WESTLAKE STILL UNBEATEN WARRIORS STRUGGLE IN VICTORY OVER T.O. WESTLAKE 17, THOUSAND OAKS 7.Byline: MATTHEW KREDELL Staff Writer Westlake keeps on winning, though not in a way reminiscent of the dominant Warriors teams of a few years ago. Curtis Peterson dove to make an 8-yard touchdown reception near the end of the third quarter to put a struggling Westlake offense ahead for good Friday Good Friday, anniversary of Jesus' death on the cross. According to the Gospels, Jesus was put to death on the Friday before Easter Day. Since the early church Good Friday has been observed by fasting and penance. in a 17-7 victory over host Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. in a Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. game. ``A lot of people don't believe in us,'' Peterson said. ``But that's OK. We don't want them to believe in us. We gain confidence from them not believing in us.'' A mediocre schedule left many wondering whether Westlake (7-0, 4-0) was for real. Even USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. reserve tight end Jimmy Miller, who starred on the last Westlake team to make an undefeated run this late in the season, showed up to see where this Warriors team stood. Miller's 2003 team went 14-0 and won a section title. Thousand Oaks had its chances to roll out to a big lead in the first half but blew two scoring opportunities. Up 7-3 on a first-quarter quarterback sneak quarterback sneak n. Football An offensive play in which the quarterback runs forward into the offensive line immediately after receiving the ball at the snap. by Ryan Cloney, Thousand Oaks (4-3, 2-2) drove to the Westlake 2-yard line and went for it on fourth-and-goal, only to have tailback Taylor Malm n. 1. A kind of brick of a light brown or yellowish color, made of sand, clay, and chalk. stopped for no gain. After Westlake couldn't advance the ball and punted from its end zone, Thousand Oaks started from the Warriors 29 and drove to the 8-yard line before the drive stalled again. A 25-yard field goal missed wide right. ``I let the kids down,'' Thousand Oaks coach Mike Sanders said. ``(Westlake coach) Jim (Benkert) outcoached me. That's what I told my kids. I should have found a way to get over the goal line. We missed opportunities because I didn't have the foresight.'' Westlake never had a chance to get anything going in the first half, starting three of its four drives inside its own 7-yard line. The Warriors took a 10-7 lead on Peterson's catch, on which he barely stayed inbounds in·bounds adj. 1. Basketball Involving putting the ball into play by passing it from out of bounds to a teammate on the court. 2. Sports Within the designated boundaries. along the right sideline. That play was set up by a 43-yard pass from Ryan Campbell to Michael Streck-Woodward. Late in the fourth quarter, trying to keep the ball away from the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. , Westlake drove 67 yards down the field and scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak by Campbell with less than a minute to go to put the game away. ``They let us stick around and it's tough to keep a good team down for that long,'' Benkert said. ``You don't have to win pretty. You just have to win.'' matthew.kredell@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Thousand Oaks' Eric Kanney almost gets to Westlake quarterback Ryan Campbell, left. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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