GOLDEN BOOT: FORWARD TAKING FLIGHT PALMDALE SENIOR HAS ONE EYE ON PERSONAL GOALS, AND ANOTHER ON TEAM'S.Byline: Heather Gripp Gripp talking raven, beloved pet of half-wit Barnaby Rudge. [Br. Lit.: Dickens Barnaby Rudge] See : Birds Staff Writer PALMDALE Palmdale, city (1990 pop. 68,842), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the irrigated Antelope Valley; a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles near Little Rock Creek where it forms Lake Palmdale Reservoir, inc. 1962. - Jose JOSE Jealous One's Still Envy (song) JOSE Joint Optics Structures Experiment Garay Garay is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. External links
With Garay ranking among the region's hottest scores, Palmdale (11-0-3) is off to one of the area's best starts just a season after finishing last in the Golden League, ahead of newcomer Knight. Garay, a senior forward, has 19 goals through 14 games for the undefeated Falcons. Garay doesn't like to take credit for Palmdale's turnaround Turnaround A situation where a company that has had poor performance for an extended period of time experiences a positive reversal. Notes: A speculator may profit from a turnaround if he or she accurately anticipates the improvement of a poorly performing company. , but he is the one opponents are flocking flocking 1. counterpart of herding but for a flock. 2. precipitation, usually by the addition of a chemical, of protein in a solution for the purpose of clarifying it. to cover. ``I was kind of expecting us to do better this year because of our experience,'' he said, noting the team's 13 seniors. ``It's not like I'm the only person on the team scoring goals, we have other good players. But it's definitely nice to know that I've been able to score so many goals in not many games. It feels good.'' At most schools, Garay would be closing in on the season scoring record. At Palmdale, he's not even halfway there. Mike Dibbini, a 1994 graduate who now coaches at Kansas Wesleyan University Kansas Wesleyan University is a private four-year Methodist college founded in Salina, Kansas in 1886. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. About 800 students attend the 28-acre campus, mostly from Kansas and the nearby Midwest. , holds the Falcons' record of 44 goals in a season. Garay is being recruited by Dibbini and is using the Dibbini's record as motivation to keep improving. ``That's a lot,'' Garay said of the record. ``I don't even think I'd be able to score that many, but it's something to aim for. That would be a big accomplishment.'' Garay netted 26 goals last season before missing the final weeks of the season for academic reasons. ``I think he's probably the top forward in the Golden League,'' said Palmdale first-year coach Jarrod Cline cline, in biology, any gradual change in a particular characteristic of a population of organisms from one end of the geographical range of the population to the other. . ``He's definitely in the top two or three, if not the top. He's really quick, really fast and he's good on the ball. He's able to take defenders on.'' Garay would likely have even more goals if it wasn't for another attribute that benefits the team. ``He's not selfish self·ish adj. 1. Concerned chiefly or only with oneself: "Selfish men were . . . trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of human rights" Maria Weston Chapman. ,'' Cline said. ``He'll give it up and take the assist, if that's what's best.'' The Falcons are loaded with scoring options, and the defense does a good job of ensuring Palmdale is often on the offensive. The Falcons, who have eight shutouts, made their second tournament semifinal appearance last week at the Hart of Newhall Tournament, but were eliminated on penalty kicks. The next challenge is league play and earning a postseason berth. ``I think were ready for league, definitely,'' said Garay, who team opens at Lancaster on Friday. ``I think it's going to be hard, but we're ready. I think well do better this year. Heather Gripp, (818) 713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Palmdale forward Jose Garay has 19 goals through 14 games for the Falcons (11-0-3), who have been one of the Golden League's big surprises. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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