CITY SECTION: CHATSWORTH GETS LITTLE HELP IN DEFEAT.Byline: Daily News Shayna Stanley had 18 points, Romeka Randolph had 15 and Kimberly Gibson 13 as No. 2 seed Westchester beat Chatsworth 65-54 Wednesday in a City Championship Division girls' basketball quarterfinal quar·ter·fi·nal adj. Of or relating to one of four competitions in a tournament, whose winners go on to play in semifinal competitions. n. 1. quarterfinals A quarterfinal round. 2. A quarterfinal match. at Westchester. The game was overshadowed by an official scorekeeper's error that awarded two points to Stanley on a basket by Chatsworth in the third quarter. In essence, the Chancellors went from five points down at 41-36 to nine points at 43-34, throwing everything into disarray dis·ar·ray n. 1. A state of disorder; confusion. 2. Disorderly dress. tr.v. dis·ar·rayed, dis·ar·ray·ing, dis·ar·rays 1. To throw into confusion; upset. 2. To undress. . The referees went with the official book and, though the missed points didn't affect who ultimately won or lost, it did affect how Chatsworth (19-8) approached the final moments. In fact, had the error been corrected, the Chancellors would have led 53-51 rather than trail 53-51 late in the game, thus changing their late- game tactics from a pressing team trying to come back to one looking to preserve a lead and run down the clock. ``It definitely changed how we did things late in the game,'' Chatsworth coach Racquel Alotis said. Ashley Shelton had 17 points to lead Chatsworth. The Chancellors, who were seeded seventh, were coming off a 52-43 home victory over 10th-seeded Hamilton 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. in Friday's first round. - Vincent Bonsignore In Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. Bracket Games: --El Camino Real 67, King-Drew 37: The Conquistadores of Woodland Hills (16-7) advance to the semifinals behind Karen Shun's 27 points and 10 rebounds in a game at 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:
--Granada Hills 54, Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). 48: Kelly Patterson had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Highlanders (15-12) in a win at Palisades. In the boys' City Section Invitational Bracket: --Narbonne 76, Reseda 74: Sergei Lepiashinski had 24 of his game-high 32 points in the second half but the Regents (14-13) fell short at Narbonne. --Carson 69, Birmingham 46: Jordan Farmar Jordan Robert Farmar (born November 30, 1986) is an American professional basketball player at starting point guard for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. He was previously the starting point guard for the UCLA men's basketball team. had 16 points and Haig Tatian added 15 for the Patriots of Van Nuys (10-11) in a loss to the Colts at Carson. |
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