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CITY SECTION PLAYOFFS : SKOBLAR DELIVERS FOR BIRMINGHAM.


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Sime Skoblar made two free throws with 30 seconds left to tie the game, then made another free throw with four seconds left to win it as Birmingham High School Birmingham High School is a public coeducational high school in the neighborhood/district of Lake Balboa in the San Fernando Valley section of the city of Los Angeles, California. The school is a part of District One of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).  pulled out a 54-53 victory over visiting University on Friday in a City Section 3-A playoff opener.

Emmanuel Evans, showing he's more than just an All-City tailback, scored 20 points and had 11 rebounds for the Braves (19-7).

After Skoblar sank his two free throws to tie the game at 53, Birmingham forced a five-second violation to get the ball back. Then Skoblar was fouled and made one of his two free throws.

Cleveland 59, Carson 56: Donald Holt's 3-point basket with three seconds remaining gave the 10th-seeded Cavaliers (20-6) the upset win over the seventh-seeded Colts (14-13) in a first-round City 4-A playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff
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 at Carson.

Holt, who went scoreless in Cleveland's loss to Carson in the playoffs last year, finished with 20 points. Ben Edwards Ben Edwards is a British motor racing commentator. At the moment, he is the voice of A1 Grand Prix and the British Touring Car Championship in addition to Formula One DVD Reviews for Duke Video.  added 14 for the Cavaliers.

The Colts, who led through most of the game, were paced by Rasheme Ellington, who had 11 points. Stanley James and Damien Williams contributed 10 points apiece for Carson.

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Eagle Rock 74, Granada Hills 60: Mark Caguioa's 34 points and 12 rebounds, Andy Rivera's 13 points and Gabriel Michel's 11 points helped the Eagles (22-4) knock off the Highlanders (13-12).

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 59: Louis DeLaRosa scored 20 points, but the Tigers (13-13) were beaten in a 4-A game.

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 had 21 points, Gilberto Ramos had 13 points and Ryan Boehm added 10 points as the Parrots (18-7) won a 3-A game. Ellis Richardson scored eight points in his return from an injury. Now he gets to face his former Birmingham teammates on Wednesday at Birmingham.

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 Larkin added five points and 10 assists in the Toreadors' (13-11) loss to the top-seeded Cougars (20-3).

CITY 3-A GIRLS

Eagle Rock 47, Jordan 15: Jeanine Avila had 19 points and nine steals to lead the Eagles (21-5) to a first-round win at home. Helyn Yutan added 10 points and Frankie O'Conner had seven steals for Eagle Rock.

Fairfax 54, Poly 28: Ciara Jeffries had 14 points and Jamie Jefferson 14 rebounds for the Parrots (11-10) in a first-round loss to the Lions (15-8), who got a game-high 20 points from Michelle Tompkins.

Hamilton 47, Granada Hills 42: The Highlanders fell in a 3-A playoff opener despite 14 points and 14 rebounds from Jessica Cosby.

Birmingham 63, Sherman Oaks CES 43:Birmingham (14-4) advanced in the 3-A playoffs behind Lashanda Smiley See emoticon.

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, who grabbed 15 rebounds and scored 12 points. The Braves' Juana Gatson added 14 points and seven steals.

CITY 4-A GIRLS

Kennedy 48, Dorsey 29: Vanessa Dunn had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Kennedy (23-2).
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Title Annotation:SPORTS
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Feb 22, 1997
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