ROYAL COMPLETES ITS RUN SENIOR BACK GETS FIVE TDS IN LEAGUE CLINCHER ROYAL 45, SIMI VALLEY 7.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer 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. - Daniel Mosier walked to the Royal sideline sideline See on the sidelines. , found an empty bench and stretched his arms out on both sides. He looked like he was about to kick back and watch a good movie. But he was the star of this show. Mosier took a much-deserved break just before halftime after he already carried the ball 25 times and scored five touchdowns. He was able to watch most of the second half from the bench, as Royal pounded Simi Valley 45-7 in front of an estimated crowd of 6,000 on Friday. Mosier, Royal's star running back, finished with 31 carries for 238 yards and scored on runs of 73, 18, 18, 2 and 1 yards. Royal (7-3) clinched the Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. title - its first since 1991 - outright with a 6-1 record. ``This means a lot,'' Mosier said. ``We've been working so hard.'' Coach Gene Uebelhardt was doused with a bucket of water and said he was near tears. Uebelhardt praised Mosier and touted the way in which the Highlanders won league. ``We don't have any transfers and we proved you can win a championship with local kids,'' Uebelhardt said. ``Local kids can be successful.'' Mosier sure has been. Royal scored on its first play from scrimmage A play from scrimmage is the activity of the games of Canadian football and American football during which one team tries to advance the ball or to score, and the other team tries to stop them or take the ball away. , a 73-yard run by Mosier. It was almost that easy the rest of the night. He broke through a gaping gap·ing adj. Deep and wide open: a gaping wound; a gaping hole. gap  ing·ly adv.Adj. hole up the middle and ran the final 40 yards seemingly seem·ing adj. Apparent; ostensible. n. Outward appearance; semblance. seem ing·ly adv. by himself.
He had 212 yards by halftime, the same total he had in last week's loss to Westlake. Mosier needed 332 yards to reach the 2,000-yard plateau plateau, elevated, level or nearly level portion of the earth's surface, larger in summit area than a mountain and bounded on at least one side by steep slopes, occurring on land or in oceans. , and there's little doubt he could have done it had Royal given him the ball a few more carries. Simi SIMI Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative SIMI Search for Intelligent Monkeys on the Internet SIMI Students Islamic Movement in India SIMI Society of Irish Motor Industry SIMI Smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative Valley's defense was on the field all night. ``They wanted to get me 2,000, but we played smart,'' said Mosier, who finished 94 yards shy. ``We didn't want to run up the score.'' Mosier, who is 5-foot-8 and 180 pounds, has had an incredible season and it's not over yet. Playoffs begin next week. Mosier has no scholarship offers from any schools. When asked if he was disappointed on Wednesday - the first day of the early signing period - Mosier admitted he didn't even know about it. Simi Valley running back Devin Kelley certainly knows about Mosier. The two work out together during the offseason. Kelley had 121 yards on 18 carries and scored once. But it was Simi Valley's offense, which scored 57 points last week against Calabasas, that stalled. ``Once those touchdowns started happening, guys' heads started going down,'' Kelley said. ``People said, `This is stupid.' '' Not for Royal, which hopes its storybook sto·ry·book n. A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children. adj. Occurring in or resembling the style or content of a storybook: storybook characters; a storybook romance. season doesn't end any time soon. Jill Painter, (818) 713-3615 jill.painter(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Daniel Mosier rushed for 238 yards and five touchdowns for Royal, which clinched the Marmonte League title against rival Simi Valley on Friday. Joel P. Lugavere/Special to the Daily News |
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