CHAMPIONS AT LAST: IT'S NO TRICK: PALMDALE GETS ITS REVENGE AGAINST A.V. PALMDALE 20, A.V. 15.Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer PALMDALE - The Palmdale High football team had every excuse to pack it in Friday night when fifth-ranked Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley of Lancaster pulled off an improbable end-around touchdown pass on a third-and-18 play to take the lead midway through the fourth quarter. One Falcons assistant shattered his clipboard on the sideline after watching the sequence unfold, and the home fans fell silent. But after waiting nearly a year to avenge two gut-wrenching losses to A.V. the past two seasons, the Palmdale players would not go down without a fight. So, Palmdale senior quarterback Jacob McCravey walked into to his team's huddle and told everyone to keep their composure. And McCravey proceeded to march the Falcons 71 yards downfield down·field adv. & adj. Sports To, into, or in the defensive team's end of the field. Adj. 1. downfield - toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field; "he threw to a downfield receiver" to set up Sean Edwards's 1-yard touchdown run with 2 minutes, 5 seconds remaining as Palmdale stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. A.V. right back with a 20-15 upset. ``The trick play A trick play, also known as a gadget play, is a play in American football that uses deception and unorthodox strategies to fool the opposing team. Trick plays are highly risky, usually with a large potential for a loss of yards or turnover, but the payoff is often high with hurt us, but that wasn't going to get us out of our momentum,'' said a jubilant McCravey, who completed 12 of 23 passes for 146 yards. ``We had all the intensity for this game. We waited 11 months for it. I think the streak ended tonight.'' With the victory, Palmdale secured a share of the Golden League championship, its first since 1997, and will host a Southern Section Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship next Friday Next Friday is the 2000 sequel to Friday , which depicts the neighborhood of South Los Angeles in a comedic sense. The hero, Craig Jones (Ice Cube), leaves home and moves in with his lottery winning and sex-crazed Uncle Elroy (Don "D.C." Curry) in Rancho Cucamonga. . The Falcons also ended a bid by seven A.V. seniors to finish their careers 20-0 in league play. Palmdale (9-1, 4-1) had lost to A.V. by a combined 16 points the past two years, but the Falcons would not be deterred Friday. On the final drive, McCravey scrambled for a first down on a crucial fourth-and-1 from the 44. He then split two defenders on a pass to JaVonte Holmes at the goal line. Edwards followed by plowing in for the go-ahead touchdown and the celebration was on for Palmdale's players, coaches and parents. Coach Jeff Williams For the poker player, see . For the physician, see . For the astronaut, see . Jeff Williams (born June 6, 1972 in Canberra) is an Australian-born, left-handed pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers baseball team. was doused in water, and McCravey ran up and down the sideline shouting in joy. ``This is the hugest win for me ever,'' McCravey said. ``I've been losing to them since I was a freshman.'' A.V. (8-2, 4-1) had clinched a share of the league title last week and appeared to have won it outright when coach Brent Newcomb called for the reverse pass with his team trailing by seven with just more than six minutes left. On the play, quarterback Johnny Walker took the pitch and flipped the ball to wide receiver Juan Rayford, who appeared trapped for another big loss. But Rayford cocked his arms and spotted Eric Wickliffe alone behind the defense as diagramed. |
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