CARLSON, TAFT CRUISE PAST CHATSWORTH : TAFT 48, CHATSWORTH 28.Byline: Jim Inghram Staff Writer Greig Greig is a Scottish surname. It is one of many names adopted by members of the Clan MacGregor by those who migrated to Aberdeenshire about 1580-1600. Greig is also a common mis-spelling of the surname of Edvard Grieg, the Norwegian composer. Carlson Carl·son , Chester Floyd 1906-1968. American inventor of the xerographic process for copying documents (first patented in 1940). had no idea the record was his and the chances of his becoming a professional football coach are slim, but in the Taft High record books, his name is now above Jeff Fisher's. Carlson caught eight passes for 294 yards and scored three touchdowns, besting the old mark of 257 yards set by Fisher, now the head coach of the Tennessee Tennessee, state, United States Tennessee (tĕn`əsē', tĕn'əsē`), state in the south-central United States. Titans, in 1975, to lead the Toreadors to 48-28 victory over host Chatsworth High. ``It didn't seem like I was doing that much,'' Carlson said. ``I didn't know about the record until somebody just told me (after the game). It was fun. We just did what we had to do.'' The victory improved Taft to 5-4 overall and 4-0 in the West Valley League. Chatsworth fell to 2-7, 1-3. Carlson's first catch, on a screen pass, went 69 yards to set up Taft's first touchdown. Then there was a 30-yard reception and another screen pass that went 96 yards for a touchdown. His next catch was a quick hitch hitch to fasten by a knot, usually used to describe tying a horse to a post. , on which quarterback Brandon Hance audibilized. It went 59 yards for another score. ``It was a play called Panther panther, name commonly applied to the leopard, especially to a black leopard. It is also used locally to designate various other cats including the jaguar and the puma. ,'' Hance said. ``I signal a number and touch my face mask Face mask The simplest way of delivering a high level of oxygen to patients with ARDS or other low-oxygen conditions. Mentioned in: Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome and make another sign. I noticed a weakness in their coverage and we just took advantage. He has the surest hands of all the receivers and we're pretty good friends, so we're always on the same page. They were just 10-yard passes and he did all the work.'' Hance won the battle of Division I-committed quarterbacks with the Chancellors' Matt Cassel Matt Cassel [CASS-ul] (born May 17, 1982 in Northridge, California) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the NFL. Youth and high school career , completing 13 of 18 for 375 yards. Cassel was 19 of 34 for 252 yards. The victory was the fourth in a row for the Toreadors and puts them in excellent position to successfully defend their league title. ``We're still an awfully young team,'' Taft coach Troy Starr said. ``We are just trying to get a little better every time. We have improved, but we still have some concerns.'' One is the defense's penchant for allowing huge chunks of yardage yard·age 1 n. 1. An amount or length measured in yards. 2. Cloth sold by the yard. Noun 1. , but any misgivings on the defensive side were more than made up for by the offense. ``They really came out at us,'' Hance said. ``They respected our running game and that opened up the passing game.'' Lee Marks rushed for 141 yards 17 carries and score twice for Taft. He also passed for a score - to Carlson for 7 yards. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Taft quarterback Brandon Hance is sandwiched between Chatsworth's Matt Cassel, right, and Rafael Cansino. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion