Basketball

Luke Chavez Scored 24 Points & Earned All-Tournament Honors After SDHS Defeated Rialto, 66-51, in Damien Classic 5th-Place Game

Dec 31 2024 12:37:36

Boys Basketball:

San Dimas finished fifth in the Copper Division of the Damien Classic.

The Saints secured that placing after Monday’s 66-51 victory over Rialto.

For the second consecutive game, Luke Chavez scored a game-high 24 points.

Chavez earned all-tournament honors.

Jeremiah Garzon chipped in with 14 points, and Nathan Yearout hit a pair of 3’s, and finished with 12 points.

Andrew Diep went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line, and he contributed nine points.

Amari Gray led Rialto with 13 points and Derek Ledezma had 11 in the loss.

Up next: The Saints travel to Don Lugo on Friday at 6:30.

Quotable:

San Dimas coach, Jeremy Ketterling: “Obviously, we would have loved to be playing in the championship. But we will take three wins. We had the flu bug go through our program, so I was proud of the effort to win three games. Last Thursday, we managed to win with only seven players dressed out.”

Box Score:
SD: 16-14-16-19-(66)
R: 17-9-7-18-(51)

San Dimas scoring: Luke Chavez 24, Jeremiah Garzon 14, Nathan Yearout 12, Andrew Diep 9, Angelo Fares 3, Ethan Zemetra 2, Antonio Trejos 2

Rialto scoring: Amari Gray 13, Derek Ledezma 11, Roberto Romero 9, Jaycen Rouzan 8, Joey Puyol 4, Wayne Johnson 4, Nee’shaun Colvin 2

Records: San Dimas (10-7); Rialto (8-8)

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