BASKETBALL BEAT BOYS.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore, Ramona Shelburne Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. STICKING AROUND Anyone who thought Taft of Woodland Hills would fade away Verb 1. fade away - become weaker; "The sound faded out" dissolve, fade out change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the once star guard Jordan Farmar Jordan Robert Farmar (born November 30, 1986) is an American professional basketball player at starting point guard for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. He was previously the starting point guard for the UCLA men's basketball team. left for 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 , well, forget it. ``We're not going anywhere,'' said Taft guard Calvin Haynes. ``I'm pretty sure a lot of people thought that, but they were wrong. We've got a lot of talent on this team.'' The Toreadors, who won their first City Section championship last year behind Farmar, proved how potent they remain by reaching the final of the prestigious Top of the World Tournament this week at Cerritos College Cerritos College is a public comprehensive community college founded in 1955 located in Norwalk, California. It was named after Rancho Los Cerritos, a ranch that served prominently in the region in the 19th century. . Even their closer-than-expected 63-50 loss to national power Oak Hill Academy Oak Hill Academy is the name of a number of primary and/or secondary schools, including:
Oak Hill, the eighth-ranked team in the country, features three seniors who already have committed to Division I colleges next year and a junior who is being touted as a 2006 NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= lottery pick. Nevertheless, Haynes and the Toreadors (7-2) stayed with the Warriors deep into the second half. That wasn't good enough for Haynes, who has emerged from under Farmar's shadow to establish himself as one of the top three players in the region. ``We felt like we could be this team,'' Haynes said. ``We didn't play that well, and we still had a chance. This was a beatable team.'' Haynes, averaging 21 points per game despite a sore ankle and wrist, is the clear leader on a young Taft team that has a freshman (Oscar Bellfield), sophomore (Pierce Brooks) and junior (Haynes) in its starting five. The senior starters are dependable guard Jerry Johnson Jerry Johnson can refer to:
see fenchlorphos. Ramsey. ``This year it's more on me, whereas last year it was more on Jordan,'' Haynes said. ``Now it's my responsibility to lead the team to victory and my responsibility to be a leader. It's a challenge, but I like it.'' BOUND TO HAPPEN Surging Taft will be taken lightly at the Modesto Christian tournament, which begins Monday, and Calvin Hayes Calvin Hayes (born 5 August 1960, England) was the son of Mickie Most, the talent scout, famed record producer and once owner of RAK Records. Hayes himself was founder member and keyboard player of pop band, Johnny Hates Jazz; and was a childhood friend and, in the 1980s, and his talented supporting cast will lead the Toreadors to the final. MARKED MAN Word spread quickly about Grant of Van Nuys guard Mike Danielian after he scored 50 and 49 points in back-to-back games last week at the 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. tournament. Danielian, a point guard, has faced intense defensive pressure since his breakout performances. Teams have been blanketing the 6-foot-2 guard with double and triple teams. ``I've been seeing a lot of double teams when I bring the ball up court, and that takes a lot out of you,'' Danielian said. ``I knew I'd be seeing a lot of defensive looks, but not this much.'' Danielian needs a consistent second scoring option to emerge for Grant to challenge for the Sunset Six League championship. Otherwise, the Lancers' best player will wear down under the constant pressure. ``We just need somebody to consistently hit some open shots,'' Danielian said. ``If I'm getting double-teamed, obviously, that means somebody is open. If guys knock their shots down, we'll be fine.'' The most likely candidate is sophomore guard Mike Avecilla, who has scored 29 and 20 points in a game this year. He also has struggled. ``He's a sophomore, so he's still learning to be consistent,'' Danielian said. ``But he definitely has the potential.'' Danielian, averaging 32 points per game, is beginning to draw interest from colleges. Cal State Northridge and Nevada have been in contact, Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. coach Howie Levine said. ``When he gets hot, he's hot like nobody I've ever seen, and that includes (former Grant star Gilbert Arena),'' Levine said. ``To me, if he played with a quality point guard, he can be a devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. force offensively.'' SEEKING PERFECTION Although he has established plenty of records and reached several coaching milestones in 18-plus seasons as La Canada's boys' basketball coach, Tom Hofman doesn't like to discuss his approaching 400th career victory or the Spartans' prospects of an undefeated regular season. If the Spartans continue their success - they've outscored opponents by an average of 22.9 points per game - Hofman likely will reach No. 400 and has a shot at a perfect season. La Canada's 69-50 victory over Bishop Montgomery of Torrance in the La Canada tournament championship game improved its record to 10-0 and left Hofman nine victories from No. 400. The Spartans are 13 wins shy of a school record for consecutive victories; the 1991-92 Southern Section Div. III-A champions won 22 in a row. They need 16 more wins to complete the first perfect regular season in school history. ``This group could do it, but they could also go out and lose next week if they don't play well (in the La Salle La Salle, city (1990 pop. 9,717), La Salle co., N Ill., on the Illinois River; settled 1830, inc. 1852. It forms a tricity unit with Peru and Oglesby. Corn, wheat, and soybeans are grown, and cattle and hogs are raised. of Pasadena/Temple City tournament),'' said Hofman, whose career record is 391-122 (.762) following La Canada's second tournament title of the season. (The Spartans also won the Arroyo of El Monte El Monte (ĕl mŏn`tē), city (1990 pop. 106,209), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1912. A residential, industrial, and commercial city in the San Gabriel Valley, El Monte manufactures furniture, electronic equipment, semiconductors, tournament.) ``Right now, we're playing real well. To beat Bishop Montgomery by 19, obviously you have to be pretty good. But we've still got a long way to go. ``We're defending well, but we still need to get better in our half-court offense. We're so long (with 6-foot-9 Philip Anderson Noun 1. Philip Anderson - United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) Phil Anderson, Philip Warren Anderson, Anderson , 6-7 Rhett Anderson, 6-5 Adam Malik Adam Malik (22 July, 1917 - 5 September, 1984) was Indonesia's third vice president. Early life Malik was born in Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, Dutch East Indies to Abdul Malik and Salamah Lubis. and 6-2 Craig Ballard) that we're able to create a lot of turnovers and score in transition. But they seem to come out and play well against better competition, and that's encouraging.'' La Canada lost last season in the final of the La Salle/Temple City tournament, missing a chance to win three tournaments in a season for the first time in program history. Should the Spartans win the tournament this season, a Jan. 5 nonleague contest at Valencia could be the next serious challenge. La Canada has won 33 consecutive Rio Hondo Rio Hondo may refer to:
- Erik Boal contributed. GIRLS FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS It is common for fathers to coach their daughters at the youth level, but when it happens in high school, things can get tricky. ``The upside is you get to teach your daughter the fundamentals of the game and spend a lot of time together,'' said Grant of Van Nuys coach Michael Flot, who has coached his daughter, Mallory, the past four years. ``The downside is everyone is going to think you're playing favorites. So what I do is always make my daughter the first sub (out of the game), do the politics, and keep everybody happy.'' The other issue that typically arises is how to be both a father and coach at the same time. Often, because the father-coach knows his daughter better than other players on the team, he'll single her out for instruction. Quartz Hill coach Mike Jones said he's often harder on his daughter, Jamie, because he knows she can take the criticism and is more experienced with the skills he is trying to teach the team. ``I've coached my son in high school, as well, and I've coached (my daughter) at lower grades, so she understands that I'm a little harder on her than other people,'' Jones said. ``But it is working out great. She's like having another coach on the floor.'' WHO'S HOT --Krystal Mays, Chatsworth The Long Beach Poly transfer is averaging 13.8 points and nine rebounds for the Chancellors, who have quickly transformed into a City Section title contender. She's a 6-foot forward but handles the ball like a guard and can shoot from outside. Mays wasn't a key figure last year at Long Beach Poly. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what was going on, or why that happened,'' Chatsworth coach Raquel Alotis said. ``But I don't know how she wouldn't be good enough to play for them. Maybe they had seniors at her position.'' --KaLana Inemer, Hart The 5-foot-10 sophomore isn't scoring much, but her defense against 6-foot-4 Courtney Paris Courtney Paris (born September 21 1987 in San Jose, California) is the junior starting center for the University of Oklahoma women's basketball team. Her twin sister, Ashley Paris, is also a Sooner. and 6-3 Ashley Paris Ashley Paris, twin sister of Courtney Paris, has been nationally recognized for her basketball achievements. On May 21, 2006, she was named a 2006 USA U20 National Team finalist. in Tuesday night's 62-51 loss to Piedmont Piedmont, region, Italy Piedmont (pēd`mŏnt), Ital. Piemonte, region (1991 pop. 4,302,565), 9,807 sq mi (25,400 sq km), NW Italy, bordering on France in the west and on Switzerland in the north. was incredible. ``KaLana was all over them,'' teammate Ashlee Trebilcock said. ``She didn't shut them down - that would be impossible - but for being 5-10, giving up that many inches to some big-time All-Americans, her defense was unreal.'' --Molly McIntyre, Louisville The 6-foot sophomore was selected to the all-tournament team last week at the Burroughs of Burbank tournament. She scored 20, 24 and 27 points in Louisville's games. LEAGUE UPDATES --Golden: Because of renovations to the Lancaster gym, the girls' basketball team has had to practice at Mojave High this week. Lancaster coach John Gallen was a former principal at Mojave. Littlerock got its first victory of the season last week, defeating Rosamond 39-28. The Lobos have yet to put a full team on the court because of what coach John Konrad termed ``non-basketball issues.'' LaShanna Bridgeforth is averaging 15 points and six rebounds. Foothill: Valencia turned some heads this week with victories over Bishop Montgomery of Torrance and Keppel of Alhambra at the Artesia of Lakewood tournament. Both teams are regarded among the best in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . Canyon suffered a disappointing 46-37 loss Friday to Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , in which Simi Valley made 20 of 27 free throws. Canyon bounced back, defeating Quartz Hill on Saturday and Rio Mesa of Oxnard on Tuesday to improve to 8-3. Marmonte: Success runs in the family at Newbury Park. Sophomore Arlene Harris is the younger sister of former Newbury Park standout Cassandra Harris (Yale). Senior Julia Harris is the younger sister of Bridget Harris (Wellesley). Julia and Arlene are not related. Sunset Six Grant of Van Nuys (4-2) is getting inspired play from 6-foot-1 sophomore Vanessa Murray, a standout for the volleyball team, and sophomore Andrea Chavez, who is averaging 12 points and five assists per game. Senior Mallory Flot leads the Lancers in scoring, averaging 20 points a game. KEEPING TABS Former Newbury Park standout Brynn Cameron is having an impressive first season at USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. . The 6-foot-1 long-range bomber leads the Trojans in scoring (10.7 points per game) despite averaging only 21.8 minutes. Cameron is shooting 50 percent (21 of 42) from 3-point range and 49 percent from the field. She has been nominated for Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members Player of the Week three times. USC (6-3) has a winning record entering Pac-10 play for the first time since 1998. Former Montclair Prep of Panorama City standout Eshaya Murphy Eshaya "Shay" Murphy (born April 15 1985, in Canoga Park, California) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Minnesota Lynx. Murphy attended college at USC and graduated in 2007. also is having a good year for the Women of Troy. Two other area products, Mariama Wrighster (Chatsworth) and Kenna Frazier (Chaminade of West Hills), have been hindered by injuries. Wrighster hasn't been able to play this season for Cal State Fullerton because of a leg injury. OLD FRIENDS An unlikely group sat together Tuesday night at the Arizona State-Connecticut women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. game in Tempe, Ariz. Just hours after scoring 36 of Piedmont's 62 points in a victory over Hart of Newhall, Courtney and Ashley Paris were riding with Hart's Ashlee Trebilcock to watch the college game. ``We've been friends for about a year and a half now. We met two summers ago at the Nike All-American camp,'' Trebilcock said. ``Nobody on their team was going, so I gave them a ride.'' Courtney Paris is widely rated the top recruit in the country. The twins have signed with Oklahoma; Trebilcock has signed with UCLA. CAPTION(S): 2 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1) Jerry Johnson helped Taft reach the final of the Top of the World Tournament in Norwalk, where it fell to nationally eighth-ranked Oak Hill Academy from Virginia. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer (2) Krystie Mays has made an impact for Chatsworth. She transferred from Long Beach Poly. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer Box: (1) Daily News TOP 10 (2) SEVEN-DAY FORECAST |
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