BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Desperation Shot Lifts Highland

Failure bred victory for Highland High in a nonleague game Friday night.

After a designed play on an inbounds play failed to materialize, junior forward Brian Burleson made a desperation three-point basket from 25 feet to give host Highland a 63-62 victory over rival Littlerock. This is the first varsity basketball season for both Antelope Valley schools.

Burleson score a game-high 19 points and added 17 rebounds for Highland (5-11), which trailed by two points when the ball was in-bounded with seven seconds left.

After Highland nearly turned the ball over, a mad scramble ensued. Burleson somehow recovered the loose ball, squared up and fired as the buzzer sounded.

In other boys’ games:

Simi Valley 74, Royal 48--Senior forward Danny Alexander was four of six from three-point range and scored a game-high 23 points to lead the host Pioneers in a Marmonte League game.

Craig Griffin was seven for seven from the field and scored 14 points for Simi Valley (11-3, 2-1) and Ryan Briggs added five points and 12 assists. Brett Osterhoudt scored 14 points to lead Royal.

Agoura 54, Camarillo 53--Eddie Corridori (14 points) made a three-point basket with 11 seconds left to give the Chargers a come-from-behind victory in a Marmonte League game at Camarillo.

Following the basket, Camarillo (2-9, 0-3) missed two free throws with three seconds left. Camarillo’s Jaime Jaquez scored 17 points.

Thousand Oaks 68, Newbury Park 56--The guard tandem of Andrew Borg (26 points) and Jeff Perrault (14) led the charge as the Lancers (8-5, 3-0) remained unbeaten in Marmonte League play at the expense of host Newbury Park.

The Thousand Oaks defense held high-scoring Panther Robert Fick to 11 points. Jason Hartman added 11 points for the Lancers.

Westlake 71, Channel Islands 54--Joey Leavitt scored 26 points and Brad Schwan had 16 points and 18 rebounds to lead the Warriors (6-6, 2-1) to a Marmonte League victory.

Dewaun Nunnery had a team-high 17 points for Channel Islands (1-2 in league).

Alemany 72, Notre Dame 66--Richard Dice, Chris Bello and Doug Tait each scored eight points in the fourth quarter to hold off a 31-point Notre Dame rally in a Mission League game.

Dice finished with a team-high 20 points and 17 rebounds and Bello added 14 points for the Indians (8-7, 2-1). Glen Carson scored a career-high 23 points and Monte Marcaccini added 19 for Notre Dame (7-8, 1-2).

Nordhoff 50, Calabasas 40--Tim Sebek, a 6-foot-4 senior, finished with 31 points, 13 rebounds and six assists in a dominating individual effort to lead host Nordhoff (9-5, 1-0) in a Frontier League opener.

Saugus 61, Palmdale 35--Steve Tampus made a pair of three-point baskets in the first 30 seconds of the second quarter as the Centurions (12-4, 1-0) overcame a sluggish start to win their Golden League opener.

Burroughs (R) 46, Canyon 42--With the score tied, 42-42, and 39 seconds left, Burroughs scored on a turnover to take the lead for good in a Golden League game at Canyon.

Quartz Hill 53, Antelope Valley 47--Senior guard Dan Prince scored 17 of his game-high 33 points in the fourth quarter as Quartz Hill (9-7, 1-0) pulled away in a Golden League opener.

Pasadena 75, Hoover 63 (OT)--After Nate Gulley sank a 13-foot jump shot with two seconds to play to tie the score, 61-61, teammate Don Guyion scored 11 of his 25 points in overtime to give the visiting Bulldogs (12-3) the win.

St. Genevieve 65, El Segundo 51--Leading, 31-29, entering the final period, the visiting Valiants (5-7) used an effective press to outscore the Eagles (7-8), 34-22, in the final eight minutes of the San Fernando League opener.

Bell-Jeff 58, La Salle 51--Bryan Camacho scored a team-high 13 points and added six assists to lead Bell-Jeff (10-4, 1-0) in a San Fernando League opener.

Highland Hall 71, West L.A. Baptist 42--Ed Anastas had 16 points and 13 rebounds for the host Hawks (5-2, 1-0) in a Westside League opener.

Providence 115, Villanova Prep 51--Junior forward Barry Dabbaghian scored a season-high 35 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Providence (5-6) broke the century scoring mark for the first time in nine seasons in a nonleague game at Villanova Prep.

Harvard-Westlake 83, St. Francis 72--Greg Peters sparked a second-half defensive surge that carried the host Wolverines (9-4, 1-0) to a victory in a San Fernando League opener. Peters also scored 24 points and added 10 rebounds, nine assists, seven steals and three blocked shots.

Moorpark 67, Fillmore 48--After playing just four minutes in the first half because of foul trouble, Robbie Salone scored 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting in the second half to lead host Moorpark in a nonleague game.

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Palmdale 66, Saugus 27--Kim Schielke totaled 26 points and 11 rebounds, and teammate Aimee Grimes added 15 points for host Palmdale (10-7) in a Golden League opener.

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Mt. San Jacinto 82, Antelope Valley 75 (2 OTs)--Don Leary had seven of his 34 points in the second overtime, including a three-point basket to give Mt. San Jacinto (15-5, 4-0) the lead for good with one minute, 49 seconds to play in a Foothill Conference first-place showdown. D.J. Jackson of Antelope Valley (9-10, 3-1) had 38 points and 13 rebounds.

The Master’s 95, Bethany 73--Jason Webster and Tom Bruner sparked the visiting Mustangs (11-7) to a big second half in a nonconference game. Webster scored 17 of his 23 points after intermission and Bruner tallied 13 of his 17 in the second half.