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Where Are They Now? Liberty grad Kehoe starring for Northeastern in women's hockey

BY RON STAPP, Special to The Californian | Tuesday, Nov 03 2009 07:35 PM

Last Updated Tuesday, Nov 03 2009 09:14 PM

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Kristi Kehoe

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Liberty High graduate Kristi Kehoe leads Northeastern University of Boston with 10 goals and nine assists this season.

Kristi Kehoe

Bakersfield is known for a lot of things, but developing young hockey players isn't typically one of them. But thanks to Liberty High graduate Kristi Kehoe that might change.

As a junior forward at Northeastern, Kehoe continues to put Kern County hockey on the map.

"Being from California and especially Bakersfield, people used see me and say' wait you're from where?' because Bakersfield is more of a country town," Kehoe said. "But it's to the point now where people say whatever and it is what it is."

Kehoe's play the past few season has helped in her transition to East Coast hockey.

"My role on the team has been a goal scorer and passer," Kehoe said. "I'm not a selfish player. As long as we're winning the games it doesn't matter who gets the points. I just enjoy seeing the plays happen."

After leading the Huskies (7-1-1) in scoring her first two years, Kehoe has four goals and four assists this season.

"Our team is doing really awesome," Kehoe said. "We're off to a pretty great start so I'm pretty excited about what's going to come."

Football

Matt Akers (Liberty), DE, Fresno State -- Freshman has eight tackles in seven games, four unassisted, including a solo tackle in the Bulldogs' 31-27 victory Saturday over Utah State.

Sean Andrew (Bakersfield), FB, Weber State -- No stats

Brandon Banks (BC), WR, Kansas State -- Senior leads the Wildcats with 42 catches for 524 yards and a touchdown. He has returned four kickoffs for TDS, totaling 953 yards on 30 runbacks. He also has 49 rushing yards and has returned 13 punts for 121 yards this season. He had a 98-yard kickoff return for a score and tallied nine catches for 156 yards in the Wildcats' 42-30 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday.

Brandon Barkate (Garces), WR, Redlands -- Senior is third on the team in receiving with 25 catches for 282 yards and three touchdowns. Had eight catches for 136 yards in Saturday's 41-14 win over Pomona-Pitzer.

Jacob Bower (BC), QB, Tulsa -- Junior is 15-for-35 passing for 289 yards and two touchdowns, and has also rushed for 44 yards and a score for the Golden Hurricanes (4-4). Was 9-of-22 passing for 206 yards and a touchdown in a 27-13 loss to SMU on Saturday.

Derek Carr (BCHS), QB, Fresno State -- Freshman is 10-of-14 passing for 112 yards in four games of limited action this season. He did not play in the Bulldogs' 31-27 victory over Utah State on Saturday.

Daniel Calvin (BHS, BC), DT, Kansas State -- Senior has 22 tackles, 13 solo, a sack and three tackles for a loss for the Wildcats. He had three unassisted tackles in his team's 42-30 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday.

Jack Campbell (Garces), DL, Cornell -- Junior has seven tackles, including four unassisted, in six games for the Big Red (2-5) this season.

Hayo Carpenter (Burroughs), WR, Minnesota -- Junior has two catches for 43 yards in seven games.

Ryan Clanton (Bakersfield Christian, OL, City College of San Francisco

Seth Damron (East, BC), TE, Mesa State -- has 17 catches for 188 yards and a touchdown this season. Had one reception for seven yards in his team's 31-7 loss to Chadron State on Saturday.

Bruce Frieson (BC), RB, Eastern Kentucky -- Junior has rushed for 182 yards and three touchdowns on 35 carries for the Colonels (5-3).

Curtis Huge (Stockdale), P, SE Missouri State -- Freshman has made 3-of-4 field goals, has four punts for a 30 yard average and is averaging 56.5 yards per attempt on kickoffs for the Redhawks.

Ryan Mathews (West High), RB, Fresno State -- Junior leads the nation with 1,316 yards and 11 touchdowns on 179 carries. He is averaging 164.5 yards per game and 7.4 yards per carry. He rushed for 185 yards and two scores on 23 carries in Saturday's 31-27 victory over Utah State.

AJ Jefferson (West), DB/KR, Fresno State -- Senior is tied for second on the team with 24 solo tackles, has four pass defelctions, a tackle for a loss and a forced fumble. He also had 418 yards on 19 kick returns for a 22.3 average. He returned four kickoffs for 84 yards, including one for a season-best 36 yards, and had four solo tackles in Saturday's 31-27 victory over Utah State.

Zach Lewis (Garces), TE, San Diego -- Junior has two catches for 16 yards.

Daron Mackey (West, BC), LB, Boise State -- Junior has 19 tackles, 13 unassisted, a forced fumble, four tackles for a loss and two pass deflections for the Broncos.

Will Mahan (BHS, BC), P, Washington -- Junior is averaging 41.8 yards per punt, including 12 inside the 20-yard line. He has seven kicks over 50 yards for the Huskies.

Princeton McCarty (West High), RB, Idaho -- Sophomore has 469 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 82 carries for the Vandals. He also has six catches for 112 yards and a score. He had eight carries for 35 yards, including a 13-yard run, and also had a 41-yard reception in a 35-34 win over La. Tech.

Alex Mitchell (BHS), DB, Whittier -- Freshman has three tackles, two of them unassisted for the Poets.

Peter Mitchell (BHS), QB, Whittier -- Has yet to throw a pass this season in limited action. Has one reception for nine yards and also rushed four times for three yards.

Emmanual Ojeriakhi (Bakersfield), WR, Utah State

Ben Ossai (Stockdale), OL, Washington

Gerrit Otten (Liberty, BC), DB, Cal Poly SLO

Brandon Owens (Ridgeview), DB, Colorado State -- Sophomore has seven tackles in six games, including one solo tackle, for the Rams.

Dustin Powell (Bakersfield Christian, BC), QB, SE Missouri State -- Is 2-of-2 passing for seven yards and has seven carries for 16 yards in limited action.

Devin Pruett (Liberty, BC), DB, Hofstra -- Junior has five tackles, one unassisted and one for a loss in eight games for the Pride.

Brian Putman (Centennial, BC), WR, Redlands -- Senior leads the team with 60 catches for 819 yards and eight touchdowns for the Bulldogs (6-1). Had nine catches for 124 yards, including a 42-yard reception in his team's 41-14 victory over Pomona-Pitzer Saturday.

Colton Schmidt (Liberty), P, UC Davis -- Freshman is averaging 39.9 yards per punt, placing 13 of his 37 kicks inside the 20 yard line for the Aggies.

Ryan Skidmore (East), TE, Fresno State

Brandon Smith (West), WR, Arizona State

Attrail Snipes (BC), WR, Kansas State -- Senior has 22 catches for 339 yards and two touchdowns for the 5-4 Wildcats, who have won four of their last five games. He had five catches for 53 yards in Saturday's 42-30 loss to Oklahoma.

Karsten Sween (Burroughs), QB, Wyoming -- Senior is 3-of-8 for 27 yards in limited action this season.

Phillip Thomas (BHS), DB, Fresno State -- Freshman has 13 solo tack1es, including two resulting in a 2-yard loss in eight games for the Bulldogs. He had a solo tackle in Saturday's 31-27 win over Utah State.

Brett Willis (Garces), WR, Sacramento State -- Junior has six catches for 95 yards and three touchdowns for the Hornets (3-5). He had an assisted tackle on special teams in his team's 27-24 win over Northern Arizona on Saturday.

Hockey

Natalie Horton (Liberty), F, Manhattanville College, NY

Volleyball

Cassandra Anderson (BHS), Florida -- Sophomore leads the Gators with 11 stuffed blocks and is sixth on the team with 88 kills and 14 aces in 21 matches.

Kailee Blair (Centennial), S, Westmont -- Sophomore leads the Warriors with 593 assists and also has 17 aces.

Charlene DeHoog (BCHS), OH, UC Santa Barbara -- Junior has 89 kills, three aces and 30 digs in 20 matches for the Gauchos.

Carolyn Ewert (Centennial), Navy -- Freshman is second on her team in kills with 156 and also 7 aces for the Naval Academy.

Clare Flood (BCHS), MB, Boston College --

Mallori Gibson (Foothill), OH, Pacific -- Senior is second on the team in kills with 280 and has a team-high 34 aces for the Tigers.

Lize Hicks (Liberty), DS, Houston Baptist -- Senior has 87 digs and six assists this season.

Michele Keathley (Stockdale), DS, Fordham -- Freshman has 187 digs and eight aces for the Rams.

Jamie Kidd (BHS), OH, Cal Poly Pomona -- Freshman has three kills and seven digs in five matches for the Broncos.

Katie McWhorter (Stockdale), Massachusetts-Boston -- Was named Little East Conference player of the week for the third time this season. She has a team-high 415 kills and also has 51 aces in 31 matches this season.

Breanne Menees (Centennial), DS, Sacramento State -- Sophomore leads the Hornets in digs with 563 and also has 25 aces in 26 matches this season.

Ashley Oscars (Liberty), OH, Maryland-Baltimore County -- Senior is second on the team with 184 kills for the Retrievers.

Stevi Robinson (Stockdale), OH, Pepperdine -- Sophomore has a team-high 375 digs and 32 aces for the Waves.

Justine Schoneveld (Bak.Christian), S, Biola --Leads the team with 974 assists, and also has 48 kills and 20 aces in 26 matches.

Shelby Staab (Garces), MB, San Diego -- Freshamn has eight kills and an assist in six matches for the Toreros this season.

Caitlin Tittl (Liberty), OH, Northeastern -- Junior is third on her team in kills with 175 and first in aces with 27.

Elisse Wolff (BCHS), OH, Westmont -- Junior has 26 kills in 10 matches this season.