TIME TO MAKE OPPONENTS SICK.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer If a case of pneumonia pneumonia (n  mōn`yə), acute infection of one or both lungs that can be caused by a bacterium, usually Streptococcus pneumoniae can't slow Kennedy High's Matt Garnas, what chance do opposing defenses have? The Golden Cougars (2-1) have gone all season with Garnas too sick to practice - doctors insist he should be in bed - but his symptoms have not stopped the senior receiver from extending to 13 his streak of consecutive football games in which he has had three receptions or more. ``I've been staying in for two plays, then taking a break because I couldn't keep up,'' said Garnas, finally healthy for tonight's Northwest Valley Conference opener against visiting Chatsworth (3-0). After catching 56 passes for 693 yards (12.4 avg.) and one touchdown as a tight end last year, this was supposed to be Garnas' breakout season. Kennedy coach Bob Francola moved the 6-foot-3, 190-pounderto wide receiver in anticipation of increased production. ``Matt's 6-3 and runs a 4.5 40-yard dash,'' Francola said. ``We need him outside.'' Garnas knew he was a featured player this season, but he never lost sight of team concepts. When new tight end Vince Hamilton went down with an injury the first week, a feverish feverish /fe·ver·ish/ (fe´ver-ish) febrile. fe·ver·ish adj. 1. Having a fever. 2. Relating to or resembling a fever. 3. Causing or tending to cause a fever. , achey Garnas voluntarily returned to the interior. Garnas caught five passes for 52 yards in the opener against Poly (language) Poly - 1. A polymorphic, block-structured language developed by D.C.J. Matthews at Cambridge in the early 1980s. ["An Overview of the Poly Programming Language", D.C.J. Matthews, in Data Types and Persistence, M.P. Atkinson et al eds, Springer 1988]. 2. , five passes for 48 yards against Palmdale, followed by three receptions for 20 yards last week against North Hollywood. ``I knew I'd lost a step, that's why I've been having 50-yard games,'' Garnas said. Garnas, motivated by first-year quarterback Rubin Zaragoza's development (45 of 72, 62.5 pct., one touchdown) and the return of incumbent tailback tail·back n. Football The back on an offensive team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage. tailback Noun Brit a queue of traffic stretching back from an obstruction Jason Jones Jason Jones is the name of:
adj. 1. Disqualified by law, rule, or provision: ineligible to run for office; ineligible for health benefits. 2. the first two weeks), feels the best is yet to come for the Golden Cougars (2-1). ``Our key is really our passing attack,'' Garnas said. ``So far we really haven't opened it up. We're been doing a lot of short screens and slants. But Chatsworth plays a lot of man-to-man defense Man to man defense is a type of defensive tactic used in basketball and Football (Soccer) in which each player is assigned to defend and follow the movements of a single player on offense. Often, a player guards his counterpart (e.g. , and if I don't play tight end, I think I'll get some chances to get beyond the linebackers.'' Francola has a clear idea of what he expects from his three-year starter: ``Matt's job is make plays. His health problems appear to be over, so I think he's capable of catching a lot of footballs.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: GARNAS |
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