COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: HE'S NO ORDINARY JOE ANTELOPE VALLEY GRAD MANNING CATCHING ON AT NEW MEXICO.Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). thinks it's found a future star quarterback in walk-on Casey Kelly. Kelly played the part well in Saturday's 52-33 rout of visiting Air Force. But his receivers, including Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley High graduate Joe Manning, made Kelly look pretty good. Manning had a career-high eight receptions for 115 yards, including touchdowns of 15 and 35 yards. ``We felt confident that our wide receivers were as good as any athletes they have,'' Kelly said. ``We came in with that kind of game plan. We were going to see if we could take advantage of the passing game.'' Manning has done his part throughout the year. Teammate Dwight Counter is the Lobos' leader with 31 catches and 506 yards. But Manning has contributed 20 receptions for 360 yards (a team-leading 18 yards per catch) and three touchdowns. New Mexico coach Rocky Long Rocky Long (b. January 27, 1950, in Provo, Utah) is the current head football coach at the University of New Mexico. Long is also a former Canadian Football League (British Columbia Lions) and World Football League (Detroit Wheels) player. , a former UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX assistant, likes Manning in running situations, too. He has gained 61 yards on 14 carries. --More receivers: Unbeaten Brigham Young's offense has been so prolific, it's hard to recognize individuals. Cougars receiver Soren Halladay (Hart High) probably would be an All-America candidate on other teams. At BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding , he is simply a solid player who's been effective. In No. 10 BYU's 59-21 victory at 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. State on Saturday, Halladay was one of five players with at least two catches. One of Halladay's receptions went for a 32-yard touchdown. For the year, eight Cougars have double-digit reception totals. Halladay has 15 for 214 yards and one touchdown. --Rolling: Sacred Heart (Conn.) senior quarterback Justin Holtfreter (Quartz Hill/AVC) ran his record as the Pioneers' starter to 17-1 after Saturday's 49-7 rout at Iona. Holtfreter was 19 of 29 for 309 yards and three touchdowns as Sacred Heart improved to 7-0. For the year, Holtfreter has passed for 1,733 yards and 16 touchdowns. About the only negatives in his performance at Iona were two interceptions. They were his first of the season after not being picked off in 161 attempts entering Saturday's game. --Odds and ends: Utah State defensive back Derrek Shank shank (shangk) 1. leg (1). 2. crus ( 2). shank n. The part of the human leg between the knee and ankle. was credited with getting the big interception that set up the Aggies' game-clinching touchdown to beat Central Florida 30-27. But it was USU USU Usually USU Utah State University (Logan, UT) USU Uniformed Services University USU Ural State University (Ekatherinburg, Russia) USU Universidade Santa Úrsula cornerback Tony Walker (Antelope Valley High) who tipped Ryan Schneider's pass before Shank grabbed it. For the season, Walker has 43 tackles, one for loss, two interceptions and a team-high six passes broken up. ... San Diego State defensive back Will Demps (Highland High) ranks fourth in the Mountain West Conference with 9.1 tackles per game. He has 73 tackles, including 49 solo. ... Saturday was a tough day to be an ex-Hart High quarterback, Cal junior Kyle Boller (back) and Nevada senior David Neill (hip pointer) sat out games against Oregon State and Boise State, respectively. ... Saint Mary's quarterback Chris Kobe (Saugus/COC) didn't fare well as a late-game replacement in the Gaels' 40-13 loss at Northeastern. He went 0 for 4 with an interception. ... Southern Illinois defensive back Jason Ascencio (COC See chip on chip. ) had five tackles, including a sack, in the Salukis' 20-14 loss to Indiana State. ... Oregon State defensive back Eric Mobley (Antelope Valley High/A.V. Christian) sat out Saturday's game against Cal with a quad injury. |
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