PRESTON PUTS UP AFTER HIS HOLDUP CLU QB WINS FIRST GAME SINCE INJURY CLU 30, LA VERNE 6.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - The Cal Lutheran football team had to wait until its third game of the season to earn its first victory Saturday, but for Casey Preston the wait was much longer. Preston, a Westlake High graduate, was out of football the past couple of years after injuring his back while playing for Pasadena College. But any sign of rustiness rust·y adj. rust·i·er, rust·i·est 1. Covered with rust; corroded. 2. Consisting of or produced by rust. 3. Of a yellowish-red or brownish-red color. 4. for the junior quarterback, making his second start with the Kingsmen, disappeared by the second quarter as he ignited ig·nite v. ig·nit·ed, ig·nit·ing, ig·nites v.tr. 1. a. To cause to burn. b. To set fire to. 2. To subject to great heat, especially to make luminous by heat. an offensive spree that gave CLU (language) CLU - (CLUster) An object-oriented programming language developed at MIT by Liskov et al in 1974-1975. CLU is an object-oriented language of the Pascal family designed to support data abstraction, similar to Alphard. a 30-6 victory over visiting La Verne La Verne (lə vûrn), city (1990 pop. 30,897), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1906. La Verne, which began as a citrus-processing center, now has varied manufacturing, including electronic components, apparel, hand . Preston completed 12 of 20 passes for 175 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in the Kingsmen's Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) is a college athletic conference that operates in the NCAA's Division III. It consists of eleven small private schools which are located in Southern California and organized into eight athletic programs. opener. ``Finally,'' Preston said. ``It's been too long. We all wanted this.'' Complications with paperwork prevented Preston from practicing with the Kingsmen (1-2, 1-0) until a few days before their first game. Senior Gabe Solberg started the season opener, but Solberg injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. his hand in that game and gave way to Preston. ``He almost improves by the minute,'' CLU coach Scott Squires said of Preston. ``I hadn't played in so long, the first three games has just been getting back into it,'' Preston said. ``It's coming together now.'' Jeremy Watties helped things come together for Preston late in the first half. Preston was sacked sack 1 n. 1. a. A large bag of strong coarse material for holding objects in bulk. b. A similar container of paper or plastic. c. The amount that such a container can hold. 2. twice, threw an interception and failed to get his team within 40 yards of the end zone before he connected with Watties on a 51-yard pass with 2:49 left before halftime, putting the ball on the La Verne 4. Sophomore running back Tyler Ruiz, who finished with 42 yards on a team-high 14 carries, ran the ball in on the next play for the game's first score. The Kingsmen had the ball back within a minute, and Preston went to work again. His short pass to Devin Martin went for a 22-yard gain as Martin weaved through the Leopards defense. An 11-yard pass to Robert Fisher advanced CLU to the 6, but Preston was sacked on the next play. With time running out, the Kingsmen settled for the field goal and a 10-0 lead at the half. The lack of points for the opposition was just as encouraging as the lead for CLU, which had given up a combined 83 points in its first two losses. La Verne (1-3, 0-2) was held scoreless until Justin Wolchief's 95-yard scoring run with 2:43 left in the game. The Kingsmen blocked the extra-point attempt, just as they had done on a Leopards field-goal attempt in the first quarter. ``They saved our butts Butts is a surname, and may refer to:
Nick Lane caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from Preston, and Preston had a 10-yard scoring run to increase CLU's lead to 24-0 entering the final quarter. Martin, who finished with a team-high 65 yards rushing, ran 44 yards for the Kingsmen's final score. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Cal Lutheran linebacker David Oviedo (55) finds himself with the ball Saturday during the Kingsmen's victory over La Verne. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer |
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