THIS WEEK: QUARTZ HILL HANGS ON FOR THIRD PLACE.Byline: Darnell Felton Daily News The Quartz quartz, one of the commonest of all rock-forming minerals and one of the most important constituents of the earth's crust. Chemically, it is silicon dioxide, SiO2. Hill boys' basketball team defeated Franklin 61-58 to finish third in the Falcon Classic last week. With the game winding down, point guard Scott Lankford made two free throws to seal the victory. The Rebels (9-3) were led by All-Golden League Tony Johnson
Tony Johnson is a former American football wide receiver. He played collegiately at Penn State football from 2000 to 2003. , a senior guard who had 29 points and eight rebounds. ``He is the big reason we are in most of our games. It's nice to know you have one of the dominant players in the area. And you'll be in every game,'' coach Bernard Nichter said. With the Rebels trailing by nine, Johnson scored six points, making a 3-point shot and a three-point play on a layup and free throw. ``(Johnson) really picked us up in the forth quarter,'' said senior forward Josh Porter. Quartz Hill defeated El Monte El Monte (ĕl mŏn`tē), city (1990 pop. 106,209), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1912. A residential, industrial, and commercial city in the San Gabriel Valley, El Monte manufactures furniture, electronic equipment, semiconductors, 72-54 in the first round. Johnson led the way with 34 points and eight rebounds. Josh Porter had six points and 13 rebounds. The Rebels defeated Marshall 63-33 in the second round but fell to Temple City 58-57. Johnson had 20 points and senior forward Grant Drake drake 1. male duck. 2. loliumtemulentum. 10 in the defeat. Against Marshall, junior guard Mychael Williams added 14 for the Rebels. Williams, a defensive stopper, suffered an injury when he dislocated dis·lo·cate tr.v. dis·lo·cat·ed, dis·lo·cat·ing, dis·lo·cates 1. To put out of usual or proper place, position, or relationship. 2. his knee at the beginning of the season. ``(Williams) is just trying to get his legs back. We will work to get his knee healthy over the Christmas break.'' Nichter said. Willams had eight points and stepped up the defensive pressure and had three steals to clinch Clinch, river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, formed by the junction of two forks in SW Va., and flowing generally SW across E Tenn. to the Tennessee River at Kingston. the victory in the Franklin game. ``I think that Lancaster and Highland will be the chief competition for the Golden League,'' Nichter said. ``We have a short team with our tallest player at 6-foot-3. We have alot of guys who are excepting their roles and rebounding. And that is what it will take for use to be successful.'' --Soccer: Paraclete (5-1-1) defeated Lancaster 5-1 in a nonleague game played Thursday. Paul Watts Watts, residential section of south central Los Angeles. Named after C. H. Watts, a Pasadena realtor, the section became part of Los Angeles in 1926. Artist Simon Rodia's celebrated Watts Towers are there. had three goals and one assist and Marcus Davidson and Jilly Schuster each had a goal. |
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