CHATTER: H.-W.'S HARRIS PICKS PA. PREP SCHOOL.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer Harvard-Westlake High of Studio City senior basketball standout 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 has decided to play next year at the Hill School, a prep school in Pennsylvania. Harris, a 6-foot-8 forward, hopes to eventually land a scholarship to play for an Ivy League Ivy League Group of eight universities in the northeastern U.S., high in academic and social prestige, that are members of an athletic conference for intercollegiate gridiron football dating to the 1870s. school in 2005. The decision to spend next year at the Hill School will allow Harris to catch up to his original class. ``He skipped a class, so he's actually a year ahead of the kids his age,'' said Harvard-Westlake basketball coach Greg Hilliard. ``This extra year will broaden his recruiting base, and his goal is to play in the Ivy League, so this will put him closer to those schools. I think this will benefit him greatly.'' Harris averaged 14 points and nine rebounds as a senior, helping lead the Wolverines to their third consecutive Southern Section Div. III-AA championship. Two other players - guard Bryce Taylor Bryce Taylor is an American college basketball player at the University of Oregon. The 6'5", 205 pound junior guard is currently averaging 14.6 ppg and 5.1 rpg. High School and forward Zach Woolridge will play next year in college. Taylor, a 6-5 guard, will play at Oregon and Woolridge, a 6-7 forward, will play at Princeton. As for next year's Harvard-Westlake team, expect things to carry on without a hitch. Versatile Ed White will return at either point guard or shooting guard The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. , depending on the emergence of backup point guard Mike Hooks, promising junior-varsity guard John Tan and incoming sophomore Jabari Trotter. White moved from shooting guard to point last season, and after a brief transition period was playing as well as any point guard in the region. ``The experience benefited Ed a great deal,'' Hilliard said. ``And it's really helped him in regard to recruiting interest.'' White's preference is to play at an Ivy League school, but he is also generating interest from Rice and Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , among other Division I college programs. But the real attention-getter this offseason is electrifying e·lec·tri·fy tr.v. e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing, e·lec·tri·fies 1. To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor). 2. a. junior-to-be Alex Stepheson Alex Stepheson is an American basketball player at the University of North Carolina. Grabbed 20 or more rebounds in 16 games as a senior at Harvard-Westlake High School in North Hollywood • Fourth-team Parade All-America selection • Averaged 20.4 points and 17. a 6-8 forward who is rapidly emerging as one of the top prospects in the country. Hilliard coached Jarron and Jason Collins Jason Paul Collins (born December 2, 1978 in Northridge, California) is a professional basketball player for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA. He graduated from Harvard-Westlake School and later attended Stanford University, where he was an All-American in 2000-01 and appeared on , who went on to play at Stanford and now in the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= , and he said Stepheson is already the most highly recruited player he has ever coached. Not bad for a school that produced the Collins twins, Vanderbilt guard Russell Lakey and Taylor. ``The recruiting of players begins so much earlier now, so that has a little bit to do with it,'' Hilliard said. ``These days, college coaches want a commitment from a player as soon as possible, so there is quite a bit of pressure.'' Stepheson projects as a power forward or versatile small forward in college. As a sophomore last year, he had two playoff games in which he grabbed more than 20 rebounds. ... Chaminade of West Hills' Greg Lenardson has committed to UC San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . As a varsity pitcher the past two seasons for the Eagles, Lenardson is 4-0 as a starter with eight saves. Lenardson plans to major in biology to possibly pursue a career in sports medicine sports medicine, branch of medicine concerned with physical fitness and with the treatment and prevention of injuries and other disorders related to sports. Knee, leg, back, and shoulder injuries; stiffness and pain in joints; tendinitis; "tennis elbow"; and . Vincent Bonsignore, (818) 713-3612 vincent.bonsignore(at)dailynews.com ATHLETES OF THE WEEK JINU JUNG Freshman Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. Jung, 14, who came to the U.S. from Korea two years ago, took first in the 200-yard individual medley and swam on the Falcons' victorious 200 medley relay team Saturday at the Royal Invitational. SARA Sara or Sarah, in the Bible, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. With Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah, she was one of the four Hebrew matriarchs. Her name was originally Sarai [Heb.,=princess]. SUN Freshman Crescenta Valley Sun set records in winning the 50 freestyle in 24.37 seconds and 500 freestyle in 4:55.05. Sun, 15, already has broken four school records and will attempt the difficult 50-500 freestyle double at next month's Southern Section Div. I championships. UP AND COMER Jrue Holiday Campbell Hall Holiday is a 6-foot-1 guard/forward who will play on the Campbell Hall of North Hollywood varsity basketball team next season as a freshman, and he could challenge for a starting job on a deep, talented team. Holiday is one of the top young players in the region, and is highly regarded as a shooter and defender. He led his ARC RC Bulls and the Campbell Hall winter team in scoring at 25 points per game. THEN AND NOW It's not often history lines up as symmetrically as it did Saturday at the Daily News Victory Spring Classic, when Oaks Christian of Westlake Village freshman Taylor Schlopy hit her 11th and 12th triples of the season, breaking the state record of former Newbury Park star Oli Keohohou. Schlopy tied Keohohou's record (10 triples) on April 17 and broke it Saturday against Westlake. Oaks Christian then played Newbury Park in the third-place game where Keohohou, now an assistant coach with Newbury Park, could congratulate Schlopy in person. CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 5 boxes Photo: (1) JINU JUNG (2) SARA SUN (3) JRUE HOLIDAY Box: (1) ATHLETES OF THE WEEK (see text) (2) UP AND COMER (see text) (3) THEN AND NOW (see text) (4) STATILICIOUS (5) ON DECK: Highlights of the coming week |
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