TORRANCE TRIBUNE February 11, 2016 Page 3 16-1410ps_sby-ie-16-009 ©2016 lacmta New Line 501 from NoHo to Pasadena Starting March 1, 2016, look for the all-new Metro bus Line 501, o=ering Express service from North Hollywood to Pasadena. Save up to 20 minutes on your commute as you ?y down the carpool lane on the 134 Freeway with limited stops and easy connections to partner transit services and Bob Hope Airport. For detailed timetables or to plan your trip, visit metro.net/line501. Metro Eases Tra;c Everyone knows that congestion is bad, but we really can improve the way we get around. Right now, Metro is easing tra;c by delivering 1.4 million rides each day. And we’re planning future relief all over LA County by adding more bus and rail service, >xing freeway bottlenecks, funding local road improvements and updating our strategic transportation vision. We’ve come a long way in a short amount of time, but we still have so much more to do. Let’s get it done, together. Learn more about The Plan at metro.net/theplan. New TAP Website At the all-new taptogo.net, you can load your card, register for free balance protection, see if you’re quali>ed for a reduced fare and search for a TAP vendor near you. Visit taptogo.net and unlock the full potential of your TAP card. Metro Seeks Input on 2017 Fiscal Year Budget Metro’s annual budget sets transportation priorities across Los Angeles County for the coming year. Before the budget goes to the Board of Directors in May, Metro will review the budget process, highlight themes and gather comments at its regular Regional Service Council Meetings in March and May. For meeting information or to provide your comments, go to metro.net/budgetcomments. metro.net @metrolosangeles losangelesmetro Manning Manages, Defense Defeats By Adam Serrao Yee-haw! The old sheriff hopped on his white bronco and rode it off into the sunset. Right when you doubted him, the 39-year-old quarterback for the Denver Broncos led his team to a 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers in last Sunday nights Super Bowl 50. Well, Peyton Manning didn’t really lead the team. The defense did, all night long. But you have to believe that his presence under center in what was very likely the last game of his entire career gave everyone on the Broncos that much more motivation to dig deeper, play harder, and sweat-out just one last game. In the end, it worked. Now Manning is a two-time Super Bowl champion and the oldest quarterback to ever start, and then win, an NFL championship. With 194 yards of total offense, the Broncos tallied the fewest yards ever of any other Super Bowl champion in NFL history. That, alone, will tell you the story of the game. It wasn’t Manning, coming out of the locker room guns-a-blazin’, slinging the football all around the field like it was a shootout in the Old West. There were even times in the fourth quarter when Denver was desperate for a first down on third-and-long that Manning, instead of throwing the ball, simply took the snap from under center and handed it to his running back, C.J. Anderson, for a modest gain of one or maybe two yards. “We weren’t going out there to throw it 50 times and do those types of things,” Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak explained. “Peyton knew that. He hung in there and just kept battling for us. He knew what it would take for us to win this championship.” Anderson finished the night with 90 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries while Manning threw for 141 yards on just 23 attempts. It wasn’t either of those players that won a game that featured exactly zero passing touchdowns. It was the Denver defense that won the championship. I’ll spare you the cliché that defense wins championships - although I immediately just went back on my promise. Von Miller totaled six tackles on the night to go along with 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. He was the MVP and caused havoc almost every single time the ball was snapped. “It wasn’t about me,” Miller said. “I just wanted to play at a level that would influence my team to play to the best of their abilities.” They certainly did. The entire Broncos defensive front had Cam Newton on his back all night, leading to one of the worst (if not the worst) games that Carolina and this year’s MVP have played all season long. “We were able to get pressure on the quarterback and make the team one dimensional,” defensive end Spencer Ware said. Ware was a major catalyst in that effort, but so were players like Derek Wolfe, Brandon Marshall, Danny Trevathan, Malik Jackson and many more who combined to form what might go down as one of the best defenses in the history of football. If not, they certainly played the part when they needed to the most against what was the NFL’s highest scoring offense this season. 10 points. That’s all that the Denver defense allowed a team that averaged 31.3 points in the regular season and 40 during the playoffs. The Panthers all but annihilated the Seattle Seahawks Divisional Round and then danced all over Carson Palmer and the Arizona Cardinals in the Championship Round to make it to the Super Bowl. Denver was a different beast, though. The Broncos completely took away the run game of Carolina (who’s leading rusher was Newton with 45 yards), forced them into 12 penalties on the night, four turnovers, and one missed field goal. “We picked a really bad day to have a meltdown,” Panthers tight end Greg Olson relented. “Right when we started to get something going, something bad would happen.” Maybe the biggest reason for that was because Cam looked flat. Mainly because he was being steamrolled by Broncos defenders all night. The typical flashy smile and cool, calm demeanor was literally non-existent from the start of the game and the only dancing being done was by Broncos defenders as they returned fumbles into the end zone for touchdowns. He was nervous. The Broncos had been to the Super Bowl before. Almost everyone on the team had. The Panthers, on the other hand, had no clue what they were getting themselves into. In the end, it was Manning managing the game and the Denver defense winning it. With the win, Peyton became the first starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl with two different teams. The defense tied a Super Bowl record with seven sacks on the night and while Newton only threw 15 incompletions during the team’s first two games of the postseason, he threw 20 in one game against Denver. He had only been hit three times in the first two rounds of the playoffs against Seattle and Arizona. He was hit 10 times against Denver. In three postseason games for the Broncos, they went against Cam, Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger, who threw a combined 92 regular season touchdowns. The trio combined for just one touchdown pass against Denver. In addition to the players, don’t forget to give defensive coordinator and former head coach, Wade Phillips, all of the credit in the world. • Up and Adam Torrance Tanking at the Wrong Time By Adam Serrao Right when it looked like the Torrance High boys basketball team had the Pioneer League locked up, they hit what has appeared to be a string of late season bad luck. Only two games remain in regular season, yet for the first time in league play all year, the Tartars have experienced a losing streak to take their record down to 6-2 in league play. The two straight losses gives the team their first losses of the year within their own league, all in the same week. The Tartars bad luck began last Wednesday night when they welcomed the Leuzinger Olympians into their home gym. Leuzinger, attempting to make a late playoff push and climb up in the Pioneer League standings themselves, certainly came to play. “The key was our defensive pressure,” Leuzinger coach Arturo Jones explained. “Our defensive pressure on their guards was a lot better than the last time we played them.” That last time that Jones spoke of saw Torrance go on the road to beat the Olympians by a final score of 56-45 in what seemed like a relatively simple matchup. This time around, it was anything but. Damani Washington put up 19 points to lead the way for Leuzinger and teammate Davion Crowder put up 11 as the Olympians held the Tartars off down the stretch for a 55-54 victory that gave Leuzinger their fourth win in a row. Just two days later, the Tartars went on the road to visit North High with the intent of turning their fortunes around. A victory would have clinched the Pioneer League title for the Tartars, but cross-town rival North High and their starting power forward, Isaiah Holmes, had much different plans in mind. The Saxons held a 12 point lead in the first half of play before going into the break clinging to a 34-27 advantage. The Tartars weren’t done yet. A 14-0 run in the third quarter brought Torrance all the way back and actually gave the team a 47-43 lead. North’s defense kicked into gear shortly thereafter, however, holding coach Paul Nitake’s club to just five fourth quarter points. “We like playing our big guy, but North is so fast-paced,” Nitake explained. Ultimately, it was that fast-paced tempo that ruled the day for the Saxons. “We have to be fast,” Holmes said. “That’s how we play our game.” Holmes finished his game with 12 points, 12 rebounds, two blocks, and four steals to lead the way on the night for North. Meanwhile, Giovanni Jackson once again starred for the Tartars with 17 points. Justin Hino added 13. The logjam in the Pioneer League standings has now gotten just a bit tighter with only two games remaining in the regular season. Centennial, North, and Leuzinger are now only one game back of Torrance High (16-9, 6-2) going into the last week of play. Fortunately for Torrance, they close out the season with a game against West High, but Centennial, who is right on their heels, will See Up and Adam, page 9 SENIOR DAYS FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2016 $.99 cent games $.99 cent shoe rental $2.99 lunch specials MONDAY – FRIDAY 9:00 AM THROUGH 5:00 PM For more information please call Charlotte at charlotte@pvbowl.com; or 310.326.5120
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