Kennedy of Granada Hills outscored Glendale 15-3 in overtime to claim a 54-42 decision and win the 2004 Vaquero Summer Tip-Off Tourney. Brandon Burnside scored 6 of his game-high 15 points in the extra session, and added a game-best 8 rebs in the championship game. His 2 FTs with 1:38 left in OT put Kennedy ahead, 43-41, and Glendale never caught up. Robert Valentine nailed a runner to make it 45-41, and then Aaron Clarke scored a 3-point play on a lay-up and FT to make it 48-41. Following a missed three attempt by Glendale's Len Khechumyan, Myon Sample corralled the rebound and was fouled. His 2 FTs made it 50-41 and pretty much sealed the win for Kennedy.

It was an intense, hard-fought game throughout. Glendale jumped out to a 12-9 lead early on, largely on the inside strength of Chris Hovanesepian's 4 points in the early going. Kennedy rallied to take a 13-12 lead and held a 24-20 advantage at the half. Early second-half baskets by Clarke and Burnside extended Kennedy's lead to 28-20, but Glendale rallied on the strength of 5 FTs by Hamlet Hovanessian to tie the score at 30. The game continued to be close, and was tied at 36 when Burnside made 1 of 2 FTs with 1:04 left in regulation to give Kennedy a 1-point lead. Glendale's Raymond Dagher also made 1 of 2 FTs to tie the game at 37 with 33.3 secs left. After a missed shot by Kennedy's Clarke gave Glendale the ball again, Dagher again was fouled and also again made 1 of 2 FTs. That gave Glendale a 38-37 lead with 20.6 seconds to go. Then Clarke responded by nailing a jumper with 12 seconds left to give Kennedy a 39-38 advantage. Glendale had one last chance, and the ball went to Hovanesepian, who tried a desperation three. The ball barely touched iron, but it landed in the hands of Glendale's Dagher, who was fouled as he tried a last-ditch shot. The horn sounded just after the whistle blew. That left Dagher all alone at the foul line, with 2 shots; if he made both, Glendale would win the tourney, but if he missed both victory would belong to Kennedy. The first attempt rimmed out. Then, facing the pressure of keeping his team alive, he drained the second FT to send the game to OT.

In addition to Burnside, Kennedy had a pair of scorers reach double figures: Rodney Davis, who had 11 points plus 5 rebounds, and Valentine, who had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Sample had a superb game at point guard for Kennedy, dishing out 7 assists and committing just 1 turnover. Dagher led Glendale with 13 points, while Hovanessian added 12. Dagher and Hovanesepian tied for team honors with 5 rebounds. Theo Minossian dished out 4 assists, and Len Khechumyan grabbed 4 steals.

In the third-place game, Monroe won an entertaining 71-65 decision over Pasadena. Brandon James led the way with 23 points and 9 rebounds, while Bonilla (sorry, no first name available – I did well to get all the last names) hit 6 of 8 shots, including 3 threes, for 15 points. And Monroe won despite a marvelous game from Pasadena's Artis Gant. He made 11 of 22 shots, including 5 threes, for 28 points, the highest total in any of the day's games. Plus, he added 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.

Pasadena led at halftime, 31-30, but Monroe rallied to take the lead in the second half. A three by James gave Monroe a 66-57 lead and appeared to put the game away, but then Gant nailed a pair of threes to get Pasadena back into the game. A bucket by Deon Williams made it 66-65 with 23 seconds left. Monroe pushed the lead back to 3 at 68-65 on a basket by George Johnson with 6.9 seconds left. Then Pasadena had a Chris Webber moment, calling a timeout it didn't have a la the Michigan Wolverines in the 1993 National Championship game. The resulting technical foul gave Monroe a point (on a free throw by James), the ball and, following 2 more free throws by James, the victory.

In addition to James and Bonilla, two other Monroe players scored in double figures: Johnson, who had 12 points, and Chewy Velasquez, who had 13 points and 5 assists. Stu Mhrogum came off the bench to have a very strong game with 5 points and a best-of-the-day 9 assists. In fact, he was the Monroe bench; they had just 6 players available. Pasadena's Chris Marshall had the day's only double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. D. Williams had a solid game with 4 points, 6 assists and 3 steals.

In the fifth-place game, LaSalle of Pasadena broke open a tight game late to top Hoover of Glendale, 54-47. Troy Baugh's three with just under 2 minutes left broke a 47-47 tie. Ben Trousdale scored a basket on a feed from Ben Brekke to make it 52-47 moments after Brekke had forced Hoover's Sevak Khodagholian to travel near midcourt. Trousdale made a pair of FTs with 17.4 seconds left to push the lead to 7 and secure the win for LaSalle.

Brekke led LaSalle with 12 points, including a pair of threes, and dished out a game-high 5 assists. Trousdale added 10 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Scott Jones had 8 points and a game-best 6 rebounds, while Baugh and Mike Noyes scored 6 points each. For Hoover, most of the scoring came from their tough front line: PF Grigor Odjakian had 17 points while Ctr Zare Zargaryan had 16 points, a game-high 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

In the seventh-place game, Reseda raced past Temple City's attempt to push the pace and jumped to a 36-20 halftime lead en route to a 59-49 win. Brian Brooks led the way with 14 points, while Phil Roberts dominated the inside with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 blocked shots. Edwin Herrera had 6 points and 6 assists, and Joel Choave had 4 points, 4 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Temple City was led by Calvin Lee, who had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, all team-highs. Steve Soong had 18 points including 4 threes.

In the ninth-place game, Grant of Van Nuys got a huge game from Mike Danielian to get past a stubborn Alhambra team, 48-40. Danielian scored 21 points, including 4 threes, and added 6 rebounds. No other player on either team reached double figures. Brandon Jasper did an excellent job of running the Grant offense, distributing 7 assists and committing just 2 turnovers, which were offset by his 2 steals. Mike Garcia came off the bench to lead Alhambra with 9 points. Art White had 7 points and 6 rebounds.

In the opening game, Marshall of Los Angeles topped Verdugo Hills, 58-39. Marshall's Paraschiy put on a show with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 steals. Teammate Touch added 11 points, while Esqueta had 6 points and 6 rebounds. Sean Martin led Verdugo Hills with 13 points. Edward Aydinyan had 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals.

1st Place: Kennedy 54, Glendale 42 (OT)

3rd Place: Monroe 71, Pasadena 65

5th Place: LaSalle 54, Hoover 47

7th Place: Reseda 59, Temple City 49

9th Place: Grant 48, Alhambra 40

11th Place: Marshall 58, Verdugo Hills 39

Alhambra 56, Verdugo Hills 26

Grant 45, Marshall 33

LaSalle 58, Temple City 55 (OT)

Hoover 44, Reseda 32

Glendale 67, Monroe 65 (OT)

Kennedy 45, Pasadena 30

Reseda 50, Marshall 34

Hoover 32, Grant 31

Monroe 82, Verdugo Hills 53

Glendale 43, Alhambra 41 (2 OT)

Pasadena 56, Reseda 22

Kennedy 33, Grant 26

Temple City 39, Alhambra 34

Pasadena 52, Marshall 29

Kennedy 48, Hoover 34

Monroe 53, LaSalle 50

Glendale 45, Temple City 33

LaSalle 65, Verdugo Hills 33

July 11, 2004 @ Glendale College

Championship Game

Kennedy (Granada Hills) 54, Glendale 42 (OT)

11-Rodney Davis, SF – 4/7 fg, 3/4 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 11 pts

21-Aaron Clarke, PF – 3/12 fg, 2/3 ft, 4 reb, 1 ast, 2 blk, 8 pts

25-Robert Valentine, SG – 4/9 fg, 6 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 10 pts

53-Myon Sample, PG – 1/2 fg, 2/4 ft, 3 reb, 7 ast, 4 pts

50-Brandon Burnside, C – 4/9 fg, 7/9 ft, 8 reb, 1 blk, 15 pts

44-Terry Jackson, F – 0/1 fg, 2 reb, 0 pts

42-Aston Titworth, CX – 1/2 fg, 0/2 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 2 pts

22-Alex Meza, G – 1/1 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 4 pts

20-Jessie Jimenez, F – 0/1 fg, 3 reb, 1 stl, 0 pts

24-Reginald King, F – 0/2 fg, 2 ast, 0 pts

10-Alex Raygoza, G – 1 reb, 2 stl, 0 pts

team rebounds: 5

Totals: 18/46 fg (.391), 16/24 ft (.667), 41 reb, 15 ast, 5 blk, 5 stl, 54 pts

3-pt fg (2): Valentine 2

Turnovers (13): Davis 2, Clarke 2, Valentine 2, Titworth 2, King 2, Sample, Burnside, Jimenez

14-Len Khechumyan, SG – 3/13 fg, 1/3 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 4 stl, 8 pts

11-Theo Minossian, PG – 1/7 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl, 4 pts

34-Chris Hovanesepian, C – 1/3 fg, 2/2 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 4 pts

25-Raymond Dagher, PF – 3/10 fg, 7/11 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 13 pts

15-Hamlet Hovanessian, SF – 2/5 fg, 7/7 ft, 1 reb, 12 pts

33-Raymond Beginyan, F – 1 stl, 0 pts

5-Arman Shalvardyhyan, G – 0/2 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 0 pts

4-Neil DeJesus, G – 0//1 fg, 1/2 ft, 1 reb, 1 pt

21-Haig Darakjian, F – 1 reb, 0 pts

team rebounds: 7

Totals: 10/41 fg (.244), 20/27 ft (.741), 27 reb, 8 ast, 0 blk, 8 stl, 42 pts

3-pt fg (2): Khechumyan, Hovanessian

Turnovers (11): Dagher 5, Khechumyan 2, Hovanessian 2, Minossian, Shalvardzhyan

Halftime Score: Kennedy 24, Glendale 20

End of Regulation: Tied at 39

Monroe 71, Pasadena 65

40-Chris Marshall, PF – 5/7 fg, 1/2 ft, 10 rb, 2 ast, 11 pts

11-Artis Gant, SG – 11/22 fg, 1/2 ft, 6 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl, 28 pts

10-Powell, PG – 2/5 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 ast, 6 pts

22-Deon Williams, SF – 2/7 fg, 3 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl, 4 pts

42-Nealy, C – 1/3 fg, 5 reb, 1 blk, 2 pts

33-Daniel Piepoli, F – 0/5 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 0 pts

24-Chris Williams, G – 1/2 fg, 3/4 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 5 pts

14-Ferdinand, F – 4/8 fg, 5 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 9 pts

team rebounds: 2

Totals: 26/59 fg (.441), 6/10 ft (.600), 34 reb, 18 ast, 1 blk, 9 stl, 65 pts

3-pt fg (7): Gant 5, Powell, Ferdinand

Turnovers (13): Gant 5, D.Williams 5, C.Williams 2, Nealy

10-Bonilla, SG – 6/8 fg, 5 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 15 pts

23-Coleman, PG – 1/1 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 3 pts

34-George Johnson, SF – 6/9 fg, 3 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 12 pts

7-Velasquez, PF – 6/10 fg, 1/2 ft, 4 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl, 13 pts

33-Brandon James, C – 8/18 fg, 6/7 ft, 9 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl, 23 pts

25-Stu Mhrogum, G – 2/7 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 9 ast, 1 stl, 5 pts

team rebounds: 1

Totals: 29/53 fg (.547), 8/11 ft ( .727), 27 reb, 22 ast, 1 blk, 8 stl, 71 pts

3-pt fg (5): Bonilla 3, Coleman, James

Turnovers (11): Mhrogum 5, Coleman 3, Bonilla 2, Johnson

Halftime Score: Pasadena 31, Monroe 30

LaSalle (Pasadena) 54, Hoover (Glendale) 47

10-Sevak Khodagholian, SF – 2/8 fg, 2 reb, 4 ast, 5 pts

50-Grigor Odjakian, PF – 8/14 fg, 1/2 ft, 5 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 17 pts

34-Zare Zargaryan, C – 4/6 fg, 7/8 ft, 8 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 16 pts

44-Emin Khachatoorian, SG – 1/2 fg, 3 reb, 2 ast, 2 pts

23-Sako Hagopian, PG – 0/1 fg, 1 ast, 0 pts

32-Carl Tamayo, G – 1/1 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 3 pts

15-Andy Sun, F – 0/3 fg, 0 pts

22-Masis Zargargan, G – 0/1 fg, 0 pts

42-Rafeal Gallegos, F – 2/2 fg, 1 reb, 4 pts

41-Razmik Hossepians, G – 0 pts

team rebounds: 5

Totals: 18/38 fg (.474), 9/12 ft (.750), 26 reb, 13 ast, 2 blk, 2 stl, 47 pts

3-pt fg (2): Khodagholian, Zargaryan

Turnovers (11): Khodagholian 5, Zargaryan 2, Tamayo 2, Sun, Hossepians

24-Ben Trousdale, PF – 3/12 fg, 4/4 ft, 5 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 10 pts

55-Ben Brekke, PG – 5/10 fg, 2 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl, 12 pts

50-Jake Charles, SG – 1/2 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 2 pts

43-Scott Jones, C – 4/9 fg, 6 reb, 8 pts

44-Troy Baugh, SF – 2/4 fg, 1/4 ft, 1 ast, 1 stl, 6 pts

15-Ben Clyde, F – 1/3 fg, 1/1 ft, 3 reb, 3 pts

31-Ian Hoffman, F – 2/2 fg, 3 reb, 4 pts

12-Jeremy Hartley, G – 1/1 fg, 1/1 ft, 1 ast, 1 stl, 3 pts

53-Mike Noyes, G – 2/5 fg, 3 ast, 6 pts

41-Jared McCray, F – 0 pts

52-Marley Lisboa, F – 0 pts

team rebounds: 4

Totals: 21/48 fg (.438), 7/10 ft (.700), 25 reb, 13 ast, 0 blk, 5 stl, 54 pts

3-pt fg (5): Brekke 2, Noyes 2, Baugh

Turnovers (5): Baugh 2, Trousdale, Hartley, Noyes

Halftime Score: LaSalle 23, Hoover 16

Reseda 59, Temple City 49

5-Calvin Lee, PG – 5/11 fg, 10/15 ft, 8 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 21 pts

10-Steve Soong, SF – 6/15 fg, 2/2 ft, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 18 pts

13-Matt Magallanes, SG – 1/6 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 2 pts

14-Jack Liu, C – 1/1 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 2 pts

15-Jonathan Adling, PF – 1/9 fg, 2/4 ft, 4 reb, 2 stl, 4 pts

7-Alan Hsu, G – 1/6 fg, 6 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 2 pts

34-Lo, F – 0/1 fg, 3 reb, 0 pts

3-Jon Arevelo, G – 0/2 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 0 pts

team rebounds: 2

Totals: 15/51 fg (.294), 14/21 ft (.667), 33 reb, 10 ast, 0 blk, 10 stl, 49 pts

3-pt fg (5): Soong 4, Lee

Turnovers (15): Lee 7, Soong 4, Magallanes, Liu, Adling, Lo

1-Edwin Herrera, SG – 2/3 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 6 pts

2-Brian Brooks, SF – 6/9 fg, 1 reb, 14 pts

14-Joel Choave, PG – 0/1 fg, 4/6 ft, 3 reb, 4 ast, 4 stl, 4 pts

21-Justin Smith, PF – 2/2 fg, 2 ast, 5 pts

32-Phil Roberts, C – 5/6 fg, 2/3 ft, 4 reb, 2 ast, 4 blk, 12 pts

3-Andrey Olaf, F – 1/2 fg, 3/3 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 5 pts

33-Sonny Gill, F – 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 blk, 0 pts

42-Randy Melendez, G – 2/24 fg, 1 reb, 5 pts

7-Solomon Sekamwa, G – 2/2 fg, 0/1 ft, 2 reb, 4 pts

34-Freddie Johns, C – 0/1 fg, 1 blk, 1 stl, 0 pts

22-John Levy, G – 0/1 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 ast, 1 stl, 2 pts

0-Justin Sharma, G – 1/1 fg, 0/2 ft, 2 pts

team rebounds: 1

Totals: 21/32 fg (.656), 13/19 ft (.684), 19 reb, 19 ast, 7 blk, 9 stl, 59 pts

3-pt fg (4): Brooks 2, Smith, Melendez

Turnovers (17): Choave 5, Herrera 3, Melendez 3, Olaf 2, Smith, Roberts, Johns, Sharma

Halftime Score: Reseda 36, Temple City 20

Grant 48, Alhambra 40

22-Casey Martin, SG – 3/8 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 7 pts

23-Art White, PF – 3/10 fg, 1/4 ft, 6 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 7 pts

44-Amir Perrai, C – 0/1 fg, 1 stl, 0 pts

32-Andrew Lee, SF – 2/6 fg, 5 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk,1 stl, 4 pts

12-Alex Ponce, PG – 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 2 ast, 2 pts

21-Devon Lopez, G – 2/4 fg, 1 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 6 pts

50-Brian Gonzalez, F – 1/1 fg, 1/1 ft, 2 reb, 3 ast, 3 pts

20-Mike Garcia, G – 3/5 fg, 1/3 ft, 2 reb, 9 pts

42-Aaron Grant, G – 0/1 fg, 0 pts

40-Henry Kwan, F – 1/2 fg, 0/1 ft, 1 stl, 2 pts

24-Louis Ayamm, F – 1 reb, 0 pts

14-Steven Li, F – 1 reb, 0 pts

team rebounds: 2

Totals: 15/38 fg (.395), 5/11 ft (.455), 23 reb, 13 ast, 2 blk, 6 stl, 40 pts

3-pt fg (5): Lopez 2, Garcia 2, Martin

Turnovers (11): White 3, Lee 2, Ponce 2, Martin, Lopez, Gonzalez, Garcia

51-Mike Daniellian, SF – 7/16 fg, 3/3 ft, 6 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 21 pts

0-Mike Avezilla, SG – 2/4 fg, 2 reb, 2 ast, 6 pts

1-Curtis Covington, PF – 2/6 fg, 3 reb, 6 pts

54-Kevin Gonzalez, C – 2/4 fg, 2/2 ft, 6 reb, 1 ast, 6 pts

34-Brandon Jasper, PG – 1/3 fg, 7 ast, 2 stl, 2 pts

5-Arthur Avetisyan, F – 2/2 fg, 0/3 ft, 5 reb, 4 pts

53-Daniel Garcia, F – 1/2 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 pts

4-Omar Cisneros, G – 1/2 ft, 1 pt

3-Ruven Hayon, G – 2 reb, 0 pts

12-Vincent Allan, C – 0/1 fg, 1 reb, 0 pts

2-Adam Oganyan, G – 0 pts

team rebounds: 2

Totals: 17/38 fg (.447), 6/10 ft (.600), 28 reb, 13 ast, 1 blk, 4 stl, 48 pts

3-pt fg (8): Daniellian 4, Avezilla 2, Covington 2

Turnovers (10): Daniellian 5, Jasper 2, Covington, Gonzalez, Avetisyan

Halftime Score: Alhambra 23, Grant 18

The 5th Annual Vaquero Summer Tip-Off Tourney

4-Allen-Busch, SG – 4/9 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 8 pts

8-Esqueta, C – 3/8 fg, 6 reb, 3 ast, 6 pts

11-Touch, PG – 5/10 fg, 3 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl, 11 pts

12-Paraschiy, SF – 6/10 fg, 2/3 ft, 9 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 4 stl, 16 pts

43-Senyo, PF – 1/2 fg, 2/4 ft, 2 reb, 4 pts

2-Jarvinia, F – 1/3 fg, 2/4 ft, 5 reb, 2 ast, 4 pts

30-Rodriguez, G – 3/7 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 6 pts

45-Jaryinea, F – 0/2 fg, 1/2 ft, 4 reb, 1 stl, 1 pt

5-Taschyan, F – 2/3 ft, 4 reb, 2 pts

team rebounds: 2

Totals: 23/51 fg (.451), 9/16 ft (.563), 39 reb, 13 ast, 1 blk, 10 stl, 58 pts

3-pt fg (3): Paraschiy 2, Touch

Turnovers (9): Esqueta 4, Senyo 2, Touch, Paraschiy, Taschyan

11-Hermoso, PG – 2/4 fg, 1 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 5 pts

20-Edward Aydinyan, C – 2/5 fg, 4/4 ft, 5 reb, 4 stl, 8 pts

25-Chris Martin, SF – 5/13 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 13 pts

41-Moran, SG – 0/4 fg, 5 reb, 2 ast, 0 pts

43-Wilson Chan, PF – 0/6 fg, 3 reb, 1 ast, 0 pts

12-Scroggins, G – 0/2 fg, 1 reb, 0 pts

33-Zimmerman, F – 2/7 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 ast, 2 blk, 6 pts

10-Weissberg, G – 1/3 fg, 4 reb, 2 pts

52-Hermoso, F – 1/2 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 blk, 3 pts

5-Johnson, G – 0/6 fg, 2/2 ft, 6 reb, 2 pts

team rebounds: 6

Totals: 13/52 fg (.250), 11/12 ft (.917), 37 reb, 7 ast, 3 blk, 6 stl, 39 pts

3-pt fg (2): 11-Hermomo, Martin

Turnovers (14): 11-Hermoso 3, Martin 2, Weissberg 2, 52-Hermoso 2, Aldinyan, Moran, Chan, Zimmerman, Johnson

Halftime Score: Marshall 38, Verdugo Hills 16