BOONE BLAZES A TRAIL FOR SAUGUS; DISTANT RELATIVE OF FAMOUS PIONEER.Byline: Lee Barnathan Daily News Staff Writer From time to time, Saugus High School's Nick Boone is asked if he is related to Daniel Boone. Boone answers yes, a response usually met with either disbelief or surprise. Nick's grandfather, Jim, traced the lineage LINEAGE. Properly speaking lineage is the relationship of persons in a direct line; as the grandfather, the father, the son, the grandson, &c. and determined that Nick is a cousin of the famous pioneer - eight generations removed. Nick doesn't resemble Daniel beyond a similarly long, narrow nose. At 6-feet-4, Nick is more than a foot taller than his forebear fore·bear also for·bear n. A person from whom one is descended; an ancestor. See Synonyms at ancestor. [Middle English forbear : fore-, fore- + beer, . And, of course, Daniel never heard of basketball, having died in 1820 - 71 years before Dr. James Naismith invented the game. With his strong post play and rebounding, Nick Boone has helped the 4-4 Centurions finish fourth in two tournaments. He recently scored a season-best 18 points in a Westlake tournament game. Even relatives of famous people buy into historical myths. Nick said he owns a coonskin cap in honor of Daniel - although Daniel, who wore his hair long and in a ponytail, is said never to have worn such a hat. All together now:Hart's team is complete again, five football players having joined last week. Their presence is paying early dividends away from the ball. Scott Hunt and David Neill David Neill (born July 17 1980[]) was an American college football quarterback for the University of Nevada. In 1998 he set an NCAA record for most touchdown passes in a season by a freshman with 29 thrown. were two reasons why the Indians finished strong in the Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. tournament. They 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. the offensive plays yet, but it doesn't take as much time to figure out the defense. ``They're strong and athletic and able to get more pressure and bodies'' on the ball, coach David Montgomery David Montgomery (1927) is Farnam Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University. Montgomery is considered one of the foremost academics specializing in United States labor history and has written extensively on the subject. said. Against Ventura, the football players helped the Indians stay close until the fourth period, when they pulled away and won by five. Tournament time: Two area teams are in tournaments this week. Valencia hosts its tournament, and Canyon is in the El Modena Tournament. Both began Monday night, Valencia meeting Burroughs (Ridgecrest) and Canyon taking on Downey. The El Modena tournament has a different format. Eight teams are divided into two pools of four. Each team plays the other three teams in its pool, with the two pool winners meeting for the championship Friday, the two second-place finishers meeting for third place and so on. Canyon's Jeremy Suarez Jeremy Steven Suarez (born July 6, 1990 in Burbank, California) is an American actor perhaps best known for his starring role of Jordan Thomkins, Bernie Mac's nephew, on The Bernie Mac Show. leads the Cowboys with a 12.6 scoring average. Next is Mike Reardon at 11.2 points per game and Justin Orefice at 10. Everett Bryson averages 8.2 rebounds, while Jimmy Cox is handing off five assists a game. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Saugus High basketball player Nick Boone traces his heritage to Daniel Boone, the famous pioneer. Nick recently scored 18 points in a game. John Lazar John Lazar was Mayor of Adelaide from 1855 to 1858. John LaZar (born May 22, 1946) is a classically trained American actor of both stage and screen. / Special to the Daily News |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion