Clipping their wings
Damien Gonzalez intercepts touchdown throw in endzone. Photos courtesy Crystal Gurrola.
Damien Gonzalez intercepts touchdown throw in endzone. Photos courtesy Crystal Gurrola.
Flashes vs. Oak Park Eagles
Hayden Wright rushes for almost 300 yards.
Hayden Wright rushes for almost 300 yards.
Omar Valdivia and 61 Gil Sandoval Keep Oak Park from getting the first down.
Omar Valdivia and 61 Gil Sandoval Keep Oak Park from getting the first down.
Joseph Megana kicks a PAT.
Joseph Megana kicks a PAT.
Daniel Tafoya rushes for a first down as 61 Cody Isaacs and 74 Brandon Castillo Lead the way.
Daniel Tafoya rushes for a first down as 61 Cody Isaacs and 74 Brandon Castillo Lead the way.
Alex Vargas runs for a 20 yard gain.
Alex Vargas runs for a 20 yard gain.
Mylo Lieghton Stops the run.
Mylo Lieghton Stops the run.

The Fillmore Flashes football team traveled to Oak Park on Friday to take on the Oak Park Eagles. The Flashes won the coin toss and elected to receive the ball to start the game. The Flashes offense got to work starting at the 35 yard line of Oak Park. With the ball on Fillmore's 47 yard line Andres Andrade took the ball 47 yards to the house and Fillmore scored first. The extra point was good and Fillmore lead 7-0 with 10:44 left in the 1st quarter. Oak Park returned the ball down to the 39 yard line, however, a personal foul penalty backed them up 15 yards down to the 24. Fillmore's defense came out and didn't let the Eagles do anything on offense as they were forced to punt on their 1st possession. Fillmore pounded the ball down field leading to their second touchdown of the night. Fillmore was up 13-0 with 7:17 left in the 1st quarter. The Eagles got the ball again, but they were still unable to move the ball as the Flashes defense on 4th down on the 27 yard line. On the very next play Hayden Wright took it 73 yards for a touchdown to put the Flashes up 20-0 with 426 left in the 1st quarter. Fillmore tried an onsides kick, but Oak Park recovered at the 35 yard line. Fillmore's defense held strong and on 3rd down Oak Park fumbled the ball, but the offense recovered and on 4th and 19 at the 24 yard line Oak Park punted the ball all the way down to the 16. At the end of the 1st quarter the score was 20-0 in favor of the Flashes.

Oak Parks defense held the Flashes offense as Fillmore went for it on 4th and short from the Oak Park 45 yard line. The Eagles used a 32 yard pass to get down to the 20 yard line of the Flashes. The Eagles got the ball inside the 10 yard line. The Flashes held the Eagles on 3rd down, but Oak Park elected to go for it on 4th down. The pass was intercepted in the end zone, and the Flashes offense started with the ball on the 20 yard line. The Flashes handed the ball off to Hayden Wright on 2nd down and 7 from the 23, and he burst 77 yards for another touchdown to widen the gap at 26-0 with 7:53 left before halftime. Fillmore's defense stepped up again as they forced the Eagles to punt. The Flashes offense started with the ball at the 40 yard line with 4:23 left in the half. Hayden Wright ran the ball 20 yards setting himself up for another touchdown run from 16 yards out that put the Flashes up 33-0 at halftime.

Oak Park got the ball first to start the second half. The Eagles offense started on the 20 yard line. The Eagles offense couldn't get anything going as they were forced to punt the ball on 4th and 10. The Flashes offense started with the ball at the Eagles 44 yard line. Hayden Wright got the ball and scrambled 34 yards down to the 10 yard line. Fillmore scored on a QB sneak With 9:06 left in the 3rd quarter. That score pushed the lead up to 40-0 in favor of the Flashes. Oak Park started their next drive on the 20 yard line. The Eagles were forced to punt the ball away on 4th and 8 from the 22 yard line. Fillmore used a shovel pass to rip off a 32 yard gain down to the 35 yard line with 1 minute left in the 3rd quarter. Fillmore scored on a quarterback keeper to push the score to 46-0 going in to the final quarter of play.

The Eagles offense started with the ball on the 38 yard line of the Flashes. The Eagles managed to take the ball all the way down field as the Eagles were finally able to get on the board thanks to a quarterback sneak. The Eagles went for a 2 point conversion and they got it, and they cut the lead to 46-8 with 5:30 left in the game. The Eagles tried an onside kick, but it was recovered by the Flashes on the 49 yard line. Damien Gonzalez ran the ball 22 yards down to the 27 yard line. Andres Andrade scored the final touchdown of the game with 2:35 left. Fillmore dominated Oak Park from start to finish 53-8. Fillmore's Hayden Wright was the most impressive player to watch that game as he rushed the ball for 285 yards. Good luck to the Eagles on the rest of their season. Next week they play Carpinteria at Carpinteria High School next Friday. The Flashes have a big game next week as they face rival Santa Paula High School for the 104th time. Be sure to get to the game early, because a capacity crowd is expected. GO FLASHES!