February 4, 2016 Page 5 Lawndale Boys, Girls Dominate Hawthorne double figures. Keying Lawndale was Bryant Perkinson with 13 points. Richard Harris and Demarjae Gilmore each added 12 points and A.J. Gipson chipped in 10. Hawthorne had the top two scorers in the game with Christian Brown leading the way with 19 points and Derek Banks finishing with 17. Carlos Jacobo had 12 points but the rest of the team was able to put in just five more points. “Our whole lineup changed,” Hawthorne head coach David Gray said. “We have some players who are ineligible and a couple of others who have been cleared. We have two more that came back here from Lloyd (Continuation High School) to bring their grades up. We’re hoping to get some wins in league.” Last Friday, though, the Cougars (6-15 overall, 0-6 in league) traveled to take on powerful Santa Monica High, top ranked in the CIF-Southern Section Division IA, and the Vikings humiliated them for the second time 77-32. In their Ocean opener on January 13, Santa Monica hammered host Hawthorne 74-26. Lawndale was the next in line to take on the Vikings at home on Wednesday. The Cardinals are on the road against second place Beverly Hills on Friday and El Segundo next Tuesday in 7:30 p.m. league games. After visiting Beverly Hills Wednesday, the Cougars come home to By Joe Snyder Photos by Joe Snyder Lawndale High’s boys’ and girls’ basketball teams both remained in contention for an automatic CIF-Southern Section playoff spot with easy wins over Ocean League rival Hawthorne on January 27 at Hawthorne. The Cardinal boys downed the Cougars 72-53. Lawndale’s girls stifled Hawthorne 44-23. The Cardinal boys win came a few days after their head coach Christopher Brownlee was reportedly dismissed for an undisclosed reason. It was claimed that there was an incident he was involved when he and his team were playing in a tournament in Sacramento during the week before Christmas. Brownlee was immediately replaced by assistant Patrick Marks who is heading Lawndale on an interim basis. Marks lost his first game in a cross town non-league rivalry to Leuzinger 73-68 on January 25 before getting his first coaching win over the Cougars two days later. The Cardinals, who are 11-11 overall and 3-3 in league after losing Friday’s home Ocean game to Culver City 79-61 and in the Los Angeles Cathedral Showcase to Riverside J.W. North 89-43 on Saturday, surged out to a 35-20 halftime lead and led 51-34 after three quarters. Lawndale led by as many as 23 points and went on to win handily. The Cardinals used very good scoring depth with four players in face El Segundo Friday at 7:30 p.m. and host Culver City next Tuesday at the same time. Lawndale Girls Roll Lawndale High’s girls basketball team held a 20-14 halftime lead, then blew the game open to defeat host Hawthorne 44-23 on January 27. Rejinae Crandall led the Cardinals with a game-high 16 points. The Cougars were led by Tianna Grant and Tiffany Harris with five points apiece. Lawndale has road games against Beverly Hills on Friday and El Segundo next Tuesday in 6 p.m. Ocean League games. Hawthorne hosts El Segundo Friday and Culver City next Tuesday at the same time. Inglewood Trips Redondo For the second straight season, Inglewood High’s boys’ basketball team, on its second attempt, topped host Redondo 59-55 in a key Bay League game last Friday. The win moved the Sentinels to just one game behind the Sea Hawks with a 4-2 league record, while Redondo, which was ranked as high as third in California and seventh in the United States, fell to 5-1. Inglewood also handed the Sea Hawks their only Bay loss last year at Inglewood. In their league opener on January 13, Redondo topped the Sents 58-53. Inglewood, which improved to 16-6 overall and is ranked second in the Southern Section Division IIIA, used a stingy defense forcing the Sea Hawks into some poor percentage shots and also its height advantage where it took advantage on the boards. Six-foot-seven senior forward-center Jordan Bell led the Sentinels with 13 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots. Chance Hunter chipped in 12 points. “We wanted to control them on the boards,” Inglewood head coach Patrick Roy said. “We beat one of the top teams in the state. This was a big win for us.” Elijah Nesbit led Redondo, which fell to 17-4 overall and was ranked fourth in the Southern Section Division IAA entering the game, with 12 points. Leland Green contributed 11 points. In a league rivalry on January 26, host Inglewood rolled over Morningside 72-48. Bell led the Sentinels with 21 points, followed by Terrell Gomez with 11 points and seven assists. D’Angelo Smith put in 11 points. Arkel Lord led the Monarchs with 11 points, followed by Charles Wright with 10. Charles Akanno gathered 10 rebounds. After visiting Palos Verdes on Tuesday, Inglewood hosts Mira Costa Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Sents, then, stay home to take on Lawndale High’s Erick Willis puts up a dunk in last week’s Ocean League boys’ basketball rivalry against Hawthorne. The Cardinals downed the Cougars 72-53. Lawndale hosts Santa Monica Friday at 7:30 p.m. Hawthorne High’s Kierra Wilder rebounds a missed shot in last week’s Ocean League girls’ basketball rivalry against Lawndale. The Cougars lost to the Cardinals 44-23. The Cougars host El Segundo Friday at 6 p.m. Hawthorne High’s Carlos Jacobo goes up for a basket during last week’s Ocean League boys’ basketball game against Lawndale. The Cougars lost to the Cardinals 72-53. Hawthorne visits Beverly Hills Friday at 7:30 p.m. Peninsula, a team that upset them in Rolling Hills Estates 68-62 on January 22, next Tuesday at the same time. Lions All-Star Footbal Some local prep football players were involved in Saturday’s 52nd Annual Lions All-Star Classic at Mira Costa High. It was the Blue team that topped the Red stars 6-0. Most local stars were involved with the Red squad and was led by the Morningside passing combination of quarterback Jerome Roseborgh and wide receiver Adarrus Wilson. The two appeared to connect for a potential game tying 35-yard touchdown in the third quarter but the play was called back due to a holding penalty. Wilson had 74 yards in catches. Leuzinger running back Adrian Galera also had a few good runs. Defensive back Jalen Walker, an all-CIF Southern Section Western Division player from Lawndale, had one interception. The Reds were head coached by Lawndale’s Travis Clark. “I appreciate the Lions Organization to select me,” Clark said. “We were out here to have fun. We had just two weeks to prepare for this game.” The Blues scored the game’s only touchdown early in the second quarter. That came on a four-yard run by Bishop Montgomery quarterback Brendan Marafino. Both teams had more scoring chances but the defenses were able to make clutch plays. • Lawndale High’s Duwan Ballard, who played for the Red team, prepares to make a block in last Saturday’s West Torrance Lions All-Star Football Classic.
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