In the first semifinal of the Tournament of Champions at Ocean View High in Huntington Beach Thursday night, two of the best teams in the state hooked up and L.A. City power Westchester outlasted Southern Section member Etiwanda, 50-45, in as competitive and defense-oriented game as you'll see in the first few weeks of a season.
Five-ten senior point guard Dominique O'Connor --- easily the best player over the first four days of the events --- scored 25 points and made every critical play for the Comets, who won t, e tourney last year will next meet the winner of the other semifinal (Ocean View and Leuzinger, played tonight at 8:30) for the championship Saturday evening at 7:30.
Here's a schedule of at least some of the games played Friday:
At Lakewood: 4:20, Lakewood vs. Hemet West Valley; 8:30, Jordan vs. Bakersfield Garces.
At Ocean View: 3, Serra vs. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame; 4:20, Phoenix St. Mary's vs. Centennial; 5:40, Poly vs. Clovis West; 7, Rancho Verde vs. Pacific Hills; 8:30, Leuzinger vs. Ocean View.
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