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  • Burbank Boys Basketball Tops Burroughs 74-62

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    Burbank and Burroughs battled to the end of a Pacific League game won by the Bulldogs 74-62. (Photo by Xavier Dubon)

    By Rick Assad

    Burbank High was in good shape as three players scored in double figures including junior guard Jon Ong with a game-best 25 points and in the process decisioned host Burroughs 74- 62 in a Pacific League game on Tuesday evening.

    Junior wing Kaleb Walker added 15 points for the Bulldogs (21-7 and 9-5 in league for fourth place), senior point guard Cris Ong had 12 points and senior small forward Giordan Lewis contributed 11 points in the victory.

    Senior guard Justin Herrera dropped 19 points and handed off one assist and grabbed one rebound for the Bears.

    Senior wing Elliot Lawrence added 13 points with four boards and one assist for Burroughs, senior guard Nico Meza tossed in 12 points and senior wing Ethan Cooper added 11 points with four caroms.

    Burbank converted 28 of 32 shots for 87.5 percent from the free-throw line while Burroughs drilled 17 of 27 for 62.9 percent.

    Steve Eshleman is Burbank’s head coach and was impressed by his club and is looking forward to the playoffs.

    “So proud of the guys,” he said. “We carved out a double-digit lead and held it throughout the second half. Our free-throw shooting was the difference.”

    The Bulldogs made 23 of 46 field goals for 50 percent and the Bears hit 18 of 50 for 36 percent.

    Kaleb Walker poured in 15 points during a win for the Bulldogs over the Bears. (Photo by Xavier Dubon)

    After a first quarter that saw Burbank lead 17-16 the next frame as Cris Ong accounted for six points and Jon Ong dropped five points.

    In the next frame, the Bulldogs limited the Bears to seven points while the visitors tallied 16 points as Jon Ong tallied 10 points and his team led 33-23 at halftime.

    A 20-point period was next for Burbank as Lewis had eight points and Walker delivered seven points.

    Jon Ong scored 10 points in the fourth quarter while Walker tacked on four points.

    Herrera scored 13 of his points in the second half and Lawrence chimed in with nine of his points across the second 16-minute half.

    Jason Weatherall is in his first season as the Burroughs head coach and was pleased with the effort of his players.

    “It was a slow leak. Three points here, two points there. We just couldn’t stop the leaking,” he said. “Our defense wasn’t as sound as we needed it. They are a good offensive team.”

    Senior guard Cedric Valdez added four points for the Bears, senior Kane Le-Cabico tossed in two points and senior guard Nathan Rodriguez finished with one point.

    Senior small forward Anthony Jawiche had five points for the Bulldogs, junior shooting guard Avo Papikyan added four points and Imani Young-Smith had two points.

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  • Burbank Boys Basketball Bounces Back in Win Over Hoover

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    If things would have continued like they did in the first quarter, the Burbank High boys’ basketball team might have caused coach Steve Eshleman to lose some sleep.

    But eventually the Bulldogs got things together and turned in a solid performance the final three quarters in a 84-69 Pacific League victory over visiting Hoover Wednesday night.

    “We couldn’t shoot at all in the first quarter,” Eshleman said. “We missed layups, we missed our threes. We’ve been shooting pretty well. Give them (Hoover) credit, they played pretty solid defense. We figured we were going to pick up the pace a little bit and press and open up the floor. I think that helped us. We got a lot of easy stuff that way.”

    Burbank (11-4 overall, 2-2 in league) actually trailed 13-8 at the end of the first quarter. What was amazing was that the Tornadoes didn’t hit their first field goal until 1:19 was left in the quarter.

    Hoover (5-10 overall, 1-3 in league) did not go away easily. The Tornadoes were actually outstanding at the free-throw line. Hoover made 20 of 25 shots from the foul line, including 13 of 16 in the first half.

    A three-pointer by Avo Papikian tied things at 23. Blake Finniegan followed with a three pointer with 3:10 left in the first half to give Burbank its first lead since being up 8-6 in the first quarter.

    The game began to open as time went along as both teams experimented with pressure that forced a number of turnovers that led to a number of easy baskets.

    Both teams did warm up significantly in the second half, Burbank was good from three-point range on three second-half attempts. Hoover hit seven shots from long distance in the second half alone.

    Burbank led 36-31 at halftime and saw the lead grow to 67-49 by the end of the third quarter. 

    Hoover made things interesting early in the fourth quarter when a three pointer by Mark Khatchoyan cut the lead to 69-60.

    But Burbank responded with an 11-0 run and never looked back.

    Chris Ong led Burbank with 22 points. Papikyan had 16 points and Finnegan had 13.. Nick Niazi had nine points for the Bulldogs. Kaleb Walker and Anthony Jawiche each had eight points. Jon Ong had six points and Alec Knight had two.

    Hoover was by Mark Khatchoyan and Ilan Genachte le bail. They both had 16 points. Nick Khatchoyan had 14 points and Edward Gevorgyan had 13. Alex Patatanyan had four points. Harout Godzhoyan and Brady Bacardi each had two points. 

    “I feel like our defense wasn’t as good as it could have been, but we picked it up coming into the second half,” Chris Ong said.

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  • Burbank Boys Basketball Wallops Upland 73-33

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    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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