Those who watched 6-foot-3 freshman Lucia Khamenya of Harvard-Westlake's women's basketball debut Tuesday night have seen her play before. In four years on the junior team, brother Nicholas Khamenia became an All-American due to his versatility. He's now a freshman at Duke.
Lucia showed those same qualities in a 67-28 win over Granada Hills. She had 11 points, eight rebounds and two assists. She made a three from the baseline just like her older brother did. Also making her debut was freshman Valentina Collins, the daughter of former Harvard-Westlake, Stanford and NBA player Jarron Collins. She scored 10 points and had an assist, passing the ball to her sister Alessandra.
Hollen Vann made four threes and scored 12 points. Madison Gillette added 11 points as the Wolverines won in first-year coach Will Burr's debut.
“I think this will be a good start to the season,” Khamenia said.
Village Christian 59, Bishop Alemany 49: Kiani Asamura-Hall scored 13 points for the Crusaders.
Boys Basketball
St John Bosco 68, Mayfair 66: Christian Collins scored 35 points to help the Braves hold on. Josiah Johnson scored 14 of Mayfair's 25 points in the fourth quarter.
Loyola 66, Heritage 60: Matthai Carter had 28 points, 10 rebounds and six steals in his debut for new coach Cam Joyce. Quincy Watson added 14 points and five assists.
Valencia 70, Calabasas 65: Issac Michel-Zavala finished with 19 points in a 2-0 Valencia win. Stephen Irons had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Observation Deck 72, Oxnard Pacifica 48: Vince Brossette led Viewpoint with 23 points.
Tesoro 68, Laguna Hills 65: Carson Hatch finished with 18 points for Tesoro.
Brentwood 69, Golden Valley 44: Ethan Hill scored 21 points and Auggie Sugarman had 12 points for the Eagles.
Sage Hill 61, Ocean View 55: Carson Ellis scored 18 points for Sage Hill.
Santa Monica 77, Los Angeles 31: Onieli Thruston scored 19 points and Dylan Michelinie-Jackson scored 16 points.
Chaminade 75, Agoura 43: Dylan Moran scored 19 points for the Eagles.
Saint Pius X-St. Mathias 70, Los Angeles Jordan 45: Kayleb Kearse scored 25 points and Dominic Gallardo had 20 points.
Saint Bernard 43, Chamois 39: The Vikings improved to 2-0 behind Brandon Granger, who had 23 points and seven steals.
