South to Possess Distinct Valley Flavor in Shrine Game : Prep football: Six area players will display their talents in all-star contest at the Rose Bowl.

Six area players will play for the South tonight in the 40th Shrine North-South All-Star football game, which will begin at 6 at the Rose Bowl.

On offense, the South will call upon Hart High lineman Tim DeGroote, Westlake quarterback Todd Preston, and Kennedy running back Ontiwaun Carter.

Preston (6-foot-3, 180 pounds), who passed for 5,579 yards in his three-year career at Westlake, has signed a letter of intent with Cal but may leave the school because he is unhappy with the surroundings at Berkeley.

DeGroote (6-4, 260), who will attend Oregon, was a second-team, all-state selection by Cal-Hi Sports and was a first-team All-Southern Section Division I selection. Carter (5-10, 170), who twice was named to the All-City Section 4-A Division team, had three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons at Kennedy and will attend Arizona.

Hart defensive end George Kase, Royal defensive back Tim Ross, and Quartz Hill linebacker Selves Smith will aid South’s defense. Kase (6-4, 240) who will attend UCLA, set school sack records with five in a game, 19 in a season, and 37 in a career.

Ross (6-4, 205) caused 17 fumbles in his three-year career and was named first-team all-state by Cal-Hi Sports. Ross, who will attend Colorado, has marks of 6-10 1/2 in the high jump and 45-0 in the triple jump.

Smith (6-0, 215), who has not decided which college he will attend, had 126 tackles while leading Quartz Hill to the Southern Section Division I final last season. Smith also rushed for 773 yards and scored 11 touchdowns as a fullback.

The South leads the series, 20-14-5. The North won last year’s contest, 19-14.