palm springs results

Lincoln High of San Diego beat Artesia in the finals 51-50 on a Shaun Davis free throw after a disputed reach call with 2 seconds left. Davis was penned in near half court by Artesia defenders after taking it out with about 13 seconds left. Reggie Brown had just tied the game for Artesia with a three pointer with 15 seconds left in the game. Lincoln seemed to control most of this game going out to a 30-19 lead at the half behind the twosome of Davis (13 points) and Dominic McGuire. Artesia throughout the game would battle back only to see Lincoln go back up by 5 - 7 points. Davis led all scorers with 24 points, while McGuire chipped in with 8 points and numerous boards. For Artesia Kejuan Johnson had 16 points and Reggie Brown had 12. Colony took third place with a forfeit win over San Marcos. Indio took the consolation title with a 43-33 victory over Banning.

Lincoln barely made it out of their bracket to the championship, going through the motions to barely beat Laguna Beach 47-45. In the semis, Lincoln squeaked out a 2 OT thriller against Colony of Alaska. In the sudden death second OT, a foul was called against a Colony player on the opening tip, and Davis went to the line to win the game 52-51. Artesia's road to the final was somewhat simpler, though they were pressed by both Huntington Beach and Los Altos. Most Valuable Player was Dominic McGuire of Lincoln. Other players on the all tourney team and scores of championship bracket games:

Artesia - Kejauan Johnson Colony - Antoine Spencer Lincoln - Shaun Davis
San Marcos - Adam Green Indio - Daniel Cruz Banning - Brandon McDade
Desert Chapel - Reed Ritchie Cathedral City - Brandon Brown Los Altos - Anthony Garcia
Nogales - Alex Sanchez Valhalla - Andrew Stinnett Damien - Freddie Brown
La Habra - Tyler McShane Yucaipa - Kevin Adams Laguna Beach - Alex Norfleet
Calvary Chapel S.A. - Joey Jones Central - Robert Christenson Huntington Beach - Brett VanVorhees
Beaumont - Chris Alsina Orange - Queton Parker Aquinas - Ricson Darkney
Coachella - Marco Garcia Palm Springs - Cedric Rougely

First Round and Championship results (these are in reverse order as far as we can tell)

Beaumont 49	Palm Springs 46 OT
Huntington Beach 40	Orange 34
San Marcos 50	Banning 28
Calvary Chapel 49	Cathedral City 43
Damien 41	Carson Chris 35
Valhalla 54	Indio 52
Colony 45	Aquinas 25
Central 40	Desert Chapel 33
Yucaipa 44	Coachella 32
La Habra 2 54	Laguna Beach 35
Los Altos 68	Beaumont 49
Artesia 57	Huntington Beach 43
San Marcos 58	La Habra 1 32
Calvary Chapel 44	Damien 29
Nogales 49	Valhalla 37
Colony 62	Central 39
Lincoln 61	Yucaipa 48
Artesia 64	Los Altos 54
San Marcos 47	Calvary Chapel 43
Colony 41	Nogales 33
Lincoln 47	Laguna Beach 45
Artesia 46	San Marcos 21
Lincoln 52	Colony 51 2OT
Lincoln 51	Artesia 50