DAY IN SPORTS: SECTION RULES, HELPS RESEDA, CLEVELAND.Byline: Daily News The City Section boys' basketball playoff hopes of Cleveland of Reseda and Taft of Woodland Hills improved Monday when the Section denied an appeal by perennial power Westchester High of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , sources said. Westchester, the two-time Div. I state champion, was banned from postseason play this year after the City Section determined the school had violated section rules regarding the recruitment of players, most notably Amir Johnson Amir Jalla Johnson (born May 1, 1987 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Detroit Pistons. Johnson is a power forward who was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 56th pick of the 2005 NBA Draft. He is listed at 6'9" (2. , who had attended Verbum Dei of Los Angeles before enrolling at Westchester. ``They're going to have to put an asterisk by the title this season because Westchester isn't going to be there,'' Taft of Woodland Hills coach Derrick Taylor said. ``I'm torn. I know the guys over there at Westchester and they have a good team. But it's still good for a team like us because it opens things up.'' West Valley League rivals Cleveland of Reseda and Taft, as well as Fairfax of Los Angeles, now appear to be the front-runners for the top three seeds in the championship bracket, which begins in late February. ``In order to be the best you have to beat the best,'' Cleveland coach Andre Chevalier said. ``The field is a little thinner without now without Westchester in it. Anyone can win so it makes more interesting.'' -Sean Ceglinsky IN OTHER BOYS' BASKETBALL Mission League --Loyola 70, Alemany 54: Jordan Wilkes, a 6-foot-9 junior and the son of former Lakers See Lake poets great Jamaal Wilkes Jamaal Wilkes (born Jackson Keith Wilkes on May 2, 1953 in Berkeley, California) is an American former National Basketball Association player who played the small forward position and won four NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors. , scored 19 points for visiting Loyola of Los Angeles. After defeating the Wolverines at home 72-55 earlier this season, the Cubs (12-7, 5-1) now turn their attention to Wednesday's showdown at Harvard-Westlake of Studio City. BOYS' SOCCER Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. --Thousand Oaks 6, Moorpark 1: Senior Dylan Riley scored two goals, including the game-winner, and added two assists for visiting 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. (17-3-1, 5-1-1), which trails first-place Royal of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. and Calabasas in the standings. |
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