ROUNDUP : Harvard Still Perfect After Narrow Escape

Chaminade High center Carmen Rossi missed a four-foot shot as time expired, and Harvard-Westlake escaped with a 52-51 victory in a Mission League basketball game Wednesday night.

Harvard-Westlake improved to 13-0 (3-0 in league play) while Chaminade (4-8, 0-3) lost its sixth game of the season by fewer than three points.

Although Chaminade did not have a starter taller than 6-feet-2, the Eagles managed to stay in the game by running a deliberate, spread offense that did not allow Harvard-Westlake’s Collins twins (Jason, 6-8, and Jaron, 6-7) to be effective inside on defense.

In other boys’ basketball games:

Crespi 77, St. Bernard 65--Celt forward Gianandrea Marcaccini scored 21 points to lead the Celts in a Mission League game at Crespi (5-8, 1-2). Bryan Spaulding added 11 points. Marcaccini, a 6-2 junior, is the younger brother of Monte Marcaccini, who is currently playing in Italy.

Westlake 82, Newbury Park 79--Guard guard Steve Aylsworth made a short bank shot with three seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to tie the Marmonte League game, 73-73, and teammate Erik Bentz scored four points in overtime for Westlake (7-2, 1-0).

Buena 62, Rio Mesa 51--John Tobias scored 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, including the game’s final seven as the Bulldogs (6-5, 1-0) overcame a one-point deficit after three quarters in the Channel League game at Ventura.

Camarillo 74, Simi Valley 59--Jim Hansen scored 22 points and Andrew Richards and Kevin Nathaniel each added 15 as Camarillo (5-6, 1-0) upset the Pioneers (10-4, 1-1) in a Marmonte League game at Camarillo.

St. Francis 44, Bosco Tech 41--Dan Bir and Chris Ott each scored 14 points to lead the visiting Golden Knights (11-4, 2-0) to a Del Rey League victory, their 10th in 11 games.

Sylmar 69, Monroe 63--Lamarr Thompson scored 30 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lead the Spartans (7-6, 2-0) to the Valley Pac-8 Conference victory.

Poly 75, Sherman Oaks CES 45--Darrin Drew scored a 30 points for Poly (6-4, 1-1) in a Valley Pac-8 Conference game.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Adams State 67, The Master’s 50--Kim DeVries had game-high totals of 19 points and 13 rebounds, but could not prevent the Mustangs from dropping to 1-8 in the nonconference game at Newhall.