Eagles prove to be 'Rams' tough; beat CCSF for fifth straight time

KC Onwuemeka kicked two field goals and Alex Gonsalves scored on a 4-yard run as Laney College upset City College of San Francisco 13-10 on Friday night in Oakland.

Laney was ranked 20th in the California Community Colleges Athletic Association coaches' poll; CCSF was ranked No. 5. It was also the Eagles' fifth straight victory over the Rams in the last four years.

After a scoreless first half, Onwuemeka (Hercules High School) kicked a 25-yard field goal with 11:42 left in the third quarter to give the Eagles (3-3, 1-0 National Bay 6 Conference) a 3-0 lead over the Rams (4-2,0-1).

After CCSF went up 10-3, Gonsalves (Dublin HS) scored with 14:53 left in the game and, with Onwuemeka's PAT the score was tired at 10-10 Gonsalves' scoring run was set up when quarterback Ryan Mackey (Rio Vista HS) completed a 66-yard pass-run play to wide receiver Merle Bass (Stagg HS, Stockton) down to the Rams' 4-yard line.

After Tayvian Williams (Tahoma HS, Covington, WA) blocked a CCSF punt, putting the ball on the Rams' 13, Onwuemeka kicked a 24-yard field goal for the game-winner with 8:42 left in the fourth quarter.

Laney plays at College of San Mateo Saturday, Oct. 26, at 1 p.m.