FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: SONG AND DANCE MAN : T.O.'S PORTILLA NOT YOUR AVERAGE QB.Byline: Jim Inghram Daily News Staff Writer Two and a half years ago, Gabe Portilla organized and produced a fund-raiser called Broadway Cabaret cabaret Restaurant that serves liquor and offers light musical entertainment. The cabaret probably originated in France in the 1880s as a small club that presented amateur acts and satiric skits lampooning bourgeois conventions. to benefit a friend recovering from a heart transplant heart transplant Procedure to remove a diseased heart and replace it with a healthy one from a legally dead donor. The first was performed in 1967 by Christiaan Barnard. . It was quite an undertaking for a 15-year-old high school freshman but Portilla, with help from friends and family, accomplished the herculean task and raised $4,000 for pal Trevor Foster Trevor Foster MBE (1916 – April 2, 2005), was a Welsh rugby league footballer. Biography Trevor was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, but is best known for his association with the Bradford Bulls (previously Bradford Northern) rugby league club having joined them as a . Portilla didn't think about how much work it would take or how many hours he would have to labor, it was something the 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. quarterback wanted and had to do. ``At the time, I wasn't doing anything as far as acting,'' Portilla said. ``I called up some friends and we put together a show. We put it together really quickly, like in three months. It took a lot of time, but it was worth it.'' Portilla's acting exploits weren't limited to one night. He has starred in ``The King and I'' and ``The Wiz.'' He played the Crown Prince - Chula Long Corn - in ``King'' with Dale Kristien. Kristien, an acclaimed performer, was Christine in the initial Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. run of ``Phantom of the Opera.'' ``It's just something that I like to do,'' said Portilla of his acting and singing. ``It's a lot of fun and a lot of work. You have to get things perfect because it's a live audience. You have rehearsals to get it right. There's nothing like performing in front of a live audience. You feed off their energy.'' Football is another love of Portilla and, like his stage and acting abilities, the senior has found his niche on the field. Portilla, the Lancers' starting quarterback, helped Thousand Oaks reach the Southern Section Division IV playoffs in his only season as a starter. He will be at the helm Friday when the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. host Lompoc. Much as a cast has to work together and the right people must be in the right place - or play the right character - the Lancers have inserted Portilla at quarterback and he has responded. Portilla had experience coming in. He's played quarterback since age seven, when he participated in the youth football leagues of Woodland Hills. He helped the Conejo Cowboys to a championship in middle school and guided the freshman Lancers to the Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. title. ``I think Gabe is a pretty good leader,'' senior tight end Chris D'Ascenzo said. ``I played with him on the Conejo Cowboys and as freshman and he's always been a winner.'' On this version of the Lancers, with a running tandem like Joey Casillas and Wes Cobos, Portilla has basically been asked to hand the ball off. His passing opportunities typically come at crucial times and Portilla is always ready. ``I know my role,'' Portilla said. ``But as a quarterback you have to be ready for anything.'' Portilla's pass to Jesse Siebers late in the fourth quarter helped Thousand Oaks earn a 31-31 tie with Westlake on Oct. 23. This past week, Portilla played his best game when the Lancers' needed it most. Cobos went down with a sprained ankle A sprained ankle, also known as a ankle sprain, ankle injury or ankle ligament injury, is a common medical condition where one or more of the ligaments of the ankle is torn or partially torn. early in the second quarter and Portilla helped fill the void, leading Thousand Oaks to a 42-41 upset victory over league champ Newbury Park. He completed 9 of 15 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns. He ran for three first downs and a two-point conversion In American football and Canadian football, a team may try to score a two-point conversion (score two points) instead of an extra point (one point) immediately after it scores a touchdown. . ``Gabe is poised and doesn't get too rattled rat·tle 1 v. rat·tled, rat·tling, rat·tles v.intr. 1. a. To make or emit a quick succession of short percussive sounds. b. ,'' said Thousand Oaks coach Mike Kelly This article is about the newspaper columnist. For the baseball player, see Mike Kelly (baseball). Mike Kelly is a columnist for the The Record, a newspaper serving Bergen County, New Jersey. after the game. ``He's done a nice job for us all year and he did a great job (in that game).'' The victory helped Thousand Oaks finish second in league. Now Portilla and the rest of the Lancers will take their song and dance into the playoffs. THE PORTILLA FILE Name: Joseph Gabriel (Gabe) Portilla School: Thousand Oaks Year: Senior Position: Quarterback Height/weight: 5-foot-9/195 Born/place: Jan. 16, 1981/Oxnard Notable: Scored an 1100 on the SAT and has a 3.0 grade point average. . . . Played varsity last year as a backup. Led the freshman Lancers to the Marmonte League title in 1995. . . . Has five younger brothers Wiki is aware of the following uses of "'Younger Brother":
CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO Thousand Oaks quarterback Gabe Portilla has taken center stage for the playoff-bound Lancers. Tina Gerson/Daily News BOX: THE PORTILLA FILE (See text) |
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