LANCASTER STRIKES EARLY IN WIN FIRST-QUARTER TDS MAKE DIFFERENCE LANCASTER 34, KNIGHT 7.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Staff WriterPALMDALE -- Determined not to get upset by an upstart opponent with momentum, Lancaster made a point of jumping on Knight of Palmdale early, scoring two first-quarter touchdowns to set the tone for a 34-7 Golden League victory. Lancaster (4-2, 3-0) was led by Marcus Wyre, who rushed for 169 yards on 17 carries. The Eagles rushed for 366 of their 417 total yards, and have rushed for at least 100 yards in all 40 games since coach Jeff Cortez took over the program in 2003. Knight (2-4, 1-2) had its campus abuzz after last week's 18-14 upset over Quartz Hill, the fourth-year program's first league win in school history. Wyre scored on an 11-yard run that capped an eight-play 80-yard drive to open the game. ``That was the gameplan,'' Cortez said. ``We had to get on top early, we had to stuff them early and not let them think they were going to have an upset in the making.'' Lancaster led 21-0 at halftime, as Greg Smith Greg Smith may refer to:
The Eagles broke the game open midway through the third quarter on Wyre's 70-yard cutback cut·back n. 1. A decrease; a curtailment: "The political effects of food cutbacks could be devastating" New York Times. 2. run down the right sideline sideline See on the sidelines. . Knight's only score came on Terrell Merritt's 4-yard pass to Demetrick Clifton late in the fourth quarter. The Hawks Hawks , Howard Winchester 1896-1977. American filmmaker whose works include His Girl Friday (1940) and The Big Sleep (1946). squandered squan·der tr.v. squan·dered, squan·der·ing, squan·ders 1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. See Synonyms at waste. 2. a scoring chance early in the second quarter when they drove just outside the Lancaster 20, but Lancaster lineman Chris Ross Chris Ross is the bassist/keyboardist of Australian rock trio Wolfmother. Born in Erskineville, New South Wales, Ross was formerly a digital designer until Wolfmother became popular within the Australian tour scene. He has two children; Pascal & Emilio. sacked Merritt on a crucial fourth-and-3 from the 23. Taveon Burke rushed for 60 yards on five carries and Devon Whitson rushed for 53 yards and one touchdown for Lancaster. The Hawks were held to 140 yards of total offense. gideon.rubin@dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 |
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