MISTAKES DOOM ST. FRANCIS IN LOSS IT NOW MUST WAIT ON POSTSEASON FATE ST. PAUL 21, ST. FRANCIS 9.Byline: IVAN OROZCO Staff Writer SANTA FE SPRINGS Santa Fe Springs, city (1990 pop. 15,520), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., inc. 1957. The city lies in an oil and natural gas region and has diversified manufacturing. -- St. Francis of La Canada coach Jim Bonds shook his head as he picked his headset from the grass. Bonds' body language depicted the Golden Knights' struggles Friday in a 21-9 loss to Mission League rival St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery of Santa Fe Springs in both teams' regular-season finale at St. Paul High. ``We just shot ourselves in the foot too many times,'' Bonds said. ``We made a lot of mistakes and our luck just kind of ran out.'' The loss sent the Golden Knights
Bonds will find out if his team earned a playoff berth Sunday at the annual seeding meeting. St. Paul (5-5 overall, 2-1 league) finished second in the league. The Golden Knights (6-4, 1-2), who started the season 5-0, couldn't get their offense going against a stingy stin·gy adj. stin·gi·er, stin·gi·est 1. Giving or spending reluctantly. 2. Scanty or meager: a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past. Swordsmen defense that sacked quarterback Luke Collins five times and forced the senior quarterback to throw two interceptions. Collis had St. Paul's
Despite failing to generate steady drives, St. Francis had a shot at a comeback with 3:26 left. The Golden Knights drove to St. Paul's 24-yard line, but that's when Gracieux came through for the Swordsmen. Collis was sacked once and pressured in that drive forcing him out of the pocket, leading to an interception by Oliver Cepeida that was returned to the Golden Knights' 27-yard-line. A facemask face·mask n. A protective or disguising cover for the face, often enveloping the entire head: wore a facemask while diving; a skier's facemask; armed robbers who wore facemasks. penalty, resulting in the ejection ejection /ejec·tion/ (e-jek´shun) 1. the act of casting out or the state of being cast out, as of excretions, secretions, or other bodily fluids. 2. something cast out. 3. of St. Francis' Andrew Roxas, set up a first-and-goal for St. Paul from the Golden Knights' 6- yard-line. One play later, Marcus Aldecoa ran for a score from 3 yards out to seal the win for the Swordsmen. St. Francis was also plagued by nine penalties for 85 yards, including two sideline infractions. ``We're out of our area,'' Bonds said. ``We're used to the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Association. If we have one foot on the field we're giving a sideline warning. I'm trying to get the play to my quarterback like I do every week. But you can't put the outcome on that.'' St. Francis' four first-half possessions resulted in a field goal, a lost fumble and two missed field goals. Neil Favor hit a 30-yard field goal to give the Golden Knights a 3-0 lead with 4:46 left in the first quarter but missed from 48 and 34 yards. ivan.orozco@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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