HS FOOT: New meaning to Friday night lights

Antelope Valley finally has a working scoreboard after a year without one, and the Antelopes can thank Marco Johnson, a former AV running back who donated the board in the first place -- then paid to have it fixed when no one could figure out how to work it.

"Marco spent more than 20 grand, and it never worked, so for him to open up his pocket book again, I'm just so happy," coach Brett Pape said. "It's ready. I plugged it in. It works. Now we'll know how much time is left in the quarter and in the game."

Johnson, who as a junior helped Antelope Valley win a 1981 section title, played at Hawaii and was drafted by the Houston Oilers. He started a successful medical school and recently founded a new college, University of Antelope Valley, which has a softball team as its first sport.

-- Gerry Gittelson