BOYS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK: UNFAMILIARITY A GOOD THING.Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer As far as the Canyon boys' soccer team is concerned, ignorance is bliss when it comes to facing defending Southern Section Division I co-champion Leuzinger of Lawndale in the first round of the playoffs. ``I think playing against a team we're not familiar with is a good thing,'' Cowboys cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. coach Pete Getz said. ``Everyone knows all about all the kids up here: what club team they play for, whether they play Olympic Development or not. ``But we don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. any of (Leuzinger's) players and they don't know any of ours. And I think it's to our benefit, even if they were the champs last year.'' Getz said he only has heard ``rumors'' about how Leuzinger plays and hasn't done any scouting scouting: see Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts. scouting Activities of various national and worldwide organizations for youth aimed at developing character, citizenship, and individual skills. Scouting began when Robert S. . The school finished third in the Bay League this season and is grouped in Division II. Meanwhile, Canyon (14-3-1) won the Foothill League and will host the first-round game Saturday at 3 p.m. And even though Canyon lost twice to Hart in league play, with Getz afterward af·ter·ward also af·ter·wards adv. At a later time; subsequently. Adv. 1. afterward - happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here saying his team appeared intimidated in·tim·i·date tr.v. in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates 1. To make timid; fill with fear. 2. To coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats. , the coach isn't concerned about Leuzinger because of the lack of familiarity. As a point of reference, Canyon lost 3-0 this season to Quartz Hill, which shared the Division I title with Leuzinger last year. ``We're just preparing for it like it was any other game,'' Getz said. Of greatest concern for Getz is getting his players ready after a nine-day break following last Thursday's regular-season finale against Burroughs of Burbank. The Cowboys resumed practice after taking five days off, and Getz has put an emphasis on conditioning for his players. The coach also has identified three areas in which Canyon needs to perform well to win Saturday. The first is playing defense cohesively. That came after the Cowboys gave up a pair of first-half goals to Hart off backfield mistakes and couldn't recover afterward. The second is connecting with sophomore striker Michael Clegg Michael Clegg (born 3 July 1977 in London) is a retired English football defender who most notably played for Manchester United. He currently works as the strength and conditioning coach of Sunderland. up top, something that requires Clegg to move toward passes and make smart runs. The third and final point is to play one- and two-touch soccer, quickly working the ball upfield and forcing defenders to chase. --Hart-breaking draw: Like Canyon, Foothill League runner-up Hart also has an imposing draw ahead of it. The Indians will play at Royal of 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. , the Marmonte League's second-place team, on Saturday and could face nationally ranked Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. in the second round. But coach Robert Ciccone said his team isn't afraid of anybody. Besides, it's the only way the coach figures the Indians (14-3-7) will be able to survive. ``You can either play the tough teams now or you can play them later,'' said Ciccone, whose team lost to Royal 2-1 in the second round three years ago. ``And we'd prefer to play them now.'' Hart will be without senior sweeper David Kurzis, who was lost to injury two weeks ago. Junior Jerry Greenberg, however, has filled in with no letdown letdown 1. the sudden flush of milk flow that occurs when the calf begins to suck or when milking commences in a properly prepared cow. Depends for its occurrence on the release of oxytocin from the pituitary gland in response to massage of the teats and udder. , Ciccone said. And Hart also has welcomed back senior forward Tim Sachs, who was suspended four games for breaking a team rule. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Devin Del Do (10) and the Hart soccer team face Royal in a first-round playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship Saturday. Should the Indians win, they would face nationally ranked Santa Barbara. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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