NEVILLE WINS ONE MORE TITLE\L.A. BAPTIST 61, VILLAGE CHRISTIAN 55.Byline: Eric Sondheimer Daily News Deputy Sports Editor Noun 1. sports editor - the newspaper editor responsible for sports news newspaper editor - the editor of a newspaper When the wild victory celebration had ended, when all the hugging and congratulatory pats on the back had finally ceased, L.A. Baptist High School players must have experienced simultaneous feelings of joy and relief Thursday night. They gave their veteran coach, Maury Neville, an Alpha League boys' championship in his final season with a 61-55 win over rival Village Christian before a sellout sellout The distribution of all the securities in a new issue by the selling group. crowd in North Hills. But the energy and emotion spent just to hold off the determined Crusaders left the Knights thankful thank·ful adj. 1. Aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful. 2. Expressive of gratitude: a thankful smile. they won't have to face Village Christian again this season. "Oh man, we all went out there and played our hardest," said L.A. Baptist center Aaron Davis Aaron Davis (born April 8, 1967 in Bronx,NY, United States) was a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division. Professional career Davis, known as "Superman", turned pro in 1986 and won his first 29 fights, including a 9th round KO upset over Mark Breland to , who finished with 17 points and 14 rebounds. "I've never played in a game with so much intensity. It's just so intense against them." Each time L.A. Baptist (19-5, 9-1) was on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of pulling away from the Crusaders (13-12, 7-3), Village Christian would fight back. L.A. Baptist opened a 13-point lead midway through the second quarter. By halftime, the Knights were clinging to a one point lead. In the fourth quarter, L.A. Baptist led by nine points with less than four minutes left. Again, Village Christian rallied and closed to 54-53 with 1:37 remaining. It's no wonder the 47-year-old Neville has decided to call it quits quits adj. On even terms with by payment or requital: I am finally quits with the loan. [Middle English, probably alteration (influenced by Medieval Latin - he's probably getting too many gray hairs participating in the Village Christian-L.A. Baptist rivalry.Finally, the Knights took control. After Village Christian's Kiko Banos missed two free throws with 1:02 left, Jermaine Sweet scored on a three-point play and then added two free throws to clinch Clinch, river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, formed by the junction of two forks in SW Va., and flowing generally SW across E Tenn. to the Tennessee River at Kingston. the win. It was L.A. Baptist's ninth consecutive win since a league-opening loss to Marshall. Neville will be turning over the team next season to assistant coach Bob Chevalier, and he's leaving him with lots of talent. The two big L.A. Baptist stars Thursday were juniors Davis and Sweet. The 6-foot-1 Davis muscled his way inside repeatedly. The 5-10 Sweet made some acrobatic drives to the basket. Village Christian's Banos finished with 17 points and Aaron Kendrick added 13 points, including eight in the fourth quarter. "We really wanted to win this for Coach Neville," Davis said. Neville, finishing his 18th season as coach, was given a standing ovation by fans before the game. Afterward af·ter·ward also af·ter·wards adv. At a later time; subsequently. Adv. 1. afterward - happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here , he refused to admit the game was any different than others, but he said of this season, "It's the last time, so that makes it unique." CAPTION(S): PHOTO L.A. Baptist's Ara Veney, center, fights two Village Christian players for possession. Gene Blevins / Daily News |
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