CANYONS' STOCK IS RISING; COUGARS TRY TO AVOID LETDOWN VS. SANTA BARBARA.Byline: Lee Barnathan Daily News Staff Writer Seven weeks ago, they were just a young group of football players, excited about bringing the sport back to 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. after 17 years. They were hopeful they could finish with a winning record and prove it was a good idea to bring back the sport. They had not played a game yet, so all they had were their dreams. Now, six games completed, things have come full reverse. The Cougars have gone from a first-year program to a powerhouse. They're 5-1 and, after pulling the upset of the year last week by beating Allan Hancock, ranked sixth in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and 10th in the state, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the California Community College Football Coaches Association, and 25th in the nation by the JC Grid-Wire. ``Now we're the team everybody wants to knock off to cease, as from work; to desist. - De Quincey. To force off by a blow or by beating. To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow on the counter. To leave off (work, etc.). See also: Knock Knock Knock Knock ,'' Canyons coach Chuck Lyon said. Winless 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. (0-5, 0-1) gets the first chance, tonight at 7 in a Western State Conference North Division game at Canyons. After the biggest win in school history, the Cougars (5-1, 2-0) have to be careful to avoid a big letdown letdown 1. the sudden flush of milk flow that occurs when the calf begins to suck or when milking commences in a properly prepared cow. Depends for its occurrence on the release of oxytocin from the pituitary gland in response to massage of the teats and udder. and make Santa Barbara's season. So this week during practice, Lyon read newspaper accounts of Cal State Northridge's loss to Sacramento State. Northridge was the sudden darling, having beaten Montana to sit atop the Big Sky Conference. The Matadors also earned its first Division I-AA national ranking. Then they went out and lost to the Hornets, who have been the conference's doormats for much of this decade. ``You're right where Northridge was,'' Lyon told his players. ``With success comes responsibility. When you do well, people notice. Can you live up to the responsibility? Can you live with your success? You are no longer a first-year program everybody takes lightly.'' The players seem serious about maintaining the success. Lyon regularly meets with a six-player executive council, which acts as a liason between the coaches and the players. Lyon allows them to speak freely and without penalty. What they told him this week was: The team is tired. Since their bye week isn't until Nov. 21 - after their final game - there's no time to rest. So Lyon shortened practices. Tuesday's and Wednesday's sessions were half an hour shorter, and Thursday's practice was just 1-1/2 hours. ``I see the fatigue,'' Lyon said. Playing five games down to the last minute also has taken an emotional toll, and that's one thing Canyons must watch. Although Santa Barbara's offense doesn't appear to be as strong as others (it has scored just 26 points this season), a tired Cougars team might make Santa Barbara look good and build up the Vaqueros' confidence. More likely, Canyons will go for the quick strike and give everybody an easy week, but it has to watch out for Santa Barbara's pass defense. Defensive end Govi Covin COVIN, fraud. A secret contrivance between two or more persons to defraud and prejudice another of his rights. Co. Litt 357, b; Com. Dig. Covin, A; 1 Vin. Abr. 473. Vide Collusion; Fraud. , linebacker Russell Doty and free safety Brett Van Pelt van Pelt is the surname of several people: People
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