GIRLS' BASKETBALL: PALMDALE'S GEORGE DOMINATES IN VICTORY PALMDALE 62, A.V. 43.Byline: Gideon Gideon (gĭd`ēən), or Jerubbaal (jērŭb`āəl, –rəbā`əl) Rubin Staff Writer 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 - Now that Teiosha George has made an oral commitment to Pepperdine, the region's most coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. post player has turned her attention to winning a Golden League title. A 6-foot-4 center without a true peer in the area, George put her skills to work Thursday night, totaling 28 points and 11 rebounds - both game highs - to lead visiting Palmdale to a 62-43 victory over three-time defending league champion Antelope Valley. ``I know I have somewhere to go now,'' said George, who committed to Pepperdine this month. ``So right now I'm just focused on playing basketball and playing hard for our team.'' The Falcons (17-4, 5-0) set the tone early, scoring 11 consecutive points to open the game. They led 18-3 after the first quarter and opened a 22-5 lead early in the second quarter on consecutive layups by George. Antelope Valley of Lancaster (16-6, 4-1) closed to within 30-22 at the end of the half on Shakira Autry's buzzer-beater from the top of the key. The Antelopes cut the lead to six points on a Shaquina Mosley layup Layup Used in the context of general equities. Easily executed trade or order. See: Lead pipe. at the start of the third quarter. Palmdale then outscored the Antelopes 19-7 for the remainder of the quarter to put the game out of reach. ``Our zone (defense) slowed (George) down for a while, but you're not going to stop her,'' Antelope Valley coach April Davenport Davenport, city (1990 pop. 95,333), seat of Scott co., E central Iowa, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1836. Bridges connect it with the Illinois cities of Rock Island and Moline; the three communities and neighboring Bettendorf, Iowa, are known as the Quad Cities. said. ``We just need to contain her better than we did tonight.'' Shanna Demus scored 14 points for Palmdale. Mosley scored 20 points for Antelope Valley and Autry added 10. Reigning league MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. Sheena 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.] of A.V. was held to seven points thanks to good defense by Demus. ``Antelope Valley is a great team,'' Palmdale coach George Corisis said. ``They're well coached, they're very athletic and they have two great players in Crenshaw and Mosley, and they both played like champions tonight.'' The two teams will meet again at Palmdale in the final regular-season game. |
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