CLASS OF THEIR OWN GROUP OF LOCAL QBS MIGHT RANK AMONG BEST EVER.Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News Since they were old enough to pick up a football and throw it, Jimmy Clausen James Richard "Jimmy" Clausen (born September 21, 1987, in Thousand Oaks, California[3]) is an American football player. He is a quarterback at the University of Notre Dame. , Garrett Green and Michael Herrick have dared to dream. Clausen (Oaks Christian of Westlake Village) wants to join brothers Casey (Alemany High of Mission Hills) and Rick (Taft of Woodland Hills) as a great high school quarterback who moved up to a top Division I college program. 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' Green hopes to take after his cousin, former Taft quarterback Brandon Hance, by leading a team to a section title before moving on to start in college. But it might have been Herrick of Valencia High who was the biggest dreamer of them all. ``It would be great one day if we were all up for the Heisman Trophy Heisman Trophy Annual award given to the outstanding college gridiron football player in the U.S. The trophy was instituted in 1935 by New York City's Downtown Athletic Club and was officially named the following year for the club's first athletic director, the player-coach or some other awards, or if we all go pro, we can always look back and think about times like these,'' said Herrick, a senior. The Downtown Athletic Club The Downtown Athletic Club was an athletic club in a 35-story building located at 19 West Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA. It was founded in 1926. By 1927, it had purchased this site next to the Hudson River to construct its own building. probably should reserve at least one seat in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. for a local quarterback in 2008 or 2009. Although the three players have at least one season of high school football remaining - Clausen has two - it appears that the bigger the dream, the more success they achieve. ``We're all in this together We're All In This Together can refer to:
Getting to college and having the opportunity to play early in their careers shouldn't be a problem for Clausen, Green, Herrick or Hart senior Tyler Lyon, who are widely regarded as the state's top four quarterbacks. Herrick has already verbally committed to Mississippi, Green has seven scholarship offers, Lyon is being heavily recruited by several Pac-10 programs, and, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Oaks Christian coach Bill Redell Bill Redell (born April 17, 1941 in Red Bluff, California) is an American football coach and member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Redell serves as head coach at Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California, since 2000, and has formed them into one of , Clausen could end up being the most highly recruited high school football player ever. ``I've seen the accomplishments of all of these guys,'' said Green. ``Jimmy's only a junior and already he's (near) the top of the record books. You're focused on your team, but you also want to see how those guys are going to do. I'm a fan as well as a player.'' With the statistics they've compiled during the past two seasons, it's hard not to admire what Clausen, Green and Herrick have accomplished. Green is 25-1 as a starter, including 22 consecutive victories, and has led Notre Dame to two of its three consecutive Southern Section Div. III titles. If Notre Dame can duplicate last year's 14-0 record, Green could become winningest quarterback in state history. Herrick is on pace to become the state's all-time leader in passing yards, needing 2,732 to surpass the record held by Newbury Park's Keith Smith For other persons named Keith Smith, see Keith Smith (disambiguation). Keith Smith(1952-2006) was a former English rugby player; he excelled in playing centre. He first played with Yorkshire Colts rugby then advanced to Roundhay. . And whatever records Green and Herrick set as part of their legacies, Clausen, who threw for 3,665 yards and 57 touchdowns as a sophomore, is on pace to pass them all. ``You don't get opportunities like this too often and these are all great guys,'' said Herrick, who has thrown for 7,240 yards in his first two seasons. ``We can be enemies on the field, but we're friends off of it. We learn from each other and it helps competition-wise, because everyone wants to get better.'' The competitive juices were flowing July 15 when all four quarterbacks and their teams took part in the third annual Nike 7-on-7 Passing Championship at USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , an event that also featured nationally ranked programs Springdale (Ark.), Long Beach Poly and Mission Viejo Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. . Herrick's touchdown pass in overtime knocked off Springdale in the opening round, Clausen's five touchdowns bested Herrick's four in the semifinals and Lyon's four scoring strikes in the final were enough to give Oaks Christian its only loss of the summer, as Hart won the tournament, 26-20. ``It was a blast being out there,'' said Green, who helped Notre Dame defeat Long Beach Poly after a loss to Mission Viejo. ``I didn't do well that day, but it was fun just being out there with a lot of great athletes.'' Clausen said sharing the spotlight with Green, Herrick and Lyon reminds him of his brother Casey's senior year, when he was part of another outstanding group of quarterbacks. ``There's a lot of good guys out there, especially seniors,'' said Clausen, who is considered by many scouting services to the top recruit in the country in the Class of 2007. ``It reminds me of when Casey came through with guys like Zac Wasserman (Westlake/Penn State) and Matt Cassel Matt Cassel [CASS-ul] (born May 17, 1982 in Northridge, California) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the NFL. Youth and high school career (Chatsworth/USC). There were a lot of great guys coming up back then too.'' Only time will define how this group rates in comparison to the standout quarterbacks of years past. On the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of their season openers, the quarterbacks just want to continue to do what comes most naturally. ``I'm living a dream right now,'' Clausen said. Said Herrick: ``Not a lot of people out there get to do this,'' Herrick added. ``So, you don't take it for granted.'' Erik Boal, (818) 713-3607 erik.boal(at)dailynews.com QUARTERBACKS 1. Jimmy Clausen, Oaks Christian, Jr. Sat out second half of six games, led state with 58 TD passes. 2. Michael Herrick, Valencia, Sr. Less than 2,800 yards to becoming state passing leader. 3. Garrett Green, Notre Dame, Sr. 25-1 as a starter, two Southern Section Div. III titles. 4. Tyler Lyon, Hart, Sr. One of only area QBs to throw for 3,000-plus yards in '04. 5. Ryan Cloney, 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. , Jr. Area's most underrated quarterback had 2,902 yards, 19 TDs. 6. Matt Wabby, Crespi, Sr. 19 TDs, 1,800 total yards for Div. X champions. 7. Austin Civita, Canyon, Sr. Cowboys, with Civita and Ben Longshore long·shore adj. Occurring, living, or working along a seacoast. [Short for alongshore.] , could have state's best 1-2 QB punch. 8. Kevin Harrington Kevin Harrington (born 4 September 1959 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actor who is perhaps best known for his role as David Bishop on the Australian soap opera Neighbours. , Royal, Sr. 6-foot-6 signal-caller pivotal to Highlanders' offense. 9. Mike Moustakas Mike Moustakas (born September 11, 1988 at Chatsworth, California) is a Shortstop[1] who was drafted by the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball 2nd overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. , Chatsworth, Jr. All-City second team in football, state soph of year in baseball. 10. Rodney Trimm, Palmdale, Sr. Three-year starter has athletic ability, strong right arm. Others: John Austin, Sylmar, Sr.; Jeremy Camacho, Eagle Rock, Sr.; Ryan Campbell, Westlake, Jr.; Doug Deakin, Oak Park, Sr.; Chris Gagua, Rio Mesa, Sr.; Nick Gutierrez, Rosamond, Jr.; J.J. Johnson, Taft, Sr.; Xavier Johnson, Taft, So.; Zachary Kaplan, Campbell Hall, So.; Jordan LaSecla, Newbury Park, Sr.; Steve Moe, Mojave, Sr.; Kyle Ochoa, Van Nuys, Sr.; Tyler Robertson, L.A. Baptist, Sr.; Zach Summers, Saugus, Sr. - Matthew Kredell and Erik Boal CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Garrett Green, left, Jimmy Clausen, center, Michael Herrick, right, and Tyler Lyon are considered the area's top high school quarterbacks. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer (2 -- color) TYLER LYON Box: QUARTERBACKS (see text) |
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