BOYS' BASKETBALL DIVISION I-AAA: ONTARIO PUTS SUDDEN STOP TO HIGHLAND'S PLAYOFF RUN ONTARIO 83, HIGHLAND 49.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer PALMDALE - Highland High's amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. run is over. The Bulldogs, who stumbled into the postseason only to upset Long Beach-Jordan and Arroyo Grande, committed 38 turnovers and lost to fourth-seeded Ontario 83-49 in the Southern Section Division I-AAA semifinals Friday night at Highland. Highland entered the playoffs having lost three of its last four regular-season games and had a losing overall record. ``Their defense was just great, and they have awesome shooters,'' Highland forward Ramson ram·son n. A Eurasian garlic (Allium ursinum) having broad, stalked, oblong to lance-shaped leaves and bulbous roots used in salads and relishes. Often used in the plural. Younan said. ``They're the best team we've played all year.'' Highland (14-14) has relied heavily on the backcourt back·court n. 1. Sports a. The part of a court between the service line and the base line in tennis and other net games. b. duo of Gabe Stevenson and Michael Stevenson (his younger brother Wiki is aware of the following uses of "'Younger Brother":
Ontario's ability to contain that trio was a key in its victory. Mike Stevenson had 22 points and Dawson had 12 (and nine rebounds) but Gabe Stevenson was held to six. ``They have really good guards, they're the type of team that wins championships,'' Ontario coach Jerry De Fabiis said. ``I told (our team) we've got to contain them.'' Ontario (23-4) opened the game with a 9-2 run and led 34-14 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 quarter. That's when Highland finally staged its first meaningful rally, outscoring Ontario 11-4 to go into the intermission trailing 38-25. The highlight of the night for Highland was an alley-hoop pass from Gabe Stevenson to Mike Stevenson with 40 seconds remaining in the first quarter, which he converted with a thunderous thun·der·ous adj. 1. Producing thunder or a similar sound. 2. Loud and unrestrained in a way that suggests thunder: thunderous applause. dunk that got the crowd excited and closed the Bulldogs to within 16-9. However, the Jaguars' relentless full-court pressure, which caused 18 first-half turnovers, bothered Highland even more in the second half: The Bulldogs committed 20 turnovers after the break - 12 in the third quarter, when Ontario opened a 58-32 lead, its largest of the game. The Bulldogs scored the last five points in the third quarter to close to within 58-37 but never closed the lead to fewer than 19 in the fourth quarter. ``It was good while it lasted,'' Younan said of his team's run. ``Top eight (in the section). . . . I mean nobody expected us to do that.'' |
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