LITTLEROCK COMES ROARING BACK DURING SECOND HALF : LOBOS RALLY TO WIN FIFTH STRAIGHT GAME LITTLEROCK 30, VALENCIA 28.Byline: Bryan Winchell Special to the Daily News For the Littlerock Lobos, it's been a season of overcoming adversity ad·ver·si·ty n. pl. ad·ver·si·ties 1. A state of hardship or affliction; misfortune. 2. A calamitous event. . On Friday, they continued that trend, coming back from a 26-6 halftime deficit without starting quarterback Miles Meeden to defeat Valencia 30-28 in a nonleague game at Canyon High School Canyon High School can refer to:
The Lobos, who have won five straight, took a 30-20 lead with 5:43 remaining, but watched Valencia (4-1) score in just 32 seconds to make it 30-28. After Nick Carey intercepted a Devon Reese pass with 2:19 left, though, the Vikings comeback Comeback Australian breed of wool sheep, bred by crossing Merino with Corriedale, Polwarth or Zenith sheep; wool is 21 to 25 microns. It is a registered breed, but the term is more commonly used in the sense of a type of sheep produced by crossbreeding a crossbred Merino back to Merino. hopes fell short when Kenneth Broadus-Taylor's pass down the left sideline sideline See on the sidelines. was dropped Caleb Willis on a fourth-and-13 play with 1:17 left. ``My boys come from behind and they don't quit,'' Littlerock coach Jim Bauer said. ``Valencia is an outstanding football team, and I told my kids how much respect they should have for them.'' For most of the game, it was a 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 between Valencia running back Donovan Calhoun and Littlerock's Michael Woods Michael Woods could refer to:
Littlerock opened the second half with a seven-play, 64-yard drive that was capped by a 34-yard touchdown run by David Newton, who finished with 106 yards in 10 carries. The Lobos then dropped Duane Miller for a safety on a reverse play and after Valencia drove to the Littlerock 25, Taylor was intercepted on the 4-yard line by Frank Landano. Littlerock set up its next touchdown on an interception by Reese, who ran the ball 15 yards to the Valencia 20. Woods then carried twice, scoring on an 8-yard run to make it 24-20, a lead the Lobos (5-1) would never relinquish. Calhoun got things going in the first half, as he took a pitch down the left sideline and rambled 61 yards for a touchdown, with 7:04 to play in the first quarter. But Littlerock's Woods responded on the ensuing en·sue intr.v. en·sued, en·su·ing, en·sues 1. To follow as a consequence or result. See Synonyms at follow. 2. To take place subsequently. drive, running 42 yards to put Littlerock on Valencia's 12-yard line, and then taking the ball in on the next play to make it 7-6 Valencia. Valencia's defense tightened after that Littlerock possession, allowing the Lobos only two first downs the rest of the half. While the Valencia defense was shuting down Littlerock, Calhoun was doing it all. The senior tailback tail·back n. Football The back on an offensive team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage. tailback Noun Brit a queue of traffic stretching back from an obstruction carried four times for 45 yards on Valencia's second scoring drive, capping it off with a 7-yard touchdown run. And with 50 seconds left in the half, he took a draw 55 yards to set up a 22-yard touchdown pass from Taylor (12 of 24, 212 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions) to Calhoun to give the Vikings a 20-6 halftime lead. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Valencia running back Donovan Calhoun races past Lit tlerock defender Dante Choteau in the first half. Calhoun finishes with 196 yards and two touchdowns. Shaun Dyer / Special to the Daily News |
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