OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR DAILY NEWS ALL-AREA FOOTBALL TEAM AND HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEASON.Byline: Compiled by Matthew Kredell Staff Writer MICHAEL HERRICK QB, Valencia, Jr. One of the area's top quarterbacks the moment he took his first varsity snap as a sophomore, Herrick raised his play further this year and led Valencia to its best season in school history. His 4,065 passing yards ranked second in the state and fifth in area history. He also threw for 32 touchdowns. The 6-foot-2 junior became better at throwing deep passes yet maintained his accuracy with a 66.4 completion percentage. Herrick will go down in area history as the quarterback to end Hart's Southern Section-record 65-game Foothill 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" . He was sacked six times and knocked around hard by the dominating defense of Mission Viejo Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. , the state's top-ranked team, in the Div. II final at Angel Stadium. But the resilient Herrick never gave up, passing for 350 yards and two touchdowns and running for another. He took the loss with maturity and an eye toward next season. FIRST TEAM OFFENSE JOSH PORTIS QB, Taft, Sr. Equally dangerous with his arm and legs, the 6-foot-4 Portis led area large-school passers with 36 touchdowns and threw for 2,219 yards. He added 12 scores and 783 yards on the ground. In a regular-season victory over West Valley League rival Birmingham of Lake Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). , Portis threw for two touchdowns, ran for another and caught the game-winning score. GARRETT GREEN QB, Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame , Jr. Statistics don't do Green justice unless examined closely. He passed for only 1,710 yards with 15 touchdowns, but he added 848 yards and nine scores on the ground. More important, he threw just three interceptions in 14 games to lead Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks to its second Southern Section championship in two years as starter. BRIAN STUART Stuart, British royal family Stuart or Stewart, royal family that ruled Scotland and England. The Stuart lineage began in a family of hereditary stewards of Scotland, the earliest of whom was Walter (d. RB, Birmingham, Sr. Although 5-foot-7, Stuart put up a big performance in the City championship game with 33 carries for 222 yards and two touchdowns. Against a much larger and physical Dorsey defensive line, Stuart just willed his way through whatever crack he could find. He finished the season with 1,647 yards and 26 touchdowns. MARLON LUCKY RB, North Hollywood, Sr. The Nebraska-bound back concluded a stellar prep career with 2,453 total yards and an area-large-school-best 47 touchdowns. In the first round of the City Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. playoffs, Lucky set an area and City Section record with 54 points (eight touchdowns and three 2-point conversions). He rushed for 4,830 yards in three varsity seasons. ANTHONY SANTA CROCE
Santa Croce is one of the six sestieri of Venice. OL, Notre Dame, Sr. One of three Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks players to start on all three championship teams (along with Josh Cordray and Cary Harris), Santa Croce anchored an offensive line that opened holes for two 1,000-yard rushers (Randle Harris and Rodney Glass). He also was one of the team's three pivotal defensive lineman, getting nine sacks and forcing two fumbles. EBEN EBEN European Business Ethics Network BRITTON OL, Burroughs, Sr. The first area player to commit for 2005, the 6-foot-6, 280-pound lineman orally committed to Arizona over offers from UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , Oregon and Arizona State. Britton was solid in pass and run blocking, and he excelled on defense, with six sacks. SIONE FUA FUA Flexible Use of Airspace FUA Futura International Airways FUA Fuel Use Act FUA Funds Under Administration FUA Forced Unit Access FUA Frequently Used Acronym FUA Free Universal Access FUA Fire Unit Analyzer FUA Foreign Use Agreement OL, Crespi, Jr. The rare offensive lineman to be a standout in his sophomore year, the 6-foot-3, 290-pound Fua improved as a junior. Expected to be a big-time recruit next year, Fua helped open holes for Randle Harris and a Crespi of Encino team that rushed for 2,870 yards. JAMERE HOLLAND WR, Taft, Jr. In his first year playing receiver, Holland used the speed he displayed in track as a sophomore to become the area's most dangerous deep threat. Of his 38 catches, 17 went for touchdowns. His 958 yards broke down to an impressive 25.1 yards per reception. COREY ANDERSON WR, Birmingham, Sr. In helping Birmingham of Lake Balboa to the City title, Anderson led the area with 1,425 yards on 58 catches and scored 12 touchdowns. He was also one of the City Section's top defensive backs, with eight interceptions. RYAN WOLFE Ryan Wolfe is a fictional character in the show , portrayed by American actor Jonathan Togo. Characterization As portrayed by Togo, Ryan Wolfe is a man driven to succeed. He displays a desire a to impress his superiors coupled with ambition (c.f. WR, Hart, Sr. Hart of Newhall has been the area's most prolific passing team for more than a decade. No Hart player caught more passes in a season than Wolfe, who broke the school record with 93 catches for 1,268 yards and scored nine touchdowns. KAI FORBATH K, Notre Dame, Jr. Forbath made a run at his mentor's national record for field goals in a season, finishing with 19. That was three short of the mark set by Chris Sailer Sail´er n. 1. A sailor. 2. A ship or other vessel; - with qualifying words descriptive of speed or manner of sailing; as, a heavy sailer; a fast sailer s>. , Forbath's private kicking coach and a former Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks kicker Kicker A right, warrant, or some other feature added to a debt instrument to make it more desirable to potential investors. Notes: The ability to trade a bond or other debt instrument in for stock may entice investors, if they feel the stock will appreciate. . Forbath added 74 extra points, a 40.7 average on his punts and consistent kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks. DANIEL MOSIER RB, Royal, Sr. Entering the season with just 328 career rushing yards, Mosier came out of nowhere, much like his team. Mosier led Royal of 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. to a surprising Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. title, then scored a touchdown and 2-point conversion in the final minutes to give the Highlanders a first-round playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. victory. He led area large-school players with 2,225 yards rushing and scored 29 touchdowns. RANDLE HARRIS RB, Crespi, Sr. Harris followed up his trip to the state track finals as a junior by breaking out on the football field. He rushed for 2,157 yards and scored 33 touchdowns, seven in a Week 9 victory over Bosco Tech of Rosemead. Harris rushed for a season-high 305 yards in the Div. X championship victory over North Torrance. NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR MILTON KNOX RB/DB, Birmingham, Fr. Rarely does a freshman have as much impact in prep football as Knox did. He started at defensive back and played a major role as the team's change-of-pace running back. As the season progressed, the 14-year-old's contributions grew. Knox rushed for 119 yards and masterfully mas·ter·ful adj. 1. Given to playing the master; imperious or domineering. 2. Fit to command. 3. Revealing mastery or skill; expert: a masterful technique; masterful moviemaking. defensed Jamere Holland in Birmingham of Lake Balboa's quarterfinal upset of Taft of Woodland Hills, then scored in the City championship game against Dorsey. COACHES OF THE YEAR ED CROSON, Birmingham & TROY THOMAS, Crespi Midway through the regular season, neither Birmingham of Lake Balboa nor Crespi of Encino possessed records indicating championship potential. Each team was 2-3, including Birmingham's 21-14 victory over Crespi in a game that went down to the final minute. Croson and Thomas are similar in that they don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. about records. They care about how their team is playing at the end of the season. So Croson had the Patriots do what no other City Section school would: play four top Southern Section teams. Birmingham became the first City Section school to beat Hart of Newhall, but the Patriots lost to No. 1 Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks and No. 2 Valencia as well as City preseason favorite Dorsey. Crespi, under Thomas, did what no other Div. X school would do: play a nonleague schedule entirely against teams from upper divisions. The Celts The following pages provide lists of nations or people of Celtic origin, arranged by branch of Celtic ethnicity or language grouping: Goidelic Celts
The losses mounted, but those games prepared Birmingham for the playoffs. The Patriots beat Dorsey for their second City Section title in three years. Crespi ended Lompoc's 23-game winning streak en route to its first section title since 1986. Croson and Thomas have successfully turned around programs that were dismal before their arrivals. CAPTION(S): 17 photos, box Photo: (1) MICHAEL HERRICK David Crane/Staff Photographer (2) JOSH PORTIS (3) GARRETT GREEN (4) BRIAN STUART (5) MARLON LUCKY (6) ANTHONY SANTA CROCE (7) EBEN BRITTON (8) SIONE FUA (9) JAMERE HOLLAND (10) COREY ANDERSON (11) RYAN WOLFE (12) KAI FORBATH (13) DANIEL MOSIER (14) RANDLE HARRIS (15) MILTON KNOX (16) CROSON (17) THOMAS Box: HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE |
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