Sam Sullivan fondly refers to his Fremont High School boys basketball team as a group of overachievers.

One of the smaller teams he’s fielded in his 30-plus years as coach has achieved quite a lot during a season rapidly approaching an end.

With the City Section playoffs just a couple of weeks away, the Pathfinders are 16-5 overall and 7-1 in the Coliseum League. They trail only Crenshaw in the standings.

Their 75-35 rout of visiting Jefferson Monday set the stage for more challenging games later in the week at Dorsey (Wednesday) and at home against View Park Prep (Friday).

The best thing about Monday’s game was it gave Sullivan the opportunity to play his bench extensively in a contest that was largely over at halftime when they led, 39-19.

“In a game like this, you don’t want guys to get hurt,” he said. “We know Dorsey is not going to be easy. We wanted the other guys to get out there. It was a reward for playing hard.”

Michael Sullivan, his son, led the way with 21 points and 12 rebounds and Kaylen Ayers added 12 points and nine rebounds. Sullivan, at 6-foot-3, and Ayers, at 6-2, are the tallest starters, yet they outrebounded Jefferson, 55-23.

Because of the size factor, outside shooting is a big factor in most games for Fremont.

Although they didn’t have to rely on him much Monday, guard Savion Udeh is normally the Pathfinder’s most important offensive weapon. He averages 16.6 points per game and was coming off a 28-point performance Friday against Manual Arts. He had six points on two 3-point shots against Jefferson.

“Savion is a great outside shooter who sets the tempo for us,” Sullivan said. “He’s got to be in double figures for us. When he’s hitting, teams have to extend their defenses.”

Junior guard Francisco Delgado led Jefferson (3-11, 0-7) with 18 points and four assists. Three of his seven field goals were 3-pointers.

Eddie Cervantes had seven points and Rayvon Jackson six for the Democrats.

In other Coliseum League action Monday,  Crenshaw (14-3, 7-0) routed View Park Prep, 91-42.

Eastern League
Jordan 48, Bell 37
Christopher Ashanti scored 25 points and added 18 rebounds, three blocked shots and two steals to lead first-place Jordan (14-9, 8-0) to a 48-37 victory over Bell Monday in Eastern League play.

Point guard Davian Wilson added 19 points  for the Bulldogs, who led 24-19 at halftime and 33-26 entering the final quarter.

South Gate 49, Roosevelt 46
David Rueda had 17 points and Bryan Melgoza added 11 as South Gate (8-14, 2-6) slipped past Roosevelt in Eastern League play. Jose Medrano added seven points for the Rams.

Roosevelt is 4-14, 0-7.

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Coliseum League
View Park Prep 55, Crenshaw  33
Danielle Pruitt had 15 points and six rebounds and Angel Smith had 13 points and six rebounds to lead View Park Prep (20-5, 8-0) to a 22-point victory over Crenshaw Monday in Coliseum League play.

The Knights, who also got 11 points from Rachelle Sample, jumped out to a 20-11 lead after one quarter and steadily pulled away after that.

Tierra Robinson had nine points and 16 rebounds and Andrea Edwards added seven points for Crenshaw (13-8, 4-3).

Dorsey 69, Locke 65
Kyndal Charleston, Ritia Bruce and Asia  Watts all had big games as Dorsey (15-10, 5-3) held off Locke, 69-65 in the Coliseum League.

Charleston had 16 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and four steals for the Dons. Bruce and Watts each had 17 points and 15 rebounds.

Locke is 6-10, 2-6.

Fremont 49, Jefferson 44
Fremont (9-9, 2-6) outscored the Democrats (3-11, 1-7) by eight points in the final quarter to overcome a deficit and win the Coliseum League contest.

Mary Allison had 17 points and Janise Williams added 14 for the Pathfinders. Priscilla Valdovinos had eight.

Marine League
Washington Prep 68, King-Drew 37
Kiana Furlow had 19 points and eight rebounds and Reshanda Gray had 18 points, 13 rebounds and four steals to lead first-place Washington Prep (17-9, 8-0) to an easy victory over King-Drew in the Marine League.

Cheyenne Bonham added 16 points for the Generals, who outscored King-Drew, 22-6 in the third quarter to break the contest open.

King-Drew is 4-14, 1-6.

Carson 68, Banning 40
Janitha Iamaleava scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as second-place Carson (15-7, 7-1) routed Banning, 68-40 in the Marine League.

Chante Miles had 12 points, seven assists and five steals and Tiffiany Moorehead added 11 points for the Colts, who were up 28-19 at halftime.

Stephanie Lopez led Banning (3-10, 2-6) with 18 points.

Narbonne  48, Gardena 33
Narbonne (15-8, 5-2) topped Gardena, 48-33 in the other Marine League game Monday.