GIRLS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: A.V. GOT RUDE AWAKENING ANTELOPES' BERKELEY LESSON COULD PAY OFF IN THE PLAYOFFS.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer It wasn't quite the Lost Weekend, but the 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 girls' basketball team didn't get a lot of positives out of its trip to Berkeley on Saturday. The Antelopes lost to Division I power Berkeley 72-35 and made 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. wonder why she scheduled the game in the first place. ``It was really kind of a waste of time,'' Davenport said. ``We had a long drive, the weather was bad, we went straight to the hotel and then straight to the game and we were just never into it.'' ``We probably shot 12 out of 100. They had big girls who were just as quick as (A.V. point guard Shaquina Mosley).'' The game exposed the problem the Antelopes might have in the playoffs. Antelope Valley is probably the quickest team in the region, and in the Golden League their lack of size doesn't hurt. The loss to Berkeley served as a reminder that the playoffs won't be as easy as the regular season. ``Absolutely,'' Davenport said. ``That's the one thing it was good for. It was good to see up and see that level of competition, because it's something we don't see in league. ``We learned some things that will help us, but I don't want to throw too much at the players and poop Poop A slang term often used to describe people with insider information. Notes: Not the most illustrious name. See also: Insider Information them out before the playoffs start.'' --Closing in: At the start of the season, it seemed doubtful that the Foothill League would be won by an undefeated team or even a team with one loss. But with three more victories, Hart would finish 10-0 and likely head into the Southern Section Division I-A playoffs with a No. 2 seed. Tuesday's game between Hart and Saugus means more to the Centurions. With a victory at home, they would earn a share of the league title and move up in the Southern Section poll. Entering this week, Hart was ranked No. 2 in Division I-A and Saugus was ranked No. 9 in the very tough Division II-AA. Saugus will have to find a way to stop Hart's backcourt back·court n. 1. Sports a. The part of a court between the service line and the base line in tennis and other net games. b. duo of Amanda Patton and Ashlee Trebilcock, and control the post better than it did in the teams' first meeting. Hart's 5-foot-8 forward, Brandi Kimble, held Saugus' 6-2 Sheridan Arredondo pretty much in check in the first game. --A.V. looks Golden: The Golden League has followed a more predictable path. Antelope Valley has a game with Palmdale left, but the Antelopes handled the Falcons fairly easily on the road in their first meeting. Palmdale has secured a 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, and Quartz quartz, one of the commonest of all rock-forming minerals and one of the most important constituents of the earth's crust. Chemically, it is silicon dioxide, SiO2. Hill and Highland will battle into the final week for the Golden League's third playoff spot, although whoever wins it will have an extremely tough first-round playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship . Quartz Hill improved to 11-10 with its victory over Littlerock on Tuesday and exceeded .500 for the first time this season. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- ran in AV edition only) Cassie Corliss and her Quartz Hill teammates will battle into the final week for the Golden League's third playoff spot. John Lazar/Staff Photographer (2 -- ran in SAC Sac: see Sac and Fox. SAC - 1. An early system on the Datatron 200 series. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. edition only) Saugus must find a way to stop Hart's backcourt duo of Ashlee Trebilcock, pictured, and Amanda Patton on Tuesday. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News |
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