Brandon Ingram made his debut for the Raptors and scored 19 points on 6 of 12 shooting from the field in just 22 minutes. Ingram was cool, calm, and collected as a scorer throughout. RJ Barrett also scored 19 points in this game, dropping in 3 threes, and adding four rebounds and 3 assists. Scottie Barnes struggled, scoring 1 point, going 0-for-6 from the field, while dishing out five assists and dominating defensively, notching three steals and consistently forcing turnovers.
A look at this week's top high school football games in the Southland: THURSDAY Oxnard Pacifica (4-0) at Hamilton (2-2), 4 p.m. It's a last-minute game put on the schedule after both schools had opponents drop out. But what a quarterback matchup it features. Pacifica's Taylor Lee vs. Hamilton freshman Thaddeus Breaux. Lee has 15 touchdown passes in the last two games. The pick: Pacifica.
Crazy? Probably, Mendoza said when asked if he envisioned leaning on the young trio of righties at this time of the year. If you would've asked me a couple months ago that all three of them were going to be here, I probably would've said that one of them might be here. Gotta give them credit. Trust and believe in them.