A CAVALIER FAMILY KHALIL PADEN BENEFITS FROM CLEVELAND'S `SPOTTER' -- HIS FATHER.Byline: SEAN n. 1. A seine. See Seine. CEGLINSKY Staff Writer Khalil Paden essentially grew up on the football field at Cleveland High, toiling around the facilities in Reseda during his formative days as a youth while his father, Bill, coached the Cavaliers in the mid-to-late 1990s. On game days, Bill Paden would devise a game plan designed around stopping the opposing quarterback or running back while son typically found a way to keep himself busy, usually with a football off to the side, carefully making sure not to disturb the coaches' preparation. scenario played out well as Bill and the Cavaliers enjoyed success and competed for West Valley League titles. Khalil went along for the ride, content as can be, just happy to be on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. from time to time, close to all the action. Things have changed over the years, yet others remain the same. Khalil is still out on that same field, only this time as the star quarterback for Cleveland. Bill is around too, in his 13thyear as a social studies and magnet teacher at the school, often times serving as a spotter for the Cavaliers -- an assistant coach without the official title. ``I remember being young, in elementary school elementary school: see school. I think, and getting excited for Friday night games  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . ,'' Khalil said. ``Those were fun times. ``Having my dad around now, even though he's not my coach, is good. We break down game film together and he gives me tips and advice. The good thing is, I don't have to worry about getting into any arguments with him about the plays.'' ``I wouldn't be the player I am today without him.'' Bill was also the track and field coach at Cleveland for nine years but chose to retire from all his responsibilities within the athletic arena in 2001, when Khalil and his other son, Ahmad, began high school. Ahmad played for the Cavaliers for twoseasons, graduated last year and is currently at San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. State, where he plans to walk on to the football team next season. ``It was time for someone else to coach my kids,'' Bill said. ``Besides, I like being a parent right now. There's no pressure like there was when I was a coach.'' Khalil is having an all-around solid year statistically, although the Cavaliers (1-6 overall, 0-2 West Valley) have struggled heading into Friday's league game against Taft of Woodland Hills (3-4, 1-1). The 6-foot-2, 175-pound senior has completed 30 of 71 passes for 731 yards and four touchdowns and has been effective running the ball, gaining 407 yards on 51carries with six touchdowns. ``Khalil is a playmaker play·mak·er n. A player in a sport with goals, such as a guard in basketball, who initiates offensive plays. play ,'' said Cleveland coach Derrick Hill, in his second year. ``He's one of those kids that gives you a chance to win every time he's out there on the field. When he touches the ball, you hold your breath. You never know when he's going to take off and make a big play.'' He opened some eyes with a breakout effort Sept. 29 against Sylmar, throwing for 234 yards and two touchdowns, rushing for 146 and a pair of scores, clinching the 28-27 victory over the Spartans on a 5-yard touchdown run with less than a minute remaining. The performance was particularly impressive, considering Khalil played receiver and defensive back as a junior for the Cavaliers and is in his first season underneath center, due in large part to his sheer athleticism. His steady improvement is a direct result of the patience exhibited by Hill and the rest of the coaching staff, not excluding the Cavaliers' spotter. ``When I first came to Cleveland, everyone told me about Bill and his history with the program. We connected right away and he's been a great ally,'' Hill said. ``He's a mentor to everyone in this program and on campus. He's respected around here.'' Khalil is projected as a receiver at the next level and several Pac-10 programs, as well as Utah and Nevada Reno, have expressed interest. No official offers have been made as of yet. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , father and son plan on enjoying time together, both on and off the field. ``It's funny, I can still remember Khalil and Ahmad running around the field and playing in the dirt on the track,'' Paden said. ``We've come a long ways since then. ``Honestly, I'm just enjoying watching Khalil now. He's showing some promise. As a parent, that's what it's all about. Sitting back and relaxing and watching your kids play.'' sean.ceglinsky@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 Q&A ... WITH JEFF Jeff boob who usually bungles Mutt’s schemes. [Comics: Berger, 48] See : Dimwittedness KEARIN A second-year coach for the Loyola High of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. football team, Kearin's Cubs rebounded from a 5-4 start last season to win its past five games, including the Southern Section Div. I championship. The Cubs (4-3) are off to a disappointing start again this season, but don't expect them to sneak up Verb 1. sneak up - advance stealthily or unnoticed; "Age creeps up on you" creep up advance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" on Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks (7-0) tonight in the Serra League opener. You guys seem to be in the same situation as last season, when you started off slow by Loyola standards. Is it easier to motivate the team with the way you turned it around last year? I think so. Last year was a weird year. We started off 5-1, then struggled, then really turned it on again. We've struggled again this year and lost to teams we shouldn't have, but we've also beat some good teams. We're slowly starting to figure things out, and we expect to contend for the league title. We can expect you guys to turn it around again this year, right? Absolutely. These guys definitely made a believer out of me last year. I think we can play with anybody on any given Friday. It's just all about playing with that confidence, and taking control of the game from the opening kick. You guys had to win a coin flip to even make it into the playoffs last year. How do you explain dominating in the playoffs after that? The passing game wasn't a big priority when I took over last year. The team had to learn an entirely new way of doing things, and it showed at first. But I really hold it dear to my heart that the team never lost focus, and kept their faith in me. What would a victory over league-favorite Notre Dame mean for the Loyola program? We still have our sights set on winning league, so it would be big. Notre Dame has been playing great football for years now, and it seems like they just can't lose. You coached at CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge from 1999-2001, and were an assistant at USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. under John Robinson Several notable individuals have been named John Robinson: Politicians
When CSUN disbanded football, it crushed me. But that's taking nothing away from Loyola, because I could see myself dying here. I'm an alum alum (ăl`əm), any one of a series of isomorphous double salts that are hydrated sulfates of a univalent cation (e.g., potassium, sodium, ammonium, cesium, or thallium) and a trivalent cation (e.g. , so I know how great the fan base is here. Fans tailgate A conversion layer that lets IDE devices connect to the IEEE 1394 Firewire interface. in the parking lots on road games, and my parents still show up to nearly every game. I love the kids here, and I love the game. --Kevin Connelly UNDER THE HELMET On paper, they appear to be once-great teams lost in the shuffle among the teams in their league. Former champions or section finalists relegated to the middle of the pack in their divisions. Their egos could be bruised, their reputations tarnished. Don't tell that to Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks or Hart of Newhall, the opponents tonight for Loyola of Los Angeles and Valencia. The records in these Serra and Foothill league matchups indicate Notre Dame and Hart should emerge with convincing, if not lopsided, victories. But that's what makes Loyola and Valencia so dangerous. Notre Dame (7-0) is the top-ranked team in Southern Section Pac-5 Division and No. 4 in Cal-Hi Sports' state poll. The Knights have won 41 of their past 42 games, the only loss coming in last year's Div. III final to Dominguez of Compton. Although Loyola (4-3) is the defending Div. I champion -- its second title in three years -- and has won 30 of 39 all-time meetings with Notre Dame, including 14 in a row from 1974-87, the Cubs have been inconsistent this season. A Sept. 30 victory over Dominguez was followed by a 28-point loss Oct. 6 to Hart. Last week, Loyola trailed Alemany of Mission Hills 17-13, before rallying with the game's final 17 points. Notre Dame recorded a 17-14 victory in the teams' last meeting in 1998, the Knights' one-year venture into the Div. I-based Del Rey Del Rey may refer to:
Loyola has demonstrated under second-year coach Jeff Kearin that it can play its best football with its back against the wall. Last year's team entered the final week in danger of not even making it to the playoffs, then continued to build momentum en route to its sixth section championship. The teams have been regular scrimmage opponents in recent seasons, but tonight's game carries more weight because it's the Serra League opener. For many years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time battle between Hart and Valencia was with the Foothill League title at stake. Following tonight's contest, one of the perennial Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. powers might find itself on the outside of the Northern Division playoff picture. Hart (3-4) has defeated Valencia (2-6) in 11 of 12 meetings, including victories in the 1999 and 2001 Div. III championship games. But the Vikings have pulled the significant upset before, snapping Hart's 65-game league winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" with a 29-10 victory in 2004. Valencia, like Loyola, has been victimized by inconsistent play. The Vikings defeated Bishop Amat of La Puente La Puente (lä pwĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 36,955), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; laid out 1841, inc. 1956. Primarily residential, the city manufactures hardware, electronics, and paper products. 59-37 and lost 24-21 to Notre Dame, but have also been soundly defeated by Birmingham of Lake Balboa, Centennial of Corona, Orange Lutheran and St. John Bosco "Don Bosco" redirects here. For other uses, see Bosco (disambiguation). Saint Don Bosco, born Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco, and known in English as John Bosco of Bellflower bellflower, in botany bellflower or bluebell, name commonly used as a comprehensive term for members of the Campanulaceae, a family of chiefly herbaceous annuals or perennials of wide distribution, characteristically found on dry . Similar scenarios apply tonight in games involving Palmdale and Highland of Palmdale, Alemany and St. Francis of La Canada Flintridge, Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. of La Crescenta and Muir of Pasadena, La Canada and Temple City, and Sylmar and San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. , where it wouldn't be much of a stretch to see the underdog emerge with a victory. After all, in rivalry games, anything can, and usually does, happen. -- Erik Boal CAPTION(S): 5 photos, 7 boxes Photo: (1) no caption (Jeff Kearin) (2) Cleveland High quarterback Khalil Paden, right, has learned the game from his father, Bill, an unofficial coach. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer (3) JIM BONDS St. Francis head coach (4) DEAN HERRINGTON Alemany head coach (5) TAFT RB MALCOLM SMITH Malcolm Smith may refer to:
Box: (1) Q&A ... WITH JEFF KEARIN (see text) - Kevin Connely (2) UNDER THE HELMET (see text) - Eric Boal (3) SOUTHERN SECTION FOOTBALL RANKINGS (4) The Big Matchup JIM BONDS vs. DEAN HERRINGTON - Ivan Orozco (5) LEAGUE UPDATES - Erik Boal, Gerry Gittelson, Matt Marini and Gideon Rubin contributed. (6) PEERLESS PROGNOSTICATION (7) THEY SAID IT |
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