NOTEBOOK : White, Northcutt Are Dorsey-Bound

Los Angeles High wide receiver Anthony White and Washington running back Dennis Northcutt have decided to transfer to Dorsey, giving the Dons two of the Central City’s top offensive performers.

White led the area in receptions with 53 for 747 yards. He was named to the Central City first team. Northcutt, who was named to the area’s second team, rushed for 651 yards and four touchdowns in 83 carries.

Receiver/linebacker Trey Kitchen, White’s stepbrother, also transferred to Dorsey from Los Angeles.

The Dons return several outstanding offensive performers from last year’s team, which lost to Crenshaw in the the City Section 4-A Division semifinals.

Competing for backfield positions are running back Raymont Skaggs and fullback Prince Williams. Lakaki Malaki, who started last season at linebacker, is expected to be the new quarterback.

“I don’t know if we’re going to be as good as last year,” Dorsey Coach Paul Knox said. “We have the potential.”

*

Beverly Hills Coach Bill Erickson is one of the leading candidates for the vacant baseball coaching position at Los Angeles City College.

Erickson, who formerly was an assistant at West Los Angeles College, hopes to replace Dan Cowgill, who resigned in May. Erickson has coached 12 years at Beverly Hills and has led the Normans to the Southern Section playoffs 10 times.

“It will be a very, very interesting and challenging opportunity,” Erickson said. “I enjoy my position at Beverly Hills, but I would like a new challenge. There is no way I can come out a loser.”

Erickson left today for Colorado Springs to run the baseball competition for the Olympic Festival. Erickson is on the national administrative task force for baseball competition.

Other candidates include Cal State Long Beach pitching coach and former LACC assistant Steve Rousey, former Compton coach and California Angels scout Dale Campbell and Rio Hondo Coach Mike Scolinos.

Scolinos is the nephew of legendary Cal Poly Pomona Coach John Scolinos.

Final announcement is scheduled for July 21.

*

Jeff Deno of Franklin has been selected as the Southern California male athlete of the year by the Amateur Athletic Federation. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound senior was named to the All-City Section teams in football, basketball and baseball this season.

Deno led the area in passing, throwing for 2,695 yards and 33 touchdowns. He was the starting guard on the basketball team, averaging 15 points to help the Panthers to the 3-A championship. In baseball, he compiled an 8-2 record with a 2.30 earned run average, which reached the 3-A semifinals.