CANOGA PARK IS THE PICK JAMES GETS LATE INTERCEPTION CANOGA PARK 21, MONROE 14.Byline: IVAN OROZCO Staff Writer Cody James got a chance at redemption and took advantage of it Thursday night. The Canoga Park defensive back intercepted a pass in the back of the end zone with 27 seconds left to help the Hunters escape with a 21-14 City Section 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. first-round playoff win against visitor Monroe of North Hills. James jumped and snatched Senegal Donald's pass in front of Vikings receiver Chris Abraham to avoid the potential tying touchdown. ``I had to get the interception,'' James said. ``I seen the ball coming. They were throwing to (Abraham) all game.'' James was called for pass interference In American football and Canadian football, pass interference is when a player interferes with an eligible receiver's ability to make a fair attempt to catch a forward pass. eight plays earlier. On that play, Jose ``Pepe'' Martinez appeared to have intercepted a Donald pass to end the Vikings final drive but a flag was thrown on James. ``It was fitting that the kid they called a bush P.I. on right here, was the guy who intercepted the ball over there to win the game,'' said Ivan Moreno, the Hunters' acting co-head coach. ``That was a (bad) call.'' Canoga Park advances to the second round and will play Garfield 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. The Vikings (2-8) tied the score at 14, with Abraham catching a Senegal pass over James for a two-point conversion In American football and Canadian football, a team may try to score a two-point conversion (score two points) instead of an extra point (one point) immediately after it scores a touchdown. that followed a Lazell Allston 1-yard touchdown run with 10:31 left. The Hunters (9-2), who hadn't hosted a 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 since 1997, countered the Monroe score with an 85-yard return by Martinez on the ensuing en·sue intr.v. en·sued, en·su·ing, en·sues 1. To follow as a consequence or result. See Synonyms at follow. 2. To take place subsequently. kickoff. Martinez (nine carries, 62 yards) also scored on a 1-yard run midway through the third quarter to give Canoga Park a 14-6 advantage. ``I was over there on the sideline sideline See on the sidelines. taking oxygen,'' said Kevin Carlsen, the Hunters' other acting co-head coach, about James' interception. ``We knew they were going to play tough, but we finished it.'' ivan.orozco@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Canoga Park High's Jose Martinez scores a touchdown as he's brought down by Monroe's Lazell Allston. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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