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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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