NO LONGER ANONYMOUS: CRESPI'S 'OTHER' STAR NO MORE WITH FOUR VICTORIES IN PAST FOUR TOURNEYS, REED, ALONG WITH FUA, GIVES CELTS HOPE.Byline: Dave Shelburne Staff Writer For two years and counting, Sione Fua has been the marquee attraction in the fledgling Crespi High of Encino wrestling program. Blessed with strength, size and quickness not often seen at his weight, the muscular 275-pounder - also a two-way starter on back-to-back Southern Section championship football teams - has won two Mission League heavyweight titles. The 2005 Masters Meet qualifier qual·i·fi·er n. 1. One that qualifies, especially one that has or fulfills all appropriate qualifications, as for a position, office, or task. 2. arrived late for wrestling again this season because of the Celts' football success, then won two of his first three tournaments, missing several other championship opportunities while on recruiting trips to NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I colleges. It's easy to be overshadowed by that kind of talent, but Lamar Reed has thrived out of the limelight limelight: see calcium oxide. limelight Early form of theatrical lighting. The incandescent calcium light invented by Thomas Drummond in 1816 was first employed in a theatre in 1837 and was widely used by the 1860s. . ``He certainly flew under the radar This article is about the magazine. For other uses, see Under the Radar (disambiguation). Under the Radar is an American magazine that bills itself as "The solution to music pollution." It features interviews with accompanying photo-shoots. ,'' Crespi coach Mike Odman said of Reed, a two-time league champion who entered his senior season largely unnoticed outside of the Mission League. Reed's days of anonymity might be over. Winning four consecutive tournaments will do that. Especially the manner in which he won the Sam de John title Saturday at 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. - with three pins and a 15-0 technical fall as the No. 3 seed. The triumph at 152 pounds came on the heels of titles at the Bishop Amat of La Puente La Puente (lä pwĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 36,955), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; laid out 1841, inc. 1956. Primarily residential, the city manufactures hardware, electronics, and paper products. tournament, Fred Willemstein Tournament at Ontario and Black Watch Classic at Upland Upland, city (1990 pop. 63,374), San Bernardino co., S Calif., in a citrus-fruit region at the foot of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1906. Citrus fruits and grapes are packed and processed in the city. Paint, orchard heaters, auto parts, and feed products are also made. , where Reed defeated the top-ranked Class 2-A wrestler from Florida. ``He's got all the tools,'' Highland of Palmdale coach Mike Young said after watching Reed win the Black Watch championship with a 12-9 decision over Brandon, Fla., standout Keith Kozeil. ``He's strong and quick and knowledgeable. He's a very good wrestler.'' That showed in Reed's title match with Kozeil, a two-time Florida runner-up who took a 17-1 record into the Black Watch final after winning earlier bouts Bouts is the name of
Reed went into the event looking not for a title, but just the chance to wrestle against someone from Brandon, which is ranked No. 11 nationally, hasn't lost a dual meet since the 1970s and sent wrestlers See
``That was definitely my best tournament,'' Reed said. ``That guy was really good. I caught him early and took him down a couple of times, and we had a great match.'' Odman, who re-established the Crespi program five years ago and produced an undefeated regular season and No. 1 Southern Section Div. VI ranking last year, called Reed's win at the Black Watch the biggest in the Celts' wrestling history. ``I would have to say so,'' Odman said, ``especially beating a Brandon wrestler, an opponent of that caliber.'' Reed, who quit football after his sophomore season to concentrate on wrestling, has seen his dedication pay off more each season. ``When I was a freshman, I was barely winning,'' he said. ``As a sophomore, I was kind of winning a little bit, just starting to turn the corner.'' Last season, he had a 10-0 run before illness slowed him, but Reed called that setback setback In architecture, a steplike recession in the profile of a high-rise building. Usually dictated by building codes to allow sunlight to reach streets and lower floors, the building must take another step back from the street for every specified added height interval. motivation for a 27-4 start to his senior season. ``I got the flu before (the Southern Section finals) and ended up not placing,'' he said. ``I was very distraught dis·traught adj. 1. Deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict. 2. Mad; insane. [Middle English, alteration of distract, past participle of distracten, after that, but it kept me motivated. I think if I had gotten further last year, I might not be doing as well now - because I won't let that happen to me again. I don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. if I'm sick. I wrestle sick now, because I want to be able to push myself.'' Odman said Reed's strength and exceptional quickness have helped his rise as a wrestler, but that patience has pushed him to another level this season. ``He used to waste all his energy trying to pin,'' Odman said. ``The goal this year has been to go six minutes with each and every opponent, and that way, when he's pushed to six minutes, he can do it.'' Reed hopes to push his final high school season into Crespi history - for himself and the program Odman has brought along so quickly. ``We're a small program, and I want to take this school to state,'' Reed said. ``I want people to know about Crespi.'' They're getting to know more about Reed, who shares the marquee with Fua these days, leading Odman to hope for two state qualifiers at a school that hasn't produced one. ``God willing, he can go,'' Odman said. ``He and Fua are our best shots. That's the plan - for them to go to state and make Crespi history. ``It's coming together for Lamar. After four years of wrestling, he's at a different level. He's in the zone, and watching him do it, it's miraculous mi·rac·u·lous adj. 1. Of the nature of a miracle; preternatural. 2. So astounding as to suggest a miracle; phenomenal: a miraculous recovery; a miraculous escape. 3. . And it's fun to watch.'' Dave Shelburne, (818) 713-3609 dave.shelburne(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Crespi's Lamar Reed, bottom, has been a force at 152 pounds, winning the past four wrestling tournaments in his class. Dave Shelburne/Daily News |
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