AREA FOOTBALL STANDOUTS GET LAST HURRAH LESSER-KNOWNS HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MARK.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer Here's a chance to see some of the region's best high school football players one last time before they head to college. Many of the area's most notable standouts are participating in the eighth annual East West All-Star Football Game at 2 p.m. today at Birmingham High in Lake Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). . Among them are quarterbacks Sean Norton (Hart of Newhall) and Nate Longshore Nate Longshore (born June 30, 1986 in Canyon Country, California, U.S.) is an American football quarterback for the California Golden Bears. Longshore was an Elite-11 quarterback in high school and a 4-star recruit rated by Rivals.com and Scout.com."How Far ... (Canyon), running backs Ryen Carew (Verdugo Hills of Tujunga) and Dan Howell (Hart), receivers Kevin Ciccone (Hart), Marcus Everett (Chaminade of West Hills) and Benny Ward (Birmingham), linemen Chris Jauregui (Loyola of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. ), Matt Streid (Granada Hills) and Adam Speer (Chaminade), linebacker Wallace Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. (Taft of Woodland Hills) and defensive back Brandon Nichols (Valencia). With so much talent on both the teams - more than 40 participants are headed to Division I universities - it will be interesting to see which ones assert themselves. Perhaps more important, the event marks a final opportunity for the players to represent their schools and communities. Plus, proceeds will benefit the Valley Youth Conference. ``It's a good chance to get together with your buddies again and have some fun. But the main reason we're doing it is to support the kids,'' Norton said. ``We want to show we're great athletes and stuff. But we also want a chance to give back to the community and show support.'' The game also gives some of the lesser-known players a chance to shine, such as Malibu linebacker Sean Flynn This article is about the actor and photojournalist presumed killed in Cambodia. For the young actor, see Sean Flynn (child actor). Sean Leslie Flynn (born May 31, 1941, disappeared April 6, 1970, believed captured by factions of Viet Cong and/or Khmer Rouge; . ``It's great to have a chance to play with this caliber of players because I'm one of the few guys who come from Div. XIII, which is the smallest one in the Southern Section,'' Flynn said. ``That makes this game a big honor for someone like me.'' A Valley Youth Conference youth 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 (14-under) precedes the event. Kickoff is 11 a.m. Here's a look at the series history: 2003 - West 17, East 3: Led by Hart's Cody Kase (two sacks, key goal-line tackle), the West dominated defensively to win for the third year in a row. 2002 - West 35, East 7: The West held the East to 2 yards rushing, intercepting four passes and recording six sacks in a convincing victory at Birmingham High. 2001 - West 24, East 14: Unheralded defensive lineman Lamar Moxie of Taft returned a fumble 56 yards for the game's first touchdown and had three sacks to carry the West. 2000 - East 34, West 0: Scott Vossmeyer of Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. of La Crescenta completed 10 of 13 passes for 172 yards for two touchdowns including a 64-yarder to Alemany of Mission Hills Derek Goodman. 1999 - East 34, West 20: Hart's Kyle Boller Kyle Bryan Boller (born June 17 1981 in Burbank, California) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Ravens in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of California. completed 17 of 23 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns to bury the West at Cal State Northridge. 1998 - West 9, East 0: A 55-yard field by Calabasas' David Rosenberg and a 65-yard interception return for a touchdown by Taft's Sedric Hurns were the highlights. 1997 - West 27, East 14: Cleveland's Emory Holmes rushed for touchdowns of 6 and 10 yards to help the West win the first Valley Youth Conference-sponsored event. Gerry Gittelson, (661) 257-5218 gerry.gittelson(at)dailynews.com EIGHTH ANNUAL EAST WEST ALL-STAR FOOTBALL GAME When: Today, 2 p.m. Where: Birmingham High in Lake Balboa (corner of Balboa and Victory boulevards Victory Boulevard is a major thoroughfare on Staten Island, measuring approximately 8.0 miles (12.87 km) and stretching from the west shore community of Travis to the upper east shore communities of St. George and Tompkinsville. ) Tickets: $8 adults, free for children 7-under Note: Kickoff time has been changed from 5 p.m. to accommodate NBA finals The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association. The team winning the Eastern Conference Finals earns one of the two berths in the championship round, with the other going to the team that wins the Western Conference Finals. on television. CAPTION(S): box Box: EIGHTH ANNUAL EAST WEST ALL-STAR FOOTBALL GAME (see text) |
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