SCOTT, MOORPARK STEAMROLL HART STAR BACK GOES OVER 3,000 YARDS.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Staff Writer MOORPARK -- After losing in the Southern Section football semifinals three times over the past five seasons, Moorpark High didn't play around Saturday. The host Musketeers jumped to a 42-point halftime lead in an eventual 56-27 victory over shell-shocked Hart of Newhall in the Northern Division semifinals, boosting Moorpark (11-2) into the championship game against Canyon (10-2) at 4 p.m. Saturday at Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box Center in Carson. Moorpark star running back Darrell Scott For Darrell Scott, the "Rachel's Challenge" founder of this name, see . Darrell Scott is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has written several mainstream country hits, and also has established himself as one of Nashville's premier session rushed for 243yards on 35 carries to become the area's first large-school player to surpass 3,000 yards in a single season. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound junior scored four touchdowns -- three on the ground -- improving his season rushing totals to 3,070 yards and 45 TDs. ``This was amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. . We really came out ready to play,'' Scott said. ``I actually thought Hart would have the edge, but we had a head of steam and we capitalized.'' The loss was quite a disappointment for Hart (8-5). The Indians, who lost to Moorpark by 18 points in Week 2, entered with a five-game winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" , including a quarterfinal upset last week over top- seeded St. Bonaventure of Ventura. Moorpark jumped to an 8-0lead, driving 80 yards on seven plays on its first series, culminating with Scott's 3-yard touchdown, followed by Adam Barry's 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. run. Scott carried fivetimes for 70 yards on the drive, including runs of 21 and 34 yards. Following a 33-yard touchdown pass from Adam Barry to Nick Karem, Scott scored on a 15-yard reception and then a 37-yard run, totaling 175yards rushing on 25 carries before the break. ``We even surprised ourselves a little bit,'' Moorpark lineman George Halamandaris said. ``We just came out and really wanted it.'' Moorpark kept feeding the football to Scott, and the quick-footed, powerful 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 lived it up. He is 290yards shy of the area single-season record of 3,361yards set by Grace Brethren's Chad Kackert in 2004. Any hope of a Hart comeback was quashed when Karem scored on a 52-yard touchdown reception early in the third quarter to push the lead to 49-0. Hart answered with a 16-yard touchdown pass from Alex Pettee to Michael Davis Michael Davis or Mike Davis may refer to:
Scott reentered with just more than nine minutes remaining, reeling off a 14-yard run on his first carry since early in the third quarter to again swing things in Moorpark's favor. A few plays later, he scored his fourth touchdown on a 2-yard run to make it 56-21. ``We just didn't play like we should have,'' Hart defensive back Adam Reyes said. ``It's been an up and down season, and we've just had to deal with it.'' In the first half, Hart committed four turnovers and was outgained 254-63. Moorpark has appeared in one final, finishing as the 2005 Div. IV runnerup. Pettee completed 15 of 35passes for 232 yards and fourtouchdowns, two to Vairo Moorpark's Arturo Tamayo kicked field goals of 38 and 28yards, and he also recovered a fumble. Teammate Josh Smith Joshua Smith (born December 5, 1985 in College Park, Georgia, U.S.) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. High school career scored on a 28-yard interception. Things did not go well for Hart during pregame warmups. Twenty minutes before kickoff, Steven Heirshberg, a starting wide receiver, collapsed on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. because of recurring re·cur intr.v. re·curred, re·cur·ring, re·curs 1. To happen, come up, or show up again or repeatedly. 2. To return to one's attention or memory. 3. To return in thought or discourse. ulcer. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance. gerry.gittelson@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Moorpark's Darrell Scott rushed for 243 yards and scored four touchdowns in the victory over Hart of Newhall. Alex Collins/Special to the Daily News |
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