LOMPOC - This football game was competitive at halftime.

As the third quarter went along, it wasn't competitive anymore.

Defending CIF Division X Lompoc parlayed a big third quarter into a 48-6 first-round win over San Marino at Huyck Stadium Friday night. The Braves (9-2) led just 12-0 at halftime over the Titans (4-7).

Lompoc outscored the visitors 29-6 in the third quarter. Three long scoring runs did the Titans in.

Victor Lara broke a run for a 35-yard touchdown. Boo Jackson sprinted in from 23 yards out, then Armando Guttierez scored from 30 yards away.

Joseph Scott added a 6-yard touchdown run for the Braves later in the quarter. That made it 41-0. San Marino finally scored on Chris Hazell's 59-yard pass to Andrew Gazanjian.

Lompoc's quarterfinal opponent will be either Bassett of La Puente or South Torrance. If the Braves play South Torrance, they must go there. If they take on Bassett, a coin flip will determine the game site.

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Lompoc edged South Torrance 42-40 in the first round last year. Chauncey Washington scored all of South Torrance's touchdowns then. He plays at USC now.

Scott scampered for 139 yards on just nine carries Friday night. Jackson had 98 on seven. The Braves ran for 414 yards.

San Marino had just 52 yards rushing. Hazell did pass for 174 yards.

Lara scored the lone touchdown of the fourth quarter on a 1-yard run. Guttierez kicked four extra points for the Braves.

During the regular season, Lompoc won the Los Padres League handily for the second straight year. None of the Braves' games went to the wire.

Friday night, Lompoc got its first half touchdowns on an 18-yard run for Jackson and a 2-yard run by Guttierez.

Culver City, whom Lompoc routed in the semifinals last year, is the top seed in Division X.

SLO 44, North Torrance 0

SAN LUIS OBISPO - The Tigers (8-2) had no trouble in this Division IV first round game.

San Luis Obispo was ahed 28-0 at halftime. Evan O'Reilly ran for two first-half scores. Dane Hodgson threw for two more.

Johnny Silva threw for 200 yards, but that was not nearly enough for North Torrance. The Saxons had all of 51 yards rushing.

The Tigers were balanced, with 171 yards passing and 164 yards rushing. San Luis Obispo takes on the Agoura-Dos Pueblos winner next Friday night at 7:30.

Morningside 6, Morro Bay 0

INGLEWOOD - A 3-yard touchdown run for the Sentinels in the third quarter accounted for the score in this Division X first-rounder.

Corey Stollmeyer ran for 108 yards on 17 carries for the Pirates, but the Sentinels kept Morro Bay star Joe Garcia to 43 yards on 13 rushes.

Morro Bay (6-5) came up short even though its defense gave up just 203 yards to the Pioneer League runner-up (10-1).

King's Christian 61, VCA 11

LEMOORE - The top-ranked Crusaders crushed the Lions in an eight-man quarterfinal. No more details were available.

College

Volleyball

Hancock 3, Oxnard 0

The Bulldogs swept the winless Condors 30-24, 30-16, 30-15 in a season finale at Joe White Memorial Gymnasium.

Hancock wound up 2-8 in the Western State Conference North Division and 5-12 overall.

"It was a nice way for us to bring the season to a close," said Hancock coach Mardi Osborne. "We've had a lot of obstacles to overcome, including key injuries. I'm pretty proud of the way they all battled."

Jesslyn Tilley led Hancock with 11 kills, 12 blocks and nine digs. Geraldine Misa'alefua had seven kills, five blocks and two aces. Nika Miller added five kills and three aces.

Women's Basketball

Cal Poly 77, Sac State 64

SAN LUIS OBISPO - Kathy Peterson scored 16 points as the Mustangs won their season opener at Mott Gym.

Men's Basketball

Cal Poly 63, California 62

BERKELEY, Calif. - Nick Enzweiler followed in a missed shot with 4.8 seconds left to give Cal Poly a stunning 63-62 over California at Haas Pavilion Friday night.

The heavily favored Golden Bears frittered away a 14-point lead in the second half, as Enzweiler, a local boy who had always wanted to go to Cal but was never recruited, wound up with 17 points, grabbed five rebounds and handed out three assists to spark the upset.

"I've been waiting for 365 days for this," said Enzweiler, who sat out last year after transferring from UTEP. "It was a case of being in the right place in the right time - it was fabulous."

November 22, 2003