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TICKETS TO TPHS HOME BASKETBALL GAMES
Post date: Feb 4, 2019 3:46:08 AM
Senior Michael Pope poured in 24 points and three other players scored in double figures as No. 3-ranked (CIF) Torrey Pines defeated host San Marcos, 70-60, Friday night, Feb. 1, to clinch at least a tie for its third consecutive Avocado West League boys basketball title. With the latest victory, the Falcons, 20-6 overall and 7-1 in league play, sit two games ahead of San Marcos, Carlsbad and La Costa Canyon with just two games to go. Eighth-ranked San Marcos fell to 15-9 / 5-3.
Torrey Pines, undefeated in three match-ups with San Marcos this season, is used to taking every opponent’s best shot and faced a motivated home team supported by a raucous crowd Friday. Unfazed, Coach John Olive’s charges took quick control with a 5-0 run from the opening tip and had a dazzling first 16 minutes—hitting 55 percent from the floor, canning seven treys and carrying a nine-point edge into halftime. (more)
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