BOYS' BASKETBALL: MALIK IS SPARK FOR LA CANADA HAS 25 POINTS AS SPARTANS WIN L.C. 55, S.C. 42.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE -- Two quarters worth of production from Adam Malik Adam Malik (22 July, 1917 - 5 September, 1984) was Indonesia's third vice president. Early life Malik was born in Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, Dutch East Indies to Abdul Malik and Salamah Lubis. was still too much for the Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. of Oxnard boys' basketball team. Despite scoring only two points in the first quarter and being held scoreless in the third in Friday night's Southern Section Div. III-AA quarterfinal quar·ter·fi·nal adj. Of or relating to one of four competitions in a tournament, whose winners go on to play in semifinal competitions. n. 1. quarterfinals A quarterfinal round. 2. A quarterfinal match. game, La Canada's senior standout delivered when it mattered most. Malik Noun 1. malik - the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent; "maliks rule the hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords" scored 10 of his game-high 25 points during a 15-point first-half run by the Spartans and added 11 more in the fourth quarter to hold off a late surge by the visiting Saints, leading third-seeded La Canada to a 55-42 victory. "I could see they were pressuring me, trying to get me in foul trouble," said Malik, who added nine rebounds and three blocks to help the Spartans advance to the semifinals for a third consecutive year. "In our first two playoff games Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship , I got into that situation where I had to sit and I didn't want that to happen again. But we all stepped up and hit big shots, it wasn't just me." Eight other players scored for La Canada (27-2), which tied the program record for victories in a season, matching the success of the 2004-05 team and the 1992-93 squad, which captured a Div A DIV Associate of Divinity . III-A title. "The rest of them stepped up all summer when he didn't play with us (because of all-star camps or travel-ball commitments)," said La Canada coach Tom Hofman, whose team will travel to face Price of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. in Tuesday's semifinals at a neutral site. "Having that experience helped us when he was out of the game or wasn't scoring." Although the Spartans struggled from the field, they more than made up for their inconsistencies with one of their finest defensive performances of the season. La Canada limited Santa Clara (17-10) to 7-of-32 shooting in the first three quarters, with Tucker Heaton holding Saints' leading-scorer Randy Gonzales to 11 points, including none in the first half. Although Christian Nitu finished with only five points, he recorded 15 rebounds, limiting Santa Clara's second-chance opportunities. And Darren Ho scored all nine of his points in the second half, including consecutive 3-pointers in the third quarter to give the Spartans their biggest lead at 30-14 with 4:47 left. "None of us are selfish," Malik said. "If someone's feeling it, then we get him the ball. It's not about one person getting any extra attention because we all have one goal and that's to go as far in CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). as possible." Malik and Ho joined Eric Sanchez (1992-94) as the only Spartans ever to reach three semifinals in their career. erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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