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From The Valley--(February 12, 1998)

Here are some additional highlights from Wednesday's Games. These are about as self-explantory as they come. Be sure to check out Grant v. North Hollywood as these two teams play for the East Valley League title at Grant, Friday night at 7:00 pm. No word on Adir Levy's condition, but this does not bode well for the Lancers if he is seriously injured, as he has been hitting most of his shots lately and coming into his own. We want to wish Adir a speedy recovery. And to the Canoga Park player who intentionally punched him in the nose after the game, we hope you enjoy sitting outside the gym in street close while your team, which could probably have used you in the last regular season game, loses.

East Valley League

Grant 91, Canoga Park 76

The Lancers maintained a one-game lead in the East Valley League with a victory at Canoga Park. After the game, Grant's Adir Levy was punched in the face by a Canoga Park player, according to Grant Coach Howard Levine. Levy, a senior guard, suffered a broken nose and was taken to the hospital by his family, Levine said. Canoga Park Coach Ralph Turner said the incident will be dealt with today at school. "I'm shocked by what happened," Turner said. "I didn't see it coming. There didn't seem to be any animosity during the game." Gilbert Arenas had 24 points for Grant (17-7, 8-1 in conference). For Grant, Adir Levy scored 13, Mike Yildiz had 18, LaRon Harris had 12, Daniel Tarr scored 6 points, Krishna Evans had 12, Justin Buttikofer had 1, and Hoehn had 4. For Canoga Park, Charles Harper had 19 points.

North Hollywood 66, Monroe 54

Keron Wilkerson scored 33 points and the Huskies (16-8, 7-2) stayed alive in the East Valley League race with the victory. Johnson had 4, Lee had 9, Wright 2, McKissick 2, Greg Roller 2, Eric Roller 3, and Hicks had 11. For Monroe, the high scorer was Marshall with 13. Monroe dropped to 6-15 overall and 3-6 in league.

North Valley League

San Fernando 64, Birmingham 56

Devin Montgomery scored 24 points for the Tigers (22-2, 9-0) in a North Valley League victory at Birmingham. Tyrone Purnell had only 4 points, Page had 12, B. Atkins 4, De La Rosa had 12, Sean Atkins had 4 and Kinlaw 2. Fahim Hassankhail did not score at all, while Stanley Fletcher had 13, Evans had 23 and Riley 4. Birmingham dropped to 14-9 overall and 4-5 in league.

Granada Hills 77, El Camino Real 75

Granada Hills improved to 9-14 overall and 3-6 in conference play as Leon Pimky scored 10 points and 17 assists, Brown had 11 points, and Neumann had 13 for GH. Moss had 19, Daniels 16 and Saad-Anthony had 21 for ECR.

Mid Valley League

Sylmar 69, Reseda 44

The Spartans used 55 rebounds and 22 steals to clinch the Mid-Valley League championship at Sylmar. Jeremiah Turner had 16 points, 15 rebounds and four steals for the Spartans (14-9, 7-2).

Van Nuys 47, Poly 46

David Gharkhanian scored his only points on a layup with eight seconds left to help the Wolves (2-20, 1-8) break an 11-game losing streak in a Mid-Valley League game at Van Nuys.

Sylmar 69, Reseda 44

Turner had 16 points and 15 rebounds, while Reed had 15 points and 10 boards, 6 assists and 7 steals. George Wrighster had 15 points and 14 rebounds as Sylmar improved to 14-9 and 7-2 in league. Reseda dropped to 9-14 and 4-5 in league as Larry Knox cored 14 points.

West Valley League

Taft 79, Cleveland 64

Amir Bar-Netzer (6'-6"), Harold Shevlin (6'-4")and Brandyn Fisher combined for 62 points in Taft's 79-64 victory over Cleveland in a West Valley League game at Taft. The Toreadors clinched their first league title since they won the North Valley League in 1992. Taft avenged an 82-69 loss to Cleveland last month when the Toreadors were called for 30 fouls. Shevlin fouled out with 1:48 left, but he had 21 points, seven assists and five rebounds by then and Taft led, 71-56. The 6'-4" Shevlin was known for his outside shooting at Chatsworth last year, but then he transferred back to Taft. Yesterday he made nine of 10 shots while cutting through the Cleveland defense. Fisher scored 22 points and Bar-Netzer had 19 for Taft (14-5, 7-2 in league play), which scored several points on fast breaks after breaking the Cavalier press.

Simmagin Smith had 24 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots for Cleveland (15-9, 5-4) and Kent Dennis added 21 points and six assists, but the Cavaliers' inability to force turnovers on the press hurt them. Taft, which shot 58.6% (34 of 58) from the field, never trailed. The Toreadors led, 12-2, midway through the first quarter after hitting six of seven shots. Cleveland pulled even, 12-12, by the end of the first quarter, but Taft led, 34-21, at halftime, and 54-40 at the end of the third quarter. The two-time defending league champion Cavaliers narrowed their deficit to 58-48 with six minutes left, but the Toreadors went on a 13-6 run over the next 4 1/2 minutes to take a 71-54 lead with 2:35 remaining. Taft hit six of nine shots during the run and 10 of 15 in the quarter.

Chatsworth 58, Kennedy 47

Montae McFarland had 14 points for the Chancellors (14-9, 5-4) in a West Valley League victory. Kennedy dropped to 7-15, and remains the only Valley area team which is still winless in league play at 0-9.