Pictured: Jimmy Oladokun
Boys Basketball:
Damien improved to 3-0 after Wednesday’s 87-50 victory over Hillcrest in the Sunny Hills Tournament.
All six Spartans who scored tallied nine or more points.
Jimmy Oladokun led the way with 19 points and RJ Smith contributed 17 points in the win.
Damien opened the game on a 27-13 first-quarter run, and they closed out the game, outscoring the Trojans, 28-17, in the fourth period.
Deshawn Gory led Hillcrest with 21 points.
Kaleb Smith chipped in with 14 points, Spivey Word had 12 and Bradley Xie finished with 10 points.
Elijah Brown rounded out the Spartans offensive attack with nine points.
Up next: Damien will face Orange Lutheran on Friday at Sunny Hills High School.
The tip is set for 7:30.
Box Scores:
D: 27-17-16-28-(87)
H: 13-12-8-17-(50)
Damien scoring: Jimmy Oladokun 19, RJ Smith 17, Kaleb Smith 14, Spivey Word 12, Bradley Xie 10, Elijah Brown 9.
Hillcrest scoring: Deshawn Gory 21, Ruben Sevilla 9, Dennis Evans 8, Jeremiah Martinez 5, Sage Gamble 3, Montana Mathone 2, Mckel Shedrick 2.
Records: Damien (3-0); Hillcrest (2-1)
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