BOYS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

In the Western-Savanna tournament championship game:

Los Alamitos 81, Paramount 73--The backcourt of Tim Lin and Steve Carbone combined for 50 points to lead the Griffins at Western High School.

Carbone, who was the tournament MVP, scored 29 points and Lin added 21, including 11 for 12 from the free throw line, and six assists. But their biggest contribution may have been their handling of the Pirate full-court press.

“Lin played with great poise and composure,” Griffins Coach Steve Brooks said. “His game came back to where it was last year. Carbone has been very solid our first four games, and I’m very pleased.”

Los Alamitos (4-0) dominated the first three quarters. The Griffins led, 55-33, with 2:23 left in the third quarter on Carbone’s three-point field goal. Paramount (3-1), which plays in the tough San Gabriel Valley League, closed the gap to 68-57 in the fourth quarter, but the Griffins pulled to a comfortable, 76-59, lead with 2:07 on Carbone’s basket.

Paramount was led by Chris Boyd’s 21 points and 10 rebounds. Nuyen Little added 13 points and seven rebounds for the Griffins, who shot 47.6% from the floor.