Glendale Riddles Ventura in 63-13 Win

Ventura College football players must feel a lot like ducks in shooting galleries: Every weekend they come back around and let another team take a shot at them.

Before Saturday, six teams had taken aim and shot Ventura full of holes, beating the Pirates by a combined 214-72 count.

Saturday night, it was Glendale’s turn for a little target practice. And the Vaqueros didn’t miss often, scoring the first eight times they had the football to mow down host Ventura, 63-13, in a Western State Conference Northern Division game.

Glendale (6-1, 5-1 in conference play), the WSC’s third-best rushing team, ran for 460 yards against the conference’s worst rushing defense and piled up 646 yards overall in winning its fifth consecutive game.

The Vaqueros (2-0 in division play) have outscored their opponents, 187-57, in their last four victories. Against Ventura, three Glendale backs--Leon Gable (126 yards, five carries), Pathon Rucker (125 yards, nine carries) and Andy Cleland (125 yards, 14 carries)--rushed for more than 120 yards. Each scored two touchdowns.

Gable scored on runs of 21 and 74 yards, Rucker ran for touchdowns of one and 66 yards, and Cleland had scoring runs of one and 29 yards.

Running back Leon Jones also had a productive night, carrying 10 times for 51 yards. Hector Maya added 21 yards in eight carries.

Glendale quarterback Eric Kiesau, who played slightly more than two quarters, completed 11 of 14 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns.

Even backup quarterback Chris Ray got into the act, tossing a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Kadletz in the third period.

Angel Martinez, the WSC’s leading receiver coming in, had five catches for 58 yards, including an eight-yard touchdown pass from Kiesau in the second period.

Kiesau also threw a six-yard touchdown pass to tight end Troy Aldrich just before halftime as Glendale built a 42-7 lead.

Aldrich finished with two catches for 34 yards and Kadletz added three receptions for 37 yards. Miguel Gonzalez caught only one pass but it went for 45 yards in the second quarter.

The Glendale defense, which held Ventura (0-7, 0-6) to 258 yards, was led by defensive back Manny Ruedaflores, who intercepted a pass, recovered a fumble and blocked an extra-point attempt. Brew McGoldrick also had an interception for Glendale.

Ventura quarterback Alan Sedacca completed eight of 17 for 103 yards and threw a 61-yard touchdown to Jason Bell in the third period.

Mike Gee led Ventura (0-2 in division play) on the ground with 52 yards in five carries. He also scored on a 36-yard run in the first period.

Delon Smith added 43 yards in six carries for the Pirates.