ALL-STAR FOOTBALL: EAST COACHES' PLAN WAS EFFECTIVE AGAINST THE FLEET-FOOTED WEST : TWO-PRONGED OFFENSE WAS THE DIFFERENCE.Byline: Jim Inghram Daily News Staff Writer The East coaches knew they had to take a two-pronged approach on offense in order to beat the speedy West Wesley Webb "Speedy" West (January 25, 1924 – November 15, 2003) was an American steel guitarist and producer, for a long time playing with Jimmy Bryant, either in their own duo or as part of the regular Capitol Records backing band for Tennessee Ernie Ford and many others. team in the 26th Annual Ventura County All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games on Saturday. ``I didn't think we could beat them if we ran only or passed only,'' said East coach Mike Kelly This article is about the newspaper columnist. For the baseball player, see Mike Kelly (baseball). Mike Kelly is a columnist for the The Record, a newspaper serving Bergen County, New Jersey. of Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. High. ``They had some very elusive runners with great speed and they could get up and down the field in a hurry. We figured a ball-control type offense would work for us.'' A dominating defense didn't hurt either. The East team ran about 40 plays the entire game, but accomplished what it wanted to in the 20-18 victory. ``We were hoping to get at least a few more plays to give some other guys opportunities on offense,'' Kelly said. Wes Cobos of Thousand Oaks scored a touchdown and rushed for 75 yards on 12 carries. ``It was a fitting end for him,'' Kelly said. Cobos injured his ankle late in the first half in the Lancers' final regular-season game against Newbury Park. Thousand Oaks won that game, but lost its first-round 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 to Lompoc with Cobos 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. . Cobos, who was one of the most electrifying e·lec·tri·fy tr.v. e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing, e·lec·tri·fies 1. To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor). 2. a. players in the Marmonte League this past season, is still unsure of his plans for the fall. A few Division I schools have shown interest, but Cobos might elect to go to Moorpark and check his options in two years. ``He can definitely play somewhere now,'' Kelly said. ``In two years he'll be something, because he is only going to get bigger and better.'' Double-duty: Agoura High's Garrett Lepisto was the only player in Ventura County who played in both the basketball and football All-Star games. He scored 18 points to help his basketball team to a victory one week earlier and had a touchdown in the East's 20-18 victory Saturday. ``If I had to pick a sport,'' Lepisto said. ``I'd have to go with football.'' Lepisto said practicing for both All-Star games was a time challenge, but did not cause physical problems. ``I keep myself in pretty good shape,'' Lepisto said. ``So it wasn't that big of a deal. I was tired at times, but it was worth it.'' Lepisto, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound defensive back/wide receiver will attend UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX in the fall. He plans to try and make the Bruins' roster as a walk-on. Notes: Cobos was selected the game's Most Valuable Player. Donald Thompson of Hueneme was the offensive 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. , Brian Montesanto of Royal was the defensive MVP and Gary Murchland of Agoura won the Sportsmanship award. All-Star rule: The Lions Club of Ventura, which runs the Ventura County All-Star Game, has a wrinkle in the rule book that was most likely instituted to keep the game competitive. The rule allows a team to keep the ball, even after a score, if it is down by more than nine points in the second half. ``It's kind of a crazy rule,'' said Kelly. ``They were behind by 10 after getting a field goal and we had to kick off to them. It made it tough. I'll make a suggestion to maybe double that number. I know they don't want another team to embarrass another, but it's not football.'' |
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