Taft edges Fairfax for the City Section Open Division boys' basketball title

Souljah Niles leaped as high as he could to contest a last-second three-pointer from well beyond the arc by Fairfax guard Darius Carr and the shot fell short, giving Woodland Hills Taft a 64-62 victory in the City Section Open Division championship game Saturday night at Pasadena City College.

Taft captured its fourth City Section boys basketball championship under coach Derrick Taylor, the first since he returned to his alma mater in 2015, and its sixth overall.Senior guard Donald Bluitt III led the Lions with 26 points, including a three-pointer at the halftime buzzer that pulled third-seeded Fairfax within 33-32. Carr, a midseason transfer from St. Bernard, added 23 points.

Senior forward and captain Keyon Kensie Jr., a transfer from Simi Valley Donda Academy, led the way for the Toreadors with 21 points, three shy of his season average, and Adam Grissom added 11.Second-seeded Comets use size to take advantage of top-seeded Highlanders’ foul trouble to win City Section Open Division girls’ basketball championship.

Taylor picked up win No. 503 in his 19th season at his alma mater. In his first go-around from 2000-11, he coached Jordan Farmar and Larry Drew to titles. He took over the program again in 2015 after piloting St. John Bosco to the Division III state title in 2014.

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