REGENTS REACH FOR THE SKY; SURPRISING RUN TO CITY FINALS.Byline: Gerry Ger·ry , Elbridge 1744-1814. American politician. A signer of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and a delegate to the Continental Congress (1787), he served as governor of Massachusetts (1810-1811) and as Vice President of the United States Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer After opening the season with a 1-3 record, including a 35-13 loss to Chatsworth Chatsworth, estate, Derbyshire, central England, near Chesterfield. It is the seat of the dukes of Devonshire. Begun in 1552, the present Classical-style Chatsworth House was rebuilt in 1686. , the Reseda High football team was in need of a spark spark, in electricity: see arc. (language) SPARK - An annotated subset of Ada supported by tools supplied by Praxis Critical Systems (originally by PVL). http://sparkada.com. . ``That's when we got the whole team together and had a talk,'' quarterback Skyler The name Skyler is a modern spelling of the surname Schuyler which is now often used as a given name in the United States. Schuyler means "scholar" in Dutch or "learned one" in Scandinavian. McKnight said. ``Joe (Looney) and I are both captains, we both did the talking, because we knew we had a lot of talent.'' The talent has led Reseda to eight victories in its last nine games, including a 7-0 victory Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant against Manual Arts in the semifinals. The Regents, who won a combined six games during the previous two years, play Chatsworth in the City Section Divisional championship on Friday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum For board track racing circuit, see . Present use The Coliseum is now primarily the home of the USC Trojan football team. During the recent stretch of its success in football, most of USC's regular home games, especially the alternating games with rivals UCLA and Notre . McKnight and Looney have been key reasons for the success. McKnight, a quarterback, has accounted for 16 touchdowns and 1,025 yards of total offense. Although he's he's 1. Contraction of he is: He's going to school today. 2. Contraction of he has: He's already been to the museum. not a typical passing quarterback, he is a good athlete and a tough, hard runner. ``Skyler is more of an option-style quarterback who likes to run,'' Reseda coach Joel Joel, book of the Bible Joel, prophetic book of the Bible. It is a collection of the oracles of an otherwise unknown prophet, dated variously from the 9th to the 3d cent. B.C., though a date in c.400 B.C. is likely. Schaeffer Schaeffer can refer to:
Looney also plays linebacker on defense. He and McKnight have combined for more than 200 tackles and eight quarterback sacks In American football and Canadian football, a quarterback sack occurs when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before he can throw a forward pass. This often occurs if the opposing team's defensive line or linebackers are able to quickly get past blocking . On offense, Looney, who rushed for 156 yards against Manual Arts, has 1,112 yards and 12 touchdowns this season. Looney was also a standout at linebacker last year. However, on offense he never carried more than nine times in one game, instead blocking for 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 Jerel Lewis. After working hard during the offseason, Looney lowered his 40-yard dash time to a team-best 4.6 seconds, while bench-pressing 350 pounds. ``Last year we really didn't give Joe the ball that much,'' McKnight said. ``But he came back so much stronger from working out. And he also improved his speed. On defense, he makes real good reads and he's just real good.'' Schaeffer looks at Looney and sees a football player ready to impact beyond high school. ``I've been talking about how good Joe Looney is for three years, but he's actually improved quite a bit,'' Schaeffer said. ``He is peaking at the right time because he was actually kind of green as a 10th-grader. He is not the kind of kid who takes football for granted, and the way he runs - so hard - somebody is going to have to worry about him.'' While Looney is pleased with his numbers this season, he's not worried about his individual statistics. ``I couldn't tell you exactly how many tackles I have, but I know we've gone 3-7 each of the last two years,'' he said. ``That's the whole reason why I'm looking forward to this championship game.'' Reseda can also get some redemption from its season-opening loss to Chatsworth (8-5). McKnight said three of Reseda's four defensive backs were not starters then, which is significant because the pass defense now is a major strength. ``We're a lot better than the first time we met them,'' Looney said. RESEDA'S RECORD Reseda High makes its fourth City Football championship appearance on Friday, facing Chatsworth in the Divisional final at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (5 p.m. kickoff). The Regents have won two titles since 1983. 1995: Beat Eagle Rock 10-7 in 3A championship 1987: Lost 22-15 to Westchester in 3A championship 1983: Beat University 37-0 in 3A championship CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO Reseda High captains Skyler McKnight, left, and Joe Looney have led Reseda to the championship game Friday against Chatsworth. Tom Mendoza/Daily News BOX: RESEDA'S RECORD (see text) |
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