Boys Basketball:
Layoff? What layoff?
Apparently the 11 days since Damien had last taken the court didn’t affect the Spartans in the slightest.
On June 4, Damien defeated Harvard Westlake, 77-72, in the CIF-SS Open Division finale.
Fast forward to June 15, and the Spartans cruised to a 102-71 victory over visiting St. Joseph (Santa Maria) in the first round of the CIF-State Open Division playoffs.
Malik Thomas definitely didn’t have any rust.
The Damien senior led all scorers with 33 points, including three 3-point baskets.
RJ Smith hit four 3-pointers and finished with 22 points.
Spivey Word contributed 15 points in the win, and he connected on three 3-pointers.
Jincho Rivera led St. Joseph with 15 points and Samuel Bazunga added 14 for the Knights.
Up next: Damien will travel to San Diego on Thursday to take on Torrey Pines.
The Falcons had a first-round bye.
Box Score:
SJ: 16-21-10-24-(71)
D: 31-26-27-18-(102)
St. Joseph scoring: Jincho Rivera 15, Samuel Bazunga 14, Angel Ortiz 11, Steven Vasquez 9, Dre Roman 8, Luis Marin 7, Elijah Allen 4, Randy Telcide 3
Damien scoring: Malik Thomas 33, RJ Smith 22, Spivey Word 15, Jimmy Oladokun 8, Chris Nickelberry 8, Harry Han 6, Elijah Brown 5, Chris Korban 3, Ian Borjal 2
Records: St. Joseph (27-3); Damien (29-3)
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