SO. SECTION - DIV. III: NOTRE DAME STAYS ON WINNING COURSE INTERCEPTION HELPS KNIGHTS REACH FINAL NOTRE DAME 21, MIRA COSTA 13.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer MANHATTAN BEACH Manhattan Beach, city (1990 pop. 32,063), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1912. It is a residential and beach community with an oil refinery and nearby factories that produce transportation and electrical equipment, computers, and pottery. - There was enough dirt on K.C. Croal's face and jersey to plant flowers in a testament to how hard Croal and his Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame High teammates had to work Friday night to slow down the high-powered Mira Costa offense. The Mustangs of Manhattan Beach came in undefeated and averaging 30 points per game, but the Knights of Sherman Oaks prevailed, as Croal's interception with two minutes remaining clinched a 21-13 victory at Mira Costa High. Fourth-seeded Notre Dame (11-2) will attempt to defend its Southern Section Div. III championship Saturday at the 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 against Palmdale or St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery . ``People had been talking about our run defense not being as good as usual, so we knew we had to step things up,'' Croal said. The Knights held the Mustangs (12-1) to 124 rushing yards, but their biggest play came on pass defense, with Mira Costa driving for a possible game-tying touchdown. A Notre Dame punt gave Mira Costa the ball on its own 12 with 2:50 remaining. Two completions moved the ball to the Mira Costa 37, but that's when Croal stepped in front of an attempt from Brian Seidensticker for an interception. ``I started out after the receiver,'' Croal said, ``but then I looked at the quarterback's eyes and figured that he was going over the middle.'' The Knights were helped when Mira Costa 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 Tyler Pringle left the game in the second quarter with a quadriceps quadriceps /quad·ri·ceps/ (kwod´ri-seps) having four heads. quad·ri·ceps n. The large four-part extensor muscle at the front of the thigh. adj. bruise - he returned in the fourth quarter - but the Knights pretty much stopped whoever was in front of them. No Mira Costa running back gained more than 50 yards, which forced the Mustangs to turn to the pass. Seidensticker completed 9 of 19 attempts for 128 yards and threw two costly interceptions in the second half. ``We hadn't been fundamentally sound on run defense in the last couple weeks, and we needed to get back to that,'' Notre Dame coach Kevin Rooney Kevin Rooney born on May 4, 1956 in Catskill, NY and is a boxing trainer and former boxer. Amateur Boxing Career Rooney won the 1975 147lb Sub-Novice New York Golden Gloves Championship. Rooney defeated Kevin Higgins of West Point in the finals. said. Notre Dame put up a strong offense showing, considering that only three of Mira Costa's 12 previous opponents scored more than 14 points against the Mustangs. Not surprisingly, the Knights focused on the run, and as they protected the lead in the second half, the ball rarely left the hands of quarterback Garrett Green. Green, a sophomore first-year starter, didn't turn the ball over and more than made up for his paltry pal·try adj. pal·tri·er, pal·tri·est 1. Lacking in importance or worth. See Synonyms at trivial. 2. Wretched or contemptible. passing numbers (6 of 13, 91 yards) with some outstanding running. The Knights succeeded on option and draw plays, and Green ran 18 times for 92 yards. Notre Dame also featured its regular running-back tandem of Cary Harris (12 carries for 84 yards) and Brandon Clayton (14 carries for 63 yards and two touchdowns). Notre Dame took a 7-0 lead on its first possession, an eight-play, 99- yard drive capped by Green's 9-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Killian. Mira Costa tied the game on its next drive, on a 17-yard pass from Seidensticker to Kyle Darr. The Knights took the lead for good with 27 seconds remaining in the first half on a 1-yard run by Clayton. Rich Hammond, (818) 713-3611 rich.hammond(at)dailynews.com |
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