SANTA CLARA 42, FLINTRIDGE PREP 7 FLINT. PREP LOSS SPEAKS VOLUMES.Byline: IVAN OROZCO O·roz·co , José Clemente 1883-1949. Mexican painter noted for his frescoes dealing with political and social themes. Noun 1. Staff Writer OXNARD -- A cheerless Flintridge Prep of La Canada Flintridge football team kneeled and listened. Despite enduring its second consecutive defeat with a 42-7 loss Saturday to host 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. of Oxnard, Flintridge players paid close attention to coach Brad Miller's post-game speech. The Rebels' coach told the deflated de·flate v. de·flat·ed, de·flat·ing, de·flates v.tr. 1. a. To release contained air or gas from. b. To collapse by releasing contained air or gas. 2. team that the physical nature of the past two games against two hard-hitting teams will carry with them for the rest of the season. ``We set up the schedule so that we would have two incredibly tough teams at the end of our nonleague games,'' Miller said. ``Because we know we're going to face similar competition in league, our fundamentals has been our focus the last couple of weeks. I think playing teams like these will shape up our fundamentals.'' After winning their first two games, the Rebels (2-2) lost 42-12 to Maranatha of Pasadena last week before falling to the Saints (4-0) on Saturday. Flintridge Prep opens Prep League play in two weeks at Webb of Claremont. Santa Clara, off to its best start in more than a decade, featured several different offensive weapons that gave Flintridge Prep trouble. Sophomore 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 Cierre Wood rushed for 118yards on four carries and two touchdowns, and Paul Perez added another 174 yards rushing on 20carries. Senior quarterback Stephen Raab threw for two touchdowns and completed 7 of 13 passes for 78 yards. The Rebels' only score came when quarterback Joe Farewell Farewell Auld Lang Syne closing song of New Year’s Eve. [Music: Leach, 91] extreme unction (last rites) anointing at the hour of death, sacrament of Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. found Adrian Adrian, Roman emperor Adrian, Roman emperor: see Hadrian. Adrian, city, United States Adrian, city (1990 pop. 22,097), seat of Lenawee co., SE Mich., on the Raisin River; inc. 1836. Rodriguez on a 73-yard catch and run with 49seconds left in the first quarter to tie the score at 7-7. ivan.orozco@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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