This is one sequel that has to be better than the first.

For all the national and state media blitz that preceded the game, St. Bonaventure vs. Oaks Christian I proved not to be the game of the century, decade or year, for that matter.

Oaks Christian, with its 11 Division I players, won 59-13 in a one-sided game that reflected the score.

On Friday, two of the state's premier small schools football programs bring thick résumés to Larrabee Stadium for the rematch.

St. Bonaventure (3-0), the preseason No. 1-ranked team in the state by CalHiSports.com, has won 108 of its last 113 games and has one of the most highly recruited players in the nation in running back Darrell Scott.

In his last two games, the Moorpark transfer has 576 yards rushing and receiving and has scored six touchdowns.

Oaks Christian (2-0) has won a section-record 48 consecutive games — the third longest streak in state history — and brings the area's running back of the future in sophomore Malcolm Jones, who has rushed for 284 yards and four TDs on 27 carries.

Unlike last year, national rankings don't hang in the balance.

There are still some issues on the table:

The winner moves to the head of the class as a possible representative for the Division III state bowl game.

The winner firmly establishes its place as the area's king of the hill.

And, likely most important: Pride.

Helping out: In these era of accusations of cheating from sport to sport, it was good to hear the story of Rio Mesa defensive coordinator George Contreras answering the call last January to school the Newbury Park football staff on the ins and outs of the 3-5 defense.

The fact the two schools would be playing each other nine months later wasn't a hurdle for Contreras to overcome. Helping old friend Newbury Park coach George Hurley was more important.

To those who know Contreras, it was not surprising. He has gone beyond the call of duty for the Ventura County football community for decades.

Members of the area's football coaching fraternity, as a whole, have helped each other out often.

So have coaches in other Ventura County sports. It is not uncommon for one track coach to seek advise from another about a specific event. Wrestlers have annually trained with each other between the CIF individual finals and the Masters meet.

And so it goes.

That is one of the great things about high school sports in our area.

More than the score: Camarillo flipped on the switch for its $100,000 scoreboard at Scorpion Stadium last Friday.

Complete with a message center, operators can display advertising, photos of players and coaches, cartoons and video, said athletic director Mike Smith.

"It is really unbelievable what we can do with it," Smith said.

The Oxnard Union High School District pitched in $25,000 for the project, while Camarillo, through fundraisers, e-script and other athletic funds, paid for the rest.

Camarillo opened the 2006 football stadium with expanded seating on both sides of the existing stands.

"The main way the community sees a school is through athletics," said Smith. "It shouldn't be that way, but it is. We felt that we wanted to make our stadium a special place to have a game. We did a little bit extra for a first-class scoreboard."

For the graphics and message center, a laptop is needed. A representative from the company that sold the scoreboard to Camarillo instructed the operators and was available for last Friday's home opener against Agoura.

Tunnel vision: As Suzanne Ponoli was visiting Web sites, she found an idea to help boost team morale.

As a member of the Buena football booster club board of directors, Ponoli proposed the purchase of an inflatable tunnel.

For $7,000, the booster club bought a 25-foot long, 26-foot high and 9-foot wide tunnel. Before each game, Buena players will run through the tunnel, emerging from smoke created by two fog machines onto the school's football field.

Before Buena's home opener last Friday against Channel Islands, the booster club hired a DJ to introduce the donors and "get the whole thing going," said Ponoli, who is a program director and sports tunnel sponsorship coordinator.

By the end of the season, the Buena football stadium project should be finished.

Construction on a concession stand and locker room is under way.

Right now, Buena players huddle in the school's baseball dugout, located adjacent to the stadium, at halftime.

— Derry Eads' e-mail address is deads@VenturaCountyStar.com.