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1 VALLEY SuAii), LVctmbtf AreUs uinies Prt BigCrowdsExpectedatBasinPlanHearings School Closure Controversial Rowing Lake Included; Foes Charge It's Ploy for Olympics Fight Goes On By JAMES QUINS. 7W Sxff rtr It came as no surprise to Thousand Oaks school officials who are considering cSorjig some neighborhood schools that parents are not taking it well at all. Qty surveys conducted over the years have shown that a high proportion of Conejo Valley parents moved to the area because of what they perceived as a superior public school system. But despite a fast-growing population, public school attendance has been steadily dropping, and school trustees appear determined to pare the number of schools. By state standards, the 21 elementary schools in the Thousand Oaks area are only 70 utilized.

And failure to act by local officials could produce state intervention, school officials have emphasized. Down to 9,000 Students The Conejo Valley, with a population of 90,000, has classroom space for 12,700 kindergarden-through-sixth grade students, but attendance is down to 9.000 students. And overwhelming passage of a growth-control initiative last April by Thousand Oaks voters will sharply restrict the construction of houses in the community through the 1980s. Please see SCHOOL, Page 4 By MARK A. STEIN, 7Wi H'nr Sweeping proposals to charge the nature of the Se-pjlveda Dam Recreation Area includxg the construction of a combination rowing channel and lake for use in the 1384 Olympic Games-are expected to draw large crowds to a pair of public hearings in Encino on Tuesday.

The hearings are being held to allow people to comment on a proposed revision of the recreational master plan for the recreation area, which covers the Sepulve-da Basin and a bit of adjoining land. Water Reclamation Flint The revised plan, dated October but not released until earlier this month, calls for significant construction in the minimally developed park, more than 2Vi times the size of New York's Central Park. Foremost among the ideas included in the plan is a 120-acre body of water that the city describes as a recreationrowing lake but which opponents of the plan call a competition rowing channel of little use to most local residents. A second dominant feature of the plan is a $100-mil-lion water reclamation plant, which would treat sewage water so it could be used for irrigation and industry and to fill the large new body of water, if it were built. channel-lake, estimated to cost S9 million, is very likely to be budt.

Thomas Keller, the head of the General Assembly of International Sports Federations, has said the basin has "priority" as the site for Olympics rowing events. Keller's announcement was a boost for Mayor Tom Bradley, who appears determined to put at least one Olympic event in the basin. Other sites, including a channel in Long Beach and Mission Bay in San Diego, have been studied and rejected by the international rowing federation that has been advising local Olympics officials. Lakes Called Viable Site Lake Casitas in Ventura County and Lake Perns in Riverside County have also been tagged by international experts as viable sites, but the Sepulveda Basin appears to be the clear first choice of Keller and Bradley. The basin is also the only site included in a draft environmental impact report on potential Olympics events sites.

All of this International maneuvering and deal -making has stirred a flurry of activity by a number of local groups. Please see BASIN, Page 7 The reclamation plant already has been approved and is expected to be built by early 19S4- Also included in the plan are dozens of baseball and sofiball diamonds, numerous tennis courts and play-fields, an arts park, a community pool, a network of bicycle trails and jogg-xg tracks, cricket fields and an expansion of the basin's wildlife area. Two existing model airplane fields remain in the revised plan, but no space is allocated for cornfields and other agriculture, which covers large patches of the basin today. Public comment on the proposed plan will be heard at hearings at 2:30 and 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Encino Community Center, 4935 Balboa Blvd.

The hearings will be held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which has final control of development in the basin because it is a flood plain behind the corps-built Sepulveda Dam. Construction Depend on Funds It is unclear how many of the recreational facilities called for in the plan would actually be built In past versions of the master plan, money had not always been available for planned projects, some of which were later dropped when public tastes and needs changed. However, recent events indicate that the rowing lmi '(m imps fenfl' MV.Ufo Kyle Bryan, Hart Jeff Daggon, Granada Hills Chris Erlemann, Reseda Randy Holmes, Reseda Paul Jones, Kennedy Dave Fournier, Sylmar Greg Hodges, Monroe Terry Crespi Big Players Dominate Times Football All-Star Team 19 Valley Schools Represented; First Teams Will Be Honored at Annual Awards Ceremony WH AD Tony Lewis, El Camino Real Mike Owens, Van Nuys i I They starred on defense, too, as outstanding tacklers and play busters. Reseda's Chris Erlemann (5-9 170) and Sylmar's Dave Fournier (6-0 and 210) starred at blocking and landed the offensive guard positions.

Each also saw regular duty on defense and were outstanding at tackling. Rival coaches had a lot to say about Randy Holmes, Reseda center. Holmes (6-0 and 220) earned his third varsity letter at the position, drawing raves over his ability to get the ball snapped and then block without letting opposing nose guards handle him. The down linemen on first team defense are four burly but quick performers. Gene Bradford (6-2 and 200) was said to be the strength of Kennedy's defense, with five unassisted tackles and an average of 10 assists a game.

Watched by Scouts Alemany's Jay Hager (6-1 and 245) was among the hardest hitters in Valley football this year, and he had plenty of college scouts looking him over. Another hard-hitting lineman was Jeff Perry (6-3 and 200). He figured heavily in helping his Monroe team stay undefeated in league competition. Strong as a bull on El Camino Real's defensive line was Armahn Williams (6-1 and 240). He sacked quarterbacks and averaged seven tackles a game.

He showed opponents how to throw their weight around, also being a heavyweight wrestler. David Coldiron of Van Nuys (6-0 and 215) is the only repeater on the all-Valley area team. A second-unit selection as a down lineman in 1979, Coldiron returns this year as one of the first-team linebackers. On offense, he excelled at center. Another blue-chip college prospect is linebacker Mark Korff (6-1 and 200).

He broke tackling records at Kennedy, averaging seven unassisted and 12 assisted tackles a contest, while sacking quarterbacks four times, intercepting passes twice and recovering two fumbles. Only llth-Grader Picked Charles Mallory of Cleveland, a linebacker, is the only llth-grader on the all-Valley first team. Mallory (6-3 and 202) sometimes seemed to be a one-man gang at tackling. He already has the major college scouts interested, according to his coaches. The other linebacker is Pete Teutonico (6-1 and 195).

He was a defensive standout for Chatsworth while earning a third varsity letter. Eric Davis of Granada Hills, Charlie Parry of Newbury Park and Polytechnic's Ed Saignes are the defensive backs. Davis (5-11 and 180) was among the top rushers, but he earns a defensive spot for an outstanding year at safety. Parry (6-3 and 198) earned all-Marmonte League as a receiver, but he received unusually heavy support in the balloting by coaches for outstanding work as a defensive back. Please see ALL-STARS, Page 5 By DON SNYDER, Times Staff Writer Nineteen teams are represented on the 1980 Times All-Valley high school football team.

As usual, big players dominate the 44 -player all-star ensemble, announced for the 20th consecutive year. Two -thirds of the players are six feet or taller, and the majority of them tip the scales at 190 pounds or more. A number of the all-stars, including those making the team's second units, were scouted closely by major colleges during the season. Many were selected for their abilities to stand out on both offense and defense. A poll of coaches from 36 high schools playing 11-man football in The Times' Valley Section area was a significant factor in determining the selections at the end of the regular playing schedule and prior to the playoffs.

The area covers the San Fernando, Conejo, Santa Clarita and Simi valleys. Schools in Burbank and Sunland-Tujunga, geographically within the bounds of the San Fernando Valley, qualify players for The Times' Glendale-Burbank Section team. Stanford Coach to Speak All players making first-team offense and defense may expect to hear what football life on the college level is all about when they receive their awards. Stanford Coach Paul Wiggin will be principal speaker at the annual Times High School Football Brunch and Awards Presentation at 9:30 a.m. next Sunday at the Inn At The Park, 1855 S.

Harbor Anaheim. Sponsored by the Los Angeles Times Fund, the invitational event will bring together players making the first teams on all-star squads in 10 Times circulation areas: Central Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, Southeast, South Coast, Westside, Glendale-Burbank and Centine-la-South Bay. A parent of each first-team all-star player and high school coaches throughout Southern California also have received invitations to the event. Following the awards presentation the players, parents and coaches will be the guests of Knott's Berry Farm. Two Top Pairs Two versatile quarterbacks and a pair of sizable and speedy ball carriers are in the backfield of the all-Valley area first-team offense.

Greg Hodges, one of the quarterbacks, sparked Monroe to the only undefeated and untied league record in the Valley this season. A running quarterback with a talented kicking toe, Hodges (6 feet and 175 pounds) led the high school area in scoring during the regular season by rushing for 15 touchdowns and place-kicking place-kicking 23 extra points and a 32-yard field goal for a total of 1 16 points. Mike Owens also exhibited multiple talents as Van Nuys quarterback, passing for 1,614 yards and 20 touch- i 1 Bill Turner, Westlake Gene Bradford, Kennedy PAT LYNCH Los Angeles Times downs while leading Valley area punters with a 41.3 average. He also ran for 11 touchdowns. Smooth-stepping Tony Lewis (6-2 and 190) scored 14 touchdowns and rushed for 750 yards as the bread-and-butter back for the El Camino Real team that was-co-champion of the powerful Valley 4-A League.

Westlake's Bill Turner, another supercharger with a football in hand, is the other offenseive back. Turner (6-2 and 200) punted 40 times for a 38.7 average in three years of high school play. He rushed for more than 800 yards and 12 touchdowns this year in helping his team capture the Marmonte League. At the ends on offense are Jeff Daggon of Granada Hills and Paul Jones of Kennedy. Daggon (6-3 and 180) caught 37 passes, nine in one game, for an overall 698 yards while Jones (5-10 and 160) snared 33 for 697 yards even though playing for a team that featured running as much as passing.

Big and powerful are Kyle Bryan of Hart (6-3 and 220) and Terry O'Hara of Crespi (6-4 and 258) at the tackles. Both opened up huge holes for their runners. Jeff Perry, Monroe Jay Hager, Alemany Af) fan IIl ''iiV ft Ed Saignes, DB Polytechnic Charlie Parry, DB Newbury Park Pate Teutonico, LB Eric Davis, DB Chatsworth Granada Hills Charlas Matton, LB Cleveland Armahn Williams, David Coldiron, LB Mark Korff, LB El Camino Real Van Nuys Kennedy.