RENO CASHES IN WITH AVC STAR; HIGH-SCORING BURRELL DECIDES EARLY.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer Success for John Burrell John Buster Burrell (born November 22, 1940 in Fort Worth, Texas) was an American football wide receiver in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Washington Redskins. He played college football for Rice University. has come in layers. When he played basketball for Highland High School Highland High School or Highlands High School may refer to: In the United States:
In his freshman season at 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. last year, Burrell led the Antelopes with a 20.9 scoring average. This week, Burrell officially committed to Reno, taking the pressure off his sophomore campaign at AVC (1) (Advanced Video Coding) The video compression techniques used in the H.264 standard, jointly developed by ISO and the ITU-T. See H.264. (2) (Audio Visual C . ``I wanted to sign early,'' said Burrell, who chose Reno over Colorado State and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . Burrell, a cat-quick, 6-foot-4 shooting guard The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. , is the best basketball player to emerge from 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 in a long time. ``He's very good,'' AVC coach Newton Chelette said. ``I definitely think John will be a success at the Division I level. He's got the skills. ``Offensively, he's just so athletic. He's a good shooter from 3-point range and has ball-handling skills. ``He wanted to get better, and he's worked hard. Because of his work ethic work ethic n. A set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. work ethic Noun a belief in the moral value of work , his skills are better.'' Burrell has refined his game by increasing his shooting range. Always dangerous driving to the basket, Burrell has created more scoring opportunities now, because defenders - always wary of the drive - have to get off their heels and guard Burrell from 3-point range. He was 96 of 235 (40.9 percent) on 3-pointers last season - including six against Sequoias - and said he's been taking 400 practice shots a day to increase his accuracy. ``I love when the other team is playing a zone,'' he said. Burrell certainly has the game in his blood. His father, Stanley ``Chico'' Burrell, played six years with the Harlem Globetrotters Harlem Globetrotters African American professional basketball team. The team was organized in 1927 in Chicago by the promoter Abe Saperstein and initially was a competitive team that won a world professional championship in 1940. . Burrell, however, has built success on his own, with a lot of hard work, practicing after teammates have gone home, lifting weights to increase strength. He has always promoted quickness through extra wind sprints. ``I've been working out pretty hard,'' Burrell said. ``I've also been working on my defense. Coach Chelette gets on me about that, says I'm way more into offense than defense.'' Tim Knight, Burrell's coach at Highland High, knew Burrell was something special from the very beginning. ``The way he could mix it up, with speed and aggressiveness, he really dominated for us,'' Knight said. ``He was such a great shooter, plus he was so strong driving to the basket. At Highland, he didn't even need to shoot 3-pointers. He would just drive and make three-point plays.'' Knight also liked Burrell's personality, which wasn't overbearing - a common affliction for 30-point scorers. ``John was always nice, real pleasant,'' Knight said. ``He didn't have to say much. He was the kind of player who led by example.'' Basketball players don't get much notice in the Antelope Valley, where football always has ruled. Burrell realizes this, and the notion has served to motivate him. ``It's always been so hard to get respect playing from here, even when we were 30-5 last year,'' Burrell said. ``That's never stopped me from playing big.'' Burrell's main goals remain team-oriented. He wants to win the state tournament this year - no easy climb with just two returning starters. ``I'm going to score my points, but the key is going to be how we play defense, and how together we are,'' he said. ``Everyone needs to know what their roles are, and we have to want to win.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Antelope Valley College's John Burrell, left, will take his shooting touch to Reno next year. For now, he'll enjoy his sophomore season here. John Lazar John Lazar was Mayor of Adelaide from 1855 to 1858. John LaZar (born May 22, 1946) is a classically trained American actor of both stage and screen. / Daily News |
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