CRESPI PUTS IT ON HOLT SENIOR DOES IT ALL IN WIN VS. BIRMINGHAM CRESPI 24, BIRMINGHAM 16.Byline: RAMONA SHELBURNE Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Staff Writer It's hard to imagine exactly what went through Vincent Shiavonni's head when he turned out of his three-step drop to look downfield down·field adv. & adj. Sports To, into, or in the defensive team's end of the field. Adj. 1. downfield - toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field; "he threw to a downfield receiver" for an open receiver on third-and-long in the waning seconds of Friday's showdown between Birmingham of Lake Balboa and Crespi of Encino. But it's easy to describe exactly what he saw: A whole lot of Crespi's D.J. Holt. Actually, that's pretty much what everyone on hand for Crespi's 24-16 victory over the Patriots saw all night. Holt was all over the field and on the scoresheet. The standout defensive end/slot receiver blocked a field goal, caught a 60-yard touchdown pass and made two key sacks, including the clincher clinch·er n. 1. One that clinches, as: a. A nail, screw, or bolt for clinching. b. A tool for clinching nails, screws, or bolts. 2. on Shiavonni to end Birmingham's final drive. It helped visiting Crespi avenge last season's heartbreaking 28-27 loss to Birmingham and started off its inaugural season in the ultra-competitive Pac-5 Division with a bang. ``Our league is going to be real tough but we're ready to step up to the challenge, and this was a good start tonight against Birmingham, one of the best teams in the state,'' Holt said. Earlier in the second half, Holt knocked Birmingham starting quarterback James Beloff out of the game with a sack inside the Birmingham 10-yard line. Beloff was unable to return to the game and without him, the Patriots' passing game was nonexistent non·ex·is·tence n. 1. The condition of not existing. 2. Something that does not exist. non . Shiavonni did get off a pass attempt in 1 1/2 quarters of work. Still, Birmingham was able to rally from a 17-0 halftime deficit behind an exceptional performance from junior Milton Knox, who finished with 192 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries. Knox had 133 yards in the second half, scoring on runs of 6 and 48 yards. He also ran for 2-point conversions after both touchdowns. ``I did some yelling at halftime and probably said some things my mom wouldn't have wanted me to say, but we needed to turn it around,'' Knox said of Birmingham's woeful woe·ful also wo·ful adj. 1. Affected by or full of woe; mournful. 2. Causing or involving woe. 3. Deplorably bad or wretched: first half. ``I think that fired us up in the second half. But we came out with big heads, like we were going to go 12-0 this year. I think we underestimated them. ``This loss is a slap in the mouth, and hopefully it'll get us right and humble us.'' The schedule doesn't get much easier for either team. Birmingham (0-1) is on the road at perennial power Long Beach Poly next week. Crespi (1-0), the two-time defending Southern Section Division X champion, has been moved up into the new Pac-5 Division and Serra League with the likes of Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, Loyola of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. (Division I champ) and Bishop Amat of La Puente La Puente (lä pwĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 36,955), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; laid out 1841, inc. 1956. Primarily residential, the city manufactures hardware, electronics, and paper products. . But for now, Holt was content to enjoy Friday night's victory and accept a compliment from his old Pop Warner Pop Warner refers to
``D.J. Holt is one of the best players I've ever played against,'' Knox said. ``He can pretty much do everything.'' And that's pretty much what Holt did Friday night. ramona.shelburne@dailynews.com (818) 713-3617 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Crespi quarterback Kevin Prince fakes a handoff Switching a cellular phone transmission from one cell to another as a mobile user moves into a new cellular area. The switch takes place in about a quarter of a second so that the caller is generally unaware of it. and avoids the rush during Friday's game against Birmingham. (2) Birmingham's Milton Knox Jr., who had 192 yards and two TDs, runs out of room against Crespi on this play Friday. David Sprague/Staff Photographer |
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