TOP 10: This week's Irvine football high school stars

By TIM BURT / The Orange County Register

Beckman's football players were in the spotlight again last week helping the Patriots improve their mark to 2-0 with a 53-21 victory over Northwood.
But University had some standout players in a 28-14 victory over Woodbridge. In addition, a number of other players had big weeks in week seven of the high school football season.
This week, Woodbridge hosts Corona del Mar at Irvine Stadium and University meets Beckman at Tustin on Thursday night.
Friday night, Northwood and Irvine will battle it out at Irvine Stadium.
For a look at who were the big players last week, please click on the photo.

Woodbridge defenders swarm in on University quarterback Zach Christy during Friday night's Pacific Coast League game. For a look at who were the top players this week, please click through the slide show.,

TEXT BY TIM BURT, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER; PHOTO JEFF ANTENORE, FOR ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Football: Week 4 By The Numbers

Football: Week 4 By The Numbers
October 1st, 2011, 12:18 pm · 1 Comment · posted by Damian Calhoun

Here is a look at the action from Week 4, according to the numbers:
20 – Consecutive regular season winning streak by Servite that was snapped after Friday’s 31-28 loss to Bishop Gorman.
39 – Length of Bishop Gorman kicker Kline Fielden’s game winning field goal with 1:03 left in the game.
2 – Touchdown passes for Mission Viejo’s Alex Bridgford that went for more than 70 yards. Bridgford hooked up with Max Redfield for a 74-yard score and D.J. Wilson for a 75-yard touchdown for 24-0 lead in the third quarter of the Diablos’ 31-0 victory over Carson.
15 – Length of the game-winning touchdown pass from Mater Dei quarterback Ryan McMahon to Thomas Duarte to give the Monarchs a 22-20 victor over Edison on the last play of the game. The victory was the first for Mater Dei this season.
80 – Length of the game-winning drive for the Monarchs. Mater Dei didn’t have a timeout.
221 – Rushing yards gained by Trabuco Hills running back Mitchell Simonsen in the 28-7 victory over Fountain Valley. Simonsen scored on runs of 17, 30 and 2 yards.
24 – Consecutive points scored by Chaparral in Friday’s 24-6 victory over Tesoro.
206 – Rushing yards gained by Santa Margarita running back Ryan Wolpin in Thursday’s 38-27 victory over Los Alamitos.
5 – Successful extra points converted by Santa Margarita’s John McGrory. McGrory now has 85 consecutive extra points, giving him the county and CIF record.
189 – Receiving yards gained by St. John Bosco star receiver Bryce Treggs in Thursday’s 41-6 victory over La Habra. Treggs scored on passes of 89 and 47 yards.
3 – Turnovers committed by La Habra, which St. John Bosco turned into touchdowns en route to the victory.
180 – Rushing yards gained by Yorba Linda’s Dillan Cazaras in Friday’s 35-10 victory over Pacifica in the Empire League opener for both schools.
28 – Consecutive points scored by University in Friday’s 28-14 victory over San Juan Hills.
28 – Points scored in the first quarter by Villa Park in Friday’s 41-28 Century League victory over Esperanza.
4 – Touchdown passes by Esperanza quarterback Mark Tumlinson in the loss. Tumlinson completed 18 of 30 passes for 292 yards.
189 – Rushing yards gained by Beckman’s Brian Brooks in Friday’s 49-28 victory over Torrance.
4 – Passing touchdowns for Orange Lutheran quarterback Conner Sullivan in the 33-13 victory over Redondo.
3 – Length of Capistrano Valley’s trip to Santa Barbara where the Cougars came home victorious, 28-13 over San Marcos. The victory was the first of the season for Capistrano Valley.
178 – Rushing yards gained by Laguna Beach running back Drake Martinez in Friday’s 55-26 victory over Mary Star of San Pedro. Martinez scored three touchdowns.
133 – Rushing yards gained by Laguna Beach running back Norton Penney. Penney scored two touchdowns on six carries.
208 – Rushing yards gained by Crean Lutheran’s Chasen McNaughton in Friday’s 24-3 victory over Arrowhead Christian of Redlands. McNaughton scored two touchdowns.
212 – Passing yards in the first half for Huntington Beach quarterback Michael Chislock. Chislock pass for three touchdowns in the first half of Friday’s 49-7 victory over Westminster.
5 – First-half passing touchdowns for Corona del Mar’s Brent Lawson. Lawson completed 11 of 17 passes for 222 yards as the Sea Kings bounced back from last week’s loss to Newport Harbor with a 49-6 victory over Magnolia.
4 – Touchdowns scored by Cypress all-purpose star Vincent “Bug” Rivera in Friday’s 43-14 Empire League opening victory over Valencia.
95 – Passing attempts in the Dana Hills-El Toro game Friday night. El Toro’s Conner Manning attempted 41 and Dana Hills QB Shane Scambray got off 53 attempts. El Toro won the game 14-0.
5 – Touchdowns scored by Brethren Christian quarterback Samuel Franklin in Friday’s 40-7 victory over St. Anthony of Long Beach. Franklin rushed for four and passed for another touchdown in the game.
226 – Rushing yards gained by Aliso Niguel’s Ryan Walker in Friday’s 35-7 victory over Marina. Walker scored four touchdowns.
19 – Fourth-quarter points scored by Brea Olinda to turn a 14-14 game into a 33-14 victory over El Dorado.
253 – Rushing yards gained by Brea Olinda duo of Josh Vizcaya (144) and Jordan Brown (109) in the game. Vizcaya scored three touchdowns, Brown scored one.
219 – Rushing yards gained by Tustin’s Tyler Siudzinski in Thursday’s 35-7 victory over Kennedy.
3 – Rushing touchdowns scored by Tustin’s Edward Tandy in the victory. Tandy rushed for 104 yards.
25 – Consecutive losing streak that Bolsa Grande snapped with its 53-28 victory over Orange Thursday night.
186 – Rushing yards gained by Woodbridge’s Derek Calderon in Thursday’s 21-10 victory over Troy.
954 – Combined yards gained by Estancia and Northwood in Thursday’s 43-27 Estancia triumph.
183 – Rushing yards gained by Estancia’s Robert Murtha in the game. Murtha scored one touchdown. Alex Troncoso rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns.
4 – Touchdowns scored by Foothill quarterback Jake Dupre (two rushing, two passing) in Thursday’s 49-0 victory over Canyon.
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It was a big week for high school football

Published: Sept. 26, 2011 Updated: 11:10 p.m.
By TIM BURT / The Orange County Register
It was a big week for high school football in Irvine as four of five squads posted victories.

Northwood, Irvine, Woodbridge and University all captured nonleague wins.
Nick Greenberg of Woodbridge intercepts a pass and returns in 85 yards for a touchdown against Segerstrom Friday night. Greenberg was one of the stars of the week. But the return was not a school record, according to Coach Rick Gibson. Gibson said another Warrior player intercepted a pass in an end zone and returned it for a TD.

Warrior football team pulls off stunning upset

Published: Sept. 22, 2011 Updated: 10:48 p.m. By TIM BURT / The Orange County Register
Kyle Kelley PHOTO KEVIN SULLIVAN< THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Warrior football team pulls off
stunning upset

After a 38-0 loss to Brea Olinda in the second week of the season, Woodbridge football coach Rick Gibson didn't panic.
All he did was to try and regroup his squad for another tough game.
Kyle Kelley had four sacks to lead Woodbridge in an upset over Garden Grove Friday night.
The Warriors responded with a 21-10 upset of Garden Grove, the defending Southern Division champion and at the time, the top-ranked team in the division last week.
"The win was important as we try to improve weekly and this helps reiterate that fact," Gibson said.
The defensive standouts were Kyle Kelley, who had four sacks and caused a fumble, Phillip Hong, David McCutchan and Nick Greenberg.
"Our offensive line of David Patterson, Zack Rusick, Mubashir Syed, Alex Hernandez and Jae Enyart controlled the line of scrimmage," Gibson said. "Derek Calderon ran hard and the quarterbacks managed the game well."
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Football: Woodbridge bounces back in a big way with upset win

Football: Woodbridge bounces back in a big way with upset win

September 20th, 2011, 11:41 pm · posted by Tim Burt
After suffering a 38-0 loss to Brea Olinda in week one, Woodbridge’s football team bounced back Friday night with a 21-10 upset of Garden Grove, the defending CIF-SS Southern Division champion.
Garden Grove (1-1) was ranked No. 1 in the division last week.
“Anytime you beat the No. 1 team in the division it’s a nice win,” said Woodbridge Coach Rick Gibson. “The kids had a great week of practice. I thought defensively we had a good plan and executed it well.”
The defensive standouts were Kyle Kelley, who had four sacks and caused a fumble, Phillip Hong, David McCutchan and Nick Greenberg, Gibson said.
“Our offensive line of David Patterson, Zack Rusick, Mubashir Syed, Alex Hernandez and Jae Enyart controlled the line of scrimmage,” Gibson said. “Derek Calderon ran hard and the quarterbacks managed the game well.”
Woodbridge, ranked No. 9 in this week’s Southern Division poll, is back in action Friday, hosting Segerstrom at 7 p.m. at Irvine.
The Warriors enter the game 1-2. Segerstrom (2-1) is coming off a 34-0 victory over Magnolia.

Brea Olinda makes it a long night for Woodbridge football team

Brea Olinda makes it a long night for Woodbridge football team
Wildcats dominate from the start to win, 38-0. By TIM BURT / The Orange County Register

Photos by PAUL BERSEBACH, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
It was one of those nights for Woodbridge’s football team Thursday at Irvine Stadium.
The Warriors were dominated from the start by a talented Brea Olinda team and lost, 38-0, falling to 0-2 on the season.
Woodbridge High's Nick Greenberg (23) tries to get past Brea Olinda High School players during their game at Irvine High School on Thursday.
“Believe it or not, there were some decent things that came out of it,” Woodbridge Coach Rick Gibson said. “We had a horrible week of practice and it showed. Brea Olinda is a good football team but we made them look a whole lot better.

“My hats off to their staff. They had them prepared. We gave up too many big plays tonight. I thought offensively, we had some long drives, but we just couldn’t put the ball in the end zone and that’s what you got to do.”
Woodbridge was unable to stop Brea Olinda junior Josh Vizcaya, who rushed for 203 yards on 20 carries and scored four touchdowns. Vizcaya capped his big night with an 84-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter to make it 38-0.
The remainder of the game was played with a running clock under a new CIF rule that keeps it moving when the margin is 35 points or more.
“You like to look at something positive, we’ll look at the video and see what we can do, but we’ve got to get better,” Gibson said.
Derek Calderon led Woodbridge, rushing for 72 yards on 18 carries.
Woodbridge again rotated two quarterbacks with Matt Callahan and Brendan Beresford combining for 23 yards.
It marked the second win out of the gate for Brea Olinda.
“It was wonderful, it’s a great group of kids,” said Coach Robb Perrance. I’m extremely happy for them. They’ve gone through a lot of adversity the last couple of years and they’re banding together. Every day, we’re getting stronger as a team. I’m just super proud of them. They’re working hard every day. They’re fun to coach and fun to be around.”

The Wildcats wasted little time scoring in the first quarter when quarterback Nick Ceja connected with Lorenzo Marks on a 59-yard touchdown with 5:43 left in the first quarter. Vizcaya then had touchdown runs of 3 and 2 yards and Adam Williams connected on a 25-yard field goal on the final play of the first half to make it 24-0 at halftime. Woodbridge will try to get into the win column Friday when it plays at Garden Grove against the defending CIF-SS Southern Division champions.

Fryer on football: Brea Olinda vs. Woodbridge

Fryer on football: Brea Olinda vs. Woodbridge

September 7th, 2011, 5:22 pm · posted by Steve Fryer
BREA OLINDA (1-0) VS. WOODBRIDGE (0-1) Where, when: Irvine High, Thursday, 7 p.m.
Outlook: We heard murmurs during the summer that Brea Olinda had its best team in several years. Well, the Wildcats made those predictions
appear accurate last week. They hammered Valencia, 45-13, and this week popped into our top 25, at No. 24, probably for the first time since we started a county football top 25 a few years ago. Valencia does have a history of being a slow starter, but that remains an impressive margin. Josh Vizcaya rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns for Brea. Woodbridge lost to Aliso Niguel, 20-13, last week.
Aliso Niguel is in a higher division than Woodbridge, and is just a couple of years removed from South Coast League membership, so losing by a touchdown to Aliso is not a disaster for Woodbridge. If Brea wins this one, that will further raise the Wildcats’ profile.

Warriors, Saints ready for Friday football openers

Published: Aug. 31, 2011 Updated: Sept. 1, 2011 1:10 a.m.
Warriors, Saints ready for Friday football openers

PRESS BOX: Two high school teams open on zero week. The rest begin next week.
By TIM BURT / The Orange County Register
Woodbridge High’s football team had one of the best seasons in school history last year, advancing into the second round of the CIF Southern Division playoffs.
But the Warriors, 6-5-1, a year ago, will need to replace 4,000 yards of offense.
Kyle Kelley (right) leads Woodbridge's football team into Friday night's opener with Aliso Niguel. He recently committed to University of Arizona.
TEXT BY TIM BURT, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER: FILE PHOTO
Gibson and his staff will find out where the team stands when the Warriors open the season in zero week Friday at 7 p.m. against Aliso Niguel at Irvine Stadium.
“We’re tired of hitting ourselves, we’re ready for somebody else,” said Coach Rick Gibson.
Aliso Niguel, 4-6 a year ago, won last year’s game, also in zero week, 41-35, at Aliso Viejo.
Gibson said that senior Brendan Beresford and junior Matt Callahan will rotate at quarterback Friday night.
“We’re going to find out who is the best for the position and who has the hot hand,” Gibson said.
The two-quarterback system could last for five games or the entire season, he said.
Gibson said that senior running back Derek Calderon has been impressive and he could help fill the void left by Jalen Craver, who rushed for 1,775 yards last year.
Interesting rankings
There were mixed results for Woodbridge’s football team in the pre-season rankings. The Warriors were picked sixth in the PCL by the league coaches but No. 5 in the CIF-SS Southern Division poll.
Beckman was picked first in the league and No. 1 in the division while Northwood was second in the PCL poll and third in the Southern Division ranking.

Football: Woodbridge planning to use two quarterbacks

Football: Woodbridge planning to use two quarterbacks
August 31st, 2011, 5:14 pm · posted by Tim Burt

Woodbridge needs to find a replacement at quarterback for Max Neser, who passed for 1,973 yards last year.
So Coach Rick Gibson is going to try two quarterbacks when the Warriors open the season Friday night hosting Aliso Niguel at 7 at Irvine.
Senior Brendan Beresford and junior Matt Callahan will alternate at quarterback, Gibson said.
“We’re going to find out who the best person for the position is and who has the hot hand,” Gibson said.
The two-quarterback system could last for five games or the entire season, he said.
Gibson will also be looking for a replacement for running back Jalen Craver, who rushed for 1,775 yards last year as a senior and said senior Derek Calderon could be a solid replacement.
Woodbridge is coming off a 6-5-1 season, one of the best in the school’s history.

Football recruiting: Woodbridge defensive end headed to Pac-12

Football recruiting: Woodbridge defensive end headed to Pac-12


August 3rd, 2011, 6:18 pm · posted by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com
Woodbridge defensive end Kyle Kelley (6-3, 228) has committed to Arizona, Warriors football coach Rick Gibson confirmed Wednesday.
Kelley is one of the county’s top football recruits. He landed several offers from the Pac-12 Conference, including UCLA and Washington. He also was offered by Florida.
The senior-to-be was recruited by Arizona as a defensive end/outside linebacker, Gibson said.
“He has worked very hard in the offseason,” Gibson said. “I’m excited for him.”

Pacific Coast League: Woodbridge 2011 football schedule

Pacific Coast League: Woodbridge 2011 football schedule

July 5th, 2011, 2:55 pm · posted by Tim Burt OC Varsity.com
Here is the 2011 football schedule for Woodbridge High School.
Schedules are subject to change. Kick off times are 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
*League
(Home games at Irvine High)
Sept. 2 vs. Aliso Niguel
Sept. 8 vs. Brea Olinda
Sept. 16 at Garden Grove
Sept. 23 vs. Segerstrom
Sept. 29 vs. Troy at Fullerton High
*Oct. 15 vs. Beckman
*Oct. 21 at University (at Irvine High)
*Oct. 27 vs. Corona del Mar
*Nov. 4 at Northwood (at Irvine High)
*Nov. 11 vs. Irvine

Football recruiting: Woodbridge’s Kelley attracting plenty of offers

Football recruiting: Woodbridge’s Kelley attracting plenty of offers

June 13th, 2011, 1:26 pm · posted by Tim Burt OC Varsity.com
Woodbridge defensive lineman Kyle Kelley is attracting plenty of interest among college coaches, Woodbridge Coach Rick Gibson said Monday.
Kelley has received offers from Washington, Washington State, Vanderbilt, Utah, UCLA, Northern Illinois, Northern Arizona, Florida, Colorado, Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo), Arizona State and Arizona, Gibson said.
Gibson said that coaches at California, USC, Boise State, Oregon and Notre Dame have also expressed an interest in Kelley, who was a first-team All-Pacific Coast League player last year for the Warriors.