CANYON LOOKING TO SEASON.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON The helmets and pads come on this week, and here are the pressing issues heading into the 2006 high school football season: Does Canyon have the guns to repeat? The Cowboys (13-1 in 2005) are coming off a spectacular season, finishing as the Southern Section Div. II champion by defeating rival Hart 21-13 in the final. Running back J.J. DiLuigi, who scored 43 touchdowns, is back, along with a group of talented, physical blockers such as Nick Madia, Nick Peterson, A.J. Wallerstein and three-year starter Marc Valdez. And new quarterback Ben Longshore long·shore adj. Occurring, living, or working along a seacoast. [Short for alongshore.] should be solid, based on a successful summer passing campaign. The offense should be OK, but the defense will set Canyon apart. Last year, Canyon allowed just 13 points per game -- 12 fewer than the previous two seasons -- and key hitters Matt Brown, Tyler Hawkins and Garrett Leary have graduated. So Canyon's new defense will be the telling point. Canyon always scores plenty of touchdowns. If the Cowboys can stop other teams from scoring, they should win the league title. Who will win the quarterback duel duel, prearranged armed fight with deadly weapons, usually swords or pistols, between two persons concerned with a point of honor. The duel may have originated in the wager of battle, an early mode of trial in which an accused person fought with his accuser under at Valencia? What an exciting challenge it figures to be to replace Michael Herrick, the state's all-time passing yardage yard·age 1 n. 1. An amount or length measured in yards. 2. Cloth sold by the yard. Noun 1. leader. Juniors Jimmy Baughman and Graham Wilbert remain even in the battle for the job. With such a high-powered passing offense, it doesn't make sense to platoon platoon Principal subdivision of a military company, battery, or troop. Usually commanded by a lieutenant, it consists of 25–50 soldiers organized into two or more squads led by noncommissioned officers. quarterbacks, so it's going to be one of these kids. Where will Valencia running back Shane Vereen play college football? Vereen, a terrific running back, kick-return specialist and cornerback, is among the state's fastest teenagers, and with his football and track and field credentials CREDENTIALS, international law. The instruments which authorize and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed. If the state or prince receive the minister, he can be received only in the quality attributed to him in his credentials. -- combined with excellent grades -- he has his pick of colleges. USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. and UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX have offered, and Vereen likes both. He also has a shoe box filled with offers from major colleges across the country, but don't be surprised if Vereen stays local and signs with the Trojans or Bruins. Red or blue? We shall see. gerry.gittelson(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5218 |
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