HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: LACK OF PLAYERS COSTS BORON.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. High, one of California's all-time most successful small-school football programs, will forfeit its opening six nonleague games because of a shortage of experienced players. Boron has won four section titles, including three since 1993. But the Bobcats were 1-9 last year and have just ``10 viable players'' this season, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Richard Clark Richard Clark may refer to several people:
Clark said he and second-year coach Todd Fink Todd Fink (born Todd Baechle, pronounced "BECK-lee") from Omaha, Nebraska is the lead singer of the band The Faint. He attended Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska. will re-evaluate before the Desert Mountain League opener against Mammoth on Oct. 25. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , Boron's underclassmen will play a JV schedule, but the team's seven seniors won't participate. Clark said he hopes enough younger players can develop by midseason, so Boron can resume varsity competition. ``At this point, we really don't want to take a 120-pound kid who has never played football and put him on the line and play him both ways all night long,'' Clark said. ``He could get hurt that way.'' Trona tro·na n. A natural vitreous gray or white mineral, Na2CO3·NaHCO3·2H2O, used as a source of sodium compounds. also announced it won't field a varsity football team this season, so the Desert Mountain League could be down from five to three teams. Rosamond, which was supposed to play Boron in the season opener, will now travel to Vasquez of Acton on Sept. 14. --Baker hurt: Starting defensive lineman Jeff Baker Jeffrey Glen Baker (born June 21, 1981 in Bad Kissingen, Germany) is a player in Major League Baseball who plays in the Colorado Rockies system (2005-present). He bats and throws right handed. of Hart of Newhall broke his wrist during practice Wednesday and could be sidelined for more than a month. ``It's a key injury, but you can play with a cast if you pad it up, so we'll see when Jeff can come back,'' head coach Mike Herrington said. Baker is supposed to wear a cast for five or six weeks. --Smith will trip to Oregon: Receiver Steve Smith of Taft of Woodland Hills, the region's top college recruit, plans an unofficial visit to Oregon next weekend. ``I'm interested in Oregon for sure. We'll go to their game Saturday afternoon (vs. Fresno State),'' said Smith, who plans to make the 14-hour drive to Oregon with Taft teammates Paul Pratt and Noah Smith (no relation). Smith said the three might also visit Cal unofficially. --Welcome to the big time: Former Paraclete of Lancaster running back Curtis Brown
``It was amazing. It was so loud I couldn't even hear myself think,'' said Brown, who scored on a 1-yard run. ``You really realize you're at the next level and that your dream just came true.'' --Westlake's big hitters: Except for high-profile transfer quarterback Erik Vose, Westlake doesn't have as many big-time recruits as usual this season. But juniors Greg Newman and Jimmy Miller could emerge into two of the school's best all-time players. Newman is a 6-3, 240-pound linebacker who might be the Marmonte League's hardest hitter. Miller (6-4, 240) is an athletic defensive lineman who also plays basketball and could become an impact player at tight end as well. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: STEVE SMITH The region's top college recruit will visit Oregon next week |
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