Boys Basketball:
RJ Smith torched the nets Monday night for 29 points, as Damien cruised to an 85-66 victory at Charter Oak.
Smith finished even stronger than he started, scoring 11 fourth-quarter points, including three 3-pointers.
He began the night with nine of Damien’s 25 first-quarter points.
Malik Thomas chipped in with 20 points, with 12 combing from beyond the 3-point line.
Andrew Bongo led Charter Oak with 21 points and Jay Gonzalez had 13 points for the Chargers.
Up next: Damien will host Upland tonight (Tuesday) at 6:30.
Charter Oak will travel to West Covina on Wednesday for a 6:30 tip off with the Bulldogs.
Box Score:
D: 25-23-13-24-(85)
CO: 18-14-17-17-(66)
Damien scoring: RJ Smith 29, Malik Thomas 20, Spivey Word 16, Chris Nickelberry 8, Jimmy Oladokun 4, Harry Han 3, Marcel McCormack 3, Chris Korban 3, Ian Borjal 2.
Charter Oak scoring: Andrew Bongo 21, Jay Gonzalez 13, Elijah Lum 9, Ryan Salvatore 8, Samuel Lizardo 7, Adam Godoy 6, Damir Abdullah 2.
Records: Damien (22-2); Charter Oak (7-4)
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