Carson blanks Banning

Then there was the swarming defense, paced by Sula and David Sausau, that did not allow Banning (8-2, 3-2) much daylight. Sausau had an interception and a 12-yard fumble return for a touchdown, putting his stamp on the rivalry game.

The Colts had just one first down in the game before Smith's touchdown. In fact, the Colts had a 20-yard run by Sula (134 yards, 18 carries) on the previous drive, but had a 14-yard scoring run by Sula nullified by one of two penalties in the series.

Sausau, Sula and Chris Hill seemed to be in on most every tackle. MacKenzie Falo, Pati Amisone and Sula had sacks, and Carson celebrated a rare shutout of its bitter rival.

It was capped off when Sausau picked up a fumble by Limosnero and returned it 12 yards for Carson's last score with 3:57 left.

"That felt good. It just popped out in front of me, I looked up and saw open field," Sausau said. "The defense played great; all 11 guys were flying to the ball.

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