The final score of the game in Friday night's Santa Barbara County All-Star Football Game was scored by Lompoc's DARYL AGUILAR (pictured) who ran in a safety for the South to run out the clock for a 10-8 North victory.
At Pioneer Valley High the North led 10-6 with two minutes to play but could not move the ball. On fourth-and-nine they were flagged for delay of the game with three seconds to play. So while the South sent everybody on a block attempt Aguilar went back to punt and kept on going for a two-point giveaway which only narrowed the gap while it expired the clock.
Aguilar was slated to be the North quarterback until he broke a bone in his arm and was limited to punting duty.
BENNIE GARRETT of Cabrillo was the North's second busiest ball-carrier with eight tries for nine yards. His biggest ground gainer was a 27-yard screen pass reception midway in the second quarter which led to the only TD of the game.
Defensive back GREG WATSON of Cabrillo broke up the South's final desperation pass to the end zone after a 13-play drive which brought the South inside the North 20. Also key in the defensive backfield was Lompoc's MASSON BLOW who was featured in the newspapers making an earlier similar play to Watson's.
Also on the North team was Lompoc's STEVEN MOREHART.
The North now leads the series 19-18-1.
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NOONEY, SPRINT TRIATHLON ON TV
California NCAA Division II decathlon champion ROBERT NOONEY will appear on Lompoc Locker Room, the TV Show on Monday. Nooney, who paced Chico State in the all-around event and was the champion of the California Collegiate Athletic Association, will be joined by PAM STORIE, co-organizer of the upcoming Lompoc Sprint Triathlon.
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CHURCH GETTING READY
NEW YORK -- This time, RYAN CHURCH says, he's going to return.
Church had a medical checkup Thursday and doctors cleared him to resume light cardiovascular activity, which he did during a pregame workout Friday at Shea. Church ran sprints, spent some time on a stationary bike and reported no ill effects from his post-concussion syndrome. He's now gone symptom-free for more than a week, and said he expected to resume baseball activities within a few days.
"I'm itching right now just to go out and grab a bat and jump in there," Church said. "I don't think it will take me that long to be game ready. This time around, my body feels great. I'm not fatigued, and I'm waking up and I've got energy."
Once Church does begin hitting, fielding and throwing, he will need to embark on a rehab assignment with one of the Mets' Minor League affiliates. Though Church remained optimistic that such an assignment wouldn't take long, manager Jerry Manuel said he suspected Church would need to play in roughly six or seven Minor League games. "I'll take the under on that one," Church said. "Hopefully."
Church sustained his second concussion of the year on May 20 in Atlanta. He attempted to return on two separate occasions, each of which ended with a stint on the disabled list. He is eligible to return whenever doctors clear him to do so.
"We don't want to put a timeline on when he's going to be back," general manager Omar Minaya said. "But the fact is that we're very encouraged by his progress."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com.
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