BOYS' BASKETBALL: CAMARILLO'S RUN ENDS WITH LOSS SCORPIONS UNRAVEL IN FOURTH QUARTER CORONA CENTENNIAL 76, CAMARILLO 64.Byline: GERRY Ger·ry , Elbridge 1744-1814. American politician. A signer of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and a delegate to the Continental Congress (1787), he served as governor of Massachusetts (1810-1811) and as Vice President of the United States GITTELSON Staff Writer CORONA Corona, city, United States Corona (kərō`nə), city (1990 pop. 76,095), Riverside co., S Calif.; inc. 1896. The city developed as a primary citrus fruit producer and shipping center. There is also light manufacturing. -- The Camarillo Camarillo (kă'mərē`yō), city (1990 pop. 52,303), Ventura co., S Calif.; inc. 1964. It is the center of a fertile farm area where citrus fruits and flowers are grown. High boys' basketball team came through with its best season in 35 years, advancing the Southern Section Div. II-A semifinals. But a chance to make the final -- and to secure an automatic state-tournament berth -- ended Tuesday with a 76-64 loss to Centennial of Corona at Corona High. Camarillo (19-10) led by as many as five points in the third quarter but faded down the stretch. "We just broke down on defense and gave up too many easy baskets," said Danny Rasp (language) RASP - ["RASP - A Language with Operations on Fuzzy Sets", D.D. Djakovic, Comp Langs 13(3):143-148 (1988)]. , who scored 22 points. "We just couldn't convert at the end, but we played them even until the end, when we had to foul." Centennial (28-4) outscored Camarillo by 14 points in the second half. Gordon Galloway Galloway, district, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland. The Rhinns, or Rinns, of Galloway is a rocky double peninsula that juts into the North Channel of the Irish Sea; its southern extremity is called the Mull of Galloway and is the southernmost point in Scotland. added 20 points for Camarillo. "We just didn't box out, and we had too many clumsy turnovers," Galloway said. "Centennial had a good team, though." Camarillo used its height advantage early on, forging an early eight-point lead on the strength of its inside game, led by Rasp and Galloway. Rasp scored 14 points in the first half, as Camarillo led 38-34. Galloway scored eight points in the first four minutes but was forced to sit for most of the second quarter after picking up his second foul. "They started doubling down in the second half, and there weren't as many open opportunities," Rasp said. "We kind of had to take what we could get." Centennial rallied to take a four-point lead midway Midway, island group (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km), central Pacific, c.1,150 mi (1,850 km) NW of Honolulu, comprising Sand and Eastern islands with the surrounding atoll. Discovered by Americans in 1859, Midway was annexed in 1867. A cable station was opened in 1903. through the second period, but Camarillo finished the half with a 10-2 run, sparked by Rasp's twoinside baskets and Issac Alonzo's 3-pointer from the right corner. "It was good year. We played well, and we played hard," Rasp said. Centennial's Isaac Waters scored 18, and A.J. Chamberlain Chamberlain may refer to:
Camarillo hasn't reached a final since 1972, when the Scorpions won the Southern Section 3A championship. Centennial last reached a section final in 1989, the same year the school was founded. This has been the most successful season since. gerry.gittelson@dailynews.com (661) 257-5218 |
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