DAY IN SPORTS: LA CANADA SLIPS PAST GLENDALE IN OPENER.Byline: Daily News Jordan Ballard hit a 3-point basket with five seconds to play to lift La Canada past visiting Glendale 61-58 in a nonleague season-opening boys' basketball game Tuesday night. Ballard finished with 13 points, Daniel Niemann had a team-high 15 and freshman Billy Hofman, son of La Canada coach Tom Hofman, hit four 3-pointers in a 12-point varsity debut as the Spartans outlasted some hot shooting by Glendale's Gilbert Yousefian. Yousefian included six 3-pointers in a game-high 27-point effort for the Dynamiters, who got 12 points from Tomik Iranosian and 11 from Eddie Karibyan. In other boys' basketball: Wolpack hungry: Valley Torah, defending Valley League champion and a Southern Section Division V-AA second-round playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. qualifier qual·i·fi·er n. 1. One that qualifies, especially one that has or fulfills all appropriate qualifications, as for a position, office, or task. 2. last season, gave new head coach Jack Pollon his first win with a 63-53 nonleague decision over host Viewpoint. Returning starters Abey Malkin (16 points) and Donny Simpkins (14) led the Wolfpack. Desert depth: Philip Parker had 21 points and 15 rebounds to lead Desert Christian of Lancaster past visiting Trona tro·na n. A natural vitreous gray or white mineral, Na2CO3·NaHCO3·2H2O, used as a source of sodium compounds. 96-41 in a nonleague season opener for both teams. The host Knights finished with six scorers in double figures, getting 14 apiece from Brian Waugh and Tommy Pickens, who added seven rebounds, six assists and five steals. Big night for Teel: Jesse Teel totaled game-highs of 24 points and 17 rebounds to lead visiting Vasquez past Lancaster Bethel Bethel, in the Bible Bethel (bĕth`əl) [Heb.,=house of God]. 1 Ancient city of central Palestine, the modern Baytin, the West Bank, N of Jerusalem. Christian 68-47. Jay Panico added 16 points and Ryan Myers 10 and five steals for Vasquez. In girls' basketball: Cunningham, Pilgrim start fast: Amber Cunningham scored a game-high 26 points to lead defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Pilgrim (1-0) to a 67-24 win over Monroe (1-1) in the first round of the Eagle Rock tournament. Third-quarter crunch: Tiffany Tiffany, Tiffanie (UK) a semi-longhaired version of the Burmese cat. It has a fine, silky coat in many colors. Saunders of Canoga Park (0-1) scored a game-high 22 points in an Eagle Rock tournament loss to Marshall (1-0), which capitalized on 21 points by Sirushi Demicrchyan and a 15-5 third-quarter burst that broke a 28-28 tie. Toreadors start fast: Tiniesha Brooks had 13 points and 13 rebounds and three teammates also scored in double figures as Taft defeated Bell 65-39 at the Eagle Rock tournament in a season opener for both teams. Prime-time players Boys' basketball Gilbert Yousefian (Glendale) 27 points, six 3-pointers Gregg Guenther Gregg Guenther, Jr. (born January 29, 1982 in Calabasas, CA) is a National Football League tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals. College career Guenther played basketball and football at the University of Southern California. (Taft) 24 points, 10 rebounds Kenny Hauser (No. Hollywood) 24 points Girls' basketball Sidney Miatake (Immaculate Heart Immaculate Heart may refer to:
Amber Cunningham (Pilgrim) 26 points Kelly Fierfiel (LA Baptist) 23 points, 10 steals CAPTION(S): box BOX: Prime-time players (see text) |
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