Printer Friendly
The Free Library
14,598,536 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

BOYS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: DORSEY STEALS WIN FROM CHATSWORTH.


Byline: JACOB H. POLLON

Special to the Daily News

The Chatsworth High boys' basketball team self-destructed in the final two minutes with several turnovers as visiting Dorsey 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.  escaped Tuesday with a 60-56 victory in a City Section quarterfinal playoff game 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
.

Chatsworth (18-8) battled back from a 12-point second- half deficit with a 16-1 run to take a 54-51 lead with five minutes remaining.

Michael Palarca, who scored 24 points, and Jeffrey Osborne Jeffrey Osborne (born March 9, 1948 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American funk and R&B musician, and former lead singer of the band L.T.D. Osborne is the youngest of 12 children and is part of a musical family. , who added 18 points, keyed a rally that included a 7-0 run at the end of the third quarter.

However, the duo combined for 17 turnovers, including two by Osborne in which he was stripped by Dorsey point gaurd Steve Bennett The name Steve Bennett refers to more than one person:
  • Steve Bennett, the head of Starchaser, a company involved in space development and tourism.
  • Steve Bennett, manga artist and head of ill-fated manga publisher Studio Ironcat.
  • Steve Bennett, football referee.
 who raced to the other end for a easy score.

Another miscue mis·cue  
n.
1. Games A stroke in billiards that misses or just brushes the ball because of a slip of the cue.

2. A mistake.

intr.v. mis·cued, mis·cu·ing, mis·cues
1.
 came with 4:08 remaining, when Osborne fumbled the ball trying to get off a potential tying 3-pointer.

Oregon State-bound senior Omari Johnson scored 24 points to lead the Dons.

Johnson scored eight in the third quarter during a 10-2 Dorsey run. Junior Jordan Hamilton chipped in with 16 points for Dorsey.

Dorsey's victory not only moved them into Thursday's semifinals at top-seed Fairfax of Los Angeles, but denied Chatsworth its first bid to the Div. I state tournament.

CITY INVITATIONAL

University 47, North Hollywood 46: Jesse Zarate scored a team-high 12 points in the Huskies' (21-12) loss to University of Los Angeles.

Kenton Lee led the Wildcats (18-12) with 15 points.

SOUTHERN SECTION

PLAYOFFS

DIV. IV-A

Buckley 69, Whittier Christian 67: Richie Polan made two free throws with six seconds remaining to secure the first semifinal berth in program history for visiting Buckley of Sherman Oaks (23-6).

Polan had 23 points and 18 rebounds, but it was the play of freshman Andrew Farhadi that was most instrumental for sixth-seeded Buckley.

Farhadi was 7 of 7 from the field and scored 21 points, to go along with 18points, 10 rebounds and seven assists from Hussein Habibi in the win over the No. 3 Heralds (24-5).

DIV. III-AA

La Canada 75, Crossroads 68: 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.
 scored 36 points for the Spartans, who trailed host Crossroads of Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries.  59-46 entering the fourth quarter, before rallying for the second-round win.

Christian Nitu added 13 points for LaCanada (26-2).

Merrick Ross scored a team-high 22 points for Crossroads (17-11).

Oak Park 54, Monrovia 46: Kareem Maddox had 20 points and 13rebounds to lead Oak Park to a win against host Monrovia (14-14).

Bobby Hillard added 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Eagles (22-6).

Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
  • a residence hall at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
  • Campbell Hall School in North Hollywood, California
 99, Oaks Christian 34: Justin Holiday had 30 points, 16 rebounds and eight steals and Jrue Holiday had 28 points and seven assists as visiting Campbell Hall of North Hollywood routed Oaks Christian of Westlake Village.

DIV. II-AA

Burroughs 85, Temecula Valley 73: Jordan Lopez scored a game-high 25 points to lead host Burroughs of Burbank to a second-round victory over Temecula Valley (22-6).

Marty Shin added 16 points for the Indians (18-11).

DIV. I-AA

Mater Dei Mater Dei is Latin for "Mother of God", referring to the Virgin Mary. The term has been used to name various institutions, often Catholic, including:
  • Mater Dei Catholic College, Wagga Wagga
  • Mater Dei College, Western Australia
 74, Westlake 53: Taylor King scored 24 points for Mater Dei of Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador
Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region.
 (27-3) in a second-round victory against Westlake.

Mauro Ormedillo had 19 points for the Warriors (20-8).
COPYRIGHT 2007 Daily News
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2007, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Title Annotation:Sports
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Feb 21, 2007
Words:528
Previous Article:GIRLS' SOCCER: C.V. CAN'T STOP LANCERS THOUSAND OAKS TO FACE WESTLAKE THOUSAND OAKS 2, CRESCENTA VALLEY 0.(Sports)
Next Article:FASHION COUNTDOWN OSCAR FINERY IN A STARRING ROLE.(U)



Related Articles
2001: LOCAL SPORTS POWERHOUSES RETURN DOMINATING VALLEY SQUADS CONTINUE THEIR REIGN.(News)(Review)
DAY IN SPORTS: BIG-TIME GAME FOR RINEY, GRANT.(Sports)
PREP TEAMS READY TO GO TO `WAR' SIMI, CHATSWORTH LOOK LIKE TOURNAMENT FAVORITES.(Sports)
WAR ON THE FLOOR: SIMI FINDS NEW HERO BRADSHAW RESCUES TEAM.(Sports)
DAY IN SPORTS: HART SOPH SPINS ANOTHER SHUTOUT.(Sports)
CITY BOYS' BASKETBALL: SYLMAR RUNS OUT OF STEAM.(Sports)
EL CAMINO REAL REMAINS PERFECT.(SPORTS)
LOCAL: PREP EXTRA : ATHLETES OF THE WEEK.(SPORTS)
DAY IN SPORTS: SIMI VALLEY BOYS' HOOPS ROUTS ECR.(Sports)
BASKETBALL: TAFT BOYS NOT IN PLAYOFFS.(Sports)

Terms of use | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles