The Golden Tornado was on a rampage Friday night, and that was bad news for visiting Fullerton High.
Junior quarterback Griffin Arnold tossed five touchdown passes, and the Santa Barbara High football team cruised to a 45-7 victory behind a dominant defensive effort in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs.
“Our wheels were spinning on Sunday. We adjusted our defense, stuck to the game plan, and the kids bought in,” said Santa Barbara coach Nate Mendoza. “We threw them a big curveball Monday when we showed them what we were going to do. We were concerned all week. (Cyrus Aviles) won Orange County Player of the Week. He ran for 300 yards two weeks in a row. I’m not sure what he had tonight, but our boys put on a show.”…