BOYS BASKETBALL: GAY DELIVERS IN POLY WIN PARROTS CLINCH SUNSET SIX TITLE POLY 65, NORTH HOLLYWOOD 47.Byline: SEAN n. 1. A seine. See Seine. CEGLINSKY Special to the Daily News Once the opening whistle sounded Friday night, everyone in attendance at Poly High of Sun Valley sat a little more upright in their seats and moved to the edge of the bleachers in anticipation of one of DJ Gay's signature moves. It didn't take long for the 6-foot senior point guard to deliver a memorable highlight, one that figures to linger in the minds of every North Hollywood player for quite sometime. Gay dribbled the ball in between his legs several times from the top of the key, crossed over to his right and drained 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. 3-pointer over the outstretched out·stretch tr.v. out·stretched, out·stretch·ing, out·stretch·es To stretch out; extend. outstretched Adjective arms of two Huskies defenders just before the shot clock expired. The basket gave the Parrots
"DJ is a player, what more can you say?" North Hollywood coach Rob Bloom Rob Bloom is an American comedy writer and screenwriter. He has written for the Cartoon Network, McSweeney's, CRACKED, Fresh Yarn, Funny Times, National Public Radio, American Public Media, among others. said. That was apparent from the outset. Gay scored the first nine points of the game, 11 in the first quarter and had 19 points by the end of the second quarter as Poly took a 37-15 lead at the half. Gay, bound for San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. State, finished with 25 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. "DJ got off tonight," Poly coach Brad Katz said. "That's what he does." With a comfortable lead, Gay changed roles and became a facilitator, keeping everyone involved. He dished dished adj. 1. Concave. 2. Slanting toward one another at the bottom. Used of a pair of wheels. Adj. 1. dished - shaped like a dish or pan dish-shaped, patelliform concave - curving inward assists to Mauricio Gonzalez, Justin Cubias and Andy Guerra to extend the advantage to 26 points. The victory was particularly satisfying for Poly (20-5, 9-1), ranked No. 7 by the Daily News, considering the Huskies (17-11, 7-3) were the only team to defeat the Parrots in league this season, by five points in late January. "We wanted to prove a point tonight because we thought they disrespected us after the last game," Gay said. "We came out focused. There was no way I was going to let us lose this game." Gonzalez finished with 11points, Guerra had a pair of 3-pointers and Santiago Moreno Santiago Moreno (born 2 February 1964 in San Miguel de Cornesa) is a retired Spanish triple jumper. His personal best jump was 16.93 metres, achieved in July 1991 in Ávila.[1] This is the current Spanish record. added five points and 10rebounds. Jordin Carroll finished with 12points for North Hollywood and teammate Jesse Zarate was held to six points. sean.ceglinsky@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: North Hollywood's Ritzie Williams, left, and Milton Henriquez try to block a shot by Poly's DJGay. Tim Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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