AVC NOTEBOOK: MEN'S HOOPS HITTING SOME ROAD BUMPS.Byline: Sean Ceglinsky Staff Writer For weeks, the 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. men's basketball team was No. 1 in 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, and No. 2 in the state. But two losses in the team's past four games figure to test the players' resolve this week as the Marauders prepare for two key Foothill Conference road games, beginning with Wednesday's 7 p.m. game at Desert followed by Saturday's 3 p.m. game at Victorville. ``We have some big games coming up,'' 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 coach Newton Chelette said. ``But they're all tough. Night in and night out, teams are gunning for us.'' AVC (24-5, 7-2) slipped to No. 4 in the state rankings and must play well this week and in its remaining three conference games if it hopes to overtake first-place 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 , which has a one-game lead. --Bad turn of events: AVC could be without Brandon Murray for a while. The center injured his ankle in the first half of Saturday's game against Chaffey when he landed awkwardly after going for a rebound. He visited an orthopedic specialist late Monday. The 6-foot-8 center had been providing AVC with a much-needed presence in the paint, averaging a team-best seven rebounds a game to go with 7.6 points. --More hoops: The women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. team has had little trouble in finding its identity this season and proved that again last weekend. With Saturday's 91-38 victory over visiting Chaffey, the Marauders extended their Foothill Conference winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" to 11 games, the best in the program's history. AVC (19-9, 11-0) increased its lead to three games over second-place Chaffey. ``We want to keep it going,'' AVC coach John Taylor John Taylor, or Johnny Taylor may refer to: Academic figures
That was never more apparent than against Chaffey when, for the first time this season, every 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. scored. The timely contributions proved to be more significant considering the team's leading scorer, Kristel Jones, was 1 of 11 from the field and scored three points. AVC can clinch at least a share of the conference title with victories this week over College of the Desert and Victor Valley. And a victory over Rio Hondo Rio Hondo may refer to:
``We don't think about that stuff,'' Taylor said. ``We're trying to be the best team we can be. Whether we are up by 20 points or down by 20, we demand execution. When you do that, good things happen.'' --Play ball: The baseball team will work on fine-tuning throughout the week in preparation for Foothill Conference play, which begins at home Feb. 11 against San Bernardino Valley, followed by games at Cerro Coso and Victor Valley on Feb. 13 and Feb. 15, respectively. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Kristel Jones, AVC's leading scorer, had just three points on 1-of-11 shooting against Chaffey on Saturday. However, the Marauders won to improve to 19-9 on the season. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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