Boys' basketball: Fairfax tournament report

Mission League rivals Crespi and Alemany faced off in the fifth-place game of the 25th annual Nike Fairfax tournament Saturday, and while Crespi has had much success during the regular season, Alemany turned the tables in a 70-69 victory.

The Warriors let a 20-point lead in the second half dwindle away, but Max Guercy made two free throws and Alemany hung on.

Alemany led 68-57 with under one minute remaining but Crespi made two 3-pointers and revved up its defense against a tiring Alemany team.

Guercy scored 16 points and Jerico Richardson scored 13 points.

Bear Henderson grabbed 10 rebounds for Alemany.

Michael Milligan scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds for Crespi.

London Perrantes scored 14 points with seven rebounds and seven assists.

Justin Rubia scored 12 points, Carter Galle scored 12 points and Michael Avery chipped in nine points, nine rebounds and five assists for Crespi.

Alemany led 42-26 at halftime and went ahead 47-27 early in the second half before Crespi gradually chipped away.

Notre Dame picked up its first victory of the tournament in a 57-46
triumph against winless Campbell Hall.

Jonathan Bell scored 17 points and Kennedy Edwards and Deion Elzy each
scored 15 points to lead the Knights.

Freshman Aaron Holiday scored 19 points and Cole Huff scored 14
points to lead Campbell Hall.

El Camino Real took advantage of a depleted La Canada team and
cruised to a 55-17 victory.

Malcolm Wadlow scored 14 points and Julian Richardson and Evan
Wardlow each scored 10 points to lead the Conquistadores.

Points were hard to come by for La Canada, which was missing leading
scorers Jay Srinivasan and Darrell Dansby.

None of the 17 players that scored points reached double figures in Oaks Christian's 36-29 victory against Pasadena.

Freshman Ryan Hiepler led all scorers with eight points.

The Lions went 2-2 in the tournament, losing by one point to Santa Monica and in overtime against Orange Lutheran.

Coach Andre Chevalier, who won the Div. IV-A championship this past season in his first year coaching the boys' team is working in six new freshman.

Derrick Newton continued his sensational play by scoring 18 points in
Harvard-Westlake's 71-62 victory against Orange Lutheran.

Zena Edosomwan scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Josh
Hearlihy scored 16 points for the Wolverines.

Orange Lutheran had four players score in double figures, led by Gabe
York's 19 points.

York is being heavily recruited across the country and recently took
a trip to Arizona.