Colts
Take Title
Led
by great team play on both sides of the ball the young Colts concluded
their summer schedule by winning the El Camino College Passing Tournament!
The summer had a great ending for
the young, developing, and appropriately named Colts. After suffering
heart breaking losses in each of their 3 defeats this summer, the group
matured and discovered how to finish by defeating a talented Compton
squad in the finals. The team played steady, efficient football in each
game and dominated their opponents by outscoring them 129 - 36.
The defense played exceptionally as a unit throughout the day and appeared
to really have developed a grasp of the 3-4 scheme. The secondary created
8 interceptions as well as numerous coverage sacks. Safeties Jeff Mueller
and Antonio Crews were solid, with Crews making a few acrobatic picks
in the tourney. Corners Roderick Hall, Steve Boyd, and Marquel Limbrick
solidified the edges and played
very well. Linebackers Joel Deayon, David Sausau, Jack Sula, and Emmanuel
Brown were terrific on the underneath coverage and had several interceptions
as well.
The offense was directed by sophomore Mason Napoleon, who had a solid,
efficient day while leading the team to 115 points on the day. Receivers
Ken McRoyal, Marquis Williams, Mike Manuel, and Chris Anderson were
dynamic throughout, running nice routes while continuing to learn the
nuances of their new system. Tight ends Morrel Presley and Keenan Smith
made several key plays, especially in the later rounds of the tournament.
Running backs Jack Sula, Steve Boyd, & Mike Cortez were instrumental
in the day's success by continually stressing defenses and beating both
zone and man coverage. Junior Jack Sula had his best game in the final
scoring twice vs the man coverage of Compton.