Page 4 February 19, 2015 Lawndale Kickers Outlast El Segundo to Tie for Pioneer Crown By Joe Snyder Lawndale High’s boys’ soccer team pulled off a tie for the Ocean League championship after outlasting El Segundo 2-1 in overtime on February 10 at Lawndale. The Cardinals, then, shut out host and rival Hawthorne 3-0 last Thursday in their league finale. Lawndale, which improved to 16-7-3 overall and ended Ocean play at 8-1-1, had the winning goal from senior forward-left midfielder Francisco Sanchez toward the end of the second overtime period. Sanchez kicked the ball that bounced over El Segundo goalkeeper Zach Keller’s head and into the goal as he and his teammates celebrated the big victory. “I was at the right place at the right time,” Sanchez said. “I just thought about it and it went in.” The play began on a throw in by senior midfielder and Captain Erick Ponce and it was headed around several times before Sanchez’s big play. Ponce gave the Cardinals a 1-0 lead in the 27th minute when he scored on a penalty kick. With about seven minutes left in regulation, the Eagles, who entered the game ranked third in the CIF-Southern Section Division IV, tied it at one when David Freiburger regarded South Torrance Christmas Classic At North on February 10, the Olympians booted the ball past a group of players and that included victories over outstanding teams outlasted the Saxons 70-69. At Leuzinger it ricocheted and bounced over the head of in Pioneer League champion West Torrance last Thursday, then Olympians won the Lawndale goalkeeper Daniel Aguilar. The (rated fifth in the Southern Section Division outright league title with a 55-47 win over win also avenged the Cardinals’ 1-0 loss to IV), Santa Barbara and Long Beach Millikan. the Apaches. El Segundo earlier in league. Felipe Rubio, Sanchez and German Ramirez Against North, which finished third in “I told the guys why we lost the previous each scored in Lawndale’s win over the league, Leuzinger, which ended Pioneer play game (to the Eagles),” Lawndale head coach Cougars, who finished league in fifth place at 8-2 and is 14-12 overall, was led Darrian Angel Mendez said. “They were not efficient. at 2-7-1. Both teams begin the Division IV Williams with a game-high 24 points, six This time we used five midfielders and two playoffs this week with the playoff pairings rebounds and two blocked shots. Davonte forwards. Everything went up front. We announced last Monday. The Eagles, however, Carr added 19 points and eight rebounds. didn’t want to relax. El Segundo is known won the coin flip and go in as the champion The Saxons (12-14 overall and 5-5 in league for taking advantage of it. You hang around while the Cardinals enter as the second place after a 50-49 loss at cross town rival South around they’ll come back and bite you. It team. Santa Monica placed third. Torrance last Thursday) were led by Jerry was important that we wanted to win.” Leuzinger wins Pioneer Ipp with 17 points and eight rebounds. The The Eagles ended their regular season at Basketbal Title game was see-saw most of the way. Williams 16-2-3 overall and 8-1-1 in league with a Leuzinger High’s boys’ basketball team also led Leuzinger with 20 points in its win 2-1 home win against Santa Monica last captured the Pioneer League championship over Centennial. Thursday. Among one of El Segundo’s most outright with wins over host North Torrance The Olympians enter the CIF-Southern outstanding seasons was winning the highly and visiting Compton Centennial last week. Section Division IIIA playoffs as the 12th seed as they hosted Artesia from Lakewood, which finished fourth in the Suburban League, Wednesday. If Leuzinger defeated the Pioneers, one time a Southern California powerhouse that have lost their touch in recent years, it will face either De Anza League champion Shadow Hills of Indio or La Puente Bishop Amat at a site to be determined Friday at 7 p.m. Lawndale Ties for Second Lawndale High’s boys’ basketball team finished in a tie for second place in the Ocean League after easy wins over visiting El Segundo and host Hawthorne last week. At Lawndale on February 10, the Cardinals rolled over the Eagles 76-48. At Hawthorne last Thursday, Lawndale crushed the Cougars 76-31. Against Hawthorne, the Cardinals were led by Chimezie Metu with 26 points. Leading the Cougars, who placed last in league, was Marquell Gray with 13 points. Lawndale enters the CIF-Southern Section Division IIAA playoffs as the fourth seed. The Cardinals begin at home against Hemet, which tied for second in the Mountain Pass League, Friday at 7 p.m. Hawthorne did not make the playoffs. Inglewood Finishes Second in Bay Inglewood High’s boys’ basketball team finished second behind champion Redondo in the Bay League after wins over host Peninsula and visiting cross-town rival Morningside last week. At Peninsula in Rolling Hills Estates on February 10, the Sentinels downed the Panthers 74-62. At Inglewood last Thursday, the Sents closed league with a 55-39 home victory over the Monarchs. Inglewood (16-10 overall and 8-2 in the Bay) plays in the Southern Section Division IAA where it opens against Aliso Niguel, an at-large team from the South Coast League, Friday at 7 p.m. The Sentinels could face former Ocean League rival Santa Monica, which visits Roosevelt High in Eastvale at the same time, in the second round next Tuesday at 7 p.m. • Lawndale’s Paulino Coutino struggles past an El Segundo defender with the ball during last week’s Ocean League boys’ soccer showdown. The Cardinals topped the Eagles 2-1 and shared the league title by blanking rival Hawthorne 3-0 last Thursday. Lawndale begins the CIF-Southern Section Division IV playoffs this week. Photo by Joe Snyder New Specializations Are Changing Long-Held Industry Perceptions (BPT) - Optimistic job forecasts for trending specializations in accounting are making the field more appealing than ever for recent graduates. 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