DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR DAILY NEWS ALL-AREA TEAM AND HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEASON.Byline: Compiled by Matthew Kredell Staff Writer ANTHONY DEFILIPPO LB, Valencia, Sr. Michael Herrick and the offense at Valencia drew most of the attention, but it was the improvement on defense that took the Vikings to uncharted territory
At the center of that improvement was Defilippo, who led the area with 24 sacks and made 151 tackles. He was the leader of the area's best linebacker trio, which also featured Gary Cox and Torrey O'Brien. In the game that helped shed the little-brother image that had plagued Valencia since it started playing varsity football nine years ago, Defilippo terrorized Hart quarterback Tyler Lyon with four sacks as the Vikings beat Hart for the first time. Defilippo added seven sacks in the playoffs. Although undersized undersized see dwarfism, runt. at 5- foot-10, 165 pounds, he made the area's biggest impact defensively. FIRST TEAM DEFENSE CARY HARRIS DB, 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 , Sr. Harris was at the heart of Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks' three consecutive Div. III championships. In the game the Knights came close to losing, against Palmdale, Harris carried nearly every play in the final minutes to set up the winning field goal. He is a top college prospect for his defense and has an offer from USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. . MATT LUFT LUFT Leaking Underground Fuel Tank DB, 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. The 6-foot-4 Luft is primed to be a top college prospect at receiver or defensive back after making seven interceptions and catching 70 passes for 1,045 yards. In Thousand Oaks' first-round upset of third-seeded Arroyo Grande, Luft caught 17 passes for 301 yards and added an interception in the closing minutes to seal the victory. MARTIN CICCOLINI DB, Crespi, Sr. Starting for the first time only because of an injury, Ciccolini had no interceptions through five games. Then he went on a tear, finishing one short of the area record with 11. He picked off five passes in four playoff games to help Crespi win the Div. X title. KEVIN THOMAS Marvin Kevin Thomas (born July 28, 1978 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American football cornerback in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills who was a standout football player at Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California, and the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. DB, Rio Mesa, Sr. A senior who had yet to experience winning, Thomas led a previously average Rio Mesa of Oxnard team to a 10-0 regular season and the Div. IV quarterfinals. Ranked the 75th-best player in the nation by Rivals.com and 65th by Scout.com, Thomas orally committed to USC. In addition to his defense, he led the Spartans in receiving. CHAUNCEY FAGAN LB, Notre Dame, Sr. Although the line and Cary Harris get most of the credit for the Knights' strong defense, it was Fagan who led Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks with 96 tackles. An adept blitzer, he also tied for second on the team with 11 sacks. Although he mostly played the run or blitzed blitzed adj. Slang Drunk or intoxicated. , Fagan made one interception. DARYL FIELDS LB, Crespi, Sr. Fields broke the school record with 311 career tackles after making 147 this season. He also forced three fumbles, blocked two kicks and returned an interception for a touchdown. Crespi of Encino coach Troy Thomas calls Fields the most dominating player he's coached. DANIEL VILLASENOR LB, Rio Mesa, Sr. Rio Mesa of Oxnard was one of the area' surprise teams, and it started with defense. Villasenor helped the Spartans hold opponents to 12.3 points per game, leading them with 15 sacks and 127 tackles. He also served as a battering ram battering ram Medieval weapon consisting of a heavy timber with a metal knob or point at the front. Rams were used to beat down the gates or walls of a besieged city or castle. at fullback, opening holes for Robert McCowan and rushing for 383 yards. LUKE LAOLAGI LB, Birmingham, Sr. Laolagi was at the center of a defense that held Dorsey to 13 points in the City Section title game and shut out Narbonne of Harbor City in the semifinals. He was the only Birmingham of Lake Balboa player to start in the City championship games in 2002 and '04. He was named defensive MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. of the City Section. JOSH CORDRAY DL, Notre Dame, Sr. The leader of the area's best defensive line, Cordray made 19 sacks for 111 yards in losses. Cordray, who earned Daily News first-team honors in 2003, has 33 sacks the past two years. He added 82 tackles for a Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks team that held high-powered No. 2 Valencia to three points. LOGAN PAULSEN DL, Chaminade, Sr. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Paulsen led Chaminade of West Hills with nine sacks despite playing in the Mission League, where there isn't much passing. He also led the team with 496 yards receiving as a tight end. Paulsen accepted a scholarship to 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 . TONY DE MARTINIS DL, Notre Dame, Sr. Completing the area's best defensive line, along with Cordray and Anthony Santa Croce
Santa Croce is one of the six sestieri of Venice. , De Martinis used his speed to get to the quarterback 11 times. He showed his versatility with two interceptions, rare for a defensive lineman, and also played on the offensive line. JEFF MILLER
Jefferson B. "Jeff" Miller (born June 27, 1959), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing DL, Westlake, Jr. A year ago, Jeff's brother Jimmy was in this space. Now Jimmy is with USC, and the 6-foot-5 Jeff Jeff boob who usually bungles Mutt’s schemes. [Comics: Berger, 48] See : Dimwittedness is following in his footsteps. The younger brother Wiki is aware of the following uses of "'Younger Brother":
CAPTION(S): 15 photos, 5 boxes Photo: (1) ANTHONY DEFILIPPO David Crane/Staff Photographer (2) CARY HARRIS (3) MATT LUFT (4) MARTIN CICCOLINI (5) KEVIN THOMAS (6) CHAUNCEY FAGAN (7) DARYL FIELDS (8) DANIEL VILLASENOR (9) LUKE LAOLAGI (10) JOSH CORDRAY (11) LOGAN PAULSEN (12) TONY DE MARTINIS (13) JEFF MILLER (14) Chad Kackert (15) Jimmy Clausen Box: (1) SMALL SCHOOLS (2) HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE (3) DAILY NEWS TOP 40 (4) GAME OF THE YEAR (5) LOOK AHEAD |
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