FOOTBALL: ANTELOPE VALLEY LOOKING FOR HELP FROM ITS FOE LEAGUE TITLE HOPES RESTS WITH PALMDALE'S FATE.Byline: Ramona Shelburne Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Staff Writer Andre 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't decide who to call. He feels like he needs to call someone, but he's afraid he won't know what to say. Even with Tyreace House, his childhood friend, the conversation would be awkward. But that's pretty much the place Crenshaw and his 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 football team put themselves in by losing 21-14 to Lancaster last Friday night. In order for the 'Lopes (5-3, 3-1) to win the Golden League, they'll need some help from Palmdale, their biggest rival. Palmdale hosts Lancaster (7-2, 4-1) this week and a win essentially hands the title to Antelope Valley. ``Yeah, it's kinda Adv. 1. kinda - to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" kind of, sort of, rather weird,'' said Crenshaw, Antelope Valley's leading rusher. ``We need to win our last two games against Pete Knight and Littlerock, but in the back of our heads, we're like, 'If Palmdale can just beat Lancaster, we'd win.' '' Crenshaw said he's planning to call House, Palmdale's leading receiver, later in the week, to wish him luck. But for now, he's going through an intermediary Intermediary See: Financial intermediary intermediary See financial intermediary. , Victor Cooper, who played at Palmdale last year and is still close with many of the players on the team. ``I talked to Victor about it the other day,'' Crenshaw said. ``He'll talk to those guys for me.'' If Lancaster beats Palmdale, the Eagles will clinch Clinch, river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, formed by the junction of two forks in SW Va., and flowing generally SW across E Tenn. to the Tennessee River at Kingston. the first Golden League title in school history. If Antelope Valley wins its final two games against the bottom two teams in the league and Palmdale wins its final two games, the teams would tie for the league title at 5-1, but A.V. would win the tiebreaker tie·break·er n. An additional contest or period of play designed to establish a winner among tied contestants. Also called tiebreak. tie because it beat Palmdale in Week 4. The irony isn't lost on House. ``I want the title all to myself, I don't want to share it with anyone,'' he said. ``All we can do to make that happen is win. ...I'm friends with a lot of those guys at A.V. Andre and I have known each other since we were little. I'm sure they want us to beat Lancaster, but I'm not thinking about it like that.'' Brandon McLaughlin, a starting wideout and linebacker for Palmdale, said he'd be happy for Antelope Valley if a victory by Palmdale on Friday helped the 'Lopes win the title. ``It doesn't seem right, but that's how it goes,'' McLaughlin said. ``If we win, I'd be happy we beat Lancaster, and I'd be happy for A.V. They worked hard for it.'' --Deja vu: Lancaster was in a similar position each of the past two seasons coming into the game against Palmdale. The Eagles could've claimed the Golden League by beating the Falcons, but came up short each time. This year is a little different. Lancaster was upset 28-27 by Highland two weeks ago. That loss cost them a chance to clinch at least a share of the league title by beating Antelope Valley. --The other side: The race for the third and final automatic 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. spot is still far from settled too. Quartz Hill (5-3, 2-2) and Highland (3-5, 2-2) play on Friday in what is essentially an elimination game for the loser (jargon) loser - An unexpectedly bad situation, program, programmer, or person. Someone who habitually loses. (Even winners can lose occasionally). Someone who knows not and knows not that he knows not. . The winner would move to 3-2 and then have to hope for some help from other teams. If Highland wins, it would need Palmdale to beat Lancaster on Friday. Highland would win a tiebreaker against Lancater, by virtue of its 28-27 victory over the Eagles two weeks ago. Quartz Hill can finish third by winning its final two games. The Rebels play Palmdale on Nov. 10 in the regular season finale For the music notation program, see . A finale (italian word) is a closing part, act or movement of a dramatic or musical composition, or more generally any event or procedure with a dramatically concluding effect. . |
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