CRESCENTA VALLEY RESPONDS.Byline: Chris Branam Daily News Staff Writer Intimidation worked both ways. The Arroyo Grande High girls' basketball team fed off it Friday night as the players stuck their noses in the faces of powerful Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. . Sinnamonn Garrett answered the challenge. Garrett, a sophomore forward, played with intensity on both ends of the court to help Crescenta Valley stave off stave n. 1. A narrow strip of wood forming part of the sides of a barrel, tub, or similar structure. 2. A rung of a ladder or chair. 3. A staff or cudgel. 4. Music See staff1. the Eagles 62-55 and win the Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. tournament championship. Garrett had 18 points and 16 rebounds against taller defenders and helped the Falcons, ranked No. 1 by the Daily News, improve to 10-1. The Eagles dropped to 12-2. ``Sinnamonn is a sophomore with a game of a senior,'' Crescenta Valley coach Damian Scribner said. ``She didn't lose it, she focused.'' Garrett admitted she was frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: by the dominating inside play of Arroyo Grande's Stephanie Brown in the first half. Brown, a 6-foot-4 senior center, pushed her way to 15 points and eight rebounds by halftime. ``(Brown) was upsetting me; you saw the foul down there,'' Garrett said, pointing to an area of the court in which Brown put a hard foul on Garrett. ``That gave me motivation.'' Tournament most valuable player Michelle Greco scored 23 points, including a basket with 1 minute, 14 seconds left to give the Falcons a 61-55 lead. Crescenta Valley took a 37-30 halftime-lead but then watched as Arroyo Grande scored the first 10 points of the second half to take a 40-37 lead. Kristen O'Halloran had two 3-pointers in the run. In other tournament games: Chino Chino (chē`nō), city (1990 pop. 59,682), San Bernardino co., S Calif.; founded 1887, inc. 1910. It is the business and processing center of a diversified farming (notably dairying) area. 61, Thousand Oaks 34: The Cowboys cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. jumped out to a 30-16 halftime lead in the third-place game. Chino (8-6) was led by Kate Humphries, who had 27 points and eight rebounds. The Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. , ranked No. 7 by the Daily News, dropped to 7-3. North Hollywood 54, Bakersfield 46: The No. 2 Huskies took fifth place, ending the game with a 13-0 run with top-scorer Tashean Thomas on the bench. Thomas fouled out with five minutes left, but Claudia Villa scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds to pick up the slack for North Hollywood (13-1). Oxnard 47, Agoura 46: Michelle Morgan and Tina Sananico both had 10 points and the Yellowjackets (2-7) held on for a close win over the Chargers (4-7) to take 11th place. Westlake 56, Village Christian 32: Tawny taw·ny n. A light brown to brownish orange. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman taune, variant of Old French tane, from past participle of taner, to tan; see tan Thorp scored a game-high 25 to lead the Warriors (4-8) to 13th place. |
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