CITY SECTION ROUNDUP: SYLMAR CRUSHES RESEDA.Byline: Daily News Any concerns Jeff Engilman had about his Sylmar High football team's inconsistency were put to rest Friday night. Sylmar routed host Reseda 42-0 in a key Valley Pac-8 Conference game. The Spartans rolled to a 35-0 halftime lead behind 405 yards of total offense, including 294 on the ground. Sylmar improved to 6-2-1 and 6-0 in conference play while halting halt·ing adj. 1. Hesitant or wavering: a halting voice. 2. Imperfect; defective: halting verse. 3. Limping; lame. Reseda's three-game winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" . David Contreras, a 5-foot-9 junior, rushed for 174 yards on 20 carries and had touchdown runs of 3 and 32 yards in the first half. Anthony Wells (11 carries, 64 yards) also scored on runs of 1 and 2 yards. Quarterback Noah Albiston was 9 of 11 passing for 111 yards. Sylmar's defense had three interceptions and held Reseda (5-4, 4-2) to 107 yards, including 45 in the first half. ``The last couple weeks, we started sluggish and let teams get confident on us,'' Engilman said. ``I told the kids I wanted two good halves tonight. They're starting to smell playoffs, I think.'' Sylmar scored on five of its first six possessions. Reseda's quarterbacks completed just 1 of 19 passes. ``That was one of the ugliest things I've ever seen,'' Reseda coach Joel Schaeffer said. Reseda, coming off wins over Monroe, Canoga Park and North Hollywood, was forced to punt eight times. - Dana Haddad North Hollywood 37, Grant 33: In a battle between two of the area's top running backs, it was visiting North Hollywood and Matt Hicks Hicks , Edward 1780-1849. American painter of primitive works, notably The Peaceable Kingdom, of which nearly 100 versions exist. outdueling Grant and Duriel Carter in a Valley Pac-8 game. Hicks rushed for 243 yards on 29 carries and scored the game-winning touchdown on a 1-yard run with 2:25 remaining in the game. North Hollywood (3-6, 3-3) sealed the game when Marvin Perez intercepted a pass at the Huskies 15 yard line with 2:01 remaining to stop a potential game-winning drive by the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. (2-6-1, 1-4-1). Carter rushed for 253 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries, including an 89-yard touchdown run on the first play of the game. The Lancers scored three touchdowns in 3 minutes late in the third quarter to take a 33-23 lead. In that span, Carter also scored on runs of 20 and 35 yards and Tevita Manu returned a kickoff 95 yards for another score. North Hollywood quarterback Billydee Payne threw for 151 yards on 8 of 19 attempts, with two interceptions and three touchdowns. He connected with Marvin Perez for touchdown passes of 10, 4 and 47 yards. - Alex Valladares Monroe 20, Canoga Park 11: Diego Barba threw three touchdown passes in the second half to rally the visiting Vikings to a Valley Pac-8 win over the host Hunters. With Monroe (3-6, 1-5) trailing, 11-0, in the third quarter, Barba hit Omar Stewart for a 67-yard score. In the fourth quarter, he connected with Derrick derrick: see crane. Derrick famous hangman; eponym of modern hoisting apparatus. [Br. Hist.: Espy, 170] See : Execution Jones for a 20-yard touchdown, which was set up by a DeAndre Phillips interception. Barba completed his 6-for-11, 153-yard night with a 20-yard score and 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. pass to Phillips, who ran for 44 yards on eight carries and caught two passes for 33 yards. Canoga Park quarterback 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 10 of 22 for 120 yards. The Hunters (2-7, 0-6) scored on a 26-yard Jesus Navarro field goal and a 25-yard interception return by John Espana. - Darren Jacks Van Nuys 26, Poly 18 (OT): Poly, which celebrated its homecoming Homecoming Odyssey concerning Odysseus’s difficulties in getting home after war. [Gk. Myth.: Odyssey] You Can’t Go Home Again revisiting his home town, a writer is disillusioned by what he sees. [Am. Lit. with halftime fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to , could have used a spark on the field to capitalize in the fourth quarter. Although Poly (3-5-1, 3-2-1) led 18-10 at halftime, Van Nuys' Alex Aguilar scored on a 4-yard run and a two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime. Aguilar, who finished with 81 yards on 15 carries, scored on a 10-yard touchdown run and another two-point conversion to give Van Nuys (7-2, 5-1) its winning margin. Steve Smith, who rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns, was held to just 8 yards in the extra period. - Julio Cortez Kennedy 39, Birmingham 10: Senior running back Jason Jones Jason Jones is the name of:
Jones lost two fumbles in the first quarter and the Patriots converted on a 30-yard field goal by John Wall and a 14-yard touchdown run by Howard Jones Howard Jones is the name of:
Jason Jones put the Golden Cougars ahead with the first of two touchdown runs late in the second quarter. Jones rushed for 135 yards on 19 carries. Jason Jones' 52-yard run to open the second half started a four-touchdown blitz. Birmingham's offense was led by Howard Jones, who carried 24 times for 109 yards. - Howard Abrams 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. 40, Cleveland 34: Senior running back Major Caldwell rushed for 253 yards and two touchdowns to lead the host Tigers to a Northwest Valley Conference victory. The tone of the game was set in the first 3 minutes as Caldwell and Cavalier cavalier (kăv'əlĭr`), in general, an armed horseman. In the English civil war the supporters of Charles I were called Cavaliers in contradistinction to the Roundheads, the followers of Parliament. 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 James Bethea traded 70-yard scoring runs that started a nine-touchdown stretch in the first half. The teams took turns controlling the game, although Cleveland (2-7, 1-5) seemed to take a commanding 28-8 lead in the first quarter after scoring on its first four possessions. But San Fernando (5-4, 2-4) rallied, scoring on its four second quarter drives to take a 34-28 halftime lead. Bethea, who finished with 251 yards on 18 carries, scored three times in the first quarter and later added an 85-yard kickoff return to finish with four touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Jason Edmond had two touchdowns for the Tigers, including an 11-yard score from Larry Brown Larry Brown may refer to:
- Brian Rappe Franklin 35, Verdugo Hills 0: Dennis Reyes rushed for 130 yards on 20 carries and scored a touchdown to lead the host Panthers to a Northern Conference victory. Franklin (9-0, 6-0) took a 14-0 lead on a 1-yard run by Reyes and a 12-yard pass from Daniel Gonzalez This article is about the serial killer. For the actor and model, see Daniel González. Daniel Gonzalez (1980 - 9 August 2007) was a serial killer who killed four people and injured two others during a three day killing spree across London and Sussex in September to Paul Turner. Gonzalez was 14 of 18 for 159 yards. Verdugo Hills (3-6, 3-3) threatened to score in the second quarter, but quarterback Jason Dutras was stopped on a fourth-down sneak at the 1. The Dons took the second-half kickoff and drove 78 yards on 16 plays but again stalled, this time at the Franklin 2. Franklin took over on downs and drove 98 yards, scoring on a 14-yard pass from Gonzalez to Turner. Verdugo Hills played without starting running back Napolean Kimbel and quarterback Kevin Mugavero, who were benched for disciplinarian dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an n. One that enforces or believes in strict discipline. adj. Disciplinary. disciplinarian Noun a person who practises strict discipline Noun 1. reasons. - Darnell Felton Wilson 35, Eagle Rock 25: Steve Yanez threw two touchdowns and scored in the final minutes to lift the host Mules in a Northern Conference game. Wilson (6-3, 4-2) clung to a 28-25 lead when Yanez scored on a 2-yard touchdown run with 1:25 left in the game. Yanez completed 11 of 26 passes for 220 yards. Eagle Rock (5-4, 3-3) had a nonexistent non·ex·is·tence n. 1. The condition of not existing. 2. Something that does not exist. non running game, managing just 18 yards rushing. But sophomore quarterback Torwin Session completed 17 of 43 passes for 307 to keep the Eagles close. Session threw three touchdown passes to Jorge Trejo, who was injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. but had a total of eight receptions for 156 yards. Teammate Gilbert Garcia caught six balls for 91 yards. - Dwayne Finley CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--2) Matthew Hicks is stopped (top and left) by Grant's Jesus Perez during Friday afternoon's game. Hicks rushed for 243 yards to lead North Hollywood to a 37-33 victory. David R. Crane/Daily News |
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