BOYS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Monroe 64, San Fernando 62--Ramal Goodrich and William Savala combined for 14 points in the fourth quarter helping host Monroe (17-6, 7-1) overcome a nine-point deficit after three quarters in a Valley Mission League game.

Taft 71, Birmingham 46--Ronald Gray had 29 points and 10 rebounds and Steve Smith had 20 points, seven rebounds and five steals to lead host Taft (18-1, 8-0) in a West Valley League game.

Cleveland 66, El Camino Real 55--Quenton Harvey had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Anthony Davis had 13 points and 13 rebounds for host Cleveland (16-7, 7-1) in a West Valley League game.

Grant 54, Hollywood 48--Brandon Edison had 12 points and nine rebounds for host Grant (8-15, 8-0) in a Sunset Six League game.

Richard Wright scored 22 points for Hollywood.

Verdugo Hills 82, Canoga Park 80--Michael Elliott had 39 points and nine rebounds and Victor Hines added 19 points to lead Verdugo Hills (9-14, 3-5) in a Sunset Six League game.

Poly 55, North Hollywood 51--Sef Vargas scored 18 points, including three three-point baskets, for the Parrots (7-15, 2-6) in a Sunset Six League victory at Poly.

Chaminade 59, St. Francis 48--Scott Borchart had 20 points and Tito Hill had 10 points and six assists for the Eagles (15-7, 6-4) in a Mission League victory at Chaminade. Michael Jenkins had 22 points for St. Francis (12-13, 4-7).

Crescenta Valley 64, Glendale 48--Chris Tarne scored 22 points and James Jenkins had 14 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots for Crescenta Valley (19-5, 6-2) in a Pacific League game at Glendale.

Pasadena 72, Hoover 51--Kris Rubio became the fourth Hoover player to make seven three-pointers in a game, finishing with 32 points in a Pacific League game at Hoover (2-21, 1-7).

Burroughs 65, Saugus 55--Keith Jarbo scored 26 points and Justin Ambos added 16 for first-place Burroughs (16-5, 7-1) in a Foothill League game at Saugus.

Hart 77, Valencia 61--Evan Allen made six of seven shots en route to 16 points and Casey Johnson made four three-pointers and scored 14 points for Hart (10-14, 4-4) in a Foothill League game at Valencia.

Santa Barbara 60, Ventura 57--Mike Derse scored 26 points for the visiting Cougars (16-8, 5-2), who fell short of upsetting Santa Barbara (21-2, 2, 6-0) in a game for first place in the Channel League.

Santa Paula 59, Nordhoff 53--Jacob Macias scored 20 points, including five three-point baskets, for host Santa Paula (9-14, 4-3) in a Frontier League game.

Channel Islands 70, Camarillo 63--Brian Long, who scored 21 points, and Manny Verrelleza, who scored 18, each made four free throws in overtime to lead the Raiders (11-12, 2-4) in a Pacific View League game at Camarillo (10-14, 1-6).