BORON RUNS DOWN MAMMOTH HIGH : BORON 33, MAMMOTH 22.Byline: Jack Pollon Special to the Daily News The third time was the charm for Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. High School. After losing in the semifinals in 1996 and 1997 Boron got the job done in 1998 with a 33-22 victory Saturday over Mammoth mammoth, name for several large prehistoric elephants of the extinct genus Mammuthus, which ranged over Eurasia and North America in the Pleistocene epoch. High in a Division XIII semifinal at John Schwab John Schwab is an American actor, TV producer and musician who was born in Pensacola, Florida and currently resides in London. Early life Scwab went to high school in Okinawa, Japan and Seoul, South Korea, where he met his wife. Field in Bishop. The Bobcats advance to the finals next weekend against Arrowhead arrowhead, any plant of the genus Sagittaria, widely distributed marsh or aquatic herbs of the primitive family Alismataceae (water-plantain family). The name derives from the arrowhead-shaped leaves of many species. Christian at a site to be determined. It is the first finals appearance for Boron since winning Division XI championships in 1993 and 1994. ``I'm a little bit happy right now,'' Boron head coach Brett Davies said. ``This means a whole lot to these young men. A lot of these guys played on those two teams that lost in the semifinals and they didn't want to feel that way again.'' Richie Sheasley, considered to be the best player ever at Boron, scored three touchdowns, gained 79 yards on 17 carries and intercepted a pass. ``Sheasley never ceases to amaze me,'' assistant coach Ronnie Toy said. ``He is truly a gifted athlete.'' The final score was not indicative of Boron's dominance. The Bobcats led 33-8 before Jake Neubauer returned a fumble 50 yards for a touchdown and J.R. Maupin added a 36-yard touchdown run late in the fourth for the Huskies. Mammoth gained only 106 yards of offense and all of that came on the ground. Quarterback Bubby bub·by n. pl. bub·bies Slang A woman's breast. [Origin unknown.] Greene did not complete a pass for Mammoth in eight attempts and was intercepted three times. Greene also lost two fumbles. ``The defense basically didn't give up much,'' Davies said. ``They were sound tonight. Mammoth only had a couple of `gimme' touchdowns. We controlled 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 tonight and played with playoff-type intensity.'' David Caillier completed four of ten passes for 145 yards including touchdowns of 82 and 36 yards to Sheasley and Rikki Smith. Sheasley's 82-yarder came on the second play of the game, giving Boron a jump start and a 6-0 lead. Eric Pierce gained 89 yards on 25 carries with a seven-yard touchdown run for Boron. Maupin gained 93 yards on 11 carries with two touchdowns for the Huskies. Josh Bell lead the stingy stin·gy adj. stin·gi·er, stin·gi·est 1. Giving or spending reluctantly. 2. Scanty or meager: a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past. Boron defense with an interception and a fumble recovery. Smith also had an interception for the Bobcats. Boron improved on their 15-9 victory over Mammoth in week 10 of the regular season. |
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