CANYONS PULLS AWAY CANYONS 40, GLENDALE 14.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Just when it looked like the sky was about to fall on 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. , the Cougars came back to life. And after a sloppy start, COC See chip on chip. salvaged its homecoming with a 40-14 win over Glendale College in a Western State Conference Northern Division opener for both teams at Cougar cougar: see puma. cougar or puma or mountain lion or panther Species (Puma concolor) of large, graceful cat that lives in a wide variety of habitats in the Americas, from southern Alaska to Patagonia. Stadium on Saturday. Steve Smith gained 144 yards and scored two touchdowns on 20 carries, and freshman quarterback David Parker David Parker is the name of:
Parker, who shares quarterback duties with the more-experienced Travis Winn in a tandem system 1. (Elec.) same as Cascade system. , gave the Cougars a lift after Winn got off to ashaky start. Winn completed 4 of 10 attempts for 47 yards, but had two interceptions. The Cougars spotted their opponents a 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter, when Glendale defensive back Michael Holmes returned Winn interception 55 yards for a Vaqueros touchdown on the Cougars first possession of the game. Glendale quarterback Jason Kroells hooked up with Steve Carballo on a 27-yard touchdown pass on the Vaqueros next possession. But the Cougars (3-0) proceeded to reel-off 40 unanswered points. They got back into the game on an 11-play 68-yard drive, which culminated with a one-yard up-the-gut run by John Harrison. Smith gained 53 yards on five carries on that drive, and Tommy Garagliano tacked on the extra point to make it 14-7. Smith scored on a five-yard run to help the close the Cougars to within 14-14, midway through the second quarter, and then again from 18 yards out on their first possession in the second half to give COC a 21-14 lead they would never relinquish. Parker completed touchdown passes to Ontae Chaney and Jason d`Autremont- from 24 and 28 yards out - respectively, to secure the win for COC. The Vaqueros slipped to 1-2. The Cougars host perennial conference powerhouse Allan Hancock College Allan Hancock College is a California public community college located in Santa Maria in northern Santa Barbara County. Approximately 13,000 credit and more than 5,500 noncredit and community services students enroll each semester. of Santa Maria on Saturday night. |
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