CITY SECTION: SYLMAR FALLS JUST SHORT IN BID FOR HUGE UPSET --MARIAMA WRIGHSTER SCORES A GAME-HIGH 15 POINTS AS SYLMAR NEARLY DOES THE UNTHINKABLE IN A 41-40 LOSS TO NARBONNE IN THE CITY SECTION GIRLS' BASKETBALL FINAL. NARBONNE 41, SYLMAR 40.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer INGLEWOOD - Sylmar High figured it could dethrone de·throne tr.v. de·throned, de·thron·ing, de·thrones 1. To remove from the throne; depose. 2. To remove from a prominent or powerful position. national power Narbonne of Harbor City. The only problem was that coach Michelle Chevalier couldn't get anyone to believe her. Many thought it was just wishful thinking wishful thinking Psychology Dereitic thought that a thing or event should have a specified outcome until Saturday when Sylmar nearly pulled off a shocking upset. Down by one point with just two seconds left, Sylmar inbounded the ball to LaShay Fears, who was immediately trapped. By the time she could pass the ball, the final buzzer sounded and Sylmar never had the chance for a game-winning shot. Narbonne held on for a 41-40 victory over Sylmar to earn its fourth consecutive City Section title on Saturday at the Great Western Forum. ``This is a heartbreaker heart·break·er n. 1. One that causes sorrow, grief, or disappointment: "one young and chaste, the other a dissolute heartbreaker of 48; one prim, the other passionate" , especially when you know you're a better team than this,'' said Sylmar guard Miriama Wrighster, who had a game-high 15 points. ``We should've won.'' Even Narbonne coach James Anderson James Anderson can refer to these persons: In arts:
``I thought we played as badly as we could possibly play but Sylmar played like champions,'' Anderson Anderson, river, Canada Anderson, river, c.465 mi (750 km) long, rising in several lakes in N central Northwest Territories, Canada. It meanders north and west before receiving the Carnwath River and flowing north to Liverpool Bay, an arm of the Arctic said. ``It almost looked like they had been there four years in a row instead of us. They came to win.'' Sylmar finished the season 22-7 while Narbonne (22-6) won its fourth consecutive City Section title. Not that it was easy. Both teams were cold from the field as Narbonne shot just 27 percent and Sylmar 22. And despite a height advantage, Narbonne outrebounded Sylmar just 42-40. Fears, who scored nine points, sat on the bench in disbelief Disbelief See also Skepticism. Capys Trojan who mistrusted Trojan Horse; cautioned against bringing it into the city. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 50] Cassandra no one gave credence to her accurate prophecies of doom. [Gk. Myth. as Narbonne players collected more championship hardware. ``It's very tough,'' Fears said through tears. ``We wanted it more. I don't understand it. We played our hardest. I guess sometimes it ends like that. We'll be back next year.'' The Spartans have just two seniors on their roster along with junior Wrighster, who had Sylmar's final four points. Narbonne senior Jamie Funn, the game's MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. with 11 points and six rebounds, made two free throws to extend the lead to 41-36 with 1:45 left. Wrighster then made a jumper The simplest form of an on/off switch. It is just a tiny, plastic-covered metal block, which is pushed onto two pins to close that circuit. It is used to select a myriad of functions on a printed circuit board or on a peripheral device. in the lane with 1:29 left and after running down the clock, Narbonne turned the ball over on a shot clock violation. Wrighster made another jumper with 37 seconds to pull Sylmar within one at 41-40. Narbonne missed a shot on the other end and Wrighster got the rebound rebound (rē´bownd), n/v 1. a recovery from illness. n 2. an outbreak of fresh reflex activity after withdrawal of a stimulus rebound adjective with six seconds left. Chevalier called a timeout with 2.1 seconds left. Either Wrighster or Fears was supposed to take the final shot. Chevalier received hugs from family and friends after the game while the Spartans sat on the bench, some crying, others shaking their heads. ``I expected us to win,'' Chevalier said. ``No one here was surprised. I knew we belonged here.'' And now, so does everyone else. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Narbonne's Camille Brox knocks the ball away from Sylmar's LaShay Fears in the City title game. David Sprague/Staff Photographer |
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