VENICE SWAMPS GRANADA HILLS VENICE 28, GRANADA HILLS 0.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer VENICE - Granada Hills High quarterback Brandon Charls received plenty of high-fives, hugs and words of encouragement as he greeted Venice players after Friday's game. These were the same players he ran from all night. Venice, the top- ranked team in the City Section, made sure his once-white uniform was smothered smoth·er v. smoth·ered, smoth·er·ing, smoth·ers v.tr. 1. a. To suffocate (another). b. To deprive (a fire) of the oxygen necessary for combustion. 2. from shoulder pads This article is about football protective equipment. For shoulder pads in fashion, see Shoulder pads (fashion). Shoulder pads are a piece of protective equipment used in American and Canadian football. to knee pads with grass and dirt stains. Venice isn't known for its defense, but don't tell that to Charls and No. 6 Granada Hills after the Highlanders were shut out 28-0. ``They had a great defense and a great pass rush,'' Charls said. ``They caught us off guard with their blitzes. They just outplayed us.'' Both teams were undefeated before Friday's game, but it was clear there was a marked difference between the two. Granada Hills had minus-62 rushing yards, mostly because of sacks and scrambles. ``They were quick, that was the No. 1 factor tonight,'' Highlanders co- coach Tom Harp Tom Harp was a college football coach at Cornell, Duke, and Indiana State. From 1961 to 1965, he coached at Cornell, where he compiled a 19-23-3 record. From 1966 to 1970, he coached at Duke, where he compiled a 22-23-1 record. said. ``Now we know what we have to work on.'' Granada Hills had a little success passing the ball, but Charls was under pressure all night. Nearly every time he dropped back and planted his feet, there were defenders in his face. That meant the Highlanders defense was on the field most of the night to contend with the Gondos' talented trio of skill players - quarterback Beau Davis, running back Byron Ellis and receiver Ryan Graves. Venice's defense was more impressive on this night. Charls was sacked countless times, including one play in which he was dropped for a 25-yard loss. ``Nobody talks about (our defense),'' Venice linebacker Oton Garcia said. ``We made it hard for their quarterback. He's a good scrambler A device or software program that encrypts data for security purposes. See scramble. , but we sacked him about 20 times.'' Venice hardly was perfect as it was penalized pe·nal·ize tr.v. pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing, pe·nal·iz·es 1. To subject to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or official regulation. See Synonyms at punish. 2. 17 times for 175 yards. Receiver James Lewis James Lewis can refer to:
UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , caught one. Even defensive lineman Erick Lobos got in on the scoring act, picking up an Ellis fumble and running it in from 16 yards for a touchdown. Lobos then had the highlight of the night. The 6-foot-3, 270-pounder did a somersault in the end zone, and another teammate did a handstand. That, of course, resulted in an excessive-celebration penalty. Jill Painter, (818) 713-3615 jill.painter(at)dailynews.com |
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