CRESPI PUTS UP FIGHT BUT COMES UP EMPTY CELTS OFFENSE IS INEFFECTIVE IN SHUTOUT LOSS TO SERRA SERRA 14, CRESPI 0.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer GARDENA - It's one thing to be blown out while being shut out. It's quite another to be tantalizingly tan·ta·lize tr.v. tan·ta·lized, tan·ta·liz·ing, tan·ta·liz·es To excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach. close to victory but still unable to score a point. Crespi of Encino did its job on defense, holding Serra of Gardena to one offensive touchdown, but the Celts' offense frequently faltered in a 14-0 Del Rey Del Rey may refer to:
The Cavaliers (8-0, 3-0) allowed the Celts The following pages provide lists of nations or people of Celtic origin, arranged by branch of Celtic ethnicity or language grouping: Goidelic Celts
``It just seemed like they had us scouted really well,'' said Crespi quarterback Mike Hart, who competed 7 of 27 attempts for 96 yards. ``We weren't able to follow through on our chances. We need to work on coming together and finishing things as a team.'' Serra scored with two minutes remaining in the first quarter on a wobbly wob·bly adj. wob·bli·er, wob·bli·est Tending to wobble; unsteady. wob  bli·ness n. deep pass from quarterback Corey Jones to receiver Devin Stearns, who seemed to come out of nowhere to run under the ball and complete a 78-yard scoring pass. Alfred Johnson ran back the opening kickoff of the second half 88 yards for a touchdown to complete the scoring. The Celts had success early with a short-passing attack as Hart completed his first two attempts, but the quick Serra defense quickly adjusted. Crespi had trouble running the ball inside and didn't have the speed to stretch the Serra defense to the outside. Running back Randal Harris gained 9 yards on nine carries and Daryl Fields gained 23 on seven. The Celts' most effective play throughout the game was a quarterback sneak quarterback sneak n. Football An offensive play in which the quarterback runs forward into the offensive line immediately after receiving the ball at the snap. by Hart, who gained 32 yards on eight rushing attempts but was sacked five times for minus-24 yards. But even Hart would have to take some of the blame for Crespi's missed chances. Trailing 14-0, the Celts got the ball at the Serra 39 midway through the third quarter after a bad snap on a Serra punt attempt. Hart drove the Celts down the field, but on second and goal from the Serra 3, Hart turned the corner on an option run and had the ball stripped at the Serra 1. The Cavaliers didn't score on the ensuing en·sue intr.v. en·sued, en·su·ing, en·sues 1. To follow as a consequence or result. See Synonyms at follow. 2. To take place subsequently. drive but took six minutes off the clock. Crespi drove to the Serra 20 on its first possession of the fourth quarter but turned the ball over on downs. Crespi had the ball in Serra territory on three of its five first-half drives, but couldn't finish. With a chance to tie the game in the final two minutes of the first half, the Celts turned the ball over on downs at the Serra 37 when Fields was stuffed on a fourth-and-1 rushing attempt. Serra's offense was efficient but not spectacular. Jones completed 6 of 9 attempts for 98 yards and tailback tail·back n. Football The back on an offensive team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage. tailback Noun Brit a queue of traffic stretching back from an obstruction Ryan Kelley had 87 yards on 16 carries. |
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