SOCCER BEAT: PALMDALE IS A WIN AWAY.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer Palmdale High can all but clinch Clinch, river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, formed by the junction of two forks in SW Va., and flowing generally SW across E Tenn. to the Tennessee River at Kingston. its fifth straight Golden League girls' basketball championship by beating host Littlerock on Tuesday night. The Falcons were 7-0 (16-7 overall) with three games remaining entering Thursday's matchup against underdog 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 . Littlerock (5-2 in league) traveled to Lancaster on Thursday. The Lobos beat Lancaster (5-13, 2-5) 63-45 on Jan. 14. Palmdale, coming off a 58-42 win over Quartz Hill, beat Littlerock 50-43 on Jan. 9 at Palmdale, a good defensive effort considering Littlerock features four starters averaging eight points or more. Palmdale center Summer Hoban said she is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a similar effort on Tuesday. ``I think our main purpose against Littlerock is on defense,'' said Hoban, a senior. ``We have been putting together some awesome offense, but you can't win without the defense because you've got to keep their score low.'' She also figures Littlerock will be seeking revenge. ``I am sure they will come out fighting hard, so that is why we are preparing for them in practice,'' she said. In the first matchup, Palmdale foiled Littlerock's full-court press full-court press n. 1. Basketball An aggressive defensive strategy in which one or two players harass the ball handler in the backcourt while the rest of the team maintains a close man-to-man or zone defense. 2. and outplayed the Lobos in the half-court offense, said Littlerock coach Tom Hegre. ``We tried to press but they handled it well,'' said Hegre, who has led Littlerock to three playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. appearances in four years. ``We tried everything, zone and man-to-man. Palmdale is a pretty disciplined team and they handled the pressure well. The executed well, but we have been working hard in practice to do better this time.'' Littlerock beat Antelope Valley 64-36 on Tuesday, as Kristel Jones scored 18 points. Palmdale coach George Corisis is aware of how many weapons Littlerock has, especially guard Jameka Taylor, who scored four points against Antelope Valley but is among the regional leaders in assists and steals. Desert heat: Desert Christian has yielded just 30 points in each of its last two Desert Mountain League wins, a 39-30 victory over visiting Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. on Wednesday and a 46-30 decision over Bethel Bethel, in the Bible Bethel (bĕth`əl) [Heb.,=house of God]. 1 Ancient city of central Palestine, the modern Baytin, the West Bank, N of Jerusalem. Christian on Friday. The Knights (14-4, 9-2) are giving up 38 points per game and winning by an average of 15. ``We like to put the half-court pressure on,'' coach Ken Gustafson said. |
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