A.V. STAR FINDS SPOTLIGHT CRENSHAW SHINES IN ROLE AS FOCAL POINT OF TEAM'S OFFENSE.Byline: Ramona Shelburne Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Staff Writer Andre Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] was exhausted Friday night after he rushed for an area- best 278 yards and four touchdowns in 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 of Lancaster's 48-26 victory at Oakland Tech. He was relieved, too. The exhaustion Exhaustion Situation in which a majority of participants trading in the same asset are either long or short, leaving few investors to take the other side of the transaction when participants wish to close their positions. part was understandable - Crenshaw played almost every down on offense and defense. He only had 18 carries but many of his yards came on tough, inside runs during which he had to break multiple tackles. The relief part takes a little more explanation. For as long as anyone can remember, Crenshaw has been the kind of athlete for which coaches yearn. Teammates just shake their heads and grin, thankful thank·ful adj. 1. Aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful. 2. Expressive of gratitude: a thankful smile. he is on their team. Crenshaw showed flashes of his enormous potential as a sophomore last season. He scored six touchdowns and intercepted five passes playing as a receiver/defensive back in Antelope antelope, name applied to a large number of hoofed, ruminant mammals of the cattle family (Bovidae), which also includes the sheep and goats. The North American pronghorn is sometimes called an antelope, but belongs to a separate, related family (Antilocapridae). Valley's run-oriented offense. But he never had a breakout game like Friday's. With a new coaching staff in place, and All-Area running back Kreig Peters (1,154 yards, 20 touchdowns) graduated and playing at Fresno State, Crenshaw finally has become the focal point focal point n. See focus. of the offense. ``I've been waiting for that game for a long time,'' Crenshaw said. ``A lot of players have to go through a year like I did. (Former Antelope Valley star quarterback) Johnny Walker had to play receiver when he was a sophomore, and look what he was able to do once he moved to quarterback. ``Last year helped me and made me a better player, just watching it and seeing how the game works. I learned a lot. ... Everybody was waiting for me to get the ball more and do more, though. So that's another reason I wanted to play like I did (Friday night) - to show all the doubters out there what I can do.'' Crenshaw's breakout performance actually started last spring, during track season when he posted several state-leading marks early and finish second in the state long jump competition with a jump of 23 feet, 4 3/4 inches. This summer, he took a week off to rest from nonstop HP's brand name for its fault-tolerant servers, which range in size from four CPUs to 4,000 CPUs. The NonStop line was created by Tandem Computers, which was acquired by Compaq, which later became part of HP. athletic competition, as he participated in football, basketball and track. Antelope Valley first-year coach Jon Fleming Flem·ing , Sir Alexander 1881-1955. British bacteriologist who discovered penicillin in 1928. He shared a 1945 Nobel Prize for this achievement. said hard work in the weight room is a key to Crenshaw being poised for a big season this year. ``Most of his runs, he was breaking multiple tackles on,'' Fleming said. ``You could tell all of his work in the weight room was paying off. ... Next year, you'll see it even more because he's going to be lifting year-round. He didn't lift during track season last year, but we're going to have him do that this year and he's going to be a lot stronger.'' Ramona Shelburne, (818) 713-3617 ramona.shelburne(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Antelope Valley running back Andre Crenshaw was a receiver last season while waiting for a chance to star in the backfield. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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