BOYS' BASKETBALL: SURPRISE: LANCASTER WINS SHARE OF LEAGUE TITLE LANCASTER 57, HIGHLAND 56.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer LANCASTER - At the season's outset, few were giving Lancaster High much of a chance of successfully defending its Golden League title. After all, the team graduated 10 seniors who made up the nucleus of the school's first-ever league champions. On Tuesday night, Lancaster proved everybody wrong, clinching at least a share of the league crown with a 67-66 victory over visiting Highland. Lancaster (19-7, 7-2) can clinch the title outright with a victory over visiting Littlerock on Friday. Highland (10-9, 6-3) can win a share of the title with a road victory against Quartz Hill on Friday, combined with a Lancaster loss to the Lobos. ``Everybody thought that last year's team was going to be it, that we weren't going to be a good team anymore,'' said Lancaster center Steve Thornton, ``but we shocked everybody by coming out and dominating league once more.'' Highland, which trailed by six with 1:18 remaining, closed to within 67-66 on 3-pointers by Bryan Young Bryan Young may refer to:
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n. See foul line. in between the 3-pointers, scoring what proved to be the game-winner. Thornton corralled a loose ball in front of the basket in the closing seconds after Stevenson had the ball stripped by a Lancaster player while he was trying to drive to the basket. ``As soon as I grabbed that, I knew that we were defending champs again,'' Thornton said. ``Highland is a great team and they gave us a scare by making those two big 3-pointers, but when I grabbed that I knew that it was over.'' Michael Webb converted a 4-point play with 2:16 remaining, snapping a 60-60 deadlock See deadly embrace. (parallel, programming) deadlock - A situation where two or more processes are unable to proceed because each is waiting for one of the others to do something. . He was fouled while shooting a fadeaway fade·a·way n. 1. The act or an instance of gradually diminishing in brightness, loudness, or strength until actual disappearance occurs. 2. Baseball a. A screwball. b. jumper three feet behind the top of the key, and made the ensuing en·sue intr.v. en·sued, en·su·ing, en·sues 1. To follow as a consequence or result. See Synonyms at follow. 2. To take place subsequently. free throw. Webb scored a game-high 26 points and had seven rebounds. Thornton had 14 points, nine rebounds and five steals. Stevenson scored 20 points for Highland and David Kennedy
David Anthony Kennedy (June 15, 1955 – April 25, 1984) was born in Washington, D.C. He was the fourth of eleven children of Robert F. had 10 points and 16 rebounds. ``I knew we could do it, I knew it was in us,'' Webb said. ``It was close game, but we all knew that we could come out and compete and that's what we did.'' |
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