WESTLAKE BACKUP QB FILLS IN NICELY WESTLAKE 26, WOODBRIDGE 14.Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer WESTLAKE VILLAGE - Third-stringer Kent Sowell did an admirable job as Westlake High's starting quarterback Friday night. Westlake's running game and defensive backfield assured Sowell a victory too, 26-14, over Woodbridge of Irvine in a nonleague game at Westlake. With Todd Feiereisen out with a separated shoulder  This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one or [ improve this article] yourself. See the talk page for details. joining original starter Cory Miles on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. , Sowell was pressed into active duty. The junior had his good and bad moments, but eventually was content with handing off the ball to running backs Jonathan Contos and Kasey O'Brien. Contos rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns despite missing the fourth quarter with a slight asthma attack. ``I had (asthma problems) a couple times last year and I thought I'd pretty much gotten over it. But I guess it came back,'' Contos said. When Contos couldn't continue shortly after a 69-yard touchdown was wiped out by a holding call, O'Brien filled in and ran for 132 yards. The junior ran 10 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 2:24 remaining in the third quarter. He also scored the clinching TD from 47 yards out in the fourth. Westlake (6-1) dominated Woodbridge (3-4) on the offensive line, led all season by standout tackle Mark Manning Mark Mann (born 1970) is an American artist known for utilizing visual elements from 1960s and 70s era postcards to form the basis of his photographic art works. The resulting pictures create an uneasy tension between truth and fiction. and teammates Armin Najafi and Josh Sullivan. ``(The quarterbacks) get hurt, and we just have to circle the wagons, keep going and look forward to when the players can come back,'' O'Brien said. Woodbridge had Westlake reeling reel·ing n. Maine Sustained noise, as from hammering: "Hark that reeling, now, you'll wake the baby!" Anonymous. at halftime in this matchup of teams sharing the nickname (1) An alternate name used to identify yourself in a chat room. (2) A shortcut for identifying a recipient in an e-mail address book. Warriors. A blown coverage led to the tying touchdown, a 29-yard pass from Woodbridge's Tim Kegel to Rex Peterson in the first quarter. Westlake's defense suffered several mental letdowns in the first half. But Kegel was intercepted four times in the second half, twice by senior Phil McKnight. ``It took us two quarters to wake up defensively, and the kids started playing well,'' Westlake defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a football team in the National Football League or college football who is in charge of the defense. This position aids the head coach a great deal in many ways by delegating play calling to other coaches and allowing the head Mike Leibin said. ``The problem was we weren't adjusting our coverages . . . which is rare for us.'' Sowell, the junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. starter last year, rode a first-half teeter-totter. Displaying confidence at times, he threw for two touchdown passes that were nullified nul·li·fy tr.v. nul·li·fied, nul·li·fy·ing, nul·li·fies 1. To make null; invalidate. 2. To counteract the force or effectiveness of. by penalties. But Sowell had two interceptions in the first half, partly because of Woodbridge's daring but effective defensive package of blitzes. |
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