SPARTANS ENJOYING THE VIEW RIO MESA WINS ANOTHER TITLE RIO MESA 21, CAMARILLO 16.Byline: KEVIN CONNELLY Kevin Connelly was born in Middlesbrough, England. He is an impressionist comedian, and after dinner speaker and is probably most famous for his role on the popular BBC television programme 'Dead Ringers'. Special to the Daily News OXNARD -- Josh JOSH Joshua JOSH Job Scheduling Hierarchically Harrison writhed writhe v. writhed, writh·ing, writhes v.intr. 1. To twist, as in pain, struggle, or embarrassment. 2. To move with a twisting or contorted motion. 3. To suffer acutely. in pain on John Reardon
v. pun·ished, pun·ish·ing, pun·ish·es v.tr. 1. To subject to a penalty for an offense, sin, or fault. 2. To inflict a penalty for (an offense). 3. second-quarter hit. The vocal leader of the Rio Mesa High of Oxnard football team, Harrison's physical anguish matched his team's emotional state early on as visiting Camarillo had its way with the Spartans on both sides of the ball. But Harrison was back on the field after just a few plays and he and running back Malachi Lewis took over from there as the Spartans clinched their second Pacific View League title in three years with a 21-16 victory over Camarillo on Thursday at Rio Mesa High. ``These teams really don't like each other. There's definitely a lot of smack talk going on,'' said Harrison, whose Spartans (9-1 overall, 5-0 Pacific View) have won seven straight games. ``I went to Camarillo as a freshman and then transferred here. So I guess that's why they wanted to kill me.'' Harrison's 30-yard touchdown reception from John Austin John Austin may refer to a:
The Scorpions dominated for much of the first half, but committed two turnovers in the red zone to keep Rio Mesa in the game. Lewis took over in the second half, rushing for 120 of his game-high 198 yards, including a 24-yard score to put the Spartans ahead for good on the opening possession of the second half. Lewis, who is being recruited by dozens of Division I colleges, scored both of his touchdowns in the second half. ``I've developed the mentality men·tal·i·ty n. The sum of a person's intellectual capabilities or endowment. that it's going to take a bunch of people to bring me down,'' the 6-foot-4, 215-pound Lewis said. ``The coaching staff got on me at halftime and told to me it was time to take over. I tried to make that happen.'' Lewis intercepted USC-bound Samson Szakacsy in the end zone from his linebacker position. Harrison finished with game-highs of seven receptions and 75 yards for Rio Mesa. Camarillo's Samuel Lyche finished with 146 yards and twotouchdowns on 23 carries. In the 32 times these schools have met, each teams has won 16 games. kevin.connelly@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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