TORRANCE TRIBUNE September 3, 2015 Page 5 Up and Adam Saxons Start off on Bad Note By Adam Serrao, asixlion@earthlink.net The wait is finally over. That’s right, there are no more recaps or summaries of the football teams from around Torrance: now it’s the real deal. With a 7:00pm game last Friday night at Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, the North High Saxons finally kicked off this year’s High School football regular season. All of the hype this year is surrounding North High and their standout, do-it-all player, Mique Juarez. Despite the buildup and excitement around the team, however, Juarez and the Saxons ran into a better opponent. After taking a 20-7 lead at the half, Redondo held on tightly for a 26-21 victory over North in the first game of this year’s football regular season. The Saxons have not statistically been good when matched up against the Bay League’s Redondo Sea Hawks in the past. Over the last 10 games, North has gone 3-7 against the opponent that they faced last week. That being said, last year told a different story for head coach Croce and his team as the Saxons pulled out a 13-10 win over Redondo. There was no such luck this season. Behind the running skills of the Sea Hawk’s Jermar Jefferson, Redondo was able to give North High fits all night long. Things got a little messy for the Saxons early on. Towards the beginning of the first quarter is when Jefferson began flashing for Redondo, breaking off a 16-yard run that would ultimately set up a touchdown run from the Sea Hawks quarterback, Jacob Silvera. Before the Saxons could answer, Redondo blocked a punt and ran it back for another touchdown, making it 14-0 all before the first quarter had even come to an end. Trailing by two touchdowns early, Juarez finally came alive for North. A 22-yard completion to his wide receiver, Justin Allmond, landed the Saxons at the 1-yard line. Juarez handled it from there as he dove into the end zone to finally get his team on the board. Jefferson wouldn’t let Juarez steal the show, however. On the ensuing kickoff, Redondo’s running back turned kickoff returner took the ball 90-yards for a touchdown, responding immediately to North’s lone scoring opportunity. “It felt great because I’m a sophomore,” Jefferson said with a grin on his face. “I thought varsity was going to be harder for me, but I picked it up.” The monster play from Jefferson ended the first half at 20-7 in favor of the Sea Hawks. The Saxons, Juarez, and his go-to receiver, Allmond came out of the half determined to get back into the game. That’s exactly what they did. Midway through the third quarter, Juarez tossed a bomb downfield to his receiver. 66-yards later, Allmond came down with the ball, finding the end zone to pull the Saxons to within six points at 20-14. Redondo, noticing North’s intensity to start the second half, played ball control and did its best to eat time off of the scoreboard. While running all of the third quarter and most of the fourth quarter off the clock, the Sea Hawks were also able to score a late STARS & STRIPES A M E R I C A N M A D E C L O T H I N G S T O R E COME CHECK US OUT! GREAT CLOTHING INCLUDING DENIM, HATS, BAGS, SHOES AND MORE 1107 Van Ness Ave.Torrance, CA 90501 • 310.320-3207 LEE 101 USA, WOOLRICH, SAVE KHAKI, MINNETONKA MOCCASIN, PENNY, JAN SPORT, DULUTH, REYN SPOONER, TRETORN, BALL, BURTON, STANCE, RAINBOW SANDALS, FILSON, TEVA, NEW YORK HAT, PADDY WAX, RICHER & POORER, SCHOTT USA, STRATHTAY Open Mondays through Saturdays Noon to 6pm One Last Year for a Legend By Adam Serrao, asixlion@earthlink.net He’s no longer the voice of the Dodgers, he is the voice of the game of baseball itself. With that said, Vin Scully brought the baseball world both good and bad news last week, in that order. Last Friday night, during a live telecast, the 87-year-old Dodgers announcer “No matter how old he gets in years, Vin Scully will certainly remain young and live on in the hearts and minds of Dodgers fans today and in the future.” relayed to the world that he will return next year to announce the game of baseball. It will mark his 67th season behind the microphone. Just one day later, however, Scully related that while he will return, it will most likely be his last season doing that which he loves to do most. My personal reaction when hearing of the news was likely like most people’s. First I was, of course, excited, though I just sort of expected him to be back. He’s been announcing Dodger baseball longer than I’ve even been alive so there was a certain expectation that when I went to turn on a Dodger game next year - well - he’d just be there. My second reaction when hearing that it would be his last year was more a mix of hopefulness and frustration for and at the Dodgers. It’s been since 1988 and when I have to start doing the math in my head to figure out that it’s been 27 years since the last championship, you know it’s been too long. The team better win this year - or next year - or both, to send good-ol’ Vin off on a high note. Just think, to do the same job over and over again for 67 years straight. Truly, an accomplishment and even saying that is an understatement. Think of things that he has seen; the things that he has announced. The 1953 World Series. At age 25, Scully became the youngest to ever call a World Series game. 1956 - Don Larsen threw a perfect game. 1965 - Sandy Koufax threw a perfect game. 1974 - Scully was in the booth to witness Hank Aaron’s 715th home run. 1986 - The Dodgers weren’t involved, but Scully called the ‘86 World Series where Bill Buckner had the ball sneak in between his legs. 1988 - Of course, Kirk Gibson’s shot heard ‘round the world. Frankly, there wasn’t much history after that since the Dodgers have been so awful, but who could forget 2004 when Steve Finley hit a Grand Slam against the Giants to get the Dodgers into the playoffs. Or Manny Ramirez out See Saxons, page 8 See Legend, page 8
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