RIVALS TRY TO MAKE A RUN AT THE HILLS VERDUGO HILLS STILL SEEN AS LEAGUE FAVORITE, DESPITE CHANGES.Byline: LINDSAY CZARNECKI Special to the Daily News It's a new slate for most in the Sunset Six League, as new head coaches are in the mix and big senior classes from '06 have left plenty of room for new players to shine. But still, all eyes will be on Verdugo Hills of Tujunga as it takes back-to-back league championships into the 2007 season in its quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the a three-peat. The Dons are one of five teams in the Sunset Six that will have a new coach, with Vic Castro taking over for Darren FitzGerald Darren Fitzgerald (born December 16, 1977 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish football player who plays as a forward. He currently plays for Ballymena United in the Irish League. Honours Irish Cup Winner 2001 Northern Ireland International: Under-21 , who coached the team for eight seasons. FitzGerald says he thinks critics might say he left because he was afraid that the team wouldn't have the strong success it has had in the past two seasons. But Castro, who has been with the program for six years, said he feels they won't miss a beat. "I wouldn't say rebuilding but reloading Reloading A term lenders commonly use to refer to the habits of borrowers taking out loans to repay the balance on other loans. Often reloading is done to take advantage of lower interest rates offered by other loans, and potential tax benefits. ," Castro said. "We have more overall talent this year than I've seen in the past two years." Senior Sammy Garcia De Alba is the biggest returning threat on offense and most things should revolve around Verb 1. revolve around - center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about him. The question at quarterback has been solved with junior Matt Torres. He'll get the chance to hand the ball to running backs Garcia De Alba and Christopher Hood Professor Christopher Hood FBA is Gladstone Professor of Government at Oxford University, and a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He is director of the ESRC Research Programme Public Services: Quality, Performance and Delivery. . Key receivers will be Geno Stoney ston·ey adj. Variant of stony. and Michael Pappas. Guiding the defense will be all-league seniors Hector Ferrell on the line, big tackle Paul Lindsey and third-year starting lineman Andrew Garza. Castro said his overall depth leaves him with only few players who need to play on both sides of the ball, which means more energy on the field. "We're very multidimensional mul·ti·di·men·sion·al adj. Of, relating to, or having several dimensions. mul  ti·di·men ," Castro said. "I
want the ability to make people have to account for every player on the
team at every moment.
North Hollywood is loaded with seniors, including quarterback and three-year starter Chris Lopez to guide the offense of new head coach Andrew Kasek. Defensive ends Mike Hodeib and Josh Caldo are also in the mix for a team that lost very few seniors from last season. "We weren't heavy with seniors last year, and now we are," Kasek said. "You realize that good things happen when you have seniors on the field." After a 4-2 finish in league last year, the Huskies are a strong contender for the league title. At Canoga Park, long-time coach Rudy Lugo retired during the offseason after being diagnosed with advanced lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. prior to last season. His replacement is former assistant coach Ivan Moreno, who will lead a team that graduated all of its top players. The question is how good will the offense be behind new QB Michael Pena, who moved up from junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. . WR Mark Keller and RB Mario Valencia will round out the offense. They'll have plenty of room to work, with the likes of two-year starters OL Adrian Murillo and OT Chris Berens as well as TE Marcus Rodriguez. Van Nuys is in some turmoil, after head coach Steve Yarnall resigned two weeks ago. For now, assistant principal Tom Emery emery: see corundum. emery Granular rock consisting of a mixture of the mineral corundum (aluminum oxide, Al2O3) and iron oxides such as magnetite (Fe3O4) or hematite (Fe2O3). is acting head coach. The program has lost three starting seniors because to the situation: LB Christian Dionce, LB/TE Terrence Woodbury and TB Geo Wade have all transferred. Van Nuys has won just two games in the past four seasons. Grant of Van Nuys is returning an experienced quarterback in senior Armando Orozco. The absence of Fred Winborn, the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. running back who rushed over 2,000 yards and controlled the entire offense last year, will leave room for others to show their stuff. Poly of Sun Valley went 2-4 in league last year and lost QB Gualberto Sanchez, who threw for over 2,000yards last season. Senior running back Terell Cable must pick up the offensive duties and wide receiver Daniel Lopez will be a go-to player. Hollywood's departure to the Southern league makes room for Arleta, which opened its campus last year. Respected coach Jeff Engilman comes back to varsity football after three years off. He did coach Arleta last season, but under a frosh/JV schedule in which the team went 7-2. The young squad of mostly sophomores could get a rude awakening but Engilman's 29 years of experience at the varsity level and two City championships should help. CAPTION(S): photo, 3 boxes Photo: Verdugo Hills High running back Sammy Garcia De Alba rushed for 446 yards last season. Michael Owen
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