LOCKE RUNS AWAY IN THE FINAL MINUTES TAFT TRAILED BY 2 WITH 6:32 LEFT LOCKE 44, TAFT 22.Byline: JACOB Jacob (jā`kəb), in the Bible, ancestor of the Hebrews, the younger of Isaac and Rebecca's twin sons; the older was Esau. In exchange for a bowl of lentil soup, Jacob obtained Esau's birthright and, with his mother's help, received the blessing H. POLLON Special to the Daily News Trailing by two points with 6minutes, 32 seconds remaining, Taft of Woodland Hills gave up three touchdowns as Locke of Watts Watts, residential section of south central Los Angeles. Named after C. H. Watts, a Pasadena realtor, the section became part of Los Angeles in 1926. Artist Simon Rodia's celebrated Watts Towers are there. won the City Championship first-round game 44-22 Thursday. Locke quarterback Torry Harkness rushed for two touchdowns and completed 7 of 14 passes for 119 yards, including a 5-yard pass to Darrell Stanley Stanley, town (1991 pop. 1,557), capital of the Falkland Islands, S Atlantic Ocean, on East Falkland island. It is the main port and trading center of the islands. The name is sometimes written as Port Stanley. (5 receptions, 62 yards). Malcolm Smith Malcolm Smith may refer to:
Exavier Johnson completed 11 of 25 passes for 150 yards for Taft (6-5). However, Johnson had two interceptions returned for touchdowns. Ken Overstreet ran back the first errant er·rant adj. 1. Roving, especially in search of adventure: knights errant. 2. Straying from the proper course or standards: errant youngsters. 3. pass 79 yards for a touchdown as the halftime buzzer sounded, giving Locke a 12-7 lead. Isaac Williams The Reverend Isaac Williams (1802-1865) was a prominent member of the Oxford Movement, acquainted with John Keble and, like the other members of the movement, associated with Oxford University. (15 carries, 82 yards) rushed for an 18-yard touchdown, just two plays and 32 seconds after Taft pulled to within two points. After stopping Taft on fourth-and-one, Locke went 26 yards in three plays, capped by a 3-yard Harkness touchdown run to give Locke a 36-22 lead with 3:49 remaining. Taft was hurt by several mistakes and three costly turnovers. In addition to the two interceptions returned for touchdowns Taft had a punt blocked and returned for a touchdown in the second quarter, giving Locke a 7-6 lead. Trailing 12-7 to start the third quarter, Taft ran 29 consecutive running plays, which netted twotouchdowns but ate up valuable time on the clock. Jeshua Anderson and Jarrel Holland caught four and threepasses, respectively, for 74 and 56 yards for Taft. Freshman D.J. Morgan showed a glimpse of Taft's future with 36 yards rushing on seven carries. |
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