Page 12 September 20 , 2012 TORRANCE TRIBUNE Fight Off from page 4 Spartans from page 4 Trojans had just come out of a two-year bowl back here in Southern California where his the West High Warriors. The Warriors, from north high ban with nothing but national title hopes on coaching career began--but the fans that he’s the Bay League like Costa, are undefeated on If it weren’t for a tiny slip-up in the their minds. The team, led by Barkley, is so never been able to relate to sure feel that way the season and in first place in their division. opening week against Redondo in which the talented that they not only had all of Los with this loss. West high Saxons only lost by a touchdown, we would Angeles convinced that they could get there, Now Trojan fans are left wondering what’s The West High Warriors are back. Not all be marveling at how seamlessly they are but they had the rest of the coaches in the left of their season. What was once a number just back to trudge through another long and performing right now. Instead of letting that NCAA and the AP poll convinced as well. one-ranked team with hopes of a national grueling football season, but back to show the loss cloud our judgment, let’s marvel anyhow. Now the Trojans, who were held scoreless for championship running rampant across their rest of the league and the city who the best Bishop Montgomery sure is, after it got the last 41:19 of their game against Stanford, minds has now deflated to a 13 seed, seemingly football team around is. Already 2-0 to start trounced by the Saxons last Friday night by not only have another hole to climb out of, with hopes of only getting back to another the young year, the Warriors will get a taste a final score of 56-0 at Bishop Montgomery. but also have a whole world of doubt to go Rose Bowl to play on what ironically happens of the Pioneer League now before they start There’s not much to explaining how this up against going forward. Doubt that they can to be UCLA’s home turf. The talent is there play within their own Bay League in a couple game went. North scored first, they scored beat other teams within their own division, for USC. That alone is indubitable. Making of weeks. The El Segundo Eagles were up last and they scored everywhere in between. doubt that they have enough focus to get plays down the stretch when it really matters, first, but the Warriors left them in their dust. The Saxons put up 306 yards of total offense back to another BCS championship game, however, has yet to transpire for this team. So Naturally the difference in the game was in the first half and 348 yards in the whole and doubt that they are actually as good as for now, Trojan fans are left with no solace West High starting quarterback Joey Notch, who game. With 28 points in the first quarter and 126524 1 00:48but to heed the words of Kiffin and simplyDolev 28 points in the second quarter, the secondmay just be up for player of the year honors.65kev10/11/01DrunkDriving.Sunglasses.eps everyone has made them out to be. “It’s not the end of the world,” said Kiffin. “We’ll get wait for their team to get better. Until that Notch went seven for seven on passes to open half basically didn’t even need to be played. back on the plane, go home and we’ll get time, however, they must find a way to not the game, including a five-yard touchdown It’s not like Bishop Montgomery is a slouch better.” Maybe it’s not the end of the world let the sight of UCLA sitting above them in pass to open the game and another 30-yarder of a team either. “We’ve seen them on film for Kiffin, who has previously been outcast the standings drive them towards madness. to set the score to 14-0 early on. “I thought and they’ve got some good players and done from the Oakland Raiders’ and Tennessee Truly, the Trojans will live to fight on another we played well as a team,” Notch said. “We some great things the first three weeks,” North Volunteers’ head coaching positions only4.25" came out hot.” By the end of the first quarter, head coach Todd Croce explained. “It wasday, but the Stanford Cardinal has found their to conveniently find a nice, comfy home own unique way to turn the Trojan fight off. • the Warriors led by those two touchdowns to a surprise to come out and start so well.” burn out to a 21-7 lead. After a back and forth In its first three weeks of play, Bishop came second quarter that saw each team score 17 out and beat all three of its opponents. In Amanda Geiger never saw the drunk driver. points, West broke it open in the third quarter. those three victories it compiled 110 points, Barry Thomas, the Warriors’ starting running which is an average of 36.6 per game. So the Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk. back, made sure that El Segundo wouldn’t offense for the Saxons isn’t the only thing come back in this one. With two touchdowns doing its job. To hold Bishop to zero points in the third quarter alone, Thomas finished all game, the first, second and maybe even with 134 yards on just 14 carries. “I’m so third string defensive units had to be on point. tired about hearing about the West High air North starting quarterback Jorge Hernandez attack,” Thomas exclaimed. “We can run the finished with 180 yards passing and five ball too!” Thomas’ rushing touchdowns put touchdowns. He also scored on the ground,3.5" the game out of reach and the Warriors ahead rushing for a total of 59 yards. Four different 52-24. A safety in the fourth quarter would set receivers caught touchdowns, including the final score at 54-24. West, now at 3-0, is Devante Jenkins who hauled in two. Next Photo by Michael Mazzeo on a five-game winning streak dating back to up for the Saxons is West High. Both teams last year and is now really beginning to flex have been playing extremely well this season. its muscle. Already having beaten Torrance The cross-town rivalry should certainly be a High, South and North are next up on the clash of two titans. schedule for West to show just how good it torrance high has become. Bye Week • NOTE TO PUB: DO NOT PRINT INFO BELOW, FOR I.D. ONLY. 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