Master’s Pitcher Posts Big Win in Game Show

Adam Davis will not throw a pitch for The Master’s College baseball team until the season begins in February, but the freshman from Visalia already has proven he is a money player.

Last week, Davis won $2,000, a $1,150 necklace, a food processor and an iron as a contestant on the television game show “The Price Is Right.”

Davis was randomly selected from a studio audience that included a group of 40 Master’s students. When the announcer called Davis’ name and asked him to “come on down,” Davis wasn’t sure if he was the one being summoned.

“I hesitated at first,” Davis said, “but then I just got out of my seat and ran down the aisle.”

Davis won $2,000 playing “Plinko,” in which contestants drop metal discs down a peg board.

The first two discs landed in the $1,000 slot and the third almost went into the $5,000 slot before teetering into a slot marked $0.

The segment in which Davis appeared will air Jan. 23.

Stats incredible: Whether they were running, catching or throwing, former Valley-area high school standouts were among college football’s best players, according to statistics compiled by the National Collegiate Athletic Assn.

Leading the way was Michael Pringle, a former All-City running back at Kennedy High. The Cal State Fullerton senior was the leading all-purpose runner in Division I, averaging 244.55 yards a game in rushing, receiving and return yardage.

Pringle was second in rushing with 1,727 yards--66 behind Anthony Thompson of Indiana. Pringle’s total of 116 points--19 touchdowns and one two-point conversion--was fifth best.

Rocky Palamara, a Fullerton teammate, was eighth in receiving with an average of 6.27 catches a game. Palamara, who had 69 receptions for 1,024 yards and 10 touchdowns, played at Notre Dame High and Glendale College.

Monty Gilbreath, a San Diego State senior, was fifth in receiving with 6.67 catches a game. The former Taft High standout had 80 receptions for 903 yards.

New Mexico’s Jeremy Leach, a sophomore from Granada Hills High, was sixth in total offense, averaging 280.25 yards a game. Leach was fourth in passing yardage with 3,573.

In Division II, Cal State Northridge’s Albert Fann, a junior from Cleveland High, was ninth in rushing at 125.2 yards a game.

Darren Del’Andrae of Portland State, a junior from Calabasas High, was fifth in passing efficiency with a rating of 139.1 and fourth in total offense with an average of 265.2 yards a game.

Steve Armstrong, a senior at UC Santa Barbara, was seventh in Division III passing efficiency with a rating of 150.3. The former Agoura quarterback was 10th in total offense, averaging 265 yards.

Gary Klein and staff writer Mike Hiserman contributed to this notebook.