Basketball

Xavier Clinton Hits Eight 3-Pointers & Finishes w/39 Points in Damien’s 81-43 Victory Over San Gabriel Academy

Dec 14 2023 12:06:09

Boys Basketball:

Xavier Clinton knew Damien wouldn’t be playing for two weeks after Wednesday’s game against the San Gabriel Academy.

And the Spartans senior wanted to make the best of it.

So, Clinton hit eight 3-pointers, and scored 39 points in Damien’s 81-43 victory over the Eagles.

Clinton also went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line.

As a team, DHS converted on 15-of-18 from the charity stripe.

Damien had a 40-13 lead at the break.

Nate Garcia and Eli Garner chipped in with 10 points apiece.

Mo Traore led SGA with 11 points and Bastien Moreau finished with 10.

Damien is now 11-1.

Up next: The Spartans are off until Dec. 27, when they host Sunnyslope (5-2) from Phoenix at 5:30 at the Classic at Damien.

Box Score:
SGA: 9-4-17-13-(43)
DHS: 18-22-25-16-(81)

Damien scoring: Xavier Clinton 39, Nate Garcia 10, Eli Garner 10, Jacob Allen 6, Elijah Smith 5, Jayden Avina 4, JT Reilly 3, Lucas Arrieta 2, Carson Fornaca 2

SGA scoring: Mo Traore 11, Bastien Moreau 10, Mahamadou Diop 8, Sean Palmer 7, Samuila Bamba Kossi 4, Marquise Humphreys 2, Mohammed Toure 1

Records: San Gabriel Academy (1-2); Damien (11-1)

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