Antelopes Spending Time on Fast Track

There’s nothing like getting a big group together for some summer traveling.

And for Antelope Valley High’s boys’ basketball team, it will be even more enjoyable down the road if the Antelopes’ summer vacation pays off with success in the playoffs eight months from now.

Antelope Valley defeated Alemany, 72-48, on Thursday in the second day of pool play in the “War on the Floor” tournament. It was the Antelopes’ fifth win in as many games in the past three days.

Afterward, nine of the 11 Antelope Valley players suited up for their traveling squad, which played later at Valencia High.

But is it too much gas spent too soon? Antelope Valley center Le’Tre Kelly doesn’t think so.

“We got heart,” Kelly said. “We are like the Eveready battery--we just keep going.”

Antelope Valley scored the game’s first 13 points and used another 13-0 run in the first half to take a 43-21 halftime lead.

Tony Walker finished with 20 points to lead Antelope Valley. Zaire Williams added 10.

“It’s tiring, but we want to go all the way [in the Southern Section playoffs],” Walker said.

Simi Valley 58, St. John Bosco 39--Freshman Michael Brett scored 15 points and Brandon Meissner added 14 for the Pioneers, who built a 36-21 halftime lead. Michael Route led St. John Bosco with 10 points.

Palisades 46, Notre Dame 32--Phillipp Czernin scored 11 points, hitting nine of 10 free throws, for the Dolphins. John Murray and Joe Sison each scored nine points to lead Notre Dame.

Morningside 62, Valencia 27--Johnathan Hubbard had 20 points for the Monarchs, who outscored Valencia, 31-10, in the second half. Valencia’s Fabian Leon scored 11 points.

Inglewood 59, Sylmar 43--Sophomore Brandon Jacobs of Sylmar scored a team-high 16 points in the Spartans’ first loss of the summer.

Hart 60, Rolling Hills 43--Cory Johnson scored 26 points and Brian Kirk added 16 for Hart.

Manual Arts 53, Burbank 49--Ricky Duff’s three-point play with two minutes left in the second half gave Manual Arts the lead for good. Darnell McCondichie hit five three-point baskets, including three in the final four minutes, to keep Burbank close.

Westchester 62, Cleveland 52--Tony Bland scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half and Billy Knight scored all 13 of his points in the second half for Westchester, which rallied from a 32-19 halftime deficit. Donald Holt scored 25 points to lead Cleveland.

Canoga Park 63, Taft 46--Carloes Harper scored 17 of his 23 points in the first half for Canoga Park. Taft’s Amir BarNetzer and Brandyn Fisher each had 12.

Muir 76, Montclair Prep 62--Kevin Bentley scored 19 points in a losing effort for Montclair Prep.