Torrey Pines boys close in on Avocado West hoop title with win over Carlsbad (by Ken Grosse)

Post date: Feb 1, 2020 10:21:17 PM

The 11th-ranked (Max Preps) Carlsbad boys’ basketball team held Torrey Pines’ stars Brandon Angel and Chris Howell to just eight points each Friday, Jan. 31, but it wasn’t enough as the No. 7 Falcons used a balanced attack to defeat the visiting Lancers, 59-48, in a rematch of the Avocado West League’s top two teams.

The win lifted Torrey Pines to 19-4 overall, kept them undefeated in Avo West play at 6-0 and put them comfortably in the driver’s seat in the league title chase, two games in front of Carlsbad with just four to go. Coach John Olive’s club, in search of its fourth straight Avocado West banner, has a glossy, 35-1, ledger since joining the league three years ago and extended its current win streak to eight. The Lancers are now 17-7 (4-2). (more)