ALEMANY DEFEATS H.W. : ALEMANY 73 HARVARD-WESTLAKE 53.Byline: Chris Branam Daily News Staff Writer The road to splitsville splits·ville adv. & adj. Slang In or into a state of separation or breakup: a couple that was splitsville after 12 years of marriage. n. went right through downtown. Spurred by incredible shooting performances from Kate Beckler and Kelli Kobayashi, the Alemany High girls' basketball team routed Harvard-Westlake 73-53 Friday night in a Mission League game at L.A. Baptist. Beckler (29) and Kobayashi (27) combined for 56 points as the Indians INDIANS. The aborigines of this country are so called. 2. In general, Indians have no political rights in the United States; they cannot vote at the general elections for officers, nor hold office. , ranked No. 5 by the Daily News, tied the second-ranked Wolverines for first place in league with two games remaining. If all goes to form, Alemany (18-6, 7-1) will share the league title with Harvard-Westlake (19-5, 7-1) for the second consecutive year. For the Alemany players, the blowout Blowout The rapid sale of all shares in a new securities offering. See: hot issue. blowout The nearly immediate sale of a new security issue because of great investor demand. See also hot issue. win also erased e·rase tr.v. e·rased, e·ras·ing, e·ras·es 1. a. To remove (something written, for example) by rubbing, wiping, or scraping. b. a bitter 14-point loss to Harvard-Westlake on Jan. 13. ``We were fired up a week ago,'' said Beckler, a sophomore guard who had 20 points in the first half. ``We were so embarrassed (in the last game). I had no pride at all. It really felt terrible.'' The Wolverines didn't feel too good after Kobayashi heated up in the second quarter. The Indians' senior point guard was 4 for 4 from beyond the 3-point arc in the quarter; she was 5 for 5 on 3-point attempts in the first half. ``We just wanted to show everyone that what happened in the first game wasn't how we usually play,'' Kobayashi said, perhaps referring to her own seven-point performance in the first meeting. Kobayashi frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: the Wolverines' guards because she kept moving further back on her 3-point attempts. All of her six 3-pointers came from at least 20 feet away from the basket. ``Kelli was on fire and took some of the pressure off Kate,'' Alemany coach Melissa Hearlihy said. ``In a league game, (Kobayashi) has never been on fire like that.'' After Nyasha Bralock's basket gave the Indians a quick lead to start the game, Beckler and Kobayashi scored Alemany's next 37 points. The Wolverines, who trailed by just 17-15 after the first quarter, didn't help themselves at the free-throw line free-throw line n. See foul line. . Harvard-Westlake missed its first 13 free throws. Starters Omelogo Udeze (the team's leading scorer and rebounder) and guard Brooke Porter didn't score. ``The focus wasn't there,'' Harvard-Westlake coach Brian Taylor Brian Taylor (born April 10, 1962), is a former Australian rules footballer and now AFL commentator. Playing career The moustachioued Taylor, known as "Barge", "Bristle" or "BT", began his VFL career with Richmond in 1980, and had the misfortune of being a full-forward at said. ``We're still a young squad, but how much longer can we use that as an excuse?'' L'Tanya Robnett had 19 points and nine rebounds and Rolake Bambgose had 14 points for the Wolverines, who play at Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] today in a nonleague game. |
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