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  • Burbank Boys Hoops Downs Burroughs 69-50

    Anthony Jawiche had 19 points in a 69-50 win over Burroughs. (Photo by Xavier Dubon)

    By Rick Assad

    There were ebbs and flows and most of them fell in the direction of the host Burbank High boys’ basketball team on Thursday evening when it faced rival Burroughs.

    The Pacific League contest was intense and physical at times and when the four quarters were played, the Bulldogs emerged with a 69-50 victory.

    Burbank (14-5 and 4-3 in league) converted 10 of 15 shots for 66.6 percent in the first quarter while holding Burroughs (7-13 and 2-5 in league) to four of 12 for 33.3 percent and led 24-11.

    In that frame, senior small forward Anthony Jawiche scored 11 of his 19 points and also made two three-pointers.

    On the night, the Bulldogs drilled 28 of 57 from the field for 49.1 percent while the Bears made 17 of 50 for 34 percent.

    On the backboards, Burbank outrebounded Burroughs 44-22 and that was a key difference.

    Junior shooting guard Avo Papikyan added five of his 10 points for the Bulldogs and junior wing Kaleb Walker tossed in four of his 10 points in the initial frame.

    The Bulldogs led 38-18 at the intermission after making seven of 11 for 63.6 percent from the field in the second period.

    Justin Herrera scored a team-best 21 points for the Bears and 15 came in the second half. (Photo by Xavier Dubon)

    Burbank senior point guard Cris Ong, who tallied a game-best 22 points, scored eight points in the second stanza.

    In the fourth period, Ong tacked on seven points and scored all of his points in the second, third and fourth quarters.

    Tighe Eshelman is one of the Burbank assistant coaches and was beaming with what he witnessed.

    “I really liked our competitiveness tonight,” he stated. “Burroughs came out with some big adjustments in the second half and I think our guys did a great job to weather the storm.”

    The only quarter in which the Bears outscored the Bulldogs was the third when it tallied 20 points to 14 for the hosts as senior point guard Justin Herrera dropped 10 of his team-high 21 points.

    Jason Weatherall is in his first season as the Burroughs head coach and gave credit to the opponent.

    “[Steve] Eshleman and his staff do a great job of getting them to play with pace and make shots,” he said. “The environment was unreal. My guys are tough and never give up. We just didn’t hit enough shots.”

    Senior wing Ethan Cooper finished with eight points as did senior guard Nico Meza for the Bears who made 11 of 23 from the floor in the second half for 47.8 percent.

    Senior small forward Giordan Lewis had four points for the Bulldogs and junior point guard Jon Ong finished with two points and senior wing Blake Finnigan also added two points.

    Senior wing Evan Lanier tossed in five points for Burroughs and senior wing Elliot Lawrence also contributed five points while senior wing Kane Le-Cabico tossed in two points and senior guard Nathan Rodriguez had one point.

    At the free-throw line, Burbank hammered eight of 16 for 50 percent and Burroughs made 10 of 18 for 55.5 percent.

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  • Burroughs Boys Basketball Holds Off Glendale

    Burroughs guard Justin Herrera scored 19 points as the hosts defeated Glendale 72-64. (Photo by Xavier Dubon)

    By Rick Assad

    It had everything and a bit more when the Burroughs High boys’ basketball team took on visiting Glendale in a Pacific League battle on Friday night.

    There was keen defense by both teams and tough play in the painted area and neither team backed down but in the end the Bears had just enough in the tank including an explosive fourth quarter and prevailed 72-64.

    The Bears used a 27-point fourth period as the team drilled seven of 13 from the floor for 53.8 percent, converted a pair of three-pointers and also made 11 of 14 for 78.5 percent from the free-throw line.

    Burroughs made 15 of 22 free-throw attempts for 68.1 percent in the second half.

    Burroughs (7-11 and 2-3 in league) made 18 of 33 for 54.5 percent from the charity line.

    The Bears have won three of their last five games and are playing much better.

    Senior guard Nico Meza poured in a game-high 20 points with 14 coming in the fourth period for the Bears.

    Senior point guard Justin Herrera added 19 points for Burroughs and 11 points were tallied in the second half when the hosts outscored the Nitros 45-36.

    Jason Weatherall is in his first year as the Burroughs head coach and is trying to get his team to have faith in their abilities and everything will work out fine.

    Teagen Bradford scored two points but also played tough defense for the Bears. (Photo by Xavier Dubon)

    “The guys are getting comfortable and we are starting to play better as a group,” he said. “They are a resilient bunch. They just needed to be pushed to believe in themselves.”

    Burroughs, which made eight from three-point range, doubled up on Glendale (8-10 and 1-4 in league) in the first quarter as it led 14-7 entering the second period.

    Glendale dropped 14 three-pointers and hammered eight in the second half.

    Herrera nailed a pair of three-pointers and accounted for eight points in the initial frame.

    The Nitros, who shot 37.7 percent on 23 of 61, outscored the Bears 21-13 in the second quarter and led 28-27 at halftime as guard/forward Mason Manalo tallied nine of his team-high 17 points. On the night, Manalo had five from three-point range.

    After scoring 18 points in the third stanza, Burroughs took a 45-43 lead after hitting six of 16 for 37.5 percent heading to the fourth period.

    Herrara tossed in eight points in the third quarter and Meza added four points.

    Center/power forward Michael Vanilian scored seven of his nine points for the Nitros in the third quarter.

    Senior wing Evan Lanier had 12 points and made two three-pointers in the second half for the Bears and senior wing Elliot Lawrence added 11 points that included two treys.

    Burroughs senior wing Ethan Cooper had six points on a pair of three-pointers and junior wing Will Rowan and senior point guard Teagen Bradford each tallied two points.

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  • Burbank Boys Basketball Wallops Upland 73-33

    Burbank defeated Upland 73-33 in a nonleague game. (Photo by Rick Assad)

    By Rick Assad

    Employing a smothering defense and a smoldering shooting display proved a perfect recipe for the Burbank High boys’ basketball team on Saturday night.

    Facing a good Upland team that had height and length but was short on shooting played into the hosts’ favor as the Bulldogs routed the Highlanders 73-33 in a nonleague game.

    Burbank scored 20 points or more in the second and third periods and nailed 19 of 28 shots for 67.8 percent in those two frames.

    Burbank drained 10 three-pointers with six treys coming in the second half.

    Three players scored in double figures and were paced by junior shooting guard Avo Papikyan with a game-high 20 points and was followed by senior point guard Cris Ong with 13 points and junior point guard Jon Ong with 12.

    Burbank sank 29 of 52 from the field for 55.2 percent during the game while holding Upland to 11 of 61 for 18 percent.

    The Bulldogs made 14 of 28 for 50 percent in the first half and led 36-17 and the Highlanders shot 25 percent after converting six of 24.

    Burbank dashed in front 16-9 after the first period and then were off to the races.

    Steve Eshleman is Burbank’s head coach and believes this was his team’s finest hour to date.

    “That might be our best offensive game that we have had all year and we shot the ball really well, but really what spurred us was our defensive strength that we had throughout the game,” he said.

    Eshleman also liked another important aspect of the game.

    “We rebounded and got the ball out and when we ran, and then created offense to our defense and getting the ball out and going tonight was probably our best 32 minutes that we put together and that’s great for the kids,” he stated.

    The Bulldogs (10-4) outrebounded Upland (8-9) 44-33 including 19-13 in the second half.

    Imani Smith-Young, a junior small forward, scored all of his seven points in the opening period.

    Papikyan tallied 12 points in the second quarter and that included three of his four from three-point range.

    Cris Ong, after scoring five points that included a trey in the opening frame, added six points in the second period as the Bulldogs converted eight of 14 for 57.1 percent from the floor.

    Ong’s basket with 5:15 remaining in the second period made it 22-9, Papikyan’s three-pointer increased the cushion to 25-9 with 4:52 on the clock and Ong’s bucket saw the Bulldogs pull ahead 29-9 with 3:25 left.

    Senior small forward Anthony Jawiche found his range in the third quarter with nine points and also drilled a three-pointer as Burbank dashed ahead 62-29 heading to the fourth period.

    Jon Ong dropped eight points in the same quarter, Papikyan added five points and Ong’s hoop with 6:35 left saw the Bulldogs march ahead 43-17.

    In the fourth period, Blake Finnigan, a senior wing, scored five of his seven points and added a three-pointer.

    Junior wing Jason Campos canned a three-pointer in the fourth quarter and senior small forward Giordan Lewis dropped two points in the second period for the Bulldogs.

    Senior wing Collin Heard paced the Highlanders with nine points and they all came on three-pointers and Cooper Omness, a senior wing for Upland scored five points.

    Assistant coach Tighe Eshelman is in agreement with his father’s assessment of the team.

    “We’ve been lacking a full 32-minute effort so far this year. We’ve had good wins by getting ahead of people and holding on for dear life,” he said. “Tonight, we really executed the game plan throughout four quarters, which is a great step for us leading back into [Pacific] League play.”

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