WINTER SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS : Cleveland Sets School Record With 106-60 Win Over Hamilton

Cleveland Coach Bob Braswell had his team go through a light, easy practice Thursday, the day after the Cavaliers lost to Fairfax for the third time this season.

“You can easily start to second-guess yourself after losing to the same team like that,” Braswell said. “I don’t want the guys to think that way.”

Cleveland (14-3, 7-2) took out whatever frustration it had on Hamilton on Friday, routing the Yankees, 106-60, in a Valley League game at Cleveland.

The 106-point performance was a school record for the Cavaliers, who went over the 100-point mark for the first time this season.

Cleveland had five players score in double figures, including Mike Gray, who had a game-high 26 points. Andre Anderson scored 18 points and Richard Branham had 16 points and 16 rebounds. Adrian King also had 16 points and Damon Charlot added 14.

Cleveland, which lost Albert Fann and Joey Manliguis because of academic problems earlier this week, has three more league games before the playoffs.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Taft 76, Reseda 59--Kevin Franklin scored 38 points, including 14 in the first quarter as Taft surged to a 25-16 lead. It was the eighth straight Valley League game in which Franklin has scored at least 30 points. He made 16 of 23 shots, 6 of 7 free throws and had 7 rebounds. Vernon Middleton and Darren Kolinsky added 10 points each for Taft (14-5, 6-4). Jeff Ricks and Robert Stepner scored 16 points each for Reseda (5-11, 1-8).

Kennedy 59, El Camino Real 55--Marcus Malone scored 25 points and had 10 rebounds and Clarence Williams had 13 points and 8 rebounds for Kennedy (12-5, 6-3) in the Valley League win. Sean Davis scored 19 points, Brent Lofton had 14 and Damon Orlando had 13 for El Camino Real (7-11, 3-7).

San Fernando 88, Monroe 51--Five San Fernando players scored in double figures in the Northwest Valley League game. Charles Thomas led San Fernando (11-8, 5-3) with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Tory Stephens scored 19 points, Joe Mauldin and Sean DeClouet added 14 each and Shelton Boykin scored 13 for San Fernando. Roosevelt Johnson scored 25 points for Monroe (2-13, 0-8).

Granada Hills 57, Chatsworth 50--Gary Gray scored 28 points and had 10 rebounds to lead Granada Hills (6-2 in league) to a Northwest Valley League win. Terrell Smith had 11 points and Todd Lytle added 10 points for Granada Hills. Chatsworth was led by Kendell McDaniels’ 13 points, and David Waco’s 10.

Crespi 53, St. Francis 51--Jason Ringler scored 25 points and had six rebounds for Crespi (3-16, 2-8) in the Del Rey League game. Crespi’s victory avenged a 47-43 defeat to St. Francis earlier in the season. Ken Lynch and Chris Saucher each scored eight points for Crespi.

North Hollywood 39, Verdugo Hills 29--Peter Nappi had 15 points and brother Dominic Nappi had 12 as North Hollywood (10-5, 7-1) won the East Valley League game. Ralph Topps and Dominic Nappi each had eight rebounds. In the last quarter, the teams combined for only 10 points. North Hollywood remained in first place in league.

Grant 57, Sylmar 40--Mike Parker had 14 points and 12 rebounds and teammate Mike Fried had 14 points as Grant (10-8, 6-2) won the East Valley League game. Larry Legleiter had a game-high 21 points for Sylmar (1-7).

Saugus 84, Palmdale 52--Rusty Morse scored 22 points, Rick Bilek had 13 and Jack Clark had 10 as Saugus (16-7, 7-1) won a Golden League game at Palmdale (6-15, 1-7).

Schurr 77, Burbank 66--Schurr guard Butch Lenoue scored 18 points as the Spartans won a Foothill League game at Schurr. Paul Chavez and Manny Rios each scored 16 points for Schurr (14-8, 6-2). Chris Buck had 18 points for Burbank (14-8, 5-3). Abo Velasco and Bryan Chandler added 13 points for the Bulldogs.

Harvard 62, Salesian 44--Mike Lowe scored 14 points and had 11 rebounds for Harvard (13-5, 10-2) in the Santa Fe League game. Teammates Andy Bell scored nine points and Steve Green and Charles Patton added eight points each.

St. Genevieve 61, Bell-Jeff 57--Dion Contreras scored a game-high 22 points and teammate Ruben Aguire had 13 as the Valiants (9-11, 5-7) won a Santa Fe League game. For Bell-Jeff, Nick Sanderson had 18 points and Sheamus Martin had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Bell-Jeff’s Ron Brabant had 11 points and 8 rebounds and teammate Chris Dyer had 8 points and 8 assists.

Thousand Oaks 65, Royal 36--Jon Walker scored 19 points and had 11 rebounds for Thousand Oaks in a Marmonte League win at Royal. Kevin Martin added 11 points for Thousand Oaks (13-8, 8-3). Darius DeMaio scored 15 points for Royal.

Oak Park 44, Bishop Diego 42--Brian Friefeld scored a game-high 25 points and keyed a fourth-quarter Oak Park rally in the Tri-Valley League game. Friefeld’s break-away layup early in fourth quarter gave Oak Park a 37-36 lead, which it would never relinquish. Mike Birch added seven points for Oak Park (8-10, 5-5). Bishop Diego dropped to 9-11 and 5-5 in league.

Agoura 49, Santa Paula 37--Frank Jacobellis scored 18 points and Sid Williams had 11 as the Chargers won a Frontier League game at Santa Paula.

L.A. Baptist 67, Marshall Fundamental 62--Mike Null, who scored a game-high 22 points, made a basket with two seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime. The L.A. Baptist win put the teams in a second-place tie in the Alpha League. Steve Kim, who scored 15 points, made six free throws in the overtime period to seal the win for the Knights (16-5, 8-3).

L.A. Lutheran 72, Maranatha 58--Barry Walter scored 22 points, Paul Sauer had 26 and Gary Dempsey had 12 to lead L.A. Lutheran (4-14, 2-8) in an Alpha League game at home.

Faith Baptist 61, Campbell Hall 52--Richard Leon scored 21 points and Jason Henderson had 17 points, 17 rebounds and 7 blocked shots to lead Faith Baptist to a Delphic League win. John Reed added 13 points and 10 rebounds for Faith Baptist (7-11, 5-6). Donnie Sakaida scored 24 to lead Campbell Hall (11-7, 7-5), while Ty Leatherman added 14.

Oakwood 75, Oak Hill 34--Mitchell Butler scored 28 points and had 10 rebounds and Lloyd Levine added 12 points for Oakwood (14-5, 10-1) in a Liberty League win. Eric Leddel had 12 assists for Oakwood. Oak Hill (1-10 in league) was led by David Friedman, who had 22 points.

Bel-Air Pep 56, Buckley 55--John Yaker scored a team-high 14 points and Derrick Thornton scored 10 points and had 14 rebounds and 8 assists as Bel-Air Prep (14-7, 9-2) won the Delphic League game. Kevin Corbett and Jayson Weisstein each scored 16 for Buckley (11-9, 2-7).

Holy Martyrs 86, First Lutheran 65--Viken Tchorbajian scored a school record 41 points as Holy Martyrs won its fourth straight Liberty League game. Tchorbajian, a point guard, made 19 of 28 shots and 3 of 4 free throws. He also had 8 assists and 3 steals.

West Valley Christian 72, Hillcrest Christian 56--Bobby Gaskill scored a game-high 33 points, 14 rebounds and shot 66% to lead his team to a Christian Schools Athletic Conference game.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Louisville 53, Mater Dei 48--In a nonleague game, Louisville (18-2, 8-0) overcame a five-point first-half deficit. Without starting All-American center Andrea Knapp, who has the chicken pox, Lynn Flanagan scored 19 points and Tina Kohler added 13. Mater Dei, ranked seventh in the Southern Section 4-A poll, dropped to 18-6, 8-0.

Kennedy 70, Chatsworth 31--Tisa Rush, who scored 28 points on Wednesday, continued her hot shooting with 26 points in the Valley League game. Rush scored 15 of her teams 19 points in the third quarter as Kennedy (16-3, 8-0) won its 88th straight league game. Diane DeCree added 12 points and 10 rebounds and Felicia Williams had 9 points and 7 rebounds. The loss dropped Chatsworth to 9-5 overall and 4-4 in league.

Cleveland 46, El Camino Real 45--El Camino’s Lisa Huffaker missed a jump shot from the free throw line with five seconds left that enabled Cleveland (6-2 in league) to escape with the victory in a Valley League game. Kerrie Marshall scored 17 points and had 13 rebounds for El Camino Real (4-4 in league). Dawn Stewart and Latrice Benjamin each scored 11 points for Cleveland.

Van Nuys 45, Granada Hills 31--Jackie Patten scored 10 points, Angel Polk scored 9 and Cheryl Eddings had 13 rebounds for Van Nuys (2-6 in league) in the Valley League win. Sandy Kuranishi scored 10 points for Granada Hills (0-8 in league).

Grant 50, Birmingham 46--Grant’s Mellisa Sullivan scored 18 points and Christa Smith and Marisa Bentua added 13 each to lead Grant (3-8, 2-6) to a West Valley League win. Alicia Horace had 18 rebounds for Grant, which was beaten by Birmingham by 28 points in the first match-up between the teams this year.

North Hollywood 61, Taft 41--Debbie Herz had 16 points and Leti Carranza had 12 points to lead North Hollywood to a West Valley League win. North Hollywood’s Sadrine Rocher added 10. North Hollywood (13-2, 8-0) had only a 27-22 lead at halftime but scored 19 points in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. Bridget Davis had 14 points and Julie Koppekin had 10 for Taft (5-7, 1-6).

Thousand Oaks 64, Royal 23--Lina Mascarenas scored 24 points to lead the Lancers to a Marmonte League win. Kris Pederson scored 14 points for Thousand Oaks (13-10, 8-3).

Burbank 61, Schurr 45--Christine Rumfola scored 15 points to lead Burbank to a Foothill League win. Christy Calderon added 14 points for Burbank (6-2 in league) and Karrie Parsons had 13 points and 14 rebounds for Burbank.

Monroe 43, Verdugo Hills 22--Karen Gohata scored 13 points for Monroe in the Pac 6 League win.

San Fernando 42, Poly 21--Yadira Salmeron scored 11 points and Blanca DelToro scored 12 for San Fernando in a Pac 6 League game at Poly (1-7 in league). San Fernando is 6-2.

Sylmar 66, Hollywood 28--Keri Rincon had 28 points, 13 rebounds and 7 steals to lead the Spartans in a Pac-6 League game at Sylmar. Tisa Jackson had 29 rebounds and Detraka Calloway had 27 rebounds for Sylmar (7-5, 7-1). Jackson also had 18 points. Sylmar is tied for first place with Monroe.

West Valley Christian 37, Hillcrest Christian 7--Randy Arnold scored 10 points to lead West Valley Christian (13-2, 7-0) to a Christian Schools Athletic Conference win. Donnell Johnston and Lisa Watkins each had 11 rebounds West Valley Christian.