THIS WEEK'S KEY GAMES.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer HART (11-0) vs. MIRA Mira (mī`rə), [Lat.,=marvelous], variable star in the constellation Cetus; Bayer designation Omicron Ceti; 1992 position R.A. 2h19.0m, Dec. −3°05'. COSTA (12-0) 7:30 p.m., Saturday at El Camino College El Camino College is a two-year public community college located in the city of Torrance in Los Angeles County, California. It is commonly referred to as "El Co" or "ECC". It consists of 37 buildings spanning an area of roughly 26 acres (105,000 m²). OUTLOOK: The Indians of Newhall defeated the Mustangs of Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach, city (1990 pop. 32,063), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1912. It is a residential and beach community with an oil refinery and nearby factories that produce transportation and electrical equipment, computers, and pottery. by 25 points in last year's final, but tonight's Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. semifinal might be closer because Mira Costa's best returning player, Michael Okwo Michael Okwo (born January 24, 1985 in Redondo Beach, California) is an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was selected in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. , was just a sophomore last season. Okwo, a 6-0, 195-pound RB/LB who has surpassed 100 yards rushing every game this season, is considered one of California's top players. He has 1,505 yards and 18 touchdowns. ``It's hard to emulate a big running back like him in practice,'' Hart coach Mike Herrington said. ``No one has stopped him all season, so we're just going to try to contain him. I hope we'll have the right guys in the right spots.'' Hart's Chris Frome, who has alternated between DT and DE this season, will stay inside. The Notre Dame-bound senior figures to have an important role. ``Chris is just so solid in the middle and that's where we need him,'' Herrington said. ``He doesn't get a lot of tackles there, but he has great technique and takes a lot of (blockers) with him.'' Hart's Matt Moore has thrown for 2,730 yards and 28 TDs. Chris Steck has 62 receptions and 10 TDs. The winner plays either Palmdale (9-3) or Valencia (10-2). Hart has beaten both this season. KEEP AN EYE ON: Hart WR Keith Howell. Fifteen of 25 receptions have come over the last four games. He had five catches for 116 yards last week. NOTES: Fox Sports Net 2 is televising live. ... Hart has won three Division III titles in a row, six section titles overall. GAME OF THE WEEK PALMDALE (9-3) vs. VALENCIA (10-2) 7:30 tonight at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. OUTLOOK: Can Palmdale parlay the momentum from knocking off top-seeded and undefeated 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 of Sherman Oaks last week? To do so, the Falcons must swarm Valencia's Charles Burnley, who has rushed for 1,711 yards, caught 24 passes and scored a region-best 25 TDs. ``He's their main guy and we've got to stop him,'' Palmdale QB Jacob McCravey said. McCravey, a junior, has thrown for 1,442 yards and four TDs. In key situations, he looks for Derek Hagan Derek Steven Hagan, Jr. (born September 21, 1984 in Northridge, California) is an American football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Dolphins in the third round (82nd overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. , who has a school-record 64 receptions for 836 yards and five TDs. Sean Edwards has rushed for 656 yards, caught nine passes and scored 10 TDs. LaRon McIntyre has rushed for 628 yards and nine TDs. Marlon Washington, who rushed for both of Palmdale's touchdowns last week, is the team's leading tackler at LB. History favors Valencia. The Vikings knocked off Palmdale in last year's playoffs and they've qualified for the semifinals or better three of the past four years. Palmdale has never made it to a final in 42 seasons - and just once, in 1988, qualified for the semis. Both have solid kicking games. Palmdale's Matt Valentino has five FGs and a 37.0 punting average. Valencia's Jim Rohan has a 35.8 punting average. The winner plays either Hart (11-0) or Mira Costa (12-0) next Friday Next Friday is the 2000 sequel to Friday , which depicts the neighborhood of South Los Angeles in a comedic sense. The hero, Craig Jones (Ice Cube), leaves home and moves in with his lottery winning and sex-crazed Uncle Elroy (Don "D.C." Curry) in Rancho Cucamonga. . KEEP AN EYE ON: Valencia DL Brandon Fuselier. He has 17 sacks and played a key role in last week's upset of high-powered 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. . NOTES: Valencia DBs Chris Hightower and Steven Wright
Steven Alexander Wright (born December 6, 1955) is an Academy Award-winning American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer from Burlington, Massachusetts. , both juniors, have five INTs apiece. ... Both teams have female PKs on the roster. Valencia's Leah Shelton has 36 PATs and one FG. Valencia's April Cline has two PATs. TAFT (9-2) vs. 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.] (10-0) 7 tonight at San Pedro High OUTLOOK: Steve Smith is having an amazing season, both offensively and defensively, for the Toreadors of Woodland Hills. If ever one player could make a difference against a favored opponent, it's Smith. A junior, Smith had nine receptions for 173 yards and came through with the game-saving INT in the end zone against defending finalist Carson last week. He has 77 receptions for 1,432 yards, 12 TDs and 12 INTs. Taft, 12-4 in the playoffs over the past five-plus seasons, has plenty of game-breakers besides Smith. Justin Tryon has rushed for 1,176 yards and scored 18 TDs. Junior Cary Dove has passed for 2,845 yards and 30 TDs. Noah Smith (no relation to Steve) has 32 receptions for 699 yards - an average of 21.8 yards - and 11 TDs. Paul Pratt has 36 receptions and nine TDs. Crenshaw beat Taft 21-14 in the season opener. The Cougars also beat Taft in last year's City Championship quarterfinals. Corey Hudson rushed for 177 yards and TDs of 77 and 76 yards last week. The winner plays either Fremont of L.A. (9-2) or Dorsey of L.A. (8-3) at the Coliseum next Friday. KEEP AN EYE ON: Taft LB Lance Broadus. The 6-3, 220-pound junior needs to plug holes and swarm Hudson as much as possible. NOTES: Taft coach Troy Starr believes Dove is going to be one of the state's top college prospects next season: ``He's just got tremendous upside potential Upside potential The amount by which analysts or investors expect the price of a security may increase. upside potential The potential price or gain that may be expected in a security or in a security average, generally stated as the dollar . He's smart, he's got a cannon for an arm and by next year he's going to be 6-4, or 6-5.'' THIS WEEK'S OTHER GAMES MAMMOTH (10-1) at CAMP. HALL (11-0-1) 7 p.m., Saturday at Birmingham High OUTLOOK: Neither school ever has advanced to a football final, so this figures to be a dramatic Division XIII semifinal. One thing is for sure: Both know how to move the football. Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
``We're fundamentally sound and we're not going to hold anything back,'' Washington said. Campbell WR Justin Green has 65 catches for 1,554 yards and 20 TDs. Until last week's rain-soaked victory over Brentwood, Green hadn't been held to fewer than four catches in a game. Mammoth, which was 3-7 last year, hasn't been challenged in the playoffs. The Huskies defeated Sherman Indian of Riverside 61-8 in the first round and Western Christian 40-20 in last week's quarterfinals. Juan Carlos Juan Car·los Born 1938. King of Spain (since 1975) who acceded to the throne on the death of Francisco Franco and helped restore parliamentary democracy. Noun 1. Prieto has passed for 1,287 yards and 22 TDs. Eric Mann, a 6-4 TE, has 27 receptions. LB Garrett Stoltzfus has 154 tackles. ``We've got a good group this year. They've been talking about going 14 games since the first week of the season,'' Mammoth coach Tom Gault n. 1. (Geol.) A series of beds of clay and marl in the South of England, between the upper and lower greensand of the Cretaceous period. said. The winner plays either Oaks Christian (11-0-1) or Arrowhead Christian (11-1) on Dec. 8. MONTCL. PREP (8-1-1) vs. TWENTYNINE PALMS (9-2) at Twentynine Palms Jr. High, 7:30 p.m. OUTLOOK: This was supposed to be a down year for Montclair Prep of Van Nuys, which has won 82.6 percent of its game in the past four-plus seasons. But here the Mounties are one victory from their second consecutive appearance in the Division XII final. They've continued winning the way they always have during coach George Giannini's 25 years: by running the power pitch until someone stops it. Such a strategy usually has involved a star tailback, and this year it's junior Dal Johnson. He has 1,444 yards and 16 TDs, running behind an OL led by 290-pound Matt Jacobs and 265-pound Robert Pennington Robert Pennington may refer to:
Montclair Prep has appeared in seven championship games, winning four, during Giannini's tenure. But through the years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Mounties' usual weaknesses - passing and kicking - have been exposed in the playoffs. Quarterback Dan Abikasis (397 yards, two TDs) hasn't completed more than six passes in a game, and without a PK, the Mounties don't have any FGs or PAT conversions. ``Just like every year, I tried to bring a soccer player out a few weeks ago to see if he could kick for us. But he couldn't,'' Giannini said. Marcus Lampkin, who rushed for 204 yards and three TDs last week, is Twentynine Palms' key player. He has 2,025 yards and 24 TDs behind an OL that averages 220 pounds. Most of the players' fathers are Marines, stationed nearby. ``Montclair is an excellent football team. They play power football just like us,'' Twentynine Palms coach Ernie Martinez said. ``This should be a good game.'' The winner plays either Paraclete (10-0) or Mary Star (9-2) on Dec. 8. DOS PUEBLOS (10-2) at WESTLAKE (10-2) 7:30 p.m., Friday OUTLOOK: Don Pueblos of Goleta, which has never made it to a section final since the school opened in 1967, has high hopes after knocking off top-seeded Arroyo Grande in the Div. IV quarterfinals last week. But the Chargers might have to wait another year if they can't contain fast RB Jon Contos. He has rushed for 1,419 yards, caught 22 passes and scored 19 TDs, many on long breakaways. Westlake defeated Dos Pueblos 63-7 in the playoffs two years ago, when Chargers QB Shane Lopes was a freshman. Lopes, now a junior, has passed for 2,700 yards and 18 TDs. He needs a big performance for the Chargers to advance - not impossible because Westlake has injury problems in the secondary with DB Chris Cannon Christopher Black Cannon (born October 20 1950) is a member of the United States House of Representatives, for the Republican Party, representing the third district of Utah,[1] since 1997. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and attended Brigham Young University. (ankle) probable and Chad Spears (knee) out. Westlake OL Steve Hall feels good about his team's chances. ``We're doing well and we just want to go out there and just play like we always have,'' he said. Westlake's Todd Feiereisen has passed for 1,639 yards and 17 TDs. Four receivers, led by B.J. Bush (23 catches, six TDs) have 20 catches or more. Last week, the Warriors received a boost from LB Kevin Hames, who returned from knee injury and was the key hitter in a victory at Righetti of Santa Maria Santa Maria, city, Brazil Santa Maria (sän`tə mərē`ə), city (1991 pop. 217,592), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil. It is a major railroad terminus and the site of an important military base. . The winner plays either San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. (9-3) or Ventura (9-3) on
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ARROWHEAD CHR CHR canine hypoxic rhabdomyolysis. . (11-1) vs. OAKS CHR. (11-0-1) 7:30 tonight at Yucaipa High OUTLOOK: Oaks Christian of Westlake Village loves to run the football - the Lions are averaging more than 340 yards on the ground - and Arrowhead Christian of Redlands thrives with its hard-hitting defensive line. So something has to give in this Div. XIII semifinal. ``I'm expecting this game to be very physical,'' said Oaks Christian coach Bill Redell Bill Redell (born April 17, 1941 in Red Bluff, California) is an American football coach and member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Redell serves as head coach at Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California, since 2000, and has formed them into one of , whose seniorless, third-year team hasn't been held to fewer than four TDs in a game. Freshman Aaron Ware, whose brother Matt is a freshman starting safety at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , has rushed for 1,548 yards and scored 18 TDs. Agoura transfer Adam Richter has 1,257 yards and 23 TDs, three on receptions. Perennial title contender Arrowhead Christian held 2,000-yard RB Gabe Camacho of Trona tro·na n. A natural vitreous gray or white mineral, Na2CO3·NaHCO3·2H2O, used as a source of sodium compounds. to 38 yards in last week's 28-0 quarterfinal victory. Arrowhead Christian always presents a crisp double-wing running offense, but QB Doug Kappen is a proven passer. He was 14 of 21 for 233 yards and a TD last week. The schools have a common opponent in Western Christian of Glendora. Oaks Christian tied Western Christian 35-35 in Week 4. Three weeks later, Western Christian beat Arrowhead Christian by three points in overtime. The winner plays either Mammoth (10-1) or Campbell Hall (11-0-1) on Dec. 8. PARACLETE (10-0) vs. MARY STAR (9-2) 7:30 tonight 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. OUTLOOK: Paraclete of Lancaster figures to steamroll steam·roll·er n. 1. a. A steam-driven machine equipped with a heavy roller for smoothing road surfaces. b. A similar machine with an internal-combustion engine. 2. through this Div. XII semifinal if RBs Curtis Brown
And although Paraclete has outscored two playoff opponents 84-0, the Spirits probably aren't taking anyone lightly because they're two victories shy of a fifth consecutive section title, something no Southern Section school has accomplished since football competition started in 1914. Mary Star shouldn't be taken lightly. Dennis Legaspi has rushed for 1,942 yards and 21 TDs. He's been especially hot in the two playoff games, with 245 yards and two TDs in 38 carries Friday and 256 yards and four TDs the week before. LB David Mihaljevich has 117 tackles and two sacks. ``We have nothing to lose. All the pressure is on them,'' said Mary Star coach Dino Andrie, whose team was 4-5 last year. ``We just want to play solid football, not make mistakes and control the clock. We're physical up front and our offensive line is doing a great job.'' Paraclete coach Jeff Cortez said he expects Mary Star to ``pull out all the stops.'' But he's especially optimistic because he hasn't seen his team this focused all season. ``It's going to be a good game to watch,'' Cortez said. ``This is Mary Star's second trip up here after playing Desert last week, so I hope it's cold. The colder the better for us because they're beach boys.'' 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. (7-4) vs. NARBONNE (6-5) 7 tonight at Carson High OUTLOOK: San Fernando will look to WR Ramon Perry to carry the Tigers past the top-seeded Gauchos of Harbor City in this City Invitational quarterfinal. Perry, who had nine receptions for 181 yards and two TDs last week, has 75 catches for 1,549 yards, and he has scored 23 of his team's 47 TDs. KENNEDY (6-5) vs. VENICE (7-4) 7 tonight at Birmingham High OUTLOOK: Kennedy of Granada Hills has won six games in a row, but the Golden Cougars must contain Venice's junior QB Eddie Miller Eddie Miller can refer to different people:
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