CHATTER: AREA TEAMS ALIVE AND WELL; DON'T SELL THEM SHORT.Byline: Lee Barnathan Staff Writer Hello, losers? No need to apply here. This is Winners Central; theme song: ``You Gotta got·ta Informal Contraction of got to: I gotta go home. Have Heart.'' Did you see how well our area teams fared in the playoffs? The vast majority won Friday and Saturday, including some upsets. This will teach those coaches who represent schools over the hill and who did the seeding that they really are over the hill when it comes to underestimating our area teams. --Grant's girls' basketball team, seeded 12th, knocks off No. 5 Gardena? All those injuries to the likes of Alexis Weatherspoon and Krystal Clay only served to show how much heart the team has. --Poly's boys' soccer team, seeded 29th, eliminates proverbial pro·ver·bi·al adj. 1. Of the nature of a proverb. 2. Expressed in a proverb. 3. Widely referred to, as if the subject of a proverb; famous. power and fourth-seeded Belmont on penalty kicks? The Sentinels always are a factor, but they obviously didn't face the likes of Poly goalie Hector Ruiz or forwards Rene Zelaya and Freddy Vargas during the Northern League. The Parrots obviously weren't intimidated in·tim·i·date tr.v. in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates 1. To make timid; fill with fear. 2. To coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats. . Belmont coach Nancy Carr-Swain claimed the officiating was atrocious, but the bottom line was the Parrots played the game as it was called. She didn't have a problem with the goals, however. --L.A. Baptist's boys' basketball team knocks off second-seeded Calvary Chapel Calvary Chapel is a non-denominational, Protestant fellowship of churches which began in 1965 in Southern California. The term "fellowship of churches" is used in contrast to a denomination. of Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. ? --Louisville's girls' soccer team beat No. 3-seeded South Pasadena South Pasadena (păs'ədē`nə), city (1990 pop. 23,936), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1888. Medical supplies, clothing, and transportation and electronic equipment are manufactured. ? Actually, this wasn't an upset. Louisville is from the top league in Division IV. Chaminade is seeded second and Harvard-Westlake is fourth. ``I felt so sorry for (South Pasadena's) coach,'' Louisville coach Jose Perez said. ``They were seeded, so why do they have to play us?'' --Chaminade's boys' basketball team winn at Burroughs-Ridgecrest? OK, this isn't as big of an upset, but it shows the Eagles didn't care they were facing USC-bound Rory O'Neill. They also proved two players, Jordan O'Gilvie and Scott Borchart, are better than one (O'Neill). Too bad the game was so far away. But outside of Chaminade or boys' basketball junkies, who had heard of O'Gilvie before the playoffs? He has 55 points in the two playoff games Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship . ``He's gone off,'' coach Jeff Young
Jeff Young is an American guitarist. He graduated from Musicians Institute in 1985, and is best known for his time with the thrash metal band said. ``He decided this is the time to shine. He's playing his best ball at the right time.'' . . . Other observations: City baseball team to watch: North Hollywood. The Huskies are experienced and due. Don't be surprised if they reach USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , site of the Daily News Tournament final. Dodger Stadium • • [ , site of the City championships, isn't such a long shot, either. The Huskies are going to a tournament in Orlando, Fla., March 12-16, and are the only California team. They also are the only area school that will play at a spring-training site. . . . Reseda showed Canoga Park's boys' hoops team needed more than just Cecil Brown. . . . How many times has a Ventura County boys' soccer team beaten a Foothill League team? It seems every year. It happened again Saturday, when Rio Mesa of Oxnard beat Canyon. . . . Keeping tabs: Softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' pitchers Kathryn Nevard and Jodie Cox are off to strong starts for their respective colleges. Nevard is 6-1 for Illinois, including the school's first no-hitter. Cox, at Cal State Fullerton, is 4-2 with three shutouts. Staff Writer Gerry Gittelson contributed to this report. ATHLETES OF THE WEEK JORDAN O'GILVIE Senior, Chaminade Basketball It would have been one thing if O'Gilvie, a 6-2 guard, had scored his career-high of 35 points in a regular-season game. But the fact he did it in the first round of the Southern Section playoffs, in an overtime game against Ganesha and with Chaminade's best player - forward Scott Borchart - out with a bad ankle, made his special night even more meaningful. It helped the Eagles advance to the second round with a 71-67 victory. O'Gilvie came back two nights later with a team-high 20 points in a victory over Burroughs of Ridgecrest to put Chaminade into the third round tonight against Compton Centennial. KRYSTAL CLAY Senior, Grant basketball Clay, a versatile guard, scored 27 points and added six rebounds as the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. , seeded No. 12 in the City Section playoffs, upset No. 5 Gardena on Friday. Clay has the ability to shoot from the perimeter, drive to the basket and beat defenders one-on-one. When senior point guard Deja Cruz was lost to a knee injury this season, Clay had to play the point but teamed with Alexis Weatherspoon to give Grant a one-two scoring combination. Grant faces No. 4 Taft on Wednesday. UP AND COMER EVAN HARRIS Evan Leslie Harris BM BCh MP (born 21 October 1965) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon. Education and professional career Harvard-Westlake Harris, a 6-foot-4 ninth-grade center, averaged 23.5 points, 12.8 rebounds and 7.5 blocks for the Wolverines. Some typical games: 33 points, 12 rebounds, eight blocks against St. Francis; 27 points, 11 rebounds, seven blocks against Loyola; 31 points, 16 rebounds and eight blocks against Alemany. Nominate outstanding junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. and middle school athletes by calling (818) 713-3611. HEAD TO HEAD Matchup of the week: DEREK RASP Camarillo, Forward KYLE KEGLEY Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , Forward Rasp, a 6-3 sophomore forward, is a terrific outside shooter, hitting 35 percent of his 3-pointers this year, averaging 10 points on a team that spreads its offense between three players. Rasp scored 14 of his team-high 18 points in the second half Friday to help the Scorpions upset Quartz Hill 65-64 in a Southern Section Division I-AA playoff opener. In the win, Camarillo came back from a 16-point deficit, thanks in part to two 3-pointers from Rasp. Kegley, like Rasp, is an excellent long-range shooter, but most of all he's a scorer, able to put the ball in the basket whether it's on the perimeter, in transition or to the basket. Thousand Oaks is favored in this game, but if Rasp can contain Kegley and continue his own offensive surge, the Scorpions have a chance. Today, 7:30 p.m. at Camarillo High. CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 5 boxes Photo: (1) JORDAN O'GILVIE, Senior, Chaminade Basketball (2) KRYSTAL CLAY, Senior, Grant basketball (3) EVAN HARRIS, Harvard-Westlake Box: (1) STATILICIOUS (2) ATHLETES OF THE WEEK (see text) (3) UP AND COMER (see text) (4) HEAD 2 HEAD (see text) (5) ON DECK: Highlights of the coming week |
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