CANYON BACKUP QB FULFILLS DREAM.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Like every second-string quarterback, Will Brogan always fantasized about throwing a dramatic game-winning touchdown pass with the season on the line. The dream came true Friday. With Canyon High down by two points and facing elimination in the final seconds against visiting Damien of La Verne La Verne (lə vûrn), city (1990 pop. 30,897), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1906. La Verne, which began as a citrus-processing center, now has varied manufacturing, including electronic components, apparel, hand , Brogan came in for the injured Nate Longshore Nate Longshore (born June 30, 1986 in Canyon Country, California, U.S.) is an American football quarterback for the California Golden Bears. Longshore was an Elite-11 quarterback in high school and a 4-star recruit rated by Rivals.com and Scout.com."How Far ... and connected with Sean Coen on a game-winning 23-yard touchdown pass with 34 seconds left. Canyons won 40-36. Brogan was knocked to the turf just as he threw the pass and didn't see Coen catch it. But he sure heard the roar of the crowd. ``I was pretty happy,'' Brogan said. ``All I was really trying to do was to avoid a sack or an interception. Then I got up and saw everyone celebrating.'' When Brogan woke up the next morning, his mother already had gone out and bought 10 copies of the newspaper. ``It was crazy. Will didn't have a chance like that all season, then he comes through in the clutch,'' Coen said. ``It really was amazing. I don't think too many people thought we were going to pull it off.'' Actually, this wasn't the first time Brogan has shown a flair for the dramatic. In his first game on the junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. as a sophomore last year, he completed a 9-yard touchdown pass with a second remaining to beat Lancaster 39-32. This season, Brogan has completed 10 passes for Canyon (11-1). Longshore long·shore adj. Occurring, living, or working along a seacoast. [Short for alongshore.] returned to practice Monday after undergoing therapy for a leg injury. But just in case, Brogan will prepare full time this week in preparation for the Div. II semifinal against top-seeded Mission Viejo Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. (12-0) on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Canyon High. --Valencia High's football season ended with a 20-14 quarterfinal loss to visiting San Clemente San Clemente (săn klĭmĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 41,100), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1928. Camp Pendleton, a large U.S. marine base, adjoins the city, which is chiefly residential. , and though Valencia (8-4) didn't qualify for its third section final, this might have been the most satisfying season in school history. Most anticipated a rebuilding year because of a lack of experience at most key positions. But the team rallied behind sophomore quarterback Michael Herrick, who passed for a school-record 3,167 yards and accounted for 32 touchdowns, and cornerback Geoff Tisdale, whose 12 interceptions tied a record for the most in one season by a player from the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. and surrounding areas. |
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