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City Honors Crenshaw as Co-MVP of 4-A : High school football: Sylmar’s senior tailback shares award with Westchester’s Edwards after winning it last year.

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Senior tailback Tyrone Crenshaw of Sylmar High became the first player in 13 years to win consecutive City Section 4-A Division player-of-the-year honors when he was selected co-MVP with quarterback Seka Edwards of Westchester.

Crenshaw, who led all City ballcarriers in rushing with 1,785 yards, earned solo honors as a junior after leading the Spartans to the 4-A title. Edwards and Crenshaw led their teams to the semifinals this season.

The last player to win consecutive 4-A awards was Michael Alo of Banning, in 1979 and ’80. David Wilson of Reseda, who later played at California, was selected player of the year in the now-defunct 2-A Division in 1986 and ’87.

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Thirteen other players from the San Fernando Valley were selected to the two City divisional teams, including four repeat selections.

Taft tailback Jerry Brown, the 3-A player of the year last fall as a sophomore, was named to the 4-A team after the Toreadors moved to the higher division. Linebacker DaShon Polk, a junior, and senior lineman Dan Lazarovits--both members of the 3-A team in 1992--were named to the 4-A team.

San Fernando quarterback Leon Blunt made the 4-A team for the second season in a row. He was joined by two of Crenshaw’s teammates, senior linebacker Anthony Munoz and senior lineman John Gonzalez.

Two record-breakers rounded out the area 4-A selections: Kennedy senior receiver Shaun Dudra, who set a school single-season record with 59 catches, joined senior tailback Chris Shinnick of El Camino Real, who broke the school single-season rushing mark with 1,313 yards.

Reseda, which advanced to the 3-A semifinals before falling to eventual champion San Pedro, landed three seniors on the team: running back-linebacker Travion Trammel, running back-defensive back Tyrone Francis and lineman Alex Maldonado.

Sophomore quarterback Keijuan Douglas of Poly, who rushed for 515 yards and passed for 629, also made the 3-A team along with junior receiver Ryan Jones of North Hollywood.

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Receiver-defensive back Bryan Castaneda of San Pedro, a senior, was the 3-A player of the year.

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