Burroughs High

A confident Burroughs High team opened its 2005 campaign Friday with a convincing nonleague victory against host Schurr, 30-14. The Indians set and maintained the pace of the game, as they came out running with senior Thomas Kyle -- who finished the night with 111 yards in 11 carries and a touchdown. He also caught a 67-yard screen pass from junior quarterback Tony Banuelos Jr. for a touchdown to put Burroughs ahead. Banuelos completed 14 of 26 passes for 233 yards and three touchdowns.

BURBANK - Last time out for Burroughs High baseball saw the Indians win a three hour marathon against host Crescenta Valley to take over sole position of first place in the Pacific League. But that win would lose most of its splendor if Burroughs failed to take care of business Friday hosting a youthful Glendale squad fresh off its first league win. Against the Nitros, Burroughs did not stumble and came away with a 5-0 victory to remain the last undefeated team in Pacific League play.

About 30 minutes into watching the Wednesday night dress rehearsal of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” at John Burroughs High School in Burbank, I had an unsettling realization. An hour prior, I had been at the mercy of sharp steel, having received a haircut less than a mile away. I shivered and touched my neck, taken in by Stephen Sondheim's over-the-top creepy score, music the play's vocal director Brendan Jennings described - rather aptly, I thought - as “early Tim Burton.” Fortunately, the woman who tames my somewhat unruly mop is not a maniacal, hate-filled murderer.

GLENDALE - Cheyenne Steward wasted no time helping the Burroughs High softball team get back on track. Looking to shake off a disappointing effort in Burroughs' previous contest against Crescenta Valley, Steward proved to be up to the task with her bat and arm leading the charge Thursday. Steward hit a first-inning home run and pitched five effective innings to lift visiting Burroughs to a 7-2 Pacific League victory against Glendale. Steward hit a two-run home run to highlight a five-run opening inning.

BURBANK — So much for secrets being kept. The Glendale and Burbank high girls’ basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a pair of Pacific League games later in the season. The two teams wound up facing each other before the start of league play. Burbank got the upper hand Thursday night with a 54-47 victory against Glendale in a consolation game of the 26th annual Magnolia Park Optimist Club Tournament at Burroughs High. Burbank (5-1) will face Fillmore, Simi Valley or Louisville in the tournament’s consolation championship game at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

Coach Doug Nicol and the Burroughs High softball team were not happy with having to share the Pacific League championship with Crescenta Valley in 2011. The goal this past season was to win the title outright and not leave any question as to who was the better squad in league. To accomplish that feat, Nicol put his faith into senior pitcher Haley Schulman, who had to share duties in the circle in 2011. As the team's ace, Schulman received the lion's share of starts for the Indians.

SOUTHEAST GLENDALE - Aware that the Glendale High girls' volleyball team had shown marked improvement, Burroughs searched for a way to quell that upswing when the teams met Tuesday afternoon in the first of two head-to-head season contests. The Indians turned to their duo of Laura Howard and Caitlin Cottrell to keep the Nitros at bay. Howard finished with 11 kills and Cottrell added eight to spark visiting Burroughs to a 25-18, 25-16, 25-14 Pacific League victory. "We knew Glendale has improved a lot," said Burroughs Coach Edwin Real, whose team is 2-2, 2-0 in league and ranked No. 8 in the latest CIF Southern Section Division II-A poll.

With no shortage of bruising ballcarriers coming out of Burroughs High over the years, it's no small feat to go down as the most prolific running back in Indians history. But that's exactly what Zander Anding did during his epic 2011 senior season, in which he rushed for 2,686 yards in 204 carries and scored 30 total touchdowns, more than enough to put him over the top for the all-time school lead in career rushing yards (3,345) and points scored (250). "Even with all the great ones we've had, he was just so special compared to all of them," says Burroughs Coach Keith Knoop, who has seen Anding's most recent predecessors Joe Wiggan, Dominique Barnes and Tadeo Zuniga set a standard of excellence for running backs in the program.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER SCHOOL St. Francis Xavier School in Burbank is searching for alumini. Those who have attended or graduated from St. Francis are asked to call Leslie Cooper, director of development, at (626) 577-3856 or the school 767-2071. BURBANK HIGH Burbank High School Class of 1960 will have its 40-year reunion on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Burbank Airport Hilton, 2500 N. Hollywood Way. For information, call Maggie Herman Susersky at 352-2096.

Despite finishing 4-6, the postseason honors keep coming for the Glendale Community College football team. After having 13 players selected to the All-Western State Conference team, including three on first team, the Vaqueros had two athletes named to the J.C. Gridwire All-American list. Burroughs High graduate Daniel Mazal earned third-team honors and Glendale High graduate Sarkis Bedoyan was honorable mention. Mazal, a sophomore tight end, led GCC with 31 receptions for 417 yards and two touchdowns.

BURBANK - Last time out for Burroughs High baseball saw the Indians win a three hour marathon against host Crescenta Valley to take over sole position of first place in the Pacific League. But that win would lose most of its splendor if Burroughs failed to take care of business Friday hosting a youthful Glendale squad fresh off its first league win. Against the Nitros, Burroughs did not stumble and came away with a 5-0 victory to remain the last undefeated team in Pacific League play.

GLENDALE - Cheyenne Steward wasted no time helping the Burroughs High softball team get back on track. Looking to shake off a disappointing effort in Burroughs' previous contest against Crescenta Valley, Steward proved to be up to the task with her bat and arm leading the charge Thursday. Steward hit a first-inning home run and pitched five effective innings to lift visiting Burroughs to a 7-2 Pacific League victory against Glendale. Steward hit a two-run home run to highlight a five-run opening inning.

GLENDALE - In a Pacific League baseball race predicted by many to be anybody's for the taking, Burroughs High emerged on Tuesday night with the top spot all to itself. And it did so at the expense of the reigning league champion, as the Indians took an 8-7 win away from Stengel Field and host Crescenta Valley in the teams' first-place showdown. "This one was just back and forth," said Burroughs senior co-captain Miles Haddad, who went three for five with two runs scored, two runs batted in, a stolen base and got the win on the mound despite never throwing a pitch.

About 30 minutes into watching the Wednesday night dress rehearsal of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” at John Burroughs High School in Burbank, I had an unsettling realization. An hour prior, I had been at the mercy of sharp steel, having received a haircut less than a mile away. I shivered and touched my neck, taken in by Stephen Sondheim's over-the-top creepy score, music the play's vocal director Brendan Jennings described - rather aptly, I thought - as “early Tim Burton.” Fortunately, the woman who tames my somewhat unruly mop is not a maniacal, hate-filled murderer.

BURBANK - Defense was at the forefront, offense was borderline nonexistent and goaltending was on center stage. And it was Burroughs High goalie Ahsha Earwood who shined brightest, as the Indians netminder nabbed 18 saves to lead the Burroughs girls' water polo team past Glendale, 5-2, on Tuesday at Burbank High in the Pacific League Tournament semifinals. "It was very similar to the first time we played," said Nitros Coach Forrest Holbrook, whose team lost to the Indians, 8-6, previously with Earwood making 15 saves.

LA CRESCENTA - Though it's still early in the Pacific League girls' soccer season, leading into Friday's first-place showdown between visiting Burroughs High and Crescenta Valley, the teams had built up plenty of statistical intrigue to bolster the match. Combining for six wins to no league losses along with a combined 40 goals to just one given up, the Falcons and Indians' collective body of work had been daunting. On a cold and windy Friday afternoon at Crescenta Valley, though, the only statistic that mattered was Sierra Rhoads' goal in the 69th minute, as the senior midfielder's strike held for a 1-0 victory for the Falcons over the Indians.

SOUTHEAST GLENDALE - In its previous game, the quarterback position was an afterthought for the Burroughs High football team, as it didn't attempt a pass in the second half. But quarterback Andrew Williams was back on the field for the Indians in Thursday night's Pacific League game against host Crescenta Valley at Moyse Field and left a deep imprint on the game. Williams managed an effective offensive effort for Burroughs and altered the game with a pair of huge runs after being flushed out of the pocket in the fourth quarter to preserve a 20-16 win, the team's second in a row. “I trust my O-line with all my heart, but what [CV]

SOUTHEAST GLENDALE - Aware that the Glendale High girls' volleyball team had shown marked improvement, Burroughs searched for a way to quell that upswing when the teams met Tuesday afternoon in the first of two head-to-head season contests. The Indians turned to their duo of Laura Howard and Caitlin Cottrell to keep the Nitros at bay. Howard finished with 11 kills and Cottrell added eight to spark visiting Burroughs to a 25-18, 25-16, 25-14 Pacific League victory. "We knew Glendale has improved a lot," said Burroughs Coach Edwin Real, whose team is 2-2, 2-0 in league and ranked No. 8 in the latest CIF Southern Section Division II-A poll.

Coach Doug Nicol and the Burroughs High softball team were not happy with having to share the Pacific League championship with Crescenta Valley in 2011. The goal this past season was to win the title outright and not leave any question as to who was the better squad in league. To accomplish that feat, Nicol put his faith into senior pitcher Haley Schulman, who had to share duties in the circle in 2011. As the team's ace, Schulman received the lion's share of starts for the Indians.

BURBANK — The Burroughs High baseball team saw something it could possibly exploit with the Hoover defense when the teams met Tuesday. Starting with the first player that reached base, the Indians began to run and they didn't stop. Burroughs stole 10 bases, as the team continually put runners in scoring position that ultimately yielded a crop of runs. The aggressive baserunning helped the Indians earn a 9-1 Pacific League win against the visiting Tornadoes, which enabled Burroughs to stay among the top-tier teams in league.