"We have a little more talent than people realize," Taft Coach Derrick Taylor said.
Calvin Haynes, one of two returning starters for defending City Section champion Taft, scored a team-high 15 points. Albert Brown, a transfer from New York, added 12 points and freshman Larry Drew Jr. scored eight points for the Toreadors, who will face Verbum Dei in the semifinals Monday at Cerritos College. The Eagles were 55-48 winners over Fresno San Joaquin Memorial in another quarterfinal game Saturday.
Ed White led Harvard-Westlake (4-1) with 17 points.
--Dan Arritt
Verbum Dei 55, Fresno San Joaquin Memorial 48
Vince Fuller's 16 points paced Verbum Dei (2-1) in a win over San Joaquin Memorial (3-2). Quincy Pondexter's 22 points led San Joaquin Memorial. Verbum Dei advances to play Taft on Monday at 7 pm in a semifinal game.
COLONY
Championship
Pasadena 72, Rancho Cucamonga 63
Kyle Austin had 33 points and 13 rebounds for Pasadena (7-1) and was named the tournament's most valuable player. Rancho Cucamonga fell to 8-1.
Fifth Place
Rancho Verde 68, Victor Valley 58
Kenny Collins had 21 of his game-high 23 points in the second half. Fellow senior forward Jamar Cannon had 15 points and 11 rebounds and was named to the all-tournament team. Rancho Verde is 8-3.
Ninth Place
Montclair 58, Antelope Valley 55
Nate Richardson had 15 of his game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter and Montclair (8-4) outscored Antelope Valley, 24-11, in the period to win the ninth-place game of the Colony tournament.
The Cavaliers, who rallied from a 28-22 halftime deficit, also got 15 points from Larry Gordon.
19th Place
Granite Hills 72, Pacific 56
Senior guard Richard Collins had 15 points and six assists and Chris Fealy added 14 points, going five-of-five from the floor, in a Granite Hills (6-3) victory over Pacific (2-8). Granite Hills used a 21-5 third quarter to take control of the game.
Calvin Haynes, one of two returning starters for defending City Section champion Taft, scored a team-high 15 points. Albert Brown, a transfer from New York, added 12 points and freshman Larry Drew Jr. scored eight points for the Toreadors, who will face Verbum Dei in the semifinals Monday at Cerritos College. The Eagles were 55-48 winners over Fresno San Joaquin Memorial in another quarterfinal game Saturday.
--Dan Arritt
Verbum Dei 55, Fresno San Joaquin Memorial 48
Vince Fuller's 16 points paced Verbum Dei (2-1) in a win over San Joaquin Memorial (3-2). Quincy Pondexter's 22 points led San Joaquin Memorial. Verbum Dei advances to play Taft on Monday at 7 pm in a semifinal game.
COLONY
Championship
Pasadena 72, Rancho Cucamonga 63
Kyle Austin had 33 points and 13 rebounds for Pasadena (7-1) and was named the tournament's most valuable player. Rancho Cucamonga fell to 8-1.
Fifth Place
Rancho Verde 68, Victor Valley 58
Kenny Collins had 21 of his game-high 23 points in the second half. Fellow senior forward Jamar Cannon had 15 points and 11 rebounds and was named to the all-tournament team. Rancho Verde is 8-3.
Ninth Place
Montclair 58, Antelope Valley 55
Nate Richardson had 15 of his game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter and Montclair (8-4) outscored Antelope Valley, 24-11, in the period to win the ninth-place game of the Colony tournament.
The Cavaliers, who rallied from a 28-22 halftime deficit, also got 15 points from Larry Gordon.
19th Place
Granite Hills 72, Pacific 56
Senior guard Richard Collins had 15 points and six assists and Chris Fealy added 14 points, going five-of-five from the floor, in a Granite Hills (6-3) victory over Pacific (2-8). Granite Hills used a 21-5 third quarter to take control of the game.
