RUNNING UP THE SCORE; LOBOS THRIVE ON FASTBREAK.Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer When the Littlerock High boys' basketball team is running, it's opponent had better have comfortable sneakers sneakers Noun, pl US, Canad, Austral & NZ canvas shoes with rubber soles sneakers npl (US) → zapatos mpl de lona; zapatillas fpl . The Lobos rarely stop to rest their feet. They're favored to win the Golden League championship because of their ability to score fastbreak points in bunches. Gone is the inside game that featured big men Tony Mayes and Matt White. A more athletic Littlerock starting five of guards Justin Berkley and Jose Zavala, forwards Gene Myvett and Franklin Robinson, and center Brandon White Brandon Christian White (December 22, 1972- current, born in Baltimore, MD) is an entrepreneur known as an internet pioneer for starting an internet site called ChesapeakeAngler.com in 1995 which later became the better know recreational fishing site called WorldWideAngler.com. prefers to run the floor and beat opponents down court for layups in transition. "Our offensive scheme this year against man-to-man (defense) is more of an outside first and inside second," said coach Ben Dale, whose No. 5 Lobos (14-5 overall) took a 3-0 Golden League record into Tuesday's game against Lancaster. "As much zone as we're seeing and as fast as we are, fastbreak points is really the stat that we're looking at." In Littlerock's 67-64 victory over Quartz Hill to open the league season, more than half (35) of the Lobos' points came on the fastbreak. They feel opposing teams can't control the tempo enough to prevent them from getting the fastbreak rolling. That is if the Lobos can prevent second shot opportunities. With both White and Robinson averaging double digits Double Digits was a pricing game on the American television game show, The Price Is Right. Played from April 20, 1973 through May 18, 1973's show, it was played for a car and used small prizes. in rebounds, Myvett, Berkley and Zavala get consistent chances to break downcourt down·court adv. & adj. Sports To, into, or in the far end of the court, especially in basketball. in transition. "You have to dictate it yourself, and it starts on the defensive glass," Dale said. "So if we can get Brandon, Frank and Gene to rebound, we can get the ball down the court." Dale estimates the Lobos will spend at least 35-40 minutes on perfecting the fast break in a two-hour practice session. "We try to have that be sort of the identifying mark of our program," Dale said. "I want coaches to be forced to talk to their kids about stopping the fast break. And to stop the fast break that's a difficult strategy. "You want to get offensive rebounds. To increase your chances of offensive rebounds you have to send more guys to the glass. But if (the other team) sends more guys to the glass, we can get back in transition. It's a chess match for the fast break game." --Lancaster: The Eagles were 3-0 in Golden League play entering Tuesday's showdown at Littlerock. Lancaster had won its first two league games when its best returning player, forward James Jackson James Jackson may refer to:
Jackson, who missed nine games while fulfilling academic requirements, scored a game-high 18 points in the Eagles' 71-57 win over the visiting Bulldogs. The return of Jackson and the continued steady play of guard Teddy Myers and the 3-point shooting of Aaron James Aaron James (born October 5 1952, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. He spent his entire five-year NBA career with the New Orleans Jazz. James, a 6'8" small forward, averaged 10.8 points and 4. and Ryan Jefferson gives the Eagles (10-7) an inside and outside presence that could pave the way to a playoff berth. With 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 and Highland both winless and Palmdale at 1-2, Littlerock, Lancaster and Quartz Hill have the early advantage. --Follow the bouncing ball
After Palmdale and Highland combined for 44 turnovers in the Falcons' league-opening win, Palmdale again had trouble holding onto the basketball in a 72-61 loss to Quartz Hill last Friday. The Rebels and Falcons combined for 51 turnovers. Highland coach Lyn Boop, whose Bulldogs went winless in their first three league games, has noticed a rather disturbing trend throughout the league. "Overall in this valley, just among the Golden League schools, as a coach I sit around and watch and we film games, and I talk to the other coaches; and it just seems like passing and good decision making is a lost art." --Tip-ins: Rosamond took early command of the High Desert League race, thanks mostly to the clutch shooting of senior guard Cory Allred. The football quarterback made late 3-pointers to send games with defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Mojave and Desert into overtime, games Rosamond eventually won to stay unbeaten. Watch out for Rosamond come playoff time. Led by Allred, Jonathan Nave, Joe Miranda and Mike Williams Mike Williams may refer to:
When Antelope Valley Christian lost to Price in the Southern Section Division V-A V-A abbr. ventriculoatrial championship game last year, the Eagles vowed to find a fifth contributor to complement key players Jamal Flanagan, Matthew Nurse, Peter Beaudin and John Cho. Well, a year later the Eagles are still relying heavily on that quartet. In a 72-37 Agape agape In the New Testament, the fatherly love of God for humans and their reciprocal love for God. The term extends to the love of one's fellow humans. The Church Fathers used the Greek term to designate both a rite using bread and wine and a meal of fellowship that included League rout of Victor Valley Christian last Friday, Cho (20), Beaudin (17), Flanagan (15) and Nurse (13) combined for 65 of the 72 points. |
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