BOYS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Jefferson Ties for Title with Win Over Garfield

Jefferson held Garfield leading scorer Alex Gomez scoreless in the fourth quarter and made all nine of its free throw attempts to beat the Bulldogs, 70-62. The win means Jefferson and Garfield will share the Eastern Conference title.

Garfield forward Frank Aguilar scored 17 points in the first half, including three consecutive three-pointers, to keep the Bulldogs close. Gomez added 16 points, but Jefferson forward Jason Weaver scored 12 to tie the game at 39 at the half.

Garfield led 50-47 with 45 seconds left in the third quarter, but a basket by Weaver and a three-pointer by Martin, who had 19 points, gave Jefferson momentum and a 52-50 lead entering the fourth quarter.

With 4:10 to play, Garfield trailed 57-54, but Juan Valencia tied the game with a three-pointer. Seconds later, Jefferson guard Keith Parris made three free-throws after getting fouled on a three-point attempt, giving the Democrats the lead once again.

Jefferson seemed in control of the game, leading 62-59 with 1:49 to play, but Aguilar, the game’s leading scorer with 22, hit a three-point basket to tie the game.

Weaver then hit a 12-footer from the baseline with 45 seconds to play, giving the Democrats the lead for good, 64-62.

JEFFERSON--Martin 19, Weaver 18, Parris 14, Johnson 11, Harris 8.

GARFIELD--F. Aguilar 22, Gomez 20, Valencia 7, G. Contreras 6, Serrano 5, Leija 2.

Records: Jefferson 12-9; Garfield 15-10.

FRIDAY

Washington 74, Dorsey 62--Junior forward Dayron Harris had 27 points, 11 rebounds and five assists as the Generals secured second place in the Southern League with a 74-62 win.

Dorsey star guard Kenya Wilkins had 15 points, three assists and two steals before fouling out with 1:06 left in the fourth quarter. Patrick Blake had 13 points, 11 rebounds and three assists off the bench for Washington.

DORSEY--Wilkins 15, Fortson 13, O’Neal 10, Blackmon 7, Franklyn 6, Monroe 5, Jeter 4, Mundy 2.

WASHINGTON--Harris 27, Blake 13, Thomas 11, Slaughter 10, Mann 9, Gales 2, Lamar 2.

Records: Washington 20-3; Dorsey 12-10.

Wilson 69, Belmont 62--Octavio Brito scored 33 points to lead Wilson to a Northern Conference victory at home.

Belmont’s Jason Liwag had 18 points, and Chris Patron and Oliver Collado each had 12 points.

BELMONT--Liwag 18, Collado 12, Patron 12, Castro 7, Calderon 5, Amos 3, Lucero 3, Hong 2.

WILSON--Brito 33, Diaz 11, Escobel 11, Hunt 8, Bautista 2, Oliva 2, Madrigal 2.

Records: Belmont 9-12, 5-9; Wilson 7-7.

Pilgrim 100, Christian Center Academy 46--Forward Victor Dean scored 25 points and guard Gary Hackett added 19 to lead fourth-seeded Pilgrim to an easy CIF 5A first-round playoff victory.

Hackett scored nine points in the first four minutes of the game to help Pilgim open up a 15-3 lead. The Patriots’ man-to-man defense gained eight steals and held Christian Center to just three field goals in the first period.

CHRISTIAN CENTER ACADEMY--Wick 14, Johnson 10, Albertson 10, Giden 7, Salazar 3, Benton 2.

PILGRIM--Dean 25, Hackett 19, Viray 17, Lewis 14, Burnam 10, Quan 9, Villamater 4, Parham 2.

Records: Pilgrim 14-7; Christian Center 8-14

Loyola 81, Palmdale 66--Toby Bailey scored 27 points as the Cubs won a first round game in the Southern Section Division I-A playoffs.

LOYOLA--T. Bailey 27, Kaufman 16, Adams 10, M. Bailey 9, Woods 7, Thomason 6, Canady 6.

PALMDALE--Lairson 17, Gaines 15, Lauricella 8, Sandoval 8, Martin 5.Fernandez 4, Payton 4 and 7 assists.

Records: Loyola 19-6; Palmdale 14-10.

Manual Arts 93, Hamilton 58--David Rickenbacker had 21 points and Darwin Carter scored 18 on six three-point shots to lead Manual Arts in a Coastal Conference game. Wade Whitaker had 21 to lead Hamilton.

HAMILTON--Whitaker 21, Garnett 20, Cort 10, Kelly 3, Kassiae 2, Jampol 2.

MANUAL ARTS--Rickenbacker 21, Carter 18, L. Thompson 18, Stuart 12, Luckett 8, Dawson 8, Anderson 4, Thomas 2, Johnson 2.

Record: Manual Arts 20-6.

Fairfax 78, Los Angeles 61--Guard Robert Foster had 19 points and nine rebounds to lead Fairfax in a Coastal Conference game. Charles Benjamin scored 17 points to lead Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES--Benjamin 17, Thomas 12, Codd 10, Okamoto 10, McFrazier 8, Lightfoot 3, Edwards 1.

FAIRFAX--Foster 19, Stokes 13, Yachini 9, Jackson 8, Gardiner 7, D. Davis 7, Roberts 7, Thornton 4, Taylor 4.

Record: Los Angeles 9-13.

Lincoln 55, Franklin 53--With two seconds remaining and the game tied at 53, Keith Whitner hit a 10-foot jumper to lift Lincoln High to a narrow 55-53 victory. The win gave Lincoln the Northern Conference championship.

Whitner led all scorers with 17 points. Center Johnny Sanders and senior forward Tony Delgado each scored 14 points.

LINCOLN--Whitner 17, Castellanos 12, Cantrell 8, Cruz 8, Cervantez 6, Roman 4.

FRANKLIN--Delgado 14, Sanders 14, Catano 6, Gonzalez 6, Deno 5, Redford 5, Marin 3.

Records: Lincoln 19-4; Franklin 15-8.

Roosevelt 87, Jordan 79--Second-string guard Ismael Flores scored 14 points in the fourth period to lift the Roughriders to a Southeastern Conference victory.

Roosevelt’s leading scorer, Miguel Enriquez with 23 points, fouled out in the fourth period along with two other starters.

JORDAN--Goss 28, Madrano 15, Breedlove 14, Cabada 11, Day 7, Means 4.

ROOSEVELT--Enriquez 23, Flores 18, Pimentel 13, Zesati 11, Arangure 10, Moran 7, Garcia 5.

Records: Roosevelt 5-17.

Crenshaw 94, Carson 76--Junior forward Kristaan Johnson scored 33 points as the Cougars finished with a perfect 10-0 mark in the Southern Pacific Conference. Crenshaw center Tremaine Fowlkes chipped in 22 points and 15 rebounds.

CRENSHAW--Johnson 33, Fowlkes 22, McFerren 14, Robinson 7, Lacy 7, Gentle 4, Watson 4, Valrie 3.

CARSON--Ramsey 24, Browder 18, Shaw 14, Taylor 8, Washington 7, Perry 5.

Records: Crenshaw 21-2; Carson 14-12.

Locke 80, Huntington Park 77--Carl Conston scored 13 of his 20 points in the second half as Locke overcame a 23-point halftime deficit to beat Huntington Park in a Southeastern Conference game.

Joe Covarrubias scored 27 points and Victor Figueroa had 14 for Huntington Park.

LOCKE--Conston 20, Lyles 18, Nettles 15, Lucas 13, Harper 6, Higgins 4, Jones 2, Pork 2.

HUNTINGTON PARK--Covarrubias 27, Mireles 17, Figueroa 14, Garcia 6, Mendoza 6, Carrea 5, Placensia 2.

Records: Locke 22-9, Huntington Park 3-8.

WEDNESDAY

Locke 89, Fremont 85 (OT)--Javon Lucas scored all six points for Locke in overtime as the Saints upset Fremont to win a key Southeastern Conference game. Locke assured itself of a playoff spot with the win.

Demetrius Nettles scored 23 points to lead Locke.

FREMONT--Patterson 20, R. Brown 15, Davis 12, Wilcher 11, Radford 9, Bean 6, Drummer 6, Jefferson 4, Cox 2.

LOCKE--Nettles 23, Lucas 16, Roberts 12, Higgins 8, Lyles 8, Conston 6, Pork 6, Harper 6, Jones 4.

Records: Locke 17-9; Fremont 18-4.

Huntington Park 69, Roosevelt 53--Forward Miguel Enriquez scored a game-high 29 points to lead Roosevelt to a Southeastern Conference win.

ROOSEVELT--Enriquez 29, J. Pimentel 11, Movan 4, Munoz 4, Zesati 4, W. Pimentel 1.

HUNTINGTON PARK--Covarrubias 21, Correa 17, Figueroa 10, Lara 8, Placensia 4, Mireles 4, Cruz 4, J. Garcia 1.

Records: Huntington Park 7-12, 2-8; Roosevelt 4-16.

Garfield 49, Bell 39--Alex Gomez, Frank Aguilar and Julio Serrano accounted for 36 points--12 apiece--as Garfield captured an Eastern League win at Bell. Bell’s threesome of Jerry Espinoza, Ricardo Lopez and Art Munoz countered with 30 points--10 each.

GARFIELD--Gomez 12, F. Aguilar 12, Serrano 12, Leija 2, Contreras 4, Valencia 4, Garcia 3.

BELL--Lopez 10, Espinoza 10, Munoz 10, Ceja 3, Trujillo 2, Munguia 2, Alcala 2.

Records: Garfield 15-9, 6-1.

Westchester 98, Los Angeles 60--The efforts of forwards Charles Benjamin, who had 15 points, and Keyshon Edwards, who chipped in 10, were not enough to prevent the Romans from dropping a Coastal Conference game.

LOS ANGELES--Benjamin 15, Edwards 10, Okamoto 9, Thomas 9, Woolery 6, Richard 4, McFrazier 4, Mvuemba 3.

WESTCHESTER--Rivers 16, B. Sanders 14, Walker 14, Smith 11, Wells 10, County 8, Kay 8, J. Sanders 8, Thompson 3, Dancy 2, Crutcher 2, Washington 2.

Records: Westchester 19-6, 8-1; Los Angeles 9-13.

Jefferson 104, Jordan 84--Jason Weaver scored 24 points and Dontai Harris added 21 for Jefferson in an Eastern League game.

JORDAN--Cabada 19, Breedlove 18, McMeans 18, Medrano 13, Goss 12, Day 4.

JEFFERSON--Weaver 24, Harris 21, Parris 20, Johnson 19, Martin 18, Dunigan 2.

Records: Jefferson 11-9, 5-2; Jordan 1-18.

Dorsey 74, Gardena 70 (2 OT)--Davey Fortson’s short jumper with four seconds remaining in double overtime gave Dorsey a 72-70 lead, and Kenya Wilkins, who scored 30 points, hit two free throws with two seconds left to clinch a nonleague victory.

GARDENA--Issacs 17, Long 15, Swindler 14, Lynn 10, Berry 8, Haywood 4, Fellows 2.

DORSEY--Wilkins 30, Fortson 14, Blackmon 8, Jeter 7, Franklin 6, O’Neal 4, Colbert 4, Monroe 1.

Records: Dorsey 12-9; Gardena 11-11.

Lincoln 71, Belmont 57--Marcelo Ortega scored 19 points and Ruben Castellanos had 18 as Lincoln cruised in a Northern Conference contest at home.

BELMONT--Collado 18, Hong 14, Liewag 13, J. Castro 4, Patron 4, Surratt 2, Amos 2.

LINCOLN--Ortega 19, Castellanos 18, Whitner 14, Cervantez 12, Cantrell 6, Flores 2.

Records: Lincoln 18-4; Belmont 9-11, 5-8.

South Gate 57, Grant 31--Miguel Villegas scored 20 points to give South Gate an easy nonleague win at Grant.

SOUTH GATE--Villegas 20, Tuialii 15, Maciel 6, Wright 4, Rangel 4, Hildreth 4, Bolanos 2, Herrera 2.

GRANT--Forscutt 13, White 5, Robinson 5, Chen 4, Smith 2, Scorza 2.

Records: South Gate 21-3.

Manual Arts 91, University 55--David Rickenbacker scored 20 points and Michael Stewart had 16 as Manual Arts cruised in a Coastal Conference game at University.

MANUAL ARTS--Rickenbacker 20, Stewart 16, Carter 14, Dawson 14, Thompson 12, Dennis 9, Luckett 4, Thomas 2.

UNIVERSITY--Booker 27, Jarvis 15, Harrison 5, Leyva 5, Taniguchi 3.

Records: Manual Arts 19-6, 8-1.

Washington 62, Narbonne 44--Dayron Harris scored 24 points as Washington won a Southern Pacific Conference game at home.

NARBONNE--De La Torre 12, Terry 12, Brown 8, Cole 6, Guiano 3, Humphrey 3.

WASHINGTON--Harris 24, Thomas 12, Slaughter 8, Gales 6, Blake 4, Mann 4, Holt 2, Moore 2.

Records: Washington 19-3, 7-2.

Manual Arts 89, University 55--David Rickenbacker scored 19 points and Lamar Thompson and Darwin Carter each had 14 as Manual Arts continues to play well without injured high-scoring guard Troy Matthews.

MANUAL ARTS--Rickenbacker 19, L. Thompson 14, Carter 14, Dawson 12, Stuart 13, Luckett 6, Dennis 6, Johnson 3, Thomas 2.

UNIVERSITY--Booker 30, Jarvis 15, Harrison 5, Taniguchi 3, Leyva 2.

Records: Manual Arts 17-7; University 11-12