REDONDO BEACH, Ca. – Westchester and Birmingham held off for narrow semifinal victories Friday night to set the stage for an all-L.A. City final for the championship of the 65th Dijon Thompson Pacific Shores Tournament Saturday night at 8:30 at Redondo Union High.
Devante Doutrive, an all-L.A. City selection as a junior, scored 21 including the winning points on a drive with 2.3 seconds to go in Birmingham’s 69-67 over another L.A. City club, Narbonne.
And, in the second semi, senior point guard Chris Simmons scored 20 points while hitting eight of nine free-throw attempts in the four quarter of Westchester’s 81-75 win over Eastvale Roosevelt.
Cal State Fullerton-bound Matt Mitchell turned in another strong performances for Roosevelt with 34 points and nine rebounds.
Saturday’s complete schedule: (auxiliary gym) Noon, Peninsula vs. Mayfair; (main gym) 10 a.m., Harvard-Westlake vs. Dominguez; 11:30, Rancho Christian vs. Lynwood; 1 p.m., Redondo vs. Long Beach Poly; 2:30, Gahr vs. Inglewood; 4, Oak Park vs. Santa Margarita; 7, Narbonne vs. Roosevelt; 8:30, Birmingham vs. Westchester.
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