Page 4 December 6, 2012 Bruins Pricked by the Rose Joe’s Sports By Adam Serrao handed his walking papers before the season Lawndale Falls in Mira Costa shellacking at the hands of USC or a 38-28 different, though. “This year, all 12 teams Final to Brentwood Againhad officially concluded. This season feltRick Neuheisel or Jim Mora? A 50-0 victory? The fact remains that the differences in the Pac-12 were able to get in and we did between this year’s UCLA football team and it,” said safety Tevin McDonald. “We were By Joe Snyder Against El Camino Real, Leuzinger (2-2) last year’s are numerous. Perhaps no sign not the ones expected to get in, but we did For the second consecutive time, Lawndale was led by Childress with 21 points, five of this team’s turnaround is more telling, it through the front door, so that feels good.” High’s boys’ basketball team lost in the rebounds and four steals. Justin Delgado however, than its appearance in last week’s The front door that McDonald speaks of is Mira Costa Pacific Shores Tournament tallied eight points and six rebounds and Pac-12 championship game. Although they in stark contrast to last year’s second place championship game to Brentwood. Last Treyvion Anderson totaled eight points. fell to Stanford in what was UCLA’s second finish in their conference. Not only was USC Saturday’s final score was 76-65. The Leuzinger will host Lawndale in a non- loss in as many weeks between the two clubs, ineligible, but the Bruins needed a miracle Cardinals (3-1) entered the fourth quarter league cross-town rivalry game on Friday the Bruins can be proud that they won their as Colorado upset Utah on the final game holding a 53-49 lead, but saw the Eagles at 7 p.m. before entering the Beverly Hills division this year based on superiority and an of the season in order for UCLA to get to outscore them 27-12 in the final period to Tournament against Hollywood High next outright division win. That same superiority a championship game against Oregon. This pull off the 11-point victory. Wednesday at 3 p.m. has the the UCLA Bruins believing that the year, they deserved it. The Bruins expect to The fourth quarter saw Lawndale get into Inglewood Splits at Inland Empire Classic top of the division is where they belong and keep their streak alive and become perennial foul trouble as Brentwood converted on 12 Inglewood High’s boys’ basketball team that with Jim Mora as their head coach, they contenders in the Pac-12 championship game of 16 free throws just in that period. The split its four games at the Inland Empire Tip- can now begin to construct a winning legacy for years to come. Eagles made nine consecutive charity shots off Classic last week at Centennial High in in Los Angeles and within the Pac-12. These UCLA Bruins may not only be down the stretch to pull away. The Cardinals Corona. The Sentinels began on November The season wouldn’t have ended any the comeback team of the year in their led throughout most of the first three quarters 27 with a 67-43 rout of Temecula Great Oak, better for the Bruins than if they were able conference, but also in the nation. After a and were up by as many as 10 points midway before losing in overtime to Centennial 82-75 to play in a BCS bowl game right here in 6-8 season last year in which they lost their in the third period. Lawndale led by eight last Thursday. After winning the fifth place their very own backyard at the Rose Bowl. head coach, the team came within three (38-30) at halftime. semifinal over Westwind Prep Academy from Unfortunately, the Stanford Cardinal had to points of a BCS bowl game. Surely, that is The Cardinals were led by all-tournament Phoenix, Arizona Friday, Inglewood again ruin that dream for the other boys in blue the next accolade that both Mora and the players Will Newman with 27 points and fell to Centennial 87-69 Saturday. of Los Angeles, but alas, all has not been Bruins hope to achieve. After what may have Chimezie Metu with 15 points--12 of those The Sents hosted Cerritos Gahr last Tuesday in the second half. Nathan McAnally added and will be at home against St. John Bosco “There’s a lot of tears and a lot of 14 points. High from Bellflower on December 14 at disappointment, but I think they should be The tournament’s Most Valuable Player 7:30 p.m. was Brentwood’s Leland King, who had a Hawthorne Begins Season proud of what we accomplished.” game-high 29 points and 14 rebounds. King Hawthorne High’s boys’ basketball team already committed to Ivy League college began its 2012-13 season in the Blue Pride lost. The Bruins battled Stanford (one of been the worst season in school history, the Brown University. Lawndale also lost to Classic at El Rancho High in Pico Rivera the nation’s top teams this year) and lost by Bruins responded under Mora with a nine- Brentwood in the Mira Costa final last season. against Chavez High from San Fernando only three points in the championship game win season for only the second time since In the championship semifinals last last Tuesday. The tournament runs through at Stanford Stadium. In the process they not 1998, defeated USC for only the second time Thursday, Lawndale rolled over a young Saturday. The Cougars visit Lawndale in a only put themselves on the national radar, but since ‘98 and in the process gained respect and inexperienced Morningside team 59-37. non-league game next Thursday at 7:30 p.m. also gained credibility as a program. “There’s around the nation. With Mora and standouts Myron Phillips led the Cardinals with 11 Lady Cougars Go 2-3 a lot of tears and a lot of disappointment, like senior running back Johnathan Franklin points, followed by McAnally and Newman Hawthorne High’s girls’ basketball team but I think they should be proud of what we and a stellar performance all year long from with 10 points apiece. Newman also had four went 2-3 in the Inglewood City of Champions accomplished,” said first-year UCLA head quarterback Brett Hundley, it won’t be long steals and one blocked shot. Tournament last week. Last Saturday, the coach Jim Mora. Without any disappointment, before other top recruits from around the The Monarchs (1-3) were led by James Lady Cougars fell short of Compton 44-42. however, there would be no added motivation. nation begin to strongly consider UCLA as Brown with 10 points and 13 rebounds and A day earlier, Hawthorne topped South This was UCLA’s first year of relevance in a destination to play football--maybe even Gary Baldwin with 10 points. The Monarchs Torrance 51-47. Fieone Prescott led the a long time and it will go far to inspire the over the customary powerhouse, USC. ended up sixth in the eight-team classic Cougars with 16 points, followed by Alexis club onward to future successes. In what was easily UCLA’s best season with a 49-48 loss to Wilmington Banning Delich and Kristina Brown with 13 and 11 In a preseason in which their cross-town in more than 10 years, despite their loss to on Saturday. points respectively. rivals, the USC Trojans, were projected Stanford in the championship game, it has Leuzinger Finishes Fourth in Rose Classic Hawthorne began the classic with a 44- to be the number one team in the nation become extremely apparent that the culture Leuzinger High’s boys’ basketball team 40 win over host St. Mary’s Academy in and UCLA was picked to finish third in of mediocrity that has previously surrounded placed fourth in last week’s Rose City Classic Inglewood on November 26, but fell to their division, the Bruins came out with an the team from Westwood has now been at Pasadena High School. The Olympians Redondo 57-30 a day later and Long Beach attitude and sense of determination that was completely dissipated. Now, a new sense of started the tournament on November 27 by Wilson 44-27 on November 28. previously nonexistent on the club. “Last discipline and accountability has been created rolling over Sylmar 76-48, and then downed Against the Belles, the Cougars were led year, we were hoping for other teams to around the football field for the Bruins--and Renaissance Academy from La Canada 46- by Prescott with 15 points, nine rebounds lose, hoping for other teams to win, hoping with it the possibilities for the team have 28 last Thursday. Leuzinger then lost in the and three steals. Darnae Wadsworth added for the sun to rise and set at a certain time,” become endless. The traditional attitudes championship semifinals to Woodland Hills 12 points and five rebounds, and Kristina said UCLA’s tight end Joseph Fauria. “This that had previously held this team back are El Camino Real 50-36 on Friday and to Los Brown contributed 10 points and four steals. year, there is no doubt.” Part of the reason gone now and although the Rose Bowl and Angeles Price Christian 60-55 in the third Hawthorne hosted Leuzinger in a non- why there was no doubt was because coach BCS championship game still loom ahead place game on Saturday. league rivalry last Tuesday. Mora brought a new attitude and resolve to of them, this season may have just begun In the Olympians’ win over Sylmar, Lady Sents Split in Own Tournament the club that was otherwise out of it last a culture that will one day have the Bruins Eric Childress led with 15 points and eight Inglewood High’s girls’ basketball split its year. 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