Marshall Squeezes Victory on Press

The showdown for first place in the Alpha League turned out to be an ambush.

The Marshall High boys’ basketball team used its full-court press to overwhelm Village Christian, 93-47, Tuesday night in a matchup of the league’s remaining unbeaten teams at Village Christian.

Brendan Marshall scored 16 points and Deverion Macrem added 15 points for the Eagles, who are 5-0 in league play.

Paul Tait scored nine points for Village Christian (9-11, 4-1), which trailed, 24-5, after one quarter and, 49-17, at halftime.

In other games:

St. Francis 61, Notre Dame 47--Senior guard Richard Fields scored 23 points and junior forward Derek LaVelle had 14 for the Golden Knights (9-8, 3-3) in a Mission League game at St. Francis.

Chris Williams had 16 points for Notre Dame (8-11, 1-5).

Antelope Valley 75, Victor Valley 60--With his team leading, 18-6, in the first quarter, Antelope Coach Tom Mahan emptied the bench in a nonleague game at Antelope Valley.

Roger Price collected 25 points and 19 rebounds, and Josh Speaks had 17 points for the Antelopes (14-7).

Jermaine Prater added 11 points.

Kern Valley 64, Paraclete 60--Glenn Jones had 17 points, and Josh Foster had 12 points and 12 rebounds but the Spirits (4-12, 2-3) lost a High Desert League game at Kern Valley.

Neal Preston scored 27 points and Josh Sakaloff had 18 for Kern Valley (8-8, 1-4).

Campbell Hall 63, Whitney 55--Josh Glass had 21 points and seven assists, Ronnie Polk scored 19 points and Brandon Woodard had 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Vikings (12-7, 2-3) in a Delphic League game at Campbell Hall.

L.A. Baptist 65, Frazier Mountain 41--Brian Bauer scored all seven of his points in the fourth quarter, and the Knights outscored the Falcons, 20-7, in the quarter to pull away for their first Alpha League victory at Frazier Mountain.

Evan Regenstreif and Frank Vasquez each scored 12 points for L.A. Baptist (6-11, 1-4).

Boron 56, Vasquez 44--J.R. Faquir had 13 points and Jay Panico scored 12 and the Mustangs (3-12, 1-6) fell at Highland High.

Thor Yarbrough scored 33 points for Boron.