BASKETBALL: VALENCIA PRIMED FOR LEAGUE TESTS.Byline: Sean Ceglinsky Staff Writer The Valencia Valencia, region, Spain Valencia (välān`thēä), autonomous region (1990 pop. 3,902,429) and former kingdom, E Spain, on the Mediterranean. It now comprises the provinces of Alicante, Castellón, and Valencia. High boys' basketball team, which entered the season among the favorites Another term for bookmarks, which was popularized by Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. See favicon and Internet Explorer. to win the Foothill League title, heads into one of the toughest stretches of its schedule. The Vikings (13-3, 1-0) play host today to Burbank, then hit the road for three games, including a showdown Friday at Hart. ``I didn't even realize we have those games up next,'' Valencia coach Robert ``Rocket'' Williams said. ``We don't usually look too far ahead.'' Perhaps the Vikings - ranked No. 14 by the Daily News - should. Next Tuesday, they play at Canyon (11-6, 1-0), followed by a game Friday at Burroughs of Burbank (14-3, 0-1), ranked No. 12. ``This league is tough. These games coming up for us are crucial,'' Collins said. ``But, hey ... we've played well so far. We think we're one of the top tier teams in league.'' Valencia has won four in a row, with a 22-point victory at Saugus in its Foothill League opener, and 12 of its past 13. Captain Teddy Goetz is the Vikings' leader, averaging a team-best 15.3 points and eight rebounds per game. Also contributing are Chet Wyche (8.9 ppg.), K.C. Arbogast (8.4 ppg.) and Donjay Kakonde (8.3 ppg.). --Three of a kind: Canyon is among the area's hotter teams, in large part because of a solid frontline front·line also front line n. 1. A front or boundary, especially one between military, political, or ideological positions. 2. Basketball See frontcourt. 3. Football The linemen of a team. . 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. (11-6, 1-0) feature the top three scorers in the league: Forwards Kris Rincon (215 points), Bryan Lewis Bryan Lewis (b. Alliston, Ontario) is a Canadian municipal politician and a former referee and Director of Officiating for the National Hockey League. His first NHL experience was in the 1966-67 NHL season. (179) and Ryan Kuhn Kuhn , Richard 1900-1967. Austrian chemist. He won a 1938 Nobel Prize for research on carotenoids and vitamins but declined the award by order of the Nazi government. (178). No. 4 in the Foothill is Goetz, with 153. Canyon (11-6, 1-0) impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: with a 69-59 victory over Burroughs in a league opener, and it plays visiting Saugus on Wednesday and at Burbank on Friday. Saugus and Burbank have a combined 10-21 record, so Canyon ought to be favored to start league play 3-0. Sean Ceglinsky, (818) 713-3607 sean.ceglinsky(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): box Box: no caption (Foothill League standings) |
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