AVC FOOTBALL: BOWL GAME BACK IN AVC'S MCFUTURE : MARAUDERS' STREAK COMES AT GOOD TIME.Byline: Chris Cocoles Daily News Staff Writer The lure of hamburgers, fries and football - all in your own backyard - is visible on 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 College's horizon. Getting to that destination, the McDonald's Community College Bowl on Dec. 5 on the 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 campus, isn't without turbulence however. The Marauders' trip was made much easier about 10 p.m. Saturday night, about the time they were celebrating a 17-14 squeaker of a victory over Southwestern. Beating the Apaches, Southern California's 12th-ranked team, improved AVC's record to 3-3 with four games remaining. To all but sew up sew v. sewed, sewn or sewed, sew·ing, sews v.tr. 1. To make, repair, or fasten by stitching, as with a needle and thread or a sewing machine: a spot in the bowl for a second consecutive season, the Marauders need to finish with a winning record. With revenge-minded Chaffey, ranked 18th in the state, coming to Marauder MARAUDER. One who, while employed in the army as a soldier, commits a larceny or robbery in the neighborhood of the camp, or while wandering away from the army. Merl. Repert. h.t. Stadium on Saturday, the Southwestern victory was a necessity for the Marauders if they expect to be eating Big Macs the first week of December. ``It was a big win,'' said AVC fullback Travis Alkire, who rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns. ``It helps because now the pressure won't be on as much at the end of the season.'' The Marauders get a bye after the Chaffey test, but must travel to San Bernardino Valley The San Bernardino Valley is the hub of Southern California's Inland Empire. It is drained by the Santa Ana River. It is bordered on the north by the San Bernardino Mountains and the eastern San Gabriel Mountains, on the east by the San Jacinto Mountains, and on the south and west on Nov. 7 against the defending Foothill Conference champions. The Indians, who finished 1997 ranked sixth in California, lost three of four games to begin the season but have beaten the Marauders in their last six meetings. AVC then hosts a solid 3-2 Citrus team before completing the regular season at perennial doormat Victor Valley. At 1-3 two weeks ago, AVC seemed like a longshot for any postseason consideration, but two consecutive wins has kept the Marauders' bowling hopes within striking distance. ``If you're winning you have to be doing some things well,'' AVC coach Brent Carder said after his team endured a two-game losing streak. Two victories later, the Marauders have revived an anemic anemic pertaining to anemia. running game with fullbacks Alkire and Kasey Young. Young was held in check by Southwestern, but Alkire, moved from tight end to running back the previous week, rumbled 51 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown on a fourth-and-1 play to follow up his 1-yard scoring run in the third period. ``I'm just happy playing,'' said Alkire, who gained 56 yards relieving Young two weeks ago in AVC's 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. Defensively, AVC hasn't needed much improvement because the Marauders have been stingy stin·gy adj. stin·gi·er, stin·gi·est 1. Giving or spending reluctantly. 2. Scanty or meager: a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past. all season. Entering Saturday's game leading the conference in total defense, AVC yielded just 81 yards through three quarters to an Apaches team averaging 409.5 yards and 41.5 points. Even he Marauders' mostly woeful woe·ful also wo·ful adj. 1. Affected by or full of woe; mournful. 2. Causing or involving woe. 3. Deplorably bad or wretched: special teams unit is contributing to the bowl charge. Punter Chad York, averaging 29.7 yards in 27 attempts, produced a 52-yard effort among six punts Saturday. Sal Iabichella collected 97 yards on three kickoff returns (32.3 average). Most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , the winning points came courtesy of David Aranzubia's right leg. Having missed three extra points and both field goals in AVC's first five games, the freshman from Antelope Valley High was accurate from 32 yards with 11 seconds remaining. AVC MIDWAY REPORT Games: 6 Saturday: AVC 17, Southwestern 14 Record: 3-3 GPA GPA abbr. grade point average Noun 1. GPA - a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted : 2.6 QUARTERBACK C Monte Gutowski, a coach's son, has all the intangibles and leadership qualities that coaches crave. The freshman, thrown into the starting job when sophomore Justin Holtfreter was injured. RUNNING BACKS C+ The recent performances of fullbacks Kasey Young (358 yards) and Travis Alkire (102 on Saturday) have compensated for little production from the tailback tail·back n. Football The back on an offensive team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage. tailback Noun Brit a queue of traffic stretching back from an obstruction spot. RECEIVERS B- A conservative game plan because of Gutowski's inexperience hasn't utilized freshmen Andre Velazquez (14 catches, five touchdowns) and Rodney Gillins (30.5-yard average for five receptions) enough. OFFENSIVE LINE C Injuries have taken their toll on an already thin unit. The return of left guard Steve Maher helps, but defensive linemen have been forced to fill in. DEFENSIVE LINE B+ End Anthony Borda and tackle Ashor Valibaba are both smaller than most linebackers but have combined for double digits Double Digits was a pricing game on the American television game show, The Price Is Right. Played from April 20, 1973 through May 18, 1973's show, it was played for a car and used small prizes. in sacks. LINEBACKERS A+ Sophomore inside linebackers and leading tacklers James Juneau and Gary Hardy wreaked havoc as teammates at Antelope Valley High and have moved their act crosstown cross·town or cross-town adj. Running, extending, or going across a city or town: a crosstown street; crosstown traffic. adv. . DEFENSIVE BACKS B+ Imagine if returning starter Marcus Prevost didn't blow out his knee in Week 2. Cornerback Shannon Byrne and safety Bobby Ante have a nose for the ball. SPECIAL TEAMS D The improvement on Saturday aside, the Marauders haven't outplayed many opponents in this area. The punters are barely averaging 30 yards and the placekicking has been erratic. COACHING B- The offensive game plan has been too conservative at times, but a rugged defense has kept the Marauders competitive in nearly each game. -Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO Ashor Valibaba and AVC are pushing their way back into the JC bowl mix. Two wins in a row have bolstered postseason chances. David Crane/Daily News BOX: AVC MIDWAY REPORT (See text) |
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