BOYS’ BASKETBALL / LAS VEGAS CLASSIC : No. Hollywood Repels Fremont for 5th Place

North Hollywood High rallied after losing a 15-point lead in the second half Wednesday and subdued Fremont, 60-54, in the fifth-place game of the Las Vegas Holiday Prep Basketball Classic.

Junior forward Damon Ollie made four free throws in the final 16 seconds as the Huskies beat the defending tournament champion. The victory was the team’s fourth in five tournament games.

“We’re about 70% to 80% of where I think we can be,” North Hollywood Coach Steve Miller said. “We’ve still got some things to work on to get to the level I’d like, but we’re getting better every game.”

The free throws--four of Ollie’s game-high 18 points--helped hold off Fremont (8-4), which used a barrage of three-point baskets during a 22-4 second-half run.

The lead changed hands four times before senior forward Anson Credille put North Hollywood ahead to stay on a layup with 4 minutes 28 seconds remaining.

The Huskies increased their lead to seven points, 56-49, with 2 minutes 19 seconds to play before Fremont trimmed the deficit to 56-54 with 39 seconds left on a driving layup by junior forward Calvin Patterson and a three-point shot by senior guard Demetrius Sanford.

Ollie then hit two free throws with 16 seconds left and provided the final margin with his final two six seconds later.

Junior guard F.J. Johnson added 15 points for North Hollywood, and junior forward Romain Coleman finished with 10.

Patterson paced Fremont with 16 points.