CANYON QB MIGHT WANT TO GO HOME.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Community Sports After a solid football season at Canyon High last fall, quarterback Will Brogan is hoping to play college football in his former home state of Ohio. Brogan, a 6-foot-1, 195-pounder who passed for 2,253 and 21 touchdowns in 12 games as a senior, has taken unofficial visits to Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. schools Denison University Denison University is a highly selective private liberal arts and sciences college in Granville, Ohio, approximately 30 miles (50 km) east of Columbus. Denison was founded in 1831. It has a current enrollment of about 2,000 students. in Granville, Ohio Granville is a village in Licking County, Ohio, United States, founded by settlers from Granville, Massachusetts, a town of which it now has three times the population. The population was 3,167 at the 2000 census. Granville is home to Denison University. , and Wooster College near Cleveland. ``Will wants to go back East to play, and I said I'd support whatever decision he makes, though I might not get many chances to see him play,'' said his father, Rich. Rich said his son has also received interest from Division I-AA schools New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). , Montana State and Robert Morris. Another option is 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. , where Brogan is working out with the team during winter weight-lifting sessions. But there figures to be a crunch for playing time at quarterback next season. Marcel Marquez returns after seeing significant minutes last season and sophomore Cary Dove recently transferred from Cal. --Another Foothill League quarterback, Tyler Lyon of Hart, is on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of receiving several major-college offers, impressive considering Lyon is a junior. Lyon passed for 3,116 yards and accounted for 33 touchdowns in 12 games last season and he's grown to 6-foot-6 1/2 and 210 pounds. He's also well-connected because his father is College of the Canyons head coach Chuck Lyon, and his longtime personal coach is COC See chip on chip. offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator typically refers to the coach on a football team in the National Football League or College football who is in charge of the offense. This position aids the head coach by designing and scripting plays, delegating work to offensive position coaches during Dean Herrington, both of whom are well-respected among college coaches. Lyon also has major-league baseball potential as a pitcher. His fastball could approach 90 mph by the time he graduates. The past five Hart quarterbacks received major-college scholarships, most recently Sean Norton (Fresno State). --Herrington, the first All-Southern Section quarterback at Hart in 1981, is organizing a series of quarterback clinics for children 8 and older. The first of five sessions begins March 5 at College of the Canyons. Information: (661) 212-8141. --Local product Jennifer Zev never played high school softball because of injuries and personal reasons. But she's developed into quite a pitcher in college. Zev played at NAIA NAIA abbr. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes Indiana Tech last season after attracting notice by mailing coaches videotape of her performances. This season, she transferred to COC, and the sophomore right-hander is 4-0 with a 1.75 ERA and four complete games. --Another intriguing athlete at COC is Janette Galindo, formerly of Burroughs High of Burbank. Galindo is dividing her time between women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. and softball. She's one of the team's top starters in basketball and hitting .400 in softball. ``Right now, Janette plays softball in any game that doesn't conflict with a basketball game or basketball practice,'' softball coach Ray Whitten said. ``We've only been able to get her for two games so far.'' --After winning 10 of its past 11 games, Valencia's boys' basketball team (20-6) is two victories shy of the school single-season record of 22, set in 2002-03. Valencia has won at least 19 games for the third season in a row. Fourth- year coach Rocket Collins is 75-34, a winning percentage of .688. Valencia opens the Southern Section Div. I-AA playoffs at 7:30 p.m. Friday against visiting Arcadia (12-15). CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Canyon High quarterback Will Brogan might return to his former home state of Ohio to play college football. He has taken unofficial visits to two Div. III schools. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer |
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