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CRENSHAW WINS 5TH STRAIGHT CROWN.


Byline: Gary Washburn Daily News Staff Writer

By the time the Westchester High School Westchester High School can refer to:
  • Westchester High School (Los Angeles)
  • Westchester Academy for International Studies, formerly Westchester High School (Houston)
 boys' basketball team got over its jitters jitters 'Butterflies' Psychology An episode of nervousness or anxiety that often precedes a public event; jitters is a type of performance anxiety which may affect actors in a stage production–stage fright or soloist musicians; it may respond to anxiolytics  and attacked the Crenshaw cren·shaw   also cran·shaw
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 press, it was too late. The Cougars had sealed their 16th City Section championship.

Guards Kevin Bradley Kevin Bradley (born 18 June 1986 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football midfielder currently playing for Clyde. Bradley is a product of Clyde's youth system.

Bradley signed a professional contract with Clyde in the summer of 2003, though had to wait till the following season for
 and Alastair Faux combined for 40 points and Crenshaw withstood a Westchester rally to win its fifth straight title, 87-70 in front of an estimated 8,000 at the Sports Arena.

Westchester was behind 66-49 with 7:36 left before going on a 10-3 run to make it interesting.

With UCLA-bound Billy Knight William R. "Billy" Knight (born June 9, 1952 in Braddock, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional basketball player who currently serves as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks.  cold, the Comets blew several opportunities to draw to within five. The Cougars, the two-time defending state champions, could land the No. 1 seed in the state tournament, which starts Tuesday.

Bradley's three free throws and Faux's layup gave Crenshaw a commanding 82-67 lead with 2:10 left.

Knight, who had just two points at halftime, couldn't get anything going, missing numerous shots in the fourth quarter with the Comets trying to draw closer. Knight finished with 14 points, six below his average.

Crenshaw used the harassing pressure defense that blew away Taft and Kennedy to take an early advantage. The Cougars ended the first quarter with a 6-0 run to take a 21-13 lead.

With Knight out because of foul trouble in the second quarter, junior guard Tony Bland Anthony David ("Tony") Bland (21 September1970 - 3 March 1993) was a supporter of Liverpool football club injured in the Hillsborough disaster. He suffered severe brain damage that left him in a persistent vegetative state whereby the hospital, with the support of his parents,  was left to handle the press alone. His assist and two free throws brought the Comets to within 31-25, but Crenshaw went on a 9-2 run.

Faux finished with 27 points.

GIRLS

Crenshaw 73, Narbonne 53: Danielle Rainey scored 28 points and Naila Moseley added 11 as the Cougars won their second City 4-A title in three seasons with a victory over their Southern Pacific Conference rivals.
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Mar 8, 1997
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