CAN UNBEATEN CV STOP MCCULLOUGH?Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer Crescenta Valley High School Crescenta Valley High School is an secondary school located at 2900 Community Avenue in La Crescenta-Montrose, an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The school is a part of the Glendale Unified School District. has been patient for another shot at Pacific League rival Muir, and the time is now. The Falcons (8-0), off to their best start since 1976, have won 11 of 12 since losing 22-21 to Muir last season. The Mustangs (6-2), featuring tailback tail·back n. Football The back on an offensive team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage. tailback Noun Brit a queue of traffic stretching back from an obstruction Sultan McCullough Sultan McCullough (born February 12, 1980 in Pasadena, California) is an American football running back in the National Football League who is now signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. - the best back this side of Justin Fargas Justin Fargas (born January 25, 1980 in Encino, California) is a football player in the NFL. Professional career He was drafted in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. As of 2006, he is the Raiders' second-string running back. - have beaten Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. 18 straight and don't figure to go quietly this time, either. The speedy McCullough has 1,441 yards (12.0 yard average per carry) and 17 touchdowns. He recently single-handedly buried Hoover with 320 yards and four TDs in just nine carries. Crescenta Valley's plan is to keep McCullough inside the hashmarks. ``We're not going to let him flank us,'' Falcons coach Alan Eberhardt said. ``Allowing him to get outside just isn't an option. We plan on forcing him to the middle toward our two best players, Chris Oliver and Jesse Busta.'' An interesting theory, but McCullogh insists he's not the whole team. ``I'm playing OK, but we can really do so much,'' he said. ``We can run, we can pass. The game isn't going to be about strategy, it's going to be about who wants it more and who makes less mistakes. That's the team that's going to win.'' Quarterback LaShaun Ward (1,102 yards, 13 touchdown passes) and tight end Anthony Kelly For the professional lacrosse player, see . Anthony J. Elliott Kelly is a Professor of Education at the University of Southampton, England specialising in school leadership, school improvement, developing theory and analysing policy. (34 catches, 14.7 avg., six TDs) are Muir's other top players. Kelly, a 6-foot-3, 215-pounder, is also a dominating linebacker with 63 tackles and nine sacks. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Muir's star tailback Sultan McCullough faces undefeated Crescenta Valley on Friday. Hans Gutknecht / Daily News |
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