BOYS' BASKETBALL: A.V. OFF TO FAST START.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer Two weeks into his annual transition from football player to basketball player, 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 guard Andre An·dré , John 1751-1780. British army officer hanged as a spy in the American Revolution for conspiring with Benedict Arnold. Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] can hear his body loud and clear. ``My body is always talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to me,'' Crenshaw said, laughing. ``That's why you'll you'll Contraction of you will. you'll you will or you shall you'll will always catch me sleeping any time I get the chance. I need my rest.'' The inevitable body aches aside, Crenshaw, Mychal Bogan Bo·gan , Louise 1897-1970. American poet whose subtle, spare works are metaphysical in tone. and Randy The name Randy generally derives from the names Randall or Randolph (meaning wolf with a shield). Randy is used as a given name primarily in the US and Canada. Men known as Randy
Crenshaw was disappointed when he learned Johnson had transferred - ``Any time you lose as player that big and that good, it's going to hurt your team,'' Crenshaw said - but he's pleased with the way the Antelopes have made up for the loss. ``It's a matter of everybody doing their part and playing the type of game that will make us successful,'' Crenshaw said. ``So far, we're doing what we need to do.'' --Tiring night: Antelope Valley Christian's Johnson is making a big impact with his new team, but even he couldn't help the Eagles beat Hollywood in Saturday's championship game of the A.V. Christian tournament. Even at 6-9, Johnson is just one player. Antelope Valley Christian was limited to six players - one called up from the junior-varsity team - after five of the team's international students went home for Christmas break. ``Man, I've never been through anything like that,'' Johnson said. ``We were definitely short-handed, and it showed.'' That was evident in the second half, when Hollywood outscored the Eagles 51-30 to pull away. ``That was fatigue fatigue, in engineering fatigue, in engineering, microscopic cracking of materials, especially metals, after repeated applications of stress. Fissures may be formed within pieces of metal during their manufacture when, while cooling from the molten state, setting in,'' Johnson said. ``But it's hard to play a full game with only (six) guys.'' Johnson is happy with his move to A.V. Christian, a transfer he said was based on academics. Johnson, who is being recruited by several colleges, has dramatically improved his grade-point average since transferring. As a result, he is becoming a more attractive recruit to college programs. ``For me, it was all about school,'' said Johnson, who last week was offered a scholarship by Iowa State. ``I needed to get my grades straightened out. That was my main priority.'' --Rethinking the game: Highland guard Tomoreo Allen Al·len , Edgar 1892-1943. American anatomist who is noted for his studies of hormones and for the discovery (1923) of estrogen. knew things would be different this year when he moved from point guard to shooting guard The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. . But not this different. Focusing more on shooting than passing, Allen is averaging 30.9 points per game. ``I'm even a little bit surprised by how much I'm scoring,'' Allen said. ``That's a lot of points.'' Highland coach Jeff Smith estimated Allen's scoring average would improve from about 18 points to 23-25 this year. He based the numbers on the offense revolving around Allen, rather than Allen running the offense. ``But I honestly didn't think he'd be scoring this much, not 31 points per game,'' Smith said ``But I'll take it.'' Vincent Bonsignore, (818) 713-3612 vincent.bonsignore(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Academics were the primary reason Chawn Johnson transferred to Antelope Valley Christian. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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