DAY IN SPORTS: MVP OLIVER LEADS C.V. TO TITLE.Byline: Daily News 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. High's Matt Oliver scored his team's final seven points in the final 55 seconds Friday night as the host Falcons of La Crescenta held on to win the championship game of their own boys' basketball tournament, 61-56 over Hart of Newhall. ``That's what practice is for, to be able to make those free throws when it counts with the game on the line,'' said Oliver, who converted 5 of 6 attempts from the free-throw line free-throw line n. See foul line. in the waning seconds and was named the tournament's most valuable player. Adam Rich's basket tied the game at 54 for Hart (8-1), which rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit. Rich finished with 17 points and five rebounds before fouling out with 23 seconds left in the game. Oliver finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists but was quick to praise his teammates, Robbie Heck in particular. ``The real credit for the victory tonight goes to Robbie,'' Oliver said. ``He did a great job covering Rich and kept him from beating us tonight.'' - George Vranau In other boys' basketball: --Taft 80, Pacifica 58: Freshman Pierce Brooks had 27 points and 15 rebounds as Taft of Woodland Hills overcame Jordan Farmar Jordan Robert Farmar (born November 30, 1986) is an American professional basketball player at starting point guard for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. He was previously the starting point guard for the UCLA men's basketball team. fouling out early in the fourth quarter to win the Pacifica tournament title over the host school in Oxnard. Farmar fouled out on a controversial call in which the referee appeared to misidentify mis·i·den·ti·fy tr.v. mis·i·den·ti·fied, mis·i·den·ti·fy·ing, mis·i·den·ti·fies To identify incorrectly. mis him. That only seemed to spark Taft, which led 61-54 at the time but outscored its opponent 19-4 over the final 4:51. Taft's Matt Cook had 13 points and was named the tournament's most valuable player. - Vincent Bonsignore --Cleveland 67, Compton Centennial 50: Nick Young had 22 points and 10 rebounds and Jason Hill scored 13 of his 20 points in the second half for Cleveland of Reseda (8-2), which advanced to the Bakersfield tournament's fifth-place game at 1:30 p.m. today against Carson. --Campbell Hall 76, Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. 63: Joe Ford made 15 of 16 free throws en route to scoring a career-high 33 points and adding 12 rebounds and nine assists for Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
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--Renaissance Academy 80, Le Lycee 64: The visitors had no answer for the 6-foot-6, 230-pound Lief Williams, who scored 12 of his 37 points in the second quarter and finished with 18 rebounds for Renaissance Academy Renaissance Arts Academy is an alternative public charter high school of the Los Angeles Unified School District in Los Angeles, California. Curriculum The school Website states: The study method developed by L. Ron Hubbard is the key to effective learning. Mr. of La Canada (8-2, 3-0) in an American League game. --St. Genevieve 54, AGBU AGBU Armenian General Benevolent Union AGBU Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit 53: Federico Ayala hit a 3-pointer with 15 seconds remaining as host St. Genevieve of Panorama City rallied from a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit to win a quarterfinal game at its own tournament. --Bell-Jeff 75, Cathedral 55: It took Brendon Doyle three quarters to score 27 points and pull down 15 rebounds as Bell-Jeff of Burbank handily hand·i·ly adv. 1. In an easy manner. 2. In a convenient manner. Adv. 1. handily - in a convenient manner; "the switch was conveniently located" conveniently 2. won a first-round game at its own tournament. --Harvard-Westlake 80, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) 64: Bryce Taylor scored 24 points to lead Harvard-Westlake of Studio City into the championship game of the Las Vegas Winter Invitational. In girls' basketball: --Simi Valley 82, Rio Mesa 42: Host Simi Valley (5-2) opened the game by hitting six consecutive 3-pointers - two each by Brittany Maguire, Leah Murphy and Lindsay White - and never was seriously challenged in a first-round game at its own tournament. --Hart 43, Amador Valley 32: Ashlee Trebilcock scored 24 points to spark Hart of Newhall to a victory in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, a showcase featuring several of the nation's top programs. Hart (7-1) will advance to its division final against Reno of Nevada at 11:45 a.m. today. --Valencia 57, Westlake 39: Tamaiya Smith had 18 points, Daviyonne Westhersby scored 14 and Kelley Tarver added 13 as Valencia (8-0) remained undefeated this season to reach the final of the Burroughs tournament in Burbank. In girls' soccer: --L.A. Baptist 4, Marshall 0: Kristy Krohn scored four goals and Kristin Dyer had four assists for host L.A. Baptist of North Hills (5-0) in a nonleague victory. In men's basketball: --The Master's 78, U. Saint Francis 73 (OT): David Reichel hit a 3-pointer with no time left in regulation to send the nonconference game into overtime, where The Master's (6-2) outscored the hosts 12-7 en route to a victory in Chicago. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Lindsay Myers, right, is defended by Canyon's Angelynn Dorotheo in Crescenta Valley's 63-46 victory at the Simi Valley tournament Friday. Phil McCarten/Staff Photographer |
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