CHATTER: TAFT'S STARR NOT WORRIED ABOUT QB.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer Taft High of Woodland Hills football coach Troy Starr had it pretty easy the past three years. Most coaches come into a season fretting fret·ting n. A hole, or worn or polished spot made on metals by abrasion or erosion. over their quarterback situation, but not Starr, who had Brandon Hance (1998-1999) and Rick Clausen Richard James Clausen (born June 29, 1982) is a former American football player who played college football for Louisiana State University. He transfered to the University of Tennessee, where he walked on to the football team as a backup quarterback. (2000). Just how comfortable was Starr? Hance is the starting quarterback at Purdue and Clausen is a freshman at Louisiana State. Now that Starr will turn to unproven unproven Dubious, nonscientific, not proven, quack, questionable, unscientific adjective Relating to that which has not been validated by reproducible experiments or other scientific methods for determining effect or efficacy starter Cary Dove, one would think he'd be a little uptight. He's not. ``Let's face it, whoever we put back there, we'll make him look pretty good,'' Starr said. That isn't a knock on Noun 1. knock on - (rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul) rugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ball rugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ball Dove, who has lots of potential. It's more of a statement on what Dove has to work with. It starts with explosive junior wide receiver Steve Smith, a 6-3 high-wire act. Smith is regarded as one of the top players in the country and he keeps getting better every day. Most important, he keeps things in perspective. ``He knows as well as anyone he's been overhyped,'' Starr said. ``So he knows there is room for improvement and he wants very badly to get better.'' As usual, Smith was a one-man highlight reel when Taft won the Northridge Passing Tournament over the weekend. ``I don't think there's any question, if you asked anyone who was there who the best player was, it was Steve,'' Starr said. But it's not just Smith. The Toreadors also have WR/RB Noah Smith (no relation), who took sixth in the 200 and ninth in the 100 at the state track championships, and the underclassmen he lost to don't play football. ``Based on that, he's the fastest football player in California,'' Starr said. ``For a high school kid, he's got elite speed. Not just in the state but the nation. He's fast. With that kind of talent and speed surrounding Dove, you can see why Starr isn't worried. ... Hart coach Mike Herrington is also relaxed despite returning one starter on defense. Of course, it helps that the lone returnee re·turn·ee n. 1. One who returns, as from a journey or to school after a long absence. 2. A person returning from military duty overseas. See Usage Note at -ee1. is dominant defensive lineman Chris Frome, one of the most highly recruited players in the country. Herrington is confident the Indians will get their defense worked out, and it helps that the offense is in capable hands, as usual. After two years with Stanford-bound Kyle <noinclude></noinclude> ''This article or section is being rewritten at One derivation of the surname is from the Scottish Highland word caol, 'channel', or 'strait'. There are other possible derivations (see below). Matter at quarterback, the Indians will have Matt Moore, who's been waiting in the wings. ``He looks awesome, he's going to be really good,'' Herrington said. In addition, Hart will have running back Tim Gregory, who sat out most of last year with a knee injury. Gregory is Greg·o·ry I , Saint Known as "Gregory the Great." 540?-604. Pope (590-604) who increased papal authority, enforced rules of life for the clergy, and sponsored many important missionary expeditions, notably that of Saint Augustine to Britain (596). healthy and shows no effects from his surgically repaired knee. ``He can't wait for the season to get started,'' Herrington said. ``He's worked so hard to get better. He's a little ahead of schedule, which goes to show you how dedicated he was. He made all his physical therapy appointments and he had such a positive attitude throughout his rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. .'' ... How good is the Long Beach Poly (language) Poly - 1. A polymorphic, block-structured language developed by D.C.J. Matthews at Cambridge in the early 1980s. ["An Overview of the Poly Programming Language", D.C.J. Matthews, in Data Types and Persistence, M.P. Atkinson et al eds, Springer 1988]. 2. football team going to be this year? The CNN/SI summer top-100 player list has five Jackrabbits on it. The region is represented by 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. quarterback Ben Olson For the American soccer player, see . Benjamen James Olson (born February 23, 1983 in Thousand Oaks, California) is a redshirt junior quarterback for the 2006 UCLA Bruins football team. , who is rated sixth best. ... Most of the top high school basketball players in the West will be at the Adidas Double Pump West Coast All-Star camp beginning this weekend at Cal State Dominguez Hills. The camp is split into two sessions - July 7-10 and July 11-14. The second session is expected to have the most elite players. ... Valencia, Chatsworth, Granada Hills and Montclair Prep of Van Nuys are competing in a summer-hoop tournament at Sylmar High today. It concludes Sunday. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Hart running back Tim Gregory, who sat out most of last year with a knee injury, is returning with no effects from surgery. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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