St. Francis football ends drought against Loyola, holds on in league opener

Mira Costa football can’t hold off Culver City in Bay League opener

CULVER CITY Behind a strong defensive second half and a pair of scores, the Culver City football team (4-2, 1-0) rallied to defeat Mira Costa 14-13 in Friday’s Bay League opener. Senior linebacker J.R. Kirkwood’s forced fumble with less than five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter sealed the win for the hosts who started the Bay League schedule on the right foot. “Defense won the game for us,” Culver City coach Jahmal Wright said. Wright wa…

Liberty football holds off West Valley in Mountain Pass League opener

HEMET — An exhausted Liberty High’s defense had just enough gas in the tank for one more stop, and Bison senior linebacker Andre Skelton was the one who applied the brakes to West Valley. With 6 seconds remaining and the ball at the Liberty 9-yard line, Skelton sacked West Valley running back Drew-sene Amisone at the 16-yard line as time expired and the Bison wrapped up a 13-6 victory in the Mountain Pass League opener for both schools Friday ni…

St. Francis football ends drought against Loyola, holds on in league opener

Loyola's game-winning pass attempt as time expired was incomplete, allowing St. Francis to hold on for victory.