ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE REPETITION PAYS FOR COBB AVC RUNNING BACK EARNS STATE HONOR FOR SEASON-BEST EFFORT.Byline: Sean Ceglinsky Staff Writer Freshman running back DeAndra Cobb DeAndra Cobb (born May 18, 1981) is a free agent running back in the National Football League. High School Years Cobb attended Clark High School in Las Vegas, Nevada and was a letterman in football and track. was named the state offensive player of the week after leading Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. to a 31-21 victory over San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Mesa on Saturday. Cobb, who sat out last season to concentrate on his studies, has been a solid contributor for the Marauders. The 5-foot-11, 185-pounder from Clark High in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. ran for a season-high 189 yards on 22 carries against Mesa. His 2-yard TD run to open the second half gave the Marauders a 24-0 lead. Cobb is averaging about 8 yards per carry and has a team-high 372 yards and four touchdowns. ``Cobb has improved every week,'' coach Brent Carder said. ``We've said all along that the more repetitions in practices and in games that DeAndra gets, the better he'll become and it's starting to pay off. He's always had good speed, but now he's anticipating things out there, which is helping him quite a bit.'' Offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator typically refers to the coach on a football team in the National Football League or College football who is in charge of the offense. This position aids the head coach by designing and scripting plays, delegating work to offensive position coaches during Frank Blua said the Marauders wouldn't have been as successful - they outgained Mesa 315-105 on the ground and 439-195 overall- if not for solid blocking by linemen Terran Cheadle (6-4, 355) Blake Gaskins gas·kin n. 1. The part of the hind leg of a horse or related animal between the stifle and the hock. 2. gaskins Obsolete Galligaskins. [Probably short for galligaskins.] (6-3, 340) and Dino Toby (6-1, 340) and fullback David Newton (5-8, 185). ``Offensively, we did what we had to do to put points on the board and we moved the ball,'' Blua said. ``We played a physical game at the line of scrimmage line of scrimmage n. pl. lines of scrimmage Football Either of two imaginary lines extending across the field parallel to the goal line at the ends of the ball as it rests prior to being snapped and at which each team lines up for and we moved some people around. ``Newton did an exceptional job,'' Blua added. ``In all honesty, several of Cobb's runs were sprung by key blocks from Newton. David (Newton) had one of the better blocking games that I've seen from a back in 15 years.'' Newton also rushed for 61 yards on 11 carries and caught one pass for nine yards. --The playmaker play·mak·er n. A player in a sport with goals, such as a guard in basketball, who initiates offensive plays. play : Wide receiver Jerome Wright, a freshman from Highland High in Palmdale, gained 125 all-purpose yards and scored two touchdowns in the victory over Mesa. Wright had four catches for 56 yards, five carries for 33 yards and gained 36 yards on kickoff returns. The 6-0, 185-pounder is the team's leading scorer with 26 points and found the end zone on runs of 5 and 13 yards against a Mesa defense that ranked third in the conference. --Big D: Freshman Anthony Diggs has become a fixture on the Marauders' defensive line. Diggs, a Palmdale High graduate, leads the team in sacks with 5 1/2 and his performance against Mesa earned him state defensive player of the week honors. The 6-0, 230-pounder had five tackles, four sacks and forced and recovered a fumble. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: ``Cobb has improved every week. We've said all along that the more repetitions in practices and in games that DeAndra gets, the better he'll become and it's starting to pay off. He's always had good speed, but now he's anticipating things out there, which is helping him quite a bit.'' - Brent Carder AVC (1) (Advanced Video Coding) The video compression techniques used in the H.264 standard, jointly developed by ISO and the ITU-T. See H.264. (2) (Audio Visual C head coach on Marauders runing back DeAndra Cobb, who rushed for 189 yards against San Diego Mesa |
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