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C12 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1996 LOS ANGELES TIMES, ili i. 1 I 1 ill iii. iii. 1 jo Hi li THE HIGH SCHOOLS DANAHADDAD Morimune Blames His Bosses for Gaffe In 21 years as a football coach at Oxnard High, Wesley Morimune said he has survived more than his share of blind-side tackles. When you're a Yellowjacket, the world is the enemy.

But the latest blow might be enough to cause his resignation. School officials Friday told Morimune that Yellowjacket defensive back Adrian Maciel was ineligible. Oxnard will forfeit eight games, dropping its record to 1-8, 1-5 in Channel League play. "I don't know if I'm going to resignj," he said. "But I certainly don't have any confidence in the people above me.

"The team has worked so hard if v-o- I V-'-. --A nun i una and everything has been taken away because of some paperwork BS. I'm still trying to wake up to the whole situation." The Yel-lo wjackets would have been on the Morimune If 11 i. Associated Press Cal State Northridge's Jerome Henry breaks into the open field after getting a block from Paul Sauter (50) on Idaho State defender Travis Hansen on Saturday night. verge of winning their first league title in 10 seasons after a 35-27 victory over first-place Dos Pueblos on Friday night.

They entered the week with a record of 6-0-2, 4-0-1. Morimune had made several inquiries into Maciel's eligibility after the junior transferred in August from Santa 'Clara High, a transfer that apparently had been approved by the Southern Section through open enrollment Circumstances of Maciel's disqualification were still unclear Saturday. But Morimune suspects an administrative error and possible meddling from another school. "The grapevine's pretty hot around here," he said. "The coaches were somewhat aware that something was going on.

In August, I questioned my vice principal Larry Brown about Maciel. I went through the normal protocol, from the athletic director on up, and they said there was no problem. So I went back to coaching. Our administration completely screwed up." Oxnard Principal Daisy Tatum did not return phone calls Idaho State Falls Short ofCSUNs son record of 135. 1 1 1 Still, the 57-yarder was no long- Big Sky: Northridge survives shootout, 42-40, when Bengals' 57-yard field-goal attempt in final minute is a few yards shy of the crossbar.

Ferrell's 57-yard field-goal attempt fell a few yards short with 32 seconds remaining. Earlier, the Matadors helped the Bengals drive down the field by committing three personal foul penalties. Then freshman quarterback Shane Griggs was about to be sacked by Herman Santiago on a third-and-goal play. But Griggs somehow escaped and raced 11 yards for a touchdown to cut the lead to 42-40 with 3V4 minutes left. The Matadors appeared to clinch the victory with a long pass from Aaron Flowers to Cameron Perry.

But Perry was stripped of the ball by Jarmaine Johns. After a long discussion, officials ruled neither team gained possession as the ball rolled into the end zone. Idaho State was awarded the ball at its 18, the spot where Perry fumbled, with 3:08 left. The Bengals drove to the Northridge 31 but Marc Goodson sacked Griggs for a nine-yard loss, forcing Ferrell's desperation kick. "I just came in untouched," Goodson said.

"I only blitzed twice that game and I got him." It was the last of Goodson's 15 tackles, setting a Northridge sea- shot. Earlier Ferrell made a 51 yarder with yards to spare. "When games come down to one play, it's part of football, but it also comes down to character," said Flowers, who completed 17 of 28 passes for 431 yards and two touchdowns. "No one can question our character." "We're winners, it doesn't master how it happened," Coach Dav Baldwin said. "We were able to do it in a year and a half when nobody outside1 of Please fore a crowd of 6,006.

Playing without wide receiver David Romines and running back Norman Clarke, both sidelined by injuries, the Matadors saw a nine-point fourth quarter lead almost evaporate in surreal fashion in the Big Sky Conference game. Northridge (6-4, 3-3) wasn't assured victory and its first winning season since 1990 until James By MICHAEL LAZARUS TIMES STAFF WRITER POCATELLO, Idaho-It would have been too cruel to deny the Cal State Northridge football team a winning season. Not after what happened in the final minutes of a 42-40 victory over Idaho State on Saturday night at Holt Arena be Singled out? The Oxnard team Please see PREPS, C13 c. If 1.1 zy Matadors Stay Perfect in Big Sky Volleyball: Northridge finishes 14-0 after sweep over Cal State Sacramento. NORTHRIDGE The Cal State Northridge women's volleyball team completed an unbeaten Big Sky Conference regular season and extended its winning streak to 10 matches Saturday night by defeating Cal State Sacramento, 15-5, 15-5, 15-7, at Northridge.

The Matadors (18-9, 14-0 in conference) earned the right to host the Big Sky tournament Nov. 21-23. The winner of the tournament earns the conference's automatic berth in the NCAA Championships. Middle blocker Getty Dimitro-va led Northridge with 20 kills, four blocks and a career-best 11 digs. Nancy Ma added 19 kills and 14 digs, and Amy Gillis had a career-best 22 digs.

Northridge, winner of 18 of its last 19 matches, held Sacramento (20-9, 10-4) to a .143 hitting percentage, the 10th consecutive Matador opponent to be limited to no better than a .189 percentage. The Matadors have won their last seven home matches. 1 I EL JILL CONNELLY Angeles Times Valley College's Marcus Harvey gets tackled by Moorpark's Ken Amato, left, and Rick Pitts. Moorpark Can't Kick, Valley Wins WSC Southern Division: Punting mistakes start Monarchs' third-quarter rally in 44-23 victory. quarter.

The first key play came 4 minutes 46 seconds into the second half when Valley's Henry Bell tackled punter Tim Wolleck for a safety, tying the score, 16-16. On the second play after the ensuing free kick, Marcus Harvey ran 45 yards for a touchdown and a 23-16 lead. Harvey, who had 85 yards in 17 Please see JC, C14 and turned a close game into a 44-23 rout that gave the Monarchs at least a tie for the Western State Conference Southern Division title. The Monarchs (8-1, 5-0 in division play), ranked fourth in the state, trailed, 16-14, at the half but turned up the heat in the third By FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ TIMES STAFF WRITER VAN NUYS-Then came the third quarter. Valley College took advantage of Moorpark mistakes after halftime FRANK WIESE Lm Angeles Time Cal State Northridge setter Heather Hofmans celebrates a point in Saturday's Big Sky Conference match against Sacramento..