BOYS' BASKETBALL: YOUNG EXPLODES FOR 33; CLEVELAND BEATS ECR CLEVELAND 71, ECR 58.Byline: Sean Ceglinsky Staff Writer The El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Little changed in the second half, as Young scored 18 more points and 33 in the game for Cleveland of Reseda in a 71-58 West Valley League victory against the host Conquistadores. ``El Camino Real did a decent job on Nick,'' Cleveland coach Andre Chevalier said. ``He worked for his shots.'' USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. received a oral commitment from Young last July. The 6-foot-7 senior plans on attending USC, provided he gets a qualifying score on the SAT, which he'll take Jan. 24. The Trojans undoubtedly will be impressed with Young's statistics Wednesday: 33 points on 13-of-18 shooting, including a 5-of-7 effort from the line. He also finished with 12 rebounds and four blocks for Cleveland (15-3, 1-1), ranked No. 3 by the Daily News. ``I played carefree today,'' Young said. ``I tried to not let missed shots get me down.'' Too bad his teammates couldn't adopt the same philosophy. Cleveland shot poorly from the free-throw line free-throw line n. See foul line. , converting just 13 of 29 attempts, nearly allowing El Camino Real (10-6, 0-1) back in the game. But junior Jason Hill scored 12 points, none bigger than his breakaway break·a·way adj. 1. Designed to break, bend, or fall apart easily upon impact, especially to create an illusion, as with a theater prop, or for safety, as with a highway sign or barrier. 2. slam dunk toward the latter stages of the third quarter. It gave the Cavaliers momentum and a sizable siz·a·ble also size·a·ble adj. Of considerable size; fairly large. siz  a·ble·ness n. 21-point lead.
Rai Colston played well in defeat, scoring a team-high 16 points and consistently breaking the Cleveland full-court press full-court press n. 1. Basketball An aggressive defensive strategy in which one or two players harass the ball handler in the backcourt while the rest of the team maintains a close man-to-man or zone defense. 2. to give his Conquistadores teammates open looks at the basket. Cleveland easily could have overlooked El Camino Real with a showdown against rival Taft of Woodland Hills looming looming: see mirage. at 7 p.m. Friday at Cleveland. Sean Ceglinsky, (818) 713-3607 sean.ceglinsky(at)dailynews.com |
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