COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS: THIS ONE JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS COC'S LYON TO REUNITED WITH MENTOR IN FRIDAY'S SCRIMMAGE.Byline: Mayar Zokaei Mayar Zokaei is an American journalist currently serving as a media beat and sports writer. Zokaei periodically contributes to the Los Angeles Times, NYLA Magazine, and the Los Angeles Daily News. Staff Writer When the College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. football team scrimmages Long Beach City on Friday, it'll be more than just a chance for head coach Chuck Lyon to gauge his players. It also will be an opportunity for Lyon to reminisce rem·i·nisce intr.v. rem·i·nisced, rem·i·nisc·ing, rem·i·nisc·es To recollect and tell of past experiences or events. [Back-formation from reminiscence. with an old friend and mentor, Long Beach City coach Larry Reisbig. ``It'll be sentimental to see him on our field, especially since this might be his last season,'' Lyon said. Lyon and Reisbig forged a relationship in 1973. Lyon, a freshman at Canyons, was the Cougars' starting quarterback and Reisbig was his head coach. ``I remember in the offseason, I would meet him at his house almost every day,'' Lyon said. ``We would go across to the elementary school elementary school: see school. football field, and he would put me through quarterback drills to make me better.'' After two strong seasons at COC See chip on chip. , Lyon moved on to Washington State but never forgot Reisbig. Lyon returned to Canyons and began his first coaching stint in 1977 as an assistant on Reisbig's staff. Though Canyons dropped its football program in 1981, the two kept in touch. They reunited in 1997, when Lyon was named Reisbig's quarterbacks coach at Long Beach City. Lyon took the Canyons job a year later. Essentially, Reisbig will be returning to the house he built. He remains the winningest coach in Canyons history (51-38-1). --Quarterback update: There is no quarterback controversy yet, but Lyon said it's too early to determine who will lead the Cougars when they open the season against Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. . Texas Tech transfer Jason Winn, from Granada Hills High, appears to be the leader. He was 9 of 13 in the Cougars' first intrasquad game Saturday, and Lyon said if he had to name a starter today, it would be Winn. Kyle Bauer of Valencia High nearly matched Winn, completing 8 of 13 passes. California transfer Andy Zelinski completed 12 of 19 passes and also is in the running. --Getting defensive: Although the Cougars have a talented offense, the defense is inexperienced. COC returns four starters from a defense that was ranked No. 5 in the state last season. ``We lost all our linebackers, but we have some true prospects,'' 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 Leon Criner said. Among the key newcomers are former Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks linebacker Tom Curiel and Danny Corbet, a sophomore from Valencia who played sparingly. |
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