NO. 2 NOTRE DAME HOLDS OFF CHAMINADE NOTRE DAME 45, CHAMINADE 10.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer Notre Dame's shutout Not to be confused with Shootout. In team sports, in American English, a shutout (a clean sheet in soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball. streak - and any feelings of defensive invincibility Invincibility Great Boyg, the shapeless, unconquerable troll, representing the riddle of existence. [Nor. Drama: Ibsen Peer Gynt in Magill I, 722] - vanished into the cool air early in Friday night's game against Chaminade, but the Knights had little to fear. Second-ranked Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks overcame a surprisingly strong first-half offensive performance from Chaminade of West Hills with an unexpected scoring burst of their own in a 45-10 victory in the Mission League opener for both teams at Notre Dame High. The Knights (7-0-1) entered the game with three consecutive shutouts and had allowed just 27 points all season, but they had not faced a passing offense as prolific as Chaminade's until Friday night. Eagles quarterback Erik Vose countered constant pressure from the Knights' defensive front by dumping the ball off to running backs and throwing quick out passes to receivers. That strategy kept the Eagles (5-3) in the game, and Chaminade actually held a 3-0 lead on Brian Borreson's 42-yard field goal with four minutes remaining in the first quarter. But Chaminade could not manage a running game and Vose was under constant pressure. He completed 20 of 37 passes for 179 yards and leading rusher Chris Abichaker gained just 25 yards on 11 carries. Notre Dame managed just two first downs in the first quarter, but theKnights' offense awakened a·wak·en tr. & intr.v. a·wak·ened, a·wak·en·ing, a·wak·ens To awake; waken. See Usage Note at wake1. [Middle English awakenen, from Old English in time to prevent any serious thoughts of aChaminade upset, as they scored on three of their four second-quarter possesions. The Knights established a balanced offensive attack. They handed off to 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 Miguel Armendariz (14 carries, 75 yards) with success, which opened up the play-action pass play-ac·tion pass n. Football A pass play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff to a running back before throwing the ball. for quarterback Phil Beckmann, who completed 12 of 19 attempts for 231 yards. Notre Dame tied the score 3-3 on Ryan Allen's 40-yard field goal, andthe Knights' defense twice forced the Eagles to go three-and-out. The Knights' offense, however, marched on against the tiring tir·ing n. See cerclage. Chaminade defense. Notre Dame took a 10-3 lead on Tom Curiel's 1-yard run, which cappeda 51-yard drive, and went up 16-3 after a two-play, 70-yard drive. Beckmannran 35 yards on a quarterback draw and then completed a 35-yard scoringstrike to Jimmy Sharp, who broke a tackle at the 10 and walked into the end zone. The Eagles called seven consecutive pass plays 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 and cut the deficit to 16-10 with six seconds remaining in the half whenVose threw a 1-yard fade pass to Josh Jones. Notre Dame pulled away in the second half, thanks to sharp play from Beckmann, and scored four touchdowns after halftime. Beckmann threw scoring passes to Sharp and Mike Luderer. Sharp scoredon a 13-yard reverse and Brian Magcalas scored on a 1-yard run after theKnights brought in their entire second-string offense. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks quarterback Phil Beckmann is pulled down by the Chaminade of West Hills defensive line. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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