BOYS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK: CHAPARRAL NEXT UP FOR ST. FRANCIS.Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer St. Francis High of La Canada boys' soccer coach Glen Appels can see the similarities between his team and the one it will face in today's Southern Section Division II semifinal. But he still is surprised to be playing Chaparral chaparral (chăpərăl`), type of plant community in which shrubs are dominant. It occurs usually in regions having from 10 to 20 in. (25–50 cm) of rainfall annually and with a Mediterranean-type climate. of Temecula for a spot in the section championship. Chaparral (24-4-1) stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. 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. 3-1 on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals Friday. Now the Pumas will play at St. Francis (25-5) today at 3 p.m. in the first semifinal in school history. ``We had seen Santa Barbara play in Florida and they were very good,'' said Appels, whose team played in December's Student Sports Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. in Tampa. ``So we were a bit surprised. But all the Division II teams have shown what they can do.'' In Division V, Paraclete of Lancaster will be making its first semifinal appearance in coach Pat McIver's tenure today. But the Spirits (22-5-1) will have to stop Salesian of Los Angeles' high-powered offense on the road to advance. Salesian (23-2-1) was seeded second for the playoffs and is one of the highest-scoring teams left in any division, averaging five goals a game. --Amaya update: Grant of Van Nuys principal Sandra Cruz made the final decision Wednesday to allow senior striker Johny Amaya to play the remainder of the City Section playoffs despite not having a section ruling on Amaya's eligibility. Amaya had been held out of Grant's first-round game against Birmingham of Lake Balboa on Feb. 21 when Patriots coach E.B. Madha alleged he played in a Feb. 9 weekend league game in violation of section rules. ``I made sure I crossed all my T's and dotted all the I's,'' Cruz said. ``I'm not going to put any of my students in a bad situation. I'm not going to jeopardize jeop·ard·ize tr.v. jeop·ard·ized, jeop·ard·iz·ing, jeop·ard·izes To expose to loss or injury; imperil. See Synonyms at endanger. the team's ability to move to the finals.'' Second-seeded Grant, playing in its first semifinal since 1982, will host No. 3 Jordan 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. on Wednesday at 3 p.m. for a spot in the City final. Jordan is 15-0-1 and defeated two-time champion El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
CAPTION(S): photo Photo: JOHNY AMAYA Grant of Van Nuys senior striker will be allowed to play the remainder of the City Section playoffs. |
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