FRIDAY NIGHT BRIGHTS RIVALRIES, MATCHUP OF UNBEATENS HIGHLIGHT SCHEDULE.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News On any other night, they might be high school football games that demand center stage all to themselves. Tonight, Canyon High of Canyon Country and Hart of Newhall will be sharing the marquee not only with Birmingham of Lake Balboa and Taft of Woodland Hills, but two other City Section programs as well. Grant of Van Nuys (6-0) and host Verdugo Hills of Tujunga (6-0) square off in the only battle of unbeaten teams on this week's area schedule, contest that could decide the Sunset Six League title. ``For me personally, this will be the biggest regular-season game I have coached, with all of the implications and the league title being on the line,'' said Verdugo Hills coach Darren Fitzgerald Darren Fitzgerald (born December 16, 1977 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish football player who plays as a forward. He currently plays for Ballymena United in the Irish League. Honours Irish Cup Winner 2001 Northern Ireland International: Under-21 , who last year led the Dons to their first league championship since 1980. ``They have a star in Fred Winborn and we have one in Peter Seller, so both teams are covered in the stud department. But this game will come down to the little intangibles, like how our defense as a whole responds to their rushing attack.'' Grant, league champion from 2000-03, is led by Winborn, the City's top rusher with 1,134 yards. Jonathan Chavez and Cordarol Scales have also added offensive support for 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. , who have received strong defensive play from twins Anthony and Ricky Ramirez. ``This is the biggest game of my high school career,'' Ricky Ramirez said. ``Last year, they came to our field and beat us on homecoming in front of our fans. It was painful. Now we have to try and return the favor and beat them on their homecoming.'' Verdugo Hills, winner of 13 consecutive regular-season games, features a more balanced attack with quarterback Stephen Miller
Stephen Miller (January 17, 1816 – August 18, 1881) was an American Republican politician. spreading the ball out among Seller, Sammy Garcia DeAlba, Tyler Shannon, Michael Espinoza and Willie Fisher. ``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. who the favorite is. I know we've been overlooked before, so we're used to playing the underdog role,'' Fitzgerald said. ``We definitely feel we're a capable team, and I know (coach) Miguel Gonzalez Miguel Gonzalez (born September 25, 1987 in Miami, Florida) is an American soccer player who plays midfielder for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer. Gonzalez spent two years in the Santos Laguna youth system, before joining the Bradenton Academy in 2006. at Grant thinks the same thing about his team.'' Said Gonzalez: ``Whoever comes out of this game with the win will be validated.'' Although Grant and Verdugo Hills both have Canoga Park (4-1, 1-0) remaining in their path to a potential league title and undefeated regular season, tonight's showdown between Birmingham (2-3) and Taft (2-3) should determine the West Valley champion. It could also be a preview of a City playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship . The Patriots and Toreadors have met in the postseason three of the past four seasons, including the 2002 section final, a 35-7 Birmingham victory. Canyon (3-2) and Hart (3-3) also met last year in a playoff game, drawing more than 8,000 fans at Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box Center in Carson for the Southern Section Div. II final. A similar crowd is expected tonight when the teams meet at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. , site of last year's 16-14 Cowboys' victory, which clinched the program's first Foothill League title. Any of the aforementioned games would be a worthy choice to be televised, but Prime Ticket has selected the battle for first place in 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. between Agoura (5-0) and host Moorpark (4-1). The game features two of the area's top running backs in Moorpark's Darrell Scott For Darrell Scott, the "Rachel's Challenge" founder of this name, see . Darrell Scott is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has written several mainstream country hits, and also has established himself as one of Nashville's premier session and Agoura's Matt Bradley. Not to be outdone out·do tr.v. out·did , out·done , out·do·ing, out·does To do more or better than in performance or action. See Synonyms at excel. are the renewal of the rivalries between Chaminade of West Hills (4-1) and Crespi of Encino (2-3) -- which haven't met since 2001 -- and Alemany of Mission Hills (4-1) and Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks (5-0), who are playing in a nonleague game after being Mission League opponents for several seasons. Ramona Shelburne and Kevin Connelly contributed erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): 3 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Taft and Exavier Johson will face West Valley League rival Birmingham. (2 -- color) Far left, Canyon and Andrew Wolverton will face Hart in Foothill League play. (3 -- color) - Darren Fitzgerald Box: TODAY'S HOT TICKETS |
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