Foothill sophomore Travis Paleo drives to the lane as he is heavily guarded by Tustin’s Osten Achmad during the first quarter of Friday’s game. (Photos; Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone).
Foothill High School’s boys basketball team used an early 9-0 run and surged to a 50-34 non-league victory over Tustin Friday night in a battle of the crosstown rivals in front of a big crowd at Tustin.
“Great atmosphere for both teams to play in yearly,” said Foothill Coach Yousof Etemadi. “It’s always a tough, grind it out game and we’ve been fortunate to come out on top the last couple of years. We have a committed, young group of players that are learnig and working hard to get better each day and each game.”
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Travis Paleo scored 12 points, Marco Manzi had 10 points and Isaiah Bernard scored nine points, grabbed eight rebounds and had two blocks to lead Foothill (9-1).
Tustin (7-4) was led by Eli Nyeazi with nine points and Ethan Contreras with eight points.
Foothill led 15-6 after one quarter and held a 22-12 halftime lead.
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