DIV. III: RUBEY A GEM FOR ND FG IN FOURTH OT CLINCHES WIN NOTRE DAME 48, LYNWOOD 45.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 LYNWOOD - As his team drove for a possible game-winning score Friday night, 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 High of Sherman Oaks kicker Kicker A right, warrant, or some other feature added to a debt instrument to make it more desirable to potential investors. Notes: The ability to trade a bond or other debt instrument in for stock may entice investors, if they feel the stock will appreciate. Tim Rubey watched and knew the game might come down to him. Did Rubey look forward to the pressure? ``Not particularly,'' Rubey said, after he hit a 38-yard field goal in the fourth overtime to give Notre Dame a 48-45 victory over Lynwood in the quarterfinals of the Southern Section Div. III playoffs at Lynwood High. ``If it came down to me I didn't want to let me teammates down,'' said Rubey, a senior first-year kicker. Lynwood (10-1-1) forced overtime with 33 seconds remaining on a 47-yard field goal by Alex Gomez, and the teams traded touchdowns on their first three overtime possessions. Lynwood started on offense in the fourth series, but was backed up by a false-start penalty. Quarterback Ashlee Palmer threw two incomplete passes An incomplete pass is a term in American football which means that a legal forward pass hits the ground before a player on either team gains possession. For example, if the quarterback throws the ball to one of his wide receivers, and the receiver either does not touch it, or tries and was sacked on fourth down by Notre Dame's Tony DeMartinis. All Notre Dame needed at that point was a field goal. Two short runs and an incomplete pass put the ball at the Lynwood 20-yard line and set up Rubey's game-winner. ``We had to keep hanging on,'' said Notre Dame coach Kevin Rooney Kevin Rooney born on May 4, 1956 in Catskill, NY and is a boxing trainer and former boxer. Amateur Boxing Career Rooney won the 1975 147lb Sub-Novice New York Golden Gloves Championship. Rooney defeated Kevin Higgins of West Point in the finals. , whose team improved to 10-2 and will face top-seeded Mira Costa of Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach, city (1990 pop. 32,063), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1912. It is a residential and beach community with an oil refinery and nearby factories that produce transportation and electrical equipment, computers, and pottery. in next week's semifinals. Notre Dame 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 Carey Harris rushed 22 times for 105 yards to lead the Knights offense. Quarterbak Garrett Green completed 8 of 18 attempts for 147 yards but completed only three passes after halftime. Regulation went back and forth as the teams traded momentum. Lynwood went 74 yards on the game's opening drive and took a 7-0 lead on a 5-yard run by Thomas Perez Thomas Perez was born on July 15, 1990 at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington. Time of birth and weight at birth are undisclosed at this time. His heritage is 100% Ecuadorian making both his parents from Ecuador, not to be confused with Mexico or Puerto Rico. . Notre Dame then scored 17 unanswered points to close out the first half. Green connected with Bradon Clayton on a 64-yard screen pass to tie the game. Notre Dame took the lead on Clayton's 10-yard run early in the second quarter and took a 17-7 halftime lead on Rubey's 24-yard field goal with two minutes remaining. Lynwood's defense rallied in the second half and It began to slow down Notre Dame's rushing attack. The Knights were forced to punt on their first two possessions and Lynwood capitalized on both. Lynwood went 54 yards in 10 plays and Perez scored on a 1-yard run as Lynwood closed to 17-14. Perez gave Lynwood the lead on its next possession when he ran 66 yards on a draw play and Lynwood took a 21-17 lead with 10:16 remaining. Notre Dame answered with a 10-play, 69-yard drive in which the Knights didn't attempt a pass. Harris ran 17 yards for the touchdown to give Notre Dame a 24-21 lead with six minutes remaining. Rich Hammond, (818) 713-3611 rich.hammond(at)daily news.com |
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