Boys Basketball:
Damien has shown a remarkable resilience all season, and Friday was no different.
Trailing by nine points at the half against visiting Harvard Westlake in the final of three CIF Open Division pool games, the Spartans stormed back and defeated the Wolverines, 77-72.
Damien used a 22-10 surge in the fourth quarter and finished 2-1 in ‘Pool B.’
Their only setback was Monday’s 17-point loss at Corona Centennial.
Malik Thomas led all scorers with 27 points and that includes 13 in the decisive fourth quarter.
RJ Smith had 19 points and he hit a team-high three 3-pointers.
Jimmy Oladokun added 12 points for the Spartans.
Cameron Thrower paced the Harvard Westlake offense with 18 points and Adam Hinton chipped in with 13.
Box Score:
HW: 28-23-11-10-(72)
D: 21-21-13-22-(77)
Harvard Westlake scoring: Cameron Thrower 18, Adam Hinton 13, Trumann Gettings 11, Landon Lewis 9, Brady Dunlap 9, Liam Campbell 7, Trent Perry 2, Robert Hinton 2, Jacob Huggins 1
Damien scoring: Malik Thomas 27, RJ Smith 19, Jimmy Oladokun 12, Spivey Word 8, Chris Nickelberry 6, Bradley Xie 4, Harry Han 1
Records: Harvard Westlake (16-5); Damien (28-3)
Pool B Records:
Centennial (2-1)
Damien (2-1)
Mater Dei (1-2)
Harvard Westlake (1-2)
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