COC RUNS TO VICTORY COC 21, VALLEY 20.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer 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 emerged as one of the most dominant teams in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, with its modern passing offense. But with its hopes of a possible state championship playoff berth on the line, the Cougars showed a decidedly old-school look, as Stephen Stokes carried the ball on each play on a nine-play, 47-yard scoring drive, to lead the visiting Cougars to a 21-20 victory over Valley College in a Western State Conference Northern Division regular-season finale for both teams. It wasn't the type of victory the Cougars (9-1, 6-1), the top-ranked passing team in the conference, are accustomed to, but Stokes will take it. ``It was little nerve-wracking, we like to win a little more comfortably, but it's nice to know we can win games like this when we need to,'' said Stokes who gained 116 yards on 20 carries. The Cougars took an early 7-0 lead when Stephen Stokes returned the opening kickoff 51 yards to set up COC See chip on chip. at the Monarchs 43, and three plays later Travis Winn hooked up with Jason d'Autremont on a 13-yard touchdown pass. The Monarchs (2-8, 2-5) had an excellent scoring opportunity when Darold Butler intercepted Winn at the Cougars 34 and returned the ball to the 10, but three plays later Roderick Thomas mishandled a handoff from quarterback Dallas Enoch, and the Cougars recovered the fumble. Valley tied the game when Enoch connected with Tim Wilson This article is about comedian/singer from Columbus, Georgia. For the coach of the same name, see Tim Wilson (coach). For the football player of the same name see Tim Wilson (football player). on a 5-yard touchdown pass that capped a six-play, 61-yard drive. Hassan Abdul-Malik blocked Jason Daily's punt, and Julian Battle Julian Battle (born July 11, 1981 in Royal Palm Beach, Florida) is an American football player who currently plays defensive back for the CFL franchise Calgary Stampeders. He formerly played cornerback for the NFL franchise Washington Redskins. returned it 11 yards for a Monarch touchdown that made it 14-7. A solid Valley defensive stand forced the Cougars to punt from their own 14, and after fielding a bad snap, Daily barely managed to unload 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. But the Monarchs capitalized, as Juan Ozuna kicked a 20-yard field goal to make it 17-7. The Cougars faced a fourth-and-one from their own 44 on their next possession, but John Harrison
John Harrison (March 24 1693 – March 24 1776) was an English clockmaker who revolutionised and extended the possibility of safe long distance sea travel in the gained 10 yards on a fake punt, the key play in a 12-play, 74-yard drive. |
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