Wide receiver Brandon Bonham (7) gesticulates
in timeout huddle late in game Sept. 12.
(Photo by Ed Piper)
La Jolla falls in cliffhanger, 55-52
It was "Band on the Run" as La Jolla revived its aerial circus at Fallbrook in week 3 of the season. Quarterback Collin Rugg and receivers Brandon Bonham, Trenton Fudge, and Carlton O'Neal aired out their considerable offensive talents, and sophomore running back Joe Vang continued his steady ways on the ground. But the Vikings fell, 55-52, Sept. 12 as time ran out, when Bonham went up in a crowd in the end zone one last time to try to snag Rugg's long bomb, the ball falling harmlessly to the ground.
Loyal La Jolla fans who made the near-two-hour trip to "The Friendly Village" of Fallbrook in North County in dreadful Friday afternoon traffic were rewarded with a redux of the rapid-fire, high-volume-of-play attack they have often witnessed in the last 15 games. A new wrinkle was Fudge's impressive array of catches for big gains, adding to his talents as an all-purpose kicker last year and this year.
Bonham wrapped his hands around four Rugg touchdown darts on the outside, with Fudge, newly joining Brandon and O'Neal as one of the quarterback's prime targets, making deft catches on the other side.
The Vikings (1-2) went ahead 52-48 with 3:19 left in the game when the 6'3" Rugg connected with Bonham way down the right sideline for a 79-yard touchdown score. Fudge followed with the PAT kick.
But Fallbrook (3-0), employing up to eight different ball carriers in their predictable but productive grind-it-out ground game, forged ahead with 44.4 seconds left on a sweep left by 5'8" James Nicholas and held on to win.
Copyright 2014 Ed Piper
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