Page 6 October 23, 2014 Lawndale Gets Key Win over Santa Monica By Joe Snyder Photo by Joe Snyder Over the past few seasons, Lawndale High’s football team excelled in non-league that included wins over a very good Bay League team in Rolling Hills Estates Peninsula but would fizzle out in the Pioneer League. Now in the Ocean League, the Cardinals are off to a 2-0 start and have strong hopes of advancing to the CIF-Southern Section Western Division playoffs by defeating an always very tough Santa Monica squad 20- 19 on a desperate but successful touchdown pass by junior quarterback Chris Murray last Friday at Lawndale. With just over one second left in the game and the Vikings ahead 19-14, Murray tossed a 40-yard scoring pass to wide receiver Jalen Walker as Lawndale, which improved to 4-3 overall, pulled off the victory. It was also success on a second try as the Cardinals’ winning hopes at Torrance from October 3 fell short 39-34 on a goal line stand. Murray continued to dominate his opponents with his arm and legs totaling 309 yards and two touchdowns. He passed for 145 yards and one TD and rushed for 164 yards and scored once on a three-yard run that gave Lawndale an early 7-0 lead. Santa Monica tied the game but the Cardinals took a 14-7 halftime advantage after Austin Manigo scored on a 16-yard run. The Vikings (3-4, 1-1) scored twice for a 19-14 lead before the winning heroic from Murray to Walker in the end. Zach Cooper sparked Santa Monica by running for 132 yards and one touchdown. Lawndale will be on the road for the next two games that includes being at Beverly Hills (1-6, 0-2) Friday at 7 p.m. The Normans lost their home game to Hawthorne 40-30 last Friday. On Halloween (October 31) night, the Cardinals will have what could be a league showdown at El Segundo. This could be a good match-up between two premiere quarterbacks in Murray and the Eagles’ returning all-CIF Southern Section senior Lars Nootbar, ranked among the top athletes in Southern California. Last Friday at Culver City, the Eagles rolled over the Centaurs 41-0. El Segundo is rated second in the Western Division. McDaniel Sparks Hawthorne Running back Paris McDaniel rushed for 200 yards and five touchdowns as Hawthorne High’s football team picked up its first Ocean League win over host Beverly Hills 40-30 last Friday. The Cougars (3-4, 1-1) were trailing by three points (23-20) after three quarters before McDaniel took over and scored three of his TDs as Hawthorne pulled out the win. Hawthorne will have its hands full as it hosts the CIF-Southern Section Western Division’s second ranked team, El Segundo, Friday at 7 p.m. The Eagles already outscored their first two league opponents Beverly Hills (50-0) and Culver City (41-0) by a combined total score of 91-0. Inglewood Falls at Palos Verdes Inglewood High’s football team started out with a promising season in hopes of winning the Bay League title but the Sentinels found Bay power Palos Verdes too much to handle in a 37-12 loss last Friday at P.V. For the defending three-time league champion Sea Kings (4-3, 2-0), it was their 20th consecutive Bay win dating back to the 2011 season. The Sentinels, who were hampered with numerous team problems since their double forfeit loss against North Torrance after a bench-clearing scuffle from September 26, had touchdown runs by running back De Juan Tyson and quarterback Dijon Sheppard. Tyson rushed for 48 yards on 12 carries. Zubayar Mohammad had one interception for Inglewood, which fell to 1-6 overall and 0-2 in league. Stanton Declaration sparked the Sea Kings rushing for 69 yards and three TDs. Inglewood hosts Mira Costa at Coleman Stadium Friday at 7 p.m. Last Friday at Peninsula, the Mustangs (2-5, 1-1) picked up their first Bay win over the Panthers 38-27. Redondo Blanks Morningside After a 4-1 preseason, Morningside High’s football team is already finding the Bay League too much to handle as it fell to 0-2 with a 41-0 loss to Redondo in its homecoming game last Friday at Coleman Stadium. The Monarchs (4-3 overall) had a chance to make the game close late in the second quarter on a 78-yard interception return for a touchdown by Adarrus Wilson but the score was nullified by a clipping penalty. The Sea Hawks (3-4, 2-0) pulled away with four second half touchdowns. Guy Alford sparked Redondo with 98 yards and one touchdown rushing on 14 carries. Morningside will not have it any easier as it visits Palos Verdes Friday at 3 p.m. Leuzinger Spikers Fall Leuzinger High’s girls’ volleyball team fell to 0-5 in the Pioneer League and 3-13 overall after falling to Compton Centennial 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 25-11 last Thursday at Leuzinger. Aiko Waters sparked the Olympians with three kills and three ace serves. “It was a tough one,” Leuzinger head coach John Nguyen said. “We have a lot of work to do. This helped us identify our weaknesses.” The Olympians are also very young with six sophomores, one junior and one senior on their eight-player roster. • Finance DIY Halloween Costumes That Won’t Spook Your Budget (BPT) - As the leaves turn, children of all ages begin their quest for this year’s “it” Halloween costume. Americans will spend $2.8 billion dollars on Halloween costumes this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s 2014 Halloween Consumer Trends Report. The same study says 162 million people will celebrate Halloween, and they will spend $1.1 billion on children’s costumes alone. With many families continuing to feel the economic pinch, an average of 20 percent of consumers will make costumes instead of purchasing them this year. What to do if you’re not an expert sewer or crafter? Here are some DIY ideas from the experts. “Start by doing research online - if you’re even a little crafty, there are many unique, fun costumes you can create with little money and no sewing,” says Milva Di Lorenzo, co-founder and designer of 3 Lily Pads handbags and Fashion Design faculty for Miami International University of Art & Design. She recommends these websites: • spoonful.com/halloween • www.marthastewart.com (click on Holidays link on left) • www.parenting.com/halloween-central Kate Campbell, fashion coordinator at The Art Institute of Tampa, a branch of Miami International University of Art & Design, agrees. “Get your child involved in creating the costume,” she says. “Look at ideas and decide on a budget together. This ensures your child is excited about their costume, especially when their friends tout the ones from the store.” For more inspiration, try these quick costume ideas: • Robot Costume Needed: Gray sweat suit, one long aluminum dryer hose, two rectangular disposable foil pans, baseball cap, foil, colored markers, ribbon. 1. The foundation is a long-sleeve sweatshirt or undershirt and gray sweatpants. 2. Cut aluminum dryer hose in four parts. Place one on each leg over sweatpants for the legs. For arms, use ribbon attached to the hose with a stapler to connect the other two pieces across the child’s back. Put on like a coat, one arm at a time. 3. Attach the two disposable foil pans with ribbons close to the corners, making sure there’s enough space so it can go over the child’s head like a sandwich sign. 4. Have your child use markers to create “robot” buttons and knobs on the foil pans. 5. Wrap a baseball cap with foil and use as the robot’s hat. • Butterfly Costume Needed: Long-sleeved T-shirt and leggings in pink or any favorite color, poster or foam board in matching color, ribbon, tissue paper in coordinating colors, assorted embellishments, such as beads, glitter pens, rhinestones, hair band, pipe cleaners, hot glue gun or other adhesive. 1. The foundation is the T-shirt and leggings. 2. Draw (find an easy stencil online or freehand it) large wing shapes on poster or foam board and cut them out. 3. Involve your child in decorating the wings. Make sure you plan the design before you start gluing. 4. Use ribbon to tie the wings together and to create backpack-style straps to hold them on the child’s shoulders. 5. Use additional poster board to create a belt to go around your child’s waist. Cut tissue paper in triangles and staple to the belt, overlapping at the top and with pointed ends down, to create a skirt. 6. Decorate the head band and attach the pipe cleaners. With a little imagination and patience, you can create unique Halloween costumes with your child and have fun, too! Remember to take plenty of pictures! • Leuzinger’s Marcella Castro hits the ball to the Centennial side in last Thursday’s Pioneer League girls’ volleyball match. The Olympians lost to the Apaches in four games.
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