When it’s Harvey Kitani versus David Rebibo in a highschool basketball teaching matchup, you realize it’s going to be a defensive grind. They demand defensive manufacturing, so Rolling Hills Prep and Harvard-Westlake went at it for 32 minutes on Saturday night time at St. Francis.
It took 4 consecutive free throws by Joe Sterling within the closing 21 seconds for Harvard-Westlake (17-2) to carry on for a 50-46 victory. About the one mistake Rolling Hills Prep (13-5) made was selecting to foul Sterling, properly generally known as a clutch free-throw shooter. However the Huskies had no selection after a 3 by Aaron Heinze bought them to inside 48-46 with 2.6 seconds left.
Sterling completed with 16 factors. Pierce Thompson had 14 factors and Dominique Bentho added 11 factors and 12 rebounds. Nick Welch Jr. had a giant sport for Rolling Hills Prep with 21 factors on eight-for-14 taking pictures. Carter Fulton added 10 factors.
Santa Margarita 72, Fairfax 41: The Eagles (19-2) opened a 21-2 lead after the primary quarter and cruised to victory at St. Francis. Brayden Kyman scored 21 factors, Kaiden Bailey had 17 and Drew Anderson had 15.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias 67, JSerra 62: Kayleb Kearse completed with 27 factors within the victory. Jaden Bailes had 30 factors for JSerra.
Sierra Canyon 77, Phoenix St. Mary’s 45: The Trailblazers (13-1) tuned up for the beginning of Mission League play with a rout in Arizona. Brandon McCoy scored 18 factors and Brannon Martinsen had 17.
Chaminade 70, Palos Verdes 44: Temi Olafisoye had 17 factors for the 18-1 Eagles.
Thousand Oaks 53, Oak Park 46: The Lancers received their sixteenth consecutive sport to remain unbeaten. Gabriel Chin had 14 factors.
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 67, Layton Christian (Utah) 64: NaVorro Bowman led the Knights (13-4) with 24 factors. Josiah Nance added 16 factors.
Bishop Montgomery 71, Palisades 68: Austin Kirksey had 24 factors and Tarron Williams scored 22 factors to assist Bishop Montgomery enhance to 15-2. Freshman Phillip Reed scored 24 factors for Palisades.
Crespi 60, Modesto Christian 49: The Celts improved to 13-6.
St. John Bosco 62, Chandler (Ariz.) Basha 54: Christian Collins scored 31 factors and Max Ellis had 22 for the Braves in a win in Arizona.
Mayfair 69, Cypress 56: Josiah Johnson’s 27 factors helped Mayfair enhance to 8-5.
Inglewood 98, Pasadena 97: Jason Crowe Jr. made the game-winning shot in additional time and completed with 51 factors for Inglewood.
Women basketball
Harvard-Westlake 51, Phoenix Desert Vista 39: Freshman Lucia Khamenia completed with 24 factors for Harvard-Westlake.
Brentwood 59, Cardinal Newman 53: The Eagles improved to 9-4. Kelsey Sugar scored 24 factors.
Saugus 57, Birmingham 52: Kayla Tanijiri had 16 factors for Birmingham (13-3).
