This Saturday, the War On The Floor “Above The Rim” Showcase brought out the best of the San Fernando Valley and surrounding areas for 4 all-star games that featured nearly 900 shots taken and resulted in more than 900 points being scored.
Jaquan Lightfoot (Taft), who was ineligible all season after transferring in from New York, took advantage of the chance to make up for lost time Saturday and played in all three boys’ games, putting together Wilt-like totals of 63 points and 46 rebounds and helping his teams to wins in each game.
Jordan Cohen (Campbell Hall) had a triple-double in the final game. And Chibuzo Ikonte (Valencia) not only had a solid performance with 20 points and 10 rebounds in his game, but won his second Slam Dunk contest championship in three weeks.
But none of those guys captured an MVP award for any of the games.
Isaac Etter (Village Christian) poured in 37 points in the first game, Ryan Murphy (Calabasas) had 35 in the second game and Devearl Ramsey (Sierra Canyon) had 30 in the finale to earn MVP honors in the boys’ games, while Kayla Overbeck (Newbury Park) scored all 17 of her points in the second half, leading her team back from a 14-point deficit, to earn MVP honors in the girls’ game.
We'll have reports on all 4 all-star games, plus a report on a very competitive slam dunk contest that occurred at halftime of the nightcap. Here is the 1st of our 5 reports on game 1:
By Dave Rogahn
Game One: East 128, West 119
Isaac Etter (Village Christian) poured in 37 points, including 7 three-pointers, and added 11 rebounds and 7 assists to lead the East to the win in the first of three all-star games at the War On The Floor “Above The Rim” showcase event Saturday at Burroughs HS in Burbank.
Neither team led by more than 7 points until the East took an 85-76 lead on a 3-pointer by Josh Caston (Village Christian) about five minutes into the second half.
The lead reached as many as 16 points after Marcel Burton (St. Genevieve) made it 101-85 midway through the half.
The West rallied with a 15-2 run to cut the margin to just three points at 103-100 with just over 8 minutes to play, but never quite caught up.
Jaquan Lightfoot (Taft) scored on a putback for the East to stretch the lead back to double digits at 120-109 with 3:30 left, and the East led by at least 7 points the rest of the way.
Etter led all scorers with his 37 points, which would be the highest total of the day in any of the games, to earn Most Valuable Player honors.
Lightfoot had 28 points and 19 rebounds, while Adrian Byrd-Jelinek (Birmingham) had 17 points and a game-high 20 rebounds.
Burton had 14 points, Kyle Lord (Van Nuys) had 12 and Brian Cabagnot (Providence) had 10.
For the West, Brandon Thomas (Taft) had team-highs of 27 points and 11 rebounds, and he also dished out 7 assists.
Aram Arslanian (Viewpoint) had 24 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. David Rowlands (Moorpark) also had 24 points, including 6 three-pointers.
Kesean Davis (Taft) had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Isaac Davis (Valencia) – no relation – had 15 points and a game-high 8 assists.
Box Score
War On The Floor “Above The Rim” Showcase
Saturday, April 30, 2016 @ Burroughs HS, Burbank
Game One – 1:30 pm
East 128:
0-Adrian Byrd-Jelinek (Birmingham), F – 8/16 fg, 20 reb, 4 ast, 4 blk, 2 stl, 1 pf, 17 pts
4-Marcel Burton (St. Genevieve), F – 5/17 fg, 2/2 ft, 5 reb, 3 ast, 4 stl, 14 pts
11-Isaac Etter (Village Christian), G – 14/33 fg, 2/2 ft, 11 reb, 7 ast, 37 pts
12-Kyle Lord (Van Nuys), G – 4/10 fg, 3/3 ft, 3 reb, 12 pts
X – Jaquan Lightfoot (Taft), C – 12/19 fg, 4/8 ft, 19 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 1 pf, 28 pts
0-Antonio Alberto (Reseda), G – 2/6 fg, 3 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 4 pts
15-Josh Caston (Village Christian), G – 2/12 fg, 6 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 6 pts
32-Brian Cabagnot (Providence), F – 4/7 fg, 5 reb, 1 pf, 10 pts
team rebounds: 6
Totals: 51/110 fg (.464), 11/15 ft (.733), 78 reb, 23 ast, 5 blk, 10 stl, 3 pf, 128 pts
3-pt fg (15): Etter 7, Burton 2, Caston 2, Cabagnot 2, Byrd-Jelinek, Lord
Turnovers (15): Etter 3, Lightfoot 3, Byrd-Jelinek 2, Burton 2, Lord 2, Caston 2, Alberto
West 119:
1-Dom Rector (Oaks Christian), F – 3/16 fg, 4 reb, 1 blk, 1 pf, 8 pts
4-David Rowlands (Moorpark), G – 9/19 fg, 4 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 1 pf, 24 pts
13-Kesean Davis (Taft), C – 6/15 fg, 1/2 ft, 10 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 3 pf, 16 pts
15-Aram Arslanian (Viewpoint), F – 10/18 fg, 8 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl, 24 pts
15-Brandon Thomas (Taft), G – 12/27 fg, 1/2 ft, 11 reb, 7 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 3 pf, 27 pts
0-Dawson Legum (Moorpark), F – 1/2 fg, 6 reb, 2 ast, 1 pf, 3 pts
2-Dom Washington (Reseda), G – 1/4 fg, 3 reb, 2 ast, 2 pts
3-Isaac Davis (Valencia), G – 6/11 fg, 4 reb, 8 ast, 1 stl, 1 pf, 15 pts
team rebounds: 6
Totals: 48/112 fg (.429), 2/4 ft (.500), 56 reb, 29 ast, 3 blk, 8 stl, 10 pf, 119 pts
3-pt fg (20): Rowlands 6, Arslanian 4, K. Davis 3, I. Davis 3, Rector 2, Thomas 2
Turnovers (14): I. Davis 4, Arslanian 3, Thomas 2, Legum 2, Rector, K. Davis, Washington
Halftime Score: Tied at 66
MVP: Isaac Etter, Village Christian
Neither team led by more than 7 until the East pulled away to lead, 101-85.
The West got within 3 at 103-100 with just over 8 minutes left but never quite caught up.
Lightfoot’s putback made it 120-109 with 3:30 left and the East led the rest of the way.
