CITY SECTION BASKETBALL: GRANADA HILLS RUNS OUT OF GAS.Byline: Daily News Manual Arts High's full-court press full-court press n. 1. Basketball An aggressive defensive strategy in which one or two players harass the ball handler in the backcourt while the rest of the team maintains a close man-to-man or zone defense. 2. proved too much for Granada Granada, city, Nicaragua Granada (gränä`thä), city (1995 pop. 74,396), W Nicaragua, on Lake Nicaragua. It is Nicaragua's third largest city and the center of commerce on Lake Nicaragua. Hills. The Toilers pulled away from a tired Highlanders squad in the second half to win the City Section 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. boys' basketball semifinal 78-53 on Friday at Manual Arts. Granada Hills (16-12) never led in the game and was unable to generate any consistent offensive attack. Ryan Hicks Hicks , Edward 1780-1849. American painter of primitive works, notably The Peaceable Kingdom, of which nearly 100 versions exist. led the Highlanders with 11 points. ``When the officials put handcuffs hand·cuff n. A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody; a manacle. Often used in the plural. tr.v. on you, how can you play?'' Granada Hills coach Lou Cicciari said. ``There was a huge discrepancy DISCREPANCY. A difference between one thing and another, between one writing and another; a variance. (q.v.) 2. Discrepancies are material and immaterial. in fouls and free throws, but we were still in the game in the first half.'' Manual Arts (15-7) was led by Mario Roberts, who had 15 points. The Toilers, City champions in 1999, will play for the Invitational Championship next Saturday against North Hollywood. - Bob Timmermann --North Hollywood 61, Venice 60: The Huskies rallied from an early 10-point deficit and survived a last-second shot at Venice High. North Hollywood (21-7) trailed 14-4 early in the first quarter as it had trouble adjusting to Venice's press. But led by Ken Hauser, who scored 22 points, the Huskies came back. North Hollywood trailed 42-40 entering the fourth quarter. Gus Ruiz (nine points) scored the winning basket with 43 seconds remaining. Venice (19-9) had two possessions in the final seconds but failed to get a good look on either one. Montell Duhon scored a game-high 27 points for the Gondoliers. - Bryan Rodgers |
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