INJURIES TAKING THEIR TOLL; STAYING HEALTHY KEY IN FOOTHILL.Byline: Lee Barnathan Daily News Staff Writer Take a look at the high school soccer teams leading the Foothill League. See anything in common? Look for the obvious: The players are healthy. Sometimes, a team riddled rid·dle 1 tr.v. rid·dled, rid·dling, rid·dles 1. To pierce with numerous holes; perforate: riddle a target with bullets. 2. with injuries can hang on to a lead in the standings, but not here. Look at the roster of the Canyon boys, now in first place. Canyon has one injury to goalie Matt Jordan Matt Jordan (born October 13, 1975 in Aurora, Colorado) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for the Montreal Impact of USL First Division. Jordan graduated from Overland High School in Aurora, , who hurt his side, arm and fingers in a mountain bike accident. In his place for Tuesday's showdown with Burroughs went Dave Alexander. The letdown letdown 1. the sudden flush of milk flow that occurs when the calf begins to suck or when milking commences in a properly prepared cow. Depends for its occurrence on the release of oxytocin from the pituitary gland in response to massage of the teats and udder. wasn't noticeable. Canyon won 3-2 and took over sole possession of first place. The Cowboys cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. are in position to win their first league title since claiming the Golden League in 1991, the only title in school history. Contrast Canyon with Hart or Saugus. Hart is missing Jared Bazar, who has a hip flexor flexor /flex·or/ (flek´ser) 1. causing flexion. 2. a muscle that flexes a joint. flexor retina´culum see entries under retinaculum. . Bazar played one half of the Saugus match Jan. 9 and nothing since after earning a promotion to the varsity with his play in the Hart tournament. The Indians also are without Jason Goss n. 1. Gorse. , who has a hip injury. Saugus is having problems scoring goals because leading scorer Chris Holcomb has a bad groin groin, in oceanography: see coast protection. pull and Luke Wright has bad shins. ``When you find a striker, you can have a go-to man and he can put pressure on a team,'' Saugus coach Nate Wright Nate Wright played professional American football in the NFL from 1969-1980. Professional Career Wright earned All-Pro honors at defensive back in 1974 and 1976. He career consisted mostly of time as a defensive back with the great Minnesota Vikings teams of the 1970s. said. ``It makes a difference.'' Canyon's record: 11-5-1, 3-0-1 in the league. Hart is 5-8-1, 2-1-1. Saugus is 7-7-3, 1-2-1. The situation is the same on the girls' side. Hart (12-2-3, 3-0-1) is healthy and leading a healthy Valencia (14-6, 3-1) by just one point. ``The team that is more strong and healthy,'' Valencia coach Dudley Hitchman said. ``The flu affected everybody at one point of the season, but everybody's 110 percent and when you play these type of games, you forget you're sick.'' Canyon isn't as well, but the 5-2-3, 1-0-1 Cowboys have enough depth to compensate. With defensive midfielders Candice Crane (ankle) and Brenda Cornejo (knee) out, coach Gregg Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. has gone with freshmen Christina Czerniak and Vicky Duffy without any loss. ``Depth has been a key,'' Cohen said. ``The play of the younger players has been key.'' arrow Can't hold it: One problem the Hart boys have is holding onto leads. Of their five victories, only Tuesday's 2-1 win over Burbank didn't require the team coming from behind. In the match, Hart played scared, coach Robert Benavidez said. ``It was like they didn't want to give up the big goal,'' Benavidez said. ``We haven't played well with leads. Maybe we get too relaxed. We don't think about what we need to do.'' arrow Rivalry Rivalry Robbery (See THIEVERY.) Rudeness (See COARSENESS.) Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane bully and show-off compete for Katrina’s hand. [Am. Lit. day: Friday is the showdown between the Valencia and Hart girls' teams. Valencia coach Dudley Hitchman has said this match will determine how good his team is. He had hoped to challenge the Indians, who have won the last four league titles. ``We have lot of respect for Hart,'' Hitchman said. ``We can challenge. We're starting to get consistent. Different people are scoring for us.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Jimmy Giordano of Canyon dribbles past a sliding Jeff Honicky of Burroughs during the Cowboys' win. Joe Binoya / Special to the Daily News BOX: Foothill League soccer standings |
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