CANYONS RALLY FALLS SHORT IN SOCAL FINAL GROSSMONT 24, COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS 19.Byline: Sean Ceglinsky Staff Writer All good things must come to an end. The 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. football team lost 24-19 to visiting Grossmont in the 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, championship game Saturday, snapping two significant winning streaks: a 30-game run at home and 26 consecutive overall. The Griffins (12-1) advanced to the state title game next Saturday in Fresno, where they'll face City College of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden (10-1), which defeated Reedley 40-35 Saturday afternoon for the Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern title. Grossmont opened the second half similar to the way it closed out the first: with a sense of urgency. The Griffins scored on their opening possession of the third quarter when Kevin Smith scored on a 2-yard run to extend the advantage to 24-7. Canyons (12-1) responded with 12 unanswered points. Marcel Marquez scored on a 15-yard run with 11:31 remaining and found Terence Scott on a 77-yard pass play with 3 minutes left. The Cougars could not score again. Mistakes proved costly in the first half for Canyons, which turned the ball over four times, including three fumbles by Marquez. Grossmont capitalized, scoring the first 14 points in a 1:06 span of the first and second quarters. Chris Johnson Chris Johnson may refer to: In sports:
n. 1. Games A stroke in billiards that misses or just brushes the ball because of a slip of the cue. 2. A mistake. intr.v. mis·cued, mis·cu·ing, mis·cues 1. at the Canyons' 33-yard line and scored three plays later when the tandem hooked up again, this time on a 20-yard pass to extend the lead to 14-0 with 14:08 remaining in the first half. With the offense struggling, it was up to the Cougars' defense to come up with a big play. And Michael Carr Michael Carr or Mike Carr could be
Grossmont answered with a nine-play, 39-yard drive, culminating with a 38-yard field goal by Jared Ballman to make it 17-7. The Griffins were not careful with the ball in the first half either, committing three turnovers. But they outgained Canyons in total yards 231-90. |
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