RIVALS MEET, SOME WITH TITLE ON THE LINE.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Staff Writer The last week week of the high school football season always features some of the region's biggest rivalries. Some have existed for a long time, such as Glendale-Hoover (72 years). Fresher rivalries, such as Paraclete-Kilpatrick, are even more intense because both are among the top teams in their division. A look at this week's biggies: THURSDAY VALLEY MISSION LEAGUE KENNEDY (7-1-1, 3-1) at SAN FERNANDO San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. (5-4, 2-2) 7 p.m. Forget Kennedy-Granada Hills, who aren't even in the same league anymore. Thursday's Kennedy-San Fernando matchup is for second place in the Valley Mission League and, much more importantly, a probable berth in the City Championship playoffs; the loser figures to be relegated to the less-prestigious Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. . There are eight City Section leagues of varying strength, and league champions are the only ones guaranteed a berth. ``This is our biggest game. It's for all the marbles,'' San Fernando coach Sean Blunt said. ``Whoever loses probably doesn't make the championship playoffs. I believe we're capable of beating any team on a given night, so we don't want to be in the (Invitational).'' San Fernando has a 15-12 series advantage. This year, the Tigers have been plagued with injuries. But now they're healthy, particularly quarterback Ruben Nevarez. He completed 7 of 11 passes for 94 yards in a 28-25 loss to Sylmar on Friday after missing two games with a shoulder injury. Kennedy, coming off Friday's 42-6 victory over Reseda (the sixth time the Golden Cougars have surpassed 40 points), has more firepower fire·pow·er n. 1. The capacity, as of a weapon, weapons system, military unit, or position, for delivering fire. 2. The ability to deliver fire against an enemy in combat. Noun 1. . Adam Geery has passed for 1,762 yards and 20 TDs, receivers James Norris James Norris may refer to:
``When Kennedy opened (in 1971), they took half the students from San Fernando and half from Granada Hills,'' Kennedy coach Bob Francola said. ``For a long time, there were fights every day on campus. I remember in 1974, Kennedy beat San Fernando, and from then on it's been a really huge rivalry. We feel like the Granada Hills rivalry is a 9 and San Fernando is a 10.'' GOLDEN LEAGUE 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 (8-1, 4-0) at HIGHLAND (3-6, 1-3) Three teams from each league make the Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. playoffs this year (it used to be four) because the Bay League was added. That means Highland is all but eliminated. The Bulldogs have to win, combined with two other upsets. However, coaches Brent Newcomb of Antelope Valley and Lin Parker of Highland have their own special bet: The loser does all the busy work for the winner on their annual weekend fishing trip after the season. ``It looks like I might be starting fires and doing dishes,'' Parker said. ``But until Thursday, we're the defending league champions, and we plan to play like champions.'' Parker and Newcomb coached together at Antelope Valley before Highland opened 11 years ago. In fact, Parker's grandfather played on Antelope Valley's first football team in 1908. ``Antelope Valley is the mother school of the area, so of course you always want to beat them,'' Parker said. ``You don't want to play the Sisters of the Poor. You want to step up and play the best, and this year we hope to draw on that.'' Highland has won three of the last four games in the series, including a 16-3 victory last season. Highland's main concern tonight is stopping Antelope Valley option quarterback Demetre Booker, who Parkers calls ``the hardest quarterback in the league (to contain).'' MARMONTE LEAGUE The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. (0-9, 0-5) at ROYAL (6-2-1, 3-1-1) 7 p.m. This season, Simi Valley has lost every game by at least two touchdowns, but Royal cannot look past the struggling Pioneers. ``That would be the worst thing that could happen to our football team,'' said Royal coach Gene Uebelhardt, who is expecting close to 10,000 fans, as usual. ``In a series like this anything can happen. We've got to come with the attitude that we're gonna gon·na Informal Contraction of going to: We're gonna win today. play great and win big. A victory for them would make their whole season a victory. We need a win to lock a playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. berth, so a loss for us could ruin our season. . . .'' Simi Valley leads the series 19-11-1, including five consecutive victories from 1994-98. But Royal has won two in a row, including a 24-22 win last year. This year, Royal has an explosive running back in junior Greg Morris, who has 882 yards - an average of 9.6 per carry - and 12 TDs. Simi Valley must contain him to have a chance. PACIFIC LEAGUE GLENDALE (0-9, 0-4) at HOOVER (0-9, 0-4) 7 p.m. Southern California's oldest rivalry - tonight marks the 72nd meeting - has an interesting twist this year because both teams are seeking their first victory. In the past, when this game was at the Rose Bowl, as many as 25,000 fans would attend. Things are a lot different now, but both teams would love a victory. ``It's a built-in tradition,'' said Glendale first-year coach Loi Phan, who played for Glendale in 1983-85 - and never beat the Tornadoes. ``This year we're both pretty even, but I think my chances are pretty good.'' Phan bases his optimism on last week's performance against Pasadena: Glendale was leading at halftime for the first time this season before falling 26-13. He also believes his fullback, Dustin Nersesyan, will be the most dominant player on the field. Nersesyan has 552 yards and one TD this season. Hoover hasn't scored more than touchdown in a game over the last five weeks, and key starters are injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. . But first-year coach Ron Swartz is hoping the spirit of the rivalry will carry the Tornadoes. ``My kids are all fired up right now,'' he said. ``It's going to be a big deal. We have got to get the monkey off our back. Anytime you have two winless teams playing against each other, it adds to the pressure. Both of us want to end the season with a win.'' FOOTHILL LEAGUE BURBANK (2-7, 0-4) at BURROUGHS (2-7, 1-3) Burroughs coach Keith Knoop said he would have loved to be in the playoffs, but he'll settle for a victory in this heated rivalry between neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. schools. ``Burbank was better in the '80s, and Burroughs was better in the '90s,'' Knoop said. ``This is a new era, and I know it would make Burbank's whole season to beat us. This game is always big, and there's always fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to after the game, the whole deal.'' Burroughs is coming off loses to league bullies Hart and Valencia; Burbank has lost 44 league games in a row, including eight to Burroughs. FRIDAY ALPHA LEAGUE PARACLETE (8-1, 3-0) vs. KILPATRICK (5-4, 3-0) 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. , 7:30 p.m. These two have met in the Division XII finals two years in a row, but this being a competitive rivalry is an illusion; Paraclete is 4-0 against Kilpatrick, including the championship victories, and the average margin of victory has been 16 points. Paraclete is a private school and Kilpatrick is a county-run lockdown Lockdown A specified period when an employee of a public company is barred from selling - and occasionally buying - their company's stock. Notes: These types of equity transaction restrictions can be imposed by securities regulators or underwriting firms if a company has juvenile facility. On Friday, Paraclete figures to be a heavy favorite once again. Its only setback was an opening loss to St. Bonaventure, which probably would beat most of the Daily News Top 10 large-schools teams. ``It's tough for our situation because we have new kids every year so we lack tradition.,'' Kilpatrick defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a football team in the National Football League or college football who is in charge of the defense. This position aids the head coach a great deal in many ways by delegating play calling to other coaches and allowing the head Kevin Dellmico said. ``All we can do is remind our players of what has happened in the past. That's how we motivate them. It's a challenge because Paraclete is a great program. They're real tough. A lot of people have doubted us, but we've played some tough teams.'' If Paraclete contains Kilpatrick running Jeremey Hartsfield, the Spirits should be OK. Paraclete has more weapons, including running backs Curtis Brown
MISSION LEAGUE 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 (8-0-1, 2-0) at CRESPI (0-9, 0-2) 7:30 p.m. What was once a rivalry featuring two of Southern California's most consistent powers has faded. Notre Dame has remained strong, but Crespi has slumped. This year, the teams are farther apart than ever. Nevertheless, Crespi coach Ron Gueringer doesn't believe the matchup has lost all of its luster. ``Crespi-Notre Dame is just like USC-UCLA,'' he said. ``It goes back a number of years, and it's still a great rivalry. We're going to come and compete as hard as we can. It's been a tough year for us and we've sustained a lot of injuries. It's going to be tough again because Notre Dame has the best defense we've seen all season. They're outstanding, and they don't make mistakes.'' DEL REY Del Rey may refer to:
LOYOLA (8-1, 2-0) vs. SANTA FE SPRINGS Santa Fe Springs, city (1990 pop. 15,520), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., inc. 1957. The city lies in an oil and natural gas region and has diversified manufacturing. ST. PAUL St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery (6-3, 2-0) at Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. , 7:30 p.m. St. Paul improved when heralded running back De'Andre Scott transferred from Alemany two games ago. The senior All-America prospect rushed for 185 yards and a 54-yard touchdown in a league-opening victory over Bishop Amata, followed by Friday's 115-yard, three-TD performance in a win over his old teammates. Loyola coach Steve Grady is miffed miff n. 1. A petulant, bad-tempered mood; a huff. 2. A petty quarrel or argument; a tiff. tr.v. miffed, miff·ing, miffs To cause to become offended or annoyed. about Scott switching schools in the middle of the season. He said he voiced a complaint to Southern Section officials, who declared Scott's transfer legal because he changed residences. ``So a player could play for nine schools in nine weeks?'' Grady said. ``The whole thing is unreal and not what high school football is supposed to be about. De'Andre's a high-profile player, but our school and our administration would have never taken him in the middle of season. He left one team for a team that could block for him a little better. If it was up to me, I would have had the integrity to say no. I'm sure I would have.'' At any rate, Grady said St. Paul is ``much more explosive now.'' Loyola's new game plan is to stop Scott, who had 532 yards and four TDs in six games for Alemany. ``St. Paul went from good to very, very, very good,'' Grady said. Quarterback Matt Ware Matthew Jesse Ware (born December 2, 1982 in Santa Monica, California) is currently an American football defensive back in the NFL for the Arizona Cardinals. He was waived by the Philadelphia Eagles on September 2, 2006 and picked up by the Cardinals. keys Loyola. The UCLA-bound senior was resting an injured knee and didn't play in the first half against Bishop Amat on Saturday. But he started the third quarter and ran for two TDs and passed for another to carry the Cubs to a 23-10 comeback victory. PACIFIC LEAGUE MUIR (5-4, 3-1) vs. PASADENA (2-7, 2-2) at the Rose Bowl, 1 p.m. The annual ``turkey tussle'' is still the biggest show in town even though Muir has won 14 of the last 15. The winner takes possession of the official Victory Bell, which has been going back and fourth for four decades. ``This is the one game our kids have been focusing on since as far back as summer,'' Muir coach Erik Johnson
Erik Johnson (born March 21, 1988 in Bloomington, Minnesota) is an American ice hockey player. said. ``Beating Pasadena is at the top of the list.'' Muir will have a half-day at school Thursday, when the school's band drum corps The following is a comprehensive list of drum corps from the past and present. For a list of active Drum Corps International drum corps, see List of DCI drum corps. Junior Corps Corps Location Era Known Years Active Website 12th Command ``rock the halls,'' signifying Signifyin' (slang) is an African-American rhetorical device featuring indirect communication or persuasion and the creating of new meanings for old words and signs. Signifying, in this sense, includes repetition and difference, implication and association, combining words and all students to depart from their classrooms and rally. KEEPING TABS Former Birmingham running back Emmanuel Evans has 711 yards (4.6 avg.) and 11 touchdowns in 10 games for Division II Central Missouri State. Interestingly, he was listed at 6-foot-3 1/2, 230 pounds in high school, but he is now listed at 6-1, 260 pounds. LEAGUE UPDATES FOOTHILL Hart junior DL Chris Frome is taking an unofficial recruiting visit to Stanford this weekend. He will accompany teammate Kyle Matter, who already has committed to the Cardinal. ``Kyle came through with some tickets to the football game, so I said why not?'' Frome said. MISSION St. Francis athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Terry Terrazone, who played for the Golden Knights
WEST VALLEY With one regular-season game and at least one playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship remaining, Taft's Ricky Clausen (2,354 yards passing) needs 461 yards to surpass Matt Cassel's regional City Section record (2,815, 1998) and 831 to surpass brother Casey Clausen's season-high of 3,185 (Alemany, 1998). MARMONTE No. 1 Westlake has the team concept down. The Warriors' 8-1 season has included multiple heroes. LB Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Reed had seven sacks of Hart QB Kyle Matter in Westlake's 23-13 upset. RBs Jonathan Contos and Kasey O'Brien carried the load to beat Moorpark. The secondary intercepted Royal QB James Cox James Cox is the name of:
``You cannot focus on one part of this Westlake football team,'' said senior WR/DB Ryan Foltz Ryan Foltz is an American producer, engineer, recordist and multi-talented musician who has worked and/or played with acts such as Rancid, Dropkick Murphys[1], Nick Wolff Band, The GC5, Tall Pines, Lars Fredriksen and the Bastards and Tim Armstrong. , the Warriors' top player. ``You focus on one part and we're going to expose you with another part.'' . . . Winless Simi Valley ranks near the bottom in offense among regional schools, but the Pioneers are showing positive signs running coach Steve Carroll's double-wing offense. Juniors Tom Minter and Adam Smylie have both surpassed or come close to the 100-yard mark in games to give Simi SIMI Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative SIMI Search for Intelligent Monkeys on the Internet SIMI Students Islamic Movement in India SIMI Society of Irish Motor Industry SIMI Smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative some much-needed momentum for next season. . . . Agoura and Royal look to secure playoff bids this week after suffering lengthy droughts. Agoura has gone to the playoffs just twice since 1990. Royal hasn't been for five years. GOLDEN It hasn't been a good year for defending league champion Highland (2-7), but RB Josh Mejia has emerged. He had 152 yards and a 34-yard TD in Friday's victory over Quartz Hill, his fifth 100-yard performance of the season. ``Josh is legit le·git adj. Slang Legitimate. ,'' coach Lin Parker said. ``He's just not quite fast enough. He makes a bunch of 30-yard runs but gets caught from behind.'' ALPHA Paraclete and Kilpatrick - who play for the Alpha League title Friday at Antelope Valley College - are accustomed to meeting one another with a lot on the line. The Spirits have beaten the Mustangs in the last two Southern Section Division XII championship games. ``They have an offense where they just like to punish us,'' Paraclete running back Curtis Brown said of Kilpatrick's basic, but effective, double wing. ``We're not going to let them get to us. We're going to keep on working hard.'' . . . L.A. Baptist's nonleague game against Brentwood has been moved to 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Alemany High. THE ENGIL We award Engils each week to players who would make hard-nosed Sylmar coach Jeff Engilman proud. FOUR ENGILS MATT WARE Loyola QB Suffering from a knee injury, Loyola's prized quarterback wasn't supposed to play Saturday. But when the Cubs fell behind 10-3 at halftime to Bishop Amat, Ware implored coach Steve Grady to let him in the game. ``He talked to me, he talked to our trainer and he talked to our doctor and told all of us he wanted to play,'' Grady said. You can't keep a good man down. Ware ran for two long touchdowns, passed 68 yards for another, and Loyola won 23-10. THREE ENGILS JAMES NORRIS Kennedy WR He is just 5-foot-6, 148 pounds, but no one makes bigger plays. He had three receptions for 165 yards, including touchdowns of 80 and 75 yards, in Friday's 42-7 victory over Reseda. ``James Norris is beyond good,'' coach Bob Francola said. ``On one of the touchdowns he caught a short slant, four guys had him wrapped, he wiggled away, then broke two more tackles.'' TWO ENGILS MATTHEW MILTON St. Francis RB Milton carried 13 consecutive times to start the second half against Notre Dame. The 6-foot-1, 200-pounder eventually finished with 147 yards on 33 carries - against the region's No. 1 defense - but St. Francis lost 13-7. QUICK SLANTS DAILY NEWS TOP 40 1. Westlake 8-1 2. Notre Dame 8-0-1 3. Sylmar 9-0 4. Hart 7-2 5. Birmingham 9-0 6. Antelope Valley 8-1 7. Kennedy 7-1-1 8. St. Francis 7-2 9. Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. 8-1 10. Palmdale 6-1-1 11. Taft 7-2 12. Valencia 7-2 13. Chaminade 6-3 14. Muir 5-4 15. Granada Hills 6-3 16. 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. 4-5 17. Royal 5-3-1 18. Agoura 5-3 19. La Canada 8-1 20. Saugus 5-4 21. Camarillo 4-5 22. Grant 6-3 23. Lancaster 4-5 24. Canoga Park 6-3 25. Eagle Rock 5-4 26. San Fernando 5-4 27. Cleveland 6-3 28. North Hollywood 5-4 29. Moorpark 3-5-1 30. Newbury Park 2-7 31. Canyon 4-5 32. Littlerock 3-6 33. Chatsworth 2-7 34. Monroe 1-8 35. Highland 2-7 36. Alemany 2-7 37. Reseda 2-7 38. Quartz Hill 2-6 39. Burroughs 2-6 40. Van Nuys 1-8 SMALL SCHOOLS TOP 10 1. Montclair Prep 9-0 2. Paraclete 8-1 3. L.A. Baptist 7-2 4. Oak Park 6-2 5. Flintridge Prep 6-3 6. Calabasas 4-5 7. Bell-Jeff 5-4 8. Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
9. Village Christian 3-5 10. St. Genevieve 4-5 RANDOM NUMBER 100 Paraclete's Alpha League winning percentage (11-0) since joining in 1998. INJURY REPORT OUT Hart RB Tim Gregory (knee) Notre Dame DL Lou Ferrigno (knee) Kennedy DL Juan Placencia (arm) Valencia RB David Shipp (spleen spleen, soft, purplish-red organ that lies under the diaphragm on the left side of the abdominal cavity. The spleen acts as a filter against foreign organisms that infect the bloodstream, and also filters out old red blood cells from the bloodstream and decomposes ) ECR ECR Efficient Consumer Response ECR European Congress of Radiology ECR Electron Cyclotron Resonance ECR El Camino Real (Kings Highway; California) ECR Electronic Cash Register ECR East Coast Radio (South Africa) OL Jose Zavala (knee) Chaminade DL Kevin McGlynn (ankle) Hoover RB Armond Esmaili (foot) Highland OL Richard Reynosa (knee) Hoover DL Peter Benlian (knee) Paraclete DL Alberto Jaramillo (knee) DOUBTFUL Hoover OL Tony Gamboa (shoulder) QUESTIONABLE Hoover QB Robert Kurtz (concussion concussion Period of nervous-function impairment that results from relatively mild brain injury, often with no bleeding in the cerebral cortex. It causes brief unconsciousness, followed by mental confusion and physical difficulties. ) PROBABLE San Fernando WR Randy Lang (ankle) San Fernando DB Jesse Pineda (thumb) DEFINITE Paraclete TE Jason Joyce (knee) Hart DL Peter Dubsky (leg) Palmdale QB Terry Furlow (shoulder) CAPTION(S): photo, 4 boxes Photo: Defensive lineman Donovan Walden and his Royal High teammates can't look past winless Simi Valley this week. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer Box: (1) The Engil (see text) (2) DAILY NEWS TOP 40 (see text) (3) RANDOM NUMBER (see text) (4) INJURY REPORT (see text) |
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