CITY ROUNDUP: PORTIS DOES IT ALL IN TAFT'S ROUT OF NARBONNE.Byline: Daily News Josh Portis had a hand in four touchdowns as Taft of Woodland Hills routed Narbonne of Harbor City 35-13 in a nonleague game Friday night. Portis was 11 of 17 for 169 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 109 yards and two scores, including a 75-yard run in the second quarter to break a 7-7 tie and give Taft (4-1) the lead for good. It was the fourth consecutive victory for Taft after a season-opening loss to Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] . Jamere Holland caught four passes for 122 yards, 40 on a first-quarter touchdown for Taft's opening score, and Shelton Banks added 41 yards rushing. Taft led 14-10 at halftime and extended its lead on a 1-yard run by Portis on its opening drive of the third quarter. Narbonne (4-1) closed to 21-13 midway through the third quarter. But Taft scored on its next two possessions - a 6-yard pass from Portis to Mazeratti Byers and a 1-yard run by Byers. - Kirby Lee --Cleveland 21, Monroe 20: Devon Hall scored on two 1-yard runs for host Cleveland of Reseda (5-0). Monroe of North Hills (2-3) scored first on Michael Krikorian's 35-yard pass to Mario Calix calix /ca·lix/ (ka´liks) pl. ca´lices [L.] calyx. ca·lix or ca·lyx n. pl. ca·li·ces or ca·ly·ces 1. A flower-shaped or funnel-shaped structure. . Cleveland blocked the extra point. Cornorris Atkins rushed for 144 yards on 20 carries, including a 25- yard scoring run for Cleveland. - Malik Lee --El Camino Real 33, North Hollywood 28: Eddie Gomez Edgar "Eddie" Gomez (born October 4, 1944) is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, perhaps most notable for his work done with the Bill Evans trio from 1966 to 1977. rushed for 266 yards on 18 carries for El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Gomez took the third 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. for a 75-yard touchdown. On North Hollywood's next drive, Gomez intercepted a 2nd-and-goal pass from William Cowan People named William Cowan include:
- Jayar Jackson --Chatsworth 35, Sylmar 21: Host Chatworth (5-0) used a ball-control offense and four touchdown passes from Mike Moustakes. Sylmar (4-1) scored first when tailback C.J. Gable scored on 95-yard run. He also had a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Gable finished with 122 yards on 11 carries. - P.C. Shaw --San Fernando 37, Verdugo Hills 13: Rafael Reynolds rushed for 231 yards and two touchdowns for host 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. (2-3), which overcame 125 yards in penalties. San Fernando led 19-7 at halftime and put the game away in the third quarter on a 33-yard field goal by Rene Renteria and a 67-yard touchdown run from Reynolds. - Steve Coombs Coombs can refer to:
--Granada Hills 33, Kennedy 21: Granada Hills's Alex Ritthamel threw touchdown passes of 56, 45 and 17 yards to Ray Felger at rival Kennedy of Granada Hills (0-5). Ritthamel was 6 of 17 for 153 yards and two interceptions. - Frank Carulli --Van Nuys 17, Canoga Park 14 (OT): Van Nuys's Pedro Lazarro had field goals of 42 and 32 yards, but his most important was a 21-yarder in overtime. Canoga Park's (1-4) Paul Cortez ran for 166 yards on 14 carries for two touchdowns, but a fumble with fumble with vt fus → manosear 3:22 remaining gave Van Nuys (2-3) the ball at the Canoga 24. Robert Ramirez then scored a 2-yard run and caught the two-point conversion In American football and Canadian football, a team may try to score a two-point conversion (score two points) instead of an extra point (one point) immediately after it scores a touchdown. from Kyle Ochoa to tie the game at 14 and force overtime. Ochoa was 27 of 47 for 255 yards and three interceptions. Oscar Sanchez had two interceptions for Van Nuys. - Nathan Brown Nathan Brown may refer to:
--Fairfax 27, Poly 3: Jose Benitez kicked a 42-yard field goal to account for Poly of Sun Valley's scoring at Fairfax (1-4). Poly (2-3) had a first-and goal from the 3 but lost 22 yards on three plays to set up the field goal. - Bob Timmermann --University 32, Hollywood 29: Jorge Cabrera nearly did it all for host Hollywood. He rushed for four touchdowns and finished with 117 yards. But he could not score from the 1 with 30 seconds remaining as Hollywood's losing streak increased to 36 games. Hollywood was in the lead from 2:08 in the first quarter until 7:47 in the fourth then it fumbled and the ball was returned 58 yards for a score. Clarence Walton rushed for 131 yards on 19 carries and had an interception on defense. - Jeremy Suede --Huntington Park 29, Grant 22: Grant of Van Nuys turned over the ball on two of its three fourth-quarter drives and allowed visiting Huntington Park Huntington Park, city (1990 pop. 56,065), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential and industrial suburb of Los Angeles; founded 1856, inc. 1906. Its varied manufactures include metal, glass and rubber products and industrial equipment. to erase a 22-14 lead. Grant, which trailed 14-9 at the half, turned around in the third quarter when Fred Winborn gave the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. (2-3) two long touchdowns. First, he ran in a 71-yard pitch that gave the Lancers their first lead at 15-14. Winborn finished with three carries for 85 yards. He also caught four passes for 50 yards. Winborn stretched the Lancers lead to 22-14 with 1:43 remaining in the third quarter when he returned a punt 97 yards for a score. But Huntington Park tied the game early in the fourth quarter and scored the game winner on a 35-yard run. - Julio Cortez --Locke 26, Reseda 14: Reseda (0-5) couldn't hold onto a 14-12 third- quarter lead against visiting Locke 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. (4-1). Coy Woods was 11 of 26 for 158 yards, including touchdowns of 7 yards to Kurt Thomas and 39 yards to Derion Chapman. But Locke rallied for two touchdown passes late in the game. - John Wareham CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Sylmar's C.J. Gable can't keep Chatsworth's Sean Newman out of the end zone Friday. Chatsworth won 35-21. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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