AVC ADVANCES TO FINAL EIGHT IN STATE.Byline: Nathan Brown Nathan Brown may refer to:
LANCASTER - With a state tournament appearance on the line for 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. , Shalonie Hutchinson kept her cool in the clutch on Saturday night. Hutchinson made 5 of 6 free throws with less than a minute remaining to lead Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley to a 67-64 victory over visiting Fullerton in a third- round game of the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Regional playoffs. ``All I was thinking about was getting there (state championships),'' said Hutchinson, a sophomore guard. ``I had to be calm.'' Antelope Valley (30-2) had its hands full with Fullerton forward Caricia Jones, who scored 14 first-half points. She was held to just four in the second half in large part because of the strong defensive effort by sophomore Renita Mitchell. ``She was awesome,'' Antelope Valley coach John Taylor said. ``First we had to shut down their guard (Desirae Martinez), but Jones was hurting us inside. Renita came and did a great job for us.'' Antelope Valley trailed 31-29 at the half and fought through seven lead changes before taking a 58-57 lead with 3:20 remaining. Behind Hutchinson, who finished with 13 points, Antelope Valley will be one of eight teams participating in next weekend's state tournament at Jenny Craig Pavilion Jenny Craig Pavilion, built in 2000, is a 5,100 seat, multi-purpose arena in San Diego, California, named after the weight-loss entrepreneur Jenny Craig. It is the home of the University of San Diego Toreros. at UC San Diego. |
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