About the only surprise I can see from Saturday's (Oct. 17) 52-14 BC win over Moorpark was how truly bad Moorpark was. Moorpark is usually a middle-of-the-pack type of team, and in a good year among the top-third in ability in the Western State Conference.

But not this year. BC is now 6-1 and could have scored in the 60-point range if not for some call by the officials (more on that later).

Other Northern National Conference scores from Saturday: Canyons over Glendale (BC's opponent next week), 14-6; and Allan Hancock beating Pasadena 38-23. Ventura had a bye.

BC had (unofficially) 398 net rushing yards. Both Moorpark TDs were aided by some officials calls, mostly defensive pass interference and defensive holding calls that are automatic first downs and kept drives alive.

One avid BC fan I spoke to after the game said it was the worst officiated game he'd ever seen. My two cents? It was bad, but it really didn't matter. When a team wins 52-14 and the officiating is poor, at least it didn't impact the outcome of the game.

On one pass interference call, these guys must have talked for almost two minutes before play resumed. The flag was thrown and there was no question what the call would be. But they took what seemed like forever.

One call I still can't explain was on a punt return by BC's Rishard Matthews, who caught the ball on the BC 17 and returned it past the 40-yard line. A flag was thrown at the 38 and the signal was holding.

OK. When that happens, the foul occurred where the flag was thrown (the 38 in this case) and the penalty yards are marked off from that spot. But not this time. The refs went back to the 17, where Matthews caught the ball, and marched off the yardage from that spot, half the distance to the goal.

There was no foul in that part of the field. The blockers were all at least 15 yards upfield from where Matthews caught the punt. Your guess is as good as mine on this one.

As for things like clipping, chop blocks, pass interference: who knows? Judgment calls. Some I agreed with; others I wasn't sure, but on some I didn't have a great view, so I didn't have as  much of a problem with the. And the game was lopsided, so I suppose it doesn't really matter.

BC travels to Glendale next Saturday, then hosts Ventura on Halloween night.