It was Monday night and Santa Monica High School students had plenty of entertainment options. They could hang out at the pier or play video games. Instead, the student section was packed like it was Friday night as the state’s leading scorer in high school basketball, Jason Crowe Jr., showed up. from Inglewood.
The students started the play politely and gave him some applause during the introductions. Eventually, they soon started chanting, “Overrated.” They were a little quiet the rest of the game after Inglewood’s 117-76 victory that featured 50 points from Crowe.
Inglewood is 18-5 and 4-0 in the Ocean League. The Sentinels will be a Division 1 playoff team. Crowe is 17 years old and still beating players who were a year or two behind. He made seven 3-pointers and got his share of assists to 6-foot-7 junior David Conerly, who scored 20 points.
Crowe has scored more than 4,000 points in his career and Inglewood has been all over the court from start to finish, so his scoring record will only continue to rise.
Inglewood made a couple of trips to Missouri, the state where Crowe will play college ball. Asked if he signed autographs in Missouri, Crowe said, “A lot.”
Santa Monica has a 6-6 sophomore, Leo Pomianek, who didn’t become eligible until Dec. 26 after playing at St. Monica as a freshman. He scored a career-high 30 points and gained experience guarding Crowe.
Crowe was a three-year All-CIF player and will leave California as the No. 1 scorer in state history.
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