No Holding Mayo for Dominguez

With one mighty dunk, O.J. Mayo gave the spectators their money’s worth Friday night.

Even those in the $50 courtside seats.

Other than that, Mayo and his Cincinnati North College Hill teammates took much of the excitement out of the game early, sprinting to a 30-point first-half lead and cruising to a 91-57 victory over Compton Dominguez in the featured game of the Rise or Fall Challenge at Cerritos College.

Mayo, the top-ranked junior in the country, finished with 29 points, including 16 in the deciding first half. Teammate Bill Walker, the No. 2-ranked junior in the nation, was unmatched in the paint for the second consecutive night, finishing with 25 points and 12 rebounds.

The Dons (7-3) had their excuses for coming out flat. They finished a tournament in Fort Meyers, Fla., on Thursday night and flew home Friday morning, arriving about eight hours before tip-off.

“I’m so tired my eyes hurt,” Dominguez Coach Russell Otis said before the game.

North College Hill (8-0), ranked No. 5 in the nation by USA Today, didn’t show any fatigue after defeating North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake, 89-62, on Thursday night.

The Dons took a 6-2 lead on back-to-back three-pointers by Dezon Otis and Brandon Jennings, but the Trojans closed out the first quarter with a 24-2 run.

Mayo’s tomahawk dunk on a fastbreak in the opening minute of the second quarter gave North College Hill a 33-12 lead and brought the sellout crowd to its feet.

Dominguez, ranked No. 5 in the Southland by The Times, made just eight of 30 field goals in the first half and was six of 17 from the free-throw line.

Jennings had 17 to lead Dominguez.

-- Dan Arritt

Senior Matt Shaw’s two free throws with 45 seconds left gave L.A. Fairfax a 39-38 victory over Rockville (Md.) Montrose Christian, the nation’s top-ranked team, according to USA Today, late Thursday night in the championship game of the Honolulu Iolani Classic.

Senior Jerren Shipp scored 17 points to lead Fairfax (7-1), ranked No. 21 in the nation by USA Today and No. 4 in the Southland by The Times. He also had six rebounds and made two of the Lions’ five three-point baskets. He was named the tournament’s most valuable player.

The Lions won their third Iolani tournament title despite the loss of two starters. Junior Ja’shon Hampton suffered a neck injury on Wednesday and junior Chace Stanback suffered an ankle injury with Fairfax leading, 26-20, with 4:21 left in the third quarter Thursday and did not return.

Shaw, who has committed to Temple, and Stanback were named to the all-tournament team.

In a championship semifinal Wednesday, Fairfax scored a 54-51 victory over 14th-ranked Mt. Vernon (N.Y.).

“The players have really shown a lot of character after the [Lakewood] Artesia loss and have learned from that, which has made us a better club,” Fairfax Coach Harvey Kitani said. “I’m really excited and looking forward to seeing how good we can get.”

The Lions next play Wednesday through Friday at Houston in the Academy National Invitational at Houston, where the field includes No. 2 Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill Academy, No. 6 Philadelphia Neumann-Goretti, No. 12 Marietta (Ga.) Wheeler, No. 17 Kingwood (Texas) and No. 22 Houston Bellaire.

Junior Robert Ford scored on a layup and a free throw with 10 seconds left to give North Hollywood Campbell Hall a 66-64 victory over Huntington Beach Edison late Thursday night in the championship game of the Kaluhui (Hawaii) Ka’ahumanu Hou tournament in Maui.

Sophomore Jrue Holiday scored 25 points, Ford added 14 and junior Justin Holiday had 11 for Campbell Hall (8-0), winner of 40 games in a row and ranked No. 12 by The Times.

The Vikings will play Tuesday through Friday in the Modesto Christian Invitational.

Girls’ Basketball

After a series of close calls in the Lakewood Artesia tournament, La Puente Bishop Amat put together a strong offensive performance and got a breather in the championship game, a 59-42 win over Artesia.

Although Artesia (6-3) led two minutes into the second quarter, the defending Division III state champion went on a 14-point run.

The Lancers (11-1) were led by Christen Miles with 13 points, six rebounds, six steals and five assists; Kristen McCarthy, who scored 17; and Candice Brown, who scored 15.

Such offense was welcome for Coach Richard Wiard’s team, which beat Pasadena, 33-31, and needed overtime to beat No. 10 Long Beach Millikan, 46-40, earlier in the tournament.

In the third-place game, Millikan overcame a five-point deficit going into the fourth quarter to beat No. 7 Etiwanda, 29-27.

Etiwanda held a 20-11 lead, but scored only seven over the final 14 minutes 30 seconds. The Rams made just six of 25 free throws, but two came in the final 61 seconds.

-- Martin Henderson