PLEASANTON -- The De La Salle High football team's defense spent
a lot of time on the field and gave up a lot of yards in its
52-24 win over Amador Valley on Friday night.  But five Amador
Valley turnovers made all the difference.  Though Spartans
allowed 291 passing yards and were outgained by the Dons in
total yardage, the take-aways helped make for a running clock by
the fourth quarter.  Michael Hutchings, Andrew Buckley and Das
Tautalatasi all had interceptions for De La Salle (7-0) deep in
Amador Valley territory that the Spartans quickly turned into
points.  And every time Amador Valley (3-4) scored, the Spartans
had an answer.  "We still have a lot of things that we don't do
well, but we did do some good things tonight," De La Salle coach
Bob Ladouceur said. "Our defense put us on the porch all the
time."  Tiapepe Vitale rushed for 142 yards to lead a Spartan
offense that didn't spend a whole lot of time on the field,
particularly in the first half. De La Salle finished with 320
yards of offense.  Dons