BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: GOLDEN TEAMS HIT THE ROAD FOR PLAYOFFS.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer The Golden League didn't get much love from the Southern Section boys' basketball playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. committee. League champion 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 High (18-8), a Division II-AA semi-finalist last year, wasn't granted an anticipated home seed, and instead will make a two-hour-plus bus trip to Whittier California High (21-3) in the first round on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Meanwhile, Division I-AA Palmdale (15-9) travels to Diamond Bar (22-4), and Division I-A Quartz Hill (15-11) treks to Pasadena (16-11). An Antelope Valley win sets up a probable second-round matchup with top-ranked Compton (23-5). ``The Golden League doesn't get respect - no matter what the sport is,'' Palmdale coach Garry Phelps said. ``Winning the league should guarantee a home seed like it used to. It's like you play the whole league for nothing. Antelope Valley not opening at home is very disappointing. They're a good team.'' Three years ago, the California Interscholastic Federation The California Interscholastic Federation (abbreviated CIF) is the governing body for high school sports in the state of California. It mirrors similar governing bodies in other states; however, it differs from others in that it covers most high schools in the state of adopted a policy of regionalizing the basketball playoffs, and using strength of schedule/overall record as the main criteria for pairings. 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Antelope Valley, which has never won a section basketball championship in its long history, is seeded ninth in the 16-team Division II-AA bracket. Coach Tom Mahan pointed out the Antelopes would have opened at home if the II-AA pairings featured 32 teams like most other brackets. ``It's tough with only 16 seeds,'' Mahan said. ``There are a lot of 20-win teams. We just have to go and take one game at a time.'' If Palmdale beats Diamond Bar, the Falcons meet the Peninsula (17-8) vs. Bellflower bellflower, in botany bellflower or bluebell, name commonly used as a comprehensive term for members of the Campanulaceae, a family of chiefly herbaceous annuals or perennials of wide distribution, characteristically found on dry (21-5) winner. Phelps figures Palmdale, which has won six of the last seven, has a shot. ``We're playing real well,'' he said. Quartz Hill, sliding into the playoffs as a third-place team, appears to be in a fairly easy regional; seven of the eight teams in the Rebels' bracket have at least seven losses. Rosamond (18-5) hosts Beaumont (14-9) in a Division IV-AA opener. The Roadrunners, paced by 6-foot-4 forward Leroy Jackson Leroy Jackson (born December 8, 1939 in Chicago Heights, Illinois) was an American football running back in the NFL for the Washington Redskins. He played college football for Western Illinois University. , must contend with Beaumont's 6-10, 240-pound center Brian Stephens. ``We just can't beat ourselves,'' Jackson said. ``We've got to do all the small things and play our hearts out.'' If Rosamond gets by Beaumont, it probably will face top-ranked Twentynine Palms (22-3). Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. (12-8) hosts Riverside Mesa Grande Academy (18-6) in Division V-AA. A first-round win means the Bobcats probably will meet longtime small-schools power Pacific Hills (19-6). Division V-A V-A abbr. ventriculoatrial Desert Christian (12-9) faces visiting Yucaipa Wilson Creek (15-4), a run-and-gun first-year program. Bethel Bethel, in the Bible Bethel (bĕth`əl) [Heb.,=house of God]. 1 Ancient city of central Palestine, the modern Baytin, the West Bank, N of Jerusalem. Christian (17-4) meets the winner of the Division V-A wild card matchup between Mesrobian (8-7) and Gateway Christian (11-6). PLAYOFF PAYOFF First-round boys' basketball playoffs involving area teams. All games Friday at 7:30 p.m. Division I-A: Quartz Hill (15-11) at Pasadena (16-11) Division I-A: Palmdale (15-9) at Diamond Bar (22-4) Division II-AA: Antelope Valley (18-8) at Whittier California (21-3) Division IV-AA: Beaumont (14-9) at Rosamond (18-5) Division V-AA: Mesa Grande Academy (18-6) at Boron (12-8) Division V-A: Wilson Creek (15-4) at Desert Christian (12-9) Division V-A: Mesrobian (8-7)-Gateway Christian (11-6) winner at Bethel Christian (17-4) CAPTION(S): Box BOX: PLAYOFF PAYOFF (See text) |
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