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Alonzo Holcombe rushed for more than 200 yards and scored twice to lead Baldwin over Oceanside.
Jeff Wilson/Herald
Lights-out performances from senior running back Alonzo Holcombe and its defense propelled Baldwin to a convincing 34-0 Conference I victory over visiting Oceanside last Friday night before more than 1,000 spectators.
The Bruins, who came off a shutout loss at Freeport, scored on the game’s opening possession and never let up. Holcombe rushed for 215 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries and senior quarterback Nick LoBello passed for a score and ran for another. Baldwin’s defense, which has allowed 13 points in three games, intercepted Sailors junior quarterback Tyler Heuer three times and sacked him three times. Heuer entered the game with a county-leading nine touchdown passes.
“We didn’t think they could run the ball consistently against us,” Bruins coach Steve Carroll said. “We knew we had to do our best to slow down their passing game, and the defense did an incredible job.
“Heuer’s a very accurate passer and Gene Garay is a tremendous weapon,” Carroll added. “The way they moved the ball and put up points in the first two games, I didn’t feel comfortable with our lead until we scored just before the half to go up 27-0.”
Baldwin scored on four of its five possessions in the first half and the only time it failed to produce points it reached the Oceanside 16-yard line. Holcombe got the party started early, busting a 36-yard run on the second snap of the game and later capping a seven-play, 70-yard drive with a seven-yard touchdown burst.
Late in the second quarter, the game got away from the Sailors. Down 14-0 after junior Aaron Green’s eight-yard touchdown catch and Holcombe’s two-point conversion grab, Oceanside pulled out the bag of tricks on its ensuing possession and would’ve cut the margin in half if not for a questionable penalty for an illegal forward pass. A halfback option pass from Garay to Nick Pino worked like a charm and would’ve resulted in a 48-yard score had officials not ruled Garay crossed the line of scrimmage before releasing the ball.
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