2012 Post Season Media Guide - Antelope Valley College

NO. 7 MARAUDER MEN HOSTS NO. 15 EL CAMINO FOR
THIRD-ROUND PLAYOFF GAME
THIS WEEK:
THE MATCH-UPS:
THE MARAUDERS:
BRACKET:
SEEDINGS:
STREAKS:
TICKETS:
Southern California
Bracket No. 2
2011 Men's State
Basketball Playoffs
ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE
Marauder Athletics
MEDIA RELEASE for February 29, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Glenn Haller -- 661-722-6445 or 270-9613; e-mail: avcsid@avc.edu
2012 Men's Basketbal
Team with highest seeding will be home team -- Brackets after seed
State Cham
Wed., Feb. 29, No. 7 Antelope Valley College Marauders (22-7, 9-5 and third place in the Foothill Conference)
vs. No. 15 El First Camino Round College Warriors (18-9, Second 7-6 Round and third place in the Third South Round Coast South), Marauder
Gym, Lancaster, Wed., 7 p.m. Feb. 22 Fri, Feb. 24; Sat, Feb. 25 Wed., Feb. 29 Sat., Mar.
Quarters
4
The Marauders got to the third round by virtue of a 69-57 win over Irvine Valley, and get to host because
of El Camino’s 57-56 upset of No. 2 Mt. San Antonio on Saturday. The Warriors beat Santa Monica 82-77
in the first round to advance against the Mounties. SOUTH The winner of this game will play the winner of No. 6
Saddleback and No. 19 Riverside for the right to go to state. The last time the two met was in the championship
game of the Glendale Tournament 1. - Citrus won by the Warriors - 92 in 2008. In the six meetings, the squads
have always 16. met Hancock on a neutral court. 72 Sat. 1. Citrus (26-1)
17. Imperial Valley 78
The 2011-12 Marauder team is one that can handle anyone. And can be handled by anyone. Of their seven
losses, three 17. are at Imperial the hands Valley of teams 79not near .500 in the standings - the other four to No.1 Citrus, No. 3
Mt. San Jacinto and No. 4 San Bernardino 9. Valley Cuesta twice. And then 74they beat No. 3 Mt. San Jacinto twice,
No. 6. Saddleback, No. 8 Chaffey twice, No. 11 San Diego Fri. City, No. 129. Ventura Cuesta twice, (24-7) No. 13 LA Valley,
No. 19 Riverside twice and No. 20 Canyons. 8. Chaffey Led in scoring by Jason 68 Johnson and overall on the court
by point guard Da’Shawn Gomez, the two sophomores were named All-Foothill Conference and are No. 1
and 2 in scoring and three pointers. Gomez leads AVC in assists. For more information about the Marauders,
go to GoMarauders.avc.edu.
5. LA Southwest 75
Fri. 12. Ventura (19-11)
AVC has not faced anyone they might meet 12. in Ventura their bracket this year. 80
20. Canyons 61
Well, AVC isn’t 13th like they had been 13. for the LA last Valley three years. In 76fact, the Marauders have their best seed
since 2004, when AVC was second. Actually, AVC pulled the fifth seed, but because of rules preventing
conference teams
13. LA
in the
Valley
same bracket,
75
the Marauders Sat. had to settle for seventh.
4. San Bernardino
But seeing as
Valley
this team
(24-5)
was
on a three game losing streak just three games 4. San ago, Bernardino that they Val hosted 87the second round is a testament to the
strength of the Foothill Conference. “How strong is it?” I hear you ask. Well, four teams are in the playoffs
representing 14. LA the conference, Harbor and 55all four are in the top eight seeds, and therefore hosting the second
round.
19. Riverside 79 OT
The Marauders 19. have Riverside now made playoffs 67 for 22 of the Sat. last 23 seasons. AVC 19. Riverside is on a three (16-10) game winning
streak. They are on a one game winning 3. streak Mt. San in the Jacinto playoffs, and 76a six game playoff winning streak at
home.
6. Saddleback 65
Tickets for the game are set by the Commission on Athletics and are set at $8 for adults, $5 students, faculty,
senior citizens and children under 12. No passes Fri. except those approved 6. Saddleback by COA will (20-8) be accepted.
11. SD City 55
--More--
7. Antelope Valley 69
Fri. 7. Antelope Valley (22-7)
10. Irvine Valley 57
15. El Camino 82
15. El Camino 57
18. Santa Monica 77 Sat. 15. El Camino (18-9)
2. Mt. San Antonio 56