AVC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: TRYING TO STAY POSITIVE CAN AVC GET REFOCUSED?Byline: Sean Ceglinsky Staff Writer Optimism. It's the one thing that had been a constant this season among the football players and coaching staff at 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. . But that optimism has diminished with the mounting losses to the point of being nearly nonexistent non·ex·is·tence n. 1. The condition of not existing. 2. Something that does not exist. non . The latest blow came Saturday with a 68-30 Foothill Conference loss to visiting Victor Valley - a team to which 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 had never lost. ``A loss is a loss is a loss,'' said coach Brent Carder, in his 33rd season at AVC. It's just that Saturday's rout was among the biggest in school history. Consider: --The 68 points were the most allowed in the history of the program. --The loss was AVC's first in 17 meetings against Victor Valley. --The AVC defense has allowed 358 points this season, the most ever under Carder. --The Marauders (1-7, 1-5) extended their losing streak to five games - the second-longest in school history. And with two games remaining, AVC could tie the school record for consecutive losses in a season of seven set in 1971, Carder's second year as coach. ``People are disappointed and you expect that,'' Carder said. ``But it doesn't do any good to look back with remorse Remorse See also Regret. Ayenbite of Inwit (Remorse of Conscience) Middle English version of medieval moral treatise, c. 1340. [Br. Lit. . ``We just have to keep working hard. If we don't give up, things will get better. We have to get refocused. That attitude has to prevail.'' With a bye this week, the team will have 10 days to prepare for host 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 Oct. 16. AVC closes out the season at nationally ranked Grossmont of El Cajon El Cajon (ĕl kähōn`), city (1990 pop. 88,693), San Diego co., S Calif.; inc. 1912. Electronic equipment, aircraft parts, irrigation equipment, furniture, and men's suits are among its manufactures. . --Record passer: For the second time this season, Jamar Culver cul·ver n. A dove or pigeon. [Middle English, from Old English culufre, from Vulgar Latin *columbra, from Latin columbula, diminutive of columba, dove.] completed a school-record 28 passes in a game, finishing with 237 yards and two touchdowns against Victor Valley. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound sophomore broke Cory Allred's 2001 record of 24 completions against Reedley in the season opener. He's 161 of 285 for 1,925 yards and 14 touchdowns this season. --Wright can do no wrong: Culver's passes usually find Jerome Wright Jerome Wright (born 29 October 1985) is an English footballer. He palys as a Midfielder. He is currently playing for Northern Premier League First Division team F.C. United of Manchester. Trivia . Wright, a sophomore who this season broke the school record for most receptions in a season, had 11 catches for 135 yards Saturday and has 65 receptions for 862 yards and four touchdowns this season. ``Talk is cheap, actions show,'' Wright said. ``I try to elevate my game so we can win. I've worked hard and I thought I would be happier with the records, but we're not winning. I guess after the season I'll congratulate myself. Then maybe I'll be satisfied.'' |
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