DIV. XII PLAYOFFS NOTEBOOK: VASQUEZ TO GET TOUGHEST TEST AGAINST V.C.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer ACTON - The Vasquez High football team has already shattered the school's single-season victory record with eight wins (the previous mark was five) and exceeded the team's victory total for the past three years. The Mustangs (8-3), who are coming off their first playoff victory in school history - a 22-15 Southern Section Div. XII upset win on the road against Mammoth - will look to take their already amazing season to the next level with what would be a huge upset against Village Christian (9-2), a No. 3 seed. Vasquez will play host to Village Christian at 7:30 Friday night at Quartz Hill High, because the Southern Section requires playoff games be played at facilities that seat at least 1,000, and the Mustangs' small Acton campus stadium does not have that capacity. ``We're looking to keep it going and I think we have a shot, a legitimate one,'' Vasquez coach Tim Evert e·vert v. To turn inside out or outward. evert to turn inside out; to turn outward. said. Vasquez is led by quarterback Kyle Jensen, who runs a Hart High of Newhall-style spread offense to perfection Adv. 1. to perfection - in every detail; "the new house suited them to a T" just right, to a T, to the letter . He has completed 142 of 273 attempts for 2,080 yards and 21 touchdowns and rushed for 620 yards and 11 touchdowns. The Mustangs have shown a propensity for pulling off big upsets, including a 33-20 shocker shock·er n. One that startles, shocks, or horrifies, as a sensational story or novel. Noun 1. shocker - a shockingly bad person bad person - a person who does harm to others 2. in Week 6 against Arrowhead Christian of Redlands, then ranked No. 2 in the section. ``We've actually started talking about it,'' Evert said, ``and their comments were like, 'We did this against Arrowhead, so let's just get back into that same frame of mind and play the same caliber of ball.' '' --Cold-field advantage: Home-field advantage could be huge for Vasquez, even if it's not on their own field. Temperatures in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley are expected to dip into dip into Verb 1. to draw upon: he dipped into his savings 2. to read passages at random from (a book or journal) Verb 1. the low- to mid-30s by game time, which means with the wind-chill factor wind-chill factor n. The temperature of windless air that would have the same effect on exposed human skin as a given combination of wind speed and air temperature. it easily could feel like 20 degrees, the type of weather players at Grace Brethren of Sun Valley aren't likely to experience unless they walk into a meat locker. --Strength vs. Strength: Mojave's quarterfinal draw represents a good- news, bad-news scenario for the Mustangs. The good news for Mojave, which defeated Salesian 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. 27-6 in its opening-round Div. XII playoff game, is that Ontario Christian, the defending section champion, is primarily a running team, and the Mustangs' greatest overall strength is their ability to defend against the run. The bad news for Mojave is that it hasn't seen a team that runs the ball quite like Ontario Christian. The Knights, who employ a Delaware Wing-T offense, have emerged as one of the section's most productive offenses, averaging 39.9 points in their past seven games (all victories). Key players in Mojave's defense include linemen Chris Stevens Chris Stevens may refer to:
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If its most recent performance was any indication, Mojave, which held Salesian to 33 rushing yards Friday, has the personnel with which to at least contain Ontario Christian's ground game. However, getting players in the right position is easier said than done, Mojave coach Larry Satterfield said. ``It's a pretty complicated offense, and to try to prepare for it in just a week is going to be a challenge,'' Satterfield said. Gideon Rubin (818) 713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: KYLE JENSEN Senior quarterback will be a key if Vasquez is to achieve and upset |
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