TRUE CONTENDERS: FAITH BAPTIST ROLLS FAITH BAPTIST 54, SANTA CLARITA CHR. 22.Byline: JUSTIN Justin (Marcus Junianus Justinus), fl. 3d cent., Roman historian. He made a collection of excerpts from Trogus, which gives many facts not recounted elsewhere. FRANK Staff Writer After Faith Baptist of Canoga Park's Jason Leight ran for a 2-yard touchdown to break a tie with 16 seconds remaining in the first half Saturday, it appeared the Contenders got a little momentum in what was going to be a close game with Heritage League rival Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Christian. As it turned out, it was a prelude prelude (prā`l  d), musical composition of no universal style, usually for the keyboard. It was originally used to precede a ceremony and later a second, often larger piece. to a dominant second half for
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Led by a strong performance by running back Kurt Weischadle, who rushed for three second-half touchdowns, the host Contenders broke the state record for consecutive wins by an 8-man football team with a 54-22 victory over the visiting Cardinals. The Contenders (9-0, 3-0) outscored Santa Clarita Christian (7-1, 2-1) 33-8 in the second half to win their 34th consecutive regular-season game, breaking the record set by Brentwood High from 1992-94. Weischadle, a junior, rushed for 137 yards on 25 carries and scored on runs of 15, 5 and 21 yards. ``We knew we had come out and play hard in the second half,'' Weischadle said. ``We decided we had to take over this game.'' Faith Baptist, the two-time defending Southern Section Div. I champion, seemed to be in trouble after quaterback Jack Rudolph Jack Rudolph is a fictional character on the U.S. television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, played by Steven Weber. Personal history Tough and ambitious, Jack Rudolph is chairman of the National Broadcasting System and says in "Nevada Day 1" that he threw an interception that was returned 26 yards for a touchdown by David Odorizzi to tie the score at 14-14 with 6:16 remaining in the second quarter. The Contenders answered by going on a 13-play, 77-yard drive, capped by Leight's 2-yard score and went into halftime with a 21-14 lead. Faith Baptist went on to score the first three touchdowns of the second half, including a 42-yard pass to Dillan Weerasinghe from Rudolph to put the Contenders up 34-14 midway Midway, island group (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km), central Pacific, c.1,150 mi (1,850 km) NW of Honolulu, comprising Sand and Eastern islands with the surrounding atoll. Discovered by Americans in 1859, Midway was annexed in 1867. A cable station was opened in 1903. through the fourth quarter. Weerasinghe caught six passes for 85 yards and two touchdowns. ``We needed this win to secure a strong 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. spot,'' Rudolph said. ``We want to get as many home games as possible in the playoffs.'' Odorizzi finished with 104yards rushing on 21 carries and Garrett Borden rushed 20 times for 70 yards and two scores for the Cardinals. Despite losing 11 players to graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. from last season's MaxPreps.com 8-man national championship team, Faith Baptist is expected to receive the top seed in the Southern Section playoffs. justin.frank@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Faith Baptist running back Kurt Weischadle, right evades Evades is a fictional character from the Philippine telefantasya Etheria, the prequel/sequel to the highly-rated Encantadia series. Evades first appeared in Encantadia with a minor role but his character is expanded in Etheria. the grasp of Santa Clarita Christian's David Odorizzi. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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