By Rich Whittington<\/p>\n
(Whittier)- The Whittier Christian Heralds used a combination of ball control and big plays to defeat the visiting Torrance Tartars in CIF Northwest Divison first round action at Whittier College on Friday evening.<\/p>\n
The Heralds drew first blood, scoring on a 24-yard field goal by Derek Brush. This score came with 5:09 remaining in the first quarter of play.<\/p>\n
Towards the end of the quarter, Torrance got on the board when senior quarterback<\/p>\n
Jacob Kalama called his own number, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run with six seconds left on the clock. The PAT was good, giving the Tartars a 7-3 lead.<\/p>\n
Torrance increased its lead to 14-3 when senior Jonathan Heard scored on a blast of 17 yards with 8:01 remaining in period number two.<\/p>\n
Whittier Christian responded with a pair of touchdowns to close out the half. The first coming on a 1-yard run by junior running Back David Fischer at the 6:18 mark. The second was a 17-yard scoring pass from Ryan Esslinger to senior wide out Cody Bronkar, with 1:11 remaining. The Heralds when into the locker room leading the contest: 17-14.<\/p>\n
The teams traded touchdowns in the third quarter. Whittier Christian scored first, with 7:06 remaining, when Esslinger sprinted 47-yards for the score. Torrance answered at the 3:34 with a 2-yard scoring run by junior Bobby Wilson. The Torrance PAT attempt was no good, and the quarter ended with Whittier Christian leading, 24-20.<\/p>\n
Quarter number four provided even more fireworks. Fischer scored again for the Heralds, this time on a run of 18-yards, with 10:56 remaining in regulation. The PAT was good, giving Whittier Christian the lead, 31-20.<\/p>\n
Torrance again closed the score. With 3:19 remaining in the contest, Kamala found senior receiver Malik Brown in the end zone for a 15-yard score. The Tartars added a two point conversion, bringing the score to 31-28. This is as close as Torrance would get.<\/p>\n
After Whittier Christian recovered the Torrance onside kick attempt, Fischer scored his third touchdown of the evening\u2026a 47-yard scoring dash which sealed the victory for the Heralds, 38-28.<\/p>\n
Torrance finished the season with a record of 5-6, while the Heralds increased their record to 8-3. Whittier Christian will travel to Nordoff next Friday for their second round contest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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