Beverly Hills Normans

(coach Steve Geanakos)

0-6 overall, 0-1 in league

241 Moreno Dr.

Beverly Hills running back Alex Dennis looks to break into open field in the Normans’ 41-0 loss to Hawthorne last Friday. (Photo courtesy of David Berke)

Beverly Hills High School suffered a punishing 41-0 loss last Friday at the hands of the Hawthorne Cougars in their first conference game of the season. It was the Normans’ sixth loss in a row. The winless Beverly Hills team could not contain Hawthorne’s passing game led by quarterback Marte Mapu who threw for three touchdowns in the contest. Cougars running back Eric Foster added two rushing touchdowns for the Cougars, as did two-way player Carlos Jacobo with a receiving touchdown on offense and an interception recovered for a touchdown on defense. The Normans showed signs of life in the 2nd quarter on defense when they recovered a fumble, but the offense turned the ball back over on downs. The Normans travel to El Segundo High School this Friday, Oct. 14 to battle the 5-1 Eagles at 7 p.m. The Normans will try to capitalize on El Segundo having suffered their first loss of the season last weekend to Culver City High School, 24-19. El Segundo High School is located at 640 Main Street in El Segundo.

Fairfax Lions

(coach Shane Cox)

5-1 overall, 0-1 in conference

7850 Melrose Ave.

The Fairfax Lions had their perfect season spoiled last weekend by conference rival Venice High School in a 27-11 loss. Senior Lions quarterback Markell White completed 12 on 16 passing attempts for 83 yards in the air, and rushed for 112 rushing yards and a touchdown. His effort wasn’t enough to counter Venice’s explosive offense led by freshman quarterback, Luca Diamont, who passed for one touchdown, ran for another and had 242 all purpose yards. Junior running back Justin Cauley added another score for the Gondoliers and averaged six yards on 27 carries. The Fairfax Lions are home this weekend against the University Wildcats who are 2-5 and have struggled on both sides of the ball, having been shutout three times this season and outscored 227-54.

Hollywood Sheiks

(coach Frank Galvin)

3-3 overall, 2-0 in league

1521 N. Highland Ave.

The Sheiks will come off their bye week this Friday, Oct. 14 to face off at home against the 3-4 Legacy Tigers at 7 p.m. Hollywood will hope to continue their momentum from a 34-20 win over Contreras High School, their second win in a row. The Sheiks will look to capitalize on Legacy’s struggling defense that’s allowed an average of 39 points per game this season.  Hollywood’s defense is led by senior team captain Ruben Salazar who is averaging 7.2 tackles per game, has recovered 3 interceptions, one fumble, and caused two fumbles. The Sheiks need a big game from Salazar, who also plays soccer for Hollywood High, and who tied his season high of ten tackles in a game two weeks ago against Contreras.

Los Angeles Romans

(coach Eric Scott)

4-2 overall, 0-1 in league

4650 W. Olympic Blvd.

The Romans suffered a tough loss last Friday in their first league game this season falling 21-20 to Dorsey High School at home. Dorsey senior quarterback Jerman Gotoy led the team with 134 all-purpose yards, one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown, while sophomore running back Charles Mincy, Jr. added another score. The Romans face off against the Manual Arts High School Toilers Friday, Oct. 14 at 2:30 p.m. Manual Arts High School is located at 4131 S. Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles.

Loyola Cubs

(coach Marvin Sanders)

2-5 overall, 1-2 in league

1901 Venice Blvd.

Senior running back Patrick O’Reilly goes for one of his seven carries in the Cubs’ 42-0 loss to Chaminade on Oct. 7. (Photo courtesy of Judy Heinan)

The Loyola Cubs were crushed last weekend by the Chaminade Eagles, 42-0, for their fifth loss of the season. Senior quarterback Sean O’Malley completed 18 of 24 passes for 102 yards and threw one interception in the losing effort. Junior Jacob Mcbride led the Cubs’ running back corps with 69 yards on 8 carries, and senior receiver Connor Beadles had 7 catches for 50 total yards. The Cubs’ defense was led by senior Winston Anawalt who had 11 total tackles against Chaminade, adding to his 72 for the season plus two sacks. The Cubs travel to Encino this Friday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. to face the Crespi Celts who are 2-4 this season and winless in their first two league games. Crespi High School is located at 5031 Alonzo Avenue in Encino.