DAY IN SPORTS: NORTH HOLLYWOOD'S ALLEN AT 300 WINS.

Byline: Daily News

The North Hollywood High girls' basketball team improved to 15-7 overall and 6-1 in Sunset Six League play and gave Rich Allen his 300th coaching victory Wednesday, defeating Verdugo Hills 61-23 at North Hollywood.

``Good players make for good coaches,'' said Allen, who has coached at North Hollywood for 17 years. ``I've always kept in touch with players, whether they have advanced to the next level or started families.''

Kaipresha Price had 21 points, 11 rebounds and five steals, and Richelle Sherman added 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Huskies.

In other girls' basketball:

--Lancers keep it going: Alexis Weatherspoon totaled 17 points and nine rebounds to lead a balanced attack by Grant of Van Nuys as the No. 8-ranked Lancers (16-6, 7-0) defeated host Canoga Park 65-40 in Sunset Six League play. Leslie Mui added 15 points, Deja Cruz 14 and Crystal Clay nine for Grant. Tiffany Saunders led Canoga Park (10-10, 3-4) with 14 points.

In boys' basketball:

--Pollon power: Jack Pollon wound up a Valley League-championship coach in his first season with Valley Torah when the Valley Village-based Patriots (13-4, 5-1) defeated AGBU of Canoga Park 70-55 behind a 19-point, five-assist, five-rebound effort by Abel Malkin. Valley Torah, which returned just one starter this season, has now won three straight league titles and is ranked No. 8 among Southern Section Division V-A teams.

--Cavaliers roll: Quenton Harvey had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Cleveland of Reseda past visiting Chatsworth 78-56 in West Valley League play. Anthony Davis added 18 points and 12 rebounds for Cleveland (15-7, 6-1), which remained on track for a Feb. 11 home-court showdown with West Valley leader Taft. Shayne Berry had a game-high 24 points for Chatsworth, 1-7 in league.

--Still undefeated: Monroe of North Hills overcame a four-point second quarter to defeat host Kennedy of Granada Hills 57-50. The Vikings (11-9, 7-0) got a team-high 20 points from Ramal Goodrich, 12 from Robert Palafox and 10 from Alfredo Cuevas. Dax Grooms had 22 points for Kennedy (9-13, 2-5).

--DeWayne's world: Grant, led by DeWayne Anderson's 19 points and nine rebounds, rolled past Canoga Park 67-55 in Sunset Six League play. Anderson scored 15 of his points in the final two quarters, when the No. 7-ranked Lancers (7-15, 7-0) pulled away from a 29-29 halftime tie. Krishna Evans added 11 points and 11 rebounds for Grant. Cecil Brown scored 24 points and Jamie Harris had 11 for Canoga Park (9-12, 2-5).

--Fullove paces Pioneers: Top-ranked Simi Valley (21-2, 9-0) continued its dominance in Marmonte League play with a 90-70 victory over Moorpark. Branduinn Fullove scored 27 points for the Pioneers. Brett Michel added 24 points and Shaun Michel had 12 points and 12 assists.

In boys' soccer:

--Navah finds net: Ronen Navah's three goals led Milken Community of Los Angeles to a 6-2 Liberty League victory over Avalon. Brian Lacher, David Kroh and Adam Bergman added one goal each for the league-leading Wildcats (13-1-1, 8-0-1).

--Another shutout: Julio Paz had three saves in his third consecutive shutout as Thousand Oaks defeated Agoura 2-0 in a Marmonte League game. Jeremy Terrell and David Young scored for 14-3-3, 8-1 Thousand Oaks.

--Reason to howl: Danny Barth scored the winning goal as the Frontier League-leading Calabasas Coyotes improved to 16-1-1, 5-1 with a 1-0 win over Malibu.

--Eagles, again: Chaminade got goals from Matt Ward and Bryan Borreson in a 2-1 Mission League win over Notre Dame, improving the Eagles to 14-4-1, 7-1-1. Notre Dame dropped to 6-9-2, 3-6-1.