There was a huge upset on Wednesday's opening night for the Mission Basketball League, with one close call and two easy wins.
Loyola, down 16 points in the fourth quarter, started hitting threes and stunned Sherman Oaks Notre Dame on the road 72-68. Deuce Newt scored 23 points for the Cubs (10-9). First-year coach Cam Joyce saw his team take a leap in ability when Newt became eligible Dec. 26 after transferring from Campbell Hall. Randall Sanders added 15 points.
Top-ranked Sierra Canyon (14-1) held on for a 50-47 win over St. Francis. The Golden Knights gave the Trailblazers a scare with a chance to tie the game late in regulation. Maxie Adams made two free throws in the final seconds of the Sierra Canyon game. Brandon McCoy had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Sheriff Millogo scored 14 points for the Golden Knights.
Harvard-Westlake improved to 18-2 with an 84-51 win over Chaminade (18-2). Amir Jones made six threes and scored 26 points. Joe Sterling scored 22 points and Dominic Bento had 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Crespi (14-6) defeated Bishop Alemany 87-59. Jasia Williams and Christian Tshina-Nzambi scored 20 points each.
On Friday night it will be Notre Dame at Sierra Canyon, Harvard-Westlake at Crespi and Chaminade at Loyola.
Arcadia 87, Burrows 51: Owen Eteuati Edwards scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Arcadia.
Fairfax 77, Carson 40: Dominic Bowie scored 14 points for the Lions.
San Pedro 67, Hamilton 37: Chris Morgan had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Pirates (13-4).
California 105, Saddleback 77: Jair Linares had 26 points in California's 11-7 win.
Tesoro 78, Capistrano Valley 39: Dean Mika finished with 23 points as Tesoro went 18-3.
St. Monica 67, St. Bernard 58: St. Monica won in overtime. Jordan Ballard scored 20 points for St. Bernard.
Los Alamitos 57, Huntington Beach 47: Sophomore Isaiah Williamson had 11 points and 12 rebounds in the Sunset League win.
