CITY SECTION: TAFT WANTS CITY TO REVIEW INCIDENT.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer The City football final between Taft of Woodland Hills and rival Birmingham Birmingham, cities, United States Birmingham (bûr`mĭnghăm') 1 City (1990 pop. 265,968), seat of Jefferson co., N central Ala., in the Jones Valley near the southern end of the Appalachian system; founded and inc. 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). is five days away, but things are already heating up. Taft officials have forwarded a videotape videotape Magnetic tape used to record visual images and sound, or the recording itself. There are two types of videotape recorders, the transverse (or quad) and the helical. of Birmingham's semifinal victory Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant over Gardena Gardena (gärdē`nə), city (1990 pop. 49,847), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., an industrial suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1930. Often called "Freeway City" because of its proximity to several major roads, Gardena manufactures aircraft to the City Section to review potential rules violations during a melee between Birmingham and Gardena players late in the game. The incident began on the Birmingham sideline sideline See on the sidelines. when a Gardena kick returner was tackled near the Birmingham bench. The Gardena player exchanged words with some Birmingham players, resulting in a physical confrontation between players from both teams. Although game officials didn't eject anyone from the game, Taft coach Troy Starr said the tape he watched, which was filmed by a Taft scout from behind the Birmingham bench, shows potential rules violations by players from both teams. ``As my coaching staff and I were breaking down tape in preparation for our game, we came across this footage, and I felt it was my responsibility to pass it on to my principal,'' Starr said. ``It's not my intention to get anyone in trouble, or for anyone to have to sit out Friday's game. But at the same time I'm a teacher and a coach, and I have a responsibility to do the right thing. We all need to be accountable.'' Taft beat Birmingham 30-6 in the regular season to win the West Valley League title. However, Taft was heavily favored against Birmingham the previous two years and lost. ``The officials were on top of it,'' Birmingham coach Ed Crosen said. ``It happened on our bench. We did commit a penalty, and (Gardena's) player got up swinging. It was an isolated incident in the game. It pretty much got stopped right when it started. After it was over, we resumed play. There were no further incidents. I think the game officials handled it properly.'' |
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