WFC Honors 5 Northridge Players on Its 1st Team

Cal State Northridge placed five players on the All-Western Football Conference first team: offensive tackle Charlie Williams, kick returner Mike Brown, defensive tackle Mike Zorn, linebacker Bryon Ward and punter Albert Razo.

Named to the second team were running back Jamal Farmer, wide receiver Duc Ngo, offensive tackle John Chase, defensive tackle Victor Myles, safety Gerald Ponder and linebackers Tyrone Dorsey and Ivy Calvin.

Quarterback Marty Fisher, wide receiver Saadite Green, free safety Eric Treibatch and linebacker Angel Chavez were honorable-mention selections.

Additionally, Northridge’s Ward was selected as the conference’s defensive player of the week. Ward made seven solo tackles, deflected a pass and returned an interception 12 yards in the Matadors’ 23-17 season-ending victory over Cal State Sacramento on Saturday.

Team players of the week were Ward on defense, Farmer (146 yards in 24 carries with one touchdown and a 51-yard pass reception) on offense and Razo on special teams.

Six Cal Lutheran players were named to the All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference first team: center Ben McEnroe, defensive lineman Tom Pellegrino, tight end Scott Wheeler, linebacker Chris Sestito, running back Cassidy O’Sullivan and wide receiver Len Bradley.

Selected to the second team were quarterback Adam Hacker, kicker Ben Schuldheisz, defensive back John Wilson and punter Pete Pistone. Cory Undlin, Pete Leao, Greg Menta, Ivan Moreno and Rob Caulfield earned honorable mention.

San Fernando High quarterback Leon Blunt and Granada Hills defensive end Faio Emelio have been selected the Northwest Valley Conference offensive and defensive players of the year.

Blunt, a junior option quarterback, has passed for 916 yards and leads the team in rushing with 566 yards. Emelio, who also starts at fullback, anchors a Highlander defensive line that is considered one of the best in school history.

Blunt and Emelio also were selected the offensive and defensive players of the year, respectively, in the North Valley League.

Running backs Jerry Brown of Taft and Nestor Davila of Chatsworth were selected the West Valley League’s co-most valuable offensive players. Tight end-linebacker John Buckley of Reseda and defensive back Deshon Polk of Taft shared the honor on defense.

Kevin Kalfass, a Moorpark linebacker, and Cesar Parra, Pierce’s quarterback, were among 13 junior college football players recognized as state players of the week.

Kalfass, a 6-foot-1, 238-pound sophomore, made 20 tackles--13 solo--including three sacks and three others for losses as Moorpark drubbed Santa Barbara, 30-7.

Parra, a 6-foot sophomore, completed 12 of 20 passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns in Pierce’s 37-35 loss to Santa Monica.

Moorpark (8-0-1) and Glendale (8-1) colleges are still ranked fifth and sixth in the Southland. The teams play at Glendale High on Saturday at 1 p.m. for the championship of the Western State Conference’s Northern Division. Antelope Valley (6-2-1) is ranked 11th.

A world record for playing the fastest 18 holes of golf was set Monday by a group of 37 golfers at John E. Clark Golf Course at Pt. Mugu Naval Base.

The team played the round in 9 minutes 38 seconds, breaking the mark of 9:51 held by a group of South African professionals.

Players were positioned at various points at each hole, taking a shot as soon as the ball stopped rolling. The round was witnessed by a representative of the Guinness Book of World Records.