Page 4 December 5, 2013 Joe’s Sports Hawthorne Salvages Win in St. Monica Finale By Joe Snyder Hawthorne High’s boys’ basketball is young and inexperienced and struggled through the St. Monica Tournament with three losses before avoiding last place with an easy 82-44 win over New Designs from Downtown Los Angeles last Thursday in Santa Monica. The Cougars dominated New Designs throughout with leads of 32-14 at halftime and 55-25 after three quarters to improve to 1-3. Hawthorne had four players score in double figures, with Marlon Thomas and Ricky Bryant carrying the team’s high-scoring honors with 16 points apiece. Brian Ross added 12 points and Devin Harris chipped in 10. “We’re a very young team,” first-year head Cougar coach David Gray said. “We have just four seniors and one freshman. We’re trying to work on it to improve. We’re trying to get into the system.” In pool play a day earlier, Ross led Hawthorne with 21 points but the Cougars fell short of Oak Park 72-62. Derwin Leslie and Ricky Bryant contributed 14 points each. On Dec. 3, the Cougars fell to Verbum Dei from Southeast L.A. 63-41. In the opener on Dec. 2, Hawthorne lost to last season’s CIF-L.A. City Section Division III champion Hamilton 64-48. Marlon Towns led the Cougars with 18 points. Ross tallied 12 points and six rebounds. Markell Gray put in nine points and Devin Harris gathered seven rebounds. Hawthorne hosted Costa Mesa on Tuesday and will be at home to take on Lawndale tonight at 7:30 p.m. Hawthorne’s Jahieel Enriquez goes for a basket during a St. Monica Tournament boys’ basketball game against New Designs. The Cougars routed New Designs 82-44. Photo by Joe Snyder. CARDINALS WIN ONE, LOSE ONE AT WESTCHESTER Lawndale High’s boys’ basketball team played in its second consecutive highly regarded tournament in the Westchester Trevor Ariza Classic last week. In the first game on Dec. 3, the Cardinals downed Washington Prep High of South L.A. 52-38. A day later, Serra High of Gardena proved too much for Lawndale with a 77-33 blowout victory. The Cardinals played two other consolation games, but results were unavailable. Against the Generals, Lawndale was led by six-foot-nine junior center-forward Chimiezie Metu with 20 points and five blocked shots. Dedric Brown totaled 16 points. Against the Cavaliers, Lawndale trailed by 10 (30-20) at halftime but Serra dominated the second half, outscoring the Cardinals 47-13. Lawndale plays a non-league game at Hawthorne tonight at 7:30 p.m. The Cardinals will play in another rigorous classic in the Santa Maria St. Joseph National Prep Tournament from Dec. 26-30. INGLEWOOD SPLITS AT SAMO Inglewood High’s boys’ basketball team split four games in last week’s Santa Monica Tournament for sixth place. In the opener on Dec. 4, the Sentinels downed Santa Monica Crossroads 57-40. After losing to West Hills Chaminade 67-56 in overtime a day later, Inglewood topped Valencia West Ranch 56-48 on Friday. In the fifth place game on Saturday, the Sents fell to Brentwood 70-64. Against West Ranch, Inglewood was led by Terell Gomez with 19 points and six assists. Darae Elliott tallied 14 points and nine rebounds. Joshua Conley pulled down 10 rebounds. Gomez led Inglewood (2-2) with 19 points and six assists in its win over Crossroads. Chris Odionu put in 11 points and Elliott had 10 points. Conley hauled down 11 rebounds. The Sentinels will host Redondo in a nonleague game Saturday at 7:30 p.m. before visiting Peninsula in Rolling Hills Estates in another non-league contest Monday at the same time. LADY CARDINALS WIN SOUTH EL MONTE CLASSIC Lawndale High’s girls’ basketball team got off to a good start by winning the South El Monte Tournament with a 38-27 victory over San Gabriel last Saturday. Brittni Scott, who was the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, led the Cardinals with 15 points, 15 rebounds and three steals. Taylor Buffin contributed six points, 11 rebounds and five blocks. Taylor Hall added six points, 16 rebounds and five steals. In pool play last Thursday, Lawndale topped East L.A. Torres 34-31. Scott sparked the Cardinals with 14 points and 19 rebounds. On Dec. 4, Lawndale rolled over John Glenn High from Norwalk 57-29. Scott had a triple-double with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 steals. Taylor Buffin added a double-double with 10 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks. Taylor Hall was within one of a double-double, as she scored 10 points and had nine steals. After hosting cross-town rival Leuzinger, under first-year head coach Bo Corona, the Cardinals visit another Centinela Valley School rival Hawthorne tonight at 6 p.m. Lawndale then opens the El Segundo Tournament against Westminster on Monday at the same time. HAWTHORNE GETS TWO EASY WINS Hawthorne High’s girls’ basketball team won two games in the South East Tournament over Huntington Park 64-24 on Dec. 4 and South Gate Legacy 55-35 on Thursday in South Gate. The Lady Cougars host Lawndale tonight at 6 p.m. and play in the El Segundo Tournament next week. • Hawthorne High’s Brian Ross attempts a basket during last Thursday’s St. Monica Boys’ Basketball Tournament game against New Designs. The Cougars won handily 82-44. Hawthorne hosts Lawndale in non-league action tonight at 7:30 p.m. Photo by Joe Snyder. Hawthorne Celebrates First African- American Mayor with Swearing-In Event By Nancy Peters A recent statement by California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton blames the Republican Leadership for misleading the public with regards to the Affordable Care Act. Burton made the argument that California’s Republicans would have no problem disseminating inaccurate information about the changes to the nation’s health care system so long as it meant the new law failed. While I do agree that the Republican leadership has gone out of its way to trump the success of the Affordable Care Act, the Democratic Party needs to accept full responsibility for the negative reaction to the new law. From the chaotic problems at the beginning of the rollout to all unintended consequences that are yet to occur, the Democrats need to accept responsibility for the shortcomings of the ACA. At the core of Burton’s statements is the claim that the Republicans will develop and promote a fake website to direct potential consumers away from the real Covered California website, www.CoveredCA.com. The reality is that the Democratic Party is scrambling, less now than before, to fix the horrific glitches that made accessing the website an absolute nightmare from the very beginning. Rather than blame the opposition for the negative press or even reluctance from people to go to the website, the Democratic leadership needs to own up to its lack of preparation. The truth is that the Democratic Party had more than two years to plan for the rollout. It had more than enough time to avoid glitches or setbacks and the fact is that it didn’t do it. The infamous rollout was made available to potential consumers in such an inefficient manner that many of us who were excited about being able to afford health insurance were left with more questions than before the websites came up. The failure to properly manage this plan from the onset is an embarrassment and created its own negative backlash, without any help from the Republican opposition. In the month following the rollout, they have been able to fix issues that should have never been a problem given the fact that they had more than two years to get it right from the beginning. Having only had one job that provided legitimate health insurance, dental included, I have lots of homework to do before jumping into the market options created by the Affordable Care Act. Am I still excited about it? Of course. No longer will I have to go to the emergency room and pay $25 for an aspirin while an overworked doctor tells me I have a bug and should take lots of fluids and get plenty of rest. The potential of being able to go to a clinic without having to invest an entire week’s pay for one visit is encouraging. However, I am still frustrated that with a two-year head start the Democrats fumbled the rollout. Believe me, there is nothing that Michelle Bachman, Mitt Romney or Ted Cruz can say to sway me away from using the Affordable Care Act to my advantage. It was an inefficient website due to a failed rollout that kept me away. • Classifieds The deadline for Classified Ad submission and payment is Noon on Tuesday to appear in Thursday’s paper. Advertisements must be submitted in writing by mail, fax or email. You may pay by cash, check, or credit card (Visa or M/C over the phone). Errors: Please check your advertisements immediately. 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