L.A. City Section

Birmingham Earns First City Championship in Boys Basketball

The 85-80 win over the Westchester Comets boys basketball team was a milestone for the Birmingham Patriots. For the first time in the school’s history, their boys basketball time won the City Section championship. “There’s a lot of city championships in Birmingham’s history,” said head coach Nicholas Halic. “None of them were boys basketball before this.” Senior Devante Doutrive scored 26 points, eight rebounds, and four assists; junior Devonaire Doutrive made 24 points and eight rebounds. Devante described the game as “competitive,” “physical,” and “strong.” “I didn’t want to play nobody weak for the championship,” said Devante. “Coming out to

Crenshaw Basketball Earns City Section Championship

After 19 years, the Crenshaw Cougars boys’ basketball team became the 2016 CIF City Section Champions. This was the team’s first championship title since the retirement of the legendary head coach Willie West. The Cougars battled against the Hamilton Yankees (12-17 overall, 6-6 Western League) in the title match. Many alumni, including former Crenshaw basketball players, attended the game. “The atmosphere was outrageous, especially our side of the crowd,” said junior guard Chris Kendrick. “It was people talking and trying to talk to you, tell you what to do, but you have to stay in tune to the game.”