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CITY SECTION: SYLMAR AVOIDS CLOSE GAME, BUT IT'S A LOSS VENICE 62, SYLMAR 21.


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 or last-minute goal- line stands for Sylmar against top-seeded Venice on Friday night. Venice put the game out of reach early en route to a 62-21 victory in the City Section semifinal at Venice High.

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The loss snapped an unbeaten streak at nine games for Sylmar (9-3-1), which pulled out a 13-6 first-round victory over Jefferson with a goal-line stand in the final minute and a 27-24 overtime victory over Narbonne in the second round to reach the semifinals for the first time since 1997.

``There's not much you can say,'' senior tight end Joseph Higgins said. ``They showed why they are they the top-seeded team.''

Sylmar was held in check until the final minute of the third quarter, when Terry Newsome connected with Juan Guerra on an 18-yard touchdown pass. The Spartans added a 9-yard run by Antione Randolph and a 93-yard kickoff return by Joe Dickson Joe Dickson is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election, representing the riding of Ajax—Pickering. He is a member of the Liberal Party.  in the fourth quarter for the final margin against Venice's second string.

Newsome completed 13 of 20 passes for 150 yards and was Sylmar's leading rusher with 28 yards. He also threw two interceptions, one of which was returned 98 yards for a touchdown by Mesphin Forrester in the final minute of the second quarter to end the Spartans' longest drive of the first half.

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 victories.

Against Sylmar, Davis completed 8 of 10 passes for 231 yards and three touchdowns in three quarters; he was 7 of 8 for 224 yards in the first half. About the only thing that slowed Davis was a late hit that knocked him out during Venice's first series.

The Colorado-bound Ellis rushed for 172 yards on 10 carries and four touchdowns, including scores of 74 and 45 yards on Venice's opening drives of the second half for a 55-0 lead.

``There is always a better football team out there in the world,'' Sylmar coach Jeff Engilman said. ``That is a very good team. We would have to have played perfectly to win. We played less-than-perfect football tonight.''
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Date:Dec 6, 2003
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