BOYS' SOCCER: LOYOLA TOPS ST. FRANCIS CUBS BID FOR RARE MISSION LEAGUE SWEEP LOYOLA 4, ST. FRANCIS 2.Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer As soon as the final whistle A simple whistle is a woodwind instrument which produces sound from a stream of forced air. Many types exist, from small police and sports whistles (also called pea whistles), to much larger train whistles, which are steam whistles specifically designed for use on sounded Wednesday, the chant chant, general name for one-voiced, unaccompanied, liturgical music. Usually it refers to the liturgical melodies of the Byzantine, Russian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Anglican churches and is analogous to cantillation in Jewish liturgical music, Qur'anic chanting of ``C-I-F! C-I-F'' went up from the home fans at Loyola High 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. . Moments later, Cubs captain Brendan O'Donnell shouted ``Undefeated, baby!'' from the back of his team's huddle. On the afternoon the Loyola boys' soccer team clinched its second consecutive Mission League championship, it was clear far more is at stake for the Cubs. With senior striker Max Anawalt delivering a two-goal, two-assist effort, Loyola not only defeated arch-rival and top-ranked St. Francis 4-2, it also moved within two games of becoming the first team in recent history to complete league play undefeated. ``It's something that we never even thought could happen,'' Loyola coach Chris Walter said. ``This league is so competitive. But we can't help but look at it now that we're two (games) away. We're just going to take them one at a time.'' Loyola (17-1-5, 10-0) has dates remaining: at Alemany of Mission Hills on Monday and home against Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks two days later. First, however, the Cubs had to get past St. Francis, which came only minutes from beating Loyola on Jan. 15. But Wednesday's game was not as close as that one, in which Loyola scored with five minutes remaining to force overtime and went on to win 3-2. This time, the Knights suffered numerous breakdowns, allowing Loyola to score three times in the second half and erupt in celebration as they headed off the field. ``It's just huge,'' Loyola midfielder
In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). Patrick Morrison said. ``We've been practicing every morning since the beginning of school. We've been working so hard for this, and now we're just two games away.'' Morrison, a Malibu native, scored in the 50th minute off a throw-in from Anawalt to put Loyola ahead 2-1. He then returned the favor 17 minutes later, sending a corner kick to the near post that Anawalt headed in for the game-winner. Anawalt then capped his day by scoring on a breakaway break·a·way adj. 1. Designed to break, bend, or fall apart easily upon impact, especially to create an illusion, as with a theater prop, or for safety, as with a highway sign or barrier. 2. two minutes before the end. After he scored his final goal - on which he used a devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. cutback cut·back n. 1. A decrease; a curtailment: "The political effects of food cutbacks could be devastating" New York Times. 2. to beat a St. Francis defender - Anawalt dropped to his knees at the penalty spot and was mobbed by his teammates, all of whom acknowledged it was the season's biggest victory. ``I was so pumped up,'' said Anawalt, who had scored only five times this season before Wednesday. ``That was the best feeling I've had all year. We're on our way now.'' Both teams entered the showdown ranked in the top 50 nationally by Student Sports Magazine. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Andrew Kearny (17) and Andreas Andrews celebrate after Loyola improved to 10-0 in Mission League. David Sprague/Staff Photographer |
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