BOYS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK: RED-HOT BROWN LEADS VIEWPOINT.Byline: HEATHER GRIPP Staff Writer Spencer Brown Spencer Brown is a cult British comedian, actor and writer. His style is surreal and contains elements of slapstick, absurdity and silliness. He also attempts to satirize the sincerity of popular culture and the idea of Englishness. got used to providing the bulk of the offense for Viewpoint of Calabasas' boys' soccer team while last year's leading scorer Evan Raynr spent much of this season away with the U.S. national program. Raynr has returned, but Brown has been scoring more than ever as Viewpoint has ridden his hot streak to the first Southern Section semifinal appearance in program history. Brown, a senior forward with a team-high 31 goals, has scored twice in each 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 for the Patriots, who until this year had never advanced past the second round. Third-seeded Viewpoint plays for a berth in the Div. VI final when the Patriots host Yucca Valley at 3 p.m. today. "Spencer in the playoffs, he's been like a man among boys," Viewpoint coach Travis Kikugawa said. "He really has. He's put the team on his shoulders and carried us. ... With him being a senior, this is his last go around and he understands the pieces are here for us to do it. He's been a great leader." The Patriots (19-0-6), who were eliminated in the second round of last year's playoffs, are unbeaten this season, and they have posted 16 shutouts. "It's been a magical season," said Kikugawa, who is expecting a big crowd today for the team's final home game. "It's the first time we've been this far, so there's tons of excitement around school. There's a lot of good energy surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. the team." Monumental mon·u·men·tal adj. 1. Of, resembling, or serving as a monument. 2. Impressively large, sturdy, and enduring. 3. Mission: Mission League champion Loyola 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. (25-6-3) is seeking its fourth consecutive appearance in a Southern Section final, but the fourth-seeded Cubs will have to beat Div. I's top seed, Long Beach Wilson (26-1-4), to get there. The Bruins already beat Loyola once this season at a tournament in December. Loyola, which needed overtime to beat Bell Gardens in Friday's quarterfinal quar·ter·fi·nal adj. Of or relating to one of four competitions in a tournament, whose winners go on to play in semifinal competitions. n. 1. quarterfinals A quarterfinal round. 2. A quarterfinal match. , was runner-up in Div. II last year. Third time the charm? To reach its first City final since 1991, Chatsworth will have to beat a second-seeded 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. team Wednesday that has defeated the Chancellors twice this season. But third-seed Chatsworth likes the challenge. "It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a for revenge," Chancellors coach Vahan Minassian said. "I think our team's come together and improved a lot since the last time we played them. If we play our game, we'll be OK." heather.gripp@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): 2 boxes Box: (1) BOYS' SOCCER SEMIFINALS (2) CITY SECTION |
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