Sunday saw twelve teams battle it out for championships in the silver and gold brackets. 24 teams participated in the four-day event, which was the biggest end of summer tourney in the San Fernando Valley in recent memory.

 

Senior to be Theo Edwards scored 21 points as Alemany pulled away for the easy victory in a Silver Bracket quarterfinal. Canoga Park could not take advantage of the return of Ralph Turner, Jr. Turner only had one point and high scoring guard Aaron Perry scored only 11 points after having games of over 30 earlier in the tournament.

 

The very heavy incoming Junior team of Thousand Oaks showed they will be a force for the next two years. Matt Luft scored 15 points, Alex Cohen had 10 and Sean Taxter had 10 for the winners. All are incoming Juniors in September. #14 had 16 points for Reseda.

 

Theo Edwards poured in 20 points and Alex Baltazar had 16 to lead the Indians into the Silver Final. Jordan Eberhardt scored 12 pints as well for Alemany. Luis Soriano scored 22 points for Belmont which only had five players.

 

The Lancers jumped out to a 25-3 lead and hung on as Moorpark came within 10. Matt Luft scored 15 points in the win. Greg Preibe had 16 points for Moorpark and Sam Adams had 11.

 

 

Theo Edwards again led here with 16 points but only one of seven from the free throw line. Alex Baltazar's three pointer from the top of the key was the difference late in the game.  Senior to be Shane Poppen had 15 to lead Thousand Oaks.

Addendum from Dave Keefer: This game was one of the most exciting of the tournament so let’s look at the final moments. With the score 43-43, Alemany’s Brenden Wheeler hit a big 3-pointer from the corner. But Alemany got called for a crucial intentional foul at the other end to send Matt Luft to the line. He hit one of two to make it 46-44 with Alemany still in the lead. During the free throw attempts the Alemany players were at their bench talking to the coach, no time out was taken. Thousand Oaks retained possession after the FTs and got set for the inbounds pass under their own basket. Alemany was very slow in returning to the court and the ref put the ball in play. T.O. got an easy uncontested layin to tie the game at 46-46.

Alemany stayed cool as Alex Baltazar hit one of two FTs and Theo Edwards followed with a soft baseline jumper. Alemany led 49-46. With time winding down, Shane Poppen drained a 3 to tie it for 1000 Oaks. Baltazar immediately responded with a matching 3-pointer to put Alemany up 52-49 and end the scoring. T.O. had a couple of chances to tie. Poppen got a good look with 18 seconds left but missed; then T.O. got the ball back near their own basket with 3 seconds left and called time out. A desperation shot missed and Alemany claimed the Silver.

 

 

John Bobich's Pirates got 14 points from Junior to be Carlin Ocean in the Gold Bracket quarterfinal win.

 

Sharp Shooter Ron Levy scored 15 points to lead the Conquistadores playing without standout Seniors Jordan Warren and Kelvin Patterson. Little Marcus Lewis had 13 points and is the heart of the team. This kid never quits and plays hard all the time out there. Leif Williams scored 21 points and Archie Robb had 14 to lead the Wildcats. Renaissance Academy should make the Division 5-A Championship Game next season easily.

 

Michael Schindler scored 20 points as Granada Hills advanced to their third consecutive Slam Jam Tourney Final. 6'8 Savoy Fraine did not play for G. Hills again.

 

The Mounties are back and ready to go for another Southern Section title in 2004-2005. Guards Marlon Yates and Bobby Webb, Jr. each scored 13 points as the Prep continued its winning ways. Freshman to be Jin su Kim added eight points and showed again he is one of the top freshmen in all of Southern California. Senior to be Demaurier Walker had 10 for El Camino Real.

 

 

 

Marlon Yates scored 17 points and Junior to be Craig Partovich had 14 as Montclair Prep has not lost since June 26. The Mounties took the Silver at the War on the Floor, the Palm Springs Tournament with wins over Muir and Riverside Poly and now the Slam Jam end of summer tourney. As well, they went undefeated at the Los Angeles Baptist Summer League. Jared Dacey scored 17 points to lead Granada Hills. Tough luck for Sean Collyer's squad. They have lost three championship games this summer. They are now officially the Buffalo Bills of High School Basketball.

 

 

ALL SCORES FROM TOURNAMENT:

Thousand Oaks 65 Buckley 61 (OT)

Village Chr. 63 Renaissance Academy 60

Chatsworth 36 Valley Alternative 31

Huntington Park 41 L.A.C.E.S. 39

Reseda 45 Oaks Chr. 36

El Camino Real 57 Hillcrest Chr. 43

Granada Hills 64 Thousand Oaks 51

El Camino Real 51 Oaks Chr. 45

Belmont 56 Chatsworth 50

San Pedro 54 Alemany 52

Montclair Prep 78 Belmont 36

 

Reseda 44 El Camino Real 42

Montclair Prep 74 Valley Alternative 18

Reseda 58 Hillcrest Chr. 53

Canoga Park 67 Huntington Park 60 (Forfeit)

Granada Hills 46 Buckley 45

Renaissance Academy 60 Moorpark 53

Agoura 39 San Pedro 38

Moorpark 46 LaSalle 34

Canoga Park 48 Antelope Valley 45 (Sudden Death Double Overtime)

Granada Hills 45 LA Baptist 36

L.A.C.E.S. 50 Antelope Valley 42

 

Moorpark 46 Village Chr. 43

Thousand Oaks 56 LA Baptist 42

LaSalle 51 Village Chr. 35

Buckley 39 LA Baptist 37

Renaissance Academy 56 LaSalle 48

Alemany 50 Agoura 49

Montclair Prep 55 Chatsworth 35

Valley Alternative 59 Belmont 57

Alemany 60 Los Angeles 34

Canoga Park 59 L.A.C.E.S. 49

Antelope Valley 55 Huntington Park 40

Oaks Chr. 51 Hillcrest Chr. 38

San Pedro 50 Alemany 34

 

Alemany 53 Canoga Park 27

Thousand Oaks 51 Reseda 37

Alemany 72 Belmont 46

Thousand Oaks 49 Moorpark 36

Alemany 52 Thousand Oaks 49

 

San Pedro 57 Huntington Park 25

El Camino Real 59 Renaissance Academy 55

Granada Hills 49 San Pedro 47

Montclair Prep 46 El Camino Real 27

Montclair Prep 55 Granada Hills 41

 

MVP Marlon Yates-Montclair Prep

Bobby Webb-Montclair Prep

Jin Su Kim (6'7 Freshman to be)-Montclair Prep

Jared Dacey-Granada Hills

Marcus Lewis-El Camino Real

Carlin Ocean-San Pedro

Leif Williams-Renaissance Academy

Matt Luft-Thousand Oaks

Alex Cohen-Thousand Oaks

Shane Poppen-Thousand Oaks

Theo Edwards-Alemany

Alex Baltazar-Alemany

Greg Preibe-Moorpark

Joseph Martinez-Belmont

Aaron Perry-Canoga Park

Joel Calove-Reseda

Rich Polan-Buckley

Jordan Escoto-LA Baptist

Sina Javanmard-LA Baptist

Monte Evans-Oaks Chr.

Dallas Rutherford-Hillcrest Chr.

DeAndre Smalley-Antelope Valley

Ben Brekhe-LaSalle

Ian Adams-Village Chr.

Bo Bennett-Chatsworth

Joshua Gibbons-Valley Alternative

Tyler Acevedo-Agoura

Ed Alfaro-Huntington Park

 

SLAM JAM Incoming Sophomore Showcase August 29th at Granada Hills HS.

 

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY FALL LEAGUE starts September 25. Local Schools.

 

SLAM JAM junior and senior showcases late October, early November.

 

SLAM JAM WINTER TOURNAMENT. DECEMBER 6-11.

 

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