WESTERN DIVISION ROUNDUP: GRIFFIN SPARKS CHAMINADE'S EASY VICTORY.Byline: Daily News Ryan Griffin completed 18 of 26 passes for 310 yards and five touchdowns as host Chaminade of West Hills cruised to a 38-7 win over Lynwood in a first-round Western Division playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship Friday. Chaminade (8-3) found the end zone on its first three possessions, highlighted by Aubrey Smith's touchdown catches of eight and 33 yards. Smith finished with eight receptions for 160 yards and three touchdowns. Lynwood (5-6) responded with a four play, 84-yard drive, capped by a 4-yard touchdown run by Darrel Robinson, to cut the lead to 18-7. However, Lynwood would get no closer as the Chaminade defense stifled sti·fle 1 v. sti·fled, sti·fling, sti·fles v.tr. 1. To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example). 2. quarterback Ellis Barfield, limiting him to 42 yards on 5-of-13 passing and intercepting him twice. Griffin engineered an 11-play, 66-yard drive, connecting with Kevin Pillar on a 21-yard touchdown strike to extend the lead to 25-7 with 1:26 left in the first half. Donyae Coleman finished with 180 yards rushing on 17 carries for Lynwood, which continued to struggle in the second half, crossing midfield only once. The Knights committed five fumbles. --Nima Ghazai Lancaster 35, Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. 34 (OT): Lancaster's Greg Smith Greg Smith may refer to:
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Beverly Hills overcame a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter, eventually tying the score on a two-point coversion pass from Meyer Linter lint·er n. 1. The short fibers that cling to cottonseeds after the first ginning. Often used in the plural. 2. A machine that removes these short fibers from the seeds of cotton. to Sam Forrest Sam Forrest is the lead singer and guitarist for the band Nine Black Alps, based in Manchester, England. He moved to Manchester from York in 2002, where he was the bassist of The Halcyon Band. Sam also plays guitar and sings backing vocals for The Sorry Kisses. with 2:25 left. Linter threw for all of his 218 yards in the second half. Taveion Burke rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown for Lancaster. --Colin Ward-Henninger Highland 28, Leuzinger 7: Highland of Palmdale's Kevin Bevans had a hand in all four of the Bulldogs' touchdowns, throwing for three and rushing for another in the victory over visting Leuzinger of Lawndale. DeShawn Shead caught sixpasses for 110 yards and two touchdowns, and Fred Anderson Fred Anderson is the name of a number of notable people, including:
The Olympians (6-5) were led by Mark Rodgers, who rushed for 198 yards and their lone touchdown. --Brent Maranto Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. 33, St. Francis 15: Behind three touchdowns from quarterback Darius Banks, Culver City (9-1-1) defeated St. Francis of La Canada in the first-round game. Banks, the nation's leading passer with 353 yards a game, finished 21 of 31 with 276 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran 27 yards for a score. St. Francis (6-5) started out strong, thanks to threefourth-down conversions on the game's opening drive, which lasted the entire firstquarter. Neil Favor kicked a 27-yard field goal as time expired to put St. Francis up 3-0. After going into halftime with only a 7-3 lead, Culver City found its offense in the second half, scoring four times on drives of more than 70 yards. --Richie Brand |
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