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CITY SECTION ROUNDUP: DEFENSE LIFTS TAFT TO FIRST VICTORY.


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Host Taft of Woodland Hills scored 28 points over the final 1 1/2 quarters to win its first game of the season, 28-19, over Jefferson on Friday.

Overcoming a 12-0 deficit, Taft (1-2) played strong defense, limiting Jefferson 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.  (0-3) to 77 total yards. However, Taft struggled with 155 penalty yards and turned the ball over five times. Jefferson capitalized Capitalized

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 on an interception and a fumble for two touchdowns.

Quarterback Joshua Portis had a strong game as well for Taft, completing 18 of 24 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns.

His 6-yard pass to Shelton Banks (six catches, 46 yards) got Taft on the board with 6:04 left in the third quarter. Later, Portis completed a 17-yard strike to Troy Lewis (four catches, 51 yards) that gave Taft the lead for good midway Midway, island group (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km), central Pacific, c.1,150 mi (1,850 km) NW of Honolulu, comprising Sand and Eastern islands with the surrounding atoll. Discovered by Americans in 1859, Midway was annexed in 1867. A cable station was opened in 1903.  through the fourth quarter.

Brandon Anson caught five passes for 80 yards, and Banks rushed for 76. Taft's Jason Haywood intercepted two passes, returning one for a 32-yard score.

- Julio Cortez

--Granada Hills 34, San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina
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 6: Wide receiver Darion Donnelly caught two touchdown passes for host Granada Hills (3-0).

Granada Hills' Gilbert Linton scored on a pair of 2-yard touchdown runs, and quarterback Brandon Charls completed 11 of 18 passes for 200 yards and two more scores.

San Fernando (0-3) got on the scoreboard late in the fourth quarter when senior quarterback Mathew Nevarez scored on a 1-yard touchdown sneak. Nevarez was 18 of 39 for 196 yards. Most of Nevarez's completions went to Gabriel Garcia, who had 12 catches for 124 yards.

Granada Hills' defense held San Fernando to minus-52 yards rushing and 144 total yards.

- Howard Abrams

--Eagle Rock 34, Hollywood 0: Sammy Villanueva rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns for host Eagle Rock (1-2).

Villanueva, a 5-foot-7, 140-pound senior, carried the ball 20 times and scored on 4-yard runs in both the first and fourth quarters. His first touchdown capped a 10-play, 59-yard drive on Eagle Rock's (1-2) opening possession.

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 on Eagle Rock's first possession of the third quarter.

Eagle Rock's defense held Hollywood (0-3) to 43 yards of offense. Jerry Yniguez recovered a fumble by Hollywood's Christian Gambola in the end zone for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter.

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 9: A 54-yard field goal by Joel Benitez was the offensive highlight for visiting Poly of Sun Valley (0-2-1).

Marshall of Los Angeles (3-0) jumped out to a 13-0 second-quarter lead en route to the school's best start since 1992. Poly did not advance past midfield mid·field  
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 or pick up a first down until the final minute of the first half when Benitez kicked the field goal.

Marshall, led by three touchdowns from senior running back James Wilson, scored 16 consecutive points to open the second half.

Poly's Brandon Gondeck completed 11 of 25 passes, including a 29-yard touchdown pass to Gustavo Sobernais with three seconds left. Poly's Ricky Munoz caught six passes for 70 yards.

- Kirby Lee

--North Hollywood 23, Van Nuys 6: Marlon Lucky had 129 total yards of offense and two touchdowns as North Hollywood (2-1) defeated host Van Nuys (0-2-1).

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 completed 9 of 23 passes for 149 yards with a touchdown. Cowan also had a 6-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Kenny Kinard caught six passes for 101 yards.

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 but was unable to maintain the momentum.

North Holllywood's defense dropped five potential interceptions but held Van Nuys to 82 total yards with two sacks and a safety.

- Rob MacIntyre
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Sep 27, 2003
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