DAILY NEWS ALL-AREA FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR DYNAMIC DUO TYLER, CLAUSEN WREAKED HAVOC FOR OAKS CHRISTIAN.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News 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. and Marc Tyler Marc Tyler (born September 27, 1988 in Palmdale, California) is an American football running back for the University of Southern California Trojans football team. High school career Tyler attended Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California. had never lined up in the same backfield together until they arrived at Oaks Christian of Westlake Village as freshmen. But it didn't take long for the quarterback with the golden arm and the explosive running back/linebacker to develop a chemistry that extended well beyond the football field, setting the stage for one of the most dominant four-year runs in state history. There have been local teams like Hart of Newhall that produce All- Southern Section quarterbacks on a yearly basis. There have been programs like 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 that regularly develop Division I college running backs. But there have been few teams like OaksChristian, which had both. Despite splitting the touches on offense, Clausen and Tyler were both able to launch their assaults on the record books, with the Notre Dame- bound quarterback finishing his career 42-0 as a starter and as the holder of five state records -- most notably 146 career touchdown passes -- and ranking in the top five in four other categories. The USC-bound Tyler, who, despite missing nearly five full games after suffering a broken left fibula fibula (fĭb`yələ): see leg. in the Lions' Northwest Division Two of North America's major professional sports leagues contain a Northwest Division.
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And they did it all while averaging less than three full quarters a game for the majority of their careers, as Oaks Christian posted an average margin of victory of 41.8 points per contest en route to a 46-game winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" , the final victory coming Dec. 16 with a 27-20 overtime triumph over Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa in the Div. III state championship bowl game at Home Depot Center. For their efforts, Clausen and Tyler have been selected as the Daily News Players of the Year for 2006. ``What Marc and I had here was an experience that I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if I'll ever have again,'' Clausen said. ``When he went down, it was really hard to see that happen to him. But we went out and won the championship for him. I love him like a brother and I always will.'' Tyler had 1,700yards and 31touchdowns this season to receive Gatorade's State Player of the Year honors. Clausen threw for 3,428 yards and 49touchdowns, with only sixinterceptions, in 281attempts. Both players -- who led Oaks Christian to fourSouthern Section titles -- are among the six finalists for Cal-Hi Sports Mr. Football State Player of the Year. Clausen was selected the state's top sophomore in 2004 and Tyler took home honors as California's best junior last season. ``What they were able to accomplish on the same team playing together is unheard of,'' Oaks Christian offensive coordinator Mark Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. said. ``For four years, they've had to share it and they were still able to do it. It will be hard for two guys to duplicate what they did.'' erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): 5 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) MARC TYLER (2) Jimmy Clausen, left, and Marc Tyler celebrate an Oaks Christian touchdown this season. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer (3 -- color) JIMMY CLAUSEN Jose Carlos Fajardo/Contra Costa Times (4 -- color) no caption (Marc Tyler) (5 -- color) no caption (Jimmy Clausen) Box: HEAD OF THE CLASS |
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