"Orange Lutheran coach Rod Sherman has known Jon Ellinghouse for a long time. Before facing Sierra Canyon on Thursday night at Orange Coast College, Sherman said he wouldn't mind telling the Trailblazers coach directly that he thought Ellinghouse's team was the best he had seen the school produce. After No. 2 Sierra Canyon dismantled No. 7 Orange Lutheran 41-9, Sherman was certain. "No doubt," he said. Eric Sondheimer, The Times' high school sports columnist, nicknamed the Trailblazers' swarming, antagonizing defense the "Kaboom Squad" - a superhero-like, nonstop force of power, speed and IQ. How do you stop a defensive front such as Sierra Canyon's?"
""There were some unbelievable special plays defensively," said Ellinghouse after Sierra Canyon improved to 5-0. Junior defensive back Madden Riordan sealed the game with an interception. Senior defensive lineman Mikhal Johnson recorded two sacks. Junior defensive tackle Kasi Currie had two tackles for loss and an interception over a four-play span in the second quarter."
"The Trailblazers sideline shouted in the third quarter when senior defensive back Trey Brown snuck in for a booming sack. "Everybody was hype for me," Brown said. It was relentless. The Lancers completed just five passes on 17 attempts. Senior defensive end Richard Wesley's scream in the middle of the postgame huddle said it all. "I'm happy," Wesley - who claimed a sack himself - roared, extending the "y" for emphasis."
Rod Sherman has known Jon Ellinghouse for a long time and considered telling Ellinghouse directly that the team was the best he had seen the school produce. No. 2 Sierra Canyon defeated No. 7 Orange Lutheran 41-9 behind a swarming, antagonizing defense. The Trailblazers produced 10 tackles for loss, six sacks and multiple turnovers. Madden Riordan sealed the game with an interception. Mikhal Johnson recorded two sacks. Kasi Currie had two tackles for loss and an interception over a four-play span. Trey Brown delivered a third-quarter sack. Orange Lutheran completed only five passes on 17 attempts.
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