AGOURA ALLOWS ZERO TO MOVE INTO SECOND CHARGERS' SHUTOUT SHAKES UP MARMONTE AGOURA 17, MOORPARK 0.Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer AGOURA HILLS - The way Agoura High put the brakes on Moorpark's scoring streak would make any car manufacturer jealous jeal·ous adj. 1. Fearful or wary of being supplanted; apprehensive of losing affection or position. 2. a. Resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious: jealous of the success of others. . Moorpark is used to going freeway speed on offense, but the No. 7 Chargers brought the No. 8 Musketeers to a complete stop Friday. Agoura recorded its third consecutive shutout by beating visiting Moorpark 17-0 to move into second place in the Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. . By winning its first big game of the season and beating Moorpark for only the second time in six years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Chargers (8-1, 5-1) hope this will be the signature victory that shows their legitimacy LEGITIMACY. The state of being born in wedlock; that is, in a lawful manner. 2. Marriage is considered by all civilized nations as the only source of legitimacy; the qualities of husband and wife must be possessed by the parents in order to make the offspring . ``Their defense was supposed to be better than ours,'' Agoura receiver and defensive back Braden Lepisto said. ``People have been saying Agoura played a weak schedule, losing to the only good team we played in Westlake. This will silence our critics.'' Something had to give with Moorpark averaging 38.9 points a game and the Agoura defense allowing just 10.8. Moorpark averaged 45.2 points in its previous five games, never scoring fewer than 35. Agoura shut Moorpark down by dominating the line of scrimmage line of scrimmage n. pl. lines of scrimmage Football Either of two imaginary lines extending across the field parallel to the goal line at the ends of the ball as it rests prior to being snapped and at which each team lines up for . The Chargers stuffed Moorpark running back Anthony Lopez, forcing Moorpark to try to beat them with the pass. Lopez, who rushed for a career-high 283 yards against Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. last week, was held to 20 yards on 11 carries. Cody Holland, the most efficient passer in the area (completing 65 percent of his passes), kept Moorpark in the game. But Agoura came up with the big defensive plays when needed. Clay Matthews William Clay Matthews, Jr. (born March 15, 1956 in Palo Alto, California) is a former American football linebacker who played for the Cleveland Browns and the Atlanta Falcons. He played 19 seasons and 278 games in the NFL (third most in NFL history). sacked sack 1 n. 1. a. A large bag of strong coarse material for holding objects in bulk. b. A similar container of paper or plastic. c. The amount that such a container can hold. 2. Holland on third-and-9 after Moorpark had reached the Agoura 14 in the final minute of the first half. Moorpark was left to try a 38-yard field-goal attempt, which went wide right for the Chargers to keep a 7-0 lead going into the half. Agoura put the game away early in the third quarter. The Chargers went 44 yards on their first drive of the second half, aided by two pass-interference penalties on players covering Lepisto, to set up Mark Lawrence's 29-yard field goal. Then Josh Silverman intercepted Holland's next pass to give Agoura the ball at the Moorpark 29. Joey Joey after Joseph Grimaldi, famous 19th-century clown. [Am. Hist.: Espy, 45] See : Clowns LaRocque dove into the end zone to give the Chargers the 17-0 lead. Moorpark (7-2, 5-1) was trying for the first Marmonte League title in school history with a victory over Agoura and another next week against Westlake. Moorpark still can force a three-way tie with Westlake and Agoura by upsetting the No. 1 Warriors. As Agoura players shook hands with Moorpark after the game, several told the Musketeers to go beat Westlake. The way Agoura is playing, the Chargers hope to get another shot at Westlake in the playoffs. Agoura lost 24-0 to the Warriors. ``We finally got one of the good teams,'' Agoura coach Charlie Wegher said of Moorpark. ``Now we'd like to get another chance at the other.'' Matthew Kredell, (818) 713-3607 matthew.kredell(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Agoura receiver Braden Lepisto (2) fends off Moorpark's Daniel Wolverton on Friday during the Chargers' Marmonte League victory. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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