CITY CHAMPIONSHIP: SYLMAR CAN'T HOLD ON TO LATE LEAD GARDENA 30, SYLMAR 24.Byline: Ramona Shelburne Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Staff Writer Latecomers to the Sylmar-Gardena game Thursday night in the first round of the City Section City Bracket playoffs were in luck. The teams provided a thrilling finish, with both squads scoring in the final 90 seconds of play in seventh-seeded Gardena's 30-24 victory over the 10th-seeded and visiting Spartans. Sylmar (8-3) led throughout the entire game until Gardena quarterback LaFerrell Payne scored what looked to be the game-winning touchdown to put Gardena (8-3) up by six with 1:29 left to go. To regain the lead, Sylmar would have to morph morph 1 n. An allomorph. [From morpheme.] morph 2 n. from a ball-control running team into an efficient 2-minute offense, which was unlikely at best. But never count out Sylmar Jeff Engilman. Derrick Jackson returned the ensuing en·sue intr.v. en·sued, en·su·ing, en·sues 1. To follow as a consequence or result. See Synonyms at follow. 2. To take place subsequently. kickoff 30 yards to Sylmar's 45-yard line. Ryen Carew ran 25 yards off-tackle to the Gardena 30. And Joseph Higgins hit Joseph Dickson Joseph Dickson (April 1745 - April 1825) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina. He was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Moved with his parents to Rowan County, North Carolina. He was engaged in cotton and tobacco planting. on a 30-yard slant pass for a touchdown. Four plays, 35 seconds and Sylmar had regained the lead at 24-23. Game over? Not quite. There was still 59 seconds left. Gardena's Craig Batiste ba·tiste n. A fine, plain-woven fabric made from various fibers and used especially for clothing. [French, from Old French, perhaps after Baptiste of Cambrai, 13th-century textile maker. returned the ensuing kickoff 59 yards to the Sylmar 26-yard line. That distance was plenty close for Gardena kicker Kicker A right, warrant, or some other feature added to a debt instrument to make it more desirable to potential investors. Notes: The ability to trade a bond or other debt instrument in for stock may entice investors, if they feel the stock will appreciate. Oscar Cervantes, who had hit a 42-yard field goal earlier in the game. But Payne had other ideas as he took the second play from scrimmage A play from scrimmage is the activity of the games of Canadian football and American football during which one team tries to advance the ball or to score, and the other team tries to stop them or take the ball away. in for a 19-yard score, his third touchdown of the game to go with 146 yards rushing. Gardena led 30-24 and elected not to go for the 2-point conversion. Game over? There was still 23 seconds left. But Fred Earles ended the last-minute drama with an open-field tackle of Jackson on the ensuing kickoff. The Spartans would have to start from their own 22, and not even Carew, who ran for 244 yards and two touchdowns, could rescue the Spartans this time. Payne closed the book on Sylmar with an interception return on the final play of the game as Gardena advanced to play No. 15 Jefferson, who upset No. 2 Carson. ``Our special teams have been strong all year, and then we had that play,'' Engilman said. ``We had to be the underdogs coming into the game, our league was rated the weakest in the city, but we still took it to them. I'm still proud of my guys and the way they played.'' Carew, who went over 2,000 yards rushing for the season Thursday, had a different take. ``I'm hurt from this loss,'' Carew said. |
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