PREP FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: BOOKER CLOSES IN ON COLLEGE CHOICE.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer Record-setting running back Lorenzo Booker of St. Bonaventure High in Ventura, one of the nation's top football recruits, is expected to announce his college choice at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the annual Ventura County Football Coaches Association luncheon at the Casa Sirena Hotel in Oxnard. USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. is among four schools courting Booker, who scored 50 touchdowns this past season and is California's all-time leading rusher and scorer. Florida State, 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 and Washington are the others. ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network is scheduled to televise tel·e·vise tr. & intr.v. tel·e·vised, tel·e·vis·ing, tel·e·vis·es To broadcast or be broadcast by television. [Back-formation from television. the event live and most major television networks will be there, 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. a St. Bonaventure official. ``This is a huge deal,'' Student Sports magazine recruiting coordinator Greg Biggins said. ``ESPN televising live? I don't think it gets any bigger than that.'' The luncheon is open to the public. For information, contact Westlake High football coach Jim Benkert at (805) 497-6711. --Add St. Bonnie: Linemen James Bonelli has committed to Notre Dame, and Nolan Fisher has committed to Sacramento State. Tight end Luis Lopez Luis Lopez or Luis López can mean:
--UCLA commitment: 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 received a commitment from Jarrad Page Jarrad Page (born October 19, 1984) was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 7th round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played for UCLA in his collegiate career. Before attending UCLA, Page grew up in San Leandro, California, attending San Leandro High School, where Page was the top , a defensive back from San Leandro San Leandro (săn lēăn`drō), city (1990 pop. 68,223), Alameda co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1872. Metal, wood, and paper products; chemicals; leather goods; foods and beverages; medical equipment; lighting fixtures; and High. --Search is on: Montclair Prep of Van Nuys has sent a football player to a Division I college every season since at least 1988, according to coach George Giannini. But unless undersized undersized see dwarfism, runt. defensive back Jason Spratt or lineman Matt Jacobs receives a late offer, the streak might come to an end. ``A lot of things can still happen,'' Giannini said. ``I think at least one or both of them will end up somewhere. After the signing day, there are always colleges with scholarships left over, and that's when we'll put some packages together.'' --Matthews in the mix: Former USC and NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga standout Clay Matthews will be Agoura's defensive coordinator next season, said Agoura head coach Charlie Wegher. Matthews, a former Westlake assistant, is 18-2 as head coach over the past two seasons for Agoura's frosh team in 2000 and JV in 2001. His son, junior Clay Matthews Jr., is expected to be Agoura's starting linebacker in the fall. --Royal's Augusta commits: Offensive lineman Matt Augusta of Royal of Simi Valley will sign with Sacramento State, according to Royal coach Gene Uebelhardt. --Keyes update: Birmingham of Van Nuys junior defensive back Dennis Keyes, expected to be one of the San Fernando Valley's prized recruits next season, said he has been visited by coaches from Arizona and UCLA, both of whom asked for transcripts. Meanwhile, the 6-foot-1, 185-pound Keyes said he's trying to put on muscle weight, and he's also a starting forward for the basketball team. ``Being on the basketball team is kind of humbling for me because I'm only averaging about four points a game,'' Keyes said. ``But that's OK. I'm in there to get rebounds and keep in shape.'' --Perez to choose: Burroughs of Burbank running back Mike Perez, the school's all-time leading rusher, is going to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. on an official recruiting visit this weekend, and Burroughs coach Keith Knoop said Perez probably will commit. ``Mike definitely wants to go there and it's his only offer,'' Knoop said. Teammate Gabriel Moise, a defensive lineman, is visiting with Perez. But Knoop said Moise can't sign until he attains a qualifying score on the SAT exam. --Maybe next year for CV: Crescenta Valley, one of the region's most successful football programs the past three seasons, won't send any seniors to Division I universities for the second consecutive year, according to coach Alan Eberhart. ``It's been a two-year dry spell. We just don't get a lot of Division I kids,'' said Eberhart, who said quarterback Hudson Gossard might walk on somewhere. Next year could be different. Junior linebacker Jason Jenkins, 6-2, 205 pounds, should be a sure-fire D1 prospect if he gets bigger as expected, Eberhart said. --New Highland coach seeks assistants: Sam Vaiana, set to replace veteran Lin Parker as Highland of Palmdale's head coach next season, is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. an offensive coordinator, an offensive line coach and a receivers coach. He can be reached at (661) 538-0304, ext. 122. COMMITMENTS Player, Pos, School College Dave Anderson, WR, Thousand Oaks Colorado State Matt Augusta, OL, Royal Sacramento State Curtis Brown, RB, Paraclete Brigham Young Brandon Browner, WR, Sylmar Oregon State Randy Bundy, DB, Cleveland California Andrew Butler, WR, Eagle Rock Yale Jon Contos, RB, Westlake Harvard James Cox, QB, RoyalColorado James Dillard, OL, Thousand Oaks Occidental Mike Dominguez, DL, Rio Mesa Boise State Todd Feiereisen, QB, Westlake Yale Nick Folk, PK, Notre Dame Arizona Chris Frome, DL, Hart Notre Dame Joe Kellifer, TE, Loyola Dartmouth Derek Hagan, DB, Palmdale Arizona State Kevin Hames, LB, Westlake Villanova Steve Hall, DL, Westlake UNLV UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas Kevin Harbour, DL, Loyola UCLA Keith Howell, DB, Hart Harvard Matt Kaplan, QB, Campbell HallColumbia Mike Lingua lingua /lin·gua/ (ling´gwah) pl. lin´guae [L.] tongue.lin´gual lingua geogra´phica benign migratory glossitis. lingua ni´gra black tongue. , P, Canyon Fresno State Jason Martin, DB, Muir Arizona Bruce McCleab, OL, Muir Memphis State Matt Moore, QB, Hart UCLA Kasey O'Brien, DB, Westlake Villanova Ryan O'Hara, QB, Muir Arizona Ben Olson, QB, Thousand Oaks BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding Kenny Patton, DB, St. Francis Hawaii Ramal ramal /ra·mal/ (ra´m'l) pertaining to a ramus. ra·mal adj. Of or relating to a ramus. ramal pertaining to a ramus. Porter, WR, Birmingham San Diego State Jesse Taylor, TE, Chaminade Washington State Brandon Scales, DL, Monroe Oregon State Chad Slapnicka, LB, Loyola Pennsylvania Tim Volk, DL, Notre Dame Arizona Jaron Williams, LB, Muir Idaho UNDECIDED Joel Arias, QB, Agoura Chris Davis, LB, Rio Mesa Robert Davis, WR, Royal Mavery Davis, DB, Kennedy Dan Devall, TE, L.A. Baptist! Robert Garcia, OL, Kennedy Hudson Gossard, QB, Crescenta Valley Steve Graham, QB, L.A. Baptist Albert Griffin, DB, Alemany Eric Hernandez, OL, Monroe Ryan Hogan, DL, Royal Matt Hott, DB, Saugus Matt Jacobs, OL, Montclair Prep Kevin McCleary, RB, Birmingham Gabriel Moise, DL, Burroughs Ruben Nevarez, QB, San Fernando Mike Perez, RB, Burroughs Kevin Rex, DB, Thousand Oaks Brandon Robinson, LB, Kennedy Jason Spratt, DB, Montclair Prep Chris Steck, WR, Hart Bill Thompson, DL, Westlake Stephen Trammel, DB, Monroe Adam Verdugo, DB, Crespi Bryan Wilson, DB, Granada Hills - Compiled by Gerry Gittelson CAPTION(S): 2 boxes Box: (1) COMMITMENTS (see text) (2) UNDECIDED (see text) |
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