Boys’ basketball: Comets’ streak reaches 11 games

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For three quarters, host Palisades gave Westchester all it could handle, but the Comets pulled away in the final eight minutes to win 73-54 on Thursday night and remain alone in first place in the Western League.

Dwayne Polee led the way for the Comets (18-2 overall, 6-0 in league) with 18 points, including two slam dunks. Kareem Jamar added 15 points and Robert Gsellman had 13 for Westchester, ranked No. 1 in the Southland by The Times.

Garrett Nevels finished with 18 points, including three 3-pointers, Donovan Johnson scored 14 and Kenneth Towner added 11 for the Dolphins (14-6, 3-2), who led 17-16 after the first quarter. The Comets outscored Palisades 25-14 in the second quarter to take a 41-31 halftime lead.

Westchester has won 11 in a row since a 57-54 defeat to Milton of Alpharetta, Georgia, at the City of Palms Classic in Ft. Myers, Florida, on December 23.

-- Steve Galluzzo