Basketball Roundup

Manual Arts 77, University 43--With the Toilers resting their starters for part of the game in preparation for the City 4-A playoffs, the reserves came on to close out an impressive Metro League win. Starting guard Andrew Dawson scored 22 points and starting forward David Rickenbacker had 13 despite not playing the fourth quarter.

UNIVERSITY--Hood 20, Wong 7, Basseri 4, Nowain 6, Nihara 2, Strause 4.

MANUAL ARTS--Dennis 2, Johnson 2, Parker 3, Anderson 4, Channel 4, Carter 4, Thompson 5, Young 6, Luckett 12, Rickenbacker 13, Dawson 22.

Records: Manual Arts 18-4, 7-1.

Fremont 82, Huntington Park 81--Beaver Patterson scored a game-high 23 points as the Pathfinders squeezed-out a Southeastern Conference win at Huntington Park. Forward Louis Radford scored 20 points and point guard Donnie Wilcher added 19. Guard Kevin Garcia led the Spartans with 15.

FREMONT--Patterson 23, Radford 20, Wilcher 19, Hines 2, Johnson 2, Sims 1, Champion 8, Hildredth 7.

HUNTINGTON Park--E. Cruz 12, Covarrubias 14, G. Cruz 12, J. Garcia 7, Correa 14, Cabot 2, McCleary 2, K. Garcia 15, Plascencia 3.

Records: Fremont 16-5, 10-0; Huntington Park 7-11, 2-6.

Lincoln 73, Verdugo Hills 71 (OT)--Leslie Richard made a three-point shot with one second left to give Lincoln a two-point victory in overtime of a Northwestern Conference game Friday at Verdugo Hills.

LINCOLN--Ruvalcaba 5, Vasquez 3, Chaidez 20, Roman 19, Richard 24, Flores 2.

VERDUGO HILLS--Castillo 2, Bryant 8, Townsley 2, Sessions 17, Hess 7, De Los Reyes 7, Cornish 28.

Records: Lincoln 17-8, 6-4.

Bell 64, Jefferson 54--Jerry Espinoza had 32 points, including 12 in the pivotal third quarter, as Bell beat Jefferson in an Eastern League game Friday at Bell.

JEFFERSON--Martin 21, Robinson 14, Gant 9, Tayare 2, S. Williams 6, Saavedra 2.

BELL--Truijillo 2, Munoz 8, Lopez 8, Alcala 11, Ledesma 2, Espinoza 32, Saleh 1.

Records: Bell 10-10, 8-2; Jefferson 4-5.

Locke 54, South Gate 50--Ronald Smith had 19 points and Eric Boyette had three blocks as the Saints ended a eight-game losing streak Friday in the Southeastern Conference game at South Gate.

LOCKE--Smith 19, Baskin 6, Lee 6, Boyette 2, Higgins 6, Patton 2, Perry 7, Harris 6.

SOUTH GATE--Mirando 6, Herrera 12, Gallardo 11, Boilanos 14, Plasencia 7.

Records: Locke 4-11

Crenshaw 97, Carson 88--Tremaine Fowlkes scored a game-high 34 points and Reggie McFerren added 16 Wednesday in a Southern Pacific win at Carson.

CRENSHAW--Davis 12, McFerren 16, Willis 2, Fowlkes 34, Palmer 3, Arch 13, Reed 4, Watson 4, Gay 9.

CARSON--Perry 20, Browder 8, Brockington 10, Allen 1, England 16, Terrell 2, Harvey 27, Redmond 4.

Records: Crenshaw 17-2, 6-0.

Franklin 65, Lincoln 56--Despite 30 points from forward Gerardo Roman, Lincoln lost a Northern Conference game Wednesday at home. Roman, who is averaging 27 points has scored 67 points in his last two games.

FRANKLIN--Sanders 30, Desargent 9, Catano 2, Marin 3, Redford 13, Quach 8.

LINCOLN--Ruvalcaba 1, Vasquez 3, Richard 12, Chaidez 8, Roman 30, Flores 2.

Records: Lincoln 17-8, 5-4.

Loyola 81, Alemany 70--Moose Bailey scored a season-high 31 points as Loyola clinched the Mission League championship Wednesday at home. It’s the first league title for the Cubs since 1990, when they won the Del Rey League.

ALEMANY--Chavez 21, Crowell 7, Patin 2, Armedilla 6, Engler 34.

LOYOLA--Thomason 5, Canady 10, T. Bailey 11, M. Bailey 31, Woods 16, Adams 4, Parker 4.

Records: Loyola 18-5, 13-0; Alemany 3-18, 0-13.

Venice 73, Los Angeles 47--Guard Cedric Gardner scored 14 points Wednesday in a Coastal Conference loss at Venice. Gardner was the only Roman reach double figures. Los Angeles’ Seneca Hester scored nine points.

LOS ANGELES--Underwood 4, Richard 6, Gardner 14, Thomas 6, Hester 9, Henderson 3, Gaona 3, Hassan 2.

VENICE--Hazzard 5, Archer 11, Atkins 16, Anderson 13, Mc Cowen 13, Gardner 6, Howard 2, Magatsuka 3, Tyler 4.

Records: Los Angeles 11-12, 0-3.

North Hollywood 100, Locke 47--Ten players scored for Locke, but Damon Ollie’s 28 points and 31 rebounds powered North Hollywood to a nonleague victory Wednesday.

LOCKE--Doxie 7, Lee 6, Boyette 2, Denton 7, Riley 0, Baskin 5, Smith 8, Higgins 2, Shaw 2, Perry 4, Lucas 4.

NORTH HOLLYWOOD--Lee 16, Johnson 18, Delano 6, Smith-Harris 10, Ollie 28, Ruballos 1, Poole 9, Velasquez 2, Saenz 4, Jones 2, Niblett 4.

Records: Locke 3-11; North Hollywood 13-5.

Jordan 60, Roosevelt 56--The Bulldogs made four more free throws than Roosevelt to win an Eastern League game Wednesday at home. Clem Breedlove had 31 points to lead Jordan.

ROOSEVELT--Hernandez 18, Rodriguez 5, Zesati 2, Pimentel 8, Valencia 5, Arangure 4, Burgueno 14.

JORDAN--McMeans 0, Friend 2, Barrett 10, Cabada 4, Breedlove 31, Goss 13.

Records: Jordan 13-6, 6-2

Manual Arts 76, Palisades 64--David Rickenbacker and John Thompson each scored 23 points to lead the Toilers in a Metro League game Wednesday at Palisades.

MANUAL ARTS--Rickenbacker 23, Thompson 23, Dawson 11, Carter 10, Parker 6, Luckett 3.

PALISADES--Aquet 20, Burge 11, Thomas 10, Tillman 9, Brown 7, Wilson 3, Washington 4.

Records: Manual Arts 17-4, 6-1.

Washington 77, Dorsey 71--Dayron Harris scored 23 points as the Generals returned to their old form Wednesday in a Southern League game.

WASHINGTON--Harris 23, Gales 11, Brown 8, Lewis 16, Gordon 8, Williams 6, Reed 3, Sparks 2.

DORSEY--Colbert 15, Johnson 0, Hollifield 7, Blackmon 13, McKnight 15, Howzell 8, McCluster 2, Shumate 6, Frazier 1, Morgan 4.

Records: Dorsey 12-7, 4-3; Washington 8-11, 1-6.

Crenshaw 141, Gardena 70--Forward Tremaine Fowlkes scored 30 points and Kris Johnson had 26 to lead the Cougars to an easy Southern Pacific Conference win Monday at Gardena. Reggie McFerren added 24 points, including five three-pointers.

CRENSHAW--Johnson 26, Arch 12, Fowlkes 30, McFerren 24, Davis 4, Aaron 10, Willis 3, Bay 2, Palmer 6, Gill 2, Reed 14, Watson 8.

GARDENA--House 20, Negrette 12, Carter 4, Polk 2, Hawkins 11, Mitchell 13, Boulden 2, Dyson 4, Hall 2.

Records: Crenshaw 17-2, 6-0; Gardena 6-12, 3-4.

Manual Arts 92, Los Angeles 84--Manual Arts overcame a 13-point deficit in the second half to win a Metro League game Monday at Los Angeles. John Thompson scored 31 points to lead five Toilers in double-figures.

MANUAL ARTS--Thompson 31, Dawson 14, Rickenbacker 10, Carter 19, Dennis 0, Johnson 2, Parker 4, Luckett 12.

LOS ANGELES--Gardner 7, Richard 20, Russell 2, Thomas 10, Hester 14, Henderson 2, Mvuemba 2, Balden 2, Edwards 7, Underwood 18.

Records: Manual Arts 16-4, 5-1; Los Angeles 10-10.

Fremont 117, Locke 68--Dion Champion had a season-high 32 points and 17 rebounds to lead Fremont to a Central League win Monday at home. Champion, a 6-3 senior transfer from Crenshaw, has been averaging 16 points and 15 rebounds. Beaver Patterson added 21 points for the Pathfinders.

LOCKE--Baslein 4, Doxie 4, Rilex 12, R. Smith 2, Lee 4, Harris 4, Boyette 2, Higgins 3, Shaw 7, Denton 4, Patton 3, Perry 5, Mook 14.

FREMONT--Patterson 21, Wright 2, Radford 17, Jones 12, Wilcher 9, Hines 11, Johnson 2, Sims 1, Champion 32, Hildreth 10.

Records: Locke 3-10, 0-9; Fremont 15-5, 8-0.

Belmont 53, Eagle Rock 41--Jae Yun had 20 points to lead Belmont in a Northern Conference game Monday at Eagle Rock. Yun was 10-for-10 from the free-throw line.

EAGLE ROCK--Hoang 7, Adams 2, Chambers 9, Phillips 4, Verdugo 5, Ramirez 10, Trinh 4.

BELMONT--Hong 9, Hernandez 4, Gonzalez 3, Surratt 2, Yun 20, Walton 7, Alejandre 8.

Records: Belmont 8-7, 6-3.

GIRLS’ GAMES

Roosevelt 55, South Gate 50--Leona Jacobs hit a baseline jump shot with 18 seconds left to to give the Roughriders a 53-50 lead and Denise Caudillo stole an inbounds pass with four seconds left to preserve the Southeastern Conference victory Friday at Roosevelt.

South Gate trailed 42-37 with six minutes to play, but rallied to go ahead 46-45 on a layup by Myrna Arreola with 4:34 left. Roosevelt responded by scoring 10 of the final 14 points, securing the win on a pair of free throws by Zenobia Tyson Hunt for a 51-48 lead with 1:03 left.

Caudillo scored 16 points and Hunt had 13 for Roosevelt. Ruby Maciel finished with a game-high 24 points and Arreola added 12 for South Gate.

SOUTH GATE--Arreola 12, Roesner 7, Martinez 7, Segura 0, Maciel 24.

ROOSEVELT--Alvarez 8, Brambila 4, Jacobs 10, Perales 4, Caudillo 16, Hunt 13.

Records: South Gate 14-5; Roosevelt 14-2.