Basketball

Etiwanda Edges Damien, 45-39, in Friday’s Baseline League Showdown; Jacob Barcelo Scores 12 Points for Eagles

Jan 22 2022 01:48:59

Boys Basketball:

Etiwanda used a seven-point, second-half advantage to nip Damien, 45-39, in Friday’s Baseline League battle of southern section powers.

Jacob Barcelo led EHS with 12 points.

Jimmy Baker had nine points in the win, four of which came in the fourth quarter.

RJ & Kaleb Smith both contributed a team-high 12 points for Damien.

Jimmy Oladokun chipped in with seven points for the Spartans.

The Eagles held the DHS offense to 16 points under its lowest scoring output of the season.

Up next: Etiwanda meets up with Colony (18-1) tonight (Saturday) at the State Preview Classic at Colony HS.

The tip is set for 6:30.

Damien will host Upland on Tuesday night in a Baseline League contest.

Box Score:
D: 11-9-8-11-(39)
E: 9-10-11-15-(45)

Damien scoring: RJ Smith 12, Kaleb Smith 12, Jimmy Oladokun 7, Bradley Xie 4, Spivey Word 2, Xavier Clinton 2

Etiwanda scoring: Jacob Barcel0 12, Quinton Webb 11, Jimmy Baker 9, Jeremy Williams 8, Kwinten Crenshaw 5

Records: Damien (20-2, 3-1); Etiwanda (15-4, 5-0)

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