STATE SHOWDOWN CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA PREPS PLAY TONIGHT.Byline: Fred J. Robledo Staff Writer PASADENA - They managed to stay at the same hotel without incident. They sat in the same restaurants and attended the same charity benefits. Now it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a for the players to battle in what many consider the most attractive high school all-star football game in the nation. Designed to end years of debate over which state boasts the most talented players, California and Florida's best prep football standouts will meet at 7 tonight in the inaugural CaliFlorida Bowl at the Rose Bowl. California has already proven its dominance over Texas, another of the nation's prep-talent hotbeds. California beat Texas for the sixth straight year in last month's Shrine All-Star Football Classic in Cerritos. Florida coach David Wilson David Wilson may refer to:
``California has proven its dominance over Texas, so we're another measuring stick for them,'' said Wilson. ``But this is a measuring stick for Florida football, too. We have talked about this game a long time. And we have talked about leaving here victorious.'' It's a meeting many can't wait to see. ``With the emergence of Florida as a power in football, I think this will be far and away the marquee game in the nation,'' said Chuck Price of Air 7 Sports, tonight's chief sponsor. ``There are so many all-star games out there. We didn't want this to be just another game. With this event, at least 95 percent of the kids will be going to Division I colleges.'' The California squad features Concord De La Salle De La Salle is the name of several educational institutions affiliated with the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the Lasallian Brothers, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by French priest Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle: On April 26, 2005, Grootegoed was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, eventually released to their practice squad, and was later picked up by the Detroit of Mater Dei Mater Dei is Latin for "Mother of God", referring to the Virgin Mary. The term has been used to name various institutions, often Catholic, including:
Florida's all-star team features 6-foot-5, 225-pound linebacker Eric Moore Eric Moore is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1966 and 1972 for the Richmond Football Club and then from mid-1972 until mid-1973 for the South Melbourne Football Club. (Florida State) as well as quarterback Dominic Dunbar, who prepped at Manatee High in Bradenton, Fla. Wink Barnett, director of the Florida Athletics Coaches Association, hopes this all-star event sets the standard. ``The entire state of Florida is extremely excited about being involved with this event,'' said Barnett. ``We hope to build a long-term relationship and rivalry with California.'' California coach Gene Vollnogle said earlier in the week that his players would have to be dead not to get excited about tonight's game. He was right. ``They said we couldn't beat Texas and look what we did to them,'' said Williams. ``Now we want to find out who the real champion is. It's a big thing. You want to be able to say when you play football in California, you come from the best.'' Vollnogle, the longtime coach of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. City championship teams at Banning and Carson, said his team will run the ball only five to 10 times. That means a lot of work for Rix, as well as fellow quarterbacks Scott Vossmeyer (Van Nuys) and Matt Cassel Matt Cassel [CASS-ul] (born May 17, 1982 in Northridge, California) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the NFL. Youth and high school career (Chatsworth). ``We're running a four-wide receiver set,'' said Rix. ``We'll be throwing the heck out of the ball and it will be exciting because we're surrounded with all this talent and speed.'' CALI/FLORIDA ALL-STAR GAME Who: Top high school football players from California vs. Florida. Where: Rose Bowl in Pasadena When: 7 p.m. kickoff Tickets: Ticketmaster and at the gate. Cost: $10. TV: Fox Sports West 2 California players to watch: Matt Cassel, QB, Chatsworth; Willie Dixon, WR, Brookside; Matt Grootegoed, DB, Mater Dei; Joe McGuire Joseph Blair "Joe" McGuire, PC , MP (born June 20, 1944 in Morell, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian politician. He is a Member of Parliament representing the Liberals in the House of Commons for the riding of Egmont in Prince Edward Island. , OL, Servite; Tab Perry, WR, Milpitas; Manuel White, RB, Valencia; D.J. Williams, LB, De La Salle. Florida players to watch: Carlton Baker, LB, Central; Dominic Dunbar, QB, Manatee; Cedric Edmunds, DB, Hillsborough; Michael Jenkins, WR, Leto; Derrick Haynes, LB, Lincoln; Eric Moore, LB, Pahokee. Halftime: Quarterback Challenge skills contest, featuring eight of Southern Califoria's top returning quarterbacks: Anton Clarkson (Venice), Rick Clausen (Taft), Matt Leinart (Mater Dei), Kyle Matter (Hart), David Koral (Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). ), Richard Schwartz (Edison), John Sciarra (St. Francis) and Torwin Session (Eagle Rock). CALIFORNIA ROSTER Coach: Gene Vollnogle No. Player Pos. School 0 Dane Nicholson DB Diamond Bar 1 A.J. Single DL Bonita Bonita (Spanish and Portuguese for "beautiful") is the name of:
2 Willie Dixon WR Brookside Christian 3 Tab Perry WR Milpitas 4 Derrick Johnson RB Riv. Notre Dame@ 5 Geoff McArthur WR Palisades 6 Matt Grooegoed DBMater Dei 7 Mike Smith WR Carson 8 D.J. WilliamsLB De La Salle 9 Manuel White RB Valencia 10 Matt Cassel QB Chatsworth 11 Scott Vossmeyer QB Crescenta Valley 13 Chris Kluwe K Los Alamitos 14 Morgan BoothDB Pasadena Poly 15 Kalvin Barrett DL Monte Vista 15 Syga Thomas LB Loyola 16 Chris Rix QB Santa Margarita 17 Amon Gordon LB Mira Mesa 18 Sam Cunningham DB Westchester 19 Keith Allen WR West Torrance 20 James Bethea DB Cleveland 23 Marly marl n. A crumbly mixture of clays, calcium and magnesium carbonates, and remnants of shells that is sometimes found under desert sands and used as fertilizer for lime-deficient soils. tr.v. Tucker DB LB Poly 24 Alvin Marshall RB Locke 26 John Wall K Birmingham 28 Ricardo Stewart DB Bonita 34 Lee Webb LB Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] 45 Tim Warfield LB Vista 47 Patrick Norton LB Hart 55 Nate Goodson DL Temescal Canyon 56 Bernard Thomas LB St. Francis 65 Steve Nevarez OL San Fernando 66 Brent Pollack OL Peninsula 70 Kenechi Udeze OL Verbum Dei 71 Adrian Ayala OL St. Bonaventure 72 Adam Synder OL La Serna 73 Travis Watkins OL Helix 75 Joe McGuire OL Servite 76 Eyoseff Efseaff OL Monache 77 Jon Clinkscale OL Muir 78 Brandon Lockheart OL Dominguez 83 Keary Colbert WR Hueneme 84 Gregg Guenther DL Taft 85 Tosh Lupoi DL De La Salle 88 George Gillet WR Manual Arts 95 Traison Lewis DL Rancho Cucamonga 98 Vince Feula DL La Mirada 99 Darnell Brumfield OL Dominguez CAPTION(S): box Box: Cali/Florida all-star game (see text) |
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