"Dock" tries a new wrinkle, his jump between
two defenders, Minnich (19) and Sanford.
(Photo by Ed Piper, Jr.)
By Ed Piper, Jr.
On a night on which they were loosed to run free, La Jolla's leg men were able to show off their wares in an entertaining evening before an appreciative Homecoming crowd at newly-renovated Edwards Field.
Besides quarterback Cole Dimich's shining plays--three rushing touchdowns and one in the air to fellow senior Alex Dockery, capped off by a 60-yard run to paydirt in the third quarter--"Dock", as he is affectionately known by his teammates, shows spurts and gasps through space that befuddled Serra's defense and provided some new wrinkles to the running back's repertoire.
On the second-to-last play of the first quarter, with the Vikings leading the Q's 13-0, the 5'8" speedster--who relishes practice and keeps up the chatter with his teammates, whether in practice or game--tried a new move: Faced with two defenders, both much bigger than him, he took to the air to try to jump through the gap between them.
Dustin Minnich (19), listed at 196 pounds, and Ryen Sanford carry more mass than Dockery. So he resorted to another tactic to try to open some real estate. He gained five yards on the play.
Besides that vivid move, the hard-working senior completed a 69-yard pass play from Dimich for the Vikings' second score in the opening quarter. He added a five-yard TD run in the second quarter.
Dimich showed talent and poise in doing his best work on the ground from his quarterback position. He and his teammate provided all the points, except for two PAT kicks that served as window dressing. Cole was also carrying his usual abilities as kicker for Coach Matt Morrison's squad.
Daniel McColl, also given leeway to run by the porous Conquistador defense, checked in early and often, and the home crowd--which hadn't seen as much of his reputed talents this season as they would have liked--got their fill. McColl didn't score a touchdown, but he plowed a lot of ground in rushing yardage.
Another offensive plug was yet another senior, Patricio Castillejos, who had some nice receptions from Dimich. Castillejos is a feel-good story, enjoying his final season after missing all of last season with an ACL tear.
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