BOYS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK: CANOGA CATCHES SOCCER FEVER.Byline: Matthew Matthew one of the twelve disciples. [N.T.: Matthew] See : Evangelism Kredell Staff Writer Many coaches scoffed at Canoga Park's top seed in the City Section boys' soccer playoffs. The Hunters have little tradition, hadn't had·n't Contraction of had not. hadn't had not hadn't have played much and came from a weak division, they said. Well, the second and fourth seeds have been upset, and Canoga Park is in the semifinals for the first time in school history. The Hunters host fifth-seeded San Pedro at 3 p.m. today. ``We didn't even know if we were deserving de·serv·ing adj. Worthy, as of reward, praise, or aid. n. Merit; worthiness. de·serv  ing·ly adv. of the top
seed,'' defenseman de·fense·man n. A team member, as in hockey, who plays a defensive zone or position. Daniel Croyman said. ``We knew we were definitely one of the top teams and now we've shown we can at least compete to a top-four level. Being the top seed, everyone is going to come out to get us. But we've made it through so far.'' Canoga Park barely made it through the quarterfinals, where the team lost two years ago in its previous best performance. The Hunters blew a 2-0 lead in the final 10 minutes of regulation until Jorge Paez saved them with his team-leading 20th goal of the season in sudden-death overtime. ``When it came to sudden death, I looked everyone in the eyes and asked who was going to come through,'' coach Jake JAKE Jointly Administered Knowledge Environment Gwin said. ``Of course, it was Jorge again. He's come through in some absolute key moments the whole season. It's a tremendous memory for him as well as for us.'' At some schools, soccer is an afterthought af·ter·thought n. An idea, response, or explanation that occurs to one after an event or decision. afterthought Noun 1. behind sports such as football, basketball and baseball. However, Canoga Park's soccer success is capturing the whole school. It has been 21 years since Canoga Park won a title in any sport. The last time was when Canoga Park took the football championship in 1983 - before any of its current athletes or students were born. --Martins reconsidering: Sylmar coach Emmanuel Martins, who said at the beginning of the season that this would be his last with the Spartans, doesn't like thinking that Thursday's 4-0 loss to Jordan in the quarterfinals was his last game. It might not be. Martins said he is considering returning for one more season to help the team recover from the disappointing loss, in which he said the team came out flat after an emotional victory over Valley Mission League rival San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. in the second round. Martins has an offer to be an assistant coach at Cal Poly-Pomona. But he is thinking about not taking it so he can stay at Sylmar. Matthew Kredell, (818)713-3607 matthew.kredell(at)dailynews.com BOYS' SOCCER TOP 10 1. Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. (25-3-3) 2. Canoga Park (16-1-2) 3. St. Francis (24-6-1) 4. Sylmar (21-5-2) 5. Royal (20-3-4) 6. Calabasas (18-5-5) 7. Birmingham (13-3-2) 8. Hart (18-6-3) 9. Quartz quartz, one of the commonest of all rock-forming minerals and one of the most important constituents of the earth's crust. Chemically, it is silicon dioxide, SiO2. Hill (19-6-1) 10. Paraclete (19-5-4) CAPTION(S): box Box: BOYS' SOCCER TOP 10 (see text) |
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