CHATSWORTH'S BUCKNER FEELS URGENCY.Byline: Bill Schlotter Daily News Staff Writer In some ways, wide receiver LaRon Buckner Buckner can refer to several places in the United States:
Buckner and his Chatsworth Chatsworth, estate, Derbyshire, central England, near Chesterfield. It is the seat of the dukes of Devonshire. Begun in 1552, the present Classical-style Chatsworth House was rebuilt in 1686. High School teammates would like to forget the 1995 season. In some ways, they figure they better not. The 1995 Chancellors, many of whom played for the school's undefeated frosh-soph team the year before, never came together last season. And they paid the price, stumbling stumbling an abnormal gait in which the animal does not fully extend the limb, the plantar surface is not properly placed with respect to the ground surface at the time of impact so that the limb is likely to collapse and the animal to fall. to a 2-8 record that included blowout Blowout The rapid sale of all shares in a new securities offering. See: hot issue. blowout The nearly immediate sale of a new security issue because of great investor demand. See also hot issue. losses to Sylmar (60-7), Kennedy (55-13) and Cleveland (56-21). Buckner figures remembering the disappointment of last season is the first step toward not repeating it. ``We kind of lost a lot of respect last year,'' Buckner said. ``This year, we're trying to get it back.'' Buckner and company took a big step in that direction last Thursday, shutting out Reseda 41-0 in their season opener. The 5-foot-10, 175-pound senior played a key role in the victory, contributing almost as much offense in one game, with nine catches for 197 yards and two touchdowns, as he managed all last year (25 catches, 286 yards, three TDs). But Buckner reminds those who dwell on dwell on or upon Verb to think, speak, or write at length about (something) Verb 1. dwell on - delay linger over his accomplishments that football is a team game. ``Just because I caught (nine) passes doesn't mean I'm the best player or best receiver on the team,'' Buckner said. ``We've got a lot of good players.'' Many of them were on last year's team, a squad that never jelled jell v. jelled, jell·ing, jells v.intr. 1. To become firm or gelatinous; congeal. See Synonyms at coagulate. 2. . ``This year, we're more of a team,'' Buckner said. ``We do everything together.'' That togetherness is making a difference, Buckner believes. So is the realization that this season is the last chance for the Chancellors seniors to realize the promise suggested by their 10-0 sophomore year. ``This is kind of a make-or-break year for us,'' Buckner said. Buckner likes the Chancellors' chances for a make. ``This is the best team I've been on here,'' he said. Buckner is one of the reasons. An honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. student in elementary school elementary school: see school. , Buckner, who lives in South Central Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , was headed for high school at Dorsey or Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] when his mother intervened. ``We live in the inner city and I wanted him to go to high school in a little bit better environment,'' Paula Buckner said. So in 1993, Buckner began riding L.A. Unified buses to school in Chatsworth. It took some getting used to. ``At first, I didn't like it,'' he said. ``But then I made some friends and I wanted to stay.'' He also got involved with sports, playing football and basketball for the Chancellors. Buckner plays wide receiver and tries to pattern his game after his favorite pro player, the Oakland Raiders' Tim Brown Timothy Donell Brown (born July 22, 1966) is a retired wide receiver, who played in the National Football League. He spent sixteen years with the Oakland Raiders, during which he established himself as one of the League's most prolific wide receivers. . ``Like me, he's not the fastest,'' Buckner said. ``But he gets open and he gets the job done.'' And like Brown, Buckner has come to be a receiver that can be depended on. ``He's a great guy to throw to when you're in trouble,'' Chancellors quarterback Travis Winn said. ``He'll usually find a way to get open.'' Receivers without blazing speed depend on their intelligence and moves to break free of defenders. Thus it is with Buckner. ``At this point, his best asset is his ability to read defenses,'' Chatsworth head coach Myron Gibford said. ``And he's a little more aggressive than he was a year ago.'' Buckner said he studies his adversaries on film and during the game, looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. tendencies and flaws he can exploit. ``I try to put the defensive back in a position where no matter what he does, it's wrong,'' Buckner said. Winn marvels at Buckner's ability to get open. ``Nine out of 10 times, he's going to win the battle,'' Winn said. Buckner hopes to help the Chancellors win their battles and come to the forefront of City Section football. Next on the agenda is tonight's game against Sylmar. ``They kind of embarrassed us last year,'' he said. ``We'd like to come out and show them we can play.'' Buckner knows there are plenty who don't give Chatsworth much chance to achieve that. ``A lot of people think we're a sorry team,'' Buckner said. ``But that's OK. We don't mind being the underdog.'' If the Chancellors handle any more teams the way they did Reseda, they won't be underdogs for long. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Chatsworth High School wide receiver LaRon Buckner h opes to lead the Chancellors to an improvement over last season's 2-8 record. Gus Ruelas / Daily News |
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