SO. SECTION DIVISION II: NOTHING CHANGES FOR HART EL TORO POSES NO THREAT TO INDIANS HART 52, EL TORO 0.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer 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, - The Southern Section football playoffs are supposed to be tougher for Hart High of Newhall now that the four-time Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. champions have moved to Division II. But perhaps Hart is tougher, too. The Indians certainly proved they belong among the elite during the first round Friday, defeating El Toro El To·ro An unincorporated community of southern California southeast of Santa Ana. Founded in the 1890s, it is mainly residential. Population: 62,685. of Lake Forest 52-0 at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. . ``I thought we were awesome tonight,'' lineman Kyle Hetman het·man n. pl. het·mans See ataman. [Ukrainian het'man, from Polish hetman, from German dialectal hötmann, hetmann, captain; akin to German Hauptmann said. ``I think we must have scored on every drive. The offense was really clicking.'' Sean Norton completed 13 of 16 passes for 298 yards and two touchdowns, and he also ran for touchdowns of 12 and 11 yards before calling it a night early in the third quarter. Hart (10-0-1) totaled 493 yards and never came close to a punting situation, as every player on the team got into the game. ``I think that was great for all of them to get involved,'' linebacker Brian Elledge said. ''Even the sophomore JV guys who just moved up got a chance.'' Meanwhile, Hart held El Toro to 63 yards and intercepted two passes, including a 23-yard touchdown return by Elledge to make it 35-0 at the half. An impressive victory, to be sure. But the last thing coach Mike Herrington wants is for his team to become overconfident o·ver·con·fi·dent adj. Excessively confident; presumptuous. o  ver·con .
``It's going to get tougher and tougher. Ayala's a very good team,'' Herrington said, referring to the Indians' potential next opponent. ''We were a little banged up, but the good thing was we didn't let down after coming off a big win last week against our crosstown rival (Valencia).'' Hart has won 33 consecutive games. The Indians have won 13 playoff games in a row since 1997. Since an opening 21-21 tie at Los Alamitos Los Alamitos (lôs ăləmē`təs, lŏs), city (1990 pop. 11,676), Orange co., NE of Long Beach, S Calif., in a suburban area; inc. 1960. Los Alamitos Racetrack and U.S. military installations are nearby. - which was ranked No. 10 by USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. at the time - Hart has won 10 consecutive games by 14 points or more and hasn't been held to less than four touchdowns. Reserve Dan Howell took advantage of a rare opportunity for extended playing time, rushing for 110 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown in six carries. Norton's touchdown passes included a 63-yarder to Ryan Wolfe and a 38-yarder to Cody Kase. Hart also scored on Eric Lafferty's 1-yard run and Will Simons' 27-yard field goal. El Toro never got closer than Hart's 35-yard line until the final play of the game, when a 15-yard completion from Ryan Whyte to Ronnie Pentz advanced the football to the Hart 23. CAPTION(S): box Box: Inside the NUMBERS Compiled by Sean Ceglinsky |
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