BOYS' BASKETBALL: AGOURA STARTING SLUGGISHLY : CHARGERS HAVE INGREDIENTS FOR SUCCESS.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News The Agoura High boys' basketball team has all the components for a successful season with perimeter shooting and solid defense. However, the Chargers have had difficulty assembling the pieces on the court, struggling through a 0-4 start. ``We have had a lack of synchronicity synchronicity (singˈ·kr and rhythm,'' Agoura coach Bill Sanchez said. ``We have been a little slow in getting our game together. We need to start clicking to find a little bit of confidence.'' The outlook appeared promising for the Chargers with five returners, led by all-league junior forward Adam Allegro (operating system) Allegro - The code name for the major Mac OS release due in mid-1998. http://devworld.apple.com/mkt/informed/appledirections/mar97/roadmap.html. , from last year's 13-14 team which finished third in Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. play at 7-5. The 6-foot-4 Allegro averaged 10.5 points as a sophomore to earn all-league third-team honors. Senior guard Adam Sacks, the team leader in assists at 4.5, as well as forwards Andrew Morrow, Andre Woodert and Armand Gonzales, are also back. The Chargers' prospects suffered two blows this fall. Morrow, the team's best shooter, had knee surgery in October to repair torn cartilage. The 6-2 senior will not return until at least January. Brett Spaulding was the next player to go down. The junior guard broke the growth plate in his pelvis pelvis, bony, basin-shaped structure that supports the organs of the lower abdomen. It receives the weight of the upper body and distributes it to the legs; it also forms the base for numerous muscle attachments. while playing a pick-up game of tackle football. Spaulding, who Sanchez expected to rely on heavily, has not been able to run at top speed. Speed has also been a problem for the Chargers, who suffered resounding re·sound v. re·sound·ed, re·sound·ing, re·sounds v.intr. 1. To be filled with sound; reverberate: The schoolyard resounded with the laughter of children. 2. losses to Birmingham and Cleveland after getting caught in up-tempo games with the City Section schools. ``We want to open it up but you cannot compare us to City teams,'' Sanchez said. ``We can't keep up.'' Instead, Sanchez wants to develop a motion offense with passing and screening. With the Chargers' lack of a true center, the scheme will hinge on Verb 1. hinge on - be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" depend on, depend upon, devolve on, hinge upon, turn on, ride penetration by Sacks to open up the inside game for Allegro, Gonzales and Woodert. Senior Ryan Djernes and sophomore Johnny Gray For the baseball player, see . Johnny Gray (born June 19, 1960) was an American 800m runner of the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1985 he set the US record of 1:42.60 min at a meet in Koblenz. , who will see extensive time off the bench at guard, will also be factors. ``There are a lot of good teams and you can't post up all the time, but the inside-outside game is hard to defend,'' Sanchez said. ``That is what we are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. in our passing game. Penetration if it is there and good outside shots if it is not.'' For the moment, Sanchez sees no end to Simi Valley's reign as the league power. The fourth-year coach projects 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. and Newbury Park in second and third with Agoura a solid fourth. Agoura, however, figures to be stronger next season, but still might sneak in Verb 1. sneak in - enter surreptitiously; "He sneaked in under cover of darkness"; "In this essay, the author's personal feelings creep in" creep in for another postseason berth. Last year, the Chargers were picked by several league coaches to finish last, but wound up third despite losing their final two league games. ``With most of our guys returning things are looking good for next year, but we can't have that `Wait until next year attitude,' '' Sanchez said. ``We have to be up to the challenge and have to start playing good basketball now.'' AT A GLANCE Team: Agoura boys' basketball Coach: Bill Sanchez, fourth year Assistant coach: Kevin Pasky 1998-99 record: 13-14, 7-5 in Marmonte League, third place Top returnees: Adam Allegro, 6-4, Jr., F; Andrew Morrow, 6-2, Sr., F; Andre Woodert, 6-1, Jr., F; Adam Sacks, 5-10, Sr., G Top newcomers: Johnny Gray, 5-10, Jr. G; Ryan Djernes, 6-1, Sr., G CAPTION(S): Box Box: At a Glance (see text) |
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