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ROUNDUP : CANYON FLATTENED BY TOP SEED.


Byline: Daily News

This time, there would be no Foothill League upset of the No. 1 seed in the Southern Section Division II playoffs.

A year after Saugus shocked top-ranked Peninsula A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered on three sides by water. A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, island promontory, bill, point, or spit.[1] Europe
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 in the opening round of the playoffs, the undefeated Panthers escaped the first-round - and the Foothill League - with a 52-25 win over pesky Canyon.

Peninsula did it with an explosive offense and a defense that forced four turnovers and shut down the Cowboys cowboys, in American history.

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 (6-5) in the second half.

``That team should go very far in the playoffs,'' Canyon coach Larry Mohr said. ``They have some great players and they're very well-coached. They are one of the best teams we've faced all year.''

In the second round next week, Peninsula (11-0) will play the winner of tonight's Warren-Rowland game.

Canyon was competitive in the first half, taking a 7-0 lead on Luke Petticord's 8-yard pass to Drew Welch Welch , William Henry 1850-1934.

American pathologist and bacteriologist who discovered the bacteria that causes gas gangrene.
 on its opening drive. The Cowboys also led 10-7 after Pat Terry's 32-yard field goal early in the second quarter.

But Canyon simply could not slow down the Panthers' high-powered option offense. In a span of four minutes in the second quarter, Peninsula scored three touchdowns to take a 28-10 lead.

The first two scores underscored the Panthers' versatility. First, Cabot Denny raced 64 yards to make the score 14-10. Two minutes later, Greg Beal connected with Scott Huber on a 64-yard touchdown pass. On the latter play, Canyon crowded the line of scrimmage line of scrimmage
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Either of two imaginary lines extending across the field parallel to the goal line at the ends of the ball as it rests prior to being snapped and at which each team lines up for
 to limit the running game, only to have Beal check off to a pass play for the score.

After Beal threw 8 yards to Denny to make the score 28-10, Canyon drove 80 yards on 11 plays to cut the lead to 28-17 on Matt Gregory's 4-yard run. But Peninsula answered back with a 36-yard field goal by Matt Durbin as time ran out in the half to make the score 31-17.

Gregory finished with 95 yards on 23 carries to lead the Cowboys. Petticord threw for 124 yards on 10-of-23 passing, with one touchdown and three interceptions.

Denny had 132 yards on nine carries to lead Peninsula. Durbin added 106 yards on 10 carries.

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La Canada 13, Gladstone 10: Neven Dravinski kicked a 27-yard field goal in overtime to give the Spartans an upset win over the Gladiators gladiators [Lat.,=swordsmen], in ancient Rome, class of professional fighters, who performed for exhibition. Gladiatorial combats usually took place in amphitheaters. They probably were introduced from Etruria and originally were funeral games.  in the first round of the Southern Section Division IX playoffs at Citrus College According to the Public Policy Institute of California, Citrus College had 632 students who transferred to universities during the 2005-2006 academic year, ranking seventh in the area.

Citrus College students are represented by ASCC the Associated Students of Citrus College.
.

Orlando Sanchez gave La Canada (7-4) a chance to win when he blocked a 20-yard field goal attempt by Martin Hernandez Martin Hernandez (born Martin Alejandro Hernandez Mendez on January 19, 1992 in Guadalajara, Mexico) is a Mexican actor. Biography
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.

Dravinski had tied the game with a 27-yard field goal with 4:29 left in regulation play. That kick came four plays after Sanchez recovered a fumble by Gladstone's Adrian Adrian, Roman emperor
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 Acevedo at the Gladiators' 17.

Sam Kim led the Spartans with 135 yards rushing. Gladstone (5-5-1) was led by Ray Jones, who had 37 yards rushing. The Gladiators lost five fumbles, while La Canada lost three fumbles and threw two interceptions.
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Date:Nov 21, 1997
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