BOYS' ROUNDUP: HARVARD-WESTLAKE TOPPLES OAK PARK IN ATTRITION BATTLE.Byline: Daily News Bryce Taylor Bryce Taylor is an American college basketball player at the University of Oregon. The 6'5", 205 pound junior guard is currently averaging 14.6 ppg and 5.1 rpg. High School and Craig Weinstein helped short-handed Harvard-Westlake High of Studio City get past similarly short-handed Oak Park 66-60 in overtime Friday night in a foul-plagued battle of attrition at Oak Park. By overtime, there weren't many scorers left on the floor. But Taylor and Weinstein proved enough for the winning Wolverines, who advanced to the Southern Section Division IV-AA boys' basketball semifinals. Harvard-Westlake (24-5 and seeded No. 2) plays Tuesday against Murphy 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. , a 60-56 quarterfinal winner over St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery of Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe Springs, city (1990 pop. 15,520), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., inc. 1957. The city lies in an oil and natural gas region and has diversified manufacturing. . Taylor, a 6-foot-4 sophomore forward who finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds, scored on a three-point play in overtime to put Harvard-Westlake ahead 58-55, and the Wolverines never trailed again. Weinstein, a 6-foot senior guard, followed with a field goal and three free throws to seal the win over the Eagles (21-7). He finished with 16 points and played much of the overtime period Noun 1. overtime period - a period of overtime play to resolve a tie; e.g. basketball extra time, overtime - playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie with four fouls. - Lee Barnathan In Division I-A games: --Loyola 83, Cajon 69 Omar Wilkes scored a team-high 29 points for Loyola of Los Angeles in front of crowd of 1,500 at Loyola High. Vince Oliver (12 points), Chris Rucker (11 points) and Davis Cantor (11 points) each contributed for the Cubs (24-5), who advance to the semifinals for the first time in 12 years. In Division V-A V-A abbr. ventriculoatrial games: --Stoneridge Prep 72, Desert Chapel 57: Stoneridge Prep of Tarzana used a 12-2 third-quarter run to win a semifinal game at Cleveland of Reseda, the first in school history. The Wildcats (23-5), who play either Price of Los Angeles or Orangewood orangewood, n the wood of choice for the working tips of porte polishers, due to its resistance to splitting and its ability to carry polishing agents. See porte polisher. Academy of Garden Grove Garden Grove, city (1990 pop. 143,050), Orange co., S Calif., a suburb of Long Beach and Los Angeles, on the Santa Ana River; founded 1877, inc. 1956. Many of its residents work in nearby aerospace and defense installations, and there is light manufacturing. in next week's championship game, were led by James Spencer, who scored 23 of his 27 points in the first half and also had 10 rebounds. Leon Usher scored all of his 17 points in the second half and Richard Delgado and Mike Nang both contributed 10 points apiece. --Glendora 79, Lancaster 75 (OT): Lancaster High was cast in its familiar underdog role, a part the Eagles seem to relish. However, despite an inspired performance, they finally found a challenge they couldn't overcome. Trailing 66-64 with seven seconds remaining in regulation, Leonard Thomas of Lancaster rebounded a missed free throw and fed the ball to an open Mike Webb, who scored on a lay-up to send the game into overtime. The Tartans (27-2) outscored Lancaster 13-9 in the extra period 13-9. Lancaster (21-8) shocked the area by winning their second consecutive Golden League title. The Eagles weren't even expected to contend for a league championship after graduating 10 seniors but became the first team in the school's history to reach the quarterfinals. - Gideon Rubin |
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