Yucaipa freshmen boys hold off West Valley in Hemet tourney
HEMET - The Yucaipa Boys Freshmen Basketball team evened its record to 1-1 with a 50-37 victory over the Hemet West Valley Mustangs in the Hemet Freshmen Basketball Tournament held Friday, Dec. 5 at Hemet High School.
The Thunderbirds burst out to a 13-2 lead in the early going and led 21-12 at the half. West Valley closed to within 8 in the second half, but the Thunderbirds tightened up its defense and starting hitting their shots again to pull away in the fourth quarter.
In their first game of the tournament, Yucaipa fell, 45-43, to Palm Springs. The tournament concludes today, Saturday, Dec. 6.
SCORING: Pacing the team were Lenhoft with 13, and T. Sanchez, 10, Curtis, 6, C. Gilmore, 5, and J. Sanchez, 5.
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Bob Otto covers Yucaipa, Calimesa and the San Gorgonio Pass for The Sun. He has worked as a photographer and writer for The Sun, Fontana Herald News, The Hemet News, The Valley Chronicle (Hemet) and the Yucaipa News Mirror during his journalism career. Otto has lived in Yucaipa since 1979. If you have a news tip for Bob E-mail him at bob.otto@inlandnewspapers.com
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