CITY SECTION ROUNDUP: RESEDA GETS OT WIN 34-33.Byline: Daily News The Reseda High football team couldn't have asked for more from Joseph Looney, who rushed for 169 yards and four touchdowns in the Regents' 35-34 overtime victory Friday at Canoga Park. But Looney didn't stop there. The 5-foot-11 senior blocked Jesus Navarro's extra-point attempt that would have extended the overtime period Noun 1. overtime period - a period of overtime play to resolve a tie; e.g. basketball extra time, overtime - playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie , in which each team was given first-and-goal at the 10-yard line and four downs to score. The outcome was crucial for both teams' chances for a playoff berth. Reseda is 4-3, 3-1 in the Valley Pac-8 Conference. Canoga Park (2-5, 0-4) lost its fifth consecutive game. ``This was very big,'' Looney said. ``We needed this. We showed people we have heart.'' Reseda appeared to have the game in hand after Looney scored on runs of 71 and 40 yards to give his team a 28-14 third quarter lead. Canoga Park pulled within 28-21 after a 16-play drive that was capped by Ramon Torres' 3-yard run. The Regents fumbled on the second play of their next possession to set up an eventual 1-yard plunge by Torres to tie the game. Torres, who finished with three touchdowns, answered a 4-yard scoring run by Looney in overtime with a 1-yard run and Canoga Park trailed 35-34. Canoga Park's Mike Spangle span·gle n. 1. A small, often circular piece of sparkling metal or plastic sewn especially on garments for decoration. 2. A small sparkling object, drop, or spot: spangles of sunlight. completed 26-of-40 passes for 285 yards, including touchdowns of 1 and 5 yards to Victor Torres. Eddie Robinson There are a number of noted individuals named Eddie Robinson:
- Dana Haddad Poly 28, Grant 28: Harold Berreondo's 35-yard touchdown pass to Steve Smith with 44 seconds remaining, and a two-point reception by Joel Cruz helped visiting Poly rally to a tie in a Valley Pac-8 Conference game. After a 15-minute delay - in which officials scrambled to find a rule book - the referees decided not to play overtime. Grant (2-4-1, 1-2-1) was led by Tevita Manu, who carried 25 times for 178 yards and a touchdown. He also returned a kickoff 91 yards for a score. Duriel Carter scored two touchdowns on runs of 17 yards and 1 yard and appeared to seal the victory for Grant when he ran in from a yard out with 2:34 left. Poly (2-4-1, 2-1-1) had Smith carry 19 times for 109 yards and two touchdowns, on runs of 58 and 5 yards, in addition to his scoring pass reception. The teams changed leads five times. - Steve Goldstein North Hollywood 22, Van Nuys 20: Matthew Hicks Hicks , Edward 1780-1849. American painter of primitive works, notably The Peaceable Kingdom, of which nearly 100 versions exist. rushed for 268 yards and three touchdowns, including the 52-yard, game-winner with 4 minutes remaining, as the visiting Huskies (2-5, 1-3) hung on to upset the Wolves (5-2, 3-1) in a Valley Pac-8 game. Hicks' touchdown run gave the Huskies (2-5, 1-3) a 22-14 lead. The Wolves (5-2, 3-1) cut the deficit to 22-20 on Andrew Shin's 10-yard run with 3:34 left in the game. But Shin was stopped short on 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. attempt. Van Nuys quarterback Bobby Hernandez ran for one touchdown and threw for another - a 35-yarder to Germaine Lucious with 3:27 left in the first quarter. Van Nuys had 123 yards in penalties and Ramon Palomo was ejected for flagrantly fla·grant adj. 1. Conspicuously bad, offensive, or reprehensible: a flagrant miscarriage of justice; flagrant cases of wrongdoing at the highest levels of government. See Usage Note at blatant. 2. running into the kicker Kicker A right, warrant, or some other feature added to a debt instrument to make it more desirable to potential investors. Notes: The ability to trade a bond or other debt instrument in for stock may entice investors, if they feel the stock will appreciate. . - Dwayne Finley Sylmar 28, Monroe 7: Corey Neal scored three touchdowns and rushed for 157 yards on 11 carries to lead the host Spartans (4-2-1, 4-0) over the Vikings (2-5, 0-4) in a Valley Pac-8 Conference game. Neal's 4-yard run with 2:59 left in the first half opened the scoring for the Spartans (4-2-1, 4-0). He also scored on a 7-yard run in the third quarter and ran for a 2-yard score in the fourth. Andre Peeples pulled Monroe (2-5, 0-4) within 14-7 with a 1-yard run midway through the third quarter. Peeples finished with 44 yards rushing. DeAndre Phillips led Monroe with 56 yards on nine carries. Monroe had its chances when Derrick derrick: see crane. Derrick famous hangman; eponym of modern hoisting apparatus. [Br. Hist.: Espy, 170] See : Execution Jones and Omar Stewart each recovered fumbled punts and Stewart covered an onside kick onside kick n. Football A kickoff in which the ball carries just far enough, at least ten yards, to be recovered legally by the kicking team. to start the second half, but the Vikings offense failed to capitalize. - Julio Cortez Eagle Rock 37, Lincoln 5: Quarterback Torwin Session completed 13-of-19 passes for 198 yards and three touchdowns as the visiting Eagles overmatched the Tigers in a Northern Conference game. Eagle Rock's defense pressured Lincoln quarterback Carlos Lira throughout, sacking sack·ing n. A coarse, stout woven cloth, such as burlap or gunny, used for making sacks; sackcloth. sacking Noun coarse cloth woven from flax, hemp, or jute, and used to make sacks Noun him six times. The Eagles (5-2, 3-1) held the Tigers (0-7, 0-4) to five first downs, minus-41 yards rushing and 65 yards total offense. Tyrone Collins caught just two passes the entire the game, but both went for touchdowns, for 16 and 21 yards. The Eagles built a 17-0 lead in the first quarter, scoring on its first three possession. Jorge Trejo caught five passes for 90 yards, including a 7-yard touchdown pass. Rhuben Williams also scored on a 1-yard run, Jose Adame scored a 32-yard touchdown on his only carry, and Wilbert Martinez kicked a 22-yard field goal and three PATs. Backup quarterback/receiver Walter Sierra may be lost for the season after suffering what appeared to be a collarbone col·lar·bone n. See clavicle. injury. He went to Glendale Adventist Hospital for X-rays. - Alex Valladares 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. 14, Chatsworth 10: Bobby Stanley intercepted a 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 pass on the game's final play enabling the visiting Tigers to hold on in a Northwest Valley Conference game. Chatsworth (5-2, 2-2) had three drives end deep in San Fernando territory in the final 3 minutes. Earlier, Chatsworth drove to San Fernando's 11-yard line but lost the ball on downs when Eric Harris Eric Harris may refer to:
Major Caldwell led San Fernando (4-3, 1-3) with 108 yards and one touchdown on 23 carries. San Fernando took a 7-0 lead when Caldwell scored on a 4-yard run in the first quarter. Chatsworth tried to rally behind the arm of Cassel, who threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Lee For the American actor, please see Reggie Lee (actor) Reggie Lee (born October 26, 1973) is an Arena Football League offensive lineman/defensive lineman for the Orlando Predators. NCAA Career Lee attended Florida A&M University for two years. to close the gap to 14-10. Cassel completed 15 of 32 for 227 yards and one touchdown, and Lee finished as the top receiver with eight receptions for 124 yards. - Bryan Rodgers 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:
``He's our big-time kid,'' ECR ECR Efficient Consumer Response ECR European Congress of Radiology ECR Electron Cyclotron Resonance ECR El Camino Real (Kings Highway; California) ECR Electronic Cash Register ECR East Coast Radio (South Africa) coach Rick Hayashida said of his tailback tail·back n. Football The back on an offensive team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage. tailback Noun Brit a queue of traffic stretching back from an obstruction , who switched from fullback last year after transferring from Long Beach Poly. ``We go as he goes.'' Trailing 20-16 in the third quarter, ECR (4-2-1, 3-1) drove 71 yards in eight plays, with Nedd scoring from the 1 to give his team the lead for good. Justin Graham caught a 29-yard pass from his brother, Jonathan, to complete the scoring with 2:13 left in the fourth quarter. Cleveland (1-6, 0-4) quarterback Eddie Whitaker completed 9-of-16 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns, on passes of 40 and 37 yards. - Darren Jacks Taft 28, Birmingham 9: Quarterback Brandon Hance had one rushing and two throwing touchdowns to lead the Toreadors to their sixth straight win. Taft (6-1, 4-0 in the Northwest Valley) took a 7-0 lead on a 98-yard pass from Hance to Ronald Andrews early in the first quarter. Hance then capped a 10-play, 60-yard drive in the second quarter with a 9-yard pass to Ken Bounds, giving Taft a 14-3 halftime lead. After rushing for 69 yards on seven carries, running back Marquis Brignac bruised bruise v. bruised, bruis·ing, bruis·es v.tr. 1. a. To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow. b. his rib and did not play in the second half. Coach Troy Starr expects Brignac to be fine for next week's game. The only points for the Patriots (1-6, 0-4) came on John Wall field goals of 30, 31, and 26 yards. - Aaron Levine CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Grant's Kyrie Naya upends Poly's Rudy Rodriguez during the first half of Friday's game. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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