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Torres leads Vaqs to 6-0

Football: Freshman finishes with 126 yards and two touchdowns in 15 carries in GCC's 28-3 home victory.

October 16, 2006|By Jonathan Raber
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On this night, it was Torres who continued to come up with the big plays on the offensive side of the ball. He scored his first touchdown of his college career with 8:52 left in the third quarter.

After a 17-yard pass from Doyle to tight end Julian Dewberry brought the ball down to the three-yard line, Torres need one carry to score and make it, 21-3.

But he wasn't done quite yet.

Torres saved his best run of the night for his last carry. With the game almost out of reach, Torres put the game away.

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The running back broke past the secondary and scampered 39 yards for his second touchdown, and the game's final points.

"My goal was just to do my job," Torres said, who had seen four different running backs get steady carries this year before he got his opportunity. "I'm still at the bottom so I've got to work twice as hard."

The Vaqueros' defense, which came into the game as the top defensive unit allowing just 186 yards per game, did their part to control the Brahmas' offense.

In addition to Patterson, Josh Nesbitt, Michael Esquivel and Eliot Jones all had interceptions and helped limit the Brahma quarterbacks to just 137 yards passing.

Next week brings the true test to the Vaqueros as they travel to face Citrus, with first-place in conference on the line.

"Whoever wins that game will go a long way toward winning [the conference]," said Cicuto, whose team has now won 13 straight regular season games. "They are by far the best team we've seen all year."

 


  • JONATHAN RABER covers sports. He can be reached at (818) 637-3226 or by e-mail at jonathan.raber@latimes.com.

     

     

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