Palisades 20, Van Nuys 6 : KEY PLAYS

A 20-yard field goal by Palisades’ Jerritt Elliott with five seconds left in the first half made the score, 10-0. . . .In the first quarter, Palisades’ quarterback Mark Thau connected with Terry Smith on a 19-yard touchdown pass play. . . .Palisades’ running back Demetrius Hankins ran three yards for a score with 49 seconds left in the third quarter. . . .Van Nuys’ running back Lou Vann scored on a two-yard dive with 2:49 remaining in the game.

KEY PLAYERS

Quarterback Mark Thau (P) completed 12 of 22 passes for 190 yards and 1 touchdown. Wide receiver Terry Smith (P) caught 5 passes for 72 yards and 1 touchdown. Kicker Jerritt Elliott (P) kicked two field goals and two extra points. Quarterback Lyle Oswalt (VN) came off the bench in the second half and completed 6 of 10 passes for 77 yards. Running back Randy Brown (VN) carried 12 times for 63 yards and caught 3 passes for 35 yards.