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Flying Tigers 2nd in tourney

By News-Sentinel Staff
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 6:09 AM PDT

The Flying Tigers freshman AAU boys basketball team placed second at the Rocklin Tournament over the weekend.

The Flying Tigers battled in game one, but fell 41-40 to the Sutter Dawgz after Sutter hit a last-second inbounds basket to win the game. Chris Abdullah led the team with nine points, Sam Gotelli scored eight (including two 3-pointers), Patrick Lugo scored eight, Derek Fox added seven, Spencer Upham totaled three, Xavier Cesena added a 3-pointer and Brandon Claunch finished with two for the Flying Tigers.

In game two, the Flying Tigers again had a tough battle with the Chico Tarheels, but hung on for a 39-32 win. Abdullah and Fox led the team with 10 points each. Gotelli scored nine, including two 3-pointers, Lugo scored six, Upham and Cesena added two points each. Fox had a double-double, adding 11 rebounds to his 10 points.

In game three, the Flying Tigers trailed Jesuit by as much as 16 points, but went on a 16-3 run in the fourth quarter for a 43-41 comeback victory. Gotelli led the Flying Tigers with 13 points (including one 3-pointer), Abdullah scored 11, Fox scored eight, Upham scored six, Lugo added five and Jack Cronin chipped in four.

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