CANYON LINED UP FOR TITLE SHOT DILUIGI SPARKS COWBOYS' ROMP IN SECOND HALF CANYON 49, VALENCIA 21.Byline: Ramona Shelburne Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Staff Writer CANYON COUNTRY - Not many preseason lists of top running backs in the area included Canyon's J.J. DiLuigi. Not many of the preseason picks to win the Foothill League football title included Canyon. Too bad those picks weren't done in pencil. DiLuigi scored five touchdowns and racked up 271 yards of total offense as the Cowboys cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. shocked Valencia 49-21 Friday night at Canyon to set up showdown for the league title Thursday night against Hart. DiLuigi's five scores broke Canyon's school record for touchdowns in a season. He now has 35 touchdowns, 1,300 yards rushing and 16 catches for 335 yards in just nine games. The old record (32) was set by Louis Montano in 2003. ``Breaking the record wasn't really on my list. I just wanted to win,'' DiLuigi said. ``I wasn't worried about touchdowns at all.'' DiLuigi scored on runs of 7, 8, 36 and 42 and caught a 36-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Austin Civita. He nearly threw for a touchdown on a 26-yard halfback-option pass to Mark Urbina, but that ended down at the 9-yard line. Three of DiLuigi's scores came in the decisive second half, when Canyon (8-1, 4-0) outscored Valencia 28-0. The best defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Valencia (7-2, 2-2), which lost a heartbreaker heart·break·er n. 1. One that causes sorrow, grief, or disappointment: "one young and chaste, the other a dissolute heartbreaker of 48; one prim, the other passionate" , 17-14 to Hart (8-1, 4-0) last week, can finish in Foothill League play is third place, and they'll need to beat Saugus next week to do that. In the first half, the game had all the makings of a shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. . Standout quarterback Michael Herrick completed nine of his first 10 passes for 202 yards and junior running back Shane Vereen looked unstoppable, scoring touchdowns on runs of 6 and 2 yards and returning a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown. Canyon found a way to get to Herrick in the second half. The Cowboys rushed three linemen but disguised dis·guise tr.v. dis·guised, dis·guis·ing, dis·guis·es 1. a. To modify the manner or appearance of in order to prevent recognition. b. To furnish with a disguise. 2. its blitzes better, and recorded five sacks. Herrick was 6 for 17 for just 58 yards and two interceptions in the second half. ``When we went into the locker room tied at halftime, we were mad because we knew we could play better,'' said Civita, who passed for 162 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 92 yards and two scores. ``In the second half, we started to play Cowboy cowboy Horseman skilled at handling cattle in the U.S. West. From c. 1820, cowboys were employed in small numbers on Texas ranches, where they had learned the skills of the vaquero (Spanish: “cowboy”). football. Our defense really stepped up. I think they're the hardest working defense out there.'' Canyon will be trying for its first Foothill League title since 1990 when it plays Hart at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. on Thursday. After the game, coach Harry Welch Welch , William Henry 1850-1934. American pathologist and bacteriologist who discovered the bacteria that causes gas gangrene. joked about his team's underdog nature. ``We're still the blue-collar trash collectors from Canyon Country, right?'' Welch joked. ``We saw a sign in green and gold at Saugus High saying 'Take out the trash.' Our kids remembered that. Even tonight, when Valencia didn't bring a big crowd out, our kids took it as an insult in·sult n. A bodily injury, irritation, or trauma. insult Medtalk noun Any stressful stimulus which, under normal circumstances, does not affect the host organism, but which may result in morbidity, when it . ...But we're proud of being the hard-working blue-collar guys.'' Ramona Shelburne, (818) 713-3617 ramona.shelburne(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo, 4 boxes Photo: Valencia's Shane Vereen breaks away on a touchdown run in the first half Friday night against Canyon. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer Box: (1) DAILY NEWS TOP 10 (2) OTHER SCORES (3) FRIDAY'S STARS (4) TODAY'S GAMES |
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