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UBrady Dunlap waphakamisela isibhakela sakhe emoyeni. Bekuyimizuzwana yokugcina yokunqoba kuka-Harvard-Westlake ngo-59-50 ehlula i-Santa Clarita West Ranch ngaphambi kwejimu esele yaphela e-Studio City ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku.
I-Wolverines ngeke iye kumdlalo womqhudelwano we-Southern Section Open Division ngenxa yokukhubeka okuyinqaba ekuqaleni kwesonto, kodwa isifundo esisitholile singamsiza yena nozakwabo ukuthi bathole umklomelo omkhulu – isicoco sombuso.
“Ayikho incazelo,” kusho isikhulu ngokuhlulwa ngamaphuzu ayisithupha kwe-Wolverines ngoLwesibili ibhekene neBellflower St. John Bosco okuzovumela amaBraves ukuthi abhekane neCorona Centennial ngesicoco se-Open Division ngo-Feb. 25 eHonda Centre. “Kwakuwumzamo obangela amahloni. Siyayazi futhi sizoyigqoka emikhonweni yethu yonke indlela. Yize sihluliwe kodwa lokho kulahlekelwa kusisizile namuhla, ngoba sifike sekudlule isikhathi sabamba futhi asizange silahlekelwe umqondo.”
IWest Ranch (29-2) ingene idinga kuphela ukunqoba kuHarvard-Westlake ukuze idlulele phambili. Ngaphandle kokuthi kuncane kakhulu okuhambe kahle kuma-Wildcats. Umdlali wabo oseqophelweni eliphezulu, u-Andrew Meadow, ulinganiselwe amaphuzu amahlanu futhi akazange athole amaphuzu esiwombeni sesibili. U-Jazz Gardner, umdlali omude kunabo bonke phansi ngamafidi angu-7, wayengenasici ngaphandle kwalapho ehlulwe khona futhi ephonswa mahhala. Ubenamaphuzu ayisishiyagalombili. Umdlali ogcine iWest Ranch iphila nguJames Evans, oqede enamaphuzu angu-15 futhi wenza amaphuzu amathathu ngekota yesithathu.
Ngaphandle kokuthi u-Dunlap, ohlala e-Santa Clarita Valley futhi wafunda eNewhall Hart njengomuntu osanda kufunda, wayezolahlekelwa ngabadlali akhule nabo kanye nabafundi kuma-bleachers abangabangane bakhe.
Uqede enamaphuzu ayi-18 nama-rebounds ayisikhombisa, ukuxhasa uTrent Perry noJacob Huggins, ngamunye wabo onikele ngamaphuzu ayi-12.
“Laba abafana bami,” kusho uDunlap. “Kuhlale kumnandi ukulwa nabangane.”
U-St. John Bosco uthole ukunqoba ngo-60-47 ku-Playa del Rey u-St. Bernard ngemuva kwamaphuzu ka-Jack Turner angu-20. I-Braves, i-Harvard-Westlake ne-West Ranch zonke ziqede ngo-2-1 emdlalweni we-pool, kodwa u-St. John Bosco udlulela kowamanqamu ngenxa ye-tiebreaker, ehlule i-seed ephakeme, engunombolo 2 Harvard-Westlake. AmaBraves abuyile ngemuva kokulahlekelwa umdlalo wawo wokuvula i-playoff e-West Ranch.
“Kungumsebenzi oncomekayo, ikakhulukazi uma uhlulwa owokuqala,” kusho umqeqeshi we-St. John Bosco uMatt Dunn. “Kuzoba yinto enhle eqenjini lethu elincane elidlala kowamanqamu.”
I-Corona Centennial eqhwakele phezulu ibambe ibhizinisi ehlulweni lwe-Torrance Bishop Montgomery 73-55 ukuze iqede ngo-3-0 echibini layo. UJared McCain unikezwe ijezi lakhe leMcDonald’s All-American futhi unamaphuzu ayi-11. U-Aaron McBride uzihola phambili ngamaphuzu angama-20.
USherman Oaks Notre Dame wehlule iChatsworth Sierra Canyon okwesithathu kule sizini ngo-70-53. UCaleb Foster uqede enamaphuzu angama-23.
Wonke amaqembu ayisishiyagalombili e-Open Division anezindawo zokungena ezizenzakalelayo kuma-playoffs esifundazwe azomenyezelwa ngo-Feb. 26. I-Centennial, i-St. John Bosco, i-Harvard-Westlake ne-West Ranch kulindeleke ukuthi kube eyokuhlungela i-Southern California Regional Open Division.
U-Harvard-Westlake (30-2) uthola ikhefu leviki ukuze azilungiselele.
“Saqhudelana, sadlala ngokuzikhandla, sabelana ngebhola, saba nokukhiqiza okuningi. Besinomoya wethu ojwayelekile,” kusho umqeqeshi weHarvard-Westlake uDavid Rebibo.
Grant 72, Granada Hills 62: Umpetha weCity Section I ovikelayo uLancers uthole indawo kumdlalo womqhudelwano. UDilyn Martin uthole amaphuzu angu-18. Bazobhekana neVenice, ophumelele ngama-52-40 ku-LACES.
Ibhola labafana
Birmingham 6, Hamilton 0: U-Diego Ceja ushaye amagoli amathathu okuqala ePatriots esele kunombolo 1, edlulele kowandulela owamanqamu weCity Section. Bazodlala uNo. 20 seed Taft, onqobe ngo 2-1 kuFremont.
El Camino Real 3, Cleveland 2: IRoyals idlulele kowandulela owamanqamu ngoLwesithathu ngemuva kokuvula phambili ngo 3-0, yabe isaqhubeka. U-Anthony Villa ushaye amagoli amabili. I-El Camino Real izodlala nePalisades, ehlulwe ngo 1-0 kuNo. 2 Chavez.
I-Carson 5, Santee 1: AmaColts adlulele kowandulela owamanqamu weCity Section Division II.
Ibhola lamantombazane
I-Harvard-Westlake 3, Etiwanda 2: U-Alex Astalos ushaye igoli ngephenathi ngomzuzu wama-62 ukuze agqashule zibambene ngo 1-1 kwathi uKaia Santamarco-King wagqashula ngo 2-2 ngelinye igoli emdlalweni owandulela owamanqamu weDivision II.
Hart 3, Westlake 0: AmaNdiya adlulele kowamanqamu kaDivision II ebhekene neHarvard-Westlake.
I-baseball
I-Chaminade 7, i-Castaic 4: Ikhaya eligijima nguDegan Hensley, uGreg Rangel noMatt Churchill banike amandla i-Eagles.
I-Long Beach Millikan 6, i-Dana Hills 1: U-Cameron Hegamin ube namahithi amabili kanye nama-RBI amabili e-Millikan.
Narbonne 7, Long Beach Wilson 4: U-Vandross Callahan noJuan Caballero ngamunye babe namahithi amabili kanye nama-RBI amabili eNarbonne.
La Mirada 6, Anaheim Canyon 2: U-Eric Jeon uqede ngamahithi amathathu, okuhlanganisa nokugijima ekhaya, nama-RBI amabili eLa Mirada.
I-North Hollywood 8, San Fernando 5: UCristian Calderon noRyan Lopez babe namahithi amabili ngamunye eNorth Hollywood.
Fullerton 6, San Clemente 2: UKyle Kim uwine wathola amahithi amabili ukuhola uFullerton.
I-Santa Monica 5, I-Paramount 0: U-Sean Bowker no-David Montes bahlangene ekushayeni okubili.
