PREP QBS SHORT ON FANCY PASSING; TEAMS WILL DO BEST ON GROUND.Byline: Eric Sondheimer Daily News Deputy Sports Editor Noun 1. sports editor - the newspaper editor responsible for sports news newspaper editor - the editor of a newspaper Seven weeks of fast, furious summer football passing competition came to an end on Saturday. It hasn't been a productive summer for San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. teams as far as winning tournament titles. Then came the big surprise Saturday - L.A. Baptist won its own tournament championship, beating Muir in the final. Tim Feirfeil caught two touchdown passes from quarterback Peter Dirksen and Chad Vojtech grabbed the winning TD. The only other local teams to win seven-on-seven tournaments this summer were Westlake and Crespi. It could be an indication of a down year for local quarterbacks. But the good news is that when pads go on later this month, the Valley's large group of talented running backs will take over. Notre Dame's Justin Fargas Justin Fargas (born January 25, 1980 in Encino, California) is a football player in the NFL. Professional career He was drafted in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. As of 2006, he is the Raiders' second-string running back. rates No. 1 among the running backs, but there are plenty right behind, including Birmingham's Emmanuel Evans, El Camino Real's Quincy Wright Philip Quincy Wright (28 December 1890 – 17 October 1970) was an American political scientist known for his pioneering work and expertise in international law and international relations. , Taft's Marquis Brignac and Alemany's Miguel Fletcher. Other summer football observations: Westlake has the area's best group of receivers with Joey Cuppari, Kevin Howard Kevin C. Howard (born June 25, 1981 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a infielder in Minor League Baseball who plays for the Jacksonville Suns in the Double-A Southern League. , Mike Seidman and Travis Campbell. The big question is how quickly sophomore quarterback Zac Wasserman can learn to handle varsity defenses? The Golden League starts out '97 as the area's toughest league. Good luck to anyone who can figure out which team will finish on top among Highland, Littlerock, Palmdale, Quartz Hill and Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley . Add first-year school Lancaster to the equation, and you have a weekly battle royal. It's a league filled with outstanding players, such as Palmdale's Matt Leonard (DL) and Jason Anderson
Taft spent much of the summer working on its passing game and trying to get new QB Casey Bounds some confidence. But the Toreadors are the Valley's best hope for a City 4-A championship because of their potentially devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. rushing attack. Who has a better one-two running back duo than Taft's combo of Brignac and Sedric Hurns? Add to that, the Toreadors' defensive line could dominate behind Carlos Meza. El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
From the first summer competition back in June through Saturday's final game, no QB has improved more than Newbury Park's Nick Czernek. He has earned the right to replace his brother, Chris, the state passing record holder, as the Panthers' starting QB. Nick, a 6-foot-1 junior, is still growing, and he's faster and more athletic than his brother. Crespi made a late surge behind QB Kevin Cork, who didn't play last season because of a knee injury. 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 is everybody's No. 1 team to start the season behind Fargas. But what makes the Knights so dangerous is the development of players around Fargas. New QB David DeMartinis is a competent passer. New safety Todd Fenton has excellent potential. And the Knights' offensive line is supposed to be very good behind returnees Brandon Woods and Craig Johnson. San Fernando has never looked better in passing competitions even though the Tigers won't be throwing very often this fall. Receiver Reggie Kinlaw and QB Sean Atkins have worked hard to revitalize the Tigers' offensive attack. And just wait until they have 6-4, 260-pound sophomore tackle Steve Nevarez blocking in front of them. Calabasas, barring injuries, could be a Division X title contender behind tailback Robby Coppola and improving junior QB Dallas Enoch. Don't be surprised if L.A. Baptist's Feirfeil goes for 80 receptions this season. And two-time All-Southern Section QB Dirksen is shooting for 3,000 passing yards. Southern Section teams begin fall workouts on Aug. 25. The City Section starts on Aug. 18. PASSING TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS Hart:Mira Costa CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge : Westlake Cal Lutheran: Carlsbad Valley: Franklin Littlerock:Crespi L.A. Baptist: Muir CAPTION(S): Photo, Box Photo: Nick Czernek has made large strides toward becoming Newbury Park's quarterback. Michael Owen Baker / Daily News Box: PASSING TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS (see text) |
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