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ALL-ANTELOPE VALLEY: BOYS' SOCCER.


Byline: - HEATHER GRIPP

Jose Garay hobbled around in obvious pain, trying to do whatever he could for his team before his coach finally coaxed him off the field in what would be Palmdale's final game of the season.

All season, Garay had done nearly everything the Falcons could have asked for, but all they could do in the end was wonder what might have been had their star forward not suffered a hamstring injury hamstring injury Sports medicine A muscle injury of biceps femoris, seen in sprinters and runners, when a contracted muscle meets a lengthening force, overpowering intrinsic muscle resiliency Management RICE, NSAIDs, gradual ↑ of pain-free activity–eg,  in the Southern Section semifinals.

Garay, a senior, was the most dominant player on one of the most successful teams in the Southern Section, and he is the Daily News' 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
 Boys' Soccer Player of the Year.

Garay was selected Golden League MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip.  and first-team All-Southern Section Div. I after scoring 34 goals. He also was a speedy playmaker play·mak·er  
n.
A player in a sport with goals, such as a guard in basketball, who initiates offensive plays.



play
 as willing to create for teammates as shoot at the goal himself.

After missing much of his junior season because of academics, he wanted his final season of high school soccer to be a memorable one, and it was. Palmdale won the first league title of Garay's career and remained undefeated until the semifinal loss to Santa Margarita Santa Margarita ("Saint Margaret") may refer to:
  • Santa Margarita (shipwreck), a shipwreck off the coast of Florida near Key West.
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1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers.

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 Santa Margarita.

The Falcons, the top-ranked team in Div. I, finished 24-1-5.

Garay likely will continue his career at Kansas Wesleyan.

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Golden League MVP Jose Garay scored 34 goals to lead top-seeded Palmdale to the Southern Section Div. I semifinals.

Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Apr 13, 2006
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