WaveNewspapers.com: Roosevelt has rough time with Torrey Pines
By RON GUILD, Sports Editor 12.SEP.
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From a cultural standpoint, the trip to San Diego County was a good one for Roosevelt High School.
It was another story from a football standpoint.
“We wanted the kids to get out of L.A. County and see another area,” Roosevelt coach Javier Cid said. “It was a good opportunity to see another socio-economic group. It was a good experience and we were treated well.
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They weren’t treated so well on the field, losing to San Diego Division I power Torrey Pines, 41-0.
Cid did add, “There wasn’t any trash-talking. Our kids were commenting afterwards that after plays, the Torrey Pines players would be saying things like, ‘nice hit, nice play.’ Our kids weren’t used to that.
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Still, there was the matter of the lopsided score.
The Rough Riders went into the season thinking they had a high-powered offense, featuring All-City quarterback Jesse Diaz. While Diaz threw for 200 yards, penalties wiped out a number of potential scoring threats.
“Our quarterback got hit a lot,” Cid. “He was able to scramble around and hit some passes, but we got a lot of penalties.
“We’ll bounce back. I feel good about the experience. It’s the first time the football team has ever been outside of L.A. County. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the job done on the field, but now we know what we need to work on”.
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