ROUNDUP : VALENCIA BEATEN BY PARACLETE'S 6-FOOT-7 SPIRIT.Byline: Daily News Just imagine what kind of an athlete Paraclete High School's 6-foot-7, 225-pound junior Josh Foster will be like when he grows up. Foster, still learning how to use his massive body, scored 15 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and scored the winning basket with 39 seconds left Friday as the Spirits from Lancaster upset fourth-ranked Valencia 59-56 in a semifinal game of the L.A. Baptist tournament. Paraclete (6-4) held a 15-point lead in the second quarter but had to withstand a furious Valencia (9-3) comeback sparked by point guard Jason Richardson
Jason Anthoney "J-Rich" Richardson (born January 20 1981, in Saginaw, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing shooting guard for the (17 points). The game was tied at 56-56 when Foster made a steal and then scored on a layup. Travis Jackson Paraclete will face L.A. Baptist in tonight's 7:30 p.m. final. At this time next season, college football coaches figure to be crowding into the gym to keep track of Foster, whose size and potential in football figures to make him a top recruit for 1998. It wasn't too long ago he was considered uncoordinated un·co·or·di·nat·ed adj. 1. Lacking physical or mental coordination. 2. Lacking planning, method, or organization. un . ``Oh yeah,'' he said, remembering his freshman year. ``I grew too fast and had bad knees. My sophomore year I started playing football and my agility and speed got better.'' Last season, he was the High Desert League Player of the Year in basketball as a sophomore. This season, the Spirits hope to win the High Desert championship behind Foster and Tony Gaeta, who scored 14 points against Valencia. ?13Eric Sondheimer No. 5 L.A. Bapitst 70, Carpinteria 41: Jermaine Sweet was swishing 3-pointers en masse en masse adv. In one group or body; all together: The protesters marched en masse to the capitol. [French : en, in + masse, mass. en route to a 34-point performance as the Knights (10-1) breezed to a semifinal win in their own tournament. He scored 29 points in the first half, including 18 in the second quarter alone. He finished with six 3-pointers. L.A. Baptist's biggest lead was 54-16 in the third quarter. Sweet scored the Knights' first 11 points of the game, drilling in three 3-pointers. He's now averaging 23.8 points per game. Tonight's L.A. Baptist-Paraclete championship game should be an intriguing one. Paraclete has the size, but the Knights possess the quickness. Paraclete could pull off an upset if it successfully handles L.A. Baptist's press. Poly 62, Holy Martyrs 31: Johnny Lopez scored 13 points and Eric Owens and Ellis Richardson added 11 apiece as Poly won a consolation game Con`so`la´tion game 1. A game, match, etc., open only to losers in early stages of contests. of the L.A. Baptist tournament. No. 6 Hart 74, Littlerock 51: Bryan Kirk had a team-high 18 points and eight rebounds as the Indians (11-4) captured the road victory. J.T. Stotts and Cory Johnson each added five assists. Isaiah Raheem and junior Will Reddicks combined for 37 points for the Lobos in the losing cause. Moorpark 67, Canyon 55:Kevin Lawrence poured in 30 points in the Musketeers' (10-5) nonleague win. Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame 71, St. Monica 45: Chris Williams scored 15 points and Jorge Pierda added 11 with nine assists and seven steals to lead the host Knights (10-5) to a nonleague win over the Mariners. Camarillo 90, Malibu 64: Justin Beach had 24 points and Joe Borchard Joseph Edward Borchard (born November 25, 1978 in Panorama City, California), a 1997 graduate of Adolfo Camarillo High School in Camarillo, California was the 12th pick of the first round in the 2000 MLB amateur draft out of Stanford University by the Chicago White Sox. added 21 points as the Scorpions (8-4) beat the visiting Sharks in a nonleague game. Burroughs 69, Hoover 54: James Burgess and J.K. Scott each scored 17 points to lead the Indians (7-8) to a nonleague win over the visiting Tornadoes (5-9), who got 18 points from Andy Russell Andy Russell can refer to:
La Canada 58, No. 10 St. Francis 50: Matt Moore had 25 points and nine rebounds to lead the Spartans (10-5) past the neighboring Knights (9-5) in a nonleague game at La Canada. Chris Brugman scored 18 points and Anton Cunningham 12 for St. Francis, which was outscored 15-1 in the first quarter. Crespi 66, Montclair Prep 58: Ron Quarterman scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half for the Celts The following pages provide lists of nations or people of Celtic origin, arranged by branch of Celtic ethnicity or language grouping: Goidelic Celts
Kevin McDonough finished with 13 points and seven assists for Crespi. Rocky Steryo, who entered the game averaging over 20 points per game for Montclair Prep, finished with just 11 on 3-of-19 shooting. Oak Park 53, 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. 51: Senior shooting guard The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. Josh Rattray scored 24 points, including five 3-pointers for the host Eagles (8-4). John Murphy had four points and blocked eight shots. Rattray, Randy Gastwirt and Dan Wasserman combined for 47 of the Eagles' 53 points. MEN'S Antelope Valley 107, Citrus 60: John Burrell and Shaun Murray scored 22 points apiece and Jonathan George added 19 as the Marauders improved to 17-3 with a Foothill Conference win over the host Owls (10-7). |
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