Page 4 December 3, 2015 Hawthorne Captures Harbor Classic lead from there. The Sentinels were led by Smith with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Jordan Bell added 15 points and eight rebounds and Gomez contributed 14 points and eight assists. In the championship quarterfinals on November 25, Inglewood faced a very good but shorthanded Long Beach Poly team. The Jackrabbits, who lost in the championship finals to host Redondo 64-49 on Saturday, led most of the game but the Sents kept it close and even had a few ties and brief slim leads. Poly, though, was able to pull out a 62-59 victory over Inglewood. By Joe Snyder Hawthorne High’s boys’ basketball team began its 2015-16 season well by winning the Harbor Thanksgiving Classic with a 63- 57 victory over Central City Value High last Saturday at Los Angeles Harbor College. The Jaguars (2-1) started off with a 20-13 first quarter lead before the Cougars (3-0) bounced back to outscore Central City 20-12 for a 33-32 halftime lead. Hawthorne outscored the Jaguars in each of the next two periods to put the game away. Last Friday, the Cougars won a shortened game over Animo Venice 47-24. The contest ended late in the third quarter due to the ejection of the Animo Venice head coach because of receiving his second technical foul. Leading 28-21 at halftime, the Cougars pulled away by outscoring Animo 19-3 in the third period before the abrupt end of the contest. Hawthorne began the tournament with a 64-47 victory over Mayfield on November 25. Devin and Christian Brown keyed the Cougars in the games but stats were unavailable. Hawthorne hosted Manual Arts yesterday, and visit always tough Compton, which placed fifth with a 54-51 win over Inglewood in the Redondo Pacific Shores Tournament on Saturday, next Tuesday at 7 p.m. Inglewood Splits in PAC Shores: Inglewood High’s boys’ basketball team finished in sixth place in the Redondo Pacific Shores Tournament after a 54-51 loss to Compton last Saturday. The game was close most of the way but the Tarbabes (3-1) were able to finish out on top of the fifth place final. Terrell Gomez led the Sentinels’ balanced scoring attack with 15 points, followed closely by D’Angelo Smith with 14 points and Jordan Bell with 13. In a fifth place semifinal contest on Friday, Inglewood rolled over Bay League foe Rolling Hills Estates Peninsula 67-44. After a close first quarter, the Sents proceeded to outscore the Panthers 40-20 in the next two quarters to pull out to a 23-point (52-29) lead. Inglewood continued to have a commanding Chandler Hunter led the Sentinels with 17 points. Bell chipped in 13 points and Gomez had 11. The Jackrabbits were led by a gamehigh 23 points from Zafir Williams. Poly, though, was without three key players due to a combination of injuries and one who was not yet eligible. Once those players are back, the Jackrabbits will be expected to be much harder to beat. On November 23, Inglewood began the tournament by defeating Hart High from Newhall 73-62. Inglewood hosts La Salle High from Pasadena in a non-league game Saturday at 7 p.m. Girls begin season Like the boys, the girls’ basketball season is underway. Hawthorne began its season last Friday in the Downey Classic, losing to the host team 52-34. The Lady Cougars resume the tournament through this week. Hawthorne hosts Compton in a non-league game next Tuesday at 6 p.m. The Cougars play in the Artesia Tournament against Buena Park on December 15. Hawthorne also vies in the Larry Doyle Orange County Tournament where it opens in December 26 against defending CIF-Southern Section Division IIAA champion Redondo. The Cougars’ first league game is at home against Santa Monica on January 13. Lawndale is currently playing in the highly competitive Redondo Battle at the Beach Classic where it opened Tuesday against Peninsula. The Cardinals play today against CIF-L.A. City Section power Narbonne at 5 p.m. and Friday versus Cerritos Valley Christian starting at 2 p.m. The finals are on Saturday. Morningside, a one-time power that has not enjoyed much success lately, is under first-year head mentor Chika Ogoko and hopes for big improvement from its 4-20 season, including 1-9 in the Bay League mark from last season. The Lady Monarchs begin next Wednesday in the Norwalk-John Glenn Tournament. Morningside starts the Bay League at Peninsula on January 13. Inglewood is also under first year head coach Charles Michael Cain and began the Redondo Battle at the Beach Classic last Monday. The Sentinels face Marlborough High from L.A. today at 6:30 p.m. Next Tuesday, the Sentinels will take on defending CIF-L.A. City Section Division I champion Palisades next Tuesday in the St. Monica Tournament in Santa Monica. Inglewood opens the Bay League at home against Redondo on January 13. Leuzinger began the Brentwood Tournament against Venice last Monday. The Olympians face St. Monica today at 8 p.m. Leuzinger begins the Pioneer League at West Torrance on January 13. • Inglewood High’s Miles Jones goes up for a basket during last week’s Redondo Pacific Shores Tournament boys’ basketball action against Long Beach Poly. The Sentinels were nipped by the Jackrabbits 62-59 and ended up sixth in the classic after falling short of Compton 54-51 on Saturday. Inglewood hosts La Salle High from Pasadena in non-league play Saturday at 7 p.m. Photo by Joe Snyder disease. As in Mary’s case, HCV is often a “silent disease.” However, when symptoms occur, they can include fatigue, joint pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, loss of appetite and abdominal pain. The good news, however, is HCV can be cured - meaning the virus is undetectable in the blood when checked three months or more after completing treatment. Who does HCV affect? Baby Boomers, or people born between 1945 and 1965, are disproportionately affected by HCV, accounting for three out of four people with the virus. Among other ways, HCV can be spread via contaminated needles (from tattoos, needle sticks or intravenous drug use). In addition, before the availability of widespread screening of the blood supply in 1992, the virus was often spread through blood transfusions (as in Mary’s case) and organ transplants. Why is screening so important? Like Mary, up to 75 percent of those infected with HCV are unaware they have the virus. Because of this, testing for HCV is vitally important. Scientific advances in the last few years have resulted in treatments that are shorter and more effective than in previous years, thus making a cure possible for more patients. Who should get tested? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the following people get tested for HCV: • Anyone born from 1945 through 1965 • Anyone who received donated blood or organs before 1992 • Health and safety workers who have been exposed to blood on the job through a needle stick or injury with a sharp object • Anyone born to a mother with hepatitis C • Anyone with certain medical conditions, such as chronic liver disease and HIV or AIDS • Anyone who has injected drugs, even just once or many years ago • Anyone with abnormal liver tests or liver disease • Anyone on hemodialysis How do you get tested? Physicians use a blood test called a hepatitis C antibody test to determine if a person has been infected with HCV. If the results come back non-reactive, or negative for antibodies, the person does not have HCV. If it is reactive, Seniors More Than A Million Americans Are Unaware They Are Infected With A Potentially Life-Threatening Virus (BPT) - After receiving blood transfusions in 1979 during the birth of her last child, Mary Lambert, a human resources professional and former teacher, thought her health ordeal was over. Little did she know that, due to those transfusions, she had become infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). In fact, Mary didn’t have any indication that she was suffering from chronic hepatitis C, a potentially life-threatening viral infection, until she tried to donate blood in 1993, nearly 15 years later. Mary didn’t experience any symptoms for more than a decade and was unaware that HCV was slowly damaging her liver, ultimately leading to liver scarring. What is HCV? Unfortunately, stories like Mary’s are not uncommon. HCV, the most prevalent chronic blood-borne infection in the United States, affects more than 3 million Americans and causes approximately 15,000 deaths each year. HCV is the number one cause of liver failure and liver-related death and a major cause of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. HCV is also associated with a variety of other conditions, including diabetes, thyroid disease and kidney or positive for antibodies, the person has been infected at some point but does not necessarily have the virus at that time. A second blood test, called an RNA or PCR test, is needed to confirm if the person is currently infected with HCV. What should you do if you have the chronic hepatitis C virus? If both tests indicate a person is infected with HCV, it is important to consult a hepatitis C specialist to discuss the opportunity for treatment and to potentially be cured. Mary recently finished taking a treatment regimen that has made the virus undetectable in her blood. She is hopeful that she will get the official word (three months after the end of treatment) that she is cured. “I had pretty much given up hope that there could be a cure for me,” Mary said. “But there are more HCV treatment options available than there used to be.” She encourages anyone who thinks they may be at risk to ask their doctor to be screened and, if diagnosed, seek care from a hepatitis C specialist. To learn more about HCV, visit HepCHope. com. •
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