COC FOOTBALL PREVIEW: CANYONS COULD FACE TOUGH CHALLENGE PIERCE IS NO PUSHOVER FOR 1ST TIME IN WHILE.Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer It was only a year ago that six different College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. players made their way into the end zone during a 62-7 rout of Pierce last November. But Cougars coach Chuck Lyon has no illusions of the same thing happening today when the two teams meet in Valencia. Not with Pierce coming off a shocking 9-8 upset of previously undefeated Compton week. The resurgent re·sur·gent adj. 1. Experiencing or tending to bring about renewal or revival. 2. Sweeping or surging back again. Adj. 1. Brahmas boast the third-ranked defense in the state and are only one victory away from equaling their best record in the past 10 years. ``They're pretty good,'' Lyon said. ``They run to the ball and will fly all over the field. They play hard. They're fast. It's going to be a pretty good challenge for us.'' Canyons (7-1, 5-0 Western State Conference) is coming off a week in which it defeated West Los Angeles
Lyon predicted such a thing would happen, with Cerritos leapfrogging Leapfrogging is a theory of development in which developing countries skip inferior, less efficient, more expensive or more polluting technologies and industries and move directly to more advanced ones. Canyons, when the Cougars debuted at No. 2 in last week's rankings. Lyon is no fan of the poll, which he views as overly political, as well as the concept of a state championship game, to which the winner of the Southern California Bowl advances. Lyon, however, does not list reaching the game as one of his team's goals and said he was not fazed faze tr.v. fazed, faz·ing, faz·es To disrupt the composure of; disconcert. See Synonyms at embarrass. [Middle English fesen, to drive away, frighten by what happened with this week's rankings. ``I'm pretty indifferent INDIFFERENT. To have no bias nor partiality. 7 Conn. 229. A juror, an arbitrator, and a witness, ought to be indifferent, and when they are not so, they may be challenged. See 9 Conn. 42. to it,'' Lyon said, adding it would not be providing his players with added incentive today. ``It doesn't mean that much to me. There's still two more weeks left, and a lot of things are going to happen the rest of the way.'' Canyons could recapture recapture n. in income tax, the requirement that the taxpayer pay the amount of tax savings from past years due to accelerated depreciation or deferred capital gains upon sale of property. (See: income tax) RECAPTURE, war. the No. 2 spot with a victory over Pierce today at 4 p.m. and a loss by Cerritos to Pasadena this afternoon. But Pierce (3-5, 2-3) is a much-improved team that ended its four-game losing streak last week in stunning fashion. With 1:06 to play, Pierce freshman linebacker Jeremy Stewart blocked a punt that Michael Burnes recovered in the end zone for the win. Stewart made 15 tackles in the game and was named state defensive player of the week for his effort. Pierce used several quick kicks during the game to pin Compton deep in its own end. Brahmas coach David Banuelos also said his team cut down on the personal foul penalties that cost it several games this season. Pierce's defense, however, will get a tough test against Canyon's offense and sophomore quarterback Kyle Bauer, the state's top rated passer. Even in the steady rain last Saturday, Bauer threw for 117 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Cougars eased past West L.A. ``They've just been an offensive machine,'' Banuelos said. ``And their defense doesn't make very many mistakes. I don't see many weaknesses with them.'' Banuelos will welcome back starting wide receiver Delfino Hernandez, who missed the Compton game with a concussion concussion Period of nervous-function impairment that results from relatively mild brain injury, often with no bleeding in the cerebral cortex. It causes brief unconsciousness, followed by mental confusion and physical difficulties. . Hernandez will give starting quarterback Mike Spargo another target. Pierce won last week despite picking up only five first downs. Banuelos added he does not expect his team to back down against Canyons. He made a point of not showing them the tape from last year's game and said confidence is high after the big win against Compton. ``We're going to go out there with the attitude that we can play with those guys,'' Banuelos said. ``If we can play the game we're capable of, then we can shock everybody. We kind of like that role.'' |
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