The Sacramento Bee from Sacramento, California (2024)

September 18, 2001

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The Sacramento Beei

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Sacramento, California

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Tuesday, September 18, 2001

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15

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C2 The Sacramento Bee Tuesday September 182001 Back to root for the alma maters SPORTS DAY THE LIGHTER SIDE OF SPORTS NBA has inside scoop on likely return Matt Barnes and John Hoffart would have flown back to their roots over the weekend but they elected to drive in light of the terrorist attacks that made air travel much more difficult The UCLA students whose experience as high school football players toughened them for college basketball took separate cars and logged the six-hour drives north Barnes returned to Fair Oaks where he attended Del Campo High School and Hoffart came back to Davis where he once stood as one tall Blue Devil They will be teammates this winter hopeful of getting the Bruins to the Final Four But Saturday was a day for their brothers Jason Barnes is a 6-foot-4 receiver for Del Campo like his brother years before him only a tad shorter And Tom Hoffart is a 6-5 lineman for Davis like his brother only much shorter John 6-10 originally signed with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo out of high school He hopes to rotate at center with Dan Cadzurik this season is one of the top centers in the Hoffart said strong and deceptively fast and learning all the time from David Crouse is a scorer again He tore it up for Cordova in the early 1990s as a 6-1 1 post became a defensive cog at USC and became Shaq-like at the Goodwill Games in Australia Representing Mexico he led the tournament in scoring with outings of 17 27 19 27 and 29 points Donte Stallworth of Tennessee will miss up to four weeks after breaking a bone in his wrist during the seasonopening game against Syracuse The Grant College which feel so far away when your team has become a bowl regular He had two touchdown passes in a 41-34 opening loss to West Hills of Coalinga and he salted away De Anza of Cupertino with a touchdown strike in 17-3 victory If not for the allure of Princeton Blair Morrison could have been catching out patterns from old pal Eric Rasmussen at the University of San Diego As it is Morrison the Del Campo grad is enjoying the Ivy Life starting as a wideout And Rasmussen a sophom*ore out of El Camino looks to be a real find for USD a rock at quarterback for each of the next three seasons Twins Victor and Vinceson Campbell of Highlands and Sacramento City College are seeing time in the Western Illinois secondary Former Center and University of Oregon guard Darius Wright has signed a professional basketball deal with a team in Australia Damond Edwards of Johnson and Sacramento State and Adrian Hillman of San Juan and Sac State are collecting rebounds for pro teams in Mexico As the season wound down the Modesto returned the retired number of former club owner Fred Anderson to the outfield fence at Thurman Field The No 1 uniform of the prominent late business-mansports figure in Sacramento was removed along with others from the outfield fence power-alley locations at midseason during a stadium overhaul The Joe Davidson can be reached at (916) 321-1280 orjdavidson sacbee com Hone Cookin' By Joe Davidson graduate was expected to be the deep ball threat Upon entering Tennessee two years ago Stallworth hoped to play against former Grant teammate Chad Elliott who would have been a Syracuse junior quarterback this season Elliott left school a year ago and is now playing in the Arena Football League Craig Young is coaching tailbacks at Southern Oregon an NA1A program in Ashland And he would qualify as something of an expert The former Florin flash has his name dotted throughout the Cal Poly record book including his top billing as career rushing leader (4558 yards) An NFL scout at the Sacramento State-Cal Poly game in Week 2 raved about some of the passers to whom he has been assigned this fall NorCal guys named Randy Fasani of Stanford Seth Burford of Cal Poly David Carr of Fresno State and JT the Jesuit grad who has been obliterating UC Davis passing marks every other week think all four will get the scout said great crop of guys all big smart and Kristin Travis of Davis High has made an immediate ifhpact for the Long Beach State soccer team becoming the first freshman to score in goals in each of her first three collegiate games Marc Rogers mind the commute The Laguna Creek graduate has earned the starting quarterback job at Yuba Wizards spokesman Matt Williams said he was inundated with phone calls after Jordan was included on the Web page tucked alphabetically on the roster between Popeye Jones and Christian Laettner Jordan was listed as a 6-foot-6 guard 1 98 pounds The uniform of course was No 23 name was taken off the active roster late in the afternoon by the NBA which controls the rosters on the Web site At the NBA Store in Manhattan employees said they were stocking several blank Wizards jerseys that will be embroidered with Jordan's name and number when the comeback is official Associated Press back! back! Oops well almost back For 90 minutes Monday Michael Jordan was listed as an active player for the Washing-I ton Wizards on the Web I site I Apparently someone pressed a button a little too i soon a clerical NBA spokesman Tim Frank said I Internet department was making preparations in case he comes Jordan had all but confirmed he would announce a comeback at a news conference as early as this week Because of last terrorist attacks he is now more likely to announce his decision in a more low-key manner such as a faxed news release in the next two weeks Event Watch Expect an emotional night The Bee's High School Football Rankings Burglary plea for Ayala may cut jail time to 90 days ton DC and Pennsylvania as there will be' envelopes to donate money to the Red Cross And if not enough the Giants and Astros are two of the better teams in baseball Have fun and remember to fly your American flag If you make it to the game in person on Fox Sports Net Elsewhere: Horse racing: Simulcast racing Cal Expo: Delaware 1 0:1 5 am Kentucky Downs 1 0:1 5 am Philadelphia 1 0:20 am Pomona 1 2:30 pm Matt Mills mmillssacbeecom America will be the theme tonight at Pacific Bell Park as the Giants become the first regional professional team to return to action since the Sept 1 1 terrorist attacks The Giants take on the Houston Astros at 7: 1 5 pm but you will want to be ready for the pregame ceremonies when San Francisco firefighters will unfurl a gigantic flag in center field Fans players and members of the Glide Ensemble will sing Bless and Fans can do their part to help victims and their families in New York Washing Sports Digest Tony Ayala Jr Calendar with the end fourth-down down angry Gamble is bad news for future opponents Greg Finazzo was exceptional scoring on a run and recording two sacks and Mike Brown is a man for all downs The potential for Davis is still tremendous starting against Woodland on Friday 6 Granite Bay (1-1) The Grizzlies were pushed around a bit in falling to Nevada Union 38-22 but there were promising signs including the running of Ryan Kilby the throwing of Mark Palmer and the catching of KC Brown The defense won't see a team this fast the rest of the season Next big test is at Oak Ridge on Friday 7 Bear River (2-0) More grub for the O-line please: Kyle Grant Lance Travis Byron Patterson Chris Crowley Seth Morsey Matt Delaney and Zach Cross The defense has six takeaways this season and sophom*ore DB Will Thomas has played like a veteran Matt Logue plays healthy or hurt 8 Valley (1-1) The Vikings hung with Grant for nearly four quarters before giving up two late scores Selevasio Fauolo is solid at middle linebacker replacing his cousin Ma-nase Hopoi Shaun Lambert Joseph Bridges Fernando Rosales and Chris Glover provide pressure from the defensive line The Vikings host Del Campo on Friday night 9 Cordova (2-0) Johnnie Brannon has two interception returns for scores and the run game is humming along with backs Kevin Haley Dion Franklin and Mike Hefner the QB The defense? Even better just ask Brannon 10 Del Campo (1-1) Welcome back Brad Kester The receiver caught three touchdowns from Sean Spalding Rusty Deaton ran well and Jason Barnes caught well in subduing Jesuit 28-16 Spencer Vantassel filled in on the O-line and looked like he belonged Defenders Mike Schoen-feld Kevin Hutty and Fran Er-bezniak also played well Hatt Mills Joe Davidson week Del tosses a relative senior is with players on field The had 1 0 including a stop at fullback to help clock in Jesuit 1 Grant (2-0) There is no question about the Pacers' defense led by Leo Foto-fili Chris Daniels and Xavier Burgess as it held Valley to just a field goal in a 2 1 -3 win The offense however must get going this week at Johnson on Saturday Sophom*ore Tommie Hall must jump-start the passing attack and Richard Harper CJ Wallace and Rashid Tanko must provide that breakaway threat at running back Penalties must be greatly reduced 2 Johnson (2-0) The defense earned game balls for containing a tremendous running team beating Davis 19-9 The hit crew includes Vince Mays Chris Quiroz Derek Pope and James Finau who is also a dangerous return man Sean Kilby is a fine kicker and punter to boot Tremayne Kirland has to inject some life into the offense even if that means running every other down 3 Elk Grove (2-0) Who said that the Thundering Herd go to the air and fly? QB Brandon Gross 1 90 yards) showed a nice touch passing and JC Petroske and Tony Kays are solid receivers as the Herd ripped Tokay 33-14 Offensive linemen Ross Woolley Ryan Anderson Matt Spellman Curtis Gilzean and Travis Johnson continue to show why Dave Hoskins is the premier line coach in Sacramento Elk Grove faces a big test on Friday hosting Nevada Union which crushed the Herd in Week 3 last season before Elk Grove reversed fortunes in the City Championship game 4 Nevada Union (2-0) Clint Dollahon and Phil Cosenza are nice targets for QB Jon Sheets to complement the running game of Vu Pham Guy Greever and Thor Juell that is again one of the best The defensive team speed is superior right on down to the linemen such as Evelio Fleitas and Jerry Andres 5 Davis (1-1) The Blue Devils are smarting from the Johnson setback none more than FB Clayton Gamble who lost two fourth-quarter fumbles An Unsung performer of the Tyler Porter Campo: He shot put ease and doing likewise opposing the football defensive tackles key and a carry for a first run out the victory over Both sides are unhappy with the deal he had faced life in prison Boxer Tony Ayala Jr pleaded guilty in San Antonio to burglary Monday in a deal that calls for 90 days in jail and 10 probation The former junior-middleweight contender also pleaded guilty to trying to commit aggravated assault abruptly ending his weeklong trial his lawyer Mike McCrumb said A more serious charge burglary with intent to commit sexual assault was dropped Formal sentencing was set for Oct 8 The 38-year-oid Ayala who spent 16 years behind bars for raping a neighbor in Paterson NJ in 1983 had faced life in prison on the latest charges He was accused of breaking into a San Antonio home through a window in the early hours of Dec 12 with the intent to rape Two women were in the house and one shot Ayala in the shoulder with a handgun The defense argued Ayala entered the house through an unlocked door and wanted only to talk to one of the women whom he knew Lead prosecutor Michael Bernard said both sides were unhappy with the deal but agreed the Bernard acknowledged his case was weakened by testimony of Sandra Gutierrez one of the two women in the house Under cross examination she conceded there were several key discrepancies between her testimony and the statement she gave police The defense meanwhile was worried the judge might allow evidence from rape conviction McCrumb said After his release in April 1999 Ayala returned home to San Antonio to try to resurrect his boxing career After several victories Ayala lost to Yory Boy Campos last year for his only defeat In his next fight on July 3 1 Ayala (28-1 beat Santos Cardona -with an electronic monitor strapped to his ankle because of his upcoming trial Track and field Tony Dees a hurdler on the 1992 US Olympic team was banned for life from competition after failing two more drug tests The US Anti-Doping Agency said that Dees tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone at He had been accused of breaking into a home with the intent to rape the Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham England on Feb 18 and in an out-ofcompetition test May 8 in Tampa Fla where he lives He already was suspended for two years after testing positive for nandrolone at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Atlanta in March Basketball Sam Perkins the oldest player in the NBA last season and one of the best outside shooting big men in NBA history was waived by the Indiana Pacers the pre-luxury tax days you gave the edge to a player like team president Donnie Walsh "Now with the luxury tax and we are close to that it forces you to make the decision to go with a younger player Perkins turned 40 in June Jerry Harper the recordsetting center on teams of the mid- 1950s has died in Montgomery Ala at age 67 The Orlando Magic re-signed free-agent forward Monty Williams Starting in 2003 the NCAA tournament will follow a Saturday-Monday and Sunday-Tuesday format to allow telecasts of all 63 games by ESPN or ESPN2 The tournament currently has a Friday-Sunday and Saturday-Monday format General The world wrestling championships scheduled for New York this month were postponed because of the terrorist attacks last week in the United States The competition could be moved to another site The Chinese soccer team canceled a trip to Saskatoon Saskatchewan and returned home to Beijing because of the terrorist attacks David Kipiani a star forward on the Soviet soccer team in the 1970s and and coach of his native Georgia until recently died after a car crash near the town of serovani 18 miles west of Tbilisi Interior Ministry spokeswoman Maya Musidze said He was 50 Compiled from Associated Press TVRADiO MiddridyViassage Japanese-style Shiatsu Swedish Acupressure i Young beautiful Oriental staff FORKLIFT TIRES HIGH QUALITY! 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