SO. SECTION DIVISION III: A.V. WAKES UP, ROLLS TO VICTORY A.V. 26, LYNWOOD 15.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer LANCASTER - For virtually all of the first half, 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). True antelopes are found only in Africa and Asia. They range in size from pygmy antelopes, 12 in. (30 cm) high at the shoulder, to the giant eland, with a shoulder height of over 6 ft (180 cm). Valley appeared to be on its way to a shocking first-round playoff loss. But a dramatic turn of events in the closing seconds of the half resulted in an Antelopes touchdown, and they parlayed that momentum into a 26-15 Southern Section Division III playoff victory Friday night over Lynwood Lynwood, city (1990 pop. 61,945), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; founded 1896, inc. 1921. Although it is primarily residential, Lynwood has printing presses and varied light manufacturing, including transortation equipment, furniture, and metal products.. Antelope Valley (9-2) took a 7-6 lead into the intermission on Johnny Walker's 27-yard touchdown pass to Juan Rayford with 10.2 seconds remaining in the half. The play was set up by a pass-interference call two plays earlier, when the Antelopes were facing a fourth-and-27 from the Lynwood 42. ``We knew as long as there were seconds on the clock that we could still score,'' Walker said. ``That was a huge momentum-changer when we scored and went on top 7-6.'' Antelope Valley scored on its first possession of the second half when Kreig Peters raced along the left sideline for a 66-yard touchdown run that made it 14-6. Lynwood (7-4) scored on a 70-yard, 15-play drive that consumed nearly 8 minutes. The Knights were unable to convert a potential two-point conversion, and the Antelopes maintained a 14-12 lead. Antelope Valley led 20-12 on Sean Wallace's 44-yard touchdown run on the first play of the fourth quarter. The Antelopes broke the game open on Peters' second rushing touchdown, a 27-yarder on a fourth-and-3 with 3:14 remaining. Peters rushed for 133 yards on 10 carries, and Wallace gained 88 yards on nine carries. ``We started making big plays in the second half and that's why we won,'' Walker said. ``That's Antelope football.'' The Knights controlled the ball for nearly 15 1/2 minutes - or nearly two thirds - of the first half. Lynwood, which scored on two field goals to lead 6-0, was 5 for 7 on third-down attempts. The Antelopes' only third-down stops in the first half both came in the red zones, forcing their opponents to settle for field goals. ``We knew we were in for a hell of a game and they gave it to us,'' Antelope Valley coach Brent Newcomb said. ``I'm proud of our guys the way they came through.'' |
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