TEMPLE CITY FINDS RIGHT COMBINATION TD PASS HELPS BEAT LA CANADA TEMPLE CITY 31, LA CANADA 28.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News TEMPLE CITY -- The showdown of the Rio Hondo Rio Hondo may refer to:
Canadian jazz pianist. A prolific recording artist noted for his technical skill, he is best known for work produced with his own trio (1953-1965). and Temple City's Dwight Dwight , Timothy 1752-1817. American clergyman, author, and educator who was a leading supporter of Federalism and served as president of Yale University (1795-1817). His grandson Timothy (1828-1916) was also president of Yale (1886-1899). Broadnax matching big plays and touchdowns throughout Friday night's contest. But with the two standouts battling to nearly a statistical draw -- Broadnax taking the yards category, but Peterson scoring more points -- Riley Saxon Saxon Any member of a Germanic people who lived along the Baltic coast in ancient times and later migrated west as far as the British Isles. The Saxons became pirates in the North Sea during the decline of the Roman empire, and in the early 5th century they spread through and Andy Hebblethwaite rose to the occasion to produce the biggest play of the game for Temple City's football team. Saxon's 33-yard touchdown pass to Hebblethwaite on a fourth-and-nine play with 9:32remaining increased the Rams' lead to 10 and Temple City held on for a 31-28 victory over the visiting Spartans (4-4, 1-2). The Rams (7-1, 3-0) -- ranked No. 3 in the Southern Section Mid-Valley Division -- extended their league winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" to 11 games entering next week's title-decider against top-ranked Monrovia (7-1, 3-0). ``It was a hell of a battle. It was everything it was supposed to be,'' said La Canada coach Rich Wheeler, whose team received a late 1-yard touchdown run by John Ondrejcka, but couldn't recover an onside kick onside kick n. Football A kickoff in which the ball carries just far enough, at least ten yards, to be recovered legally by the kicking team. with four seconds remaining. ``It was two great running backs and two great teams. It showed how tough the Rio Hondo League is. But you can't let down. You let down your guard for a minute and that's what happens.'' Peterson finished with 181 yards and second-half touchdowns of 5, 8 and 43 yards -- increasing his season totals to 1,557 yards and 20 scores -- in addition to recording 60 return yards, catching a pass for 27 yards and running in a pair of 2-point conversions, almost single- handedly rallying No. 7 La Canada from a 14-point halftime deficit. ``That's what I've seen from him for three years. Every time the guy's on the field, he's a nightmare,'' said Temple City coach Mike Mooney, whose team put the game away with an 11-yard touchdown by Broadnax (42 carries, 205yards, three touchdowns) with 2:09 left. After La Canada closed the deficit to 17-14 entering the fourth quarter, Mooney called two timeouts to set up Saxon's touchdown pass, which he threaded threaded - thread in between two Spartans defenders to Hebblethwaite down the middle of the field. erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Temple City fullback Williams Do, right, gives a stiff arm to La Canada linebacker Andy Rios. Mike Mullen/Special to the Daily News |
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