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Austin McBroom had a triple-double - 12 points, 10 assists and 10 steals - for the Vikings in the 72-35 blowout win in the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament at Campbell Hall High School.

Along with McBroom, Cole Huff had 27 points and 10 rebounds and K.J. Smith scored 20 for Campbell Hall.

Loyola led for the first time, but Taft has come back and is ahead 50-44 after three quarters.

It's panic time for Taft, as Westchester has broken up a close game to lead by 15 points late in the third quatter -- 49-34.

The Comets have hit four 3-pointers in the period.

-- Gerry Gittelson

Andrew Farhadi started the new year with a bang....

Farhadi scored a game-high 30 points, grabbed 19 rebounds and dished out five assists to lead Buckley of Sherman Oaks to the 64-59 victory over Pacifica Christian of Santa Monica in a semifinal game in the Palm Springs tournament at Desert Christian High School in Indio.

The Griffins (13-1) will play host Desert Christian in the Championship game Saturday.

Jake Brodsky and Ryan Norris scored 11 points each for Buckley. Norris had seven assists while Brodsky had five assists.

In other Boys' Basketball games:
Malibu 64, Viewpoint 61: Chya Mousavipor had 20 points to lead four Malibu players in double figures in the Viewpoint tournament in Calabasas.

Chandler Abbott had 18 points, Max Flores had 11 and Ben Rotman added 10 for the Sharks (10-4).

Malibu trailed 30-27 at halftime but outscored Viewpoint 25-11 in the third quarter to take control of the game.

Tucker Trainer scored a game-high 27 points to lead Viewpoint (4-5). Jack Borenstein added 12 points for the Patriots.

HERITAGE
Faith Baptist 93, L.A. Lutheran 47
Gian Cook scored a game-high 31 points, Manat Khaira had 19 and David Flores added 13 for the Contenders (11-6, 5-2).
Eric Encias scored 13 and Elliott Percella added 12 for L.A. Lutheran (3-15, 1-6).

INTERNATIONAL
Delphi Academy 85, Waverly 28
Nick Brown scored 26 points, while Cameron Celilker, Eloy Jordan and Chris Krios each scored 14 points. Arya Tabibzadeh added 11 for Delphi Academy (5-13, 3-6).

NONLEAGUE
Milken 70, Vistamar 60
Sam Else scored 27 points and had 11 rebounds and Josh Russ added 16 points for Milken (16-5).

L.A. Baptist 73, Paraclete 47
Mike Chrzanowski scored a game-high 26 points and Jimmy Augur added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Knights (9-11).
Paraclete (5-19) was led by Mike McCurtis' 14 points.

MARMONTE
Calabasas 64, Royal 48
Calabasas: Sieder 2, Matt Graditor 11, Stavis 2, Jackson 4, Evan Smith 19, Eric Bergman 16, Cain 2, Frick 5, Chalian 2.
Royal: Sahir Santos 10, Stevens 4, Jaeger 5, Troy Abes 10, Zeller 2, Spring 1, Mittel 8, Buckley 8.

MISSION
Crespi 63, Harvard-Westlake 54
HW: Renaldo Woolridge 19, Gaula Lucas 11, Sisto 8, Cain 9, Ma 7.
Crespi: Reggie Coates 11, Jeremy King 21, Stanton 7, Joseph Fauria, 11, Tobi Spino 13.

Chaminade 62, Alemany 52
Chaminade: Evan Grossi 27 (five 3-ptrs), 4 stls., Jules Montgomery 14, 16 rebs., Piner 9, Wright 5, Hufford 2, Kisylia 2, Griffin 1, Maclellan 1, Davis 1.
Alemany: Rivera 14, Qualls 12, Obi 9, Gant 9, Hernandez 6, Brill 2.

NONLEAGUE
Renaissance Aca. 64, Brentwood 47
Brentwood: Casey Hursh 18, Peter McMillan 14, Foreman 5, Fraizer 4, Spitz 3, Mikil 3.
Renaissance Aca.: Anthony Stover 18, 10 reb., 5 blks.; Justin Cooke 16, 8 asst.; Hector Harold 12, Tremaine Tatum 10, Daniels 8.

Campbell Hall 74, Crossroads 50

Valencia 68, Saugus 60
Michael Cassio and Mario Wright each had 14 points for Saugus in the loss

Knight 82, Palmdale 51
Paul George had 28 points, Chris Shaw 16 and Kyree Jackson 14 for Knight (15-7, 7-2)

Hilcrest Christian/Granada Hills 66, Faith Baptist 55
Britton Doerbecker scored 20 points, Kyle Payne had 16, Noah Watkins 11 and Nick Huber 10 for Hillcrest Christian

Agoura 53, Calabasas 42
Eric Bergman had 12 points in the loss for Calabasas

Simi Valley 80, Royal 40
Mike Meza had points, Lorne Jackson scored 17 and Brad Lewis had 15 for Simi Valley, 20-1, 9-0.

Westlake 63, Moorpark 47
T.J. Hennessey had 20 points and Adam Kolodney had 14 for Westlake

Burroughs 70, Glendale 67
Charles Barrett had 20 points, Steve Shamunee 11 and Chris Morris had 10 for Burroughs

La Canada 55, Monrovia 33
Clarke Anderson and Will Baldwin each had 16 points for La Canada in the Rio Hondo League win.

Grant 64, Poly/Sun Valley 57
Josh de la Torre scored 21 points and Mike Agazarian had 14 for host Grant

North Hollywood 76, Canoga Park 42
Jesse Zarate and Jordin Carroll each scored 20 for the Huskies in the win.

Van Nuys 67, Verdugo Hills 56
Victor Rudd had 29 points and the Mat Hankins scored 16 for Van Nuys, who have improved to 4-2 in the Sunset Six League.

Monroe (North Hills) 74, Panorama 58
Antonio Garrett had 20 points, 17 rebounds and seven blocks and Hector Orellana had 15 points and 10 boards for Monroe, who improve to 3-3 in the Valley Mission League.

Reseda 87, Sylmar 68
Cory Davis and Ryan Watkins each scored 24 for Reseda in the win.

San Fernando 50, Kennedy 33
Giovanni Torres scored 16 points for San Fernando, who, with the win, tie Kennedy in the Valley Mission League standings.

Granada Hills 74, Birmingham 65
Edwin Luco had 31 points and Jonathan Ben-Haim had 20 for Granada Hills.

Taft 79, El Camino Real 28
Eugene Phelps scored 17, Larry Drew had 15 points and 10 assists and Terran Carter scored 10 for Taft in the blowout win. Taft remains unbeaten in West Valley League play.