August 13, 2015 Page 5 Game Time Rolls over Warriors By Joe Snyder Photos by Joe Snyder Game Time trailed by one point after the first quarter but came back and dominated the Warriors from the second quarter on to for a 45-27 rout in Hawthorne Parks and Recreation Division IV (age 12-13) basketball play Saturday at the Betty Ainsworth Gymnasium. It started out like it would be a close contest with the Warriors grabbing a 9-8 edge after the first quarter. The Warriors used a combination of a stingy defense that resulted into numerous easy rebounds leading to a fast-break offense. It also resulted into a large number of uncontested layups. Defensively, Game Time limited the Warriors to just three points apiece in the second and third quarters. Game Time outscored the Warriors 17-3 in the second period for a 25-12 halftime lead and 9-3 in the third quarter for a 34-15 bulge. Game Time led by as many as 21 points in the fourth quarter before clearing the bench. A.J. Wells led Game Time with a game-high 21 points. Andy Alvarez added 13 points and Joshua Alvarez chipped in nine. Kinan Averette sparked the Warriors with 10 points. Jeff Carrllon contributed five points and Mike Herren had four. Game Time shares the league lead with Hard Work, each with 5-3 records. The Warriors fell to 4-4 and are in third place. Hard Work Pulls Away Hard Work remained in a tie for the top spot with Game Time at 5-3 after pulling away to defeat Shut’em Down 44-33 in Hawthorne Parks and Recreation Division IV basketball play Saturday. Most of the first half was close but Hard Work pulled out to an eight-point (29-21) by halftime. Shut’em Down managed to get within as close as six points (31-25) early in the third quarter and eight (41-33) midway in the fourth quarter but key baskets and a free throw sealed the game for Hard Work. Joshua Love spared Hard Work by leading all scorers with 15 points. Ami Mejed finished with nine points. Yashar Phifer led Shut’em Down (2-6) with 10 points and Aaron Gomez put in nine. Morningside Hires New Girls Basketball Coach Morningside High recently hired Burrell Leo as its girls’ basketball coach. Leo hopes to bring the Lady Monarchs back to their glory days they had when they had the likes of recent National Women’s Basketball Association and United States Olympic gold medalists Lisa Leslie and Tina Thompson. They had a very successful head coach in Frank Scott, who guided Morningside to two California State Division I championships, all led by Leslie in the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons, and several Southern Section titles. Morningside’s last Southern Section crown was in Division IIIA in 2004. That squad was led by Lori Rayford. The Monarchs had their last successful season in 2004-05, making the IIIA final before losing to Santa Margarita. Since then, Morningside has never made the playoffs. Last season, the Monarchs tied for last place with cross town rival Inglewood in the Bay League at 1-9 and were 4-20 overall. Leo was also boys’ basketball coach and director of basketball operations at St. John Bosco High in Bellflower and head girls’ basketball coach and director of basketball operations at Taft High in Woodland Hills. Both Leslie and Thompson are showing support of Leo in hope of bringing Morningside’s girls’ basketball program back to where it once was, especially during the period from the 1980’s to the mid 2000’s decade. Morningside will continue to have to compete against defending CIF-Southern Section Division IIAA and Bay League champion Redondo and last year’s league and Division IIAA runner-up Manhattan Beach Mira Costa in league play. Both appear to be the two league favorites, again, in the coming season. Football Season is Nearing Summer vacation is nearing the end and that means the start of high school football and other fall sports are on the horizon. Local prep football will begin on Aug. 28 at Morningside will host Leuzinger at Coleman Stadium in Inglewood. Game time is 7 p.m. The Monarchs had a 4-1 preseason but lost all five Bay League games. Morningside is head coached by Lafyette Fletcher, who is back after Derwin Henderson stepped down. Leuzinger hopes to be a serious Pioneer League contender after winning its first league game in several seasons in their finale against Compton Centennial last fall. The Olympians enjoyed their best season since 2007 at 4-6 overall. Lawndale will be a strong contender for the Ocean League and CIF-Southern Section Western Division crown with the return of star quarterback Chris Murray and is under head coach Travis Clark for the first time. Clark spent the past few seasons as head mentor at Santa Monica. The Cardinals host South Torrance on Sept. 4. Hawthorne also hopes to step things up as it begins on Sept. 4 at Lynwood. Inglewood lost head mentor Jason Miller who opted for Compton Dominguez and will be under first year coach James Sims. The Sentinels, who were third in the Bay but failed to make the playoffs last year, host Laguna Hills on Sept. 4. • Dorian Raymore of Shut’em Down goes up for a basket during Saturday’s Hawthorne Parks and Recreation Division IV basketball action against Hard Work. Hard Work won 44-33. Joshua Love from Hard Work attempts a three-point basket during Saturday’s Hawthorne Parks and Recreation Division IV youth basketball play against Shut’em Down. everyone can begin drawing full retirement benefits. Actually, your full retirement age depends on what year you were born. • Fifty-five percent of those surveyed incorrectly believed they could continue working during retirement while collecting full Social Security benefits, regardless of their age. If you work during retirement, but have not yet reached your full retirement age, your Social Security benefits may be reduced if you earn too much. Once you reach full retirement age, Seniors What You Think You Know About Social Security May Be Totally Wrong (BPT) - Americans may have faith in the Social Security system, but many still don’t really understand how it works. That’s a key take-away from a recent survey of Americans’ knowledge of Social Security retirement benefits. While 63 percent of respondents said they do believe Social Security benefits will be available to them when they retire, many were confused about who qualifies for benefits, how much they’ll be eligible to receive, and when they can start drawing benefits without penalty. The survey, by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), included a true/false quiz about Social Security facts. Just 28 percent of those surveyed scored a passing grade, and only one person out of the 1,500 polled was able to answer all survey questions correctly. The survey results illustrated a significant lack of knowledge about Social Security, including: • Although 75 percent of those surveyed thought being an American citizen is a requirement to receive Social Security retirement benefits, this is not the case. Non-citizens lawfully living in the U.S., and who have permission to work here, can obtain a Social Security number, pay into the Social Security system and draw benefits. • More than seven in 10 respondents mistakenly thought that 65 is the age when those withheld benefits will be repaid over your lifetime. “Perhaps the greatest Social Security deficit in this country is the lack of education around the retirement benefits of the program,” says Michael R. Fanning, executive vice president, U.S. Insurance Group, MassMutual. “With millions of Americans nearing retirement each year, many may be at risk of underutilizing a critical component of their retirement income stream.” Still, some good news emerged from the survey. Americans seem aware that Social Security should be only one component of their overall retirement savings plan. Just 39 percent said they expected to rely more on Social Security than their personal savings or income during retirement, and just 15 percent expected to rely solely on Social Security. You can test your Social Security knowledge by taking the MassMutual quiz. Here are some Social Security facts to help improve your knowledge: • No single filing strategy works for everyone filing for Social Security benefits; there are just too many variables. For example, a married couple may have hundreds of options for filing for Social Security retirement benefits. • Americans are living longer. It’s no longer sufficient to plan for just 10 years of retirement. You may well need savings and income to carry you for three decades or longer. • While Social Security can be an important component of your retirement plan, you need to have other income as well. Under- or over-valuing your Social Security retirement benefits could keep you from getting a true picture of your retirement savings plans. A qualified financial professional can better help you understand how Social Security fits into your personal situation. •
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