FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: TAFT ROLLS IN ITS LEAGUE OPENER.Byline: Daily News Cary Car·y A town of east-central North Carolina, an industrial suburb of Raleigh. Population: 98,000. Dove completed 17 of 25 passes for 259 yards and three touchdowns as No. 2 Taft of Woodland Hills posted its third shutout Not to be confused with Shootout. In team sports, in American English, a shutout (a clean sheet in soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball. of the season in a 41-0 victory over host Chatsworth on Thursday night in the West Valley League opener for both teams. Paul Pratt had seven receptions for 113 yards and three touchdowns. Steve Smith, a potential All-American candidate, threw a 26-yard touchdown pass as part of a double reverse and caught a 38-yard scoring pass from Dove late in the third quarter to give Taft a 34-0 lead. Taft (6-0, 1-0) led just 13-0 with one minute left in the first half when Noah Smith blocked a Chatsworth punt at the 14-yard line to set up Pratt's second touchdown. Taft proceeded to score on its first three possessions of the second half. Alain Karatepeyan had nine receptions and four sacks for Chatsworth (2-4, 0-1). Lance Harper added two interceptions for Chatsworth, which was outgained 401-149. - Matt Marini --Pasadena 20, Hoover 6: Host Hoover of Glendale jumped out to a 6-0 lead but couldn't contain Pasadena's Laman Branner in the Pacific League opener for both schools. Branner ran the ball 41 times for 236 yards and three touchdowns. Hoover (2-3-1, 0-1) led early on Sevak Kesshishian's 20-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. The score was set up by a Pasadena fumble on a punt-return attempt. Pasadena (3-3, 1-0) then stole the momentum and dominated the game defensively and by running the ball. Pasadena had four sacks and two interceptions and punished pun·ish v. pun·ished, pun·ish·ing, pun·ish·es v.tr. 1. To subject to a penalty for an offense, sin, or fault. 2. To inflict a penalty for (an offense). 3. the Hoover offense. Hoover had 88 yards of offense. Pasadena had 290 rushing yards. - Rob MacIntyre --Murphy 34, St. Genevieve 7: Eygner Artiga gained 77 yards on 20 carries, including a 21-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, to give St. Genevieve of Panorama City (3-3, 0-1) its only points in a Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. League game at Rancho ran·cho n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern U.S. 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers. 2. A ranch. Cienega Park. Jesse Jesse (jĕs`ē), in the Bible, the descendant of Rahab, the grandson of Boaz and Ruth, and the father of David. Referring to the restoration of the Davidic monarchy, the Book of Isaiah speaks of a shoot coming from the "stump of Jesse. Reyes rushed for 61 yards on six carries and completed 4 of 20 passes for 74 yards with an interception for St. Genevieve. Chris Warters completed 14 of 18 passes for 239 yards with four touchdowns for Murphy 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. (3-3, 1-0). |
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