Christian moved up two spots to No. 5. The Lions are the only California school represented in the rankings.

The Moorpark High football team moved up to No. 1 in the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division polls Monday.

Grace Brethren quarterback Max Leffler has the third-best passing performance in Ventura County history.

In a football game that was the centerpiece of the school's centennial celebration, Nordhoff defeated Villanova, 47-7, Saturday afternoon. It was Nordhoff's third straight victory.

Marmonte League

Westlake 43, Thousand Oaks 17: Westlake takes the long route to victory by Loren Ledin in Westlake.
Newbury Park 55, Simi Valley 12: Roberson can't be stopped by Sean Ceglinsky in Newbury Park.
Royal 34, Agoura 28: Royal holds off Agoura charge by Brendan Malloy in Simi Valley.
Moorpark 35, Calabasas 7: Moorpark rolls past Calabasas by Lance O'Fallon in Moorpark.

Northern Division non-league

Bishop Amat 24, St. Bonaventure 23 (OT): Seraphs can't pull out another OT win by David Lassen in La Puente.
Buena 29, Pacifica 26: Comebacks carry Buena past Pacifica by Ted Cotti in Ventura.
Camarillo 26, Ventura 25: Camarillo holds rally at Ventura's expense by Derry Eads in Ventura.
Oxnard 28, San Marcos 0: Oxnard cruises to shutout of San Marcos by Rich Romine in Santa Barbara.
Atascadero 29, Hueneme 21: Hueneme suffers first defeat by Jeffrey Dransfeldt in Port Hueneme.
Santa Paula 43, Santa Clara 7: Santa Paula drops Santa Clara by J.J. Rivera in Santa Paula.
St. Francis 41, Rio Mesa 0

Northwestern Division non-league
Oaks Christian 33, Venice 13: Jones runs wild in Oaks Christian win by Joe Curley in Venice.
Fillmore 28, Carpinteria 21: Both sides of ball key Fillmore win by Bob Buttitta in Fillmore.
Twentynine Palms 6, Oak Park 0: Oak Park shut out by Twentynine Palms by Richie Wohlers in Oak Park.

St. Bonaventure's bowl hopes likely went bye bye, Malcolm Jones kept Oaks Christian's right on track and Ventura was on the opposite end of a comeback this week.

More news, notes and highlights from Week 4:

Bishop Amat 24, St. Bonaventure 23 (OT): St. Bonaventure barely escaped last week in overtime against Crespi, but couldn't make it two in a row. The Seraphs felt the sting of special teams this time as they were the ones missing the extra point in overtime. Big plays were St. Bonaventure's undoing -- they gave up way too many and paid the price. It likely will cost them a bowl game bid in the end.

Camarillo 26, Ventura 25: Camarillo scored the final 23 points to stun the Cougars on their home field. Andy Dean - his sister Lindsey was the star softball pitcher - caught the game-winning 35-yard touchdown pass from Jeff Mathews with 59.7 seconds remaining. Dean is a star in his own right. The former offensive lineman had six catches for 201 yards. Mathews has passed for 819 yards in the last three games.

Westlake 43, Thousand Oaks 17: If you didn't already know it, the Warriors are for real. Westlake had made offense look easy, and did it again against the Lancers in the Marmonte League opener. Tavior Mowry scored on a 72-yard run and Nelson Spruce returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown to ignite a 22-point outburst over a four-minute span in the fourth quarter to slam the door shut. Mowry (of "Sister, Sister" family fame) had 135 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries. TO QB Avodre Bollar threw for 160 yards  and rushed for 69, but completed only 16 of 34 attempts with two interceptions. Rickey Minyard (sore shoulder) returned to the lineup, but was limited to 29 yards on 11 carrries.

Newbury Park 55, Simi Valley 12: RB Cameron Roberson put this one away early and gave the backups some ample playing time. The Notre-Dame bound senior rushed for 143 yards on 11 carries with three touchdowns before heading to the bench for the entire second half.

Moorpark 35, Calabasas 7: The Musketeers will never run up the score. So after taking a 35-0 halftime lead, they put things on cruise control to return from their bye week with a win. Austin Edmonson ran for two touchdowns and the Musketeers defense added two more scores to seal the win. Edmonson finished with 93 yards on 11 carries.

Royal 34, Agoura 28: Royal's defense stopped Agoura on 4th-and-2 at the 25-yard line to stop Agoura's rally. Royal led 34-14 before Agoura staged a 4th-quarter comeback attempt. Royal's Thomas Garner rushed for 101 yards on 22 carries and Cory Stevens had 105 receiving yards on only three catches.

Buena 29, Pacifica 26: The Bulldogs rebounded from last week's loss and Pacifica once again couldn't hold a lead. Buena QB Robert Munoz threw his fourth touchdown pass midway through the fourth quarter and Buena made a late defensive stand to beat the Tritons.

Atascadero 29, Hueneme 21: The Vikings couldn't keep the good times rolling as they lost their first game of the season. Hueneme fell behind early - 19-0 at halftime - and couldn't stage a big enough rally to complete a comeback. The game was delayed 20 minutes when Hueneme defensive lineman Adam Kalolo was taken by ambulance to the hospital. There was no information provided on his injury.

Oaks Christian 33, Venice 13: Malcom Jones was the story as the senior running back ran for a school-record 332 yards and four touchdowns. Oaks Christian led by seven points entering the fourth quarter, but Jones scored three touchdowns as the Lions avoided losing to Venice like they did two seasons ago. Jones ran for touchdowns of 61, 39, 70 and 29 yards to likely secure Oaks Christian's bowl berth thanks to St. Bonaventure's loss. Jones will be at the UCLA-Stanford game today as he contemplates which one of the schools to choose. The winner may be the winner.

Santa Paula 43, Santa Clara 7: Special teams played a big role for Santa Paula in the win. Randall Hernandez blocked two punts - one he recovered for a safety and one he returned 41 yards for a touchdown.

Oxnard 28, San Marcos 0: Henry Fernandez set the tone quickly by returning the opening kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown and returning an interception 15 yards on San Marcos' first drive of the game. Fernandez rushed 12 times for 90 yards and his backfield mate Alex Gavin had 99 yards on 21 carries as the Yellowjackets won their 22nd straight regular-season game.  
Fillmore 28, Carpinteria 21: Fillmore's defense stopped Carpinteria on a 4th-and-1 with the score tied 21-21 and Fillmore followed with a game-winning 98-yard scoring drive. QB Corey Cole capped the drive with a 1-yard QB sneak on fourth down to secure the victory.

Twentynine Palms 6, Oak Park 0: No offensive theatrics in this game as Oak Park was forced to use its fourth-string QB because of injuries. Tyler Benton completed only 1 of 4 passes for 8 yards. Oak Park's rushing attack collected 200 yards, but could not breach the end zone. The lone touchdown came in the fourth quarter when a blocked punt led to Michael Pinto's 12-yard score.

St. Francis 41, Rio Mesa 0: Rio Mesa's offense went dormant just one week after showing signs of life.

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

Bishop Amat 24, St. Bonaventure 23 (OT)
St. Bonaventure scored first in overtime on a Logan Meyer 1-yard run but the extra point was missed. Anderson scored on a 1-yard run for Bishop Amat, and the extra point was good, winning the game for Bishop Amat.

Oaks Christian 33, Venice 13
Malcolm Jones rushed for 332 yards and four touchdowns, including three in the fourth quarter, on 28 carries.

Buena 29, Pacifica 26
With about three minutes left, Bobby Munoz completed a 13-yard pass to Kevin Leiser for the go-ahead touchdown.

Camarillo 26, Ventura 25
Jeff Mathews threw two touchdown passes in the final three minutes to give Camarillo the win. The game-winner was a 35-yarder to Andy Dean with 59 seconds left.

Royal 34, Agoura 28
Royal's Thomas Garner scored three touchdowns in the second quarter. Agoura tried to comeback, scoring two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but was stopped at Royal's 20-yard-line at the end of the game.

Westlake 43, Thousand Oaks 17
Westlake scored four times in the fourth quarter and Tavior Mowry ran for three touchdowns.

Newbury Park 55, Simi Valley 12
Cameron Roberson ran for three touchdowns.

Oxnard 28, San Marcos 0
Henry Fernandez returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and later ran for a score as well.

Moorpark 35, Calabasas 7
Moorpark's defense scored two touchdowns, and Austin Edmonson ran for two scores.

Fillmore 28, Carpinteria 21
With 1:38 left, Casy Cole scored on a 1-yard run to give Fillmore the lead.

Atascadero 29, Hueneme 21
Hueneme scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but the comeback fell short.

Santa Paula 43, Santa Clara 7
Randall Hernandez blocked two punts for Santa Paula, returning one for a touchdown and the other one resulting in a safety.

Twentynine Palms 6, Oak Park 0
Oak Park held Twentynine Palms to 130 yards.

St. Francis 41, Rio Mesa 0
Rio Mesa falls to 2-2.

Three plays after Venice pulls within one score, Jones bursts through the line and slashes through the secondary for a 70-yard touchdown run and a 27-13 Oaks Christian lead with 9:03 to play.

Jones adds a 29-yard touchdown run to make it a 33-13 game with 4:08 left.

Jones has 332 yards and four touchdowns, including three in the fourth quarter, on 28 carries.

A 1-yard touchdown run by Venice running back Aaron Jones, set up by Teondray Caldwell's 97-yard kickoff return, pulls the host Gondos within 20-13 with 9:25 to play.

Oaks Christian had just taken a 20-6 lead on a 39-yard touchdown run by Malcolm Jones with 9:46 left.

That came six plays after Connor Gil's 30-yard field goal with 37 seconds left in the third quarter, which pulled Venice within 13-6 after three quarters.

Two plays after Venice failed on fourth and 2 from the Oaks Christian 40, Lions running back Malcolm Jones breaks free for a 61-yard touchdown romp, which included a hurdle over the last Gondo defender.

Oaks Christian took a 13-3 lead with 1:07 lead in the half.

The game is now at the half with the same score.

Host Venice is sticking around here against Oaks Christian, ranked No. 1 in the state by CalHiSports.com, in this matchup of 3-0 teams.

After taking a 6-3 lead, Oaks Christian got the ball back and drove to the Venice 12-yard line. But Oaks Christian quarterback Nick Montana was sacked by Jonathan McNeal on third and 1 and his fourth-down attempt under pressure fell incomplete as the Gondoliers held.

After driving to the Oaks Christian 40-yard line, Venice's pass attempt on fourth and 2 fell incomplete with 1:22 to play in the half.

Down 3-0 at Venice, Oaks Christian responded with a 11-play, 80-yard scoring drive behind plenty of Malcolm Jones.

The senior running back 49 yards on five straight carries, which included a 32-yard burst of left tackle.

Jones' efforts set up Nick Montana's 5-yard touchdown pass to Alani Fua, which gave the Lions a 6-3 lead with 9:43 left in the second quarter.

The Lions' conversion try failed.

Oaks Christian trails, 3-0, after one quarter at Venice High.

After stopping the Lions on downs on the Venice 27, the Gondos drove 58 yards midway through the quarter to set up Connor Gil's 20-yard field goal.

Venice tailback Aaron Jones had 42 yards from scrimmage in the first quarter

Nick Montana completed his first five passes before a pair of incompletions that ended the first drive. Malcolm Jones gained 50 yards on eight carries.

There's plenty of local football games tonight. As usual, you can get updates during the games from multiple places, including the VCS Preps homepage, our updating scoreboard, the VCSPreps Twitter, and of course this blog you're reading right now.

Rankings are The Star's Top 10

7 p.m. starts:
#1 Oaks Christian (3-0) at Venice (3-0)
Calabasas (1-2) at #3 Moorpark (3-0)
#7 Thousand Oaks (1-2) at #4 Westlake (3-0)
Simi Valley (0-3) at #5 Newbury Park (3-0)
#6 Oxnard (3-0) at San Marcos (1-2)
#9 Camarillo (2-1) at Ventura (1-2)
Pacifica (1-2) at #10 Buena (2-1)
Agoura (1-2) at Royal (1-2)

7:30 p.m. starts:
#2 St. Bonaventure (4-0) at Bishop Amat (3-0)
#8 Rio Mesa (2-1) at St. Francis (3-0)
Carpinteria (0-4) at Fillmore (2-2)
Santa Clara (1-2) at Santa Paula (2-1)
Grace Brethren (2-2) at Frazier Mountain (3-0)
Atascadero (3-1) at Hueneme (4-0)
Twentynine Palms (0-4) at Oak Park (1-2)

A private school adjacent to Ventura County like Oaks Christian School and a public school in Los Angeles like Venice High may seem like an unlikely series, but the two teams will play for the fourth straight season tonight.

Oaks Christian coach Bill Redell and Venice High coach Angelo Gasca met coaching the CaliFlorida Bowl in 2003 and have signed a pair of two-game series.

"He's a really good man and he's nice enough to put us on his schedule," said Gasca of Redell Friday. "I think we have a chance to keep (the series) going.

"Anytime we play a team like Oaks Christian or Venice, we're a better program for it."

Oaks Christian won 47-17 in 2006 and 42-14 in 2008, but the Gondos have the rare boon of a 41-35 win over the Lions in 2007 on their resume.

"For that team, it was incredible, especially trailing 28-9," said Gasca. "It helped us a lot. These guys don't lose very often."

Gasca also has a close relationship with Oaks Christian quarterback Nick Montana, who he has coached at a series of Air 7 summer camps.

"He's a good quarterback, in his own right, no matter who his father is," said Gasca. "He's incredible and he's only going to get better and better. He's just scratching the surface of what he can do."

ESPN recruiting expert Greg Biggins reported this week that Oaks Christian senior running back Malcolm Jones is leaning towards attending UCLA over Stanford, according to Oaks Christian head coach Bill Redell

"I just talked to him and he said he still likes UCLA," Oaks Christian coach Bill Redell told Biggins. "He liked Stanford and has some family pushing him there for the academics, but UCLA is where he wants to go.

"He told me a week ago he would have his decision made before October and today is the last day of September, so I know he should be getting close. If there's a family struggle going on, obviously it could take longer but as of today, he wants to go to UCLA."

I'm down in Venice for Oaks Christian's fourth game of the season tonight, so I'll attempt to get a response from Jones.

The Westlake High football team's Marmonte League opener with Thousand Oaks on Friday night coincides with the opening of the Warriors' athletic hall of fame.