A SEASON OF MIXED BLESSINGS FOR MEJIA.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer PALMDALE - For Josh Mejia, the 2000 season has been both gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. and frustrating: He has flourished while his team has floundered. Mejia, a senior running back at Highland High, will likely conclude his prep career Thursday when the Bulldogs host Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley High in the Golden League finale for both teams. He has gained 823 yards and scored six touchdowns on 126 carries while his team has struggled to records of 1-3 in league play and 3-6 overall. Highland has at times lived up to its potential. The team is coming off one of its best performances, a 27-0 victory over Quartz Hill in which Mejia gained 152 yards on 16 carries, including a 34-yard touchdown run. However, more often than not, the Bulldogs have underachieved. ``It's been a crazy year,'' said Mejia. ``Doing well keeps my confidence up, and I try to be a leader on the field, and I do my best. But you can't pump up everybody.'' Mejia and his teammates are looking at Thursday's game against A.V. - which already clinched at least a share of the league title - as an opportunity to show they're better than their record. ``It's pretty much a playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship since we're not going,'' Mejia said. ``If we win, it'll be a great win.'' Mejia said the biggest difference between this year's team and last year's - which earned a Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. Southern Section playoff berth - is that the current version loses intensity after falling behind. ``Everybody's like, `What's the point of trying, we're already losing,' '' he said. ``It's a horrible attitude.'' Mejia said he received recruiting letters from four-year schools during his junior season. However, as is often the case for star players on losing teams, the letters stopped coming. At 6-foot, 169 pounds, Mejia doesn't have the size that most four-year schools are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. in a fullback. But he's been an undersized undersized see dwarfism, runt. overachiever o·ver·a·chieve intr.v. o·ver·a·chieved, o·ver·a·chiev·ing, o·ver·a·chieves To perform better or achieve more success than expected. o since he was playing youth football in Littlerock, where he earned the nickname ``Pee Wee Pee Wee, Pee-wee or peewee may refer to:
Mejia said he's thinking about joining the Army to earn a GI bill to pay for college, but he's holding out hope that a four-year school will make him an offer. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Josh Mejia, a senior at Highland High, has had a successful season while his team has struggled. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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