SO. SECTION DIVISION III: C.V. BASHED AT THE BEACH.Byline: Dave Shelburne 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. - Top-seeded Mira Costa High of Manhattan Beach was every bit as good as advertised Friday night, and senior running back Michael Okwo Michael Okwo (born January 24, 1985 in Redondo Beach, California) is an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was selected in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. was even better. Okwo rushed for a school-record 336 yards on 36 carries and scored four touchdowns as the host Mustangs defeated Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. 68-34 in a Southern Section Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. playoff opener at Mira Costa. Okwo, a 6-foot-1, 225-pound senior who is being recruited by every school in the Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members , scored on touchdown runs of 2, 3, 40 and 7 yards, and also had nonscoring runs of 50, 39 and 59 yards. But it was hardly just his show. Mira Costa quarterback Peter Dobush passed for five touchdowns with 6-for-9 accuracy, compiling 213 yards, with scoring strikes of 73, 59, 30, 31 and 33 yards to help the Mustangs (11-0) accumulate 628 yards. Nick Haley, the Mustangs' defensive back/receiver/kick returner, contributed and 85-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, two touchdown catches and one of the three interceptions the Mustangs managed off Crescenta Valley (6-5) quarterback Aaron McGuinness (271 yards passing). ``We've played a little bit cleaner a few times in terms of execution and lack of penalties and that sort of thing,'' said Mira Costa coach and former Cal State Northridge quarterback Don Morrow Don Morrow (born January 29, 1927) is an American actor and announcer. He started his broadcast career while a student at Syracuse University on the GI Bill shortly after World War II. His first job was with Syracuse's first TV station W H E N as newscaster and announcer. . ``But I think maybe this was our most dynamic game in terms of making big plays.'' No argument from Crescenta Valley coach Alan Eberhart, whose Falcons hung close on the scoreboard for awhile a·while adv. For a short time. Usage Note: Awhile, an adverb, is never preceded by a preposition such as for, but the two-word form a while may be preceded by a preposition. but seemed overmatched against the Bay League champions, who have advanced to the Southern Section finals five times since 1991. ``The play action kills you,'' said Eberhart. ``Even if you manage to stop (Okwo) what are you going to do with the rest of them?'' One of the stars of the game for Crescenta Valley was senior linebacker Jason Jenkins, who made two interceptions, picked up 21 yards on a fumblerooski play and scored the Falcons' final touchdown. |
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