Six different players score in first half, BC empties bench in blowout of AVC
| Saturday, Sep 18 2010 11:29 PM
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Andre Smith of the Renegades dives backwards into the endzone for the first touchdown of the game against Antelope Valley and defender Marcus Bonner (25). NAMES CQ
Photo 1 of 2: Bakersfield's Zach Vasquez (32) pulls the ball out of the grasp of Antelope Valley receiver Darrien Hudson (3), and takes off for a touchdown in the second quarter Saturday. NAMES CQ
Photo 2 of 2: Bakersfield's Zach Vasquez (32) pulls the ball out of the grasp of Antelope Valley receiver Darrien Hudson (3), and takes off for a touchdown in the second quarter Saturday. NAMES CQ
Bakersfield's Leandre West sprints down the sideline on his long punt return for touchdown in the second quarter. (Editors: Please check official stats, it was long, maybe over 90 yards...jh)
Antelope Valley quarterback Jerrold Robinson Jr. fumbles the ball as he is hit by Bakersfield's John Oglesby in the second quarter Saturday. BC recovered the fumble.
Bakersfield's Julian Dean-Johnson sidesteps Antelope Valley defenders and heads for the endzone on this touchdown run in the first quarter.
Antelope Valley quarterback Jerrold Robinson Jr. is treated rudely by Bakersfield's John Oglesby (54) and Zach Vasquez (32) who pummeled him for a sack in the first quarter Saturday.
Bakersfield's Leandre West warmed up for his long punt return for a touchdown with this one. It went for more than 50 yards and set up a first quarter touchdown. Antelope Valley defender is Daniel Allen (42). NMES CQ PER ROSTERS
Bakersfield college defensive back Tyler Dogins shows frustration after dropping an interception that would have gone for a sure touchdown in the first period against Antelope Valley Saturday night. (NAME CQ PER PROGRAM)
Bakersfield College quarterback Lyle Negron is tackled after a long run in the first quarter against Antelope Valley. Defenders are Ronald Drummer (33) and Marcus Bonner (25). (NAMES CQ PER PROGRAM)
There was no letdown Saturday night by Bakersfield College.
The Renegades took advantage of seven turnovers by Antelope Valley College -- converting five of those into touchdowns -- in a 63-7 win before 5,283 in Memorial Stadium.
BC (3-0) led 42-0 at halftime and mainly played backups in the second half. The Marauders fell to 0-3.
"We're starting to play more as a team now," said freshman linebacker John Oglesby, who had two of the Renegades' three sacks. "We got a chance to see a lot of different people get a chance to play."
The Renegades were coming off a come-from-behind 41-24 win over highly touted Saddleback. Coach Jeff Chudy said he was looking for four solid quarters of play by his Renegades against Antelope Valley.
"We competed in every phase of the game," Chudy said. "We came out and flew around the ball. Even when we made mistakes, we were going 100 mph."
BC had six first-half touchdowns by six different players on all sides of the ball.
Andre Smith (5 yards) and Julian Dean-Johnson (4 yards) had first-quarter TD runs. George Robbins (11 yards) and Brandon Hobdy (30 yards) had TD receptions from quarterback Lyle Negron, and the Renegades also had an 86-yard punt return for a score by Lee West and a 35-yard fumble return for a TD by Zach Vasquez.
Vasquez took the ball away from Antelope Valley wide receiver Darrien Hudson after a reception.
In the first half, Antelope Valley (0-3) lost two-of-four fumbles and threw three interceptions. West also had a 66-yard punt return that set up Dean-Johnson's TD run.
Smith had 42 rushing yards on seven carries in the first half, leaving him 9 yards short of becoming the 25 - th player in Renegade history with 1,000 career yards. He did not play in the second half.
The Renegades had their first turnover of the season in the third quarter Saturday when backup quarterback Byron Campbell fumbled a snap from center at the Antelope Valley 6. But the Maruaders fumbled on their next play, and BC's Ridge James recovered. West scored on a 1-yard run three plays later.
Antelope Valley has now lost eight fumbles and thrown seven interceptions this season.
"There's no secret that the team that turns the ball over less is going to win," said BC offensive coordinator Carl Dean. "The defense played well. They put us on a short field (with turnovers deep in Antelope Valley territory) which put us in a favorable situation."
Despite the 63 points, Chudy said the offense wasn't able to generate great success. BC had only 182 rushing yards and 168 passing yards.
"We had so many turnovers that gave us the ball in the red zone it was hard to get into a rhythm," Chudy said. "But it was fun to see guys hitting guys other than ourselves."
Antelope Valley ended BC's shutout bid when quarterback Josh Firm found wide receiver Kenny Harmon in the back of the end zone on a fourth-down play from the 14 with 1:22 left in the third quarter.
The Renegades replaced Negron with Campbell with 3:04 left in the first half, and the Renegades played their backups extensively after that.
It was the most points allowed by Antelope Valley since a 66-7 loss to Grossmont in the final game of the 2002 season.
West finished with 234 yards on five punt returns.
