THESE REBELS HAVE A CAUSE QUARTZ HILL EYES GOLDEN LEAGUE UPSET OF HIGHLAND.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer PALMDALE - Entering today's 3 p.m. meet against visiting Quartz Hill High, Highland (11-5, 3-0) has won 42 Golden League wrestling matches in a row. In fact, the Bulldogs have never lost a league match since joining the conference in 1992. With the league crown on the line, Quartz Hill can't think of a better time to break the streak than right now. ``It would make our season,'' coach Ron Coleman said. ``Someone needs to defeat them. Since we lost to Palmdale last week, beating Highland is all we have left. This is it. There's no tomorrow.'' A Highland victory virtually guarantees an automatic berth into the Division IV dual playoffs because Highland's final league opponent, struggling 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 , has almost no chance of upsetting the Bulldogs. Highland coach Mike Young admits today's match lost some luster when Quartz Hill (22-3, 2-1) dropped from first to third by losing to Palmdale Wednesday. Nevertheless, Young refuses to overlook the Rebels. ``It's still very important,'' Young said. ``Basically, we can win the title tonight because we should beat A.V. (next week). If we lose, it sets up a three-way tie. If we win, we take the championship ourselves.'' The dual playoffs are Feb. 9, probably at St. John Bosco "Don Bosco" redirects here. For other uses, see Bosco (disambiguation). Saint Don Bosco, born Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco, and known in English as John Bosco High in Bellflower bellflower, in botany bellflower or bluebell, name commonly used as a comprehensive term for members of the Campanulaceae, a family of chiefly herbaceous annuals or perennials of wide distribution, characteristically found on dry , although a site hasn't been confirmed. The 16 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. spots are filled from 12 leagues, so finishing first is the only way to guarantee a berth. Highland, which has steeped up its 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. tournament schedule this season after consecutive disappointing playoff performances, impressed at Saturday's 26-team Sam De John Invitational 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. High. Mike Estrada (112 pounds) and Chris Culotta (152) both won individual championships, and Dustin Alleman (145) reached the semifinals. Estrada (26-6), the Daily News athlete of the week, has won 14 consecutive matches. Culotta, who won the Sam De John tournament for the second year in a row, is 20-8 with 13 pins. Highland heavyweight heavyweight - High-overhead; baroque; code-intensive; featureful, but costly. Especially used of communication protocols, language designs, and any sort of implementation in which maximum generality and/or ease of implementation has been pushed at the expense of mundane Greg Root, who didn't participate at the San Fernando tournament because he was on a football recruiting trip to Eastern Michigan, is back in the lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. . Quartz Hill is led by Chris Newling (160), who is 25-5 with all of his victories by pinfall. Brandon Barkley (171), Brandon Mack (135) and Jeremy Carr (145) each have at least 23 victories. ``I think we match up pretty well,'' Coleman said. PINNING THEIR HOPES Today's Highland-Quartz Hill wrestling match is for first place in the Golden League. Time: 3 p.m. Where: Highland High Coaches: Mike Young, Highland; Ron Coleman, Quartz Hill Records: Highland 11-6, 3-0; Quartz Hill 22-3, 2-1 Watch for: Highland's Mike Estrada (112), Chris Culotta (152), Greg Root (hvy) and Dustin Alleman (145); Quartz Hill's Chris Newling (160), Brandon Mack (135), Jeremy Carr (145) and Brandon Barkley (171). CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (color) Dustin Alleman, top, of Highland has an advantage on John Hudgens of 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. during San Fernando tournament. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer Box: Pinning Their Hopes (see text) |
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