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Energy drinks, adolescents a risky combination, review says
Mike Terry, Deseret News archives
Recent research on energy drinks finds harmful effects for adolescents, from heart and digestive problems to insomnia, anxiety, dehydration and more. If teens mix them with alcohol, it's even more dangerous, a report in Pediatrics in Review says.
The most popular energy drinks contain "high, unregulated amounts of caffeine, as well as other stimulants that can enhance the effect of caffeine," according to a statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
The report, called "Energy Drinks: What Teenagers (and Their Doctors) Should Know," said that "hundreds of different energy drinks are available and are marketed to adolescents, carrying the potential for substance abuse that involved caffeine and alcohol. Clinicians must be educated to deal with their patients' use of these products."
"The variety of products on the market is dizzying, and there are new ones arriving all the time. Some contain alcohol and caffeine. Others, just caffeine, but in amounts all over the map," wrote Elizabeth Simpson of the Virginian-Pilot. "Energy drinks also have additives such as guarana, ginseng and taurine, which are not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, so their effects are not completely understood."
For the review, the authors looked at 23 previous studies on energy drinks and use by youths, including some that were the basis for warnings from the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2011 about risks associated with the drinks. Researchers for one such study, published in Pediatrics, concluded that there's never a good reason for children and adolescents to consume energy drinks. "In general, caffeine-containing beverages, including soda, should be avoided," the researchers wrote.
Several researchers who have been looking at energy drinks noted that teens often don't know a difference between energy drinks and sports drinks. Sports drinks are designed to rehydrate someone after exercise. Energy drinks are completely different.
Nationally, efforts to limit access to at least "high-octane" energy drinks may be getting some traction. A story in USA Today said that Chicago is among local governments considering banning sale of energy drinks that contain high amounts (in its case, 180 milligrams) of caffeine and other substances. The article pointed out that would "end sales of many 24-ounce energy drinks."
The number of teens who consume energy drinks regularly was 16 percent in 2003, but had more than doubled to 35 percent in 2008, the report said. Half of college students reportedly drink at least one a month.
Time's Healthland provides a breakdown of the ingredients the researchers say might be problematic, including caffeine, guarana, sugars, taurine, ginseng and B vitamins.
The story said that some members of Congress want tighter regulation of the drinks. There are many better ways to boost energy, including getting more sleep, eating healthy foods, and getting adequate exercise, according to Dr. Kwabena Blankson, who specializes in treating adolescents at Naval Medical Center and is the new report's lead author. She told Doctortipster.com that "parents and doctors alike should be constantly supervising the behavior of teenagers and inform them about the dangers of energy drinks whilst suggesting healthier alternatives."
The Aiken Standard reported that in 2011, about 20,000 people in the United States were admitted to emergency rooms because of energy drink consumption. That article said that 18 people reportedly died last fall, "with energy drinks being looked at for the blame," according to the Associated Press. Questions about energy drinks and kids have been ongoing for some time, although not everyone's convinced.
The American Beverage Association has challenged this new report, saying in a statement: "This paper contains misinformation about energy drinks and does nothing to address the very serious problem of underage drinking and excessive alcohol consumption among young adults. Moreover, ABA member companies manufacture non-alcoholic beverages — including energy drinks.
"Contrary to the misperception perpetuated by this paper, most mainstream energy drinks contain only about half the amount of caffeine of a similar size cup of coffeehouse coffee. Energy drinks, their ingredients and labeling also are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Importantly, the American Beverage Association has adopted, and encourages all energy drink companies to adopt, a Guidance for the Responsible Labeling and Marketing of Energy Drinks. Under this guidance, companies voluntarily display caffeine amounts from all sources on their packages along with an advisory statement that the product is not intended or recommended for children, pregnant or nursing women and persons sensitive to caffeine," it said.
"Let's stick with the facts, rather than perpetuating sensational untruths which attempt to blur the line between energy drinks and alcoholic beverages," the ABA added.
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But I'll bet it's not the one you were thinking of — the one when he was knocked out cold in the Vanden game, taken to the hospital and out of commission for weeks. Not that hiccup.
The hiccup Mefferd is referring to is the Cougars' Oct. 17 loss to Maria Carrillo. The 34-28 loss sent a ripple of whispers through the NBL: "Was this Rancho team for real or did Carrillo expose them as something lesser?"
And beyond those whispers, the loss played a determining role in the Cougars' shared league title with rival Cardinal Newman. The Cardinals had drawn a higher tiebreaker number at a preseason meeting of league officials meaning that as far as the NCS playoffs are concerned, Cardinal Newman won league despite the fact that Rancho beat Newman in their one head-to-head matchup. Got that? So Rancho ended up getting a No. 7 seed and a first round game against No. 10 Kennedy. Good deal, right, No. 7 vs. No. 10? Well, in this case it meant a long bus ride to Fremont for the Cougars. The Cougars ended up winning 38-13 but any road trip a team can avoid early on in the playoffs certainly helps.
So, yeah, that loss hurt.
But it also might have helped.
"We haven't lost a game since we lost to Carrillo," Mefferd said. "We're in the third round of the playoffs. Last year we were one and done. I thought that was kind of a wakeup call for us. Anything can happen on any given day. You can't go in and say 'OK, this is ours.' You need to earn it. That was our wakeup call."
It's not the only time Mefferd has had to be woken up this season. The other time was that other hiccup this year.
The one when No. 15 was carted off the field, the one of which he remembers nothing between squeezing his dad's hand on the field to waking up in the hospital.
Rancho was playing Vanden High in Fairfield when Mefferd rolled out to unfurl a pass. He let go of the ball and stopped but the guy giving chase didn't. Mefferd was spun and sent crashing to the turf.
"He didn't hit me," he said. "I hit the ground harder than anything."
"It was a hard tackle, not dirty," said veteran Rancho coach Ed Conroy.
Mefferd was out two full games and senior Cooper Nicks took the reins. He led the team to wins against American Canyon and Casa Grande before sharing time with Mefferd in the Montgomery game and turning the team back over to Mefferd against Newman.
"I wasn't worried about them at all," Mefferd said of the squad playing without him. "I think we have a team full of great players. There is not one great standout that carries the team."
And anybody who stands behind center for the Cougars has a bounty of riches as far as targets go.
Want long yardage? Justin Zinnerman (you might be familiar with the senior's work as a high jumper who has cleared 6 feet, 10 inches) has 11 catches for 358 yards. And senior Joey Trono averages more than 11 yards per catch. But Mefferd's favorite target is fellow junior Chris Taylor-Yamanoha who averages 63 receiving yards per game and has 11 receiving touchdowns this season.
Pals since seventh grade, Mefferd said Taylor-Yamanoha will pull of a gravity-defying snag, scamper for extra yards then run back into the huddle as if nothing happened, just ready for the next play.
"He's a very hard worker," Mefferd said.
All of the Cougars will have to be at their best to take down a solid, disciplined Marin Catholic squad Saturday.
After opening the season with two losses, Marin Catholic has torn through its competition, outscoring opponents 418-83. The Wildcats lost 3-0 to Justin-Siena in the first week of October but haven't been threatened otherwise.
"On defense, we need to find a way to slow them down a little bit," Conroy said.
"This is the kind of game that could turn on an interception or fumble or blocked kick," he said. "Or an injury. A key guy gets hurt? You just don't know."
But Mefferd and the Cougars have lived through what happens when a key player gets hurt and they have come through unscathed.
That's not to say Mefferd wants to be standing on the sideline again any time soon.
The only way Rancho can keep this thing going is to dispatch Marin Catholic Saturday afternoon.
It will likely take everything the Cougars have to make it happen.
You can reach Staff Columnist Kerry Benefield at 526-8671 or firstname.lastname@example.com and on Twitter @benefield.]]>
By BOB PADECKY
Two years before his world would change forever, the warning signs began but Steve Adams didn't see them. Like a thief in the night they came. Hidden from view they were, a faint image if he had noticed them at all. He was a freshman at Cardinal Newman, a teenager entering a rite of passage. So much was going on, so much to think about, the arm tremors were no more than a forgettable nuisance. A housefly to be dispatched.
In the beginning, maybe once a month his hands would betray Adams. They shake. No preamble. Just shake. Or Adams would hold something and then, as if listening to a command from someone else, his hands would lose their grip and a pencil or a cup or a piece of paper would fall to the ground. Adams would shake his head. Whatever.
Adams literally was a body in motion. He made it to state his freshman year as a cross-country runner. He was a smart kid. You could lose weight just watching Adams move about; he had so much energy to burn.
And then Adams stepped into that hotel elevator in Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia in July 2013. Adams was attending the National (Boy) Scout Jamboree. The tremors now were occurring twice a week.
"I kinda lost awareness," he said, "until I hit something."
He hit the back wall of the elevator. He caromed upright. Ten seconds later Adams wobbled on his feet. A few of the seven other people in the elevator steadied him. Then about 10 seconds later, maybe 15 seconds he guesses, Adams couldn't be caught.
"I might have fallen (to the floor)," he said.
"My son did fall to the floor of the elevator," his father, Dale, says he was told later. Dale was back in West Virginia for the Jamboree as well but not with his son at that moment. Adams was taken to his hotel room. Weak of walk, he was supported by two good Samaritans, who put his arms around their necks.
Adams lay in his bed for 30 minutes and decided to press on with the Scout activities.
"I thought it was muscle spasms," said Adams, not one to give up and give in easily, a trait that would come to define him in the next 17 months.
Back home a week later Adams went to Sutter Hospital for tests. Initial results offered two possibilities — Adams either had a tumor or epilepsy.
"I was hoping it was a tumor," said Adams, quite possibly the only human in recorded history who has ever said that. "If it was tumor it could be removed and I'd be done with it."
It wasn't a tumor. Adams, 17, had and has Juvenile Onset Epilepsy.
And thus began the quite incredible, remarkable, astounding journey to where Steve Adams is today.
He will run Saturday in Fresno at the state cross-country championships.
If there was such a thing as the CIF Comeback Athlete of the Year, Adams gets the award and, to be perfectly fair, a parade and Jimmy Kimmel as well.
"Steve is the guy who came off the floor of an elevator to run in the state meet," said his coach, Chris Puppione. "This is like the St. Louis Rams taking a quarterback (Kurt Warner) from the Arena League who becomes the Super Bowl MVP."
Puppione, a 1997 SSU graduate with a degree in creative writing, understands and employs quite well the gift of hyperbole. It is not only warranted but even necessary to exaggerate how Adams made it this far. Words like "courage" and "determination" are faint and inefficient indicators, representing much more modest achievements, like running with a cold or a sore ankle.
Adams has reached another level of compliment, an elevation rarely occupied, which will be represented in the following paragraph.
"I never hid this," Adams said. "I just didn't want to talk about it. I was and I guess I still am working out how to deal with epilepsy and what is expected of me. I struggled to get a sense of what I was and where I was going."
Very few people know of his condition: His parents, his close friends and maybe a teammate or two. That's it. "Hey! Guess what? I am an epileptic!" That's not usually a conversation starter among teenagers in hallways between classes.
Adams doesn't have a lot of time to debate internally how much should he reveal. Fact is, the kid who wants to be an aeronautical engineer is working hard to understand the disease and all of its complex tributaries.
Consider what is on his plate.
The base definition: Epilepsy is a disruptive neurological condition that affects the nervous system. Brain cells may fire uncontrollably at four times the normal rate.
The possible side affects from the medications necessary to control epilepsy: Fatigue, dizziness, weight gain, loss of bone density, speech problems, depression, organ inflammation and suicidal thoughts or behaviors.
The myths dispelled by the truth: Epileptics are not violent, quite capable of holding jobs and are not neurologically disabled. Epilepsy is not contagious.
Areas of activity to be tightly controlled or eliminated altogether: Swimming, climbing, use of power tools, operation of motor vehicles and contact sports.
Now a senior, Adams was impacted his junior year, just months after his seizures. "I was mildly depressed, generally less happy," he said. The school year and his cross-country season was a struggle. He was taking Keppra, an anti-convulsant. The very common seizure medication was preventing episodes but also affects thinking and reactions.
By the time first-year Newman coach Puppione met his cross-country team for the first time in June of this year, Adams had done enough processing that it was very clear to him what he must do. And what he did, Puppione had never experienced before.
"You're gonna make me work hard," Adams told Puppione. Yes, TOLD. Puppione had coached such elite runners as Olympian Kim Conley, stars like J.K. Withers and Sarah Sumpter, but in his 16 years as a track and cross-country coach Puppione had never had a runner approach him like Adams.
"My first reaction? I thought to myself ,'Who are you?' " Puppione said. "He was holding ME accountable. And then I kept talking to him and finding out more about his situation. He was treating epilepsy like it was a blister. And he can run with a blister."
Puppione found out Adams was no shrinking wallflower. Not boastful or rude, Adams nonetheless didn't want his senior year in high school to pass without finding out how good he could really be. It was at a 25-team cross-country meet in Pleasanton in September in which both coach and runner shred the last bit of hesitation or apprehension Adams would be placing himself in harm's way.
"It was 98 degrees," Puppione said. "The heat was unbearable. Steve was totally exhausted afterward. He pushed himself to the limit and there were no reactions.
"That was the turning point for us."
That's when Puppione pushed and Adams responded. Last Saturday at Hayward High School, Adams entered the NCS cross-country meet and he might as well have entered without a name or number.
"Steve was a guy nobody worried about," Puppione said. "He was on no one's radar."
By design, and because Adams is most comfortable this way, Puppione had his guy start slow. Adams was 45th after the first mile. He was 25th after the second mile. With 600 meters to go he was 18th. Like the rabbit who sees the carrot,
Adams sprinted to 14th, qualifying for state.
"That race is an allegory for his life," Puppione said.
To those who thought Adams was just filler material in the NCS, the collective gasp was like a sucking sound in Hayward. Adams stunned them, and they didn't even know the whole story. They didn't have any idea. They do now.
"By telling my story," said Adams, who has not suffered a seizure in at least six months, "I hope to inspire others. I didn't let it beat me. Overcome. Don't give up."
Adams is a good patient. Driving right now is not necessary. He gets rides. He can't swim. He has to go to bed at 9:30 every night; Adams and his docs suspect lack of rest and stress brought about the episodes. OK, fine. I'll rest. I can't go rock climbing?
"But I love to rock climb," Adams said.
OK. I won't, he thinks to himself. On the other hand …
"I do trees," Adams said with a smile. He gave that glance that kids do when they sneak their hand in the cookie jar, hoping no one saw him.
Sorry, Steve. Everyone will be looking now. You never wanted to hide anyway. Now people will know what you have done: That sometimes the race is won without ever having to step onto the track. Like this Saturday in Fresno.
No matter how fast everyone else runs at state, no one, absolutely NO ONE, will have covered as much ground as Steve Adams has.
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Tuesday's results
Division 2
(1) Archbishop Mitty def. (8) Maria Carrillo 25-13, 25-10, 25-16
Division 3
(4) Sonoma Valley def. (5) Christian Brothers 19-25, 27-25, 25-21, 25-14
Division 4
(2) Sonora def. (7) Healdsburg 25-12, 26-24, 25-21
Division 6
(2) Anderson Valley def. (7) Rincon Valley Christian 26-24, 25-14, 28-26
Saturday's games
Division 3 quarterfinals
No. 4 Sonoma Valley (29-3) at No. 1 Valley Christian (25-12), 7 p.m.
Division 6 semifinals
(3) Turlock Christian (21-17) at (2) Anderson Valley (26-5), 7 p.m.
By PHIL BARBER
SONOMA — Fresh off their rousing victory over No. 1 seed Campolindo in the North Coast Section Division 3 championship game, the Sonoma Valley volleyball team may have been due to hit a rough patch.
It came in the first set of Tuesday's game against Christian Brothers of Sacramento, in the first round of the CIF state volleyball championships. Backed by a supportive crowd, the Dragons jumped out to a 6-2 lead against the visiting Falcons. But Christian Brothers roared back to grab a 10-7 advantage, pushed it to 18-11 and eventually won the first set.
As the two teams swapped benches, the Sonoma girls didn't look the least bit glum or anxious. They were having fun, as they always do, and that attitude soon translated to better play. The Dragons won 19-25, 27-25, 25-21, 25-14, looking a little better every set, to advance to the semifinal round of the NorCal bracket.
"I'm gonna say it again. We stay composed," Sonoma Valley coach Chelsea Scott said. "We came out kind of flat in that first set because I think we were tired. After Saturday's match (vs. Campolindo), with all that emotion, it was kind of hard to get some momentum for ourselves."
Scott drilled into her players in the early going that they had to set the tone, take command of the game.
"Once we did, we stayed controlled, stayed relaxed, stayed calm, put the ball on the court and let our ability take over," Scott said.
The Dragons grabbed a lead in every set, but Christian Brothers, which plays in the Capital Athletic League, proved to be a determined opponent.
"We usually get off to a good start," Sonoma senior Ciara Smith said. "For us the challenge is keeping that momentum going."
The crucial sequence came late in the second set. Sonoma Valley sprinted to a 4-0 lead in that frame and soon pushed it to 14-7. But the Falcons used a 6-1 rally to trim the deficit to 15-14 and, after falling behind again, went on an 8-2 run to go up 25-24. The Dragons were one point away from tumbling into a two-sets-to-none hole.
That's when senior Mackenzie Albrecht, Sonoma's wonderfully creative setter, tapped a ball in traffic at the net and found the floor for a point to tie it. Christian Brothers' Nastassja Bowman hit a ball wide, and Smith, the Dragons' middle blocker, stuffed a shot at the net for the final point.
Sonoma Valley would be challenged after that, too. The Falcons fought back from another deficit to go up 17-16 in the third set, but a couple big hits by Smith helped the Dragons maintain the upper hand. Albrecht hit the set-winner, tapping an early ball over the net that Christian Brothers couldn't control.
The fourth set was tied 12-12 until Sonoma finally wore down its opposition. The Falcons, looking a bit fatigued, committed several unforced errors down the stretch. Dragons sophomore Jenna Mak ended the evening with a good-looking play, reaching up at the net and bumping a ball past the taller Ryann Thomison of Christian Brothers.
It was Sonoma's 12th consecutive victory.
Senior Delaney Swanson had 14 kills, four aces and 20 digs for Sonoma Valley. Albrecht offered up 39 assists, sophomore Kiara Miles had 20 digs and three aces, and Mak also contributed 20 digs. Smith recorded nine kills and eight blocks, earning some praise from her coach.
"When Ciara decides to turn it on, she's pretty unstoppable," Scott said.
The Dragons weren't flawless, and they don't physically overpower opponents. But they have a knack for answering a challenge, and they seem to truly enjoy playing the game.
"It all ties back to how much we just love being with each other," Swanson said.
As if the Dragons don't see plenty of one another at practice, in games and in the classroom, they spent three hours together playing cards in the Sonoma Plaza on Tuesday morning. After Tuesday night's result, it may have to become a tradition.
Next up for Sonoma Valley is a trip to San Jose to play Valley Christian, the top seed in the NorCal D3 bracket.
"They have a great record, they're the No. 1 seed," Scott said. "But we're gonna go in and stick to our game plan, so we'll see if we can have another upset on our hands."
You can reach Staff Writer Phil Barber at phil.barber@press democrat.com.]]>
Top-seeded Archbishop Mitty, the two-time defending champs, proved to be too much for No. 8 Maria Carrillo in the CIF Division 2 opening round Tuesday night in San Jose.
The Monarchs dominated 25-13, 25-10 and 25-16.
"They are very fast and well-balanced," Pumas coach Ally Sather said. "They played like they're the team to beat for the state title again this year."
Sally Chesnut led the Carrillo offense with five kills. The Wiesner twins — Baelei and Caiti — were next with four apiece.
Claire Brady, Carrillo's top hitter, missed the game because of illness.
The Pumas, undefeated in the NBL and second in NCS, end the season 27-10. Mitty is now 34-3
At Sonora, the Wildcats prevailed by scores of 25-12, 26-24 and 25-21 in the Division 4 game.
Julia Somers had 12 kills and three blocks for the Greyhounds while Lizz Vega contributed with eight kills.
After a 4-1/2-hour bus ride from Healdsburg, the players needed the first set to get into the flow of the match.
"We played them close after the first set," coach John Kamra said. "It was a tough draw for us."
Healdsburg, the No. 7 seed, finishes the season 29-13. No. 2 Sonora is 33-5.
At Boonville, the Panthers defeated the Eagles for the fourth time this year. The scores were 26-24, 25-14 and 28-26.
Anderson Valley is the second seed in Division 6 while RVC is No. 7.
Leading the Panthers with 18 kills was Alex Farber. Riley Lemons had 30 assists while Lisset Eligio had 20 digs.
Mike McDonald came out of retirement to coach Anderson Valley in Alyssa Schafer's absence.
"Our players were hard-pressed to win the match," McDonald said. "However, they showed character winning those two close games."
For RVC, Kierstin Andrews had one of her best games and finished with 21 kills.
Grace Bartholow had 21 digs and Jillian Tsarnas was credited with 28 assists.
"This was the closest match of the four," RVC coach Jim Andrews said. "We had a few players hurt or under the weather.
"So all things considered, the season ended on a good note."
RVC goes to the sidelines with a 16-13 record.
Anderson Valley is 26-5 and will host No. 3 Turlock Christian on Saturday night.]]>
Non Conference
Sonoma State 38 47 – 85
Dominican 31 51 – 82
SS: James Davis 36; JJ Mina 16; Mike Harris 11; James Slade 10; Jabri Jenkins 5; David Ahern 4; Nat Molony-Benjamin 3.
Dom: Matt Hayes 20; Dominique Taplin 11.
Notable: Mike Harris led the Seawolves with 8 rebounds.
Records: SSU 2-1, Dom 2-3
JC volleyball
Norcal Playoffs
(5) Foothill d. (12) Santa Rosa JC 25-13, 22-25, 25-17, 25-20
SRJC: Briana Ortiz 8 kills, Angelica Chesley 15 kills, Emily Bonfigli 38 assists, 7 digs, Tori Garzoli 7 kills,3 blocks
Record: SRJC 14-11
High school girls basketball
Petaluma 16 21 16 14 — 67
Rancho Cotate 12 13 22 5 — 52
P: Allison Scranton 19, Joelle Krist 17, Cassie Baddeley 9, Olivia Baldwin 8
RP: Reilani Peleti 10
Notable: Krist had 10 rebounds
South Fork 2 3 3 2- 10
Fort Bragg 16 16 14 8- 54
FB: Jayden Gardner 11, Janee Estes 11, Jamie Mertle 10
Casa Grande 7 9 15 14–45
Justin-Siena 14 16 13 12–55
CG: Cassidy McKinney 15, Joy Jovick 14.
JS: Morgan Maldey 19, Lindsay Krill 13, Isabel Jennings 13.
Sonoma Valley 6 20 5 18–49
Montgomery 15 14 18 7–54
SV: Alexa Hall 15, Jenny Edgers 11.
Mont.: Abby Lea 16, Ladonna Saint Louis 12, Shayla Newman 11.
Rincon Valley Christian 8 0 9 8–25
Athenian 9 2 8 14–33
RVC: Brittany Douglas 10, Caroline Hogan 9.
Novato 7 7 3 17–34
Santa Rosa 12 22 12 12–58
SR: Devin Murray 23, Kylie Oden 21
High school boys basketball
Cardinal Newman 21 18 18 17 – 73
Terra Linda 8 12 13 6 – 39
CN: Connor Rubattino 14 (10 reb); James Ryan 17; Justin Botteri 16 (10 reb).
Notable: Cardinals Gunner Walker, Rubattino & Botteri had 16, 10 & 10 rebounds respectively.
CIF Division 2
Opening round
Archbishop Mitty d. Maria Carrillo 25-13, 25-10, 25-16
MC: Baelei Wiesner 4 kills, 10 assists; Caiti Wiesner 4 kills; Sally Chesnut 5 kills; Taylor Rose 10 digs; Payton Jones 10 digs.
Records: MC 27-10, AM 34-3
Opening round
Sonora d. Healdsburg 25-12, 26-24, 25-21
Heald.: Julia Somers 12 kills, 3 blocks; Lizz Vega 8 kills; Hannah Chapman 2 kills, 5 blocks.
Records: Heald 29-13, Sonora 33-5
Opening round
Anderson Valley d. Rincon Valley Christian 26-24, 25-14, 28-26
RVC: Kierstin Andrews 21 kills, Grace Bartholow 21 digs, Jillian Tsarnas 28 assists, Madison Provost 10 digs, Daniella Zapata 10 digs.
AV: Alex Farber 18 kills, Sarah Kreinhop 9 kills, Riley Lemons 30 assists, Lisset Eligio 20 digs.
Records: RVC 16-13, AV 26-5]]>
Maria Carrillo's girls soccer team was an offensive juggernaut (4.5 goals per game) this past season while winning the NBL and NCS Division 1 championships en route to an unbeaten season.
However, just as impressive as the offense was the play of goalkeeper Claire Howard. The junior posted 18 shutouts in 23 games, three of those in the NCS tournament.
"What makes her such a great goalkeeper is her instincts combined with athleticism," coach Debra LaPrath said. "Also, she's such a team player. She takes pride in doing everything for the good of the team."
The Pumas defense allowed only five goals all year.
As for offense, Madison Gonzalez led the way with 23 goals followed by Brooke Dunbar with 17.
The Pumas were ranked No. 1 in California and No. 4 nationally.
Leon Feliciano coached his last football game at Tomales on Nov. 15, but he will never be forgotten by those he coached against.
"He's done so much for small school football," Middletown coach Bill Foltmer said. "He's also done a lot for the realignment of conferences through the years.
"Besides being a class act and a gentleman, he was a master of the double wing."
St. Vincent coach Gary Galloway said the realization that Feliciano won't be back for a 21st season has left him melancholy.
"I feel sad now that it's happened," Galloway said. "The offense he put in at Tomales was perfect for the kids he had in his program. Besides doing so much for the school, he accomplished a lot for the community."
Feliciano retired with 137 victories.
Cardinal Newman's Rose City Tournament is one of the oldest and most prestigious boys basketball tournaments in the area. This year will be the 47th installment.
Now the ladies are getting their games. The school will host the inaugural Cardinal Newman Classic Girls Basketball Tournament at Fitzgerald Memorial Gym from Dec. 4-6, and varsity coach Monica Mertle calls it "one of the most competitive in the state."
Newman will be the only local school represented. Visitors to the Cardinal Newman Classic will include Brookside Christian (Stockton), a Division 5 NorCal finalist last year that boasts three likely DI players; Oregon City, the defending state champion in Oregon; Sacred Hearth Cathedral (San Francisco), a 2014 Open Division qualifier; and Scotts Valley, which was the No. 1 seed heading into last year's NorCal Division 4 playoffs.
YSN365.com will broadcast the games, and Passthaball.com will be putting together highlight packages.
With the Casa Grande boys and Sonoma Academy girls winning their first North Coast Section championships, and Sonoma Academy freshman Rylee Bowen claiming the individual title in Division 5, there was a lot going on down at Hayward High last Saturday.
But don't overlook the stellar performance turned in by Casa's Adria Barich.
Going into the D2 girls' race, the long-striding junior said, her hope was to keep two top-notch North Bay League foes — Santa Rosa's Delaney White and Maria Carrillo's Shaz Breedlove — in her sights. After running out to a great start, Barich discovered her goal was entirely reachable. Even late in the soggy race, she was right there with White.
"I've never stayed that close to her," Barich said.
Breedlove finished ahead of White in last year's NCS race, but wasn't at her best last Saturday — to Barich's surprise.
"I kept waiting for her to get past me, but she never did," the Gauchos runner said. "That's never happened before."
White finished fourth in the race, crossing in 18 minutes, 31 seconds. And right behind her was Barich, wearing a big smile and clocking in at 18:43. Breedlove finished seventh at 19:14. All three will run in the state meet at Fresno this weekend.
The Casa Grande girls did very well as a team, but will not be going to state. They finished third, and only two NCS teams advance from Division 2 to the CIF championships.
Press Democrat staff writer Phil Barber and correspondent Howard Senzell contributed to this report.]]>
Today's matches
(Seedings in parentheses)
All matches start at 7 p.m.
Division 2
(8) Maria Carrillo at (1) Archbishop Mitty
Division 3
(4) Sonoma Valley vs. (5) Christian Brothers
Division 4
(7) Healdsburg at (2) Sonora
Division 6*
(7) Rincon Valley Christian at (2) Anderson Valley
*Division 6 does not compete beyond NorCal championship.
By PHIL BARBER
SONOMA — Sonoma Valley's Delaney Swanson remembers the moment vividly.
Teammate and fellow senior Ciara Smith dove headlong for a ball and punched it up to Swanson, who kept the play alive. They wound up getting the point, and during the timeout that followed, coach Chelsea Scott ran up to Swanson with a big smile and blurted, "We're going to state!"
This was late June, mind you, at an AAU tournament in Orlando, Fla. The high school volleyball season wouldn't start for at least two months.
Even then, though, Scott and her Dragons could see they had a special season in store. Sure enough, they wound up celebrating a North Coast Section Division 3 title — Sonoma Valley's first in volleyball since 2000, and just its sixth in any sport — last Saturday by dispatching No. 1 seed Campolindo, and are indeed headed to the CIF state volleyball championships.
"It's kind of new territory," senior setter Mackenzie Albrecht said. "But we're really excited to attack it."
Sonoma is one of five local teams in the CIF playoffs, along with Maria Carrillo (Division 2), Healdsburg (Division 4), Anderson Valley and Rincon Valley Christian (both Division 6). All of them play Tuesday night, with the Dragons hosting Christian Brothers of Sacramento.
Sonoma Valley took a 24-3 record into the section playoffs, including a 12-0 mark in the Sonoma County League, and has claimed four more victories in the postseason. That includes wins over the top two seeds in Division 3, Campolindo and Bishop O'Dowd, which also happened to be the two most recent champions before the Dragons gained the upper hand.
Sonoma Valley's fortunes begin with Albrecht, the reigning Redwood Empire Large School Volleyball Player of the Year. Albrecht is a good server and digger, but she is more or less unmatched when it comes to setting. The senior had a staggering 52 assists against O'Dowd in an NCS semifinal, and has tallied 1,058 on the season.
Albrecht is headed to Cal on a full-ride scholarship, and her coach insists it involves a lot more than talent.
"I've said this before, and I'll say it till the day I die: She's been one of the greatest kids to work with because she's so humble," Scott noted. "This year has really been a big year for her mentally. … She's incredible at making her teammates believe they can do it, but pushing them to be the best they can be every single day."
Swanson, meanwhile, is Sonoma Valley's most dangerous scorer. She led the team with 447 kills in 2014, though at 5-foot-10 she stands in the shadow of most opposing front-line players.
"I think it's a lot more positioning," Swanson said. "I was always told that I was littler so I had to be smarter when I played. I couldn't be the big power hitter. But it's a lot about placement."
Other key members of the team include Smith, sophomore Jenna Mak, sophomore Kiara Miles, senior Hannah Herrick and junior Sami Von Gober. But it extends beyond them, too.
"The five girls that don't get to see the court in the postseason are still so integral to our success as a team, because they push those kids in practice every single day," Scott said. "It really, truly takes all 12 of them."
"There's no one person," Albrecht agreed. "We all contribute in like pregame talks. And the work ethic for everyone is the same. Like you come into practice and there's a hundred percent focus. … Not every team has that."
The Dragons didn't exactly come out of nowhere this year. They had gone 84-23 over three previous seasons, two under former coach Mindy Neves and one under Scott. To break through to the next level, Scott didn't believe her players had to push harder. Just the opposite.
"The thing that I wanted to concentrate on most with this team, because they are so athletically gifted, was the composure, and the fun," Scott said. "I wanted them to be able to relax and enjoy their senior year together with their teammates."
Scott practices what she preaches. She's pretty sure she called one timeout in the Campolindo game, and another against Bishop O'Dowd. And maybe one or two more beyond those over the course of the entire season. Anything more, she thinks, is overcoaching.
"I don't need to call time out and remind that they're not doing their jobs," Scott said. "Because they already know that. So it's up to them to be able to fix it. Because if I haven't taught them what they need to do in order to get out of that situation in practice, I haven't done my job."
Scott, who also coaches with the Empire Volleyball club and the local middle school, and is an assistant at Sonoma State as well, grew up in Sonoma.
She remembers watching the 2000 section champions host a first-round CIF game on Pfeiffer Court when she was in sixth grade. She wound up starring for the Sonoma Valley volleyball team along with classmate Mindy Wiley, now one of her assistant coaches. They graduated in 2006.
Some of the current Dragons have had a similar experience. Albrecht said she's been watching games at Pfeiffer since she was in elementary school, and couldn't wait to be part of the legacy.
Now this squad is writing another chapter.]]>
By ALLIE COLOSKY
Two touchdowns in the fourth quarter pushed the Casa Grande football team to a 17-14 win over the Maria Carrillo Pumas in the North Coast Section Division 2 quarterfinals Friday night in Santa Rosa.
The No. 5-seeded Gauchos overcame a 7-3 deficit in the first three quarters to beat the No. 4 Pumas in a battle between two Sonoma County fighters. It was the second time this season that Casa had beaten Carrillo on the Pumas' turf, having won their North Bay League meeting 19-14 on Oct. 24.
"To play these guys in the second round is really big for our league," Casa Grande head coach Trent Herzog said.
The Gauchos' Matt Abramo started the night as he hit a 30-yard field goal, but it was the second quarter that came alive for both teams.
A pass interference call against the Gauchos was followed with a 37-yard pass from Carrillo's Walker Rotherham to Jordan Rosado.
Maria Carrillo's Alex Netherda completed the drive as he ran for a 6-yard touchdown to give the Pumas a 7-3 lead.
"I have the utmost respect for that kid," Herzog said of Netherda. "He's the best player we've played against all year. I've coached for 20 years and he's the best running back in this area."
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The Gauchos missed a snap late in the second quarter and another pass interference call could have spelled disaster, but the Pumas were stopped just short of the goal line as the clock counted down to halftime.
"They got a couple deep balls and a couple big plays," Herzog said, "and luckily we were able to weather the storm. They had the momentum and they were believing."
After a scoreless third quarter, it was Casey Longaker who stormed down the field for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to give the Gauchos a 17-7 lead with fewer than six minutes left.
Even with the ball in his hands, Longaker still doesn't take credit for two big plays that led the Gauchos to a victory, he said.
"Casey's a beast," Herzog countered. "He's the heart and soul of our team and he's a warrior."
Netherda still had some fight left in him, however, and a 10-yard carry with a minute left in the game put the pressure on the Gauchos, but they were able to secure the football and the victory.
The Pumas knew it was coming down to the wire as the clock counted down, Netherda said, but he was grateful for the opportunity to take the game in his hands.
"When I heard coach call my number, it set a fire in me," he said. "I wanted that ball in the end zone."
Following a roller coaster of a season, Maria Carrillo head coach Jay Higgins said he was proud of the younger players for stepping up to the challenge and of the veteran players for stepping into their leadership roles.
"It's just an outstanding group of young men," Higgins said. "Those boys have as much fight in their characters as anybody I've coached."
Netherda finished with 15 carries for 102 yards and two touchdowns, while Longaker finished with 5 carries for 49 yards and two touchdowns.]]>
Will Smith threw four touchdown passes as Analy advanced to the semifinal game of NCS Division 3 on Saturday night in Sebastopol with a 49-41 victory over Acalanes.
After Acalanes scored to get within eight points with just under five minutes remaining, the Tigers took the ensuing kickoff and ran out the clock.
"The guys showed a lot of heart to pull it out at the end," coach Dan Bourdon said. "The game was a great team effort."
Smith finished the evening with 362 yards on 27 completions in 34 attempts.
The senior hooked up with running back J'narrick James for an 18-yard touchdown in the first quarter, and the Tigers would never relinquish the lead.
Later in the first quarter, he clicked with Kerr Johnson Jr. for a 6-yard score.
Smith and Johnson struck again in the third quarter from 39 yards out.
Smith's other scoring toss was to Schuyler Van Weele and covered 30 yards.
Johnson was Analy's leading receiver with 10 catches for 121 yards.
James led the ground attack with 152 yards on 21 touches. The senior scored twice on short runs.
Analy, the No. 4 seed, will take an 11-1 record into Friday's game at No. 1 Campolindo. The Moraga school beat Cardinal Newman, 56-14, in the quarterfinals.
"We know Campolindo is No.1 for a reason," Bourdon said. "They'll be tough, that's for sure."
The Cougars are 12-0.
At Windsor, the visiting Spartans spotted the Jaguars an early lead before taking command of the Division 2 game in the second quarter.
By halftime, Pinole led 19-7 and Windsor was unable to get closer after that.
Quarterback Jalen Roman gave the Jaguars the only lead they would enjoy with a 49-yard run in the first quarter.
Windsor was the second higher-seeded team No. 11 Pinole has eliminated in the tournament. The Spartans defeated No. 6 Tennyson in the opening round. The Jaguars were the No. 3 seed.
Windsor began the season with seven consecutive wins before losing four of its last five games. The 8-4 record represents the Jaguars' best since the undefeated 2011 season that resulted in a 15-0 mark.
At Richmond, the Pride broke the game open with four touchdowns in the second quarter.
Salesian, the top seed in Division 5, extended its winning streak to eight games, while the Mustangs lost for the first time following seven consecutive victories.
St. Vincent's score came in the second period on George Sammon's 68-yard run.
Sammon finished with 81 yards, giving him 1,315 on the season. He also wound up with a school-record 160 points and 26 touchdowns.
Quarterback Dominic Pedersen completed 10 of 18 passes for 108 yards. He was intercepted once.
Sean Healy was the Mustangs' leading tackler with nine. Zack Sitchler had six. one more than George Morris.]]>
Third-seeded Sonoma Valley pulled an upset over host No. 1 Campolindo (Moraga) on Saturday to win the NCS Division 3 volleyball title, 3-1 (25-21, 25-21, 21-25, 25-23).
"We won the serve and pass game," Dragons coach Chelsea Scott said. "Campolindo had a lot of height on us, but we managed to slow them down."
Sonoma was led by Delaney Swanson (18 kills, 20 digs), Kiara Miles (11 kills, 22 digs, Jenna Mak (5 kills, 22 digs) and Mackenzie Aldrecht (49 assists, 5 kills, 10 digs).
"We had a phenomenal night defensively. We were picking everything up on defense," Scott said. "Campolindo couldn't get into a rhythm and they had virtually no offense."
No. 1 Redwood defeated No. 2 Maria Carrillo 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 27-25). Despite getting swept, the visiting Pumas (30-9) were close in all three games.
"We had our opportunities, definitely," Maria Carrillo coach Ally Sather said. "Redwood has really good middle blockers and they run a fast offense. Redwood is always a tough place to play; they have a loud crowd."
The Pumas were led by Caiti Wiesner (11 kills), Baelei Wiesner (6 kills and 12 assists) and Payton Jones (19 digs).
No. 1 Marin Catholic defeated No. 3 Healdsburg 3-2 (23-25, 25-13, 22-25, 25-11, 15-4). The visiting Greyhounds (29-12) had a 2-1 lead and were headed for the upset but lost the final two games badly to finish as runner-up.
"Marin Catholic is a great team. We couldn't make accurate passes off their serves," Healdsburg coach John Kamra said. "Marin came out fired up in game four and we couldn't keep up."
Kamra said his team was tight under the pressure of game five and made some mistakes.
"In game 5 we couldn't pass and that doomed us from the start," Kamra said. "The game just slipped away."
The Greyhounds were led by Julia Somers (21 kills) and Robyn Brooks (31 assists).
No. 2 seeded San Francisco Waldorf beat No. 1 Anderson Valley 3-0 (25-9, 25-19, 25-13).
The host Panthers were beaten by a bigger and deeper team to end their streak of consecutive NCS Division 6 titles at four (2010-2013).
"Waldorf is a pretty dominant team. They have some pretty tall girls and we have a very small team," Anderson Valley coach Alyssa Schafer said. "Waldorf got some huge defensive blocks on their side. They put up a wall."
"SF Waldorf absolutely deserved first place, they are an all-around great team and we deserved second place," she added.
The Panthers were led by Sarah Kreienhop (17 digs), Riley Lemons (23 assists) and Maggie Mendoza (9 kills).]]>
By PHIL BARBER
HAYWARD — In their 2013 cross-country dual meet, the Maria Carrillo boys beat Casa Grande on a sixth-place tiebreaker (usually only the top five finishers for each team are counted). In their tri-meet this year, the Gauchos won by a single point. At the North Bay League championships a couple weeks ago, the Pumas won on another tiebreaker.
The tightest rivalry in local distance running took a new turn Saturday at Hayward High School when the Casa boys upended their rivals to win the North Coast Section Division 2 championship.
It's the first cross-country section title in Casa Grande history, and it ended Carrillo's two-year reign at NCS.
"Beating Carrillo, I wouldn't say it was more sweet but it's pretty close," Gauchos senior Nicholas Rauch said.
The CIF state meet is next Saturday in Fresno and, yes, the Pumas boys, who finished third in D2, will be there to get another crack at Casa. The Carrillo girls qualified, too — they finished second, ending their run of three straight titles — as did the Sonoma Academy girls team, another program to claim its first NCS championship. The Coyotes' Rylee Bowen was the Division 5 individual winner.
Six boys and four girls qualified for the state meet as individuals: El Molino's Brian Schulz and Brady Lane, Santa Rosa's Delaney White and Daniel Pride, Analy's Dante Capone, Casa Grande's Adria Barich, Petaluma's Madison Parratt, Cardinal Newman's Steve Adams, Healdsburg's Ana Drake-Trip and Sonoma Academy's Caleb Richards.
This year, the weather was nearly as daunting as the competition.
It rained horizontally through the first few races of the day, which began at 8:30 with the D2 boys, forcing the runners to blink constantly to keep the moisture out of their eyes, and weighing down their clothes with water. The car-lot flags marking the course whipped and crackled. Umbrellas didn't stand a chance.
The rain let up at about 10 a.m. — the sun even came out for later races —but the muddy course only got worse as more than a thousand teens trampled it.
A few spots on the route were particularly treacherous. Hayward High's dirt track got pretty soupy. A hairpin right turn to exit the track became a Slip 'N Slide, and the descent off the one real hill along the course (the backdrop to the start line) demanded extreme caution.
"The track was tough because you're trying to get on the inside and there were these huge puddles," said White, who ran the fastest time among Redwood Empire girls at 18:30.4, somehow eclipsing her time from last year in much inferior conditions. "And I'm right next to one of the Redwood girls and they're splashing and it's like hitting me. I'm like, this was so much nicer the first time around."
Some kids fell. Even those who didn't wound up looking like survivors of a mud run.
And yet most of the runners seemed uplifted the rain. Some claimed they fed off of the extra challenge. Others said it was simply fun to get dirty.
"In a way, I think the rain and the weather kind of takes away the stress of competition a little bit," said senior Shannon Palladino, Maria Carrillo's No. 2 finisher behind Shaz Breedlove. "Like today, I thought back to our Tahoe meet. There was this one tempo we did around a dirt track, and it was thunder and lightning the whole time. I was just thinking of that and it was really exciting."
"It's always fun (in wet weather)," White said. "I mean, you're running in the rain, in a torrential downpour, and you're racing. You feel like you're in a Nike commercial, for God's sakes."
After finishing fourth in the Division 2 race, White fashioned a rain poncho from a long piece of aluminum foil. She looked like an alien.
Carl Triola, the Casa coach, certainly wasn't put off by the rain.
"Looking back at our past teams and how we've done, we've always told our kids, 'These are our conditions.' I've never really worried about one of our kids in these conditions," Triola said. "When we get to the line we just say, OK, guys, this is race time."
The Casa Grande girls finished third, which wasn't quite good enough to secure a berth in the state meet.
The Casa boys, meanwhile, got a great race from Matt Salazar. The junior had not run particularly well in the NBL championships two weeks earlier, but he finished second to his good friend Andy Ehrenberg of Redwood in the D2 race and crossed in 15:35, the fastest time among Redwood Empire boys and fourth overall.
Salazar credited working with Rauch, who was fifth in the D2 race at 15:56.
"It's awesome," Salazar said. "In his mile last year he got 4:16. He's just that speed guy. Once we do our speed work, he's the guy I go with. And we push each other really hard. Workouts get really competitive, and it's really nice to have that source. Because I'm more of the endurance guy."
Both of them will be on the path at Woodward Park in Fresno next weekend, and so will the boys from Maria Carrillo.
Does this rivalry have one more twist in store?
"I'm gonna go talk to Casa Grande and remind 'em that it's our turn next week," Pumas coach Greg Fogg said.
You can reach Staff Writer Phil Barber at 521-5263 or email@example.com.]]>
By PHIL BARBER
HAYWARD — The North Coast Section cross-country championships can be a daunting event for a freshman. The field is big, the crowd of spectators bigger. The competition is a step up — or two steps — from what most kids experience during the season.
But Rylee Bowen is not a typical freshman. Her mom, the former Nika Horn, is a competitive triathlete who was once a star distance runner at Santa Rosa High. Rylee has been on the radar of local coaches since she was 7 years old.
"She has competed at the national level," Danny Aldridge, her coach at Sonoma Academy, said near the finish line at Hayward High on Saturday. "This is actually a smaller stage for her. Her season starts at the state meet and the Foot Locker championships."
Bowen didn't disappoint anyone at the NCS meet. She won the girls' Division 5 race by 10 seconds and hardly looked gassed at the finish line.
"My goal was to not fall down," Bowen said.
Mission not accomplished. Perhaps a little tired after staying out particularly late at her school's homecoming dance, Bowen slipped in a patch of slop on the first lap of the race and briefly went to the ground. Ultimately, it didn't make a difference.
And the best part for Bowen? The rest of the Coyotes joined her on the podium. Sonoma Academy won its first cross-country championship, and the girls will head to Fresno for the CIF state meet next Saturday.
Bowen is the marquee name, for sure, but Aldridge pointed out that all five Coyotes girls came through. Start with petite junior Alyssa Goody, who had a breakthrough run and finished third in 19:02, 16 seconds back of Bowen.
"She's been getting the coyote treatment all year," Aldridge said of Goody. "You know the roadrunner and the coyote, how the coyote is always the one chasing? She's run great races, but she's stayed under the radar."
Freshman McKenna Sell wins the Ironwoman Award. She turned an ankle on the rain-soaked course near the beginning of the race, but managed to finish 15th in 20:30. Sell was in obvious pain after the race, and had to be helped to the team tent.
"She's so tough," Bowen said of her teammate.
Madison Glenn, another Sonoma Academy freshman, finished 21st in 20:48.
"Madison Glenn ran an awesome race," Aldridge said. "She beat girls who have been beating her by 30 or 40 seconds. And stayed close to teammates who have been beating her by 30 or 40 seconds."
Junior Lilly Reinstein overcame a side stitch to finish 29th with a time of 21:08, and the Coyotes outpaced second-place Urban by a significant 32 points. About the only Sonoma Academy girl who didn't seem thrilled with her result was Bowen, the D5 champion at the age of 15.
"Today wasn't really my day," she said with a sunny smile. "Next year. Next year will be my day."
Or perhaps next week. As Aldridge pointed out, Branson came into the NCS meet ranked fifth in the state in Division 5, but finished far below Sonoma Academy. If the Coyotes can put together a group effort in Fresno like the one they offered at Hayward, a state podium finish is not out of the question.]]>
CCAA Playoffs
(10) Lake Tahoe 0 0 – 0
(7) Mendocino 0 0 – 0
Mendocino won by way of penalty kicks 5-4
Record: Mendo 19-3
Next: 2 p.m. Tuesday at (2) Modesto
JC football
Santa Rosa JC 7 7 7 0–21
Fresno City College 7 7 14 7–35
SRJC-Logan Francavilla 3 run (Levi Paine kick)
Fresno- Jeremy Smith 61 run (Ed Padilla)
SRJC-Damien Jones 8 pass from Christian McAlvain (Paine kick)
Fresno-Ray Martin 34 pass from Christian Rossi (Padilla kick)
SRJC-Dominic Drew 9 pass from McAlvain (Paine kick)
Fresno-Micah Ledezma 21 run (Padilla kick)
Fresno-James Whitfield 9 pass from Rossi (Padilla kick)
Fresno-Martin 57 pass from Rossi (Padilla kick)
Passing: SRJC-McAlvain 31-51-313, 2 TD, 4 int. Fresno-Rossi 12-15-220, 3 TD, 2 int.
Rushing: SRJC-McAlvain 11-36, Francavilla 7-28, TD; Desmond Nisby 11-25. Fresno-Smith 29-168, TD.
Receiving: SRJC-D. Drew 7-96, TD; Brandon Singh 11-84, Cameron Eisenhauer 5-77; Jones 3-22, TD; Trey Tobon 1-12. Fresno-Martin 5-117, 2 TD.
Records: SRJC 7-4, Fresno 7-4
High school football
St. Vincent 0 6 0 0–6
Salesian 7 28 13 0–48
Salesian-Dewayne Dixon 33 pass from Jaylen Tregle (Anicieto Leon kick).
Salesian-Charles Hillary 11 run (Leon kick)
Salesian-Prentiss Reid 20 pass from Tregle (Leon kick)
Salesian-Kyree Harvey 19 fumble return (Leon kick)
SV-George Sammon 68 run (PAT failed)
Salesian-Dalonnie Crater 8 run (Leon kick)
Salesian-Crater 84 run (PAT failed)
Rushing: SV-Sammon 8-81, TD; Jas Murray 3-18, Dominic Pedersen 7-8. Jordan Pech 2-8.
Passing: SV-Pedersen 10-18-108, int.
Receiving: SV-Sammon 2-42, Nick Vollert 4-26, Sean Healy 1-21, Zach Sitcher 2-15, Kyle Dannewitz 1-4
Records: SV 7-5, Salesian 9-2
Acalanes 14 7 13 7–41
Analy 21 7 14 7–49
Analy-Ja'narrick James 18 pass from Will Smith (Jack Newman kick)
Analy-James 6 run (Newman kick)
Analy-Kerr Johnson, Jr. 6 pass from Smith (Newman kick)
Analy-Schuyler Van Weele 30 pass from Smith (Newman kick)
Analy-Johnson 39 pass from Smith (Newman kick)
Analy-James 1 run (Newman kick)
Analy-Johnson 50 run (Newman kick)
Passing: Analy-Smith 27-34-362, 4 TD.
Receiving: Analy-Johnson 10-21, 2 TD.
Rushing: Analy-James 21-152, 2 TD.
Records:Acalanes 8-4, Analy 11-1]]>
Cardinal Newman 7 0 0 7–14
Campolindo 21 21 7 7–56
Campo: Nick Fadelli 80 run (Matt Blair kick)
Campo: Adam Romotto 36 pass from Jack Stephens (Blair kick)
CN: Craig Lucey 1 run (Aidan Nagle kick)
Campo: Fadelli 4 run (Blair kick)
Campo: Romotto 20 run (Blair kick)
Campo: Romotto 30 pass from Stephens (Blair kick)
Campo: Matt Flowers 58 pass from Stephens (Blair kick)
Campo: Tyler Petite 64 pass from Stephens (Blair kick)
Campo: Mark Santaguida 2 run (Taylor Hinds kick)
CN: Tommy Streb 77 pass from Gavin Dove (Nagle kick)
Records: CN 8-4, Campo. 12-0
Rancho Cotate 14 6 14 10–44
Las Lomas 7 6 7 14–34
RC: Carlos Franco 8 run (Kevin Nguyen kick)
RC: Chris Taylor-Yamanoha 25 pass from Gunner Mefferd (Nguyen kick)
RC: Justin Zinnerman 55 pass from Mefferd (PAT failed)
RC: Oscar Nava 5 run (Nguyen kick)
RC: Taylor-Yamanoha 15 pass from Mefferd (Nguyen kick)
RC: Nguyen 31 FG
RC: Franco 41 run (Nguyen run)
Records: RC 9-3, las Lomas 9-3
Montgomery 0 0 12 7–19
Clayton Valley Charter 21 21 13 14–69
Mont: Charles Stone 10 run (PAT failed)
Mont: Charles Keller 46 pass from RJ Flores (PAT failed)
Mont: Ke'shawn Walker 11 pass from Flores (Jordan Page kick)
Records: Mont. 6-6, CVC 12-0
By HOWARD SENZELL
Playing its best game of the season, No. 7 seed Rancho Cotate knocked off No. 2 Las Lomas, 44-34, in a Division 3 quarterfinal game Friday night in Walnut Creek.
Carlos Franco ran for 175 yards and two touchdowns while quarterback Gunner Mefferd and wide receiver Chris Taylor-Yamanoha hooked up on two scoring passes.
The score was 20-20 with 7:34 remaining in the third quarter when Oscar Nava's 5-yard run put the Cougars ahead by a touchdown. That was followed by a 15-yard pass from Mefferd to Taylor-Yamanoha, a 31-yard field goal by Kevin Nguyen and a 41-yard run by Franco.
"This was our best game of the year," coach Ed Conroy said. "No question about it.
"The kids showed up and battled. I couldn't be prouder of them."
Las Lomas enjoyed a huge weight advantage on the front line and to make matters worse for the Cougars, starters Austin Ridley and Mario Diaz Fernandez were injured and didn't play.
"Dalton Kowalski and Billy Witt filled in and did an unbelievable job," Conroy said. "Witt was giving up at least 100 pounds to the guy he was blocking.
"We didn't control the line of scrimmage on every play but we controlled it enough to make some big plays."
Besides the two touchdowns to Taylor-Yamanoha, Mefferd also hooked up with Justin Zinnerman for a 55-yard score.
Rancho's record is 9-3, the same as Las Lomas.
The Cougars will play the winner of this afternoon's game between No. 3 Marin Catholic and No. 6 Alhambra.
At Moraga, the undefeated and top-seeded Cougars put the Division 3 game away in the first half by scoring six touchdowns.
Newman's scoring came on a 1-yard run by Craig Lucey in the first quarter and a 77-yard pass from Gavin Dave to Tommy Streb in the fourth.
The Cardinals, the No. 8 seed, finish the season 8-4. Campolindo advances to the semifinals with a 12-0 record.
At Concord, the home team raced to a 42-0 lead at halftime.
Clayton Valley, the No. 1 seed in Division 2, is now 12-0 and will play the winner of tonight's game between Maria Carrillo and Casa Grande in the semifinals.
"They are big, fast and strong," Montgomery coach Marcello Batista said. "We were overmatched on the front line by 100 pounds per player."
Quarterback R.J. Flores threw for two of the Vikings' touchdowns. The senior hooked up with Charles Keller for a 46-yard score in the third quarter and with Ke'shawn Walker from 11-yards out in the fourth.
Montgomery finished the season with a 6-6 record.
At Middletown, the visitors scored the winning touchdown with 2:04 remaining.
The Mustangs, the No. 4 seed in Division 5, ended up 7-4.]]>

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In a word, to answer the question posed in our headline: No.
A week after American Idol champion Scotty McCreery became the first series winner since 2003 to take his debut album to the top of the Billboard 200 chart, runner-up Lauren Alaina fell to Evanescence, whose self-titled third CD sold 127,000 copies in its first week, good enough for first place.
McCreery's Clear As Day slipped down into fourth place following a 55 percent drop in sales, but managed to still beat out Alaina's "Wildflower." We've listed the week's top 10 below:
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- Martina McBride, Eleven – 40,000
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I agree. Quite frankly, such reviews which don't pertain to the actual product are petty minded. If someone is looking for a review on Caprica, then clearly that's what they want to see rated and discussed - not nonsense about packaging or greedy studios.
Apr 23, 2009 by Colin Taber | See all 13 posts
|Caprica on Blu-Ray?
I've heard that Caprica will be included on the entire series boxed set, and since the boxed set is being released in both blu ray & standard, I assume the blu ray set must have a blu ray Caprica...?
Apr 29, 2009 by Arg! | See all 29 posts
|Before they even try: WARNING we WILL NOT buy this as 1/2 Season packs
What they said.
Aug 16, 2010 by L. Barber | See all 10 posts
|Watching Caprica makes me annoyed I didn't watch BSG
Actually I found that Caprica would have been a much better show if it wasn't tied to BSG. It might have even avoided cancellation. The two shows seem completely different, with the only unifying element being the cylons and the Adama line (still can't believe they felt the need to do that). ... Read More
Mar 14, 2013 by James N. Smith | See all 7 posts
|Caprica DVD and Pilot episodes.
Yes, the DVD just titled "Caprica" is the pilot found on Caprica 1.0 (part 1 and 2). No need to buy both. Actually, I'm going to hold out until it comes out on Blu Ray.
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Late Shift Noir
by Mark Giarrusso
Art Print
Collect your choice of gallery quality Giclée, or fine art prints custom trimmed by hand in a variety of sizes with a white border for framing.
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Got to agree with CT - such and amazing style and the composition is always top notch. Keep them coming :)
Wow thank you both so much. That is high praise indeed. I am humbled. Also, relieved that I have a few more to post!! Thank you both so so much.


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Using the OR operator in Perl while doing an assignment is not a good idea. The Perl documentation [1] states that the precendence of OR is lower that of ||. If you are not aware of this the results will leave you scratching your head. Look at the examples below that should all return the same. Continue reading
Perl split with trailing empty elements
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Count number of files in directory and subdirectories
Count all files in current path including sub directories
find . -type f | wc -l
Count all pdf files in current path including sub directories
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ternary operator Java, Javascript, Perl
var foo = testIt(bar) ? 1 : 0;
my $foo = ( testIt($bar) ? 1 : 0 );
int foo = (testIt(bar) ? 1 : 0);
grep for multiple strings
Seperate them by using escaped pipe character "\|"
grep 'string\|anotherstring\|yetanotherstring' blablubfile
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Putty access from Windows host to Linux virtualbox
First you have to configure port fowarding in Virtualbox:
In the Linux Guest Installation make sure to install openssh
sudo apt-get install openssh-server
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iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
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Remove BOM in Perl while reading it out
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Perl – count elements in multi-dimensional array
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Perl – check if string is empty
if($line =~ /^\s*$/)
or that it is not empty
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Perl – remove spaces and tables before splitting into array
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top -H -p 4170
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Perl one liner replace text in multiple files
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delete blablub in all text files
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Compress from file
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zo -> open fold
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ls output
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normal ls output
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Compare files in two folders
diff -q /backup/today /backup/yesterday
Show which exists only in today, only in yesterday or differ in both
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An anticipated nineteen hour layover in AMD necessitated my stay, but I wanted to make the most of it. After careful review of others' feedback, I knew Hotel Aalders was the right choice. My room preference was not available upon checkin, but I was upgraded (without asking) to much larger family room which was beautiful, spacious and comfortable and which (surprise) had a balcony on which I enjoyed a glass of wine (from downstairs) after long day traveling. The staff was very friendly and even prepared with walking map and suggested routes for making the most of my 1/2 day visit. Close to everything so this was achievable. Taxi was reserved upon my request. I will definitely come back to Hotel Aalders and beautiful Amsterdam for a longer stay next year. Thank you!
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Sunday, 26 October 2014
Stitching, and a Studio Jaunt
Hello hello hello! Late again! Busy with all sorts of things but especially preparing stuff for the Shipdham Church Craft Fair this coming Saturday. I seem to have become a cushion maker - I did do a few more bangles, a photo-type Christmas wreath, and a felt wall plaque which I like but don't know whether anyone else will! Where did my plans to be making Christmas cards, perhaps a quilt, go? Ah well, you can only do so much. I have been doing some doodling and designing, here are a few pages from my sketch book - and I warn you I am no artist!
Above and below, some try-outs for wings and leaves - I seem to applique these shapes a lot!
This is my intitial design for the bird and stem felt plaque. I enjoyed making this, we'll see how it goes.
And this was my first idea for my Three Folk Birds cushion, with a couple of plaque ideas above.
After meeting Debbie Osborn at the Castle Acre Craft Fair last month, I was keen to visit her Open Day at her Art House Textiles studio just outside Fakenham, so Yvonne and I toddled over there on the way to Jane Anne's at Swanton Novers for a day of stitching.
We arrived just after opening time and there was already a crowd. Debbie and husband Keith made it a very welcoming experience, both sharing the chatting and coffee/tea pouring which made for a lovely visit.
Debbie is a fan of the Slow Cloth Movement, using eco-txtiles and natural plant dyes, often using re-cycled fabrics. She uses her own original designs which she hand cuts into print blocks to print lengths of fabric which she then makes up into cushions, bags, napkins, coasters and so on.
Here's Debbie describing the printing process to a visitor.
As well as textiles, Debbie works with mixed media and especially paper. I LOVE all of her notebooks and calendars, I did make a few Christmas purchases!
Here's just a few of her paper products. I'm looking forward to going back and spending some time with Debbie, drawing perhaps, painting - who knows? I do know it will be fun.
And now I must away, but before I go I must include an old photo of Jim and I taken on our Engagement day in 1970. I posted this on face book and it caused a bit of a stir, I've never had so many comments or views - well, you don't normally pay much attention do you, to how many people read your posts, only to answer comments if needed. We were quite astounded. Even got a 'like' from Andy Cutting! So there!
Saturday, 4 October 2014
A gig and more stitching
So it was off to Colchester last Monday, via my friend Jane's home in Newmarket, and another Burwell Bash friend Jean, to see Andy Cutting, Nancy Kerr and Martin Simpson, at the Arts Centre. It poured down but we had a great time, meeting up with another Burwell Basher Tim. At the end we were standing around waiting for the crush to depart when Andy came down to chat to us, which was lovely. In February 2015 he will be back there with his new band Leveret, with Rob Harbron and Sam Sweeney (and a new cd out soon after) So hopefully we shall be there in strength with other Burwell Bashers.
Apart from a little bit of music I have mostly been stitching! Oh, apart from my birthday which was lovely. We are now into count-down mode for the Craft Fair , three weeks only to go. Here are some photos of the last blue cushion and the panel which I finished mid-week.
There has been quite a lot of interest on facebook about the Folk Flowers cushion, so I think people like it; I enjoyed stitching into this lovely felted wool. I really enjoyed stitching the panel as well, it turned out just the way I had wanted, but I'm not sure it is as saleable as the cushion. It is to hang on the wall, like a bas-relief carving, or a picture, but lots of people have asked what it is "for"! So maybe no one will have it.
I love the frame, it just makes it different form everything else. But there you are, if you don't try these things out you never move on do you? Still not happy with the felt wreath I did the other week. But now I need to concentrate on some more bangles ...... and I was intending to make some cards too, but I think that may not happen!
I've been reading so many blogs about bottling and otherwise preserving this year's harvest, I feel quite inadequate. Maybe next year......... Anyway, we seem to be hurtling into Autumn - it felt quite chilly today and overcast. Surely there is still some sunshine left?
Thursday, 25 September 2014
Two Little Jaunts
And here is Carolyn herself. Right at the bottom of the hall, wearing a blue top, you can see my friend Bev (ex-nursing colleague, and musical mate) attending to her own stand of beautiful glass jewellery. In the confusion of meeting up with another textile chum - Magie Relph, of the African Fabric Shop - I forgot to take a photo of Bev's stand, but I shall do next time.
Providing the incidental music to the event, was another old musical pal, Pete Alison, joined by Moto for part of the day on piano accordion, whistle, and harmonica! Pete did ask whether I might have my fiddle in my car boot...alas no, but maybe next time I go I will do a little busking with him. Why not?
Beverages, savouries and cakes were provided by the team from the Deerly Beloved Bakery.
And, amongst the other stands I discovered Debbie Osborn - new to me, but an old friend of Yvonne's!
Debbie works with screen and block printing onto textiles and paper, creating wonderful patterns to which I was instantly attracted as they are very reminiscent of the folk art designs I love and work with myself.
And yes, I did buy FOR MYSELF the colouring book! And some lovely packs of printed cards.
Debbie and I had a lovely long chat about design and textiles, and I am going to have a couple of hours drawing tuition with her (when we can both find the time).
Another purchase I made came from a stand outside the hall, a lovely guy who wove birds out of willow. I bought one for our garden, hoping it might scare away the rooks. To no avail - but it does look lovely!
By the time we left, the sun was shining and it had turned into a really nice day; even better, when I got home, Jim had prepared a slow pot-roasted chicken and all the veg so it was a guilt-free trip out! Lucky me.
This morning I was out again, this time up to the north Norfolk coast, and a little village where Madeleine Spencer lives. I met Madeleine at the Craft Fair at Letheringsett last month, and fell in love with a silver and turquoise pendant she had made. Unfortunately it had sold, but Madeleine promised to make me a similar one, as she just has three tiny turquoise beads left from an old Victorian brooch she was in the process of cannibalising.
Here's Maddy at the threshold of her garden studio - the rain had JUST stopped for me to take a photo!
Inside was a lovely mix of working tools and eclectic "mess" which every good workshop/studio should present. We had a long chat about textiles, silver, design, craft fairs and pricing...and somehow wandered into the realms of health visiting, politics, Wales and the Welsh language..... I had a grand time!
And lest you think I have been doing nothing but gadding about round the countryside, let me tell you I have spent most of the rest of the time stitching away furiously, when I haven't been sorting felts and threads, and drawing designs. Here you see some of the fruits of my labours, a cushion cover, and the beginning of a folk art panel.
Well this has been a bit of a marathon of a post, I hope you are all still with me! I hope you all enjoy the fruits of YOUR labours this week.
Friday, 19 September 2014
Christmas Craft Fair
I know! I'm sorry to have mentioned That Word already, and it's only September - but there are some things you need to prepare for, and I have about SIX WEEKS to get some stuff ready to sell. I have spent nearly three weeks finishing the Large Wool Cushions, which may or may not be taken by someone who spoke to me at the Letheringsett Craft Fair. I just don't know when to stop once I start embroidering!
Still waiting to get round to finishing these three large cushions, buttons are made, they are all cut out and ready. I set to and completed this Blue Bird cushion over about three days hard stitching, as usual, my camera does not show the green up very well.
My thoughts turned to Christmas wreaths, and I am working out how to make them in felt, yet have a little bit of weight and substance to them. Yet for what I could charge for them I don't want to spend too much time and energy making them! With that in mind I began on a prototype this week....it needs tweaking a bit, more appliqué, and a swifter way of construction. I'm not too sure about the background colour either, but it can't be green or red..... decisions, decisions!
Cards are another option, I need to speak to my friendly local printer who is very amenable to all kinds of ideas. Tons of ideas run through my head the minute my head hits the pillow, but there really isn't too much time to be experimenting with things which may not work and need to be rejected. Felt tree decorations are one idea, but to be honest, people are not prepared to pay more than a couple of pounds for a decoration, and so they would be pretty sparse and mean-looking to make them worth making. It really is a fine balancing act between materials cost, and effort, and what you can ask for your wares.
I have an Angel panel commission too, and I should like to make some modified panels for the craft fair. Meanwhile, I've begun work on another smaller cushion .
Entirely removed from sewing, I'd just like to say,I sat up and watched all but the final hour of the Referendum last night/this morning on BBC Scotland Live. Fascinating. Personally I am glad we still have the United Kingdom, as I believe we are stronger together, but it is time the politicians pulled their fingers out and opted for BIG CHANGE. More transparency, more accountability, less cronyism, less cosying up to Big Business and doing deals behind doors which do not benefit the citizens of these fair isles. But there are a lot of Scots out there hurting at the moment, so much passion, emotion, hard work, on both sides, and so many dreams dashed. I hope the breach can be healed and we can move forward to change government for the better.
Have good weekends, be creative, be political, engage!
Thursday, 11 September 2014
Cherish Your Friends
Well that's stating the flamin' obvious, isn't it? You thought, on reading the post title. However, it becomes more and more obvious to me as I get older (Cripes, she's getting serious now!!) that cherishing ones friends requires a little more than a passive amiability of attitude towards them. You have to actually WORK at cherishing. It doesn't require grandiose gestures or expensive gifts. It doesn't even, in some cases, require that you see them face to face, or make frequent phone calls. But it does require that you feel that fondness in your heart and that you - in some way - make it known to that person.
I'd also like to be pretty vague about who I mean by 'friends'. I include relatives. Old friends you've known for years, and new ones you have recently made. And yes, even Face Book friends! I have FB friends in countries far far away who I will probably never ever get to meet, but I enjoy their 'company' and their wit and wisdom; we've shared some highs and lows along the way these last couple of years, and I think of them as Pen Pals, who give me an insight into their lives and their worlds.
Blogland is another fertile field for collecting friends too! There are bloggers who I regularly read with whom I have a pleasant, easy relationship. Hardly friendship, you might say, but we share bits of our lives, our hopes and dreams, our ups and downs, and there is something there which, if not friendship, could be on the way to becoming. Regular readers of my blog, who are in the habit of leaving me comments, I also think of as embryonic friends, especially the chatty ones, your words cheer me up, and your opinions are valued. Some of us have even met in person, and this is terrific when it happens.
Regular readers will know about my annual visit to the Burwell Bash. This is a coming together of people from all over the world, actually, to play music and be part of a very special experience. Burwell folks get together when they can, keep in touch and consider themselves true friends, even though they may only meet once a year! But year on year, I find I see more and more of my Burwell friends 'in the flesh' and it enriches my life.
So yes, quite a vague interpretation of the word 'friend', perhaps just someone whose sense of humour tickles your funny bone, and brightens your day, or some one with whom you you instantly see eye to eye on maybe only one topic - be it textiles, or music or food, or books - let us cherish those relationships too.
Cherishing requires that we keep in touch, leave a personal, private message where you would usually make it public. Hugs are (nearly) always appreciated.
I cherish my readers by always replying to their comments - I hope you remember to come back and check! And I regularly comment on other blogs, partly because it is nice to join the conversation, and partly because it is nice to pass on the unspoken message "I am here, I hear you, and your words move me, I am responding" otherwise, well otherwise you are writing only for yourself!
Until next time, remember to cherish away to your heart's content, and believe me, you make me feel very cherished indeed! Thank you!
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Daughter of the Patriarchy: Ripping the Moorings Part 2
Gloating and Slander: Michael Pearl, Nancy Ann Wilson and Christian Fundamentalist Responses to Criticism
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Daughter of the Patriarchy: Ripping the Moorings Part 1
by SierraMy family's most diligent deceit never worked on me. My father told me not to worry about money. My mother told me that my focus should be on getting an education. They both told me that they didn't want me to end up the way they did, ensnared in a financial trap. They told me to let them worry about the bills and that it wasn't my responsibility as a daughter to support us in the first place. But I knew that my going off to college would take a financial toll on my family, and I was right. After all, I was the one making the car payment.The first semester of college was both euphoric and terrifying. I worked around the clock on my coursework and established myself as the pre … [Read more...]
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Jaymes Young - Habits Of My Heart
Artist: Jaymes Young
Producer: Jaymes Young
Album: None (Promo Single)
Avg Rating: 4.2 ( 5 votes )
Hip-hop and Sufjan Stevens (and indie rock, in general, for that matter) have always been strange bedfellows. Every so often a DJBooth-approved artist will stretch the boundaries of their genre and grab some inspiration from the talented crooner; add Jaymes Young to the list. His latest promo single, Habits Of My Heart, draws some serious inspiration from Stevens' Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois. While he manages to grab the beautiful, pained vibe of the original, the Los Angeles-based artist put's a unique spin on the track, executing original lyrics and a more pop-infused style thanks to a strong (self-produced) synth beat that envelops the original sample. This effort is strictly for sh*ts and giggles, but if you're fiending for more from the intoxicating young crooner check out his 2013, Booth-acclaimed album, Dark Star.
Jaymes Young DownloadsR&B/PopIndie
Written by Lucas G. on 03/21/14
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Atlantic Records
First DJ Booth Appearance:
"Dark Star (SmarterChild Remix)" (2013)
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