BOYS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: BIRMINGHAM ON RIGHT TRACK.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Staff Writer With a new coach and a new team attitude, it's a new era for the Birmingham High of Lake Balboa boys' basketball team, and the Patriots are eager to move on after going 4-18 in 2006-07, including five consecutive losses to finish the season. Jarvis Turner, a former USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. player who has coached the high-powered Harvard-Westlake of Studio City freshman team the past four years, has stepped in for Andre McCarter, and Turner has vowed improvement. So far, so good at the annual Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
Birmingham won its second game in two days Tuesday with a 43-40 victory over Horizon of San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , one of California's most consistently successful programs. "It's been rough, but this is the year of the comeback," guard Alex Strauther said. Turner's friends said he was crazy to leave a prestigious program like Harvard Westlake, but he couldn't turn down an opportunity to be a varsity coach, and he's ready to roll up his sleeves. "It's definitely going to be a challenge, but that's what I wanted. I'm looking forward to it," said Turner, 28. "Probably the biggest change is just trying to create a basketball culture. That starts by playing year round, and here we are." Marquee matchup: A large crowd is expected for today's 4:30 p.m. matchup between Campbell Hall and Mater Dei Mater Dei is Latin for "Mother of God", referring to the Virgin Mary. The term has been used to name various institutions, often Catholic, including:
Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. , both defending CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). State champions in their respective divisions. After losing Monday, Campbell Hall rebounded Tuesday with a 60-31 victory over Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. . "This game against Mater Dei is going to test us because we'll see how we do against a good team," Campbell Hall's Jrue Holiday said. Coach Terry Kelly is trying his best to keep things in perspective. "It's going to be a fun game," Kelly said. "We're trying to play the best like we've done all summer, but it's summer league, and that's all it is. Nothing more." Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame rebuilding: Struggling to regroup re·group v. re·grouped, re·group·ing, re·groups v.tr. To arrange in a new grouping. v.intr. 1. To come back together in a tactical formation, as after a dispersal in a retreat. after graduating eight seniors, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks lost to Calabasas, the Knights' second defeat in as many days. "I think we have only have twoplayers (Niko Veatch and Charles Maginnis) who've played significant minutes, so we're very young," coach Bill Bedgood said. "But we'll be competitive. This summer, we've been winning one, then losing one." Moving on: Three Notre Dame graduates will play college basketball as freshman this season: Pierce Brooks (San Francisco State), Aaron Fisher (Cal Lutheran) and Jose Garcia (Glendale College). gerry.gittelson@dailynews.com (661) 257-5218 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Campbell Hall's Jrue Holliday helped lead the Vikings to a 60-31 win against Santa Monica on Tuesday. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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