RAYMOND HUIZAR led GWC to an easy win over Long Beach City.
By Adam Stites
Western Sun managing editor
The Golden West football team started their season off in style by beating the Long Beach City College Vikings in every aspect of the game and winning by a demoralizing score, 42-0.
The Rustlers don’t appear to have the same issues at quarterback that plagued them in the 2010 season, as sophomore Raymond Huizar appears to have the starting spot secured. Huizar started the scoring for GWC by tossing a 48-yard touchdown pass to sophomore Andrew Williams less than four minutes into the game.
It was the defense that stole the show from there forcing four fumbles and recovering two of them before halftime. The first of the four fumbles was recovered by safety John Graves and returned 50 yards for a touchdown.
Another fumble by LBCC on the subsequent drive was recovered by GWC’s Cody Johnson and left the Rustlers in excellent field position. Huizar capitalized with his second touchdown pass of the game, this time to Jared Cohen.
Golden West continued to make big plays on defense and special teams, returning an interception and a punt for a pair of touchdowns, both in the second quarter. The former, a 39-yard interception return by linebacker Chris Fiscus and the latter, a 46-yard punt return by cornerback and punt returner Donny Rugles.
At the end of the first half, Golden West had hammered out a 33-0 lead and didn’t allow the Vikings to get any offensive rhythm in the remaining 30 minutes. At the game’s end, LBCC accumulated just 113 yards of total offense compared to Golden West’s 304.
The Rustlers will look to continue their success when they host Glendale College at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10. Glendale lost in their opener to Pasadena by a 49-28 score.
