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| St. Bonaventure (Ventura) quarterback Darius Vines will be among a handful of college football ready talent in the St. Bonnie/Oaks Christian contest on Friday, Oct. 23 at Westlake Village. Vines holds two scholarship offers from Eastern Washington and Montana State (photo by Lorenzo Reyna). |
The “Gates
of Heaven” student section will look to be loud, proud and overheard throughout
Westlake Village, while the home crowd will carry the hope that their team
improves to 8-0 overall.
The Marmonte
League rivalry contest between St. Bonaventure (Ventura) and Oaks Christian
(Westlake Village) adds another chapter on Friday, Oct. 23, with a standing room
only crowd imminent.
College
football talent will be scattered throughout the field in this Southern
California contest. The Seraphs have taken the last two meetings including the
21-17 victory at Ventura High last year.
ABOUT THE
SERAPHS: St. Bonaventure (5-2) spent its bye week trying to regroup from a disastrous
49-20 loss to Camarillo that saw the Seraphs’ 19-year streak of beating Ventura
County public schools come to an end.
Defense had
to have been a big emphasis during the last two weeks of practice on Telegraph
Ave. The Seraphs’ unit has surrendered 30 or more points in four games this season.
Versatile
defensive back Keegan Romero and cornerback Chris Santoyo will have some huge
assignments this week as they’ll go against the slew of offensive playmakers on
Oaks Christian’s side.
Offensively,
the arm and legs of quarterback Darius Vines has carried St. Bonnie. Vines –
who recently got offered by Montana State – is deadly on scrambles and keeper runs. Chuck Wick is a rising sophomore at running back for the Seraphs. Noah
Gianelli gives Vines a solid red zone option as a 6-foot-3, 220-pound tight
end.
ABOUT THE
LIONS: Playmakers, playmakers and more playmakers fill the 7-0 Lions’ 2015-16
roster.
Quarterback
Matt Corral floats bombs in the air for his wide receivers to grab and adds a
mobile element on read option runs. The 2018 prospect landed his first offer
from USC a week ago. His top target is a current Trojans commit: athlete
Michael Pittman II, who leads the Lions with 42 catches, 960 yards and 13
touchdowns.
Running back
Gil’Scott Jackson II has had a breakout season with 99 carries, 951 yards and
15 touchdowns. He told Cali Gold Mine that PAC-12 schools Colorado, UCLA,
Washington and Arizona State have shown interest in him.
Senior
defensive back Lee Pitts is the Lions’ top takeaway machine. The 5-foot-11,
180-pound Pitts has six interceptions and four pass breakups. Towering
6-foot-7, 225 pound Colby Parkinson doubles as big-play tight end (averages 23.9
yards per catch) and edge rusher on the defensive line.
BEST
MATCHUP: Darius Vines versus Lee Pitts. St. Bonnie could try to establish the
run early, but when Vines goes to the air he must be aware of Pitts’ presence.
DON’T SLEEP
ON: Casey Roddick, tackle/guard, St. Bonaventure. He’s the Seraphs’ tower of
power at 6-foot-4, 328-pounds and comes with run blocking dominance.
GAME
INFORMATION: Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Oaks Christian High.
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