September 6, 2012 Page 5 Joe Sports USC Lives Up to Hype By Joe Snyder Lua Kalolo recorded two quarterback sacks. By Adam Serrao this year--a place they haven’t been since Seloan Tailone had one sack and one fumble It has been nearly 20 years since the the 2005 season when they lost to Vince Lawndale Slips Past Hawthorne recovery. city of Los Angeles has had its very own Young and the Texas Longhorns. Motivation Lawndale High’s first-year head coach The loss was Leuzinger’s 16th consecutive professional football team. The year was certainly won’t be a problem for the Trojans picked up his first football coaching victory by dating back to two seasons ago, following 1994 when the Raiders played in the Los now that they are allowed to play a brand rallying for a 13-12 win over host Hawthorne its last victory over rival Hawthorne. Things Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the last time of football that finally means something to in a non-league rivalry last Friday. The won’t get much easier on Friday as the before moving to Oakland where they still the school and its fans for the first time in Cardinals scored their winning touchdown Olympians (0-1) host North Torrance at 7 reside to this day. In the Raiders’ absence, two years of deprivation. with 6:58 left in the game on a 20-yard run p.m. The Saxons are 1-1, but have a very however, there has been another team to take Though the Trojans are raring and ready from Timothy Jones. high-powered offense, led by quarterback their place--a team with 11 claimed national to go, it won’t be as easy as it looked in It was Lawndale’s fourth win in five Jorge Hernandez and wide receiver Michael titles, 38 conference titles and an all=time game one of the regular season. With much attempts over the Cougars, who saw head Jurado. After falling short to Redondo 42-35 record of 779-313-54. Though the vacancy has more talented teams on the schedule to mentor James Swain return to coaching after in their opener on August 24 at North, the been left by the NFL in the City of Angels, come, the Trojans will have to make sure he left following the 2009 season and was Saxons bounced back to rout Rolling Hills it has seemingly gone unrecognized due in that they stay healthy in order to take on replaced by Joseph Kanach for two seasons. Estates Peninsula 42-3 last Friday at North. large part to a school that has dominated the long and arduous schedule of 12 regular Kanach, however, left for family reasons but Morningside Crushes Cerritos the college football rankings over the past season games and a Pac-12 championship is currently head coaching at Alhambra High. Morningside High’s football team evened two decades, despite sanctions brought on game should they want to get to the BCS Kanach led Hawthorne’s only win over the its record to 1-1 with a 58-0 victory over host by the NCAA that might have crippled any championship. Perhaps the Trojans’ biggest Cardinals in the former’s season opener last Cerritos High last Friday. The Monarchs had other program. The USC Trojans are this challenge comes on November 3 when they year. As a result, Swain returned for his third a balanced offensive attack behind running city’s football team and they are ready to take on an Oregon team that happened to win stint, also head coaching the Cougars from back Dana Dotson, who rushed for 103 show why they deserve all of the attention three consecutive conference titles while the 2000-01 and 2006-09. yards and two touchdowns. Travon Agee ran once again this year. Trojans were ineligible. The game this year is Following Lawndale’s second TD, for two TDs and caught a pass for another. The USC Trojans are beginning this season in Los Angeles, which may give the Trojans Hawthorne (0-2) drove to the Cardinal 13- Quarterback Greg Adams, who threw for as the number one-ranked team in the nation the upper hand, but November is a long yard line but loss of yardage and a pass three touchdowns, threw two scoring passes and certainly showed why last Saturday night ways away and a roster like theirs, though incompletion into the end zone ended the to Taveon Campbell. against Hawaii. In their 49-10 victory at the powerful and explosive at the starting ranks, Cougars’ threat. Lawndale received the ball Morningside will be looking at its second Coliseum, not only did the Trojans live up certainly lacks depth. Just one loss can ruin on downs and ran down the clock. straight win when it hosts Lawndale at to all the hype, but so did the top Heisman their bid for a championship, so a healthy Hawthorne took a 12-7 lead with 9:04 Coleman Stadium Friday at 7 p.m. trophy candidate and USC quarterback Matt team becomes imperative. Everyone knows remaining in the game on a 17-yard touchdown Mira Costa Proves Too Much for Barkley. Barkley threw for 377 yards and just how explosive the Trojans’ offense is run by Chance Kennedy. The Cougars Inglewood four touchdowns en route to the victory and and can be. On defense, however, safety is attempted two-point conversion, but the pass Mira Costa High’s football team used showed why his decision to don the cardinal the only position where there is solid, proven fell incomplete. an effective running game in downing host and gold for another season was the right one depth. A healthy and consistent defense will The Cardinals (1-1) took a 7-0 lead as they Inglewood 35-13 last Friday at Coleman to make. Perhaps one of the biggest reasons be necessary in order to carry the team all scored on their opening drive when quarterback Stadium. Brandon Mills got things started why Barkley decided to stay was returning season long. Richard Rivera found Deon Evans from 51 with two first half touchdowns that sparked receiver Marqise Lee. Lee has been highly Last year, the Trojans went 10-2 and yards out. The Cougars cut Lawndale’s lead the Mustangs to a 14-7 halftime lead. touted coming into this year as quite possibly finished sixth in the final poll of the year. to 7-6 later in the first quarter on a seven- Defensively, Mira Costa held a very physical the best receiver in college football. So it may The team looked much more impressive in yard run from Kennedy, but their two-point Sentinel squad to only one first down up until not have been a surprise to anyone when he the first game of the year this season. Playing conversion failed. the last minute of the first half. Inglewood took a short pass from Barkley on the first with their first top ranking since 2008, the Lawndale will visit Morningside at Coleman (0-1) finally scored on a 19-yard pass from play of the game 75 yards for a touchdown. Trojans were balanced on both sides of the Stadium in Inglewood Friday at 7 p.m. quarterback Rickie Calderon, a senior transfer Maybe it’s symbolic, but since the bowl ban ball. “If we can get the ball to Woods and The Cougars will visit Animo South Los from Hawthorne, to wide receiver Kenneth is now over, Barkley, Lee and the rest of Lee in space, we can be pretty good,” said Angeles from the CIF-L.A. City Section at Johnson. The Mustangs would answer with the Trojans chose not to wait past the first head coach Lane Kiffin. “We’re not going to the same time. three unanswered TDs in the second half until play of the game to start chasing their first win a ton of games if we’re not balanced…I Eastside Blanks Leuzinger the Sentinels scored their second touchdown championship. thought Matt did really well. He’s a couple Under first-year head coach Ronald Jenkins, late in the fourth quarter. One thing that will make the Trojans an of drops away from some big-time numbers.” Leuzinger High’s football team attempted Animo Routed Again even more dangerous team this year is their You can expect big-time numbers all season to hold down Eastside, but the Olympians Last season, the Animo Leadership High desire to get back into the limelight of college long from not only Barkley, but also Woods were finally routed 37-0 in their non-league football team was 0-10 and it already lost its football. “We’re just excited to play football and Lee as they do their best to make their opener last Friday at Leuzinger. Eastside first two games by blowout scores. At Maya again,” said a relieved Barkley after taking the mark on a season of freedom for USC. Not dominated the game, but the Olympians in Angelou High in L.A. last Saturday, the field last Saturday night. “There’s so much only are the Trojans out to prove that, given the early part were able to make key plays. Aztec-Eagles were shut out by St. Genevieve talk, especially this year, will all the rankings the opportunity, they can be the best football Eastside, located in Lancaster, was finally High from Panorama City 52-0. and the hype. This was just a good way to team in college football, but they are also out able to wear them down. Injuries are hampering Animo, but the team kick off the season and really find that rhythm to prove that the city of Los Angeles already Leuzinger was led by running back Rafael expects the return of fullback Angel Baran, and flow.” Barkley and company are hoping has its football team. Certainly, a 39-point Garlera, who ran for 50 yards on 11 carries. linebacker-running back James Hartford and that the newfound rhythm and flow will carry victory in the first game of the season is a Wide receiver Travionne Pope had four lineman Kevin Rio for its San Joaquin League them straight into the championship game good way to start. • receptions for 44 yards. Defensively, linebacker opener Saturday at 1 p.m. at Angelou High. •
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