DON'T LAUGH: IT'S NOW AT 35 CALABASAS' LOSING STREAK IS EXTENDED CHANNEL ISLANDS 41, CALABASAS 14.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 CALABASAS -- For just about any other team, this would've been a game to laugh off. Like, sure, the first half was ugly. So ugly that even Ugly was running away. But we really turned it around in the second half. Made some highlight-reel plays even. But the Calabasas High football team is past the point where moral victories in the second half can be laughed off. When you're you're Contraction of you are. you're you are you're be carrying around 35 consecutive losses on your shoulder pads This article is about football protective equipment. For shoulder pads in fashion, see Shoulder pads (fashion). Shoulder pads are a piece of protective equipment used in American and Canadian football. , not much is funny. And when you're playing the one team on your schedule everyone gives you the chance to beat ... funny turns to dejected de·ject·ed adj. Being in low spirits; depressed. See Synonyms at depressed. de·ject  ed·ly adv. pretty quickly.
The Coyotes left their home field Thursday after a 41-14 loss to Channel Islands in silence. Nevermind a brave second-half comeback Comeback Australian breed of wool sheep, bred by crossing Merino with Corriedale, Polwarth or Zenith sheep; wool is 21 to 25 microns. It is a registered breed, but the term is more commonly used in the sense of a type of sheep produced by crossbreeding a crossbred Merino back to Merino. in which they outscored the Raiders 14-7. Nevermind the fantastic juggling touchdown catches of Wil Shavick and Cory Hunter. ``It's not about showing heart anymore,'' junior offensive lineman Lineman or linesman may refer to:
This game seemed to sting a little more than some of the other 34 losses before it for precisely that reason. Channel Islands (2-2) came into the game having won just two of its past 13 games. And Calabasas had been so close to snapping the streak in a 14-13 Week Zero loss to El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
But nothing went right for Calabasas right from the start. The Coyotes had three turnovers in the first half, all of which led to touchdowns for Channel Islands. Two of the turnovers came on the first play of an offensive possession and felt like a flurry Flurry A drastic volume increase in a specific security. of punches. The Coyotes didn't go down, though. Somehow, they picked themselves up off the canvas in the second half and showed the pride that has gotten them through the past 34 games. Senior quarterback Kevin May completed 11 of 15 passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns in the second half after going 0 for 5 with an interception in the first half. ``This year, the attitude of the team is probably the best since I've been here,'' running back Cameron Ventura said. ``We work hard. We practice hard. So it's hard when you come out ... and lose. It's hard.'' ramona.shelburne@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo, 4 boxes Photo: Calabasas' Charlie Kaufman has his punt blocked by Channel Island's Etzon Garcia during Thursday's game. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News Box: (1) TOP 25 (2) SMALL SCHOOLS (3) THURSDAY'S STARS (4) TODAY'S GAMES |
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