CITY CHAMPS AGAIN BIRMINGHAM CLAIMS 2ND TITLE IN THREE YEARS BIRMINGHAM 36, DORSEY 13.Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer Birmingham High of Lake Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). got a late start in building a football powerhouse A fourth-generation language from Cognos that was introduced in the late 1970s for midrange computers. It supports both character-oriented, terminal-based applications as well as Windows clients. Applications developed under PowerHouse can be imported into Cognos' Axiant client/server environment. . But in five years, a football program that was one of the worst in the City Section has established a resume that rivals the best Valley schools have produced in more than 90 years of competition. Birmingham won its second City Section championship in three years Friday, beating Dorsey of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. 36-13 in front of an estimated 5,500 at the Coliseum Coliseum: see Colosseum. . Those two titles, added to Birmingham's 1963 championship, were all it took to vault the Patriots near the top for Valley schools in a section that has traditionally been dominated by the city. Only San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. High, with four titles from 1953 to 1975, has more titles among Valley teams than Birmingham. Sylmar and Granada Hills are next with two apiece. Poly of Sun Valley won five championships while located downtown before moving to the Valley in 1957. Unable to get enough pass protection to throw consistently and clinging to a small lead, Birmingham turned to its running game to take control in the second half. Senior running back Brian Stuart led the way with 219 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries. Dorsey had the momentum since the first quarter and it appeared to be just a matter of time before the Dons took the lead. Up by two points late in the third quarter, Birmingham came out and pounded the ball right into the strength of the Dons' defense. The Patriots lined up in its power-pitch offense and ran 10 plays in a row right at Dorsey's big defensive line. Miramontes converted on fourth-and-4 with a 12-yard run on a naked bootleg, the only time Birmingham went outside on the series. Stuart broke a tackle and scored on a 15-yard run to give the Patriots a more comfortable 21-13 lead. Dorsey quickly moved into Birmingham territory but De Juane Adams stripped the ball from a Dorsey receiver and Hunter Rothman recovered the fumble at the Birmingham 29. The Patriots stuck with the ground game and pulled away on an 8-yard touchdown run by freshman Milton Knox. Jermaine Pollard pollard fine protein-rich feed supplement for farm animals; a byproduct from the milling of wheat for flour. Called also shorts. iced the game for Birmingham by intercepting Dorsey quarterback Keith Charles' next pass. The victory continued Birmingham's impressive habit of avenging regular-season losses in the playoffs. The Patriots upset Taft of Woodland Hills in the 2002 final after being routed earlier. Now Birmingham (10-4) has knocked out the two City Section teams to beat it this season in Taft and Dorsey. Birmingham appeared to be running away with the game early. Miramontes completed all five passes on the Patriots' opening possession, hitting Jesse Salazar on a 19-yard touchdown pass. Stuart converted a 2-point conversion to put Birmingham ahead 8-0. The Patriots forced three-and-outs on Dorsey's first two drives. Knox gave Birmingham a 15-0 lead on a 15-yard touchdown run. But Dorsey frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: Miramontes the rest of the half, sacking sack·ing n. A coarse, stout woven cloth, such as burlap or gunny, used for making sacks; sackcloth. sacking Noun coarse cloth woven from flax, hemp, or jute, and used to make sacks Noun him six times. Taking advantage of good field position, Dorsey got within 15-13 and took momentum into the break. Back in Week 5, Dorsey (12-2) held Birmingham to just three first downs in the second half and took its first lead of the game with three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. remaining to win 21-14. That loss dropped Birmingham's record to 2-3. The Patriots started with a brutal schedule. Four of Birmingham's first five opponents made it to section finals - Dorsey, Valencia (Southern Section Div. II), Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks (Div. III) and Crespi of Encino (Div. X). Birmingham's title also gives the Valley two of the past three champions and three of the past six (Taft won in 1998). The Valley is beginning to shed its image as a city pushover push·o·ver n. 1. One that is easily defeated or taken advantage of. 2. Something that is easily done or attained. See Synonyms at breeze1. , though there is a long way to go to make a dent in the city's 70-13 lead in championships. Matthew Kredell, (818) 713-3607 matthew.kredell(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Birmingham of Lake Balboa freshman running back Milton Knox runs for a big gain in Friday night's City Section Championship game. Michael Owen
(2) Birmingham High of Lake Balboa running back Brian Stuart cuts past a Dorsey defender. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer Box: FRIDAYS BOX SCORES |
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