Rebels keep rollin' along
| Friday, Sep 25 2009 11:20 PM
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Henry A. Barrios / The Californian South High's #21 Lee West looks for running room as he evades Arvin High defenders in their game Friday night in Arvin.
Henry A. Barrios / The Californian South High's #21 Lee West gains tough yards as Arvin High's #8 Carlos Tenorio slows him down near the sideline during their game at Arivin High Friday.
ARVIN -- With its offense and defense both playing at a high level, South didn't need any additional help Friday night.
But the Bears were in a giving mood anyway.
Aided by five turnovers, including two interceptions that were returned for touchdowns, South (3-0) continued its early season hot streak in dominating fashion with a 59-13 victory over Arvin (1-3).
The win improves South to 3-0, its best start in more than a decade.
"When we came in we certainly didn't want to maintain the status quo," South coach John Wren said. "We came to turn a program around so I can't be happier about that."
South used a strong running game and solid defensive effort to out-gain Arvin 200 to 84 en route to a 31-6 halftime lead.
Most of the Rebels' yardage came on the ground as Lee West, Odail Crumb and Roger Hebert combined for 176 rushing yards and each scored a touchdown.
Hebert also mixed in a 10-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Castillo as South exploded for 24 second-quarter points.
The Rebels grabbed an early 7-0 lead when Crumb broke containment and raced 38 yards around the right end for a touchdown.
Tony Gasca's blocked punt helped set up a 14-yard Arvin scoring drive late in the first quarter.
South scored on its final four possessions of the first half, including a 36-yard field goal by Eric Garcia.
Already up 24-6 Hebert dealt Arvin the backbreaker with 2:05 left in the half when he faked a handoff into the middle of the line and then bolted 43-yards down the sideline into the end zone.
The onslaught continued in the second half as South backup quarterback Adren Anderson connected with Justin Beavers on a 67-yard touchdown pass on the second play of the fourth quarter to make the score 45-13.
Early in the third quarter Bryant Ayala returned a Jesse Ramirez interception 10-yards for a score.
Cesar Espinoza added a second South defensive touchdown with 5:24 remaining by returning an errant Ramon Carrillo pass 50-yards for the game's final margin.
