SOCCER BEAT: QUARTZ HILL MANAGES TO HANG IN; REBELS MIGHT AT LEAST EARN TIE FOR TITLE DESPITE MANY SETBACKS.Byline: Chris Cocoles Daily News Staff Writer In victory, in defeat and in ties, the first half of Quartz Hill High's Golden League boys' soccer season was never easy. There was a bitter loss to the Rebels' most intense rival. Narrow wins against the league's bottom half. A tie that should have been a loss. An automobile accident Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Utah Say you're at a red light in a left hand turning lane and the light turns green so you let up slightly on the break antedating moving forward and the vehicle that injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. two of the team's better defenders. The Rebels crawled through the adversity ad·ver·si·ty n. pl. ad·ver·si·ties 1. A state of hardship or affliction; misfortune. 2. A calamitous event. on the edge of first place in the Golden League. Now with three games remaining, they're on pace at least to share the title. Coach Mike Kuper knows the tough times are far from over. He expects the matchups with Highland and Littlerock, the league's fourth and fifth-place teams, will be as close as their first meetings. He is aware the Rebels' 1-1 tie against third-place Lancaster (which hosts Quartz Hill Wednesday) was marred by two disallowed goals. ``Even though these teams are in fourth and fifth place, all of the games against us have been close. The potential for upsets exists,'' Kuper said. ``We don't feel comfortable yet.'' The Rebels were certainly giddy following Wednesday's 3-1 win at Palmdale, the Golden League's co-leader. Right in front of the Falcons' postgame huddle, Quartz Hill's players locked arms and danced around in a circle. ``We were just a little more pumped up this time,'' said senior forward Hiram Johnson Hiram Warren Johnson (September 2, 1866 – August 6, 1945) was a leading American progressive and later isolationist politician from California; he served as Governor from 1911 to 1917, and as a United States Senator from 1917 to 1945. , who earlier that day had signed a letter of intent to play football at West Point. ``We've been unlucky.'' And not just in terms of wins and losses. Brothers Keith and Kyle Gookins missed a week after being in a car accident and midfielder Justin Sorsabal was slowed by a sprained ankle A sprained ankle, also known as a ankle sprain, ankle injury or ankle ligament injury, is a common medical condition where one or more of the ligaments of the ankle is torn or partially torn. . ``It was a pretty tough week for us,'' Johnson said. ``Now I think we're playing together more as a team.'' Palmdale boys: The Falcons struggled in the second half of their showdown with Quartz Hill Wednesday, but come playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. time, size could make Palmdale the Golden League's best chance to make a Southern Section postseason run. It starts with 6-foot-4 senior Kim Britton, who has shown a knack for winning seemingly every ball passed or thrown in deep in an opponent's penalty area. The Falcons boast an offensive attack that many high school basketball teams in these parts can't match in terms of height. Britton, a defender who always moves up when Palmdale is penetrating into scoring position In the sport of baseball, a baserunner is said to be in scoring position when he is on second or third base. The distinction between being on first base and second or third base is that a runner on first can usually only score if the batter hits an extra base hit, while a runner on , is usually flanked by 6-2 Anthony Valentino and 6-1 Erick Villalobos. Such tall players present major matchup problems. ``Not only are those guys big, but they are athletes,'' Lancaster coach John Cox said. ``They can jump.'' It's a luxury Palmdale coach Claudia Cline cline, in biology, any gradual change in a particular characteristic of a population of organisms from one end of the geographical range of the population to the other. cherishes. ``It does help to have that kind of (size) advantage,'' Cline said. Lancaster girls: The Eagles made a big step toward the Golden League's third playoff berth with a 2-1 upset of second-place Highland on Tuesday. At 3-2-2, the senior-less Eagles are just ahead of cross-town cross·town or cross-town adj. Running, extending, or going across a city or town: a crosstown street; crosstown traffic. adv. rival Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley (4-3) for the final playoff spot. Mark next Thursday on your soccer calendar. Lancaster and A.V. meet in the regular-season finale with a berth in the postseason probably awarded to the winner. Highland girls: While Tuesday's stunner stunner device used in abattoirs to stun an animal so that it is unconscious when it is bled out. concussion stunner a captive-bolt, nonpenetrating device, activated by a standard bullet. was Lancaster's coming out party, the Bulldogs were in less than a festive mood. The loss dropped the 4-1-2 Bulldogs a game-and-a-half behind Quartz Hill (6-0-1) entering Thursday's showdown (the final score was unavailable at press time). A Quartz Hill win wraps up the league championship. A tie or even a loss would keep the Rebels ahead with two matches remaining. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Nicholas Scalzi of Quartz Hill (right, battling against Palmdale's Ricky Ramos) and mates have held up in a difficult, injury-plagued season. Gene Blevins / Special to the Daily News |
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