CHANDLER IS TAKING A CHANCE ON UNLV.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON GITTELSON BITS There was a lot of football recruiting activity this past week at Birmingham High in VanNuys, starting with receiver/defensive back Willie Chandler, who has committed to UNLV UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas . Considered one of the City Section's fastest players, Chandler caught 45 passes and scored 13 touchdowns -- five on returns -- and he also totaled four interceptions during his junior season. "I think Willie has the potential to play right away as a freshman," Birmingham assistant Jim Rose Jim Rose may refer to a number of persons:
Also, Birmingham running back Milton Knox and linebacker Donavon Carter continue to be heavily recruited, 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 is in the mix with both. Carter reportedly was close to committing to the Bruins, but he's now considering other offers. Knox, who rushed for 2,374 yards and 29 touchdowns last year, probably will take several official recruiting visits before making a decision. In other football news, the fifth annual Next Level Sports All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games , matching senior standouts from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. vs. the San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. , is at 5 p.m. today at Granada Hills High. Oregon State-bound defensive lineman Taylor Henry from Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
Proceeds benefit the More Hope Foundation for children. Here's one from the it's-a-small-world department: Turns out Norm Lee, an Oaks Christian of Westlake Village softball volunteer, was the Little League coach of the Daily News' very own newly crowned Sports Editor Noun 1. sports editor - the newspaper editor responsible for sports news newspaper editor - the editor of a newspaper , Kevin Modesti, back at the old Sepulveda Park League. Same vibe: Bumped into two of the area's top former prep athletes the other day, Ray Cassaday and Natalie Rawson, both of whom work at a local car-rental agency in Canyon Country. Cassaday was a star football player at Valencia High who later played at UCLA, and Rawson was a softball standout at Highland in Palmdale who earned all-conference recognition at Colgate. Stan Johnson Stanford "Stan" Johnson is a fictional character on the popular ABC soap opera, General Hospital. He is the mobster assistant, computer hacking, employee of Sonny and Jason. He is also the son of Nurse Epiphany Johnson. , 27, is a new Cal State Northridge's men's basketball assistant under Bobby Braswell Bobby Braswell, an American basketball coach, is currently the head coach for Cal State Northridge. Braswell was named the fourth head coach in Northridge history on April 30, 1996, succeeding the retired Pete Cassidy. . He was an assistant the past three seasons at Southwest Baptist in Missouri. "I have gotten to know Stan over the past couple years, and know him to be an extremely hard worker, and someone who has extensive high school and junior college contacts in the Midwest as well as the West Coast," Braswell said. "That will be very beneficial to us." The future looks good for Cleveland High of Reseda's baseball program, as the junior varsity finished 25-2, with the one of the losses to a varsity opponent. Among the top players: Evan Wensberg, Nick Kaid, David Carver and John Wilson. They're calling San Pedro High softball slugger Perelini Koria the next Crystl Bustos, and Kennedy of Granada Hills will get a close look when the teams meet in the City Section championship May 30 at UCLA. Koria is batting .562 with 17 home runs and an out-of-sight 65 RBIs in 89 at-bats for the top-seeded Pirates (29-2), who have won 13 section titles. "I really can't say how I hit so many home runs," Koria said. "Everyone who sees me hit thinks I'm really straining up there, but I just try to stay relaxed." Want a first glimpse of former Moorpark High star football running back in Darrell Scott in his new St. Bonaventure colors? The high-profile transfer running back -- coming off a 3,000-yard junior season -- returns to the area for the sixth annual Under the Lights passing tournament, presented by Saugus Centurions, at Central Park on June 22-23. Among the other top participants are Birmingham, Hart of Newhall, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, Oaks Christian of Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Valencia and Westlake. Former North Hollywood football coach Brad Ratcliff has been appointed football coach at West Adams, a new City Section school in Los Angeles. The school is slated to compete in the new Southern League, which also will include Hollywood, formerly of the Sunset Six League. Ratcliff's assistant, Kirk Wagner, is a former Campbell Hall assistant. gerry.gittelson@dailynews.com (661) 257-5218 |
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