BOYS’ BASKETBALL : Medrano Sinks 3 Free Throws as Jordan Wins in OT

Julio Medrano sank three free throws with 44 seconds left in overtime to lift Jordan to an 85-84 win over host Roosevelt in a Southeastern Conference game Wednesday.

Roosevelt, which trailed 68-57 early in the fourth period, tied the score 77-77 on a jump shot by forward Edwin Ibarra with 17 seconds left in regulation. Jordan’s Clem Breedlove, who had a game-high 31 points, missed a 19-foot jumper as the game went to overtime.

In overtime, Roosevelt senior guard Fabian Garcia gave the Roughriders an 84-82 lead with 1:42 left to play, but forward Jesus Ponce fouled Medrano during a three-point shot. Medrano made all three foul shots.

With five seconds left, Medrano was fouled again, but Jordan was called for a lane violation during Medrano’s first three throw. Roosevelt had a chance to win, but Angel Ruiz’s three-point attempt bounced off the front of the rim.

Medrano had 17 points, Carlos Cabada added 13 and Termell Goss contributed 12. Garcia led Roosevelt with 21 points.

Records: Jordan 15-5; Roosevelt 10-7.

Fremont 93, Jefferson 46--Raymond Sims and Antonio Hines combined for 13 points during an 18-5 run that opened the second quarter and Fremont cruised to a Southeastern Conference win Friday at Jefferson.

Sims led all scorers with 27 points, while the Democrats got 24 points from Stevie Williams which included 12 of 13 free throws.

Records:Fremont 21-3; Jefferson 7-9.

Manual Arts 74, University 61--Sophomore center Travis Reed had 37 points and 18 rebounds to lead the Toilers to a Coastal Conference win at University.

Records: Manual Arts 8-10.

Dorsey 56, Washington 52--Dorsey may be struggling this season, but the Dons always seem to play well in the big games.

Forward Charles Johnson sank two free throws with 31 seconds remaining in the game to seal a Southern Pacific Conference win for the Dons over Washington on Wednesday at Dorsey.

Jason Howzell, who led Dorsey with 14 points, scored on a layup with 2:16 in the fourth quarter that gave Dorsey the lead for good, 52-51.

Dorsey did not make the mistake that most teams have made this season in trying to play an up-tempo game with the Generals.

Washington, which had several breakaway dunks in the first half, was slowed down by Dorsey’s full-court press in the second half.

General forward Charles Stone, who scored a game-high 18 points, grabbed 10 rebounds in the game but only two in the second half. Ty Lamar added 11 points while making six of seven free throws.

Records: Dorsey 11-5; Washington 18-4.

Loyola 67, Chaminade 58--Joe Neassey made two free throws with 23 seconds remaining to give Loyola a five-point lead and eventually a Mission League win Thursday at Chaminade.

The Cubs trailed 51-50 after three quarters but outscored the Eagles, 17-7, in the final period. Dan Farmer had six of his game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter.

Record: Loyola 11-7.

Franklin 66, Eagle Rock 62--Franklin forward Johnnie Sanders scored 20 of his 29 points in the second half as the Panthers erased an 11-point halftime deficit to win a Northern Conference game Wednesday at Eagle Rock.

Eagle Rock still holds the best record in the conference with a 8-1 mark while Franklin improved to 6-1.

Records: Franklin 11-6; Eagle Rock 15-4.

Fremont 66, South Gate 36--Led by Antonio Hines’ 23 points and a tenacious full-court press, Fremont beat visiting South Gate in a Southeastern Conference game Wednesday.

Leading 19-11 after the first quarter and 30-18 at halftime, the Pathfinders scored on five three-pointers in the first half. Hines had 14 points, including three threes.

Fremont’s defense forced 17 first-half turnovers and held the Rams to seven points in the second quarter and scoreless for the first 4 1/2 minutes of the third quarter.

Fremont point guard Donny Wilcher had 12 points and seven assists.

Records: South Gate 5-11; Fremont 20-3.

Crenshaw 80, Carson 69--Raymond Palmer scored 21 points and Ronnie Arch added 19 as Crenshaw won a Southern Pacific Conference game Wednesday at Carson.

Cougar guard Antonio Simpson scored 10 of his 17 points in the first quarter to give Crenshaw a commanding 21-6 lead.

Although Crenshaw coach Willie West denies it, its hard to believe the Cougars weren’t looking ahead to Friday’s rematch with Washington.

“We look at every game one at a time,” West said.

Records: Crenshaw 16-3; Carson 11-7.

Franklin 66, Verdugo Hills 60--Forward Johnnie Sanders scored a game-high 35 points as the Panthers won a Northern League game Monday at Verdugo Hills.

Sanders has 62 points in his last two games.

Records: Franklin 13-5; Verdugo Hills 5-12.