PRIME-TIME PLAYERS: LA CANADA BOOTS ST. FRANCIS.Byline: Daily News La Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of High's boys soccer team rallied Tuesday Tuesday: see week. to beat intracity rival St. Francis, opening its season with a 2-1 nonleague victory. Evan El-Saden scored the winner in the 79th minute off an Elliot Hartley throw-in, taking advantage of St. Francis' inability to clear the ball from its box by eluding e·lude tr.v. e·lud·ed, e·lud·ing, e·ludes 1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill: The suspect continues to elude the police. 2. two defenders and shooting inside the right post. ``We're preparing for (a successful run in the Southern Section Div. IV playoffs), and what better way to start the season than by beating St. Francis,'' El-Saden said. ``They're probably more skilled than we are, but I think we played with a lot more intensity, especially in the second half. ``Once we got down, we knew we had to step up our game. ... We knew we could play with these guys.'' Jeff Buddenbohn, the reigning Daily News Player of the Year, gave St. Francis - the preseason No. 7 team in Student Sports' National Fab 50 poll - a 29th-minute lead when La Canada failed to clear a ball near the top of its box. La Canada was in control the rest of the game, and the Spartans tied the score when Jamaal Akbarut tucked a ball under the crossbar from 30 yards out in the 63rd minute. ``It's always a special way to start the season by beating St. Francis,'' said La Canada coach Don Sheppard, whose team fell 1-0 to the Knights a year ago. ``Last year, we were on our heels the whole game, and this year we played them straight up, and from start to finish the boys never let up.'' -Erik Boal BOYS' BASKETBALL SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. TOURNAMENT --Monroe 68, Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. 50: Rolando Nunez scored 17 points with five 3-pointers for Monroe of North Hills, and teammate Savoy Fraine added 14 in a pool-play game at Camarillo Camarillo (kă'mərē`yō), city (1990 pop. 52,303), Ventura co., S Calif.; inc. 1964. It is the center of a fertile farm area where citrus fruits and flowers are grown. High. The Vikings (2-0) advanced to tonight's quarterfinal quar·ter·fi·nal adj. Of or relating to one of four competitions in a tournament, whose winners go on to play in semifinal competitions. n. 1. quarterfinals A quarterfinal round. 2. A quarterfinal match. at 6:30 against Ventura at Camarillo. --Ventura 83, Granada Hills 62: Michael Schindler made five 3-pointers and scored 26 points, but it wasn't enough for Granada Hills in a pool-play game at Camarillo. Five Ventura players scored in double digits Double Digits was a pricing game on the American television game show, The Price Is Right. Played from April 20, 1973 through May 18, 1973's show, it was played for a car and used small prizes. . GIRLS' BASKETBALL NONLEAGUE --Hart 64, Palmdale 43: Ashlee Trebilcock scored a game-high 19 points for Hart of Newhall in a season-opening victory. Sandy Perry led Palmdale with 15 points. CAPTION(S): box Box: PRIME-TIME PLAYERS |
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