QUARTZ HILL REALLY PACKS A PUNCH ROSS AND DANTZLER ARE READY TO LEAD REBELS.Byline: Sean Ceglinsky Staff Writer One-two punches one-two punch n. 1. A combination of two blows delivered in rapid succession in boxing, especially a left lead followed by a right cross. 2. Informal An especially forceful or effective combination or sequence of two things. don't get much better than Troy Ross and Alex Dantzler. The tandem is largely responsible for the quick start the Quartz Hill High boys' basketball team (9-8 overall, 2-0 Golden League) has enjoyed this season, and their play will go far in determining if the Rebels can defend their league title and make a run in the Southern Section playoffs. ``We know what we have in them,'' Quartz Hill coach Bernard Nichter said. ``Without them, we're a different team. We would struggle.'' Quartz Hill resumes league play today at Palmdale and plays Friday at Lancaster (10-7, 2-0), which also has a share of first place. At 6-foot-5, 260 pounds, Ross provides an imposing presence in the paint. The senior center averages 17.7 points, 13.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. He's had some monster efforts. Ross scored 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the opener against Burroughs of Burbank and followed it up with 26 points and 24 rebounds two days later against Arlington of Riverside. Ross nearly had a triple-double against Alemany of Mission Hills in early December, finishing with 13 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocks in a 58-55 victory. He's recorded double-doubles in 12 of 17 games. Dantzler is the playmaker play·mak·er n. A player in a sport with goals, such as a guard in basketball, who initiates offensive plays. play . The 5-11 junior guard is averaging 15.8 points and 3.8 assists per game, and he is disruptive disruptive /dis·rup·tive/ (-tiv) 1. bursting apart; rending. 2. causing confusion or disorder. defensively, averaging 4.6 steals per outing. He has struggled from 3-point range, making just 15 percent (8 of 53), and at the free-throw line free-throw line n. See foul line. , converting 48 percent (45 of 94). ``They're a great inside-out combo,'' Highland coach Jeff Smith said. ``There's good players scattered Scattered Used for listed equity securities. Unconcentrated buy or sell interest. throughout 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 , but no one comes close to them.'' Quartz Hill needs to find a reliable outside shooter to make a run in the Div. I-AA playoffs. Sean Fontenot has done a decent job, hitting 20 3-pointers, and Ryan Kelly is second on the team with 16. ``There's only so much Troy and Alex can do,'' Nichter said. ``Someone else is going to have to alleviate Alleviate To make something easier to be endured. Mentioned in: Kinesiology, Applied the pressure on them.'' --Crucial stretch: After splitting two road games last week, Highland, ranked No. 19 by the Daily News, returns home for key league games today against Knight and Friday against Littlerock. ``We should do well. Really, we need to go 2-0,'' Smith said. ``If we don't, making the playoffs is going to be a struggle.'' The Bulldogs (8-8, 1-1) rely on Deno Anderson (14 point-per-game average), Ron Holden Holden, town (1990 pop. 14,628), Worcester co., central Mass., a residential suburb of Worcester; settled 1723, set off and inc. 1741. Manufactures include electrical and metal products, plastics, and machinery. (13) and Donovan Phillips (11). Sean Ceglinsky, (818) 713-3607 sean.ceglinsky(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): box Box: GOLDEN LEAGUE'S BEST |
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