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Garfield takes control early to top South East

By RON GUILD, Sports Editor 16.OCT.08

Garfield High School put together three solid quarters of football last Friday, good enough for a win but not good enough to satisfy the coach.

Though the 28-14 decision over South East sends the Bulldogs into their bye week at 3-3 overall and 2-0 in the Eastern League, there will be things to work on in preparation for the remainder of the schedule that resumes Oct. 24.

“I thought we played really well until the last quarter,” Bulldog coach Lorenzo Hernandez said. “We started off well and were ahead, 21-0 at the half.

“Then, maybe we got in a comfort zone. Patrick (Vargas) was throwing well until the final quarter, then he threw three interceptions. We kind of gave them opportunities to score. Their touchdown drives were only 20, 30 yards. It wasn’t like they had to drive the length of the field.”

There were bright spots for Garfield.

Sergio Macedo ran for two touchdowns and Franky Diaz scored one on the ground. Marcos Villasenor took a middle screen 30 yards for another touchdown.

The defense did a solid job of holding down South East’s high-powered offense.

Tailback Senen Carson, the league’s top back, was limited to 47 yards on 16 carries, though he did score once. Jonathan Reyes was limited to seven completions in 23 attempts for 103 yards. Garfield defensive back Lanny Delgado did a good job of shutting down Fernando Magana, the Jaguars’ top receiver.

Hernandez credit defensive coordinator Sergio Martinez for the job on Carson.

“He understands how to stop the run, how to make adjustments,” Hernandez said.

Hernandez welcomes the bye week.

“It’s an opportunity to go back to basics, to let the bodies refuel and get ready for the rest of league,” he said.