MENESES LIFTS BURROUGHS : BURROUGHS 2 CRESPI 1.Byline: Patrick Hipes Daily News Staff Writer It was not a playoff game 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 , nor a league match. But Saturday's boys' soccer game between Burroughs and Crespi highs had a little of everything. In the end, however, No. 5 Burroughs had a bit more, sneaking away from the No. 6 Celts' home field with a 2-1 victory thanks to a SportsCenter highlight goal from Miguel Meneses in the final five minutes. The hard-fought victory gave the Indians (6-1-4) their fourth straight game without a loss and gave coach Mike Kodama bragging rights for the second consecutive game over brother Rob, Crespi's third-year coach. ``We have a cup, because I bought it when he beat me last year,'' said Mike Kodama, who watched his squad dismantle dis·man·tle tr.v. dis·man·tled, dis·man·tling, dis·man·tles 1. a. To take apart; disassemble; tear down. b. Crespi 4-1 nearly one month ago. ``I'll have to get it back from him.'' Saturday's match was much different from the December meeting, when a depleted de·plete tr.v. de·plet·ed, de·plet·ing, de·pletes To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out. [Latin d Celts The following pages provide lists of nations or people of Celtic origin, arranged by branch of Celtic ethnicity or language grouping: Goidelic Celts
Crespi (4-5-2), a Southern Section Division IV quarterfinalist a year ago, returned seven All-Mission League players this season. But injuries and absences - the Celts haven't started the same lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. twice this season - have taken their toll. Saturday's contest was the first that Rob Kodama had all his available players. ``I think they should contend for a division championship,'' Mike said of the Celts. ``I would think they'd be disappointed with anything else.'' On Saturday, it was the Indians who were hurting. Burroughs suited only 14 players, but luckily one was Meneses. The senior forward scored both the Indians goals, the first on a penalty kick in the 58th minute for a 1-0 lead after a Crespi handball handball Any of a variety games in which a small rubber ball is struck against a wall with the hand or fist. It can be played in a three- or four-walled court or against a single wall by two or four players (in singles or doubles games, respectively). in the penalty area. But it was the game-winner in the 76th minute - after an equally impressive 22-yard rocket from Celts midfielder Armando Nila to tie the score two minutes earlier - that truly shined. Meneses, standing on the far left side of the Crespi box, arched a hard shot that curled curl v. curled, curl·ing, curls v.tr. 1. To twist (the hair, for example) into ringlets or coils. 2. around and behind Celts goalkeeper Chris Merritt Chris Merritt (born 1952, Oklahoma City) is an opera singer. He studied piano, singing, dance and drama at Oklahoma City University where he made his first stage appearance in Jacques Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann in a university production. and nestled nes·tle v. nes·tled, nes·tling, nes·tles v.intr. 1. To settle snugly and comfortably: The cat nestled among the pillows. 2. into the far upper-right corner. ``We had been working on the free kicks in practice,'' said Meneses of his eighth goal of the year. ``I saw an angle there.'' It wasn't all Meneses saw. In a physical contest, three red cards were issued during a brief scuffle in midfield. When it was sorted out, Crespi's Andy Paulson and Jason Beale and the Indians' Rob Honicky were ejected, meaning they must sit out the next game. For the Celts, that means the Mission League opener Wednesday at Alemany. Burroughs' final nonleague game comes Tuesday at Glendale before the Foothill League season begins Friday at rival Burbank. ``These kinds of games prep us for our league, which is always physical,'' Crespi's Nila said. ``Our communication is getting better on the field, and we'll be much higher for next week.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Burroughs' Amed Meneses (20) shields Crespi's Scott Boggs, center, and Jeff Waddell from the ball. David R. Crane / Daily News |
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