Laguna Beach High Breakers Hope to Keep Rewriting Record Book

Like to see record-setting performances on the gridiron? Then you’d better get over to Laguna Beach High early on Friday night to grab yourself a seat at Guyer Field, where the Breakers (2-0) will look to rewrite the school’s record books for the third week in a row when they take on Bishop Montgomery of Torrance in a nonleague football game at 7 p.m.

In their season-opening game under their first-year coach, veteran Mike Churchill, the Breakers in a 55-7 victory over visiting Webb of Claremont. It was also a school record for total offensive yardage in a game, and Laguna Beach did not complete one forward pass.

In last week’s 73-40 victory over visiting Ocean View, both team and individual records fell. The Breakers set records for most points in the first half (44), most points in a game (73) and highest combined final score (113). Individual records were turned in by junior running back Drake Martinez for points scored (32) and by junior kicker Robbie McInerny for PATs (eight) and points scored by a kicker (11).

Martinez, brother of University of Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez, scored on runs of 48, 59, 65 and 60, as well as on an interception return of 39 yards. (To check out what ESPN had to say about his performance, click here.) Against Ocean View, the Breakers rushed for 506 yards, which is second only in the record books to the previous week’s total of 579.

Bishop Montgomery (1-2), the opponent in Laguna Beach’s third home game in as many weeks, doesn’t appear to be much of an offensive threat as the Knights have averaged only 147 yards rushing and 43 yards passing in a 41-23 victory over Vista del Lago, a 42-13 loss to Salesian of Los Angeles and a 28-9 loss to El Segundo. Bishop Montgomery is led by senior running back Blake Ault, who averages 111 yards of rushing -- that's two carries for Martinez.

Laguna Beach’s football team finally got the notice of the voters in the , who included the Breakers among the division’s “others,” just outside the top 10 teams this week.

The Breakers will be on the road on Friday, Sept. 30, for a game against Mary Star of the Sea in San Pedro, and on Friday, Oct. 7, at Jurupa Valley, before returning for the homecoming game on Oct. 14 against Pacific Coast League rival Estancia.

BREAKERS IN SAME WATER POLO POOL AS MATER DEI

Laguna Beach's boys water polo team, the , will have its work cut out if it is to reach the finals of the South Coast tournament when the annual competition begins Thursday at four high school pools in Orange County. The championship match is set for Newport Harbor at 4:05 p.m. Saturday.

The Breakers , 18-8, which served as a sort of warmup to the South Coast tourney.

Currently ranked No. 1 in Division 3, the Breakers will have to beat the best team in Division 1, Mater Dei, the division's defending champion, in pool play in order to advance. That's the tallest order faced by anybody in the 32-team tournament.

Here are where the teams will begin their two days of pool play today. Quarterfinals will be held Friday at each pool, and winners will advance to Saturday’s semifinals, which will take place at 10:40 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. at Newport Harbor.

Capistrano Valley High -- 1. Mater Dei; 2. Laguna Beach; 3. Capistrano Valley; 4. Vista; 5. Northwood; 6. San Clemente; 7. Granite Hills; 8. Buena Park.

Foothill High -- 1. El Toro; 2. Loyola; 3. Santa Barbara; 4. Foothill; 5. Punahou (Hawaii); 6. Mission Viejo; 7. Santa Margarita; 8. University.

Newport Harbor High -- 1. Newport Harbor; 2. Los Alamitos; 3. The Bishop's (La Jolla); 4. Long Beach Wilson; 5. Servite; 6. Edison; 7. Dana Hills; 8. Redlands.

Corona del Mar -- 1. Corona del Mar; 2. Huntington Beach; 3. Villa Park; 4. Dos Pueblos (Goleta); 5. Riverside Poly; 6. Esperanza; 7. La Canada; 8. Long Beach Poly.

On Oct. 21-22, Laguna Beach will lead five boys water polo teams from Orange County into the North-South Challenge in Atherton, located between Palo Alto and Redwood City in Northern California.

Joining the Breakers on their trip north will be Mater Dei, 2010 Division 1 runner-up El Toro, D1 semifinalist Loyola of Los Angeles, D1 quarterfinalist Los Alamitos, Villa Park, Agoura and Carlsbad.

BREAKERS EXCEL AT CROSS-COUNTRY COUNTY CLASSIC

Laguna Beach High runners competed in the Cross Country Classic Friday and Saturday at Estancia High. The 31st annual meet was co-hosted by Woodbridge, Estancia, and Costa Mesa high schools and the Newport-Irvine Rotary Club, and was sponsored by Puma.

Here are results of races in which the Breakers scored among the top 10:

Sophomore Boys Team Scores -- 1. Bonita 90; 2. Santiago 179; 3. Orange Lutheran 229; 4. Yorba Linda 251; 5. Godinez 266; 6. Corona del Mar 267; 7. South Pasadena 269; 8. San Juan Hills 272; 9. Laguna Beach 287; 10. St. Francis/La Canada 288

For complete results in all divisions, click here.

Coming up on Saturday are the Dana Hills Nike Invitational as well as the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto.

LAGUNA BEACH PREPARES FOR DAVE MOHS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

Here are the pool assignments and schedule for pool play for the Divisions 1 and 2 brackets of the Dave Mohs O.C. Championships, which begin play at 3 p.m. Friday and resume at 8 a.m. Saturday.

Friday's pool schedule: 1 vs. 3; 2 vs. 4; 1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3. On Saturday, it's 3 vs. 4 and 1 vs. 2. Afterward, the top two teams advance to the playoffs Saturday afternoon at Edison High.

The Division 1 final is Monday at 7:30 p.m., and it's preceded by the Division 2 final at 6 p.m. Both games are at Edison High.

DIVISION 1

Pool 1 at Edison -- 1. Los Alamitos; 2. Rosary; 3. Mission Viejo; 4. Los Osos.

Pool 2 at Corona del Mar -- 1. Corona del Mar; 2. El Dorado; 3. Tesoro; 4. West Ranch.

Pool 3 at Edison -- 1. Ediso; 2. Poly/Long Beach; 3. Bakersfield; 4. University/Irvine.

Pool 4 at Marina -- 1. Mater Dei; 2. San Clemente; 3. Marina; 4. Beckman.

Pool 5 at Newport Harbor -- 1. Newport Harbor; 2. Harvard-Westlake; 3. Capistrano Valley; 4. Chaparral.

Pool 6 at Newport Harbor -- 1. Laguna Beach; 2. Orange Lutheran; 3. Centennial/Corona; 4. Murrieta Valley.

Pool 7 at Edison -- 1. Santa Margarita; 2. Palos Verdes; 3. Wilson/Long Beach; 4. Upland.

Pool 8 at Huntington Beach -- 1. Huntington Beach; 2. Yucaipa; 3. Dana Hills; 4. Carson.

DIVISION 2

Pool 1 at Huntington Beach -- 1. Notre Dame; 2. Garces Memorial; 3. La Habra; 4. Estancia.

Pool 2 at Costa Mesa -- 1. Francis Parker; 2. Villa Park; 3. Calvary Chapel/Santa Ana; 4. Norco.

Pool 3 at Fountain Valley -- 1. Temecula Valley; 2. San Juan Hills; 3. R.E. Mountain; 4. El Modena.

Pool 4 at Marina -- 1. Trabuco Hills; 2. Peninsula; 3. Woodbridge; 4. Fullerton.

Pool 5 at Corona del Mar -- 1. Ayala; 2. Troy; 3. Stockdale.

Pool 6 at Costa Mesa -- 1. Sage Hill; 2. Carlsbad; 3. Canyon/Anaheim; 4. Costa Mesa.

Pool 7 at Corona del Mar -- 1. St. Margaret's; 2. Northwood; 3. Valencia/Placentia; 4. Silverado.

Pool 8 at Fountain Valley -- 1. Brea Olinda; 2. Laguna Hills; 3. Bonita; 4. Connelly.

WRESTLING OFFICIALS NEEDED FOR 2011-12 SEASON

The Orange County Wrestling Officials Assn. is looking to add officials to its rosters and is holding its first mandatory meeting for candidates for the 2011-12 high school season on Sunday at 6 p.m. in Room 240 (across from gymnasium) at Corona Del Mar High School.

For more information, contact Bruce Terry at (714) 876-7230 or drbruceterry@yahoo.com.

IVC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL HOSTS 'DIG PINK' GAME

Proceeds from the Irvine Valley women's volleyball home match on Friday, Oct. 28, against Orange Empire Conference rival Golden West, dubbed the "Dig Pink" match, will be donated to the Side-Out Foundation, which raises awareness for breast cancer research nationwide through volleyball matches, clinics and camps.

Everyone who donates $5 will receive a pink T-shirt from ASICS and a pink spray cleaner from Simple Green. To check out the Side-Out Foundation’s website, click here.

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