AGOURA WINS OPENER QB SHUMWAY FOCAL POINT IN LEAGUE GAME AGOURA 28, SIMI VALLEY 19.Byline: LEE BARNATHAN Special to the Daily News SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. -- Doug Shumway and the Agoura football team quickly discovered Friday night that 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. is a place where the statistics aren't so padded and the opposition is tougher. Say goodbye to the first three weeks' accomplishments. Now is when you secure hard-fought wins and, quite possibly, reputations. Against this backdrop came Shumway, a junior making his first league start and only his fourth varsity start, having taken over after Jordan Arias was suspended sus·pend v. sus·pend·ed, sus·pend·ing, sus·pends v.tr. 1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school. for violating school district policy. Shumway marched the Chargers 70 yards in 13 plays for the decisive touchdown with nine minutes to play, giving Agoura (4-0) a 28-19 victory at Simi Valley in a league opener for both teams. Shumway's actions came on the drive that followed Simi SIMI Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative SIMI Search for Intelligent Monkeys on the Internet SIMI Students Islamic Movement in India SIMI Society of Irish Motor Industry SIMI Smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative Valley's third touchdown, an 8-yard run by Pioneers quarterback Brandon Fricke. Shumway completed 6 of 7 passes for 46 yards on the drive, including an 8-yard touchdown pass to Matt Bradley Matt William Bradley (born June 13, 1978 in Stittsville, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey rightwinger. He currently plays for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. . ``(Simi Valley) put seven (defenders) in the box, which makes it tough to run, especially when we're a four-wide passing team,'' Shumway said. ``I changed to some quick passes and some screens.'' Shumway's heroics were needed, because Agoura was unable to move the ball very well. Except for a second-quarter scoring burst of two touchdowns in 21 seconds and a third score 3:02 later, Simi Valley (2-2) stopped Bradley from running freely, making Shumway the focal point focal point n. See focus. . Simi Valley outgained the Chargers but was hurt by two lost fumbles and an interception. Bradley, who ran for 198 yards and four touchdowns last week against Rio Mesa, ran for just 61 on 18 carries Friday, with two touchdowns. Shumway, who completed 13 of 16 passes for 174 yards last week, completed 14 against the Pioneers but needed 24 attempts to do it. Still, he threw three scores, also hitting Parsa Moshiri for 21 yards and Daniel Shuman for a 34-yard score and a 14-0 lead. Agoura's defense also stifled sti·fle 1 v. sti·fled, sti·fling, sti·fles v.tr. 1. To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example). 2. running back Langston Jackson. Jackson gained 60 yards Friday with a 13-yard touchdown -- 171 fewer yards than last week. lee.barnathan@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Simi Valley's Langston Jackson tries to stretch for more yardage yard·age 1 n. 1. An amount or length measured in yards. 2. Cloth sold by the yard. Noun 1. against Agoura. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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