Boys’ basketball: Crespi is 11-0 after 74-26 victory
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Encino Crespi is off to the best start in Coach Russell White’s six seasons, improving to 11-0 on Tuesday after a 74-26 victory over Newbury Park in a first-round game of the Redondo tournament.
Michael Milligan Jr. scored 28 points and London Perrantes had 11 points.
In the Chaminade tournament, Valencia advanced to the semifinals with a 66-49 victory over Campbell Hall. Troy Hammel made eight three-pointers and scored a school-record 45 points, including 23 in the third quarter. Aaron Holiday had 26 points for Campbell Hall.
Chaminade defeated St. Bonaventure, 56-43, behind 22 points from Jaron Martin and will face Saugus in the semifinal. In a consolation game, Burbank Providence overcame an 18-point deficit to defeat La Verne Bonita, 55-50. Patrick Gonzalez scored 29 points and Marcus Lovett Jr. had 20.
In the Oaks Christian tournament, Donovan Johnson scored 17 points in Palisades’ 72-31 win over Compton Centennial. Upland defeated Inglewood, 52-49. Reseda Cleveland got 20 points from JR Williams in a 68-54 win over Ontario Colony. Eisenhower defeated Rancho Verde, 60-42.
Santa Monica pulled out a 57-55 victory over La Jolla Country Day when Trey Thompson made a 12-foot straightaway bank shot with 1.5 seconds left. Thompson and Jordan Matthews connected on three-pointers in the final 1:15.
In the Torrey Pines tournament, L.A. Windward defeated O’Dea (Wash.), 66-62. Mason Shepherd had 19 points. Woodland Hills Taft defeated Lake Washington, 64-60.
In the Clovis tournament, JR Powell scored 15 points in Royal’s 64-45 win over East Bakersfield. In the Hart tournament, Travis Wilson had 21 points in Grant’s 76-50 win over Camarillo.
In Las Vegas, Westlake defeated Santee, 80-18. Josh Brooks had 16 points.
-- Eric Sondheimer