November 8, 2012 Page 5 Joe’s Sports Up and Adam Inglewood Routs Morningside Lake Show Running Dry for Second in Ocean By Joe Snyder run by quarterback Anthony Chatman after By Adam Serrao doing just that when Mitch Kupchack signed Inglewood High’s football team ended the the Cardinals recovered a botched punt No one ever said it was going to be easy. him to become the next Lakers’ head coach. Ocean League in second place by rolling at the Apache 35-yard line. In the early Import a bunch of stars from different cities Last year was obviously a failure for a team over cross-town rival Morningside 39-6 last second period, Lawndale made it 12-0 when and bring them together to play with Kobe that was expected to make it back to the Finals Friday at Coleman Stadium. The Sentinels, Centennial, again muffed a punt as Ryan Bryant under a Mike Brown system that is, and this year he has implemented a Princeton who are 7-3 overall and ended Ocean play at Alexander recovered it and raced 38 yards once again, completely new this year in the offense that has never been used by this squad 4-1, dominated the Monarchs (5-5, 2-3) both for a touchdown. Princeton offense and you’re going to get a or Steve Nash, for whom Brown originally offensively and defensively. Trevon Benton The Apaches finished 2-3 in league and slow start. But no one ever thought it was installed the system. If Nash had all of his ran for 72 yards and three touchdowns on made the playoffs as an at-large team. They going to be this slow. To start the season, success running a different offense, why would 11 carries and Terrance Harvey caught two will visit third-seeded La Salle High, the Del the Lakers not only lost in their opener to Brown think that the best idea would be to passes for touchdowns. Rey League champion, in Pasadena on Friday. the Dallas Mavericks and Mark Cuban--who change it now? Besides, Princeton has made Also for Inglewood, Zaire Andre had SAMO BLANKS HAWTHORNE later quoted, “I just hope they suck,” while the NCAA tournament only one time in the two long punt returns that gave the Sents Hawthorne High’s football team finished speaking about the Lakers’ outlook this year, history of the school. Why adopt that offense good field position, including a 34-yarder winless in five Ocean League games and 1-9 but they also lost to their in-house rivals, the for Bryant, Nash and Howard? to the Morningside 14 yard line. On the overall after a 42-0 loss to Santa Monica last L.A. Clippers, which dropped their record All negativity aside, there is still some sort following play in the first quarter, Benton Friday at Santa Monica City College. The to 0-3 on the year at the time. Alas, there of guarded optimism around the Lakers’ camp scored Inglewood’s first TD on a 14-yard Cougars had only 50 total yards on offense. were still 79 games left to be played on the these days. Common presumption is that a run. Early in the second period, Benton also Santa Monica ended up winning the Ocean schedule after that loss and thus a lot of time team with Kobe, Howard, Nash and Gasol will returned a punt to the Monarch 45. A few League championship at 5-0 and is 7-3 overall. for Kobe and company to get things turned indeed eventually figure things out and when plays later, Benton scored on a four-yard The Vikings open the CIF-Southern Section around, but could this Dwight Howard/Steve they do, they will be quite lethal. In dissecting run. Quarterback Rickie Calderon threw two Northwest Division playoffs at home against Nash experiment be nothing more than a the team’s first three-game losing streak alone, touchdown passes to Harvey. He completed Templeton, the third place team from the Los failure in the end? it became clear that offense may not be the five of seven passes for 83 yards. Padres League, Friday. If there was anything to take away from the problem. Looking at only those three games, For Morningside, which finished fourth in HMSA RUNNERS FINISH THIRD game in which the Lakers lost to the Clippers the Lakers have scored more than 100 points league and will not make the CIF-Southern The Hawthorne Math and Science Academy last Friday night at Staples Center, it was twice, they are connecting on nearly 50 percent Section Western Division playoffs, quarterback boys’ cross country team finished third in the that the new-look Clippers team looks a lot of their shots from the field, and both Howard Justin Lewis completed 12 of 35 passes for Ocean League Championships on October 31 better than the new-look Lakers team does. and Bryant are shooting 60 percent from the 92 yards. The Monarchs’ only score came in at Kenneth Hahn Park in the Baldwin Hills. Kobe Bryant was being his normal self as he field and scoring more points per game than the fourth period on a 95-yard kickoff return The Aviators were led by Tomas Ezama dropped 40 for the Lakers, but the stars on they did last year--even with Kobe’s injured foot by Taveon Campbell. Morningside drove to Dagnadehew, who finished 15th out of 47 the other bench--such as Chris Paul, who had and Howard’s newly restored back. Granted, the Inglewood five yard line, twice, but was runners at 18 minutes and 32 seconds over 18 points and 15 assists, and Jamal Crawford, that is only taking into account three games denied by the stingy Sentinel defense. the hilly and steep three-mile course. who put in 21 of his own--looked to be in a and in that same amount of time the team has Inglewood enters the Western Division Hawthorne Math and Science had a very lot better shape to take on this season than averaged 20 turnovers per game as well. But playoffs where it hosts Morro Bay, the good pack of runners after that who placed their counterparts whom they sent to an 0-3 while turnovers certainly lead to losses, they second place team from the usually highly from 18th through 21st. Those included junior start to the season for the first time in 34 years also dissipate once a team gains familiarity. competitive Los Padres League, Friday at Abraham Ivan Ramirez (19:29), sophomore and just the fourth time in franchise history. Right now, the Lakers are getting everyone’s 7:30 p.m. Morro Bay placed behind Lompoc, Manuel Cabellos (19:29), Alfonso Johnat “We’re not supposed to coast and assume best effort without even knowing each other the top seed in the playoffs. Esquival (19:54) and Jacob Ramirez (19:55). things are going to fix themselves,” a clearly well enough to get on the same page. Leuzinger Gets Routed By West HMAS finished with 93 place points to finish peeved Bryant related. “You’ve got to push When it comes down to it, defense will For the third consecutive season, Leuzinger behind champion Beverly Hills (24) and at it. We’ve just got to keep working at what be the Lakers worst enemy all season long. High’s football team failed to win a Bay runner-up Santa Monica (32). we do.” We can all forget about the Lakers Nash, if he is not injured, is clearly the worst League game and ended play at 0-5 after a The Aviator girls were fourth in the league coasting this season and catching the Bulls’ defensive player on the court for the Lakers at 50-7 home loss to an upstart West Torrance finals. They were led by senior Jennifer record for wins in a single season. At this all times. So far, he has gone up against some team last Friday. The Olympians had their Camacho, who placed 18th clocking 24:51. point, let’s just see them get into the playoffs. less-than-stellar point guards and still getting only touchdown in the fourth quarter on a The Aviators placed behind champion Santa It hasn’t only been hard for the Lakers to find torched. Imagine what happens when Russell 12-yard pass from quarterback Sami Puloka Monica (24), second place Beverly Hills (32) a win in the regular season, but they are also Westbrook and Tony Parker come knocking. to Lua Kalolo. Puloka completed 10 of 25 and third place Culver City (83). coming off of one of the worst preseasons in Howard is the Lakers’ most athletic big man passes for 102 yards. As a result, both Hawthorne Math and recent memory when the team went 0-8 under and even he is getting beaten by the likes of The Warriors (7-3, 2-3) finished Bay action Science boys and girls advance to Saturday’s head coach Brown. Sure, it’s only preseason. Deandre Jordan and Brandan Wright. It may in fourth place but received an at-large spot in CIF-Southern Section Division V Prelims But a team that can’t win when it doesn’t just be a timing issue for Howard, who had the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut. The count surely can’t be relied on to win when been out a long time due to injury, but both playoffs where it visits PAC VII champion meet begins at 8 a.m. If the Aviators can it does count. “We need a win, obviously,” he and Nash must exert themselves as much St. Joseph High in Santa Maria Friday at place high enough, they will return to Mt. Brown said. “I’m not trying to fool anyone as they do offensively on the defensive end if 7:30 p.m. SAC for the finals on November 16. here.” Well, Brown may not be trying to fool the Lakers will have any chance at competing LAWNDALE CAN’T Inglewood, Morningside and Environmental anyone, but he may have just succeeded in for a championship this year. • HOLD EARLY LEAD Charter of Lawndale were also represented. Lawndale High’s football team started out The Monarch boys took fifth, behind the 30th with a 12-0 second quarter lead, but then place finish of junior Ali Mahan (21:27). The saw Centennial High from Compton score Sentinel boys were led by Tyree Rogan, who 27 unanswered points for a 27-12 Pioneer was 33rd (21:58). Environmental had a 26th League victory last Friday at Lawndale. The place finish from Manny Munoz (20:51). For Cardinals finished league at 0-5 and were the girls, Inglewood was led by junior Ronhie 3-7 overall. Syno, who finished 27th (28:04). Environmental Muffed punts help Lawndale get off to a had a 33rd place from sophomore Michelle good start. Its first TD came on a one-yard Nguyen (29:54).
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