Sierra Canyon routed Taft 84-47 in a Division I regional basketball opener, while Sherman Oaks Notre Dame took control late to defeat Fairfax 84-68.
Some kid on campus, he explained, was buying tickets for Tuesday night’s clash against the Trailblazers and selling them for $25. By tipoff against Sierra Canyon, he had found out it was a freshman on his team.Everyone on campus was excited, as evidenced by the roars that went through Sierra Canyon’s gym after Bishop Brooks hit a three-pointer to open the game. Everyone was over the top. Taylor was not.
Senior Jimmy Oladokun led the way with 16 points, with his future University of San Diego coach, Steve Lavin, sitting courtside, Ashton Hardaway added 15 points with a few deep threes, and Noah Williams had 14 points and Bronny James 13. “You think back on it, you always wonder — what if it stayed the same?” Taylor said of the changing game. “I don’t cry about none of it. … You either adjust to it or you get consumed by it and you get bitter.”
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