SO. SEC. DIV. I-A: LANCASTER SIMPLY HAS NO ANSWERS EAGLES ROUTED BY TOP-SEED LOYOLA LOYOLA 77, LANCASTER 58.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer LANCASTER - Even if the Lancaster High boys' basketball team had played a perfect game, it's debatable de·bat·a·ble adj. 1. Being such that formal argument or discussion is possible. 2. Open to dispute; questionable. 3. In dispute, as land or territory claimed by more than one country. whether it would have mattered. As it happened, the overmatched Eagles were less than perfect in a 77-58 loss to top-seeded Loyola 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. in a Southern Section Division I-A second-round playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship Tuesday. But that senior guard Derek Snider, the team's only returnee re·turn·ee n. 1. One who returns, as from a journey or to school after a long absence. 2. A person returning from military duty overseas. See Usage Note at -ee1. , was so hard on himself after the game was perhaps more a reflection of the standards that the three-time Golden League champions play to, rather than an accurate assessment of how his poor shooting might have influenced the game's outcome. ``These guys are really good,'' said Snider, who was held to one field goal, ``but it's something we could have done. I just needed to make more shots; we needed more shots to fall. ``We could have beat them,'' he added. ``It wasn't impossible.'' Lancaster (14-11) has a history of pulling off playoff upsets. Last season, the Eagles stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. Foothill League champion Hart of Newhall in a second-round game and took a seeded Glendora team into overtime on the road in the quarterfinals. But this season, Lancaster was a far less experienced team and was up against an even more formidable opponent. Defending Southern Section champion Loyola (24-5), which already won the competitive Mission League, is among the state's most regarded teams and was ranked as high as 23rd nationally this season. Lancaster was led by Deonte Huff huff - To compress data using a Huffman code. Various programs that use such methods have been called "HUFF" or some variant thereof. Opposite: puff. Compare crunch, compress. , who scored 17 points, including four 3-pointers. James Bolden added 11 points. Davis Cantor led Loyola with 19 points, and Kansas-bound Omar Wilkes (the son of former Laker lak·er n. 1. A fish, such as the lake trout, that lives in a lake. 2. A ship used on lakes. 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. ) added 17. Loyola plays Chaparral in the quarterfinals Friday night at a site to be determined. The Cubs set the tone early with relentless full-court pressure that caused one turnover after another and set up easy baskets. The pressure seemed to wear on Lancaster and eventually led to defensive breakdowns. Loyola took full advantage, taking a 50-24 lead into halftime. ``They didn't get to be where they're at by playing passive,'' Lancaster coach Jesse Parker said. ``In the middle of the first and third (quarters) we kind of went passive, and they smelled blood and they attacked.'' If nothing else, playing a team of Loyola's caliber qualifies as a learning experience for a team that returns four starters and several other key players. It might even make the Eagles a better team next season, Parker said. ``You're not going anywhere if you don't play the big boys,'' Parker said. ``How can I expect them to compete with teams like Loyola if they never play them?'' PRIME-TIME PLAYERS Boys' basketball --Bryce Taylor (Harvard-Westlake) 26 points --Joe Ford (Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
--B.J. Wilkomm (Saugus) 25 points --Jonathon Wiley (Westlake) 23 points --Mike Hornbuckle (Oaks Christian) 23 points CAPTION(S): box Box: PRIME-TIME PLAYERS (see text) |
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