CITY SECTION INVITATIONAL: RB WESLEY'S BIG GAME NOT ENOUGH : PALISADES 49, CHATSWORTH 42.Byline: Jim Inghram Staff Writer Fourteen minutes into its City Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. Division playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship with host Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). , Chatsworth looked all but buried. The Chancellors were down 21-0 and sinking fast. Then David Wesley For the board game designer, see David Wesely. David Barakau Wesley (born November 14, 1970, in San Antonio, Texas) is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He is currently retired and lives in Houston, TX. went to work. Too bad he didn't get much help as Palisades held on for a 49-42 victory Wednesday night. Wesley clawed, scratched, pulled and rambled his way to 293 yards on 28 caries caries or tooth decay Localized disease that causes decay and cavities in teeth. It begins at the tooth's surface and may penetrate the dentin and the pulp cavity. and scored four touchdowns, but it wasn't quite enough to bring Chatsworth all the way back. His last score came on a 40-yard run with 59 seconds left. It tied the game at 42-42 following Tom Colley's conversion. But it left too much time for the Dolphins' high-powered offense to strike again. The Chancellors squibbed the kickoff giving Palisades the ball at the 50. David Koral, who finished with 440 yards passing, connected with Charles Ealy to put the ball at the Chatsworth 23. The Chancellors then sacked Koral for a 9-yard loss and the game appeared headed for overtime, but an injury to a Palisades lineman with 12 seconds left stopped the clock. On the next play, Koral found Rodney Ziegler at the 5 and Ziegler did the rest to give Palisades (10-2) the victory. ``I wasn't nervous at all,'' said Koral, who has passed for 4,578 yards and 54 touchdowns. ``The wind was messing with my passes all game, but the receivers were adjusting and doing a great job. That play was 83X and I knew all I had to do was get the ball close and Rodney would get in.'' Said Ziegler: ``I saw a couple of their guys around me, but I wanted it. These close games are getting to me.'' Palisades had to come from behind to beat Locke 28-26 in the first round. Ziegler's score ruined Wesley's brilliant evening. Coaches, players and administrators from Palisades High were seeking Wesley out after the game to congratulate him on his performance. The loss also ended the spectacular career of Chatsworth's Matt Cassel Matt Cassel [CASS-ul] (born May 17, 1982 in Northridge, California) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the NFL. Youth and high school career . Cassel, who has committed to USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , only completed three passes for 46 yards, but made smart decisions throughout to keep Chatsworth in the game. |
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