Breaking down the best matchups of Week 0:
No. 24 Fullerton vs. No. 19 Canyon
Friday, at Fullerton High, 7 p.m.
Outlook: There is a very good chance Fullerton will enter this game with a bit of revenge on its mind. These two teams met twice last season, and Canyon easily won both games.
Jesse Jackson.
Not that Jesse Jackson. This Jesse Jackson has been coaching at Valencia for seven years, including three as freshman head coach and last year as JV head coach.
He replaces Bill Czech, who left to take the coaching job at Hope University in Fullerton.
This week I am picking the Top 5 Series of the Week. Here is one of them:
La Habra (14-6, 8-3) vs. Fullerton (14-4, 9-2)
When: Wednesday at Fullerton; Friday at La Habra
Outlook: A lot can change from week to week in baseball. Just ask the Fullerton Indians.
Last week, Fullerton had a three-game lead in the Freeway League. Then the Indians were swept by Sonora and all of a sudden, there is a fight for the league title.
In the Freeway League on Friday:
The Freeway League baseball race has suddenly tightened up.
Heading into this week, Fullerton looked to be on cruise control, headed toward an easy first-place finish.
However, that was before Sonora swept a two-game series from the Indians, finishing it with an 8-2 victory Friday at Fullerton High.
Fullerton basketball coach Bill Czech is taking the basketball head coaching position at Hope International University in Fullerton.
He coached at Fullerton for 13 seasons.
Steve Fryer ranks the 11-25 teams in the county this week.
Teams 16-20
16. Cypress (11-6)
17. Fullerton (13-5)
2008-09 FREEWAY LEAGUE
Player of the year – Dani Kenny, La Habra, Sr.
First Team – Sarah Agopian (Fullerton, Sr.); Brittany Cornwell (Sunny Hills, Sr.); Hena Garcia (Sonora, Sr., GK); Kaitlin Gilmartin (Buena Park, Jr.); Alex Hoetker (Sunny Hills, So.); Jen Horchler (Troy, Sr.); Julie Lantz (Fullerton, Sr.); Julia Lantz (Fullerton, Sr.); Julia Pecina (La Habra, Sr.); Brittany Reed (Sonora, Sr.); Michelle Schrader (La Habra. Sr.); Sarah Shin (Sunny Hills, Jr., GK)
2008-09 FREEWAY LEAGUE
Player of the Year– Audrey McKay (Sunny Hills, Sr.)
Attacking Player of the Year– Sierra Mack (Fullerton, Sr.)
Defensive Player of the Year– Destiny Hernandez (Sunny Hills, Jr.)
Goal Keepers of the Year– Kayla Neujahr (Sunny Hills, Jr.); Mikayla Ortega (Sunny Hills, Jr.)
2008-09 FREEWAY LEAGUE
MVP – Alex Sanchez (Troy, Jr.)
First Team – Julieann Bryant (Buena Park, So.); Taylor Allen (Fullerton, Sr.); Dominique Richardson (Fullerton, Jr.); Chelsea Walton (Sonora, So.); Louie Angel (Sunny Hills, Jr.); Alysa Ito (Troy, Sr.); Chrystal Guarin (Troy, Sr.).
Wednesday: Fullerton (8-2, 3-0) at La Habra (7-1, 3-0), 3:15 p.m.
Outlook: Is it a surprise that these two “friendly” rivals are tied atop the Freeway League standings.
Is there any chance that the rivalry can be as heated as it is in football?
Fullerton opened league with a 16-1 victory over Buena Park. The Indians defeated Sunny Hills (6-2) and Sonora (5-4) last week.
What happened: Troy goalie Katie Rumfola blocked two of four kicks in the overtime shootout period and the Warriors defeated Fullerton, 4-2, in penalty kicks after playing to a 1-1 tie in Tuesday's CIF-SS Division III semifinal in front of an estimated 500 spectators at Troy High School.
The game was scoreless at the half.
What happened: Brea Olinda scored two second-half goals and defeated Fullerton, 2-0, in the first round of the CIF-SS Division II playoffs Friday at Brea Olinda High.
Records: Brea 14-6-3; Fullerton 11-6-2
Impact: Fullerton took second place in their league, with the Indians winning a preseason match against Brea 3-1. Brea tied for the Century League title, but is the No. 2 team from the league for the playoffs. Brea advances to the second round, where it faces the winner of Santa Barbara-Kennedy on Wednesday.
How it looked: Fullerton opened strong, controlling possession for the first 20 minutes. But the Wildcats slowly gained control of the game as the match progressed. Still, it was a pretty evenly played match with both teams matching up well.
An Indians shot hit the crossbar in the first 15 minutes, and obviously that would have changed the game dramatically. Wildcats coach Steve Teal said he thinks his defense doesn't get enough credit for its ability, but Brea was able to stop an attacking Fullerton offense.
Who scored: Brea seniors Chadd Johnson and Slade Menold teamed up on both goals. Menold scored the first, Johnson the second.
On the first, Johnson's header attempt hit off the post as was knocked away by the keeper, but Menold was positioned for the rebound and kicked it in.
On the second. Menold took a throw-in and headed it to Johnson, whose header beat the keeper for the 2-0 lead.
High-five to ...: Slade Menold. The senior received what I think was an unfair yellow card trying to break up a shoving match. He told the opposing player to walk away while stepping in between his teammate and the opposing player. The ref gave him a yellow. Menold came back on the field and scored the first goal. He also played solid in the middle for the Wildcats in the first half.
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