La Jolla's offense started off quickly against Mission Bay, Oct. 24, quarterback Collin Rugg connecting with Da'Jour Tims, then the Vikings following with another TD early in the second quarter to lead 14-0.
"I told the boys that we need to start fast," said Coach Jason Carter.
The Buccaneers' offense was stymied early by the Viking defensive unit. "I also told our defense that we have to get off the field on third down, create turnovers," continued Carter.
La Jolla went up 21-7, then 28-7 at halftime. One might think that Mission Bay, which had not lost to LJHS in 15 years, would come out fired up from a halftime pep talk by Coach Willie Matson. But the comeback didn't occur.
La Jolla built its lead, 35-7, 42-7, a safety to go up 44-7. The Vikings' success had taken the fight out of their opponents.
"We needed to be physical with their best player (Derrick Clark) on both sides of the ball and in special teams," said Carter. Clark, a versatile two-way player, had 907 yards rushing coming into the game against La Jolla. He wasn't allowed to get started, and his teammates didn't contribute much more.
In sum, "Our boys did a fantastic job executing our game plan!"
Copyright 2014 Ed Piper
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