BIRMINGHAM GROUNDS IT OUT DEFENDING CITY CHAMP PATRIOTS GET REMATCH AGAINST NO. 1 TAFT BIRMINGHAM 29, NARBONNE 13.Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News As Milton Knox Jr. ran into the end zone nearly untouched from 4 yards out in the final minutes of Thursday night's 29-13 first-round victory in the City Section football playoffs, the Birmingham High of Lake Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). sophomore stared into the Fox Sports Network camera on the sideline sideline See on the sidelines. and said, ``Can't be stopped.'' For one night, against a physical opponent in ninth-seeded Narbonne of Harbor City (6-5), Knox was seldom slowed on his way to a 172-yard, three-touchdown effort. Whether or not the two-year varsity standout and his offensive line can duplicate DUPLICATE. The double of anything. 2. It is usually applied to agreements, letters, receipts, and the like, when two originals are made of either of them. Each copy has the same effect. the same performance in Wednesday's City quarterfinals at top-seeded Taft of Woodland Hills will go a long way in determining whether or not the eighth-seeded Patriots can win their second consecutive section title and third in four years. ``This sets us up real well in terms of our confidence,'' said Knox, who scored on first-half runs of 10 and 7 yards to give Birmingham (6-5) - ranked No. 11 by the Daily News - a 16-7 lead at the break. ``(The offensive line) played great and I think they'll give me even more (against Taft) because everybody's going to bring a little extra for that one.'' Although Knox and Craig Posey A posey can be a flower bouquet. As a surname it is of French and English origins, originating and or derived from the greek word Desposyni. People whose surname is or was Posey include:
Marvin Anderson Marvin Anderson (born May 12 1982, Trelawny) is a Jamaican sprint athlete. He finished sixth in the 200m final at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka where he also won a silver medal in the 4 x 100m relay team for Jamaica. Jr. blocked an Armaun Linton punt out of the end zone midway Midway, island group (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km), central Pacific, c.1,150 mi (1,850 km) NW of Honolulu, comprising Sand and Eastern islands with the surrounding atoll. Discovered by Americans in 1859, Midway was annexed in 1867. A cable station was opened in 1903. through the second quarter for a safety, which broke a 7-7 tie. Meke Okechukwu recovered a Narbonne fumble on the second-half kickoff to give the Patriots the ball at the Gauchos' 20-yard line. Posey scored five plays later. ``We were great on special teams,'' said Birmingham coach Ed Croson, whose team will play Taft (11-0) - a 47-20 first-round winner over Jefferson of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. - in the postseason for the third time in four years. ``Not only did we get the safety and the fumble to start the second half, which was a huge momentum-changer, but we played on the right side of the 50 most of the night and pinned them deep in their own territory a few times.'' Following the safety, Birmingham's ensuing en·sue intr.v. en·sued, en·su·ing, en·sues 1. To follow as a consequence or result. See Synonyms at follow. 2. To take place subsequently. drive featured seven carries by Knox for 56 yards, capped by the 7-yard touchdown run with 1:08 remaining in the first half. Knox, who had more than 100 yards in the first half, improved his season totals to 1,532 yards and 28 touchdowns. ``We knew we couldn't look ahead of ourselves,'' said Knox, who will try to help Birmingham atone for a 25-0 loss to Taft on Oct. 21. ``We wanted to play Taft, but we had to take the first opponent first. ``This means a lot. It's going to be great to play Taft and hopefully we can pull it off again (like last year's 41-19 quarterfinal quar·ter·fi·nal adj. Of or relating to one of four competitions in a tournament, whose winners go on to play in semifinal competitions. n. 1. quarterfinals A quarterfinal round. 2. A quarterfinal match. victory over the Toreadors).'' Erik Boal, (818) 713-3607 erik.boal(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Birmingham's Milton Knox Jr. reaches for the goal line to score the second of his three touchdowns Thursday against Narbonne. Knox rushed for 172 yards. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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