HEALTHY PARACLETE MAKING A PLAYOFF RUN.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Special to the Daily News LANCASTER -- Paraclete High first-year football coach Norm Dahlia dahlia (däl`yə, dăl`–) [for Anders Dahl, 1751–89, Swedish botanist and pupil of Linnaeus], any plant of the genus Dahlia said the team's cohesiveness was apparent in the beginning of summer workouts. The Spirits' camaraderie helped them overcome multiple early-season injuries and a midseason slump. Dahlia pointed to the team's unity as a decisive factor Noun 1. decisive factor - a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively clincher causal factor, determinant, determining factor, determinative, determiner - a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of in Friday's 21-14 Olympic League upset victory over Valley Christian of Cerritos. The victory was the program's biggest since late in the 2003 season, when Paraclete beat Valley Christian to clinch a league title. Paraclete (4-4, 1-2) still has a chance to make the playoffs. That could happen with a Spirits victory over Kilpatrick -- which they play host to Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Quartz Hill High -- combined with a Village Christian of Sun Valley win against L.A. Baptist of North Hills on Friday. That scenario would create a three-way tie for second place, with a coin toss determining two playoff berths. ``These guys are so close,'' Dahlia said. ``They support each other even when they're on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. , and they're playing as a unit. Every one of them has stepped up.'' The return of several key players lost to injuries has also made a big difference. Running backs Daniel Ballin (ACL See access control list. 1. ACL - Access Control List. 2. ACL - Association for Computational Linguistics. 3. ACL - A Coroutine Language. A Pascal-based implementation of coroutines. ["Coroutines", C.D. strain) and Jim Brouseau (high ankle sprain ankle sprain Orthopedics A stretching of the ankle ligaments and/or muscles with swelling ) both made an impact in Friday's game. Ballin rushed for 96 yards. Paraclete rushed for a season-high 216 yards. Qualifying concern: The cancellation of Friday's nonleague game between Vasquez and 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. could imperil im·per·il tr.v. im·per·iled or im·per·illed, im·per·il·ing or im·per·il·ling, im·per·ils To put into peril. See Synonyms at endanger. Vasquez's playoff aspirations, Mustangs coach Tim Jorgensen said. Vasquez had already lost a game from its 10-game schedule to start the season when Montclair Prep of Panorama City was reclassified as an eight-man program. Friday's game was cancelled after the death of a Salesian player who went into convulsions Convulsions Also termed seizures; a sudden violent contraction of a group of muscles. Mentioned in: Heat Disorders while lifting weights in the school gym. Vasquez (5-2), which has made the playoffs three consecutive seasons, has played a brutal schedule. The Mustangs upset Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. , which at the time was ranked No. 2 in the East Valley Division. Their only losses were to ranked teams, Rosamond and Big Bear, which is ranked No. 1. ``I'm concerned that we're going to get bumped because we have an 8-game schedule through no fault of our own,'' Jorgensen said. Jorgensen said the circumstances put added pressure on his team going into Friday's regular-season finale against Mary Star by the Sea of San Pedro. But he acknowledged that with an eight-game schedule, even a convincing victory on Friday offers no guarantee. ``It could just be one of those bum deals,'' Jorgensen said. Champions: Palmdale clinched at least a share of its fifth consecutive Golden League title on Friday when the Falcons defeated Lancaster 45-31. Palmdale (8-1, 5-0) can clinch the title outright with a victory over Quartz Hill in Thursday's regular season finale for both teams. Also: Knight clinched its first playoff berth with Friday's 26-14 Golden League victory over 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 . The Hawks (4-4, 3-2) are a second-year varsity program with its first senior class. Highland clinched a playoff berth too, defeating Quartz Hill 18-14 on Thursday. The Bulldogs (4-5, 4-1) can secure second place with a victory over Knight on Thursday and still have a chance for a share of the title if Palmdale loses to Quartz Hill. CAPTION(S): box Box: LOCAL SCOREBOARD |
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