It was in the first quarter of Wednesday’s Pacific League basketball opener between host Arcadia and rival Pasadena that 6-foot-18 sophomore Owen Eteuati Edwards let everyone know how smart and efficient he has become.
Facing Pasadena, 6-11 Josh Irving, a Texas A&M commit, attacked, scored and fouled out. He ended up fouling Irving in the fourth quarter of Arcadia’s 58-53 victory. He repeatedly and cleverly threw Pasadena players off balance and fouled with pump fakes. He finished with 18 points and was 10 of 13 on free throws.
“It was the feel of the game,” Edwards said. “It was a strategy. I played my game and trusted my teammates. It was a great win.”
Arcadia (6-1) received a selfie pass to get shots out of Pasadena’s 2-3 zone. Mateo Ingersoll had six of his 13 points in the fourth quarter to stave off the Bulldogs’ comeback. Nick Wallace Jr. he had 12 points. Pasadena got 25 points from Tim Anderson. Irving had 10 points and several blocks, but rarely got the ball on offense.
Both teams will be much stronger when they meet in Pasadena on January 23rd after adding players when the transfer sit-out period ends on December 26th.
Palisades 75, Venice 55: In the Western League opener, the Dolphins got 17 points from OJ Popoola and 15 points from EJ Popoola.
KRAJKY 38, Westchester 36: LACES picked up a rare league win over the Comets.
Fairfax 65, University 26: The Lions cruised to victory in the Western League.
Carson 52, Banning 44: The Colts won their Marine League opener. Joshua Dixon scored 24 points and Mekhi Williams added 21 points and 10 rebounds.
Sierra Canyon 89, Rancho Christian 57: Maxi Adams had 28 points and Brandon McCoy had 24 points for 6-1 Sierra Canyon.
Monrovia 67, Pomona 22: The Wildcats are 11-0 this season.
Mater Dei 90, Jurupa Hills 70: Richie Ramirez led the 4-3 Monarchs with 33 points.
St. John Bosco 62, Fairmont Prep 56: Christian Collins finished with 18 points for St. John Bosco.
Santa Monica 80, Glendale 51: Onieli Thruston had 23 points for Santa Monica.
Bishop Alemany 66, Granada Hills 65: Austin Acy scored 16 points for Alemany.
Rancho Verde 83, Sonora 71: Semaj Carter finished with 23 points, Ivan Don-Willies had 22 points and Charles Knight had 21 points for 8-1 Rancho Verde.
Girls basketball
Birmingham 52, La Cañada 41: The Patriots (8-0) won Mark Keppel’s tournament game. Kayla Tanijiri had 22 points.
Glendora 67, Patriot 27: The Tartans won 12 straight games to start the season. Ronnie Herrmann had 19 points and 12 assists.
Ontario Christian 98, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 25: Kaleena Smith had 32 points, 10 assists and eight steals for the undefeated Knights. Tatianna Griffin had 27 points and Dani Robinson had 18.
Girls soccer
Cleveland 2, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 0: Amber Ramirez scored both goals to give the City Section power Cavaliers a win over the defending Mission League champions.
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