CANYON GETS RIVAL CHEERS; COWBOYS UPSET LEAGUE CHAMPS.Byline: Lee Barnathan Daily News Staff Writer Respect comes from various ways, including the fax machine and telephone. Canyon High's boys' basketball team already had earned respect on the court, having beaten Foothill League-champion Hart in Tuesday's Southern Section Division I-A second round. That night, Canyon coach Dave Humphreys received a phone call from Hart guard J.T. Stotts. The two have been friends since Humphreys was a Hart assistant two years ago. Stotts told Humphreys during their 25-minute conversation Canyon's defense was so good, many of his 36 points came on shots where he couldn't see the basket. The next day at school, Humphreys received a fax from his friend, Hart coachDavid Montgomery. It said: ``Congratulations. You played a greatly inspired team game that is truly the envy of all coaches. Tell your team to enjoy this time and good luck on Friday.'' These are the types of rewards that come to a last-place team that beats the champion of its league. Canyon (12-16) is in the Southern Section quarterfinals for the first time since 1990 and will host San Andreas San Andreas is an Anglicisation of the Spanish language San Andrés (Saint Andrew, the Apostle). It may refer to:
Don't think for a minute Canyon is over its head with this team. Playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. victories against Loyola and Hart have shown a last-place team can make an impact in the postseason. Plus, Pacific plays like another team Canyon has defeated: Valencia. Pacific likes to play an up-tempo style with plenty of pressing, trapping trapping, most broadly, the use of mechanical or deceptive devices to capture, kill, or injure animals. It may be applied to the practice of using birdlime to capture birds, lobster pots to trap lobsters, and seines to catch fish. and athleticism. The Pirates This is a list of known pirates, buccaneers, corsairs, privateers, and others involved in piracy. This list includes both captains and prominent crew members. See also: pirates, wokou, buccaneers, corsairs, and privateers Ancient World Opposite: puff. Compare crunch, compress. , who could pose problems for the smaller Cowboys cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. . Still, 6-4 Everett Bryson has capably guarded Valencia's 6-9 center Jerrohn Jordan. Bryson can't get into foul trouble to be effective, Humphreys said. Pacific also has a Stotts-like guard in 6-3 Chaun Ballard, who is averaging 21.7 points per game and scored 42 against Edison. Stotts scored 36 against Canyon on Tuesday, yet Jerreme Suarez got into his face enough to make it difficult for Stotts. Suarez will try to guard Ballard and will get help from other players on a rotating ro·tate v. ro·tat·ed, ro·tat·ing, ro·tates v.intr. 1. To turn around on an axis or center. 2. basis. Also, don't overlook the home-court advantage. It might be an alternate site, but it's in the area and Canyon has played five games on the court, four in the Hart tournament and once during Foothill League play. Also nearby: Valencia is alive and is hosting Division I-A top-seeded Glendora at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. at 7:30. Coach Gary Spindt said he would rather be the underdog. ``We're gonna gon·na Informal Contraction of going to: We're gonna win today. go in with all guns firing and see what happens,'' Spindt said. ``That's all we can do.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Tough defense by players like guard Jerreme Suarez helped Canyon shut down Foothill League champ Hart Tuesday. Myung J. Chun/Daily News |
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