GRAND CANYON COWBOYS HOLD ON TO VICTORY VS. DE LA SALLE CANYON 27, DLS 13.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Staff Writer CARSON -- Someone forgot to tell Canyon High quarterback Ben Longshore long·shore adj. Occurring, living, or working along a seacoast. [Short for alongshore.] to worry. Facing the most feared prep team in America, vaunted vaunt v. vaunt·ed, vaunt·ing, vaunts v.tr. To speak boastfully of; brag about. v.intr. To speak boastfully; brag. See Synonyms at boast1. n. 1. De La Salle De La Salle is the name of several educational institutions affiliated with the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the Lasallian Brothers, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by French priest Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle: National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. . He didn't need to be flashy. He didn't put up eye-popping numbers, but he did the things he needed to do in a dramatic 27-13 victory in front of 13,683 at Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box Center in the CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). State Div. I Championship Bowl that could go down as one of the biggest upsets in area history. ``Ben is a wonderful young man and a terrific quarterback,'' Canyon coach Harry Welch said. ``He's going to be a great college quarterback. This is a great victory for us because of the team we played. I love this team very much.'' Longshore completed 12 of 24 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown and three interceptions. He also scored twice on the ground. Canyon clinched the victory when Nick Jurado recovered a fumbled punt return In American and Canadian football a punt return is one of the punt receiving team's options to respond to a punt. A player (usually a second or third string wide receiver or running back) positioned many yards from the line of scrimmage will attempt to catch or pick up the ball on the De La Salle 22-yard line with three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. remaining followed by Longshore's second 1-yard touchdown run. ``We didn't worry about who De La Salle was,'' Longshore said. ``We just came out and did our own thing. We had confidence in ourselves when no one else did.'' J.J. DiLuigi ran for 138 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries, finishing the season with 2,159 yards and 39 touchdowns. ``It feels amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. . We knew we could do it,'' DiLuigi said. ``We just came out and played Cowboy football.'' Longshore has passed for 2,831 yards and accounted for 32 touchdowns, 23 passing and ninerushing. Canyon (12-2) impressed from the onset. Stephen Wirthlin thwarted thwart tr.v. thwart·ed, thwart·ing, thwarts 1. To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of: They thwarted her plans. 2. DeLa Salle's opening drive by blocking Michael Czyz's 29-yard field-goal attempt, and Canyon responded by driving 80 yards on eight plays for the game's first touchdown on Longshore's 1-yard run. Longshore set up the score by completing all three of his passes on the drive, including a 42-yarder to Michael Loucks and a 23-yarder to Mark Urbina that set up the touchdown run. After Canyon missed the extra point, De La Salle (I3-1) pulled ahead 7-6 on Tim Maupin's 4-yard run. Canyon answered again. The Cowboys drove 80 yards, this time on nine plays, culminating with Kenny Suber's 30-yard touchdown reception. Longshore was the picture of efficiency on the drive. He found J.J. DiLuigi on a 14-yard pass, then Urbina for 8 yards and Loucks for 15 before doing a nice job of avoiding a sack while stepping up in the pocket to hit Suber on a post near the goal line for the touchdown, putting the Cowboys ahead 12-7. Two series later, DiLuigi scored on a 1-yard run with 14 seconds left in the first half to put Canyon up 20-7, and the Cowboys were off and running. Going in, the biggest difference between the teams was Canyon's ability to pass the football. So there was never a question how important Longshore's contributions would be, and the senior didn't disappoint dis·ap·point v. dis·ap·point·ed, dis·ap·point·ing, dis·ap·points v.tr. 1. To fail to satisfy the hope, desire, or expectation of. 2. . In the decisive first half, Longshore completed 8 of 13 passes for 151yards and the touchdown. He also scored on a two-point conversion In American football and Canadian football, a team may try to score a two-point conversion (score two points) instead of an extra point (one point) immediately after it scores a touchdown. , and generally stood tall in the face of adversity against the nation's No. 1 team in USA Today's rankings. Canyon amassed 241 yards in the first half against a storied program that supposedly had built its reputation on great defense. Great perhaps, but not against Canyon. The Cowboys didn't do anything fancy, just what they always do: DiLuigi ran hard, used his terrific faking faking improper alteration of the appearance of a horse for purpose of fraud. Refers usually to teeth. See also bishoping. ability to juke tacklers and never went down easily; Longshore showed poise and fine touch on his passes; and the receivers ran crisp routes, caught the football, and never appeared to fear getting hit. De La Salle's vaunted option offense wasn't shut down completely. The Spartans totaled 177 yards in the first half but with just seven points to show for it. It didn't take long for De La Salle to assert itself after halftime. Two minutes into the third quarter, John Hendershott scored on a 63-yard option pass from Maupin to close the gap to 20-13. Then Longshore was intercepted on a badly overthrown pass two series later, and Hendershott returned it 37yards to the Canyon 32. But Canyon held tough, stopping Maupin on fourth-and-2 to keep the score 20-13. gerry.gittelson@dailynews.com (661) 257-5218 CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Canyon's J.J. DiLuigi splits the defense in the second quarter during the CIF State Div. I championship bowl game Saturday in Carson. (2) Canyon coach Harry Welch is all smiles after his Cowboys pull off the upset over DeLa Salle of Concord. (3) Canyon quarterback Ben Longshore, left, and receiver Mark Urbina jump into the stands to celebrate their victory. Alex Collins/Special to the Daily News |
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