HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

By Eric Sondheimer, Ben Bolch

Feb. 11, 2009 12 AM PT

TUESDAY’S RESULT

No. 13 Los Angeles Windward 61,

North Hollywood Campbell Hall 57 (OT)

Leading contributors: Windward had four players score in double figures, led by Darius Morris’ 20 points and Wesley Saunders’ 17 points. James Johnson scored 15 points for Campbell Hall.

The scoop: Windward missed all six of its free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter in blowing a five-point lead in the final minute of regulation. But the Wildcats got two free throws from Morris with 6.9 seconds left in overtime to clinch the victory.

Why it matters: Campbell Hall had won 62 straight league games and 60 straight at home. Windward, ranked No. 1 in Southern Section Division IV-A, pulled into a first-place tie in the Olympic League with Campbell Hall, ranked No. 1 in Division II-AA.

Records: Windward 19-6, 8-1; Campbell Hall 17-8, 8-1.

-- Eric Sondheimer

GAME OF THE DAY

No. 10 Torrance Bishop Montgomery (22-3, 6-1)

at Los Angeles Cathedral (12-14, 5-2)

Tonight at 7

Why it matters: A Cathedral victory could force a three-way tie atop the Del Rey League among Bishop Montgomery, Cathedral and No. 15 Gardena Serra. Bishop Montgomery defeated Cathedral, 73-55, on Jan. 28 and is coming off a 66-47 triumph over Serra on Monday in which senior guard Michael Panaggio and junior forward Richard Solomon scored 20 points apiece.

-- Ben Bolch

High School Sports

Eric Sondheimer

Eric Sondheimer is the prep sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He has been honored seven times by the California Prep Sportswriters Assn. for best prep sports column.

Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

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