BOYS' BASKETBALL: ANTELOPES SLAM IT HOME.Byline: SEAN n. 1. A seine. See Seine. CEGLINSKY Staff Writer Raymond Cody feels right at home at the Slam Jam boys' basketball tournament. The senior-to-be led 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 of Lancaster in scoring throughout the four-day showcase, and the Antelopes successfully defended their tournament title Sunday with a 56-37 victory over Burroughs of Burbank at Sylmar High. Cody scored a game-high 14 points against the Indians in the final, and teammates Thomas Johnson Thomas Johnson may refer to:
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