Schools
Fair is foul, and fouls are unfair
The Lighthouse Saints played some unsaintly jungle ball, losing to Westmark Tuesday
By Michael Ashcraft --
The Lighthouse Christian Academy racked up 14 fouls among its six player in the season opener against Westmark School of Encino, which it lost 27-56.
"We did much better than I expected," said Coach Zach Scribner. "We've never played together as a team. The fact that we almost led the game at one point is very impressive. Very encouraging. In the second half, it got away from us."
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The Saints were lagging only slightly at half 19-21. That's when the Lions roared, picking off the the Santa Monica team's slow passes and muscling their way into the key for a string of 2-pointers.
LCA, a team of freshmen and sophomores, didn't bow or break. The played aggressive -- too aggressive. And sloppy. They committed 14 fouls in total, most of them in the first quarter.
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Westmark made only three fouls.
Westmark was bigger, stronger, faster on the court. LCA had trouble making rebounds and relied on 3-pointers to compete. The Saints made seven 3-pointers to the Lions' three.
