HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Shot in Final Second Lifts Kennedy, 39-38

Kemjuan Casey drilled an outside jump shot with one second remaining in overtime to propel Kennedy High to a 39-38 victory over Poly on Thursday night in a first-round game of the Birmingham tournament.

Kennedy (6-6) will face Reseda tonight at 7 in a semifinal game.

Casey also scored four of Kennedy’s 10 fourth-period points as the Golden Cougars rallied from a five-point deficit.

Three Kennedy players, including Casey, arrived late for the game, and a fourth, Joe Wyatt, didn’t show up at all, forcing Coach Yutaka Shimizu to start three players who are normally reserves. Bobby Winn led Kennedy with 10 points off the bench.

Steve McCann paced Poly with a game-high 15 points.

In other boys’ games:

Reseda 55, Canoga Park 48--Canoga had an 11-point lead at halftime but Reseda went on an 18-4 run in the third quarter of a first-round game of the Birmingham tournament.

Forward James Pigford scored 17 points to lead the Regents. Senior guard Lindsay Dunbar led Canoga Park with 20 points.

Grant 90, Monroe 58--Senior center Brunell Mori had 18 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Lancers to a first-round victory at the Birmingham tournament.

Cleveland 83, Paramount 76--Junior forward Brandon Martin and senior guard Kenny Collins each topped the 20-point plateau as Cleveland (10-2) staged a second-half rally in a championship quarterfinal game of the Artesia tournament. Martin scored a game-high 28 points against Paramount, which held a 38-31 halftime lead.

Crespi 103, El Camino Real 93--Crespi (5-6) scored 62 points in the second half to erase a four-point halftime deficit, snap a four-game losing streak and advance to today’s consolation championship of the Palisades tournament.

Five Celts scored in double figures, led by Rasaan Hall (24 points, 10 rebounds), John Curtain (22) and Joe Erlinger (20).

Markee Brown (29 points) and Clyde Price (26) led El Camino Real (6-4).

Taft 97, Garfield 73--Casey Sheahan scored 25 points and Eric Dafney added 22 to help the Toreadors (8-3) defeat Garfield in a championship quarterfinal game of the Eagle Rock tournament.

Agoura 92, San Marcos 49--Senior guard Sean Martin scored 25 points and junior forward Eddie Corridori had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Chargers to first-round victory in the Ramona Roundball Shootout at Ramona High in San Diego.

Campbell Hall 65, Baldwin Park 54--Austin McKellar scored 32 points to lead the Vikings (10-0) past Baldwin Park in the first round of the Bell-Jeff tournament.

Faith Baptist 101, Valley Christian Academy 51--Alex Estrada scored 33 points to lead Faith Baptist (7-2) to a first-round victory in the Santa Maria Valley Christian tournament.

Bel Air Prep 74, St. Genevieve 69 (OT)--Forward Victor Dionisio scored 25 points--including 13 in the third period--to lead St. Genevieve.

Providence 70, Oak Park 49--Sophomore forward Barry Dabbaghian sank 12 of 16 shots and scored 25 points in Providence’s Ribet Christian tournament win.

Camp Kilpatrick 51, Brethren 44--La France Bates scored 13 points and had 14 rebounds to lead the Mustangs (6-4) in the Ribet Christian tournament.

Village Christian 76, Cathedral 67--John Brown had 25 points and 20 rebounds to lead the Crusaders (6-5) to a first-round win at the LaSalle tournament.

L.A. Baptist 37, Carpinteria 36--Glen Dodson hit a 17-foot jump shot with nine seconds left in the game to give the Knights (2-6) their first lead and the victory in the Carpinteria tournament.

Alemany 84, Paraclete 63--Will Burr hit five three-point baskets and finished with 22 points to lead Alemany (5-6) in a consolation quarterfinal of the Hart tournament. Shawn Preasmeyer led Paraclete (5-6) with 28 points.

Bell-Jeff 71, Lickwilmerding 53--Junior forward Brian Lee scored 26 and had nine rebounds in the Guards’ first-round victory at Bell-Jeff tournament.

GIRLS

North Hollywood 52, St. Bernard 50 (OT)--Karma Goodman’s basket off a rebound with two seconds left in overtime lifted North Hollywood past previously undefeated St. Bernard in the L.A. Invitational/Bell-Jeff tournament. The Huskies will play state champion Morningside tonight at 6.

Grant 62, Leuzinger 55--Senior guard Karla Parade scored 20 points and senior center Shenia Smith added 10 points, six assists and 12 rebounds to lead the Lancers in a consolation-round game in the L. A. Invitational tournament.

Reseda 49, Kennedy 44--Sophomore center Cha Ron Walker scored 19 points, 10 in the fourth quarter, to help Reseda hold off Kennedy in a consolation game of the L.A. Invitational tournament.