PROGRAMS NOT UTILIZING ADVANTAGES FOOTBALL TEAMS CAN'T FIND TRACTION.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Staff Writer With a booming population, burgeoning youth football programs and a strong tradition in the sport, the 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 would appear to have all the ingredients in place to make it a football hotbed hotbed, low, glass-covered frame structure for starting tender plants. It differs from a cold frame only in that the soil is heated—either artificially as by underground electric wiring or steampipes, or naturally with partially fermented stable manure, which . But if recent history is any indicator, Antelope Valley football programs at the high school level simply aren't capitalizing on the above-mentioned factors working in their favor. Two weeks into the season, the Golden League is a combined 1-8, and all 14 Antelope Valley 11-man schools are a combined 4-12. To be fair, the Golden League and most of the region graduated an unusually large proportion of the high-profile talent, and area coaches aren't exactly scheduling patsies. Palmdale (1-0) opened with a 32-0 loss to two-time defending Southern Section champion Crespi of Encino. Lancaster (1-1) lost to perennial Southland south·land or South·land n. A region in the south of a country or an area. south  land·er n.Noun 1. power Lutheran of Orange, 35-6, on Friday and plays nationally ranked Canyon of Canyon Country on Sept. 21. But even last year's highly touted prospect-rich teams produced little in the postseason. Antelope Valley was the only Golden League team to advance past the first round of the Southern Section playoffs. Just two teams (Rosamond and 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. ) advanced to the quarterfinals, and just one (Boron) got as far as the semifinals. The Antelope Valley hasn't fielded a Southern Section championship team since Paraclete won its sixth consecutive title in 2001. Since then, Palmdale (2003) and Desert (2002) are the only area teams to appear in title games. A trend? ``There's so many intangibles involved it's hard to put your finger on it, but I think the whole (Golden) league is going through some growing pains grow·ing pains pl.n. Pains in the limbs and joints of children or adolescents, frequently occurring at night and often attributed to rapid growth but arising from various unrelated causes. ,'' Palmdale coach Jeff Williams For the poker player, see . For the physician, see . For the astronaut, see . Jeff Williams (born June 6, 1972 in Canberra) is an Australian-born, left-handed pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers baseball team. said. Williams believes part of the problem could be expansion with the addition of Knight in 2003 and Eastside in 2005 diluting the potential talent pool from which area schools draw. ``With eight schools out here now, we just don't have the three dominant programs like we used to,'' Williams said. ``It seems like the talent is spread all over the Valley.'' Upset: Emerging small-school power Rosamond's 12-7 upset victory over significantly bigger Quartz Hill on Friday is the biggest surprise to date. Perhaps the only person who wasn't surprised is coach Lon Boyett, a sixth-year coach who returned to the program this year after a 10-year hiatus, which he spent mostly working as an Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. assistant. ``I thought we could beat them,'' Boyett said. ``You never really know, but I thought we had a good chance because of our defense.'' Rosamond's undersized undersized see dwarfism, runt. defensive unit more than held its own against a physical Quartz Hill team whose offensive line averages 270 pounds. The Roadrunners were led by senior linebacker Javier Navarro Francisco Javier Vicente Navarro, commonly known as Javi Navarro, (born February 6, 1974 in Valencia, Spain) is a Spanish football player, who currently captains Sevilla FC of the Spanish La Liga. His position is centre back. , who had 16 tackles. Junior linebacker Jeremy Dorse had 11 tackles and Mark Kegal's interception at the Rosamond 10 late in the game preserved the victory. ``We're running a new offense and we're still trying to polish it up, but our defense was outstanding,'' Boyett said. Fresh start: Paraclete has already experienced multiple quarterback injuries and is still adjusting to a new offense implemented by first-year coach Norm Dahlia dahlia (däl`yə, dăl`–) [for Anders Dahl, 1751–89, Swedish botanist and pupil of Linnaeus], any plant of the genus Dahlia . Considering that Paraclete combined for just five wins the past two years (one by forfeit), that the Spirits were able to emerge with a 20-13 nonleague Week 1 victory over a pesky Desert opponent Friday was impressive. ``We needed it,'' Dahlia said. ``The kids are still buying into a new system and they needed to believe in what was going on.'' Under Dahlia, Paraclete has gone from a pass-oriented spread offense to a more run-oriented system. Paraclete's Eras Noel rushed for 105 yards and one touchdown on 13 carries. Quarterback Taylor Shirk shirk In Islam, idolatry and polytheism, both of which are regarded as heretical. The Qu'ran stresses that God does not share his powers with any partner (sharik) and warns that those who believe in idols will be harshly dealt with on the Day of Judgment. , who was filling in for an injured David Green (broken hand), suffered a separated shoulder  This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one or [ improve this article] yourself. See the talk page for details. that's feared to be a season-ending injury. Green played free safety with a heavily wrapped hand, and had seven tackles. His quarterbacking status for Friday's game against Littlerock is questionable, Dahlia said. ``Everybody stepped up and supported each other,'' Dahlia said. ``We played like the family we've become.'' CAPTION(S): box Box: HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL |
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