FARGAS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF YEAR.Byline: Daily News 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 High's Justin Fargas Justin Fargas (born January 25, 1980 in Encino, California) is a football player in the NFL. Professional career He was drafted in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. As of 2006, he is the Raiders' second-string running back. was selected Southern Section Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. Offensive Player of the Year on Monday. Fargas, the object of an intense recruiting battle, also was named to the All-Southern Section team, which includes all divisions. In all, 15 area players joined Fargas on the Division III team. Westlake's Joey Cuppari, Newbury Park's Jake Farrel and Notre Dame's Todd Fenton were all named as receivers. Brian Abraham (St. Francis) and Mike Beams (Agoura) were named as offensive linemen. Kenny Pritchett (Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. , running back) and Nick Czernek (Newbury Park, quarterback) round out the offensive team. Cuppari caught 72 passes for 1,227 yards and 22 touchdowns despite missing two games with an injured ankle. ``Coming into the year everybody knew he was going to be our go-to guy and he still put up the numbers,'' Westlake coach Jim Benkert said. Westlake's Karl Holley, who is headed to Fresno State next fall, was named to the defensive team. ``His size (6-2, 220) is an asset, but his quickness is what gave people problems,'' Benkert said of Holley. Palmdale's Matt Leonard was also named to the first-team All-Southern Section team, as were Holley (Westlake), Farrel (Newbury Park), Jerry Owens Jerry Lee Owens (born on February 16, 1981 in Hollywood, California) is a Major League Baseball outfielder currently with the Chicago White Sox. He played most of the 2006 season with the AAA Charlotte Knights (Chicago White Sox affiliation) of the International League, but was (WR, Hart) and Cuppari (Westlake). Hart quarterback David Neill David Neill (born July 17 1980[]) was an American college football quarterback for the University of Nevada. In 1998 he set an NCAA record for most touchdown passes in a season by a freshman with 29 thrown. was a second-team selection. He was named first team on the Division II team. The Division II first-team offense includes Hart's Owens, 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 wide receiver Joe Manning and Palmdale running back Jason Anderson. Antelope Valley defensive back Justin Mobley, Littlerock linebacker Conrad Castrellon, Hart Linebacker Scott Hunt and Highland kicker Derek Brown were named to the Division II defensive team. Palmdale's Leonard, who is being recruited by 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 , Arizona, Stanford, Colorado and Notre Dame, was the Golden League Defensive Player of the Year. ``He's a stud,'' said Littlerock coach Jim Bauer. ``They run most of their offense behind him. They had a heck of a season and he played a big role in that. They used him really well on both sides of the ball. None of the teams wanted to run at him.'' Highland's Brown, one of the top punters in the area, was also an effective place-kicker. ``If they got the ball inside the 50-yard line, they were almost in his field-goal range,'' said Bauer. ``If you punt them the ball and they get a couple of first downs, then they have a chance with his leg.'' |
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