WEST STIFLES EAST, WINS SANTA CLARITA PLAYERS, BIRMINGHAM'S KEYES PROVIDE KEY DEFENSE WEST 17, EAST 3.Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer Before they move on to college or other endeavors, area prep football players got one last chance to compete against each other Saturday in the East-West All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games at Birmingham High of Lake Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). . The West, minus many of its potential marquee players, used a stifling defense to beat the East 17-3 in the seventh annual game. The West was without two Birmingham standouts - quarterback Ryan Lombardo and wide receiver/defensive back Chad Green Chad Elton Green (Born: June 28, 1975 in Dunkirk, New York) is a former switch-hitting, righthanded minor league baseball player. An outfielder, he attended Mentor High School and then the University of Kentucky. - who were on the roster but didn't show up for the game, possibly because Birmingham's prom was the same night. Also, Taft of Woodland Hills football players such as Steve Smith declined to participate. Dennis Keyes, the Birmingham running back/defensive back who is headed to 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 , was the game's big name. He only played on the defensive end, where he is expected to play for the Bruins, and made one sack and some hard hits. ``It's one more game before I leave for college,'' Keyes said. ``It's one more game to play with my teammates and guys whom I respect from other teams.'' The Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, schools provided the defense for the West. Cody Kase from Hart of Newhall was the defensive player of the game, making two sacks and a stop early in the fourth quarter. Kase stuffed East running back Sean Edwards from Palmdale for no gain on fourth-and-goal from the 1 to maintain a 10-point lead. Valencia's David Shipp and Hart's T.C. Chriss also had sacks. And Shipp recovered a first-half fumble that was caused by teammate Stephan Wright. Jeremy Kent from Malibu scored the final touchdown, which iced the game for the West with 1:44 remaining. Kent scored on a 1-yard run after a 60-yard reception by Valencia running back Charles Burnley. ``Everyone always talks down to small schools,'' said Kent, the first Malibu player ever to go to a Division I team with a scholarship (to Texas Southern). ``I proved to myself that I can play with the guys out here.'' The game's other touchdown was scored on the first offensive play of the game by the West, a 48-yard touchdown pass between Venice teammates Eddie Miller Eddie Miller can refer to different people:
The East most valuable player was quarterback Marcel Marquez from 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. But it was a bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. prep finale for Marquez, who appeared to tear ligaments in his knee during the fourth quarter. ``I'm not going to play in college so it's not a big deal,'' Marquez said. ``I'm in pain, but it feels good to win MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. .'' Matthew Kredell, (818) 713-3607 matthew.kredell(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) East running back Sean Edwards of Palmdale is tackled by West defenders. (2 -- color) The West defense, which was dominant in the East-West All-Star Game, swarms quarterback Jacob McCravey of Palmdale. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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