ST. FRANCIS FLAILS : BELLFLOWER 17, ST. FRANCIS 2.Byline: Brian Rappe Special to the Daily News St. Francis turned the ball over twice in the first quarter and spotted Bellflower a 17-0 halftime lead that proved insurmountable Friday. Especially with its key offensive player on the sideline. Running back Darius Brown sat out with a sprained right ankle and watched the Golden Knights
The Golden Knights (3-2) entered the game having scored 35 points in each of their last two games but managed just two points Friday on a gift safety from the Bucaneers in the third quarter. ``I just think we got beat by a better team tonight,'' St. Francis coach Bill Redell Bill Redell (born April 17, 1941 in Red Bluff, California) is an American football coach and member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Redell serves as head coach at Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California, since 2000, and has formed them into one of said. ``I don't think Darius (Brown) would have made a difference to tell you the truth.'' Brown injured his ankle in the 35-32 win over Pasadena last week. He will have the ankle X-rayed Saturday and remains day-to-day. Senior quarterback Kjell Nesen threw two interceptions in the first quarter, both of which were converted into touchdowns for a 14-0 Buccaneers lead. Nesen finished 6 of 14 passing for 75 yards. St. Francis junior Crayton Milton filled in at 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 for the injured Brown, rushing for 77 yards but needing 24 carries. The game's key play happened in the third quarter with the Golden Knights holding the ball at Bellflower's 3-yard line with first-and-goal. The Buccaneers defense stuffed Milton on all four downs. Bellflower running back Charles Lewis Charles Lewis may refer to:
After a rough first half, the St. Francis defense stepped up in the second and kept the Golden Knights in the game. St. Francis is looking to have Brown back for its Mission League showdown with No. 1 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 next week. St. Francis has not won against Notre Dame since 1987. ``We have to regroup re·group v. re·grouped, re·group·ing, re·groups v.tr. To arrange in a new grouping. v.intr. 1. To come back together in a tactical formation, as after a dispersal in a retreat. ,'' Redell said. ``We should be able to make two or three yards in three plays.'' The Golden Knights' only score came in the third quarter when the Bucaneers snapped the ball out of the end zone for a safety. |
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