COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS NOTEBOOK: GROSSMONT GETS COC REMATCH.Byline: Nathan Brown Nathan Brown may refer to:
Grossmont College's football team has first-hand knowledge of what it's like to go up against defending state champion 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. . It wasn't a pleasant experience. The Griffins traded touchdowns with top-ranked Canyons early in the Sept. 10 game in 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, , then watched the Cougars roll to four consecutive scores behind quarterback Marcel Marquez for a 25-point fourth-quarter lead. The rest of the Cougars' 32-22 victory was filler, and Grossmont suffered its only loss of the season. Twelve weeks later, fifth-ranked Grossmont (11-1) is back, ready to take on Canyons (12-0) again - this time in the 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, Regional championship game. Kickoff is 7 p.m. Saturday at Cougar cougar: see puma. cougar or puma or mountain lion or panther Species (Puma concolor) of large, graceful cat that lives in a wide variety of habitats in the Americas, from southern Alaska to Patagonia. Stadium. The winner advances to the Dec. 10 title game in Fresno against the Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern Regional champion, either Reedley (10-0) or City College of San Francisco (9-1). Marquez's numbers in the September game - he passed for 124 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 29 - were hardly glittering, but he managed the game well, rushing for two touchdowns and completing 16 of 21 passes. Brandon Clayton added 132 yards on a school record-tying 28 carries as the Cougars piled up 22 first downs to Grossmont's eight. Canyon's defense held Grossmont to 59 yards rushing and 83 yards passing. Grossmont, from El Cajon, had the most productive offense among the state's 72 teams during the regular season, with 4,829 total yards. Canyons linebacker Joey La Roque roque: see croquet. , the Cougars' leading tackler, knows the benefit of staying rested while Marquez keeps the opposing offense off the field. ``That's such a key factor to our success,'' La Roque said. ``We're going to be a little more fresh, more ready.'' --Defensive fun facts: Grossmont's defense finished the regular season 37th in the state. Canyons finished fifth, one spot behind Chaffey of Rancho Cucamonga, which the Cougars twice defeated: 33-3 in the season opener and 37-10 in the Western State Conference Bowl. Moorpark, sporting the eighth-best defense in the state, also was handled by COC See chip on chip. , 31-14 on Sept. 14. --Starting from scratch: Greg Herrick has been coaching the COC women's basketball team for 14 years, and this is the first year he has just one returning sophomore on his roster. Herrick is used to success, and last season's 16-12 record was the first time in 10 years COC (4-3) has not won 20 games in a season. The Cougars finished third in the WSC WSC Winter Symposium on Chemometrics WSC Winter Simulation Conference WSC Wayne State College WSC Westfield State College (Westfield, MA) WSC Western State College (Colorado) last year - the first time in 11 years COC has not been champion or runner-up. ``We've got 12 kids from 12 different programs,'' Herrick said. ``And we have to teach them in three months. Quite a monumental task.'' Herrick has seen progress from players such as Melissa Tachias of Poly High of Sun Valley (11 points, 12 rebounds per game), Leslie Ortiz of Sylmar (9 ppg), Facion Edwards of Quartz Hill (11 points, 8 rpg) and Kelly O'Linn of Saugus, who has made 40 percent of her 3-point shots. Nate Brown, (818) 713-3607 nate.brown(at)dailynews.com |
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