LOWER LAKE >> Impressive numbers, big performances and one huge tackle added up to a 4-1 week for Lake County teams during week two of the high school football season.
Lower Lake, Clear Lake, Kelseyville and Middletown all notched victories, the latter three by shutout, on Friday night. The odd-man out was Upper Lake, a 77-0 loser to Clear Lake at Don Owens Stadium in Lakeport. For those of you who like to keep track of records, that is both the most points scored and most points allowed by a Lake County team in a single game since the Record-Bee began keeping official records more than 30 years ago.
Here”s a look around the county not that week two is officially in the record books.
Statistics
Rushing — Kelseyville”s Robert McLean gained 202 yards on 14 carries with two touchdowns in a 21-0 victory over South Fork. Lower Lake”s Isazah King had 124 yards on 15 carries with two touchdowns in a 27-18 win over Durham. Cole Brodnansky led Clear Lake with 92 yards on only six carries and three TDs in the rout of Upper Lake. Middletown”s Wyatt Hall gained 72 yards on 13 carries with a TD in a 12-0 victory over Healdsburg. Clear Lake”s Gabe Wolfin also had 72 yards and a TD against Upper Lake.
Passing — Connor Armstrong completed nine of 15 passes for 138 yards in Middletown”s win over Healdsburg. Kelseyville”s Noah Lyndall was 5-for-9 for 98 yards and a TD against South Fork.
Receiving — All nine of Connor Armstrong”s completions for Middletown went to wideout Anthonie Guzman (138 yards). Kelseyville”s Robert McLean had three catches for 68 yards. Lower Lake”s Brendan Maninger had two receptions for 32 yards.
Highlights
Special teams — Clear Lake”s Deshawn White returned a kickoff 98 yards for the Cardinals” first points against Upper Lake. He later returned a punt 53 yards for another touchdown. Also for Clear Lake, Marty Sugimoto returned a punt 70 yards for a score.
Special teams … and that”s a record — Clear Lake”s Cole Brodnansky converted all 11 of his extra-point kicks against Upper Lake.
Defense — Greg Devilbiss” open-field tackle of a Healdsburg running back in the fourth quarter helped Middletown preserve its 6-0 lead at the time. The running back had just turned the corner and was heading for the end zone when Devilbiss dropped him at the 1-yard line on a fourth-and-goal play.
Seeing red in the red zone — Lower Lake picked off five Durham passes, each time with Durham in the red zone, Friday night at Gordon Sadler Field.
Pick six — Lower Lake”s Isazah King (90 yards) and James Clark (15 yards) returned interceptions for touchdowns against Durham. Middletown”s Anthonie Guzman returned an interception 43 yards for a score against Healdsburg, accounting for the Mustangs” first points of the game.
Deuces are wild — Leon Fred recovered two fumbles in Clear Lake”s win over Upper Lake.
Tackles and more tackles, baby — Robert Calderon was in on 14 tackles for Lower Lake against Durham while teammate Anthony Williams was in on 11. For Kelseyville, Noah Lyndall had six unassisted tackles and four assists against South Fork. Teammate Codi McGuire had five solo stops and five assists.
Streaks — Middletown”s junior varsity squad improved to 2-0 with a 26-6 win over Healdsburg, pushing the JV Mustangs” winning streak to 12 straight. Upper Lake”s varsity has lost 16 in a row.
How to keep a team happy — Eight different Cardinals scored touchdowns against Upper Lake.
None attempted — Clear Lake didn”t attempt a single pass against Upper Lake.
Third time wasn”t the charm — Middletown and Healdsburg have met in each of the last three seasons counting Friday”s game in Healdsburg, the only three games ever played between the two schools, and the Greyhounds have yet to crack the Mustangs” defense, getting shut out each time.
Homecoming alert — Lower Lake celebrates its homecoming Friday night against Upper Lake. Kelseyville and Middletotwn celebrate their homecomings the following Friday (Sept. 26) ? Kelseyville against St. Helena and Middletown against Willits.
Alumni update — Former Middletown star quarterback Kyle Harmyk threw for 252 yards and five touchdowns in Benedictine College”s wild 59-47 loss to Ottawa University in NAIA action on Saturday. Benedictine College of Atchison, Kansas, entered play No. 11 in the country in the NAIA standings while Ottawa was No. 14. The five TDs by Harmyk tied Benedictine”s single-game record.
Sympathy line starts here — Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice said he”s being unfairly punished by the NFL for knocking out his wife in an elevator and standing over her like Muhammad Ali at the Thrilla in Manilla.
Sympathy line starts here II — 49ers vs. Bears, fourth quarter. As far as choke jobs go, that was a beauty 49ers.
3-0 start — Kelseyville is off to a 3-0 start for the second year in a row under coach Mike McGuire.
Also 3-0 — First-year coach Darin Brodnansky and the Clear Lake Cardinals.
Who knows? – Maybe the Bass Bowl between Clear Lake and Kelseyville on Oct. 24 in Kelseyville might actually mean something this year.
Coaching clich? (media modified) — You”re only as good as your last story.
A word on deadlines — Just a friendly reminder to soccer and volleyball coaches that we can”t except any calls after 9:30 p.m. because of our deadlines. If you”re on the road for a game/match, please call from the road and not when you arrive home, which is often too late to make the print edition. If you don”t mind missing the print edition, call as late as you want ? but we won”t be answering after 9:30 p.m.
So what if he doesn”t play for Mendocino? — Fort Bragg quarterback Kaylor Sullivan. Fort Bragg coach Roy Perkins can explain.
Dude”s Rankings (courtesy of Ralph Gibson):
Division IV — 1. St. Mary”s (3-0) defeated Bethel 31-7; 2. San Marin (3-0) crushed Sonoma Valley 55-13; 3. Fortuna (2-1) visits Ferndale for the annual Milk Can Game on Saturday; 4. Del Norte (2-1) hosts St. Bernard on Friday; 5. Piedmont (2-0) hosts Healdsburg on Friday; 6. Kelseyville (3-0) beat South Fork 21-0; 7. Fort Bragg (2-1) beat El Molino 35-19; 8. El Molino (2-1) hosts Middletown on Friday.
Division V — 1. Salesian (1-1) lost to McClymonds 32-22; 2. Valley Christian (2-1) hosts Castlemont on Friday; 3. St. Helena (2-0) came from behind to defeat Winters 33-20; 4. Ferndale (1-2) lost to Valley Christian 32-22; 5. Clear Lake (3-0) first 3-0 start since 2007; 6. Middletown (1-1) beat Healdsburg 12-0; 7. CSD (3-0) has outscored opponents 159-0; 8. St. Bernard (2-1) beat McKinleyville 53-41.
