COC FOOTBALL CANYON ABLE TO ESCAPES WITH NINTH WIN IT'S A STRUGGLE FOR THE COUGARS.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Entering Saturday night's regular-season finale against Valley College, the concept of eking eke 1 tr.v. eked, ek·ing, ekes 1. To supplement with great effort. Used with out: eked out an income by working two jobs. 2. out a victory was altogether unfamiliar to College of the Canyons' football team. Through their first nine games, the Cougars were 8-1 with a 31-point average margin of victory. Valley College entered the game 2-7 and did not look to be overmatched by the Cougars. And when Travis Winn connected with Jason d'Autremont on a 13-yard touchdown pass on COC's opening possession, capping a three-play, 43-yard drive, it figured to be a long night for the Monarchs. But in their worst-played game of the season, the Cougars barely escaped with a 21-20 Western State Conference Northern Division victory. ``We came out flat,'' said COC See chip on chip. running back Stephen Stokes, who added he thought the team was more worried about a possible bowl berth than its opponents. Stokes carried the ball on every play in a decisive nine-play, 47-yard scoring drive in the game's closing minutes. He finished the game with 116 yards on 20 carries. The Cougars improved to 6-1 in their division (9-1 overall) and finished the regular season tied with Allan Hancock College Allan Hancock College is a California public community college located in Santa Maria in northern Santa Barbara County. Approximately 13,000 credit and more than 5,500 noncredit and community services students enroll each semester. of Santa Maria Santa Maria, city, Brazil Santa Maria (sän`tə mərē`ə), city (1991 pop. 217,592), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil. It is a major railroad terminus and the site of an important military base. for first place in the Northern Division. ``We didn't play very well, but when you can find a way to win when you don't play well, that's the sign of a championship team,'' said COC coach Chuck Lyon. The Cougars' normally reliable offensive line not was not at its best against the Monarchs, who sacked Winn and David Parker David Parker is the name of:
Jason Daily, the WSC's leading punter, had one kick blocked, which was returned for a touchdown, and had to field a bad snap in the end zone and threw an incomplete pass An incomplete pass is a term in American football which means that a legal forward pass hits the ground before a player on either team gains possession. For example, if the quarterback throws the ball to one of his wide receivers, and the receiver either does not touch it, or tries to avoid a safety on his next attempt. The miscue mis·cue n. 1. Games A stroke in billiards that misses or just brushes the ball because of a slip of the cue. 2. A mistake. intr.v. mis·cued, mis·cu·ing, mis·cues 1. set up Valley at the Cougars' 14 and led to a field goal that gave the Monarchs a 17-7 lead. In perhaps its most important drive of the season, the Cougars offensive line came up with a clutch performance, as it paved the way for Stokes on COC's final drive. Stokes eventually scored the winning touchdown on a 5-yard run. Daily's ensuing kickoff went out of bounds, setting up Valley with a first down at its own 35 with 1:22 and all three timeouts remaining. The Monarchs (2-8, 2-5) got to the COC 31 and attempted a potential game-winning 48-yard field goal in the closing seconds, but the Cougars blocked the kick, preserving the win. |
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