A pair of local scholastic football teams went down to defeat in action last weekend. La Jolla High ran into a tough Saints team, dropping a 45-7 decision last Friday night. La Jolla’s only score came on an 8-yard run by QB Zac Zlatic. According to La Jolla High head coach Rey Hernandez, Tyler Bassler did a good job returning kickoffs, breaking one for 45 yards and another for 65 yards. “Our top defensive efforts came from Andy Jones, who made five tackles and recovered a fumble, and Pierce Poynter, who was also in on five tackles,” Hernandez said. “We need to improve in a number of areas. Our run blocking and pass protection have to improve, but my biggest concern is on the defensive side of the ball where we have given up 92 points in just three games.” La Jolla plays Santa Fe Christian this coming week, a team that has scored 169 points in four games. “We will have to make a major improvement on the defensive side of the ball in order to be competitive and give ourselves a chance to win,” Hernandez added. Elsewhere, The Bishop’s School suffered its first defeat of the season, a 33-19 loss at Mar Vista. “It was a tough, hard-fought game in which we came up on the losing end,” Bishop’s head coach Joel Allen commented. “We had a few penalties that hurt us, but our biggest loss was when Micah Seau went down with a shoulder injury in the first quarter. I don’t want to take anything away form Mar Vista — they played really hard and had a great game plan against us.” For Bishop’s (2-1), junior safety and running back Alec Fisher played very well, according to Allen, leading the team with 63 yards rushing on 13 carries. Fisher also chipped in with a team-high 14 tackles.