ROYAL RIPS SIMI : ROYAL 43 SIMI VALLEY 28.Byline: Bryan Rodgers Special to the Daily News It was a victory that defied Defied is an active punk rock band from Long Beach/Wilmington, California. They were formed in December 2001 by guitarist, George Romano; bassist, Melvin Trinidad; and drummer, Manuel Mora. Defied soon inducted Brian Zuniga as lead vocalist in February 2002. logic. There were six turnovers, silly penalties and at times, sloppy slop·py adj. slop·pi·er, slop·pi·est 1. Marked by a lack of neatness or order; untidy: a sloppy room. 2. defense. But don't expect Royal to give it back, especially when it's a 43-28 victory over cross-town cross·town or cross-town adj. Running, extending, or going across a city or town: a crosstown street; crosstown traffic. adv. rival 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. . Royal (4-6, 2-4) roared out to a 15-0 first-quarter lead in front of an estimated crowd of 6,800 at Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California-state funded community college located on a 134 acre (542,000 m²) property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. Friday night. It was Royal's second consecutive victory over Simi Valley. ``We are kings of the Valley for another year,'' Royal coach Gene Ublhardt said. ``This is the biggest margin we've won by and to end like this is fantastic.'' The Highlanders started on a roll. Randy Plue capped an opening drive with a 5-yard touchdown run just 1:11 into the contest. Royal extended its lead a few seconds later, when Kevin Krause intercepted a pass and returned it to the Simi Valley 4. Steven Sheehan scored on the next play, and after a missed two-point conversion In American football and Canadian football, a team may try to score a two-point conversion (score two points) instead of an extra point (one point) immediately after it scores a touchdown. , Royal led 12-0. Turnovers, however (four fumbles and two interceptions), almost allowed Simi Valley (3-7, 2-4) to climb back into the game. The Pioneers closed within 29-21 in the third quarter. Tim Bird threw touchdown passes to Akinsami Fanu and Kenny Davis Jr. John Proja added a 4-yard touchdown run. Simi's comeback only set the table for Royal quarterback Dustin Cruz. Cruz had one of his best nights this season, completing 11 of 21 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns. His two biggest passes, though, were touchdown tosses to Krause in the fourth quarter. ``We had the Cruz-to-Krause connection working tonight,'' Cruz said. First, Cruz hit Krause with a 25-yard score to take away Simi's momentum midway Midway, island group (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km), central Pacific, c.1,150 mi (1,850 km) NW of Honolulu, comprising Sand and Eastern islands with the surrounding atoll. Discovered by Americans in 1859, Midway was annexed in 1867. A cable station was opened in 1903. through the fourth quarter. Later, Cruz crushed any remaining hopes Simi Valley had when he hit Krause again, this time from 16 yards out. ``Dustin Cruz was the man tonight,'' Ublhardt said. Simi Valley countered with a late score, when Bird hit Davis for a 2-yard touchdown with 17 seconds remaining. Bird was 19 of 39 for 253 yards and three touchdowns. |
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