CHATTER: SORENSON WILL JOIN CARPENTER AT ASU.Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer Ryan Sorenson and Rudy Carpenter went through the struggles at Newbury Park High together, celebrated the success at Westlake together and now will adjust to college life together. Sorenson, a 6-foot-5, 310-pounder who anchored Westlake's dominant offensive line, orally committed Wednesday to Arizona State. ``Me and Rudy have wanted to go to college together ever since we've known each other,'' said Sorenson, who has known Carpenter since age 10. ``We're going to be roommates, and it will take a lot of pressure off.'' Carpenter pledged to the Sun Devils
After committing, Carpenter urged Arizona State to offer Sorenson a scholarship. Now the quarterback knows he will be well-protected, on the field and off. ``I'm really excited that he's going to Arizona State,'' Carpenter said. ``It will give us both someone familiar rather than going somewhere by ourselves.'' Sorenson is the 10th area prep football player to commit to a Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members school. ... K.C. Croal, a linebacker from Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, became the third area player to orally commit to Pennsylvania. Croal, who earned All-Daily News First-Team honors for leading Notre Dame to its second consecutive Southern Section Div. III title, joins Agoura receiver Braden Lepisto and Loyola of 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. lineman Chris Jauregui as Penn pledges. He is the sixth area player to commit to 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. ... David Winer, an All-Ventura County defensive tackle from Southern Section Div. IV champion Westlake, orally committed Wednesday to NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II UC Davis. He is the seventh Westlake football player to make a commitment. ... Jason Blatt, the former longtime defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a football team in the National Football League or college football who is in charge of the defense. This position aids the head coach a great deal in many ways by delegating play calling to other coaches and allowing the head at Taft of Woodland Hills, has resigned as head coach at Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). . ``I just thought this was the right move for me at this point,'' Blatt said. Blatt said he ``probably'' will return to Taft, where Troy Starr, his former boss, is back as head coach after a one-year absence. Blatt likely will be a consultant under Starr. ... Former Montclair Prep of Panorama City standout Eshaya Murphy Eshaya "Shay" Murphy (born April 15 1985, in Canoga Park, California) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Minnesota Lynx. Murphy attended college at USC and graduated in 2007. said she brings a different type of intensity to big games, such as the Trojans' 59-56 upset of No. 6 Stanford on Sunday at the Sports Arena. ``I love big games,'' Murphy said excitedly after USC's victory. ``I love the opportunity to show what I can do in games like this.'' But USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. coach Chris Gobrecht had a different take. ``Shay's always hyper, so this is no different for her,'' Gobrecht said. Whatever the case, Murphy has established herself as one of USC's most explosive players as a freshman, and seems to play her best in the most important games. Murphy made her first career start and had 15 points and eight steals against Pac-10 co-leader Arizona on Jan. 15. Against Stanford, she had seven points and nine rebounds. Her play off the bench in the fourth quarter was a key to USC's victory. USC will look to stay in the title race against Oregon State at 7 tonight at the Sports Arena. USC trails first-place Stanford and Arizona by one game. Staff Writers Ramona Shelburne and Vincent Bonsignore contributed to this report. Matthew Kredell, (818) 713-3607 matthew.kredell(at)dailynews.com |
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