High School Boys’ Basketball : Kennedy Overcomes Rival, 55-51

For the third consecutive game, Kennedy High came from behind in the final seconds to win a Northwest Valley Conference boys’ basketball game.

Garret Anderson, a 6-1 junior, scored 6 of his 16 points in the final 32 seconds Wednesday to help rally Kennedy to a 55-51 victory over cross-town rival Granada Hills in a North Valley League game at Kennedy.

In its past 2 victories, Kennedy needed free throws in the final seconds to defeat Taft, 42-41, last Friday and Chatsworth, 45-43, last Wednesday.

Kennedy (12-4 overall, 5-1 in conference play) moved into second place behind Cleveland in the North Valley League.

Anderson tied the score, 51-51, on a jump shot and added 4 free throws as Kennedy pulled away. Randy Brown added 24 points and 15 rebounds for Kennedy. Jamal Brantley and Joey Rosas each scored 12 points for Granada Hills (11-6, 3-3).

North Hollywood 73, Reseda 63--Harry Marks scored 12 of his game-high 19 points in the fourth quarter and Dana Jones had 18 points and a season-high 24 rebounds for North Hollywood in a Valley Pac-8 Conference game at Reseda.

North Hollywood (11-4, 6-0) made 15 of 18 free throws in the final quarter. Reseda is 6-9, 4-2.

Grant 63, Poly 53--Sean Watkins had 24 points and 13 rebounds as Grant won its fifth in a row in an East Valley League game at Poly.

Troy Mcleod and Nate Conner each added 13 points for Grant (13-3, 5-1). Scott Cooper had 24 points and 6 rebounds for Poly (8-8, 3-3).

Birmingham 57, Sylmar 52--Danny Larson, Jason Wallace and Tyrone Craig each finished in double figures in points and rebounds for Birmingham in an East Valley League game at Sylmar.

Larson had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Wallace had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Craig added 14 points and 10 rebounds as the Braves moved into a second-place tie with Poly. Birmingham (7-9, 3-3) played without Glenn Sucich, sidelined by cartilage damage in his left knee, and Chet Chea, out with the flu.

Clarence Pattin scored 14 points and teammate Andre Robinson added 12 points and 12 rebounds for Sylmar (3-9, 1-5).

Bell-Jeff 74, Harvard 51--Coach Joe Dunn juggled the Bell-Jeff lineup for disciplinary reasons and the Guards responded in a San Fernando Valley League game at home.

“I haven’t been satisfied with some of the kids,” Dunn said. “If they work hard and come back with the proper attitude and learn their lesson, they’ll be right back where they started.”

Freshman Brian Lee, starting in place of senior forward Nick Sanderson, scored 8 points, including 4 in the first quarter. Sanderson, however, came off the bench and scored a game-high 28 points as Bell-Jeff (16-2, 4-1) built a 70-33 lead early in the fourth quarter.

Brian Domyan led Harvard (10-8, 1-4) with 15 points.

Camarillo 63, Royal 52--Sophomore guard David Harbour, returning after missing 3 games because of torn ligaments in his left ankle, came off the bench to score 18 points and forward Frank Dews also scored 18 for Camarillo in a Marmonte League game at Camarillo.

The Scorpions (13-5, 5-2) outscored Royal, 34-23, in the second half to break open a game that was tied at halftime, 29-29.

Russell Myers led Royal (3-4 in league) with 16 points. J. P. Ouellette added 11 points.

Simi Valley 69, Channel Islands 50--Jeff Marciano scored 15 of his game-high 25 points in the first quarter as Simi Valley built an early lead and coasted in a Marmonte League game at home.

The Pioneers (13-6, 6-1) outscored Channel Islands in every quarter. Jerry Santiago led Channel Islands (0-7 in league play) with 18 points and Jerry Williams added 16.

Dennis Cook added 12 points and 7 rebounds for Simi Valley.

Crescenta Valley 62, Arcadia 46--Raffie Eskandarian scored 11 of his game-high 21 points in the fourth quarter for Crescenta Valley in a Pacific League game at Crescenta Valley.

Paul Matitasevic added 14 points for Crescenta Valley (12-6, 3-2), which remained in second place in the league standings behind Pasadena.