Coming off an 0-10 soccer season, Westlake Excessive unveiled a brand new look, a brand new coach and a freshman quarterback in a 38-14 win over Golden Valley within the Warriors’ season opener.
Most spectacular was the play of freshman quarterback Ford Inexperienced, who moved right here from South Carolina. He’s additionally a baseball participant and A pupil. He began with an A sport, finishing 15 of 18 passes for 218 yards and 4 touchdowns.
First-year Westlake coach Rick Clausen, who performed quarterback in school together with brothers Casey and Jimmy, mentioned of Inexperienced: “Me, Casey and even Jimmy weren’t doing the stuff we were asking him to do, making checks at the line, getting people in places. He managed the game well. He did a really good job getting us in and out of the huddle. The game was not too fast for him.”
Clausen had been an assistant for 14 years, so it was his first win as a head coach. However he was extra centered on getting his gamers to expertise success for the primary time in a very long time.
“Kids were happy. Kids were excited,” he mentioned. “It’s really important for them to get confidence.”
Subsequent up is a highway sport in opposition to Agoura on Friday night time.
