LJ b BB 70, Bishop's 45

Senior Garrett Brown advances the ball into

the attacking area for the Vikings in the

fourth quarter. (Photos by Ed Piper, Jr.)

By Ed Piper, Jr.

La Jolla zipped out to a 17-2 lead in the first quarter, and host Bishop's hardly could put up a fight as the Vikings ran away to a 70-45 win in the local schools' annual internecine rivalry game Tues., Jan. 10.

A bright spot for Coach Paul Baranowski's squad (now 12-2) was the good shooting night of guard Quinn Rawdin, who nailed three shots from beyond the arc, including a pair back-to-back midway through the first period surge. It brought to mind the fine shooting of the junior lefty last summer.

Another plus, despite the lopsided score before a loud La Jolla student contingent, was forward Charlie Gal's ability to dominate under the basket. Repeatedly, the 6-foot-5 banger was able to maneuver at will against Bishop's sophomore Chris Rose. The Knights, a young contingent, fell to 6-10 overall.

Rawdin also displayed other dimensions of his skill bank after point guard Reed Farley had to leave the game late in the third quarter with a shoulder injury. Right after Farley went down, Quinn picked the Vikings up with a smart drive from the left elbow, laying the ball up with his left hand.

Early in the fourth quarter, Rawdin made a steal at midcourt and made the layup for a 54-34 lead.

In the Vikings' torrid opening streak that basically put the game away, Gal scored on a putback for La Jolla's first basket after some scattered play that looked like nerves on the Vikes' side. Nick Hammel followed that with an aggressive drive to the basket for a 4-0 advantage.

After the Knights' Collin Douglas--the lone Bishop's shooter who was effective from the outside--hit a jumper, Gal scored on a layup, then Rawdin hit the first of his two straight threes with 4:04 left in the first quarter. La Jolla led, 12-2.





The newly-constituted Viking cheer squad

for winter sports represented well in the

Bishop's "Dungeon", which, by tradition,

doesn't have any cheerleaders.

Daniel McColl made his presence known right off the bat. He used an elbow as an effective weapon after a La Jolla miss on the team's second possession. The 6-2 senior laughed after his final game against Bishop's, "It was great winning. In football, we lost." Daniel Anderson and other Bishop's football players sat on the sidelines in a vocal "Dungeon" cheer section during the game that got noticeably quieter in the second half. They knew who McColl was.

Farley capped the early spurt by making all three free throws after being fouled on a three-point attempt. Only Douglas was able to score for the Knights before the buzzer sounded ending the opening quarter, making a pair of free throws with 50 seconds on the clock.