CRESCENTA VALLEY PULLS AWAY IN WATER POLO SHOWDOWN.Byline: Nathan Brown Nathan Brown may refer to:
LA CRESCENTA - Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. High of La Crescenta's girls' 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 is quite familiar with Burbank's, and the Falcons took advantage of that familiarity Thursday afternoon, pulling away in the third period in an 11-4 nonleague victory. Crescenta Valley (8-2), ranked No. 5 by the Daily News, outscored visiting Burbank 6-1 in the third quarter, making its game plan work against the Bulldogs' standout goalkeeper For the close-in weapon system, see . In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the , junior Lachee Singleton sin·gle·ton n. An offspring born alone. singleton Medtalk One baby. Cf Triplet, Twin. . Singleton made seven saves, but the Falcons moved the ball around and created opportunities to beat sixth-ranked Burbank (6-3). ``Their goalie is an excellent shot-blocker,'' Crescenta Valley coach Jan Sakonju said. ``We knew we had to do some lobs and cross-passes to beat her.'' Paula Moren scored in the first minute of the third period as Burbank cut the Falcons' lead to 5-3, but senior Minah Kim countered with two consecutive lob-shot goals over Singleton, and C.V. scored six in a row to put the Bulldogs away. Kim finished with four goals. ``That (patience) is something (Kim) learned from last year,'' Sakonju said. ``She didn't have any of that last year. It shows maturity.'' Kristin McLaughlin scored three first-half goals for C.V., and Ashley Masters added two. Lybov Tchougounova and Kelly Anderson Anderson, river, Canada Anderson, river, c.465 mi (750 km) long, rising in several lakes in N central Northwest Territories, Canada. It meanders north and west before receiving the Carnwath River and flowing north to Liverpool Bay, an arm of the Arctic also tallied for the Falcons. Frances Devalle, Meline Khanpapyan and Stephanie Ramirez also scored for Burbank. ``(Burbank is) a team we have a lot of respect for,'' Sakonju said. ``We played them during the summer. ... We knew they had talent.'' Nathan Brown, (818) 713-3607 nate.brown(at)dailynews.com |
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