Strong Defensive and Offensive effort pave the way for a win

Woodbridge, DeFreitas hold off Beckman

October 13, 2012 12:53 AM

By BRENT SHAVER

FOR OCVARSITY.COM

TUSTIN - Woodbridge saved its season and showed it can still be a force in the Pacific Coast League with a 24-16 victory over Beckman on Friday night at Tustin High. Woodbridge, the pick to win the league at the start of the year, had lost four games in a row.
“We told them this was do or die,” Woodbridge coach Rick Gibson said. “We just hadn’t been playing very well. It was time to step up and do what we needed to do. The kids played really hard.”

Woodbridge (3-4, 1-1) was ready from the start. The Warriors scored three touchdowns, all on runs by Austin DeFreitas, and racked up 275 yards of offense in the first quarter alone.
A 17-yard TD run by DeFreitas, who finished with 212 yards rushing on 35 carries, gave the Warriors a 21-3 lead with 3:57 left in the first quarter.
Donald Jackson’s 35-yard field goal put Woodbridge ahead, 24-3, with 10:26 left in the half.
What looked to be a blowout early turned into a game as Beckman (2-5, 1-1) chipped away at the lead.
A 61-yard touchdown pass from Quinn O’Dell to Nick White pulled Beckman to 24-9. Blake Crandall’s 26-yard touchdown run made it 24-16 with 9:26 left in the third quarter.
But Beckman couldn’t come up with that key play to score again.
DeFreitas and quarterback Matt Callahan had crucial carries for first downs for Woodbridge to run out the clock.
DeFreitas, who also started on defense for the first time this season, finished with 212 yards rushing on 35 carries.