HIGHHLAND REBOUNDS TEAM BREAKS LOSING STREAK IN LEAGUE DRIVE.Byline: SEAN n. 1. A seine. See Seine. CEGLINSKY Special to the Daily News The Highland High boys' basketball team entered Tuesday's showdown against Golden League front-runner Palmdale on a three-game losing streak after a pair of league setbacks to Knight and Lancaster and a nonleague loss to Price of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Another loss would have been disastrous. It was a must-win situation. And the Bulldogs responded with one of their better efforts of the season, defeating the host Falcons, 59-52, to once again make themselves relevant in the league standings, and perhaps move back into the hunt for a league title. ``Highland came out with a sense of urgency, more so than we did, and remained focused the whole game,'' Palmdale coach Jon Konrad said. ``They stuck to their guns. They're a high-quality team.'' Things don't get any easier for the Bulldogs (14-9, 4-3), ranked No. 15 by the Daily News this week. They play fifth place 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 on Tuesday and must regroup re·group v. re·grouped, re·group·ing, re·groups v.tr. To arrange in a new grouping. v.intr. 1. To come back together in a tactical formation, as after a dispersal in a retreat. quickly for Friday's game against Lancaster, a team they're tied with for third place. ``We're not going to roll for anyone, and these next two games are big for us. Huge,'' Highland coach Jeff Smith said. ``There's no automatic wins in this league. ``In fact, we've stopped worrying about all the outside interferences like who's in first, second and third place. We've been focused solely on us. We're concentrating on winning.'' Whether Highland has enough left in the tank to win a league championship remains to be seen. However, the Bulldogs do control their own destiny Destiny goddess of destiny of mankind. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 78] See : Fate and can gain an automatic berth for the Southern Section Div. II-A playoffs by finishing in fourth place in league. Crowded at the top: Knight (20-2, 6-1) could very well end up being the main beneficiary beneficiary Person or entity (e.g., a charity or estate) that receives a benefit from something (e.g., a trust, life-insurance policy, or contract). A primary beneficiary receives proceeds from a trust or insurance policy before any other. of Highland's upset of Palmdale considering the Hawks Hawks , Howard Winchester 1896-1977. American filmmaker whose works include His Girl Friday (1940) and The Big Sleep (1946). , ranked No. 6 by the Daily News, are now tied for first place heading into the final four games of the season. ``If you would have asked me before the season started if I would've been happy being tied for first place, I would've definitely said yes,'' Knight coach Tom Hegre said. ``It's hard to argue with our success so far but we also know that there's a long way to go.'' The Hawks play at Lancaster on Tuesday and then have a week off before traveling Antelope Valley. Beyond that, Highland looms before 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. at Palmdale in a game that could decide the league championship. ``You can't underestimate anyone in this league because if you do you're going to drop a game or two,'' Hegre said. ``The title is still up for grabs. It's a like a crapshoot, but we like our team and our chances.'' CAPTION(S): box Box: GOLDEN LEAGUE STANDINGS |
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