BOYS' BASKETBALL: IT'S NOT A GOOD ENDING FOR TAFT CLOVIS WEST TOO MUCH DOWN THE STRETCH CLOVIS WEST 77, TAFT 67.Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News FRESNO - Their athleticism and big-play ability kept them in the game into the fourth quarter. Their youth and inexperience Inexperience See also Innocence, Naïveté. Bowes, Major Edward (1874–1946) originator and master of ceremonies of the Amateur Hour on radio. [Am. took them out of it down the stretch. For the members of the Taft High of Woodland Hills boys' basketball team, Tuesday night's game against host Clovis West High of Fresno was another example that they are capable of competing with the top teams in the state. For Toreadors coach Derrick derrick: see crane. Derrick famous hangman; eponym of modern hoisting apparatus. [Br. Hist.: Espy, 170] See : Execution Taylor, it was another reminder that Taft might still be a year away from joining their elite company. Clovis West's maturity and poise were the difference in the final five minutes, leading the second-seeded Golden Eagles to a 77-67 victory in the opening round of the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Regionals in the Div. I state tournament. ``We don't quite know how to win yet,'' said Taft coach Derrick Taylor, whose team trailed 64-59 with 2:40 remaining, then watched as Tim Shelton and De'Jon Jackson Jackson. 1 City (1990 pop. 37,446), seat of Jackson co., S Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1857. It is an industrial and commercial center in a farm region. combined to score 11 of the final 13 points for Clovis West (28-2). ``All seven of our losses are against the top teams in the state. We can handle the middle-of-the-road teams, no problem. 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. how to beat the elite teams yet. We'll just use this as another learning experience.'' A painful one at that, especially for Oregon State-bound senior Calvin Haynes, who scored 19 points in his final game for the Toreadors. ``It's very frustrating frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: ,'' said Haynes, who kept the Toreadors (24-7) within striking distance in the first half, scoring 12 of his team's 35 points. ``It was just a lack of maturity. For a lot of our guys, this was their first big test and we didn't pass it. There was too much one on one and we didn't execute (in the fourth quarter). It stings pretty hard.'' Haynes' 3-pointer to open the third quarter tied the score at 38-38, then Larry Drew Larry Donnell Drew (born April 2 1958 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1980 NBA Draft. , Jr. scored two of his team-high 22 points to give Taft - ranked 18th in the state by Cal-Hi Sports - its only lead. ``They're very good at what they do and they caused us a lot of problems,'' said Clovis West coach Tom Orlich, whose team - ranked second in the state by Cal-Hi Sports - won its 22nd consecutive game. ``But in the second half, we took away the 3-pointer and forced them to (drive) all the time and that was a factor.'' With Shelton (23 points) on the bench after picking up his fourth foul late in the third quarter, Taft closed the deficit to four points early in the fourth. But when Clovis West's junior forward returned at the 6:28 mark, the combination of his 6-foot-6 presence in the paint and Jackson (20 points) on the perimeter The boundary of a system or network, which defines the inside and outside. It is typically determined by firewalls and addresses. See DMZ. were too much for seventh-seeded Taft to overcome. Clovis West, the three-time defending Central Section Div. I champion, plays host to third-seeded La Costa
The La Costa Resort and Spa Canyon of Carlsbad (29-4) in Thursday's regional semifinals. La Costa Canyon is ranked 10th in the state by Cal-Hi Sports. Erik Boal, (818) 713-3607 erik.boal(at)dailynews.com |
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