FIELD GOALS RUN IN THIS FAMILY ANOTHER VALENTINO IS A STRONG-LEGGED STANDOUT FOR PALMDALE HIGH.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer PALMDALE - In the Palmdale High football community, the Valentino name has become synonymous with synonymous with adjective equivalent to, the same as, identical to, similar to, identified with, equal to, tantamount to, interchangeable with, one and the same as kicking. First, there was Anthony Valentino, a three-year varsity placekicker/punter who made his mark with a 54-yard field goal in 1997. That remains a school record. Now there's Matt Valentino, Anthony's younger brother Wiki is aware of the following uses of "'Younger Brother":
But he does remember Anthony's record-setting field goal, which hit the crossbar and bounced through the uprights. And now, it is the younger Valentino who, in just his sophomore year is making an impact at Palmdale. Valentino, who is in his second season on varsity, has assumed all punting and place-kicking duties for the Falcons. His high-pressure position is about to get even more so as Palmdale opens the Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. CIF Southern Section CIF Southern Section (commonly abbreviated as CIFSS) is the largest of the ten sections which comprise the California Interscholastic Federation. Its membership includes most public and private high schools in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara, playoffs by hosting Valencia High Friday at 7:30 p.m. Despite his youth, Valentino has the confidence of his coaches and teammates. ``It's nice to have him because he's so dependable,'' Palmdale coach Jeff Williams For the poker player, see . For the physician, see . For the astronaut, see . Jeff Williams (born June 6, 1972 in Canberra) is an Australian-born, left-handed pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers baseball team. said. ``He's a little iceberg iceberg, mass of ice that has become detached, or calved, from the edge of an ice sheet or glacier and is floating on the ocean. Because ice is slightly less dense than water about one ninth of the total mass of a berg projects above the water. . He's always calm and cool (under pressure). It's really nice to not have to worry about that aspect of your game. ``There were some times this year when we had to have some field goals. He just strokes it like it's nothing.'' Said Palmdale quarterback Terry Furlow: ``He means a whole lot to this team.'' But although Valentino maintains a stoic demeanor, he admits to feeling the pressure. ``There is a lot of pressure, the coach depends on you a lot,'' said Valentino, who copes with the stress by pacing back and forth on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. . ``I usually stay by myself.'' It seems to work. Valentino has made 18 PATs this season and has five field goals, including a personal-best 45-yarder against Highland. Although he is averaging 36 yards a punt, Valentino thinks he needs to work on being more consistent. He has already improved as a placekicker. He said he could only kick field goals in practice from 42 yards last season, and he has already extended his range to beyond 50 yards. Although he said he would never gloat if he ultimately breaks his older brother's record, he hopes to someday some·day adv. At an indefinite time in the future. Usage Note: The adverbs someday and sometime express future time indefinitely: We'll succeed someday. Come sometime. eclipse the 54-yard mark. ``It'd mean a lot to me,'' he said. ``I would never brag in front of him, but I'd be enjoying it.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Palmdale sophomore Matt Valentino, above, follows record-setting brother Anthony as the Falcons' latest field-goal standout. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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