Leuzinger Wings to Victory, 23-0

The Leuzinger High football team stole some pages from the Torrance playbook Thursday night. The Olympians went to the air en route to a 23-0 nonleague victory at Torrance.

Leuzinger quarterback Jason Simmons completed eight of 11 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound senior, who gained 39 yards in seven carries, also dashed in for a seven-yard touchdown run to extend the Olympians’ lead to 20-0 midway through the fourth quarter. Jason Sharp had seven receptions for 168 yards and a touchdown.

“We haven’t passed this much in awhile,� Leuzinger Coach Fred Boehm said.

Torrance quarterback Tony Brown, who passed for 354 yards to help the Tartars rally from a 21-0 deficit against Redondo last week, was intercepted twice and finished 12 of 24 for 126 yards.

“Deep inside, we thought we had a chance to shut them out,� Leuzinger cornerback Will Moreland said about Torrance (2-1), which had scored 77 points in its first two games. “We knew they came back last week, so we tried not to get too excited when we were ahead.�

Simmons completed four of seven passes for 172 yards in the first half, including second-quarter touchdown passes to Sharp and tight end Aaron Williams to help Leuzinger (2-1) to a 14-0 halftime lead. Simmons hooked up with Williams on a short pass up the middle for a 61-yard score to open the scoring with 8 minutes 37 seconds left before halftime.

On the Olympians’ next series, Simmons lofted a short pass over the shoulder of Sharp, who raced down the left sideline for a 57-yard touchdown with 6:13 to play in the second quarter. Simmons and Williams connected on the two-point conversion to make the score, 14-0.

Sharp and Williams accounted for all eight receptions and six Leuzinger ball carriers combined for 160 yards.