'CLETE IS TEAM TO BEAT.Byline: Bryan Bryan, city (1990 pop. 55,002), seat of Brazos co., E central Tex.; inc. 1872. Settled in the early 19th cent. in an area of large plantations, Bryan was long a cotton center. Rodgers Special to the Daily News For the past three years, L.A. Baptist Baptist Member of a group of Protestant Christians who hold that only adult believers should be baptized and that it must be done by immersion. During the 17th century two groups of Baptists emerged in England: General Baptists, who held that Christ's atonement applied to has enjoyed itself in the Alpha League. The Knights established a solid reputation by winning the last three league titles. But that was before Paraclete Paraclete (pâr`əklēt), in the New Testament, title of the Holy Spirit, often translated as "Comforter" or "Advocate." In First John, Jesus himself is the "Paraclete." joined the party. The Spirits, who are new to the league, routed L.A. Baptist 34-14 at Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. Friday night and staked a valid claim to being the team to beat. And if Paraclete (7-1, 3-0) could have avoided a few ill-advised penalties, it would have been worse for L.A. Baptist (5-3, 1-2). The Spirits had three touchdowns called back because of holding. Paraclete (7-1, 3-0) allegedly had a suspect offense. There were no signs of that on Friday when the Spirits racked up 393 yards, well above their season average of 196. ``We got our starting QB back tonight,'' Paraclete Coach Steve Hagerty said. ``When he's in the ballgame, we're a much better team.'' Obviously. After L.A. Baptist scored on its opening drive, a 4-yard run by quarterback Scott Swenson, the Knights' offense went into hibernation. ``Paraclete had a good plan,'' L.A. Baptist coach Mark Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. said. ``We didn't execute. Part of it was our fault and the other part is from what they did to us.'' Between the first and third quarters, Paraclete scored 34 unanswered points. Tommy Breech breech (brech) the buttocks. breech n. The lower rear portion of the human trunk; the buttocks. breech, britch the buttocks of an animal; the backs of the thighs. scored twice, as he caught touchdown passes of 6 and 82 yards from Rob Fockaert. Paraclete also received a strong ground game from freshman running back Curtis Brown
Brown had 154 yards in 21 carries and scored on a 38-yard sprint in the second quarter. Penalties prevented Paraclete from extending its lead in the second half. Michael Washington had touchdown runs of 28 and 49 yards wiped out because of holding penalties. The Spirits also squandered squan·der tr.v. squan·dered, squan·der·ing, squan·ders 1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. See Synonyms at waste. 2. a 26-yard run by Breech. ``The only negative thing for us on the evening was the penalties,'' Hagerty said. ``And I'm not going to hold being aggressive against the kids.'' Paraclete had 14 penalties for 125 yards. Swenson finished as L.A. Baptist's top offensive player. He completed 16 of 23 attempts for 177 yards and one touchdown. ``If we wanted the right to play for the Alpha League championship, we knew it had to go through L.A. Baptist,'' Hagerty said. This sets up the championship game with Kilpatrick next week. Fockaert, who finished 8 of 17 for 145 yards and two touchdowns, re-injured his ankle late in the third quarter. Hagerty said he wouldn't know the particulars until today. |
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