By Corey Kwok<\/p>\n
(Pasadena) Pasadena awoke from an early lapse to close the first\u00a0half with a flurry for a 39-16 lead at the break before gradually pulling away in the second half to beat\u00a0 Arroyo Valley\u00a080-52\u00a0Monday in the season and Rose City Roundball Classic opener for both teams.
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\nThe Bulldogs erupted to outscore\u00a0the Hawks 49-23 over the second and third\u00a0stanzas, also benefiting from eight Ajon Efferson assists. The bench\u00a0also contributed\u00a0nearly half (38) of the team’s 80 points, with 34 of that 38 coming in the second half. Efferson also checked in\u00a0with 9 points and 4 steals. The bench\u00a0buried 5 of PHS’s 6 treys and were led outside the perimeter by Avo Yetenekyan and Joey Toyama, both with two threes.
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\nBlake Hamilton led all scorers with 19 points, and secured 8 rebounds along with Kevin Scott, whose off-the-bench effort netted another 8 in the scoring column for PHS. Lockdown specialist Perris Hicks sped away with 4 steals.
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\nNick Lilly (14) and John Moore (11) strung together nice runs in the second half and altogether were responsible for 19 of Arroyo Valley’s 36 points during that span. Stephen Marshall was the other Hawk in double figures with 10.
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\nAV:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8,\u00a0\u00a0 8, 15, \u00a021 – 52
\nPHS: 14, 25, 24, 17 – 80
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\nPasadena – Hamilton 19, Efferson 9, Yetenekyan 8, Scott 8, John John Haywood 6, Toyama 6, Brandon Porter 5, Hanayan 5, Jeffery McClendon 4, Hicks 4, Raymond Jackson 4, DeAngelo Stowers 2. DNP: Brandon Jolley, Isaiah Johnson.
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\nArroyo Valley – Lilly 14, Moore 11, Marshall 10, Jesse Mitchell 7, Bobby Bonner 4, Ky Erwin 2, Keyshawn Erwin 2, Develon Whitfield 1, Braxton Scott 1. DNP: William Zillver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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