ALLEN HAS HART LOOKING TIGHT ALL-STATE DE WILL HELP OFFENSE.Byline: Lee Barnathan Staff Writer Ask Evan Allen Al·len , Edgar 1892-1943. American anatomist who is noted for his studies of hormones and for the discovery (1923) of estrogen. what position he plays and he says ``tight end/defensive end.'' In that order. He doesn't say ``defensive end/tight end,'' even though he will play more defense than offense and even though he earned Cal-Hi Sports all-state honors last season as a junior defensive end. No, Allen has offense on the brain, and Hart coaches couldn't be happier. Anyone who thought it was already difficult to stop Hart's run-and- shoot offense - the Indians are 26-2 in two seasons with two Southern Section championships - is in for an even more difficult time this season. In Allen, Hart has a new wrinkle Wrinkle A feature of a new product or security intended to entice a buyer. in its offense: an additional blocker who can catch passes and has some speed. He won't line up in a three-point stance The Three-point stance is a stance used by offensive and defensive linemen in American football as well as running backs. This stance requires one hand to touch the ground with the other arm cocked back to the thigh/hip region. , and he'll sometimes line up as a wide receiver. He'll still play plenty of defense - perhaps more than offense - but make no mistake: He's Hart's first tight end since George Kase in 1990. ``It's exciting to have a 6-(foot)-4 guy that can move and have great hands and can run with it,'' Hart offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator typically refers to the coach on a football team in the National Football League or College football who is in charge of the offense. This position aids the head coach by designing and scripting plays, delegating work to offensive position coaches during Dean Herrington said. ``We'll play more physical.'' It's not that Allen has appeared out of nowhere to be this year's class of tight ends. He led the junior varsity team For the American rock band, see . In sports, usually at the high school and college levels, members of a team who are not the main players in a competition (such as a football or basketball game) are called junior varsity players. in receptions two years ago and was named team Offensive Player of the Year. As a junior, he was tall, 6-2, but the coaching staff doesn't like juniors to play both ways. Also, Hart had enough quality receivers in Jared Bazar, Garrett Fuller and Chris Ciccone last year, so Allen concentrated on defense. Yet the coaches told Allen he would play some tight end despite being just 195 pounds. When he caught three passes for 43 yards and a touchdown in the championship game against Valencia, many thought this was his future. The colleges thought so, too. 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 has offered a scholarship. Oregon State is making a big push, as is Louisiana State, 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 , Nebraska and Arizona State. Enough weight training has bulked Allen to 230 pounds and passing repetitions in spring practice gave him the offensive feel again, but he has complemented that with his down-and-dirty love of blocking. Hart running back Tim Gregory, who grew up near Canyon High and watched his two older brothers play for the Cowboys cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. , remembers hearing bone-crushing sounds emanate em·a·nate intr. & tr.v. em·a·nat·ed, em·a·nat·ing, em·a·nates To come or send forth, as from a source: light that emanated from a lamp; a stove that emanated a steady heat. from the stadium. When Allen makes a hit, ``You hear the crunch (1) To process data. See number crunching. (2) To compress data. See data compression. 1. (jargon) crunch - To process, usually in a time-consuming or complicated way. ,'' Gregory said. ``You definitely hear the crunch.'' Now, Gregory looks forward to the plays he sweeps right. That's when Allen likely will say ``that he's going to crack back on that guy. He won't know what's coming. Get ready.'' Gregory, who rushed for more than 1,400 yards last season, is ready - to exceed that total. ``Allen's coming from the line. He plays D-line, so he knows how to block,'' Gregory said. ``Hopefully, it'll help.'' Herrington's goal is to coordinate an offense that passes for 3,000 yards and rushes for 2,000 yards, which Hart never has done. With Allen, he says it's possible. ``One reason we run this offense is it's so hard to find a good tight end,'' Herrington said. ``His stock is really rising.'' ALLEN FILE --Name: Evan Allen --School: Hart --Position: Tight end/defensive end --Grade: Senior --In the weight room: Bench press -- 315 pounds; squat -- 405; clean and jerk -- 265 --Notable: Member of Hart's 1999 Southern Section Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. championship team... Named all-state as a junior... Being recruited by Oregon State, Louisiana State, UCLA, Nebraska, Arizona State CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Hart's Evan Allen hopes to contribute to another championship from both sides of the ball as a tight end and defensive end for Hart. (2 -- color) Evan Allen David Crane/Staff Photographer Box: ALLEN FILE (see text) |
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