“I think the only people that thought we were going to win were myself and the guys in our locker room. Coming off the bus I said, “We’re not here to get pushed around. We’re not here to lose this game. We’re here to fight, and I think we did it all four quarters.” — South Pasadena coach Dave Lutzeier said following the win over Glendora.

QUARTERFINAL ROUNDUP: Damien High junior Malik Fitts provided the understatement of the young season following the Spartans’ 89-33 quarterfinal victory over Serrano in the Glendora boys basketball tournament on Wednesday. “It’s going to be a fun two years,” the 6-foot-5 guard said. That’s because the starting five are all juniors. Fresh off a CIF-SS division title, returning player of the year Jeremy Hemsley finished with 13 points, five assists and four rebounds in a short night of work.

GLENDORA TOURNAMENT
WEDNESDAY’S QUARTERFINALS
Damien 89, Serrano 33
Walnut 75, Don Lugo 55
Burbank 55, Rowland 51
South Pasadena 54, Glendora 45
Friday’s semifinals at Glendora
Damien vs. Walnut, 6 p.m.
Burbank vs. South Pasadena, 7:30 p.m.

Damien coach Matt Dunn and junior Malik Fitts talk after Wednesday’s easy 89-33 quarterfinal win over Serrano