Orange uniforms. Black end zones. Full stands.
Del Sol High football was played onto Jaguars Stadium for the first time by a mariachi band and then made sweet music in its first home football game at its new on-campus stadium.
Isaiah Flores ran for two touchdowns and Jayden Ramirez threw for two touchdowns as the Jaguars handled visiting Channel Islands, 37-0, in the second Rose Cup rivalry game on Friday, Oct. 16.
“It was awesome,” said Del Sol head coach James Nelson. “It was a lot of moving parts all night, but it worked out for us.”
Del Sol (2-6) improved to 1-2 in Citrus Coast League play, snapping a five-game losing streak in front of more than 3,000 fans.
“The crowd was amazing,” Nelson said. “So many people came out and were super supportive.
... There were a ton of people there.”
Three years after the Oxnard school opened, Flores scored the first TD in the new stadium, running for a 13-yard touchdown in the first quarter. He later ran for a 5-yard score.
Ramirez threw TD passes to Chris Cazares and Stephen Andrade. Hector Villasenor ran for a 35-yard TD run.
Issac Guerra-Flores and Anthony Hernandez both had two sacks to lead the Del Sol defense to the first shutout in program history.
“It was busy, it was eventful and it didn’t come without its problems, but we were able to troubleshoot,” said Del Sol athletic director Chris Holdsworth.
“When I was able to get a chance to watch the game and see our fans in the stands, it was pretty amazing.”
Del Sol will play at Carpinteria this Friday. Channel Islands (1-7, 1-2) will play at Santa Clara.
Nordhoff 41, Santa Clara 21
The Rangers kicked off a new era by winning on opening night for the $5 million redeveloped home stands at Ojai Community Stadium.
“The lights, the press box and everything … they did a really good job on it,” Nordhoff head coach Dill Lowen said. “It was definitely a different look. The hill isn’t there.”
Making his second start as starting quarterback, senior Jonathan Verduzco completed 13 of 19 passes for 212 yards and five TDs as unbeaten Nordhoff improved to 8-0 overall 3-0 in the Citrus Coast League.
“He had a good night,” Lowen said of Verduzco. “He started hesitating a lot less and trusting his receivers.”
Isaiah Giesea caught seven passes for 104 yards and two TDs, Cooper Cole caught four passes for 82 yards and a TD, and Brody Dvortcsak caught a TD and ran for a score for Nordhoff.
Nordhoff will play host Grace this Friday. Santa Clara (4-4, 1-3) will host Channel Islands.
Moorpark 44, Thousand Oaks 0
Dawson Armstrong completed 12 of 13 passes for 101 yards and three TDs, two to Colby Cronquist, and Brody Tweedy ran for 79 yards and two TDs on 11 carries to lead the Musketeers.
“First game we’ve had everyone full healthy,” said Moorpark head coach Christian Dearborn. “That was a big difference for us. We’re at full strength at the right time.”
Payton Sustin had a TD run and Blake Davidson had a TD catch for Moorpark (6-2), which improved to 2-1 in Channel League play.
Sustin, David Dias, James Andrew, Jack King and Connor Moon had sacks and King also had an interception as the Musketeers held Thousand Oaks (1-7, 0-3) to just 56 yards of total offense.
Moorpark will host Ventura this Friday, while Thousand Oaks will play at Rio Mesa.
Agoura 41, Camarillo 36
The Chargers defensive front, reinforced by former Oaks Christian defensive end Zayne Reed, piled up seven sacks to derail a Camarillo comeback.
Reed had three sacks, Radeen Vahidi had two sacks, Will Gelt had 1.5 sacks, and Coltrane Powell had a sack for Agoura (7-1), which improved to 3-0 in Coastal 101 League play.
“With Zayne, we’re for real,” said Agoura head coach Dustin Croick.
Agoura quarterback Kris Carranza completed 10 of 17 passes for 155 yards and two TDs. Vahidi ran for 87 yards and two TDs on 11 carries, Gavin Pulisic caught five passes for 77 yards and two TDs. and Murphy Glynn had a TD reception.
Camarillo quarterback Brad Barlow completed 25 of 40 passes for 288 yards and four TDs, but was limited to just 17 yards rushing.
Jacob Garcia caught 12 passes for 145 yards and two TDs and Cruz Howe caught five passes for 84 yards and a TD for the Scorpions.
Camarillo (4-4, 1-2) will visit Oak Park this Friday. Agoura will host Oxnard.
Calabasas 48, Oxnard 18
Aaron Perry returned a punt and an interception for touchdowns as the first-place Coyotes (7-1) improved to 3-0 in Coastal 101 League play with a road win.
“They fought hard,” said Calabasas head coach Cary Harris. “We played OK.”
Calabasas quarterback Dominik Hardy completed 8 of 12 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 87 yards and a TD.
Kingston Celifie caught five passes for 111 yards and a TD, Korbin Thomas caught a 63-yard scoring strike, and Jayden Campos caught a TD pass for the Coyotes.
Calabasas will play at Buena this Friday. Oxnard (3-5, 1-2) will travel to Agoura.
Oak Park 44, Buena 39
Luke Zapko ran for four scores and Bryson Kennedy ran for one TD and threw for another to Lyndon Lovett as the Eagles built a 31-14, third-quarter lead.
It was the first Coastal 101 League win for Oak Park (5-3, 1-2), which will host Camarillo this Friday.
Junior Dylan Nicholson piled up 447 yards of total offense for Buena (0-8, 0-3), which will host Calabasas.
The transfer from Camarillo ran for 196 yards and four TDs on 23 carries and completed 17 of 30 passes for 251 yards and two interceptions.
“That’s the best 0-7 team I’ve ever played,” Oak Park head coach Casey Webb said. “They’re well-coached. The game plan was great. They were in it the whole time.”
Grace 40, Carpinteria 0
Riley Williams completed 11 of 17 passes for 266 yards and five TDs and ran for another 80 yards as the Lancers (6-2) improved to 3-0 in Citrus Coast League play with a shutout win on the road.
Charlie Martinez caught eight passes for 134 yards and two TDs, Landon Lasecla caught a 71-yard TD pass, Owen O’Neal caught a 46-yard TD pass, and Donovan Merrill grabbed a TD pass.
Grace visits Nordhoff this Friday for a first-place showdown.
Santa Barbara 37, Rio Mesa 0
The Spartans were held to 123 yards of total offense and shut out for the first time since 2019, snapping a streak of 67 games, to fall to 2-6 overall and 0-3 in the Channel League.
Rio Mesa will host Thousand Oaks this Friday.
Dos Pueblos 56, Santa Paula 21
Rene Vega threw three TD passes, two to Isaiah Ramos and one to Imari Carveth, but the Cardinals dropped their third straight game.
Host Dos Pueblos scored three straight times in the third quarter to pad its 21-14 halftime lead.
“We’re very young and banged up right now,” said Santa Paula head coach Mike Montoya.
Santa Paula (3-5, 0-3 Tri-County League) will host Hueneme this Friday.
San Marcos 44, Hueneme 6
Sophomore Carlos Flores scored the lone TD for the Vikings (1-7), who fell to 0-3 in Tri-County League play. Hueneme visits Santa Paula this Friday.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Del Sol christens new stadium with win to highlight Week 8 action
