Story Published:
Jan 27, 2010 at 3:18 PM PDT
Story Updated:
Jan 27, 2010 at 3:18 PM PDT
Inglewood High School has won four of its last five games, but the last victory was anything but easy.
The Sentinels had to weather a 42-point outburst by Hawthorne’s A.J. Brevard Friday to record a 63-60 victory in Ocean League boys basketball play.
Corey Jones hit four free throws down the stretch and Jamie Harper hit a key 3-pointer as Inglewood improved to 11-7 overall and 3-1 in league. The Sentinels trail Santa Monica (4-0) in the league race. Their loss was to Santa Monica.
Harper scored 16 points, including four 3-point baskets. Julius Bilbrew had 15 and Jones scored 11.
Yngwie Valdez had nine points on three 3-pointers for Hawthorne (9-12, 2-2).
Beverly Hills 69, Morningside 65
D.J. Harris had 21 points and five assists for Morningside (12-9, 1-3), but it wasn’t enough in a 69-65 loss to Beverly Hills in the Ocean League.
Alante Young had 12 points, 10 rebounds and four steals, Jayvon Bland had 12 points and Brennan Jackson added 11 points and five assists for the Monarchs.
Del Rey League
Serra 77, Cathedral 56
Keith Shamburger scored 27 points with seven assists as Serra posted its 17th consecutive victory at the expense of Cathedral.
Steven Archibald scored 11 points for Serra (20-1, 3-0).
Pioneer League
Lawndale 74, El Segundo 56
Raby Hardaway had 19 points in Lawndale’s 18-point win over El Segundo in Pioneer League play. Randy Batty had 17 points and Chris Mu oz added 14 points for the Cardinals (10-10, 2-2).
Moore League
Poly 73, Compton 40
Long Beach Poly took over sole possession of first place in the Moore League with a 73-40 rout of Compton, which had its seven-game winning streak snapped.
Ryan Anderson’s 24 points and 18 rebounds and Alex Carmon’s 20 points led the way for the Jackrabbits, 16-3 overall and 5-0 in league.
Compton, 10-10, 5-1, got 18 points from Cliff Sims.
San Gabriel Valley League
Paramount 73, Dominguez 71
Kevin Guthrie’s 19 points, six assists and six rebounds enabled Paramount to edge Dominguez, 73-71 in another SGVL game. Juaquin Zavala had 14 rebounds for the Pirates (12-8, 2-2).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Ocean League
Inglewood 67, Hawthorne 22
Keyla Morgan had 13 points and six rebounds, and Hazel Ramirez had 11 points, three steals and three assists for Inglewood (16-4, 3-1) in the Ocean League.
Mickesha Moore scored nine points for Hawthorne (9-9, 0-4).
Beverly Hills 56, Morningside 40
Tesha Stokes had 19 points and 19 rebounds, but Morningside (13-9, 1-3) still lost the Ocean League contest. DeAndrea Toler added 11 points and seven steals for the Monarchs.
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