Rose rises as Culver City falls

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This Friday was black. Depressing. Deary for Culver City.

The No. 1-seeded Centaurs scored 30 or more points nine times this season. But not Friday night. They beat nine teams by a touchdown or more. But not Friday night. They won their previous 11 games this season. But not Friday night.

Antwon Moutra gazed down at the grass and spit out his mouthpiece as the other Centaurs watched St. Paul players leap, howl and hug after advancing to the Wester Division’s semifinals with a 32-26 double-overtime victory.

Truth be known, heroics were had for Culver City. Especially for one Centaur: Lowell Rose, scorer of four touchdowns. Rose, with 2.6 seconds remaining, caught the TD which set up the game-tying two-point conversion, ran in two scores in regulation and rushed in one in overtime.

Still,the Swordsmen seized the night. And the win.

-- Anthony Stitt

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