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Story Created: Feb 17, 2010 at 1:20 PM PST

Story Updated: Feb 17, 2010 at 1:20 PM PST

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ALL-STATE
Sixteen area players have been selected to the maxpreps.com all-state football teams.

Serra, which defeated Marin Catholic in the State Division III bowl, placed wide receiver George Farmer, quarterback Conner Preston, defensive linemen Sean Bacon and David Moala, linebacker Josh Finau and defensive back Robert Woods on the All-Division III first team. Defensive back Bene Benwikere represents the Cavaliers on the second team.

Salesian kicker Miguel Rodriguez is a D-III second-team pick.

Crenshaw, which lost to Concord De La Salle in the Open Division bowl, had wide receiver Geno Hall, linebacker Ronald Stovall and defensive back DeAnthony Thomas make the Division II first team.

Cathedral is represented by wide receiver Anthony Jefferson (first team) and quarterback Trevor Olson (second) on the D-II squad.

The Division I team includes Carson offensive lineman Wade Yandall and Warren running back Jesse Callier on the first team and Santee wide receiver Tevin Carter on the second.

TEAM USA
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, the former Leuzinger High School and UCLA star, and Minnesota Timberwolves center Kevin Love, another UCLA product, have been named two of the 27 players to the USA national basketball program.

Westbrook, 21, is the youngest member of the group who will report to training camp in July for the right to represent the country in upcoming international competition.

NBA all-stars Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard and Carmelo Anthony, all reigning members of the 2008 Olympic gold medal-winning team, are also among the 27.

ZUBER HONORED
Eagle Rock High School’s Richard Zuber is one of 13 coaches statewide named winners of the CIF Model Coach Award.

During his 15-year coaching career, he has taken Eagle baseball teams to Dodger Stadium for the City championship and has never failed to qualify his girls soccer teams for the playoffs.

Coaches are nominated based on the “Six Pillars of Character,” which are trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and good citizenship.

Nominations are made by the local section office.

BOWL DEAL STRUCK
A three-year deal has been signed insuring the CIF State Football Championship Bowl games will be played at The Home Depot Center in Carson through 2012, the state CIF office announced.

Home Depot was selected over the Coliseum, Bakersfield College, San Jose State, Buchanan High School in Clovis and Stanford.

TITAN’S WEEK
Cal State Fullerton’s Gerard Anderson, who starred at Carson and Verbum Dei high schools, is the Big West Conference men’s basketball player of the week.

Anderson, a forward, scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half and added 10 rebounds to lead the Titans to a 72-61 win against UC Irvine Wednesday.  His scoring outburst included three 3-point plays.

He then scored a career-high 25 points with seven rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals in a marathon 113-112 CSF victory that went three overtimes  Saturday.

TORO HONORED
Cal State Dominguez Hills right-hander Bret Montgomery has been named the California Collegiate Athletic Association pitcher of the week.

The senior from Thousand Oaks became the first Toro to pitch a no-hitter in 10 years when he accomplished the feat against Cal State L.A. Saturday.

In the second game of a doubleheader, Montgomery held the Golden Eagles hitless for seven innings while walking three and striking out five.

For the week he was 1-1 record with a 0.90 ERA in two starts.

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