Sequan Walker scored 28 pts and Roderick Williams posted a double-double for East Los Angeles in the Huskies 87-84 win over Canyons in the championship game of The Clash At Canyons Saturday afternoon.
Walker earned a berth on the all-tournament team, and Williams was named Most Valuable Player after scoring 10 pts and grabbing a game-high 12 rebs in the championship game.
East LA (2-0) used a 26-7 extended run in the second half to erase a 52-46 deficit and built a 72-59 lead with 7:28 left. Canyons (1-1) made one last late rally, using a flurry of 3-pointers to get within 3 points in the final minute before finally running out of time.
Canyons held a 29-24 lead with just over 7 minutes left in the first half, but East LA went on a 14-0 run to seemingly take control. The Huskies led, 38-29, but Canyons rallied to cut the margin to just 4 points at the break to trail, 41-37.
After the teams traded 3-pointers to start the second half, Canyons went on a 12-2 run to take the 52-46 lead following a pair of free throws by Chris Collins, who sat out most of the first half in foul trouble. But the lead lasted only until Chandler Redix scored 8 straight points for ELAC, giving the Huskies a 56-55 lead with 13:11 left.
East LA led the rest of the way, but Canyons made it interesting in the final mnute. A steal by Garrett Mike led to a 3-pointer by Kalu to make it 83-78. After Redix split a pair of free throws for ELAC, Jason Horosny made a three to bring the Cougars within three points at 84-81. Walker made one free throw and Frank Bertz made two to push East LAs lead to 87-81, rendering Horosnys final 3-pointer as the final buzzer sounded harmless.
Walker led the Huskies with 28 pts, which came on 10-for-16 from the floor and included 4 three-pointers. He also had 3 asts and 3 steals. Redix had 14 pts, 3 asts and a steal, and Williams had 10 pts and a game-high 12 rebs.
For Canyons, Kalu led all scorers with 29 pts, including 5 threes, and he also had 3 asts. Horosny had 21 pts, including 5 threes, plus 4 rebs and 5 asts. Garrett Harding scored 10 pts, all in the first half, and Jacob Lilley had 6 pts and a game-high 9 asts.
Overall, COC shot 53.4% from the floor with 16 threes, but East LA converted 21 of 29 free throw attempts compared to just 6 of 11 for the Cougars and amassed a 41-23 rebounding advantage.
Williams was named tourney MVP for the Huskies. Walker and Kalu joined him on the all-tournament team.
box score
The Clash At Canyons
Saturday, November 5, 2016 @ The Cougar Cage, Santa Clarita
Championship Game 1 pm
East LA Huskies 87:
2-Zeno Lake, C 2/6 fg, 4/6 ft, 5 reb, 2 ast, 4 pf, 8 pts
4-Chandler Redix, G 5/7 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 14 pts
10-Frank Bertz, G 2/9 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 1 pf, 8 pts
20-Sequan Walker, F 10/16 fg, 4/8 ft, 1 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 28 pts
23-Roderick Williams, F 4/8 fg, 2/2 ft, 12 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 4 pf, 10 pts
12-Jesus Zesati, F 2/7 fg, 2/2 ft, 8 reb, 2 ast, 1 pf, 7 pts
33-Chima Wami, F 1/3 fg, 5/6 ft, 1 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 4 pf, 7 pts
5-Jalen Gilmore, G 1 reb, 1 ast, 0 pts
35-Zavier Harris, C 2/3 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 pf, 5 pts
team rebounds: 6
Totals: 28/59 fg (.475), 21/29 ft (.742), 41 reb, 20 ast, 1 blk, 9 stl, 17 pf, 87 pts
3-pt fg (10): Walker 4, Redix 3, Bertz 2, Zesati
Turnovers (17): Williams 6, Lake 3, Redix 2, Walker 2, Bertz, Zesati, Wami, Harris
Canyons 84:
10-Michael Kalu, G 11/17 fg, 2/4 ft, 2 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 1 pf, 29 pts
11-Jacob Lilley, G 2/8 fg, 0/1 ft, 9 ast, 3 pf, 6 pts
30-Garrett Mike, F 3/5 fg, 3 reb, 2 ast, 4 stl, 3 pf, 7 pts
35-Chris Collins, F 2/3 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 ast, 1 stl, 5 pf, 6 pts
42-Austin Greenly, C 5 reb, 1 ast, 3 pf, 0 pts
34-Jason Horosny, F 7/12 fg, 2/4 ft, 4 reb, 5 ast, 3 pf, 21 pts
25-Garrett Harding, F 4/8 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 pf, 10 pts
24-Alex Sanchez, G 1/4 fg, 1 reb, 2 ast, 3 pts
44-Henry Flanagan, C 1/1 fg, 3 reb, 1 blk, 3 pf, 2 pts
team rebounds: 4
Totals: 31/58 fg (.534), 6/11 ft (.545), 23 reb, 26 ast, 1 blk, 6 stl, 22 pf, 84 pts
3-pt fg (16): Kalu 5, Horosny 5, Lilley 2, Harding 2, Mike, Sanchez
Fouled Out: Collins 51.8 seconds left
Turnovers (15): Horosny 4, Lilley 3, Mike 2, Harding 2, Kalu, Collins, Sanchez, Flanagan
Halftime Score: East LA 41, Canyons 37
COC led 29-24 when ELAC went on a 14-0 run. ELAC led 38-29 late in the 1st half.
COC took a 52-46 lead when ELAC went on a 26-7 extended run to lead, 72-59, with 7:28 left.
COC got within 3 in the final minute but finally ran out of time.
