JV FOOTBALL: VIKES ROLLS RIGHT ALONG.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer Valencia High's junior-varsity football team continues to impress under new coach Chris Casillas. The Vikings, coming off a 19-0 road victory against previously unbeaten Arroyo Grande, are 4-0 and have outscored opponents 84-21, including two consecutive shutouts. ``We're finally getting in a groove with our offensive line, and the defense is doing its job shutting everybody down,'' Casillas said. ``We're playing well, and we've just got a tough team. There's great talent at the school. ``A lot of these kids were 10-0 on the frosh team last year, and they want to keep that unity and tradition, and they want to fight to keep that streak alive. They haven't lost a high school football game yet.'' Jason Trujillo keyed the victory over Arroyo Grande. He ran for two touchdowns, passed for a another and had an interception on defense. Gary Cox rushed for 160 yards on 15 carries, including 106 yards in the second half. Cox also made several impressive plays on defense. --Aguirre on the run again: Josue Aguirre, who rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown in Canyon's 45-7 victory over Highland of Palmdale last week, leads all Foothill League JV running backs with 585 yards and seven touchdowns. Aguirre has rushed for more than 100 yards in three of four games for Canyon (4-0). Against Highland, he had 127 yards by halftime. --Canyon gets LB back: Mike Reeves, Canyon's top JV linebacker who was to promoted to varsity for the first two games of the season because of injuries, has returned to the JV and totaled 15 tackles against 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. of La Crescenta two weeks ago. Reeves, a 5-foot-8, 172-pound sophomore, is back at the lower level because varsity linebackers Jesse Brandt and Andrew Schantz have been activated activated a state of being more than usually active. In biological systems this is usually brought about by chemical or electrical means. Commonly said of pharmaceutical and chemical products. . ``Mike's a real tough kid and real aggressive,'' quarterback Wil Brogan said. --Valencia players return: Receiver Aren Rai (appendix), running back Randy Calderon (shoulder) and defensive lineman Nicholas Murillo (back) are expected back for today's 4:30 p.m. game at Chaminade of West Hills. Defensive lineman Brandon Jones Brandon Jones is the name of more than one notable person:
--Andrijauskas no longer around: Romas Andrijauskas, one of Saugus' top running backs, has been dismissed from the team, 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. coach John Bergstrom. ``He's a good kid and a good football player. He just has to deal with some issues,'' Bergstrom said. --Hart's Hetman het·man n. pl. het·mans See ataman. [Ukrainian het'man, from Polish hetman, from German dialectal hötmann, hetmann, captain; akin to German Hauptmann undergoes surgery: Hart linebacker/fullback Bubba bub·ba n. Slang 1. Chiefly Southern U.S. Brother. 2. A white working-class man of the southern United States, stereotypically regarded as uneducated and gregarious with his peers. Hetman underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Arthroscopic knee surgery Surgery performed to examine or repair tissues inside the knee joint through a special scope (arthroscope). Mentioned in: Chondromalacia Patellae arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday and isn't expected back for at least two weeks. He could be out for the remainder of the year depending on the extent of ligament ligament (lĭg`əmənt), strong band of white fibrous connective tissue that joins bones to other bones or to cartilage in the joint areas. The bundles of collagenous fibers that form ligaments tend to be pliable but not elastic. damage. His brother, senior Kyle <noinclude></noinclude> ''This article or section is being rewritten at One derivation of the surname is from the Scottish Highland word caol, 'channel', or 'strait'. There are other possible derivations (see below). Hetman, is a starting offensive lineman for Hart's varsity. --Saugus honors: Travis Babin (defense) and Justin Pesci (offense) have been named Saugus players of the week. The team lost to St. Bonaventure of Ventura on Friday. |
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