HARPER SHEDS SYLMAR DOUBLE-TEAMS IN VICTORY : CANOGA PARK 85, SYLMAR 80.Byline: Danny Schumacher Daily News Staff Writer Flashes of brilliance have often been followed by lulls of mediocrity me·di·oc·ri·ty n. pl. me·di·oc·ri·ties 1. The state or quality of being mediocre. 2. Mediocre ability, achievement, or performance. 3. One that displays mediocre qualities. as the Canoga Park High School Canoga Park High School is a public school located in Canoga Park in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California, USA, within the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is located right across the street from the Topanga Plaza shopping center. boys' basketball team has seesawed its way through this season. But without the inside presence of David Redmond and with leading scorer Carloes Harper hampered by a tenacious te·na·cious adj. 1. Clinging to another object or surface; adhesive. 2. Holding together firmly; cohesive. tenacious viscid; adhesive. double-team early in the game, the Hunters still came away with an 85-80 Valley Pac-8 Conference victory over host Sylmar on Friday. Harper, once he was able to shake free of Sylmar's defense in the second half, finished with a game-high 31 points and Vlade Sandoval finished with 22. Maybe the Hunters learned that it will take a lot more than the one-two punch one-two punch n. 1. A combination of two blows delivered in rapid succession in boxing, especially a left lead followed by a right cross. 2. Informal An especially forceful or effective combination or sequence of two things. of Harper and Redmond to win games. Harper had just two points after the first quarter and Redmond didn't play because of a one-game suspension for an ejection ejection /ejec·tion/ (e-jek´shun) 1. the act of casting out or the state of being cast out, as of excretions, secretions, or other bodily fluids. 2. something cast out. 3. against El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
With the unsung Sandoval leading the way, Canoga Park responded with a nice blend of perimeter shooting and fastbreaks to loosen the hold on Harper. Sandoval, whose odd shooting technique had him launching the ball seemingly seem·ing adj. Apparent; ostensible. n. Outward appearance; semblance. seem  ing·ly adv. from behind his right ear, nailed five 3-pointers. He was able to spark several Canoga Park (11-8, 3-1) scoring runs while also helping to take the steam out of the Sylmar (8-9, 2-2) offense. He freed Harper from the double-teams. And Harper made Sylmar pay, pouring in 24 of his points in the second half. ``It's a very big victory,'' Harper said. ``We have to learn to play without (Redmond). We have shooters on the team, but coach Turner has to let them shoot. The 3-pointers helped a lot. We had to show them we could shoot.'' Sylmar capitalized on Redmond's absence early in the game. The Spartans won countless battles for offensive rebounds and converted the grabs into baskets. Most of the work was done by the trio of Daron Wilson (22 points), Jeremiah Turner (21) and guard Branden Jacobs (19); the latter two also contributing outside shots. Then Canoga Park, which also received 19 points from Jeff Turner Jeffrey Steven Turner (born April 9 1962 in Bangor, Maine) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'9" forward/center from Vanderbilt University, he was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the 17th pick of the 1984 NBA Draft. , got its offense going and Sylmar was unable to keep up in the second half. ``We knew all along that we're not a two-man team,'' Canoga Park coach Ralph Turner said. ``(Sylmar) had a good strategy at first by double-teaming Carloes. (Then) the other kids hit some open shots.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Sylmar's Jeremiah Turner, left, battles with Canoga Park's Jeff Turner for a rebound. Shaun Dyer / Special to the Daily News |
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