ST. FRANCIS GOES ON DEFENSIVE GOLDEN KNIGHTS SHUT DOWN C.V.'S OFFENSE ST. FRANCIS 37, CRESCENTA VALLEY 6.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News GLENDALE -- 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. High of La Crescenta mounted one impressive drive all game against St. Francis of La Canada Flintridge, but the Falcons' lone march to the end zone in the second quarter Friday night was enough cause for concern in the Golden Knights' locker room at halftime. ``We're 16-6 at the half and that's a ballgame right there,'' St. Francis coach Jim Bonds Jim L. Bond (born 1936) is a minister and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. said. ``(In the second half) we didn't want to give them any hope.'' Not only did the Golden Knights
St. Francis limited the Falcons to one offensive yard in the final 24 minutes en route to a 37-6 nonleague victory at Glendale High's Moyse Field, improving to 15-5 all-time in the ``Battle for Foothill Boulevard'' series. Aside from the Falcons' methodical me·thod·i·cal also me·thod·ic adj. 1. Arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic order. 2. Characterized by ordered and systematic habits or behavior. See Synonyms at orderly. march late in the first half, culminated by Nick Wilkerson's 2-yard touchdown run, St. Francis didn't have any trouble getting in C.V.'s backfield, sacking sack·ing n. A coarse, stout woven cloth, such as burlap or gunny, used for making sacks; sackcloth. sacking Noun coarse cloth woven from flax, hemp, or jute, and used to make sacks Noun quarterback Bryan Harter six times. In addition to holding the Falcons to minus-4 yards in 12 third-quarter plays, the Golden Knights (2-0) took advantage of a fumbled punt return In American and Canadian football a punt return is one of the punt receiving team's options to respond to a punt. A player (usually a second or third string wide receiver or running back) positioned many yards from the line of scrimmage will attempt to catch or pick up the ball to score less than five minutes into the second half on a 14-yard touchdown run by Kyle Morgan. Less than four minutes later, St. Francis -- ranked ninth by the Daily News -- increased its lead to 30-6 on a 45-yard pass from Luke Collis to Myles Campbell. Collis also connected with Darryl Carter on a screen pass in the first quarter that resulted in a 35-yard touchdown. Collis finished 10 of 15 for 205 yards, but it was St. Francis' rushing attack that continued to punish pun·ish 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. C.V. as the game wore on, relying on a dominant performance from its offensive line to gain 248 yards on the ground. Morgan finished with 94 yards and two touchdowns and Cameron Schell capped the Golden Knights' scoring on a 9-yard run with six minutes remaining. erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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