LANCASTER-CANYON GAME IS CANCELED WILDFIRE'S SMOKE, JEWISH HOLIDAY COMBINED TO RULE OUT SCHEDULED CONTEST.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Staff Writer LANCASTER -- Antelope Valley Union High School District The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley area of California, in northern Los Angeles County. The district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale canceled Lancaster High School's football game against Canyon High School Canyon High School can refer to:
Assistant Superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. Tim Azevedo said he made the decision early Thursday afternoon after visiting several area high schools with Superintendent David Vierra and seeing thick smoke from the Day Fire in Ventura County. ``The smoke is really bad even though the fire is further than it's been,'' Azevedo said. ``We wanted to err on the side of caution.'' The Canyon/Lancaster game was scheduled for Thursday because the William S. Hart Union High School District, to which Canyon belongs, does not permit games to be played today in observance of Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah Jewish New Year. Sometimes called the Day of Judgment, Rosh Hashanah falls on Tishri 1 (in September or October) and ushers in a 10-day period of self-examination and penitence that ends with Yom Kippur. , the Jewish new year. The game will not be rescheduled, Lancaster High athletic director Casey Jones said. Canyon athletic director Marlene Holomon said efforts were made by both schools to reschedule re·sched·ule tr.v. re·sched·uled, re·sched·ul·ing, re·sched·ules To schedule again or anew: rescheduled the meeting for the following week; rescheduled the debts of many developing nations. the game for Saturday, but Hart district officials would not permit the game to be played that close to the holiday. The holiday ends at sundown on Saturday, which is at 6:49 p.m. gideon.rubin@dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 TONIGHT'S GAMES LITTLEROCK (0-2) at ALEMANY of Mission Hills (2-0), 7 p.m. PLAYER TO WATCH: Littlerock Sr. WR Darod McKnight. McKnight returns to his natural position after playing QB the last two weeks. He's an exciting player capable of energizing energizing, adj giving energy to; revitalizing; rejuvenating. an offense that's yet to score. OUTLOOK: Soph. QB Jonathan LaRicca returns to the Lobos after missing the first two weeks due to a clerical error an error made in copying or writing. See also: Clerical . His experience running Littlerock's newly implemented West Coast offense is crucial as the Lobos look to slow revitalized Alemany. KNIGHT (1-1) at HUENEME of Oxnard (0-3), 7 p.m. PLAYER TO WATCH: Knight Sr. QB Terrell Merritt. Merritt has made a seamless transition from running back in Knight's new option offense. He combined for 320 total yards (150 passing, 170 rushing) in last week's 34-14 victory over Golden Valley. OUTLOOK: The Hawks will look to build on momentum after snapping an eight-game losing streak last week, when they rolled up more than 500 yards of total offense. Hueneme has struggled against a tough schedule. BARSTOW (2-1) at QUARTZ HILL (0-2), 7 p.m. PLAYER TO WATCH: Barstow Sr. RB Mike McCray. McCray has scored five touchdowns and is averaging 103.7 yards. OUTLOOK: Rebels look to emerge from battle between intensely physical running teams with first win. Both of its losses have come in close games, by a combined eight points. Barstow is looking to defeat its third Golden League team. PARACLETE (2-0) at MOJAVE (0-2), 7 p.m. PLAYER TO WATCH: Paraclete Sr. RB Eras Noel. Noel is a quick and efficient runner who's given the Spirits much-needed stability in the backfield. OUTLOOK: Spirits have already lost four QBs to injuries but keep winning under first-year coach Dahlia dahlia (däl`yə, dăl`–) [for Anders Dahl, 1751–89, Swedish botanist and pupil of Linnaeus], any plant of the genus Dahlia . Winless Mojave hasn't been overwhelmed by tough competition. CAPTION(S): 2 boxes Box: (1) INSIDE THE NUMBERS (2) TONIGHT'S GAMES (see text) |
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