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VC Hoops: Varsity Boys Prepare for Postseason
By Ryan Eshoff


The savvy floor general Terrence Worthy calmly dribbles down the court, directs the offense and hits a three-pointer to put his team up by one. He Watches as his opponent hits two free-throws with just seconds remaining to answer. Demands the ball as the crowd nervously eyes the clock. Chased by the taller Riordan players. Falling out of the corner. Launching a three-pointer. Watching it arc over the backboard and welcomed into open nylon. Willing his Warriors to another nail-biting victory.
A 2-5 record in the first half of the league season is likely not what VC varsity hoops team had in mind. A squad hoping to bid for a WCAL regular-season championship experienced many negative intangibles, ranging from injury to inexperience. However, the team started out the second half of their season strong, with a commanding 58-43 victory at St. Francis. It was against Riordan the first week of the season that Worthy’s potential game-winning trey was deflected, resulting in a VC loss. And it was against Riordan that Worthy buried an amazing trifecta from the corner as time expired to give the Warriors their second straight victory. Worthy finished with a double-double, recording 24 points and 12 rebounds. He also poured in 25 against St. Francis.
Next-up for the Warriors: league-leading Mitty, and 6-9 sophomore Drew Gordon. The floor littered with fingernails, the foundation rocking, and the freshman starring. The game’s youngest player, VC’s Tim Harris scored a season-high 17 points, including three 3’s, but that just was not enough against the mighty Monarchs, who prevailed 60-54. The three-point shot propelled the Warriors to another victory, over the St. Ignatius Wildcats on February 3. VC combined to make eight with Worthy hitting three, senior Brandon Holland (in his 2nd game back from injury) and junior Andrew Daou each had 2, and senior Tim Biederman added one of his own. This foursome led their squad to an exciting 46-44 victory over St. Ignatius. It was a quick turn-around for the team, facing off with Sacred Heart the next night. Luck was not with the Warriors against the uber-athletic Irish, who held off the VC charge in a 53-43 triumph. Looking for a redemption in a rematch against Bellarmine, the Warriors and Bells faced off on February 8. Despite the hot shooting of Daou, who had a season-high 21 points, the Bells pulled out a 53-46 victory. Against the streaking Serra Padres in the last game of the regular season, the Warriors struggled to defend Serra star Decensae White, who led Serra to the 61-41 victory.
Facing the same Padres a mere three days later in the WCAL playoffs, VC looked to avenge their previous two losses. A far more inspired effort kept the game close, but in the end it was White and Serra coming out on the victorious side again, 54-0.
Worthy is a fixture among the WCAL elite scorers, putting points in at a 14.6 per game average. He is also one of the top free-throw shooters. Harris has already established himself as one of the league’s top shooters, 15th in field goal percentage and 7th in three-point percentage, also trailing Worthy in the latter category, as well as Daou who leads the WCAL in three-point percentage. Biederman has contributed quite a bit in his first year in the program, leading the team in rebound and free-throw percentage. As the post-season commences, VC will look to these and more talented individuals to lead them through the fray.

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National Signing Day Brings VC Athletes to the Table
On Wednesday, February 1, four stars of Valley Christian’s four-time CCS championship football team committed as a group to San Jose State University. After weeks of deliberation, Danté Perez, Mark Piethe, Dominique Hunsucker, and Bryan North made the decision to join the 2006 Spartan football team. All received scholarship offers from several different schools; each evaluated his options and concluded that SJSU had the most to offer in all areas. The boys have become a part of the changing Spartan football program and are excited to see what this experience holds for them as they pursue their football careers.

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Homicide at Skyway Campus
When Anatomy and Physiology students entered their classroom on January 30, they were shocked to see a “dead” man on the floor. The man was laying lifeless, surrounded by bottles, blood spatters, and a knife. According to Mr. Doug Canepa, the murder had taken place earlier that morning, and there were five suspects, one of which was not able to be located.
After getting the basic information from Mr. Canepa, the students got to work. Each had designated responsibilities to attend to. The first job was to document the crime scene. Using skills learned over the course of the unit, students collected valuable information, took photographs, and collected evidence. “Collecting the evidence was fun. It’s not really like the CSI shows on television, the process is a lot slower, and we had to wear ugly hair nets and gloves,” said senior Maricela Galaviz.

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Father-Daughter Dance Coming
Have you ever wished that you could go to the Academy Awards or Grammy’s? Well now is your chance. Mr. Nardi’s 2005-2006 Leadership class is diligently working to prepare one of the greatest Father Daughter Dinner Dances. This high-end event will be held in Valley’s very own large gym from 6:30 until 10 pm on March 11. The theme: A Night On the Red Carpet will include an elegant arrival setup, a full dinner arrangement, entire dance floor, and an awards ceremony. The cost will be $40 per couple before the event, and $50 at the door. Although this evening is a Valley Christian High School event, the junior high is also being invited. Likewise, you, too, are given the opportunity to invite some girls outside of school, such as church friends. It is going to be a lot of fun, so do not hesitate from bringing anyone you would like.

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Rugby Makes a Name for Themselves
The Valley Christian rugby club has competed in its first two matches of the 2006 season. This under nineteen’s league has the Warriors facing opponents well beyond the typical high school athlete.
College Park was the first team to challenge the Warriors. As opposed to the regular halves of thirty-five minutes each, this was both teams’ first scrimmage at fifty minutes total. College Park due to it under nineteen rule is made up of mainly the hated Bellarmine Bells, respectfully hated of course. Down the skyway hill, the teams met on February 4 at Rolling Rock Park, a neighborhood park in community surrounding Valley Christian. The early afternoon (kick off) started the thirty-man battle to jump on the first ‘try.’ Remember that ‘tries’ can be compared to a touchdown in American football yet are worth five points. They are scored by not just reaching the goal but by touching the ball down into the try zone. Due to the location, the two point conversion kicks could not be taken because there were no field goal uprights; these would follow all tries.

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