Before the varsity squad got a shot at Rocklin's Boise-bound quarterback Friday, the lower levels got their crack. And neither one of them ended the way the Tigers hoped, with a 21-12 junior varsity loss and a 17-6 freshman loss.</p><p>Rocklin jumped ahead in the second quarter with touchdown passes of 78 and 7 yards after a scoreless first quarter.</p><p>"We had a couple of big mistakes, two blown coverages," said Darin Heredia, who coaches both JV and freshman. "Eliminate those mistakes and we win."</p><p>Los Banos struck back near the end of the third quarter with a touchdown on a broken play. Quarterback Chris Corpuz watched the snap go over his head on second and 15, then caught the ball on the first bounce, scrambled, and launched a pass to Delvonte Moore in the end zone.</p><p>A touchdown run in the fourth extended Rocklin's lead to 21-6, and Los Banos scored again on a Corpuz quarterback sneak at 3:52. The two-point conversion failed.</p><p>"We would have been within a touchdown of tying or winning," Heredia said. "We had our offense clicking. If we got the conversion and the onside kick, we had a good chance."</p><p>Los Banos went for the onside kick, which Rocklin recovered for the final nail in the coffin.</p><p>Los Banos had just as tough a time in the freshman game, a 17-6 loss.</p><p>"Their freshman team was big, physical and fast," Heredia said. "I was very proud of our freshman team. We fought hard."</p><p>All the scoring occured in the first half -- starting with an 8-yard Rocklin touchdown run, followed by a field goal after Los Banos gave up a fumble.</p><p>Robert Gill put the Tigers back in the game with an 82-yard kickoff return following the field goal.</p><p>"We didn't get film or anything," Heredia said. "So we were kind of flying by the seat of our pants."</p><p>In the second quarter, Los Banos' defense had Rocklin back up to its own 3-yard line when the quarterback hit his receiver on a streak for a 97-yard score.</p><p>"Fix what was wrong and forget about it." Heredia said about his words to his defense following the play.</p><p>The second half was a defensive affair, with a Nathan Vander Poel interception and a Chris Lonetree sack.</p><p>Said Lonetree, "We wanted to set the tone."</p><p>Enterprise reporter David Witte can be reached by phone at 388-6565 or by e-mail at sports@losbanosenterprise.com