HIGHLAND SERVES NOTICE; DEFENSE WILL BE KEY IN POSTSEASON.Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer Highland High quietly entered Golden League football play, considered no better than a long-shot championship contender. Defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Littlerock was the clear-cut choice to repeat its 1998 dream season. Palmdale was 1-4 in the preseason, but the Falcons were thought of as a threat because the losses had been to quality opponents. The same label went to traditional power 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 , which played a brutal schedule and was considered a sleeper Sleeper Stock in which there is little investor interest but that has significant potential to gain in price once its attractions are recognized. Antithesis of high flyer. pick. And then there was Highland, which didn't turn many heads in finishing its nonleague schedule 2-3. The Bulldogs beat the teams they were supposed to and lost to the superior opponents. But Highland knew something the rest of the Golden League didn't, and the Bulldogs will carry the league's banner as its No. 1 seed when the Southern Section Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. playoffs begin Friday night. Highland (7-3 overall), which first fielded a varsity team In the United States and Canada and UK, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, or high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of in 1992, went 5-0 in league play to win the school's first outright championship after finishing in a three-way tie at the top in 1996. ``At the beginning of the season, we all got together and we told each other that we could win the Golden League. We just had to believe that we could do it,'' said senior linebacker Paul Soto, the catalyst of a rugged defense that dominated in league play. ``Now we feel like we can win the Division III title too.'' Highland hosts Pasadena, the Pacific League's fourth-place team, on Friday night in a first-round game. If Highland is to make a deep playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. run, its defense will be the determining factor. In last Friday's title-clinching 16-3 win at Antelope Valley, the offense was shut down by the Antelopes. But on the other side of the ball, Highland suffocated the Antelopes, forcing five turnovers, four in the second half that led to nine crucial points. In five Golden League games, the Bulldogs allowed a total of 30 points. Soto credited the challenges Highland encountered in nonleague play as a primer for the games that mattered most. The Bulldogs lost to three teams with marquee offensive performers. And even in defeats to Valencia, Clovis West and Corona Corona, city, United States Corona (kərō`nə), city (1990 pop. 76,095), Riverside co., S Calif.; inc. 1896. The city developed as a primary citrus fruit producer and shipping center. There is also light manufacturing. Centennial, the Bulldogs held their own. Granted, Vikings senior Manuel White Manuel White (born July 2, 1982) is an American football running back. , considered one of the nation's best running backs, gained 205 yards in the season opener. But Clovis West scored just 36 points against the Bulldogs one season after the nationally ranked Golden Eagles pounded Highland 71-17. ``We played tough teams,'' said Soto, who forced three fumbles and intercepted a pass in the win over Antelope Valley. ``When you think about it, we faced one of the best running backs, and one of the best teams in the country.'' Here is a look at other playoff tidbits TidBITS is an award-winning electronic newsletter and web site dealing primarily with Apple Computer and Macintosh-related topics. Internet publication TidBITS has been published weekly since April 16, 1990, which makes it one of the longest running Internet publications. : High five: The Golden League struggled somewhat in 1999. The six teams' combined nonleague record was just 11-19, but when it came time to selecting a Division III wild-card team, 3-7 Quartz Hill got the nod over Burroughs (3-7) of the Foothill League, Glendale (3-7) of the Pacific League and Crespi (1-9) of the Mission League. The Rebels might have gotten the nod with a quality win over Canyon, which was the Foothill League's fourth playoff selection. The reward for Quartz Hill's first playoff berth since going three-plus years without a league victory was drawing top seed and defending section champion Hart. The Indians beat Quartz Hill 56-18 in the season opener. Improving defense: Antelope Valley's defense had been suspect much of the season, but the Antelopes played inspired football against Highland with the Golden League title on the line. The Bulldogs managed just 269 yards of offense. A.V. (4-6) will need a similarly strong effort Friday night when the Golden League's No. 2 team plays host to Muir, the Pacific League's No. 3 team. ``Our defense played one hell of a football game,'' A.V. coach Brent Newcomb said after the loss to Highland. ``We're proud of our guys after going 2-7-1 last year to make the playoffs.'' Tough task: For the second consecutive year, Littlerock opens the postseason against a Mission League opponent but in reversed roles. Last year a 10-0 Lobos team hosted Crespi, an at-large entry, and was shocked 17-7 on its home field. Now the Lobos are heavy underdogs - a spot coach Jim Bauer loves to be in - when they play at Mission League champion Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame . Consecutive upset losses to Lancaster and Palmdale dropped Littlerock to the fourth spot in the Golden League. Duel duel, prearranged armed fight with deadly weapons, usually swords or pistols, between two persons concerned with a point of honor. The duel may have originated in the wager of battle, an early mode of trial in which an accused person fought with his accuser under in the desert: Arguably ar·gu·a·ble adj. 1. Open to argument: an arguable question, still unresolved. 2. That can be argued plausibly; defensible in argument: three arguable points of law. the top teams in Division XII, Paraclete and Rosamond would match up in the semifinals if the Spirits and Roadrunners don't stumble along the way. Rosamond, ranked first in Division XII, went a perfect 10-0 and plays Salesian on Friday and then would meet either St. Anthony or Beaumont in the quarterfinals. Paraclete (7-3), which won the Division XII title last year, seeks a third consecutive section crown and plays Desert on Friday night in a rematch REMATCH Cardiology Clinical trials–Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance Therapy as an alternative in Congestive Heart failure–related to use of a portable, electric left ventricular-assist system–LVAS–eg, HeartMate® of a first-round game last year won by the Spirits 42-22. Desert (7-3) was an at-large entry after finishing fourth in the loaded High Desert League. FRIDAY'S FOOTBALL PLAYOFF GAMES Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship Division III Quartz Hill at Hart Muir at Antelope Valley Lancaster at St. Francis Pasadena at Highland Littlerock at Notre Dame Division XII Salesian at Rosamond Desert at Paraclete Bell-Jeff at Mojave Vasquez at Mary Star Division XIII Twin Pines at 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. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos, box PHOTO (1) Rosamond running back Disylvio Chapron, left, and quarterback Cory Allred will lead their 10-0 team against Salesian on Friday in the opening round of the Division XII playoffs. Rosamond is ranked first in the division. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer (2) SOTO (3) MORRIS Box: Friday's Football Playoff Games (see text) |
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