Wiseburn Da Vinci beats Narbonne at Lynwood tourney
Coming off of two consecutive losses to end the Holiday Classic in San Diego, the Wiseburn Da Vinci boys basketball team wanted to get things turned around heading into a busy next week.
Led by Ahmose Daniels' double-double (18 points, 10 rebounds), 12 points from Jameson Johnson and 10 from Canaan Rodriguez, the Wolves were able to pull away from Narbonne for a 62-47 win Saturday at the Real Run Winter Classic at Lynwood High.
“It's a good win,” Daniels said. “It's good momentum. I think we came out, played well, shot the ball better. We were in the gym working and it showed today.”
Narbonne (7-8) led 16-8 in the first quarter. Wiseburn (14-4) cut the deficit to three at 19-16 on a 3-pointer by Alonzo Gonzalez to end the opening quarter.
In the second, the Wolves took their first lead at 28-26 on a 3-pointer by Kyanh Glover. The Wolves took a 32-26 lead into halftime after two free throws on an intentional foul and a basket from Daniels.
Wiseburn stretched its lead to 47-35 early in the fourth quarter before Narbonne got back within six at 50-44 on a 3-pointer by Ehren Gowdy.
Max Choi's 3-pointer later in the fourth made it 55-47, but that was as close as Narbonne got.
“After the two tough losses at the end of the San Diego tournament against good teams, this was a good opportunity after a week of practice to prove that we're a solid team,” Wiseburn coach Jeff Amaral said.
Next week, Wiseburn will return to Pioneer League play with a threegame week: Monday at Lawndale, Wednesday at North Torrance and Friday at home against El Segundo.
“Any time you have to play three league games in a week, it's going to be challenging,” Amaral said. “All three teams pose different challenges for us.”
Choi and Troy Aguilar scored 13 points apiece for the Gauchos, who will return to Marine League play Wednesday at home against Gardena.
In other Saturday games:
CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC 66, LEUZINGER 65 » Joshua Garland scored 27 points but the Olympians lost on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the Take Flight Challenge at Redondo High.
SAN JOAQUIN MEMORIAL 79, ST. BERNARD 73 » Josh Palmer scored 21 points for the Vikings in the Coastal Catholic Classic at Crypto. com Arena.
SAN PEDRO 69, GRANADA HILLS 55 » Chim Emegwa scored 20 points and Zach Saavedra had 13 as the Pirates won the third-place game at the Huntington Park Tournament.
In Friday's games:
ROLLING HILLS PREP 66, KING DREW 65 » Mateo Trujillo scored 25 points to lead the Huskies (184) to the championship at the Huntington Park Winter Classic.
Trujillo earned MVP honors. Terell Hopkins had 14 points and six rebounds, and Casey Palmer scored 10 points and earned alltournament honors.
CULVER CITY 59, MIRA COSTA 49 » Christian Kranz scored 15 points and James Reach had 12 in the Bay League loss for the Mustangs (12-6, 1-1).
INGLEWOOD 66, COMPTON CENTENNIAL 36 » Steven Arnold scored 21 points and Danaus Cockrell scored 17 for the Sentinels (7-6, 1-0) in the Ocean League win.
Girls basketball
MIRA COSTA 66, BURROUGHS 37 » Juju O'Brien scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Mustangs (17-2) at the Burroughs Extravaganza.
Kenia Bohman scored 14 points, Kristyn Kim had 12 and Ava Shauwecker had seven and 10 rebounds.
On Friday, Ella Nickerson scored 12 points in Mira Costa's 63-46 Bay League win over Culver City.
In Friday's games:
PENINSULA 49, SANTA MONICA 45 » Kayla Punsalan scored 16 points and added six steals for the Panthers (9-7, 1-0) in their Bay League win.
Taylor Yee had 10 points and four assists, and Charlotte Fast turned in a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds.
LEUZINGER 76, MORNINGSIDE 19 » Madison Watts scored 22 points and eclipsed the 2,000-point milestone in her career.
Andrea Lopez finished with 20 points, Dresha Moore had 17 and Leah Sarabia had 14 for the Olympians (15-3, 2-0) in the Ocean League win.