J.J. Arrington makes most of his time in big game. 

J.J. Arrington, who played for the College of the Canyons football team before heading to UC Berkeley and the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL, is the first player from COC to play in a Super Bowl since the football program returned to the school in 1998.

Arrington, a running back for the Cardinals, caught two passes for 35 yards in Super Bowl XLIII. The Cardinals lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-23, but Arrington had a key play in the fourth quarter. He caught a 22-yard pass from quarterback Kurt Warner on second and four. The play gave the Cardinals a first down on the Steelers’ 28-yard line and led to a touchdown. Later in the drive, Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Warner to cut the Steelers' lead to 20-14 with 7:41 to play in the game.
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Three days after handing

Golden Valley its first Foothill League loss of the season, the Hart High boys basketball team beat

Valencia on Tuesday night.

Hart was able to hold

Valencia ’s Lonnie Jackson, the league’s top scorer, to one basket in the second half and climb within a game of first place. Hart, 5-2 in league, hosts Canyon on Saturday night.

Golden Valley beat Canyon on Tuesday night and maintained its lead in the Foothill League standings. The Grizzlies, 6-1 in league, host

Saugus on Saturday night.

The

Saugus girls basketball team moved into first place in Foothill League play with its win over West Ranch on Tuesday night.

Saugus, 6-1 in league, plays at

Golden Valley on Saturday night. West Ranch, 5-2 in league, visits

Valencia Saturday night.