Sports Roundup: Buzzer-beater sinks St. Francis hoops in tournament championship
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Palos Verdes 61, St. Francis 60: The Golden Knights lost the championship game of the El Segundo Tournament on a buzzer-beater Friday evening.
Joey Walsh led St. Francis (3-1) with 17 points and nine rebounds, while junior Malakhi Jensen tallied 14 points, six rebounds and six assists.
“You know, we were leading in every single game for every single minute up until the last second of the last game,” St. Francis Coach Todd Wolfson said. “That’s the only lead we ever gave up, on a game-winning shot. That’s basketball.”
La Cañada 67, Westlake 49: The Spartans picked up their second victory of the Sierra Canyon Invitational on Friday afternoon.
Justin Kouyoumdjian led the Spartans (3-1) with 27 points.
BOYS’ SOCCER
Flintridge Prep 6, San Marino 0: Tim Treinen and Garrett Gaines tallied two goals each as the Rebels improved to 3-0-1 on Friday.
GIRLS’ WATER POLO
Dos Pueblos 8, La Cañada 7: After opening the season with four straight wins, the Spartans dropped their first contest Friday evening in the Villa Park Tournament at Beckman.
La Cañada (4-1) opened the tournament with victories over Long Beach Poly, 14-9, and El Toro, 11-10, on Thursday.
GIRLS’ SOCCER
El Segundo 1, La Cañada 0: The Spartans fell in the first pool play contest of the South Torrance Holiday Classic on Friday.
La Cañada is 2-4 this season.