LAKE COUNTY >> Anthonie Guzman gave Fort Bragg the runaround on Friday night at Timberwolf Stadium, spoiling the Timberwolves” homecoming celebration in the process.
While the senior is Lake County”s leading wide receiver, he”s also a threat to run the ball in Middletown”s offense and he often does. On Friday, he logged a career-best 185 yards on nine carries and scored on runs of 60 and 5 yards as the Mustangs rallied from a 13-0 deficit to beat Fort Bragg 28-19.
And he kept right on running even when he wasn”t carrying the football. Guzman also had four catches for 43 yards while playing on offense and his 30-yard interception return in the second quarter put Middletown ahead to stay at 14-13 as Tyler Holt kicked the extra point. It was Guzman”s fourth interception of the season and his second pick six.
In other Week 5 action around Lake County, Kelseyville squared its North Central League I record sans head coach with a 21-14 win at Cloverdale, Clear Lake surrendered 32 unanswered points in a 32-8 loss at Willits, Lower Lake never got untracked against St. Helena and fell 48-14 in St. Helena, and the Upper Lake Cougars dropped to 0-5 on the season with a 42-0 home loss to St. Helena.
Statistics
Rushing — The aforementioned Guzman took rushing honors in Week 5 with 185 yards and two TDs. Kelseyville”s Robert McLean had 153 yards and a TD; Lower Lake”s James Clark added 124 yards on 16 carries and a TD for Lower Lake; and Lower Lake”s Isazah King had 89 yards on 11 carries against St. Helena.
Passing — Kelseyville”s Noah Lyndall went 5-for-9 for 91 yards and two touchdowns against Cloverdale.
Receiving — Guzman”s four catches for 43 yards led the way in Week 5. Kelseyville tight end Tyler Riewerts had two receptions for 25 yards and a TD.
Highlights
Special teams — Middletown”s Tyler Holt went 4-for-4 on extra points against Fort Bragg. Elias Alvarez made all three of his extra-point kicks against Cloverdale. Willits returned a free kick following a safety for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to put away Clear Lake.
Defense — Kelseyville”s Noah Lyndall picked off a Cloverdale pass and also sacked the Eagles” quarterback in the Knights” 21-14 win. Middletown”s Guzman and Wyatt Hall returned interceptions for touchdowns against Fort Bragg, the second straight game Fort Bragg”s Kaylor Sullivan has thrown a pair of pick-sixes.
Sack attack — Middletown sacked Sullivan six times.
More on Sullivan — Fort Bragg”s junior quarterback went 30-for-54 for 293 yards and two touchdowns in the loss to Middletown.
More on interceptions — Lower Lake”s Ethan Watson picked off St. Helena”s quarterback three times although the Trojan JVs still lost to the Saints 21-14.
5-0, 5-0, 5-0 — The season records of the St. Helena, Clear Lake and Middletown JV squads. Something will give in Week 6 as Middletown travels to St. Helena.
Speaking of Week 6 — Middletown (2-0, 4-1) and St. Helena (2-0, 5-0) square off in the varsity game of the week as well.
Opposite ends — California School for the Deaf of Fremont is 5-0 and hasn”t been scored on this season. Upper Lake is 0-5 and hasn”t scored a point.
Streaks — Kelseyville quarterback Noah Lyndall has thrown at least one touchdown pass in all five of the Knights” games this season. His six touchdown passes lead the county. Middletown”s JVs have won 15 straight.
Home on Friday — Lower Lake (0-2, 2-3) hosts Clear Lake (0-2, 3-2) while Kelseyville (1-1, 4-1) entertains Fort Bragg (1-1, 3-2).
McGuire comments — Kelseyville varsity head coach Mike McGuire wasn”t on the sidelines with the Knights on Friday night when they won at Cloverdale. According to athletic director Scott Conrad, “We had some kids make a mistake ? there was some discipline involved. Coach McGuire felt like he had to remove himself from the situation.” Said McGuire, “We had a private team infraction this past week and after evaluating our situation I met with our administration and let them know I thought as the head football coach that it would be appropriate to stand down this week. I appreciate the fact that my administration trusted my decision on this and allowed me to make that decision. I have a lot of confidence in my team and coaches and thought it was important to send the message to the team that we need to make better decisions at times and I”m glad to see the team pulled together and obviously everyone involved did a great job. I think our team not only got a win tonight, but we grew into a tighter unit.” Added McGuire in a follow-up message to the Record-Bee, “Lou Poloni, Rob Ishihara, Mike Lyndall and Jim Ducoty did a fantastic job. I”m really proud of them.” Poloni served as the interim head coach against Cloverdale, Mike Lyndall took over for McGuire as offensive coordinator, Ishihara ran the defense as usual and Ducoty coached the special teams.
Just a note to all of you JV parents — If we receive game information from your son”s coach, it runs in the Record-Bee. It”s just that easy.
Spreading the wealth — Rosie Emerson, daughter of first-year Middletown girls” soccer coach Amy Emerson, scored two goals on Thursday in the Mustangs” 5-2 win over Clear Lake. She scored one for each team. Emerson accidentally headed in a Clear Lake corner kick to give the Cardinals one of their goals in the first half. Emerson”s other goal — for Middletown — put the Mustangs ahead to stay 3-2 in the second half.
Nothing better than ? — Getting results for a Tuesday evening soccer game on Thursday night ? by email.
It”s flying by — The high school regular season ends one month from today for Lake County teams. Wondering if it will still be 95 degrees outside by then.
A good eye for talent — “The Raiders looked the best they have all season today,” said Raiders fan and Lower Lake coach Tim Biasotti on a Facebook posting Sunday. It was Oakland”s bye week.
Jacksonville joke backfires — The mascot for the Jacksonville Jaguars, the NFL”s East Coast version of the Oakland Raiders, held up a sign in the fourth quarter stating, “Towels Carry Ebola.” The mascot was making fun of the towel Pittsburgh Steelers fans wave at games. The job status of said mascot said to be in critical condition at last check.
Hey, contact your cable provider — Upset caller on Monday wanted to know why she couldn”t find the Giants-Nationals game on the television despite her best efforts to locate it. She blamed us.
Cable provider update — National won 4-1 ? so there.
Dude”s Rankings (by Ralph Gibson):
Division IV — 1. St. Mary”s (5-0), dominated El Cerrito 48-21; 2. Piedmont (5-0), crushed Richmond 46-0; 3. Justin-Siena (4-2), upset Marin Catholic 3-0, handing the Kentfield team is first league loss in six years; 4. San Marin (4-2), beat Redwood 6-0; 5. Del Norte (4-1), crushed Arcata 72-0; 6. Fortuna (4-2), came from behind to defeat McKinleyville 39-38; 7. Fort Bragg (3-2), lost to Middletown 28-19; 8. Kelseyville (4-1), hosts Fort Bragg on Friday.
Division V — 1. Salesian (3-2), dominated Berean Christian 55-7; 2. St. Helena (5-0), defeated Lower Lake 48-14; 3. Valley Christian (4-2), beat Pinole Valley 30-6; St. Bernard (4-1), crushed Ferndale 54-20; 5. Middletown (4-1), travels to St. Helena on Friday night; 6. CSD (5-0), idle; 7. Stellar Prep (4-2), visits CSD on Friday night; 8. Swett (4-1), lost to Stellar Prep 34-27.
