COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS NOTEBOOKA: RUNNING GAME SHOWS UP DEFENSE, SPECIAL TEAMS ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO COC ROUT.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer VALENCIA - Three quarterbacks showed off their arms and reassured the 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. football team it shouldn't suffer while starter Jason Winn remains sidelined. Just as reassuring to the Cougars should be their running game, which broke through with its biggest performance of the season in Saturday's 65-31 victory over Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. . Marquis Brignac nearly matched his season rushing total and three others ran for scores while helping COC See chip on chip. run for 110 yards more than its average over the previous three games. Having a successful ground game to complement their passing is what the Cougars need to have a chance in this week's nonconference game against Cerritos, which is ranked No. 1 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, . COC (3-1) had run for just four touchdowns in its first three games but rushed for six against Santa Monica in a game in which 250 of the Cougars' 443 total yards were on the ground. Brignac, who entered the game with 98 yards and a touchdown this season, had 91 yards and two scores on five carries. J.J. Arrington also ran for two scores and 58 yards and Major Caldwell added 64 yards and a touchdown on a team-high 11 carries. --Big returns: Cedric Thompson had to settle for putting the Cougars in good position when he returned kicks Saturday. In the previous two games, the sophomore returned punts for touchdowns, giving him four career punt returns In American and Canadian football a punt return is one of the punt receiving team's options to respond to a punt. A player (usually a second or third string wide receiver or running back) positioned many yards from the line of scrimmage will attempt to catch or pick up the ball for touchdowns and a conference-best average of 23 yards per return. Among his biggest runs against Santa Monica was a 58-yard kickoff return to the 22 in the second quarter. Teammate Stephen Stokes Stokes , William 1804-1878. British physician. Known especially for his studies of diseases of the chest and heart, he expanded on the observations of John Cheyne in describing the breathing irregularity now known as Cheyne-Stokes respiration. almost had the program's first kickoff return for a touchdown, but his 100-yard run late in the third quarter Saturday was called back because of a clipping (1) Cutting off the outer edges or boundaries of a word, signal or image. In rendering an image, clipping removes any objects or portions thereof that are not visible on screen. See scissoring. See also WCA. penalty. --We can score, too: Even the defense got involved in the football team's offensive outburst against Santa Monica. The Cougars returned two interceptions for touchdowns. Sophomore defensive back Darryl Murphy picked off a pass from Corsairs quarterback Boomer Welles and returned it 50 yards to give COC a 41-14 advantage in the second quarter. Sophomore linebacker Joey LaPorte got the Cougars' final touchdown when he made an interception at the 50-yard line and returned it for a score with 8:16 remaining. --Feeling left out: Punter Punter 1. An trader who hopes to make quick profits. Basically, another term for speculator. 2. In the U.K., it is generally used to describe someone who gambles. It is also used to mean a client or customer of any business. Jason Daily was one of the few players not to get in on the football team's record-setting first half Saturday. The Cougars' offense moved the ball so successfully, COC did not punt the entire half. Daily punted four times in the second half, averaging 42.2 yards. --The perfect present: Freshman Crystal Resendez celebrated her birthday Friday by scoring a goal and helping the women's soccer team open 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) Southern Division play with a 4-1 victory over Santa Monica. Resendez wasn't the only one with reason to celebrate, though. The Cougars responded to their first winless week by coming back with two dominating matches last week. In the past, Hancock has provided some of COC's toughest games no matter what the Bulldogs' record. But last week, the Cougars beat Hancock 8-0. --Odds and ends: The women's water polo water polo, swimming game encompassing features of soccer, football, basketball, and hockey. The object of the game is to maneuver, by head, feet, or hand, a leather-covered ball 27 to 28 in. team plays its first home game today in a WSC game against Santa Monica at 3:30 p.m. The Cougars are going for their first WSC win after opening conference with a loss against Ventura last week. ... The football team moved up to No. 8 in the Southern California rankings. ... The women's soccer team, which plays host to division rival Bakersfield on Friday, entered the week ranked No. 4 in Southern California, the highest of the four WSC teams in the poll. ... The women's volleyball team has dropped out of the Southern California rankings. |
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