HOMETOWN HEROES : ATHLETES OF THE WEEK.Boys: Kyron Wilkerson, North Hollywood What he did: Led the Huskies to two victories with 34 points, nine rebounds and five assists against El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
The scoop: Wilkerson is the Huskies' top scorer and has improved his perimeter shooting since last year. He isn't the biggest player around (6-4, 155 pounds), but he has the ability to shoot off the dribble and drive to the basket. Comment: ``He's always been a good shooter, but he's gotten even better this year,'' said Huskies coach Rob Bloom Rob Bloom is an American comedy writer and screenwriter. He has written for the Cartoon Network, McSweeney's, CRACKED, Fresh Yarn, Funny Times, National Public Radio, American Public Media, among others. . ``What he's done differently is go to the basket more, which draws a lot of fouls.'' Girls: Nakeisha Perkins, Grant What she did: The senior center had a combined 40 points and 32 rebounds in victories over North Hollywood and Monroe. She scored 20, including 12 in the third quarter, and had 18 rebounds as 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. ended the Huskies' 51-game league winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" 65-45. The scoop: The 6-foot Perkins, the school's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, is averaging 15 points and 14.6 rebounds per game, both team highs. Comment: ``I knew if we played with our hearts we would beat them,'' Perkins said after the Lancers' upset of North Hollywood. BASKETBALL RANKINGS BOYS No. School Record LW 1. Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. 20-3 1 2. San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. 19-2 2 3. Chaminade 18-1 3 4. Newbury Park 19-4 4 5. Montclair Prep 20-3 5 6. La Canada 18-5 8 7. Grant 14-7 9 8. Hart 14-8 10 9. Valencia 17-5 NR 10. North Hollywood 15-7 NR GIRLS No. School Record LW 1. Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. 18-2 1 2. Harvard-Westlake 18-4 2 3. Hart 17-2 3 4. Royal 20-2 5 5. Alemany 16-6 6 6. Moorpark 17-3 7 7. Grant 17-39 8. 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. 14-5 8 9. North Hollywood 19-2 4 10. Burroughs 14-6 10 SPORT-BY-SPORT UPDATE Trivial pursuit Trivial Pursuit is a board game where progress is determined by a player's ability to answer general knowledge, and popular culture questions. The game was made in 1979 by Scott Abbott, a sports editor for the Canadian Press, and Chris Haney, of Welland, Ontario, a photo : What local school holds the record for most consecutive section championships in any sport? Prep football: Lancaster and Littlerock, which played either day home games or used other venues last season, have installed lights. Track: Notre Dame's Justin Fargas has pulled out of the L.A. Invitational track meet's football 50-yard dash Saturday. He will be in Orlando, Fla., honoring another commitment. Palmdale's Jason Anderson will replace Fargas in the race featuring Muir's Sultan McCullough, Alemany's Miguel Fletcher and Tustin's DeShaun Foster. Girls' prep basketball: Megan Hankins, Flintridge Sacred Heart's second-leading scorer and rebounder, is out for the rest of the season after she injured her knee on Jan. 24 against LaSalle. Hankins, a junior and standout volleyball player, tore the medial collateral and anterior cruciate ligaments anterior cruciate ligament n. Abbr. ACL The cruciate ligament of the knee that crosses from the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the posterior part of the lateral condyle of the femur. in the knee. Other sports: Hart is seeking a boys' varsity and junior varsity volleyball coach. Interested people can contact athletic director Mike Herrington at the school, (805) 259-7575. . . . Chaminade High is searching for an athletic director. Interested applicants should contact principal Gary Murphy. Basketball: Former Highland standout Pharoah Davis, a 6-5 junior forward, is averaging 9.6 points and 6.8 rebounds for 16-5 Utah State. Trivia answer: Birmingham High, 13 boys' City Section swimming championships, 1958-1970. CLOSING QUOTE ``We wanted to win not just by a little, we wanted to win by a lot.'' - Steve Brumwell Grant High girls' basketball coach, after the Lancers beat North Hollywood 65-45, ending the Huskies' 51-game league winning streak. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) Kyron Wilkerson (2) Nakeisha Perkins |
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