When it’s Harvey Kitani versus David Rebibo in a high school basketball coaching matchup, you know it’s going to be a defensive grind. They demand defensive production, so preparing Rolling Hills and Harvard-Westlake on Saturday night in St. Francis for 32 minutes.
It took four straight free throws by Joe Sterling in the final 21 seconds for Harvard-Westlake (17-2) to hold on for a 50-46 victory. The only mistake Rolling Hills Prep (13-5) made was the decision to foul Sterling, well known as a clutch free throw shooter. But the Huskies had no choice after Aaron Heinze made it 48-46 with 2.6 seconds left.
Sterling finished with 16 points. Pierce Thompson had 14 points and Dominique Bentho added 11 points and 12 rebounds. Nick Welch Jr. had a big game at Rolling Hills Prep with 21 points on 8-14 shooting. Carter Fulton added 10 points.
Santa Margarita 72, Fairfax 41: The Eagles (19-2) opened up a 21-2 lead after the first quarter and cruised to a victory in St. Francis. Brayden Kyman scored 21 points, Kaiden Bailey 17 and Drew Anderson 15.
St. Francis 78, served 66: The Golden Knights (16-2) won their 14th straight game. Cherif Millogo, a 7-foot-4 junior center, had 34 points, 23 rebounds and five blocks. Will O’Connor made four 3-pointers. Freshman Tariq Johnson had 24 points for Serve.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias 67, JSerra 62: Kayleb Kearse finished with 27 points in the win. Jaden Bailes had 30 points for JSerra.
77 Sierra Canyon, Phoenix St. Mary’s 45: The Trailblazers (13-1) tune in to open Mission League play with a road trip in Arizona. Brandon McCoy scored 18 points and Brannon Martinsen scored 17.
77 Brentwood St. Bernard 73: The Eagles (18-1) pulled out the win in overtime. Ethan Hill contributed 31 points and 15 rebounds. Auggie Sugarman had 24 points.
Chaminade 70, Palos Verdes 44: Temi Olafisoye had 17 points for the 18-1 Eagles.
Thousand Oaks 53, Oak Park 46: The Lancers won their 16th straight game to remain undefeated. Gabriel Chin had 14 points.
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 67, Layton Christian (Utah) 64: NaVorro Bowman led the Knights (13-4) with 24 points. Josiah Nance added 16 points.
Bishop Montgomery 71, Palisades 68: Austin Kirksey had 24 points and Tarron Williams scored 22 points to help Bishop Montgomery improve to 15-2. Freshman Phillip Reed scored 24 points for Palisades.
Crespi 60, Modesto Christian 49: The Celtics improved to 13-6.
St. John Bosco 62, Chandler (Ariz.) Basha 54: Christian Collins scored 31 points and Max Ellis had 22 for the Braves in the win in Arizona.
Mayfair 69, Cypress 56: Josiah Johnson’s 27 points helped Mayfair improve to 8-5.
Inglewood 98, Pasadena 97: Jason Crowe Jr. made the game-winning shot in overtime and finished with 51 points for Inglewood.
Girls basketball
Harvard-Westlake 51, Phoenix Desert Vista 39: Freshman Lucia Khamenia finished with 24 points for Harvard-Westlake.
Brentwood 59, Cardinal Newman 53: The Eagles improved to 9-4. Kelsey Sugar scored 24 points.
Saugus 57, Birmingham 52: Kayla Tanijiri had 16 points for Birmingham (13-3).
Windward 62, Village Christian 54: Charis Rainey had 25 points and Shiloh Johnson added 13 points and 14 rebounds for Windward.
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