SANTA CLARITA CHRISTIAN HIGH ROUTS FOE 54-6 IN FIRST EVER PLAYOFF GAME.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer VALENCIA - Just two years after an embarrassing, winless season, Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Christian High's eight-man football Eight-man football is a type of American football, generally played by small high schools. Rules and formations vary greatly among states and even among different organizations, but the one constant is eight players from each team on the field at one time, as opposed to eleven-man team is on a roll. The Cardinals (9-1) defeated Upland Christian 54-6 for their first playoff victory in school history Saturday at Valencia High, and the team is brimming brim n. 1. The rim or uppermost edge of a hollow container or natural basin. 2. A projecting rim or edge: the brim of a hat. 3. A border or an edge. See Synonyms at border. with confidence - entering the second round against Mission Prep Catholic of San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. on either Friday night or Saturday afternoon at a site to be determined by coin flip today. ``We can go all the way this year. We can run, we can pass, and we've beaten some good teams,'' quarterback Stephen Mercier said. ``We came out really ready to play. We were all fired up.'' Mercier might just be right. A stocky stock·y adj. stock·i·er, stock·i·est 1. Solidly built; sturdy. 2. Chubby; plump. stock  i·ly adv. 5-foot-11, 190-pound junior, Mercier is among the division's top all-around players, and he's got plenty of supporting talent. A week after rushing for a school-record 249 yards in the regular-season finale, Mercier ran for 83 yards and two touchdowns and completed 2 of 2 passes for 43 yards against Upland Christian - all in the first half as Santa Clarita Christian built a 34-point lead. For the season, Mercier has rushed for more than 1,200 yards and passed for more than 800. Orlandi Pena added 94 yards and four touchdowns on eight carries, as Santa Clarita Christian outgained Upland Christian 355 yards to 108. Santa Clarita Christian also intercepted four passes - three by Nick Jurado - and didn't allow a point until Derek Beatrice's 20-yard touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter. ``I think we have a chance to do it this year if we play our kind of football every week,'' second-year coach Garrick Moss said. ``If we don't turn the ball over, we've got a chance to beat just about anybody and win this whole thing.'' However, Mission Prep (9-1) won't be a talentless opponent like Upland Christian (5-5), which suited just 16 players, including nine freshmen and sophomores. While Upland Christian quarterback Brian Howe Brian Howe can refer to:
In a first-round 29-18 victory over Valley of Bakersfield on Friday, Rohr-Robinson passed for 144 yards and accounted for all four touchdowns - two passing and two running. ``He's a Michael Vick-type of quarterback,'' Moss said. Santa Clarita Christian met little resistance against Upland Christian. It took just three plays to score the first touchdown, as Pena rambled in from 31 yards just 90 seconds into the game. Two possessions later, Santa Clarita Christian again scored on a three- play drive, driving 65 yards down the 80-yard field on a 30-yard run by James Richardson There have been a number of notable people named James Richardson:
Following an interception, a three-play drive yet again was climaxed by Pena's 23-yard touchdown run. An Upland Christian interception soon followed, and Mercier immediately scored from 4 yards to make it 27-0 early in the second quarter. Richardson carried four times for 58 yards, and reserve quarterback Jared Dennis ran 11 times for 51 yards. Pena had two receptions for 43 yards, and he also converted seven of extra points. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL EIGHT-MAN PLAYOFFS SANTA CLARITA CHR CHR canine hypoxic rhabdomyolysis. . 54, UPLAND CHR. 6 SCC SCC - strongly connected component .... 14 20 14 7-54 Upland Chr. .0 0 0 6-6 SCC-Pena 31 run (Pena kick) SCC-Pena 1 run (Pena kick) SCC-Pena 23 run (Pena kick) SCC-Mercier 4 run (kick failed) SCC-Mercier 4 run (Pena kick) SCC-Pena 3 run (Pena kick) SCC-Jessup 11 pass from Dennis (Pena kick) UC-Beatrice 20 pass from Howe (kick failed) SCC-Jurado 1 run (Pena kick) CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Stephen Mercier (35) of the Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals stretches for a touchdown against the Upland Christian Eagles in Saturday's playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship . (2) A Santa Clarita Christian Cardinal player jumps to intercept the ball in the team's winning game (54-6) against Upland Christian High. The game was played Saturday at Valencia High School Valencia High School may refer to:
Joel P. Lugavere/Special to the Daily News Box: HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL EIGHT-MAN PLAYOFFS (see text) |
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