Crenshaw High School

Crenshaw Boys Basketball Works to Uphold Legacy

Amanda Scurlock, Sports WriterFebruary 11, 2016

Playing Varsity for the Crenshaw Cougars boys basketball team (14-11 overall, 5-4 Coliseum League) is a new experience for several players. The team made up of almost entirely new talent with one returning player and a transfer student with Varsity experience. However, the Cougars developed a connection among each other, leading them to contend in the Coliseum League. “It’s a lot of young people this year,” said junior Christopher Kendrick. “Last year it was a lot of seniors, so we lost a lot of players.” Last year, Kendrick was on the All City First Team. During this season, he scored

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Crenshaw Girls Basketball Learns Through Experience in Tournaments

Amanda Scurlock, Sports WriterJanuary 20, 2016

The Crenshaw Girls Basketball team (7-9 overall, 2-0 Coliseum League) is in Division II, along with Jefferson, Hamilton and Dorsey high schools. Six players have returned to the program from the past season. Last year, the Cougars earned the eighth seed in the 2015 Los Angeles City Section Division I Playoffs. However, they lost to Van Nuys 42-48 in the first round. This is the Cougars’ second season with head coach Valerie Agee. Agee coached Junior Varsity for Crenshaw prior to taking the helm as Varsity head coach. Seniors Armanie Pollard and Tyne White are the Co-captains of the team

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Narbonne Ousted Crenshaw in Division 1 City Section Title

Amanda Scurlock, Sports WriterDecember 9, 2015

The Crenshaw Cougars (9-5) could not surpass the Narbonne Gauchos (12-2) in the Division I city section title bout. The gauchos beat the cougars 57-21. Although Crenshaw had moments of sound defense, the Narbonne offense completed key passes that led to touchdowns. Crenshaw came into the game outnumbered; their 37-member squad went up against Narbonne’s 81 members, according to Max Preps. The gauchos were the first to score a touchdown early in the 1st quarter. Narbonne kept Crenshaw from scoring and earned another touchdown. Crenshaw would fumble the ball, allowing Narbonne to gain another possession. The gauchos denied the Cougar

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Crenshaw Crushes Arleta, Faces Narbonne for City Title

Amanda Scurlock, Sport WriterDecember 1, 2015

The Crenshaw Cougars defeated the Arleta Mustangs 26-17, advancing the Cougars to the division I city championship game against Narbonne High school. This was the lowest scoring playoff game for the Cougars this postseason. Crenshaw scored 54 points in their first and second round games, according to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). Arleta had gone undefeated this season, upsetting the 2nd seeded Birmingham in the quarterfinals. The Mustangs were 6-0 in the East Valley League, a league that includes North Hollywood and Grant High Schools, according to Max Preps. Early in the game, Crenshaw had no problems with sliding past