PREP EXTRA LOCAL : ATHLETES OF THE WEEK ANITA SIRAKI HOOVER JUNIOR CROSS COUNTRY.She won the Southern Section Division I title and set an all-time section record of 16 minutes, 58 seconds on the benchmark 3-mile course at Mt. San Antonio College Mt. San Antonio College (commonly called Mt. SAC; pronounced as the word "sack") is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Walnut, California, next to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona which is just over a hill. Mt. . Siraki's mark was 16 seconds faster than the previous Southern Section record of 17:14 run in 1995 by Kim Mortensen of 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. , the national 3,200-meter record holder. In addition to getting the section record, Siraki moved into a tie for second on the all-time course performer list. National champions Julia Stamps of Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, city, Argentina Santa Rosa, city (1991 pop. 80,629), capital of La Pampa prov., central Argentina. It is a modern city and road junction surrounded by a rich agricultural and cattle-raising area. , who ran 16:55 in 1995 and 16:58 in 1994, and Kristen Gordon of Concord Carondelet, who timed 16:58 in 1995, are the only other runners to break 17 minutes at Mt. SAC. Siraki's mark was 25 seconds faster than her winning time of 17:23 at the Mt. SAC invitational and 1:20 better than her mark as a sophomore when she went on to place fourth in the state meet. ``I thought (the invitational) time was fast and to break 17 is an incredible feeling,'' Siraki said. RUBEN ZARAGOZA Kennedy senior Quarterback He isn't the tallest and he might not have the strongest arm around. But there are qualities that Ruben Zaragoza brings that other quarterbacks with more physical gifts don't. ``They can't measure somebody's heart and he's got the heart of a lion,'' Kennedy coach Bob Francola said. He certainly did on Thursday while leading the Cougars to a 69-33 victory over Sylmar in the opening round of the City Championship playoffs. Zaragoza threw for a career-high 468 yards and five touchdowns, completing 25 of 33 passes. That gives him 3,073 yards and 35 touchdowns this year. Zaragoza benefits from Kennedy's switch this season from a running team to a passing club. It's the perfect system for his skills and he's got four good receivers and an effective line that gives him time to make plays. But Zaragoza does the rest, and very well. ``He does exactly what they ask him to do,'' Sylmar coach Jeff Engilman said. ``He had a fantastic game.'' HEAD TO HEAD Manuel White Manuel White (born July 2, 1982) is an American football running back. , Valencia running back, vs. Travis Johnson Travis Johnson (born April 26, 1982 in Sherman Oaks, California) is an American football defensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the NFL. He attended Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. , Notre Dame defensive lineman White, who has 6,317 career yards, needs 17 more to surpass former Notre Dame star Justin Fargas as the region's career leader. He'll get it. But Johnson, one of Fargas' closest friends, will have a say. White, who is headed to 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 , is big (6-2, 215) and fast. He fuses the ability to run over and through people with the speed to get to the corner and outrun out·run tr.v. out·ran , out·run, out·run·ning, out·runs 1. a. To run faster than. b. To escape from: outrun one's creditors. 2. people. And he's durable, carrying the ball well over 30 times per game. He gets stronger as the game goes along. Hart proved earlier this year that you can slow White down, but it takes a team effort and good tackling. Johnson is White's equal in terms of the speed, size (6-4, 270) and power package. When he's on, there isn't any single blocker in the area who can stop him one-one-one. Teams usually use two, sometimes three blockers, but in the end, all that does is open things up for the Knights tough, speedy linebackers. Besides, sooner or later, Johnson makes an impact, whether as a pass rusher or by disrupting a running game. Quote of the week ``Well, you certainly hope you can.'' - Kennedy football coach Bob Francola On whether he thought Cougars could score 69 points in a game BY THE NUMBERS 69 Points scored by Kennedy in first-round playoff victory over Sylmar ON DECK: This week's must see: Notre Dame vs. Valencia football Analysis: Two of the Daily News' top-10 teams - both coming off wins by more than 30 points - meet in the Southern Section Division III quarterfinals. In addition to trying to become just the second team this season to beat Notre Dame (10-1), Valencia (8-3) adds a subplot sub·plot n. 1. A plot subordinate to the main plot of a literary work or film. Also called counterplot, underplot. 2. A subdivision of a plot of land, especially a plot used for experimental purposes. to the contest with senior Manuel White on track to break Justin Fargas' area career rushing record as he plays against Fargas' former team. White, who has 6,317 yards after running for 238 yards and four touchdowns in last week's win against Crescenta Valley, needs 25 yards to break the record. The vitals vi·tals pl.n. 1. The vital body organs. 2. The parts that are essential to continued functioning, as of a system. : Friday at Canyon High, 7:30 p.m. TODAY (23) Boys' water polo: La Canada vs. Crescenta Valley at Belmont Plaza, Div. III championship, 7 p.m. Girls' volleyball: State volleyball playoffs: Yosemite at Harvard-Westlake, 7 p.m.; La Canada at Sierra, 7 p.m.; Hillcrest Christian (T.O.) at Central Valley Christian, 7 p.m. Men's basketball: UC San Diego at CLU (language) CLU - (CLUster) An object-oriented programming language developed at MIT by Liskov et al in 1974-1975. CLU is an object-oriented language of the Pascal family designed to support data abstraction, similar to Alphard. , 6 p.m. Women's basketball: Cal Poly SLO SLO Slovenia (ISO Country Identifier) SLO San Luis Obispo (California) SLO Service Level Objectives (information technology services) at CLU, 8 p.m.; Texas at UCLA, 7 p.m. Women's volleyball: Grossmont at Canyons, 7 p.m.; UCLA at Pepperdine, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY (24) Boys' water polo: Royal vs. Righetti at UC Santa Barbara, 6 p.m. Prep football: Granada Hills vs. Carson at L.B. Veterans, 7 p.m.; Kennedy vs. Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] at Fremont/Jackie Robinson, 7 p.m.; South Gate at Reseda, 7 p.m.; Monroe at Gardena, 7 p.m.; Chatsworth at Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). , 7 p.m. THURSDAY (25) Happy Thanksgiving FRIDAY (26) Prep football: Mater Dei at Alemany, 7:30 p.m.; Hart vs. Muir at Pasadena City College, 7:30 p.m.; Notre Dame vs. Valencia at Canyon, 7:30 p.m.; Camarillo at Westlake, 7:30 p.m.; Highland vs. Saugus at COC See chip on chip. , 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY (27) Prep cross country: State championships at Woodward Park, Fresno, 9 a.m. Prep football: Bloomington at Faith Baptist, 1 p.m.; Rio Hondo Prep at Grace Brethren, 1 p.m. STATLICIOUS As the football playoffs continue, we look at the Southern Section's success, which is far greater than the City's. However, only Glendale, Loyola and Crespi have won Division I or the equivalent title. School Title years Runner-ups Agoura 1984 1970 Antelope Valley 1976-77, '81, '88, '94 1985-86, '95 AV Christian 1990, '95 1991 Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. 1969, '93-94, '98 1972 Camarillo 1984, '96 None Canyon 1983-85 1988 Crespi 1986 1965, '73 Faith Baptist 1984, '91,'94 1985, '90, '93, '96 Flintridge Prep 1989 1973, '95 Glendale 1924, '37 1923, 1936 Hart 1983, '86,'95,'98 1985, '94 L.A. Baptist 1971, '93 1970 Loyola 1962-63, '75, '90 1992, '95-96 Montclair Prep 1976, '90, '94 1975, '77, '85 Moorpark 1997 None Muir 1985-86, '89 None Newbury Park 1993 1995 Notre Dame 1994 1996-97 Paraclete 1997-98 None Rio Mesa 1971 1983 St. Francis 1964 1961 St. Genevieve 1966, '70, '78 1967, '82 Thousand Oaks 1964, '87 None UP AND COMER SEAN n. 1. A seine. See Seine. GLUCKMAN Alfred Nobel Middle School Gluckman, 11, had 35 tackles, 23 assisted tackles, six sacks, three recovered fumbles and one interception in nine games at linebacker for the Northridge Knights gremlin gremlin, in American folklore, malicious, airborne supernatural being. Gremlins were first heard of during World War II as creatures responsible for unexplainable mechanical failures and disruptions in aircraft. division football team. He also plays baseball at Northridge Little League. Nominate outstanding junior varsity or middle school athletes by calling (818) 713-3611. CAPTION(S): 5 photos PHOTO (1) Anita Siraki (2) Ruben Zaragoza (3) Manuel White |
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