Southwest Rolls to Bowl Victory : Community colleges: Cougar fullback Takim Brown runs for 126 yards and two touchdowns in 28-0 victory over Antelope Valley.

Turnovers, bad bounces and even Mother Nature played a hand in the downfall of Antelope Valley College football team in Saturday’s Southern California Bowl.

As a result, the Marauders were defeated by visiting L.A. Southwest, 28-0, in a game that few figured would be so lopsided.

Antelope Valley (8-3) committed five turnovers, including four interceptions of quarterback Marty Washington, who was pressured all game. Washington completed only two of nine passes for 26 yards.

Two of Washington’s interceptions were freak plays. Twice the 6-foot-2 sophomore was blindsided while releasing the ball and it squirted into the arms of a defensive lineman.

A strong wind did little to help the Marauders’ usually strong passing attack. But a swarming Cougar defense, which limited Antelope Valley to 124 total yards and eight first downs, probably was more responsible.

“We didn’t expect it to be like this,” Southwest Coach Henry Washington said. “But we did our homework. We studied their film and we stopped them from doing things they like to do.”

Southwest (8-2-1) forced the game’s first break midway through the second quarter. Attempting to pass inside the Antelope Valley five-yard line, Washington was hit and fumbled at the three-yard line.

Six-foot, 240-pound freshman fullback Takim Brown then rushed three yards for a touchdown and a 6-0 Southwest lead.

From there, it was all Brown, who finished with 126 yards and two touchdowns in 20 carries to earn honors as the game’s most outstanding offensive player.

Brown’s performance was particularly impressive considering the fact that he sat on the bench for most of the first half as punishment for missing three practices this week.

During Thanksgiving weekend, Brown visited his home town of Pullman, Wash., and was unable to return as scheduled because of unexpected heavy snowfall.

“I was stranded,” Brown said. “I couldn’t get out.”

Said Antelope Valley Coach Brent Carder: “Our guys were getting tired trying to stop him. Our defense was on the field for a long time. That’s the kind of guy you need to have to wear somebody down.”

In the third quarter, Brown, who rushed for only four yards in two carries in the first half, carried 11 times for 90 yards, including an 18-yard touchdown run that increased the Cougars’ lead to 20-0.

Earlier in the quarter, quarterback Jackie Wallace passed eight yards to wide receiver Michael Stephens for a touchdown.

Wallace and Stephens connected on a two-point conversion after Brown’s second touchdown.

In the fourth quarter, Wallace ran eight yards for a touchdown on a quarterback draw and a two-point conversion added the Cougars’ final points.

In summation, it was a forgettable game, Carder said.

“I’m a little depressed right now,” Carder said. “We like to hold onto the ball, but five turnovers took care of that. We have to give them credit.”