COC NOTEBOOK LINE PLAY BOOSTS COC RUNNER SMITH CREDITS BLOCKERS FOR HIS BIG GAME.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, - Unbeaten 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. has become even more dominant as the season has progressed, outscoring its last two opponents 121-31. Steve Smith, who gained 251 yards and scored four touchdowns in a 55-17 Western State Conference victory over West Los Angeles College WLAC is a part of the California Community Colleges system, within the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), and fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges[1]. on Saturday night, said after the game that he owed everything to the performance of the team's offensive line. ``There was a point (earlier in the season) where I was getting frustrated at the line, but I learned to calm down and talk to them and see what the problem was,'' Smith said. The talks, he said, seemed to have helped. And on Saturday night, the ability of the Cougars to control the line of scrimmage line of scrimmage n. pl. lines of scrimmage Football Either of two imaginary lines extending across the field parallel to the goal line at the ends of the ball as it rests prior to being snapped and at which each team lines up for had Smith pumped. ``I was feeding off the line's positive attitude,'' he said. ``What they were doing on the field really made me focus.'' The line's improved blocking has also helped the passing game. Over the past two games, Travis Winn and David Parker David Parker is the name of:
COC See chip on chip. head coach Chuck Lyon said the line's improvement is a function of the players learning to play as a unit. ``It takes a while for an offensive line to gel,'' he said. The line's strength is on the left side with guard Paul Delinsky and tackle Ahmad Milby. Center Nicholas Botelho, right guard Greg Vandermade and right tackle Joe Blackard round out the Cougars' line. --Injury update:! Starting defensive lineman Jonathan Fanene Jonathan Fanene (born March 19, 1982) is an American football defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals. Jonathan Fanene is currently scheduled to start for the Bengals in the upcoming 2007 football season. and reserve running back Marcus Nash Marcus DeLando Nash (born February 1, 1976 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an Arena Football League offensive specialist for the Dallas Desperados. He was a first round pick for the Denver Broncos in the 1998 NFL Draft but was shortly traded away to the Miami Dolphins, where he was suffered season-ending injuries in Saturday night's game. Fanene (broken arm) and Nash (broken leg) had surgery on Sunday morning. Vaait Maka and Kris Grabe will replace Fanene. --State hopefuls: The women's cross country team figures to challenge for a state-championship berth. The Cougars will have a chance to qualify for the state meet on Saturday, Nov. 4, when they compete at the Southern California championship meet at Del Mar race track. The Cougars' Whitney Philips and Nancy Moulton competed for top individual rankings in the Western State Conference championship meet at 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. in Santa Maria on Tuesday. But that meet had no bearing on COC's chances to qualify for the state meet. The Cougars need to place among the top 14 teams in the Southern California championship meet to qualify for the state meet, which is at Fresno on Saturday, Nov. 18. COC will count on strong performances from Katie Pielow, Amaris Weitzman, Leah Bingham, Joselyn Ontiveros and Becky Brown to get to Fresno. If the Cougars do not qualify as a team, Philips and Moulton will likely represent the Cougars as individuals. Brian Spangenberg and Kevin Crookston have an excellent chance to qualify as individuals for the men's state championship meet, also in Fresno. |
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