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USC Have Found Their Stride

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Jevone Moore
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Los Angeles, Ca – The USC Trojans had they way in air and on the ground defeating Oregon 45-20 on Homecoming at The Coliseum.

For the second game in a row running back Ronald Jones II showed off his speed and vision rushing for 171 yards with four touchdowns. Most of Jones runs looked like he was shot out of a canon threw Oregon defense.

This was a great game for Alums to come back to see then their beloved Trojans for Homecoming. October was a great month for USC coach Clay Helton who went undefeated and November started off  the same with a Victory.

Once the Trojans were winning 45-13 coach Helton flooded the field with reserves to finish off the 4th quarter, even Max Brown was in at quarterback.

Oregon normally known for their explosive offensive went three and out on their first three series to start the game. They just were not able to get things moving to allow the defense to rest before being called back on the field to stop Jones II.

It all worked out again for Sam Darnold being under center who threw for 309 yards, 2 touchdowns on 28-40 passes. He hit 10 different targets spreading the ball around, one to Oregon safety Brenden Schooler.

Receiver Deontay Burnett had a breakout game with seven catches for 87 yards and touchdown on a drive were he caught four pass on that drive in 2nd Quarter.

Oregon did manage to gain 288 total yards on offense for game lead by quarterback Justin Herbert. Earlier in the game there were few plays that Oregon wish they had back that could gave them a better start.

In first quarter Oregon big opportunity they missed a touchdown when Darren Carrington got behind Iman Marshall and dropped the pass. Right after that Jones II scored on the next series for second of the game.

This was USC fifth victory in a row, and will need all the momentum they can get to face PAC-12 only undefeated team the Washington Huskies on the road.

This victory also makes USC 6-3 being bowl eligible for the season with a chance to play in PAC-12 Championship game if few things break their way.

Trolls by DreamWorks

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Jevone Moore
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Dream Works Animation SKG Presents TROLLS Q&A with Producers and Cast in Glendale, Ca on June 23, 2016. (Photo by Jevone Moore/Full Image 360)

Glendale, Ca – DreamWorks film “TROLLS” starts tomorrow Nov. 4 for kids and adults to enjoy together at a theatre near you.

The family will love this animated comedy as they enter a colorful, wondrous world populated by hilariously unforgettable characters and discover the story of the overly optimistic Trolls. They always have a song on their lips, unless they are comically pessimistic Bergens, who are only happy when they have trolls in their stomach.

Producer Gina Shay helped bring the Trolls to life with the voices of Anna Kendrick as Poppy, Justin Timberlake as Branch and Russell Brand as Creek. There are thousand different rainbow colored friends that love to hug all day spreading joy and happiness. Kendrick described the trolls, “So ugly but cute.”

They directors of this film are Mike Mitchell & Walt Dohrn who were the perfect duo to bring such a special film to life. Justin Timberlake is main character in film but his title as Executive Music Producer brought him just as much satisfaction working on the film. This films has a 70’s funk sound theme throughout. Timberlake shared, “70’s was inspiration of Can’t Stop the Music.”

Poppy the lead, a relentlessly upbeat – if slightly naive – troll who’s father King Peppy saved his subjects from the Troll-hungry Bergens. She discovers that being true to yourself is always the best answer.

Branch is the over-cautious paranoid survivalist in Troll Village, who lives in fear of invasion from the Bergens. The only Troll in the village who doesn’t sing, dance or hug, Branch lives a disgruntled existence, constantly trying to prepare for the worst.

Creek is the most positive, supportive, reassuring Troll in all of Troll Village, approaching everything with Zen like wisdom. He’s calm collected and capable.

This movie will opens in theaters near you on November 4th, to meet more Trolls & Bergens please visit : http://www.dreamworks.com/trolls/

Narbonne Sails Past San Pedro

By
Eric Ramos
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Torrance, Ca – Narbonne scored early and often as the Gauchos defeated San Pedro, 41-3, Friday night at El Camino College. Narbonne improves to 9-0 overall and 4-0 in the Marine League. The Gauchos dominated San Pedro on both sides of the ball.

Narbonne went on a 5-play, 60-yard opening drive, which was capped by a Jalen Chatman 15-yard touchdown pass to Stephon Robinson. Chatman found Robinson again, this time for a 45-yard touchdown to give the Gauchos a 14-0 lead with 9:27 remaining in the second quarter.
“We knew we were going to be limited in possessions,” Chatman said. “So we tried to score on as many possessions as possible.”
After the Gauchos’ defense forced another punt, Chatman capped a 57-yard drive with a quarterback sneak from a yard out to extend the lead, 21-0. Chatman completed 17 of 20 passes for 312 yards and four touchdowns while adding one rushing touchdown.

“Every win against San Pedro is a big win,” Narbonne coach Manuel Douglas said. “When we play them, I’m always stressing the little things because they (San Pedro) prepare so well.”

The Narbonne defense held San Pedro to 71 total yards in the first half. Chatman continued his stellar play with a 19-yard touchdown pass to Tre Walker in the third quarter.

“There’s no drive more critical than the next one,” Douglass said to his defense at halftime. “Our defense was able to get San Pedro off the field, and that’s really what matters.”

Running back Kameron Denmark put the game out of reach with a 19-yard touchdown run to give the the gauchos a 34-3 lead with 3:56 left in the third quarter. Denmark rushed for 109 yards on 12 carries.

“I felt like I could break one on any given play,” Denmark said on his touchdown run. “It was a wide open hole and I got good blocks downfield from my receivers.”

Walker scored his second touchdown of the game on a 51-yard screen pass from Chatman to seal the win with 23 seconds left in the third quarter. Walker finished with 128 yards on seven receptions.

“The coaches did a great job of game planning,” Denmark said. “We moved the ball effectively on offense and mixed in the running game with the passing game.”

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USC Ground Game Goes Wild On Cal

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Jevone Moore
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Los Angeles, Ca – USC finds a running game with Ronald Jones II who set the tone for the game on their first offensive play that went for 61 yards in 45-24 victory over Cal Bears.

The ground attack opened up this game USC in the first half rushing for 260 yards. Ronald Jones II was key running back who was gaining yards in large chunks to set up their offense.

USC had 398 total rushing yards, with normal starter Justin Davis who was out due to injury but was on front cover of the game program.

The teams may have come into tonight’s game with identical 4-3 records overall, USC was clearly the better team. Even when look at percentages USC has won 70% of their games on Thursday.

Cal had won the coin flip but USC went up 14-0 before they could even think about getting on the scoreboard.

Turnovers were a big help to get Cal’s offense on track, they scored their first 10 points of game off fumbles. Without the short fields Cal could just not sustain a drive on defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast defense.

Davis Webb was Cal only option that was working a little bit, hitting 11 different receivers for 333 yards. Playing catch up all game Webb could only manage two touchdowns for the Bears.

The crowd started to walk out early in fourth quarter with 42-24 Trojans lead when the rain rolled back in open stadium.

Cal’s front seven gave Sam Darnold all day in the pocket managing only one sack. Darnold did make some freshman mistakes but USC was up by two score lead almost all game it didn’t affect the game outcome. He finished with 5 touchdowns pass and 231 yards for a solid game.

USC Offensive Coordinator Tee Martin has began to catch a nice rhythm as a play caller.

Next the USC Trojans will take their four game winning streak at home against the Oregon Ducks who have had their own challenges this season.

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Pac-12 Football Players of the Week 8

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Press Release
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Pac-12 Logos of Pac-12 North, Pac-12 South
Pac-12 Logos of Pac-12 North, Pac-12 South

Pac-12 Football Players of the Week 8

Offensive: Joe Williams, Sr., RB, Utah
• Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week Joe Williams set the Utah single-game rushing record with 332 yards on 29 carries (11.4 average) in the Utes’ 52-45 win at UCLA.
• The senior’s 332 yards is the fourth-best single-game rushing total in Pac-12 history and the best in the FBS this year.
• Williams tied the school record for rushing touchdowns in a game with four.

Defensive: Tedric Thompson, Sr., DB, Colorado
• In CU’s 10-5 win over Stanford, senior Tedric Thompson made two interceptions, the first at the end of the first half and the second with just under 7 minutes left in the game, returning the latter 30 yards to set up a field goal.
• He also had five tackles (two solo), a third down stop and a touchdown save.
• Thompson’s first pick at the time also extended Colorado’s nation-leading streak to 21 games forcing at least one turnover, but CU went on to force three more.

Special Teams: Robert Taylor, Jr., DB/KR, Washington State
• In his lone kickoff return, Robert Taylor ran 100 yards for the touchdown in WSU’s 37-32 win at Arizona State.
• Taylor’s touchdown return was the first by a WSU player since 2003 when Sammy Moore had one at Colorado. The Courgars went on to score the game’s next 28 points.

ALSO NOMINATED:
Offensive: Davis Webb, CAL; Phillip Lindsay, COLO; Tim Cook, OSU; Nate Iese, UCLA; Luke Falk, WSU;
Defensive: Jordan Kunaszyk, CAL; DJ Calhoun, ASU; Takkarist McKinley, UCLA; Jordan Fogal, UTAH; Shalom Luani, WSU
Special Teams: Tim White, ASU; Jake Bailey, STAN; Ishmael Adams, UCLA; Andy Phillips, UTAH;

2016 PAC-12 FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

 OffensiveDefensiveSpecial Teams
Oct. 24Joe Williams, UTAHTedric Thompson, COLORobert Taylor, WSU
Oct. 17Phillip Lindsay, COLOSolomon Thomas, STANZane Gonzalez, ASU
Oct. 10Jake Browning, WASHMarcus Ball, ASUZane Gonzalez, ASU
Oct. 3Davis Webb, CALPsalm Wooching, WASHDavis Price, COLO
Sept. 26Steven Montez, COLOSolomon Thomas, STANZane Gonzalez, ASU
Sept. 19Chad Hansen, CALTreston Decoud, OSUZane Gonzalez, ASU
Sept. 12Kalen Ballage, ASUSunia Tauteoli, UTAHAdoree’ Jackson, USC
Sept. 5Sefo Liufau, COLOTroy Dye, OREMitch Wishnowsky, UTAH

UCLA Can’t Keep Up With Utah

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Jevone Moore
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UTAH Utes vs UCLA Bruins at Rose Bowl on October 22, 2016. (Photo by Jevone Moore/Full Image 360)
UTAH Utes vs UCLA Bruins at Rose Bowl on October 22, 2016. (Photo by Jevone Moore/Full Image 360)

Pasadena, CA – UCLA leveraged their house on Mike Fafaul who dropped back to pass 76 times in 52-45 loss to Utah at the Rose Bowl.

The game plan was clear for the Bruins throw the ball and use Fafaul athleticism to try and get back into the win column after two straight losses. Fafaul threw for 464 yards, completed 40/70, 5 touchdowns and disappointing 4 interceptions.

Utah caught fire with their ground game rushing for 360 yards for the game. Joe Williams lead the way with 332 yards on 29 carries with 4 touchdowns. Williams coming back after retiring for 28 days from the team. Last week was first game action versus Oregon State rushed for 179 yards and a touchdown.

The Bruins defense had the pressure of keeping the team close to win. The front seven didn’t have the right alignment to stop the B gap runs. They were able to sack the quarterback 5 times which was a season high.

Ucla could have used this type of offensive explosion in previous games. 45 points tied the Bruins highest point total in a game. Fans will wonder what if the Rosen had playbook of pass happy what could he do?

Utah with the win today will be the home of ESPN Gameday when they face off against undefeated Washington Huskies.

Quarterback Troy Williams was needed as a game manager against Ucla. This upcoming week the spotlight will be shining bright. Just two seasons ago Williams was under center for the Huskies before leaving the program for a local junior college. Santa Monica College was his team that he led to 11-0 season before accepting a scholarship with Utah. Williams was asked about Huskie game, “That game is finally here, I been waiting for it for two years,”

Jim Mora spoke about the negatives and tried to reach for some positives to push his team forward. He said he was still impress with his team coming off two losses and giving up but still fighting today.

So after this bye week the Bruins will face the red hot Colorado Buffaloes team. They have four games to play and need to win three to be bowl eligible. Not bowling will be disappointing and they will lose out on much needed extra two weeks of practice.

LA Sparks 2016 WNBA Champions

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Jevone Moore
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Photo by Brian Few Jr.

Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles Sparks took the WNBA Championship in game 5 on the Minnesota Lynx court 77-76 with Nneka Ogwumike basket with 3.1 seconds.

These two teams have been on this collision course all year from their first matchup in regular season. At that time both teams were undefeated and gave each other their first loss on other teams home court.

It was safe to say both teams knew they could win on their opponent’s home floor. This was Lynx first time losing two games at home in the playoffs to same team.

WNBA deserves some credit for be a pioneer in changing the playoff format to put best teams into the playoff regardless of conference. This year the two best teams in WNBA just happen to be in the Western Conference, so previously this game would not have been on this big ESPN stage.

They WNBA MVP’s filled the court from this year Nneka Ogwumike, Maya Moore 2014, and Candace Parker 2013 all on display. Fans will talk about this five game series for years to come.

Parker was named playoffs MVP and final got that elusive title that haunted her legacy. She took over the game like a true champion scoring a game high 28 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. After game an emotional Parker said, “This is for Pat (Summitt).”

Sparks General Manager Penny Toler weathered the storms of underachieving teams with high expectations. Her master plan bringing in head coach Brian Agler two seasons ago from the Seattle Storm was part of winning recipe.

Now the Staples Center will raise a LA Sparks banner to hang with their back to back banners from 2001 and 2002. No one can take away this magical season it will go down in history.

LA Sparks Can’t Close The Door

By
Suga Brown-Faal
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WNBA Finals 2016: Minnesota Lynx vs Los Angeles Sparks game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Ca on October 16, 2016. (Photo by Jevone Moore/Full Image 360)
WNBA Finals 2016: Minnesota Lynx vs Los Angeles Sparks game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Ca on October 16, 2016. (Photo by Jevone Moore/Full Image 360)

Los Angeles, Ca – The Los Angeles Sparks almost touched the symbolic brass ring of victory but Minnesota Lynx had other plans. Robbing Los Angeles of the win in the last 10 seconds of the game Sparks 79 Lynx 95.

If you were fortunate enough to get tickets to this series you got your money’s worth out of it. The battle between these two identically matched teams with incredible athleticism, strategist, drive, hunger and a touch of street ball flash provided jaw dropping wow factor. No matter which team you were rooting for you had to admit they were great games.

Game four thus far was the best of them all because you really had no idea of where the game was going. By the end of the first quarter the Lynx only had a two point lead and had hit none of their 3 pointers. During the same quarter the Sparks were killing it in the paint and at one point had a five point lead. The lead changed five times and had seven ties.

 Los Angeles not being a seasoned playoff team at times were struggling to keep their composure and their emotions in check, especially when Kristi Toliver caught her third personal foul in the first quarter.

 The Sparks at several highlight moments like when Chelsea Gray being 4/4 at the free-throw line, having five players in double digits Nneka Ogwumike, Candace Parker, Alana Beard, Kristi Toliver, and Chelsea Gray.

If I had to sum this game up in a single sentence it would be, “Fast break points and hard rebounding bought the Minnesota Lynx a flight back to their home court.”

 They finished with a grand total of 41 rebounds and 13 of those belong to Sylvia Fowles. Even though Maya Moore had five turnovers she more than compensated for it by scoring 31 points.

When coach Agler was asked how do you feel about this loss he responded that he was proud of this team for putting up a fight from beginning to end and he had saw the growth in them with each new experience. The pressing question is have they gathered enough experience to go back to Minnesota on Thursday to close this series out and win the title WNBA champions?

Los Angeles Sparks Kick The Doors Open

By
Suga Brown-Faal
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WNBA Finals 2016: Minnesota Lynx vs Los Angeles Sparks game at Galen Center in Los Angeles, Ca on October 14, 2016. (Photo by Jevone Moore/Full Image 360)

Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles Sparks won game three of the WNBA Finals against the Minnesota Lynx 92-75. We all found out that luck be a lady tonight and guess what … she’s a Sparks fan.

After the devastating loss the Lynx dealt the Sparks in game two, I don’t think any of us were expecting tonight’s performance we got especially Minnesota. The Sparks rocked the Lynx’s world like a bad ocean storm.  Nneka Ogwumike 21 points, 3 steals and 9 rebounds and Candace Parker 24 points, 9 rebounds were the tsunamis just pure death and destructions. The Sparks had a 15 point lead at the end of the first quarter. Whatever was left standing had to take on a barrage of crashing wave like attacks from Essence Carson 16 points and Alana Beard 15 points.

The Sparks out rebounded the Lynx defensively and offensively and only after the Lynx got in on the rebound party were they able to chip away at the Sparks lead. Maya Moore  9 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assist really spearheaded the mission to get Minnesota back in the game. In addition to the rebounding Minnesota increased their defense ferocity to make Los Angeles work for every shot. But just like the high winds in a storm the Sparks came out of the half ready to right the wrongs of their past, making sure not to lose the fierceness of a strong first half.

The Sparks defense had the Lynx in a three point drought in the third. All the while Essence Carson hits all 4 of her 3 pointers. She took advantage of the fact that all eyes would be on Nneka and Candace leaving her with the opportunity to find her comfort zone from three point country to have her way. The Lynx also offered up more than their fair share of turnovers. Los Angeles had no problem taking those uncontested rebounds and turning them into 2nd chance points and turnovers into fast-break points. Rebekkah Brunson 14 points and Sylvia Fowles 14 points contributed what they could but at the end they couldn’t match the Sparks effort.

As the Sparks prepare to host one more home game before traveling back to Minnesota they were asked what do they think they’ll need to win game 4 and their response collectively was to be able to make and all necessary adjustments defensively or offensively at a moments notice, maintain high energy and effort for all 4 quarters and control the things they have power to control. With the win the Sparks have two wins under their belt which should make Minnesota uneasy. But let’s see if Los Angeles has rattled Minnesota’s nerves enough to crush their spirit Sunday night.

Post Game Press Conference Click Below

Sparks Coach Agler

Sparks Carson & Parker

Lynx Coach Reeve

Lynx Moore & Fowles

Hawkins Still Flying High

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Jevone Moore
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High School Football Hawkins Hawks vs Dorsey Dons game action on October 13, 2016. (Photo by Jevone Moore/Full Image 360)

Los Angeles, Ca – The game was tied 21-21 with 3.5 seconds left on the clock when Hawkins kicker Brandon Sanchez #20 stepped up and nailed a 27 yards field goal for the victory 24-21 over Dorsey.

A Dorsey fumble with 3:54 started of the Hawkins final drive that used great clock management and few key plays to set up the kick.

Being in this situation before Hawkins gave the ball to running back Greg Johnson to place ball on the right hash with confidence in going for the win on Sanchez leg again.

The Dorsey Dons were looking for payback on Homecoming, from last year overtime defeat that ended in similar fashion with 50 yard Sanchez kick.

The intensity of this game was already turnt up, then by kickoff the like of Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh, USC’s Clay Helton, Cal’s Greg Burns and Jacob Peeler, Arizona’s Tony Dews, and Washington’s Jimmy Lake.

Johnson who is already verbally committed to Arizona played a solid game rushing 29 times for 190 yards. When Hawkins needed a big play Johnson was there with his legs and hands.

The fi30 News players of the game was kick returner / slot receiver Joseph Branch who returned a kick for a 86 yards touchdown in the second half and 21-13 lead. “I dropped it and knew I had to score,” said Branch “we don’t drop kick returns”

On the last Dorsey touchdown 21-19 coach Charles Mincy elected to go for 2pt conversion that was unsuccessful.

At the time looked like a big fail, his faith in his defense served well series later when a deep punt placed Hawkins on their own 5 yard line. Then the Dons pressure forced a safety due to intentional grounding call and 21-21 tie.

Few plays later with Dorsey looking for the win and having the ball in Jerman Gotoy hand at quarterback. Then came that vital third fumble of the game that lead to the loss.

Now Hawkins remains unbeaten at 7-0 and will host LA High Friday, October 21 at 7 p.m. Dorsey will play Crenshaw at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Saturday, October 22 at 10 a.m.

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