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Updated Dec 14,
2006
Spartans Win
Arroyo Tournament
 Adam Malik scored a gamehigh
26 points, including 11 in the
fourth quarter, to lead the La
Cañada High School boys’ varsity
basketball team to a 49-37 victory
over Mark Keppel and its fourth
consecutive Arroyo Invitational
Tournament championship last
Saturday night in El Monte.
The Spartans trailed, 17-14, at
halftime, but battled back in the
third quarter and took a 32-27
advantage into the final period,
where Malik took over, making all
six of his free throws down the
stretch.
All-tournament selections
Tucker Heaton and Darren Ho
added seven and five points,
respectively, for LCHS.
Garrison Grimes also had five
points while Ross Grandolph,
Christian Nitu and Jackson Ridd
each scored two.
 “We did a nice job in the second
half,” said LCHS Coach Tom
Hofman.
LC 77, South Hills 53 — Malik had 36 points and 10
rebounds in the Spartans’ semifinal
round victory.
Grandoph had 11 points, Ho
scored seven, Nitu and William
Baldwin each had five, while Justin
Dalley, Heaton, Michael Mikuni
and Kyle Johnson also scored.
LC 67, Walnut 46 — Ho and Malik scored 22 and 20 points,
respectively.
Baldwin added seven points
while Grandolph, Nitu, Ridd and
Joy Lelo
Alex Ritcheson each scored three.
Heaton had two points and Will
Omokawa had one.
 LC 53, Montclair 41 — Malik
(15 points) and Ho (13) were the
Spartans’ leading scorers in an early
round game.
LC 60, Pasadena La Salle 35
— The Spartans followed up their
impressive display at Arroyo with a
trouncing over the Lancers Tuesday
night.
The Spartans (6-0) played
tremendous team defense and were
once again led offensively by Malik.
After helping hold the Lancers
to 30 percent shooting in the first
half, giving the Spartans a 33-17
halftime lead, Malik scored 12 of
his game-high 23 in the third period
and put the Lancers away for good.
Malik finished the game 10 of
13 from the floor and sat out the
entire fourth quarter. |
