MARAUDERS SHOOT FOR TOURNAMENT : MEN'S BASKETBALL GETS OPPORTUNITY TO REDEEM LOSS AGAINST CHAFFEY.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News When Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. men's basketball team meets Chaffey tonight for the second time this season, the stakes will be much higher. A victory in the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, regional final, which will begin at 7 p.m. will give the Marauders their first berth in the state tournament at San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. State. On the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. , another battle will take place between 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 coach Newton Chelette and Chaffey coach George Tarkanian, the son of Fresno State coach Jerry Tarkanian Jerry Tarkanian (born August 8 1930), also known as "Tark the Shark", is a former college basketball coach known for colorful behavior, including habitually chewing on a towel during games, and for his public criticisms of and clashes with the NCAA. . George Tarkanian is a part-time instructor at Antelope Valley College. His father coached a season at Antelope Valley College in 1958, the only losing season in a highly successful career which includes rebuilt programs at Long Beach State, the University of Nevada University of Nevada could refer to either of the universities in the Nevada System of Higher Education:
Chelette was a former assistant under Jerry Tarkanian at Nevada Las Vegas in 1987-88. And it was the elder Tarkanian who steered Chelette to Antelope Valley College in 1989-90. Still, Chelette downplays any rivalry. ``It doesn't matter if we are playing Chaffey, Southwestern, Valley or Ventura,'' Chelette said. ``It's a big game because it's the game we have to win to get to San Jose.'' No name calling, no war of words here. ``There's a lot of talk about it being a Tark-Chelette game,'' Antelope Valley freshman guard Trevor Beal said. ``It's not. It's about Chaffey-AV and going to San Jose.'' Freshman John Burrell John Buster Burrell (born November 22, 1940 in Fort Worth, Texas) was an American football wide receiver in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Washington Redskins. He played college football for Rice University. , the Marauders' leading scorer, took a political science course from George Tarkanian during the fall semester. Still, the coaching matchup wasn't brought up at Antelope Valley's practice Thursday. The team analyzed a videotape of the teams' Jan. 8 game and went home. Oh yes, the game - a 99-95 victory by Chaffey. The defeat knocked Antelope Valley, which was playing its first game after earning the No. 1 spot in the state rankings for the first time in school history, out of the top position. Since the loss to Chaffey, Antelope Valley (30-4) has won 13 in a row, 21 of their last 22 games and set a school record for most victories in a season. ``It's a nice feeling to go against Chaffey again,'' Burrell said. ``That's the first thing we thought about when the pairings came out. People have been asking if we're scared of them because they beat us. We're not intimidated at all. We're ready.'' The second-seeded Marauders have been in top form in their playoff victories, all at home. Antelope Valley posted a 100-61 first-round victory over Trade Tech and beat Riverside 104-83 in the second round behind 34 points from Burrell and 21 points by Jonathan George on Wednesday night. ``The crowds keep getting bigger and bigger,'' George said. ``It's been packed. That really means a lot, especially at the end of the season.'' More than 1,000 people are expected at the game against seventh-seeded Chaffey (26-10). Chaffey, the Foothill Conference South Division champion, is paced by sophomores Willie Farley Willie Deshon Farley (born August 22 1975 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Adelaide 36ers in the Australian NBL. A shooting guard, he is 6'4" tall and weighs 92 kg. , Shomario Richard and Greg Austin. Farley scored 26 points in the first meeting against Antelope Valley, including the game-clinching basket in the final minute, while Richard had 28 points and was 6 of 6 from three-point range. Austin, a 6-foot-6-inch post player who averages 21.9 points and 9.9 rebounds, sat out the game because of injury. ``They were really hot from the field, but I think it is a game we could have won,'' Beal said. ``I think this time it's going to be a different story. Going into the Chaffey game, we were building. We kept going and it put us in the playoffs. I think we'll be able to handle any situation.'' |
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