CRESPI SHOWS OFF DEPTH IN SHUTOUT WIN CRESPI 32, PALMDALE 0.Byline: LEE BARNATHAN Special to the Daily News D.J. Holt knows all eyes are on him, especially after last week's victory over Birmingham of Lake Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). . So for his encore Friday against visiting Palmdale in the Celts' home opener, Holt went nearly invisible. No matter. Crespi revealed its depth and earned an easy 32-0nonleague victory in Palmdale's season opener. Sophomore Jeremiah McKibbins rushed 18 times for 166 yards and a touchdown, junior Austin Shanks
The shanks and tattlers are wading bird species in a number of genera characterised by a medium length bill and long, often brightly coloured legs. carried 12 times for 91 yards and a score, and quarterback Kevin Prince passed for 77 yards and a score. Holt's offensive numbers: onecarry, five yards. Zero catches, although he let a sure touchdown pass fall between his hands. On Friday, Holt played defense, and had the bloody left thumb to show for it. ``Everybody did their job,'' he said. ``I ain't gonna gon·na Informal Contraction of going to: We're gonna win today. be able to make every single play.'' Said Crespi coach Jeremiah Ross: ``We got a little bit of depth. We're a team. We're going to take advantage. If teams want to double D.J., then fine. They're leaving other options open.'' McKibbins is no rookie rookie a novice; often an athlete playing his first season as a member of a professional sports team. [Sports: Misc.] See : Inexperience to varsity. He played sparingly spar·ing adj. 1. Given to or marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources. 2. Deficient or limited in quantity, fullness, or extent. 3. Forbearing; lenient. last season but got in for a few plays in five games. But this season, he knows he will do more, and showed he can. ``All the big guys ... told me you got to be tough on varsity, got to be above average; and this is how you do it to continue to play on varsity,'' he said. McKibbins came alive after Crespi (2-0) took a 14-0 first-quarter lead on Shanks' 56-yard touchdown run and Prince hooking up with Joseph Fauria on a 26-yard touchdown pass. But there was McKibbins in the second half, rushing for consecutive 13- yard gains and later getting loose for a 58-yard run. In between, he gave Crespi a 32-0 lead with an 11-yard run. Palmdale (0-1) played without starting quarterback David Coleman This page is about David Coleman the sportsman, for the academic visit David Coleman (academic) David Coleman, OBE (born 26 April 1926) is a former British sports commentator and TV presenter. , who coach Jeff Williams For the poker player, see . For the physician, see . For the astronaut, see . Jeff Williams (born June 6, 1972 in Canberra) is an Australian-born, left-handed pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers baseball team. said broke a team rule and is serving a three-game suspension. Sophomore Anthony Crane, a 6-foot-2 tight end, worked at quarterback with the first string all week and completed 4 of 6 passes for 29 yards. |
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