High School Basketball : Hill Posts 38 in Cleveland Victory

Eddie Hill transferred from Burroughs High to Cleveland over the summer solely to gain the kind of exposure that might someday give him a shot at a college scholarship.

In Friday night’s semifinal game of the Amador Basketball Classic at Amador Valley High in Pleasanton, Calif., Hill opened more than a few eyes by scoring a game-high 38 points off the bench to lead Cleveland to a 90-82 win over Riordan of San Francisco.

Hill, a 6-foot junior guard, made 11 of 14 shots and 5 of 7 from 3-point range to help Cleveland rally from a 10-point first-quarter deficit. Hill, the only Cleveland reserve to score in the game, had 16 points in Cleveland’s 32-point second quarter.

Senior guard Adonis Jordan scored 17 points and had 10 assists, and forward Lucious Harris had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Cavaliers (3-1).

Cleveland, the two-time defending tournament champion, plays in the title game at 8:30 tonight against the winner of Friday night’s game between Amador Valley and St. Joseph of Alameda, Calif. Cleveland defeated St. Joseph in last year’s final.

In other games:

Gardena 69, North Hollywood 67--Despite a team-high 17 points and late heroics by Ed Davis, the Huskies absorbed their first loss in the nonleague game at Gardena.

Davis stole a Gardena pass and scored on a layup with 22 seconds left to tie the score, 67-67. Gardena then inbounded the ball and ran down the clock, but missed a game-tying field goal. North Hollywood center Dana Jones, however, was called for a foul away from the ball, and Gardena’s Darryl McMillon made both free throws with 2 seconds left to clinch it.

Jones finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 blocked shots. Tommy Byrdsong had 12 points for the Huskies (3-1).

Taft 77, Van Nuys 43--Senior forward Tony Middleton had a game-high 20 points as Taft breezed to a nonleague win at Van Nuys. Nevada Las Vegas-bound guard Dedan Thomas added 17 points for Taft (4-0). Joe Eddings had 14 points for Van Nuys (1-3).

Grant 77, Poly 49--Poly scored 20 points in the first quarter, but Grant’s bench was too strong in a nonleague game at Grant.

Grant guard Nate Conner scored 10 points and handed out 10 assists and the Grant bench added 32 points. Sean Watkins had a team-high 13 points and 10 rebounds for Grant (3-1).

Forward Scott Cooper scored a team-high 11 points for Poly (1-3).

El Camino Real 77, Calabasas 62--Brent Lofton scored a game-high 29 points and had a game-high 12 rebounds to lead the Conquistadores (3-1) in a nonleague game at El Camino Real.

Teammate Charlie Crow scored 14 points, and Jason Steele added 13 points and 3 blocked shots.

Jamie Boyce led Calabasas with 17 points.

Hamilton 79, Reseda 78--Junior guard Mike Basowski scored a game-high 25 points, but the Regents could not erase a 20-point deficit in the nonleague game.

Reseda’s Donald Wilson drilled a 3-point basket with 10 seconds remaining to bring the Regents to within a point, but Hamilton ran out the clock when Reseda failed to foul anyone after the inbounds pass. Coley Kyman had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Reseda (0-4).

Los Angeles 70, San Fernando 46--Angel Sotelo had 10 points and 10 rebounds, but the Tigers fell to 1-3 with a nonleague loss at home.

Sean Williams and Ben Boyd each scored 11 points for San Fernando.

Birmingham 76, Canoga Park 48--Danny Larson hit 7 of 8 shots for 18 points and Tyrone Craig hit 4 of 6 3-point shots en route to 16 points, leading the Braves to a nonleague win at home.

Jason Wallace added 14 for Birmingham (2-2), which played nearly the entire game without its leading scorer, Glen Sucich, who was benched for disciplinary reasons by Coach Elliot Turret.

Chatsworth 64, Eagle Rock 54--Rick Garrick scored 23 points and handed out 10 assists and Cornelius Edwards added 14 points as the host Chancellors (4-0) remained undefeated.

Venice 88, Monroe 70--The visiting Vikings dropped to 1-3 in nonleague play despite 25 points from junior guard Jesse Wallace. Mike Enriquez and Derril White each added 12 points.

Camarillo 88, San Marcos 61--Sophomore guard David Harbour scored 29 points, made 7 assists and grabbed 7 rebounds to lead the Scorpions in a nonleague game.

Scott Foster scored 19 points and Frank Dews added 18 for Camarillo (2-0). In the first half, Harbour scored 17 and Dews had 13.

St. Genevieve 68, Saugus 66--St. Genevieve senior guard Dara Kargari grabbed a loose ball near the free-throw line with 3 seconds left and banked in the game-winner in the nonleague game at Saugus.

Kargari finished with 12 points for the Valiants (2-1). Sean Legeaux scored a season-high 25 points for Saugus (1-4).

Harvard 81, Chadwick 58--Senior forward Mike Beckwith scored 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting to lead the Saracens in a semifinal game in the championship bracket of the Faith Baptist tournament.

Rick Osterloh had 18 points, and Bryan Domyan had 14 points and 16 rebounds for Harvard (3-1).

Camp Kilpatrick 75, Montclair Prep 65--Albert Champagne scored 25 points and had 13 rebounds to lead the Mustangs in a semifinal game in the championship bracket of the Faith Baptist tournament. Michael Boyd added 18 points and 13 assists, and James Scott had 12 points and 14 rebounds for Camp Kilpatrick (4-0).

Craig Handschu had 25 points for Montclair Prep (2-2).

L.A. Baptist 40, Fillmore 38 (OT)--The Knights used 2 free throws--one each from Glenn Dodson and Mark Phillips--to win their third consecutive game, a nonleague contest at Fillmore.

Highland Hall 57, Baker 45--Craig Ernst scored 29 points and had 14 rebounds to lead the Hawks to a first-round win in the Baker Valley tournament.