PREP BASKETBALL PREVIEW ANTELOPES TO PICK UP THE PACE NEW COACH, STYLE TO GUIDE A.V.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer LANCASTER - 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 has a strong basketball tradition, but there was little evidence of that last season, when the Antelopes went 0-10 in the Golden League. But this season's Antelope Valley team features a new coach and a slew of hard-working juniors. Tom Hegre, who has coached the Littlerock girls' team for the past six seasons, looks to have the Antelopes pushing the ball in the open court. ``I like to play a style that's exciting to watch,'' Hegre said. ``The kids on this team want to win this year. We have a lot of good athletes on this team and they're working very hard.'' Hegre said the key for his team is its willingness and ability to run the fast break. ``Being a running team isn't something you can coach,'' he said. ``It has to become a habit.'' Antelope antelope, name applied to a large number of hoofed, ruminant mammals of the cattle family (Bovidae), which also includes the sheep and goats. The North American pronghorn is sometimes called an antelope, but belongs to a separate, related family (Antilocapridae). Valley's only returning starters are juniors Ollie Ollie may refer to the following:
Bradley has excellent rebounding and ballhandling skills, can score from inside and outside and is a solid defender. He is a one of the league's most fundamentally sound players and can play all five positions. White, an athletic off-guard who started at the point last season, has great quickness and is a strong shooter. Junior Eric Williams Dr. Eric Eustace Williams (September 25, 1911 – March 29, 1981) was the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He served from 1956 until his death in 1981. He was also a noted Caribbean historian. , who did not play last season, will start at point guard this year. Hegre said Williams has exceptional quickness and leaping ability and is one of the league's most exciting players. Although he is just 5-6, he can dunk. Junior forward/center Steve Wilkins (6-4) is the Antelopes' tallest and most physical player. He has limited varsity experience but will be counted on for defense and rebounding. Sophomore Keith Adderly, 5-10, is an up-and-coming player expected to play both forward positions. He is a solid shooter with good leaping ability and a nose for the basketball. His scrappy scrap·py 1 adj. scrap·pi·er, scrap·pi·est Composed of scraps; fragmentary: scrappy evidence. scrap style typifies the way Hegre wants his team to play. Junior Nick Grillo (6-3) could help Antelope Valley's inside game, and senior Craig Cox, a 5-8 guard who transferred from Littlerock but did not play last season, could also see significant minutes. When the football season ends, Hegre should get contributions from juniors Greg Culver cul·ver n. A dove or pigeon. [Middle English, from Old English culufre, from Vulgar Latin *columbra, from Latin columbula, diminutive of columba, dove.] , a 5-10 guard, and forwards Garland Garland, city (1990 pop. 180,650), Dallas co., N Tex., a suburb of Dallas; inc. 1891. Since World War II, Garland has grown from an agricultural community into an important center for electronics research and for the production of electronic equipment. Baker (6-0) and Sheldon Bell (6-2). CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Steve Wilkins and the rest of the Antelope Valley High boys' basketball team hopes to rebound rebound (rē´bownd), n/v 1. a recovery from illness. n 2. an outbreak of fresh reflex activity after withdrawal of a stimulus rebound adjective from an 0-10 Golden League season last year. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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