Jason Crowe Jr. of Inglewood delivers another 50-point game

It was Monday night and the students at Santa Monica High School were spoiled for choice when it came to entertainment. They could have been hanging on the pier or playing video games. Instead, the student section was packed like it was a Friday night because the state’s leading scorer in high school basketball, Inglewood’s Jason Crowe Jr., was making an appearance.

Students were polite at the start of the game, clapping during introductions. Eventually, they started chanting “Overrated” early on. At the end of the game, they were a little quiet after Inglewood’s 117-76 victory with 50 points from Crowe.

Inglewood is 18-5 and 4-0 in the Ocean League. The Sentinels will be a Division 1 playoff team. Crowe is 17 and continues to go after players who were held back a grade or two. He made seven three-pointers and got his share of assists from 6-foot-7 junior David Conerly, who scored 20 points.

Crowe has scored over 4,000 points in his career, and with Inglewood putting on a full-court press from start to finish against everyone, his record point total will only continue to climb.

Inglewood made a few trips to Missouri, the state where Crowe will play college ball. Asked if he signed any autographs in Missouri, Crowe replied, “A bunch.”

Santa Monica has a 6-6 sophomore, Leo Pomianek, who didn’t become eligible until Dec. 26 after playing at St. Monica as a freshman. He scored a career-high 30 points and gained experience trying to guard Crowe.

Crowe is a three-year All-CIF player and will leave California as the leading scorer in state history.