BOYS' BASKETBALL: VALENCIA ALREADY SETTING FAST PACE BOYS' TEAM RUNS, GUNS AND HAS FUN.Byline: Jason David Jason Aeron Walter David (born June 12, 1982 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a cornerback for the New Orleans Saints. David grew up in Covina, California, before attending Washington State University on a football scholarship and majoring in communications. Special to the Daily News Valencia's boys' basketball team likes to run and it does not hide it. Against Paraclete in a Canyon League game last week, coach Rocket Collins released players on almost every shot, looking upcourt for fast breaks. Their quickness helped them jump to an early lead in a 71-41 win, and it looks like the racehorse racehorse refers usually to thoroughbred but may also include standardbred, trotter. style will give teams problems all season long, but one thing is scarier. ``We still have a lot to improve on,'' Collins said. ``I believe we are about 30 percent of where we would like to be when all is said and done.'' Senior Scott Domingo is a confident ballhandler with sharp eyes and a good feel for the open court. When he isn't in, Sebastian Sabacor maintains the fast pace of the game. ``It's a lot of our scoring,'' Domingo said of the transition game. ``We do as much as we can off of it.'' Newcomer Alan Husted, whom Collins plans on starting because of his outside shooting and defense, was able to get ahead of Paraclete repeatedly, finishing with 16 points. Curtis Dunwoody was also the recipient of many outlet passes leading to fast-break layups. He finished with 11 points. If Andrew Bruckner can continue to nail down the fundamentals and increase his comfort with the game, he will be a monster this season. At 6-foot-8 and close to 250 pounds, Buckner's size presents a problem for most teams. ``The kid works tirelessly tire·less adj. Not yielding to fatigue; untiring or indefatigable. tire  less·ly adv. in improving his game,''
Collins said. ``People probably laughed at him two years ago because he
didn't dominate on junior varsity junior varsityn. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. , but he will be a force to contend with.'' The Vikings play at Canyon on Tuesday nights and earlier this summer they went 3-1 at the 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, Interscholastic in·ter·scho·las·tic adj. Existing or conducted between or among schools. in  ter·scho·las Basketball Coaches Association Tournament, notching wins over Oaks
Christian, Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley and Calabasas. Their loss came to Harvard-Westlake by three points, despite a 34-point effort on eight 3-pointers by Dunwoody. Hard-working power forward Brett Bissett returns from last year, and Collins is also excited about Aaron Smith Aaron Smith may refer to:
``All will all have big impact,'' Collins said. ``They all play well together, there are no big egos, there is good team chemistry and they are smart.'' |
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