Basketball: Isaiah Martinez’s buzzer beater gives Cal 61-58 win over Whittier in first-place battle


By Stephen Ramirez

 California's Jake Mata (1) leaps for a shot as they play Whittier in their Del Rio League basketball game at Whittier High School in Whittier on Friday January 30, 2015. (Photo by Keith Durflinger/Whittier Daily News)

California’s Jake Mata (1) leaps for a shot as they play Whittier in their Del Rio League basketball game at Whittier High School in Whittier on Friday January 30, 2015. (Photo by Keith Durflinger/Whittier Daily News)


WHITTIER — The road to the Del Rio League boys basketball title will run through defending champion California High School.
Isaiah Martinez made sure of it.
Martinez nailed a 3-pointer as time expired and the Condors took control of the league race with a 61-58 victory over host Whittier on Friday.
Jake Mata scored 15 points and Brady Gravitt had 14 for the Condors, who improved to 14-8 overall and 5-1 in league play. California also got 13 from Traie Kastl and 10 from Macias.
Anthony Rios had 21 and Miguel Salazar 17 for Whittier, which slipped to 18-4 and 4-2.


California’s Isaiah Martinez: “It was set up for Traie (Kastl). I just flashed out to the corner. It was supposed to be a lob to Traie. (Mata) had to look for the open man, which happened to be in the corner. I just happened to be open.”

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