Brandon McCoy, Maxi Adams lead Sierra Canyon to win at Hoophall Classic
Sierra Canyon, ranked No. 1 in high school basketball in the Southland, traveled to Springfield College on Saturday for the Hoophall Classic and came away with a 75-58 victory over Miami Columbus.
Brandon McCoy earned game MVP honors by scoring 24 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Maxi Adams also had 24 points.
Sierra Canyon (18-1) has an even bigger test coming Wednesday in Mission League play when it takes on defending champion Harvard-Westlake (21-2) in a home game that’s expected to sell out quickly.
Fairfield (Connecticut) Notre Dame Prep 72, Mater Dei 57: The Monarchs (14-9) were defeated in the Hoophall Classic.
Los Alamitos 73, Saint-François 70: The Griffins won in overtime behind Tyler Lopez, who had 25 points. Sophomore Cole Ragsdale scored 19 points for St. Francis, which played without 7-foot-4 Cherif Millogo (illness).
Damien 53, North Torrance 32: The surging Spartans improved to 20-4 behind Eli Garner, who scored 20 points on eight-of-12 shooting from the field.
Christian Heritage 68, Saint-Antoine 45: Dominic Loehle finished with 24 points and 10 assists for Heritage Christian.
Girls basketball
Brentwood 73, Bishops of La Jolla 42: The Eagles received 21 points from Mikaella Kawahito in the win at San Diego.
South Torrance 53, St. Anthony 51: St. Anthony’s Laila Hughes had 13 points and nine rebounds.
Birmingham 84, El Segundo 43: Kiara Wakabi had 21 points while Jaydin Walker had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Birmingham.
