HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK

Quarterback Terry Furlow of Palmdale is keeping a stiff upper lip and an even stiffer lower lip.

On the third play of the season, Furlow had his lower lip split open against Barstow, but he remained in the game to lead the Falcons to a 14-12 victory.

Furlow’s numbers weren’t great. He completed six of 17 passes for 111 yards. But it wasn’t bad considering Palmdale coaches said they could see Furlow’s teeth through a gaping hole in his lip.

Furlow kept his chin strap on throughout the game to control the bleeding, then had eight stitches.

“He’s a tough kid,” Coach Jeff Williams said.

Furlow was even tougher on Kennedy, the Falcons’ opponent last week.

He passed for 344 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for three touchdowns in a 44-44 intersectional tie. His last two rushing touchdowns and a two-point conversion run helped Palmdale (1-0-1) rally from a 44-29 deficit.

“That kid is a heck of an athlete,” Kennedy assistant Fred Grimes said.