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DIVISION I: Bishop flicks in the winner past a traffic jam of players to deny the .Aztecs a title.By LOWELL BENNINKThe Orange County RegisterFULLERTON - It wasn’t the hardest of shots nor the prettiest — it barely got past the traffic jam of players in front of the net.But Nick Bishop's chance only had to be accurate. And the Temecula Valley senior’s shot was certainly that, finding the back of the net in the 52nd minute to give the Golden Bears a 1-0 victory over Esper-anza in the CIF Southern Section Division I championship Saturday at Cal State Fullerton.The title was the second for Temecula Valley, which won the Small Schools Division in 1991. The Aztecs were appearing in their fifth championship game under Coach Kino Oaxaca“I thought we played well, Oaxaca said. “I thought it was an evenly matched game We made one mistake, and it cost us the game and it cost us theduunpioaship.’’The goal was set up by Jeff Lange, who pounded the ball inside the box from about 50 yards out. Esperanza goalie Luke Sargent moved out after the ball, trying to pick it out of the crowd in front of him before it became trouble.But Bishop was already inside the group and as Sargent came out, Bishop touched it past him.He beat the goalie to it and flicked it by him, said Temecula Valley coach Rob Skinner. Big games are won that way. I was talking to the team telling them that something like that wins big games like thisIn the first half, both team? had golden scoring opportun ites robbed by great defensiveplay*|''',.’ X Z. \ IIn the 11th minute, Esperan-za’s Matt McNally took a hard shot from the left side of the box. But Temecula goalie Brian Kemble deflected then fell on the ball for the samein the J2nd minute, Sammer Mudawar drilled a shot from JO yards out Again, Kemble made the save — this time leaping sideways through the air to pull the baU in
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