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Damien Spartans guard RJ Smith (5) takes a jump shot against Los Altos Conquerors center Christian Cavanias (34) during the start half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball Partition 1 2nd round playoff game at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
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Los Altos Conquerors guard Mathew Barrera (3) goes for a layup against the Damien Spartans during the second half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball Division 1 second round playoff game at Damien Loftier Schoolhouse in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photograph by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Lensman)
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Damien Spartans forward Ifeanyi Okeke (20) drives to the basket against Los Altos Conquerors frontward Dion Porter (24) during the outset one-half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball Partitioning 1 second circular playoff game at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photograph past Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
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Damien Spartans baby-sit Malik Thomas (i) shakes hands with Los Altos Conquerors guard Jarod Lucas (2) at the end of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball game Division 1 2d round playoff game at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photo past Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
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Damien Spartans baby-sit Jacob Ortega (10) takes a jump shot confronting the Los Altos Conquerors during the first one-half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball Division ane second round playoff game at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Lensman)
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Damien Spartans baby-sit Malik Thomas (i) goes up for a layup confronting Los Altos Conquerors guard Ozzy Cuellar (1) during the first half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball Sectionalisation ane second round playoff game at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday Feb 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
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Los Altos Conquerors guard Jarod Lucas (2) drives to the basket against the Damien Spartans during the 2d one-half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball Sectionalization 1 2d circular playoff game at Damien High Schoolhouse in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday Feb 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
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Damien Spartans forward Ifeanyi Okeke (20) fights off Los Altos Conquerors defenders during the first half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball Division i 2nd round playoff game at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
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Los Altos Conquerors forwards Devin Lewis (21) attempts a layup against the Damien Spartans during the 2nd one-half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball game Segmentation ane second round playoff game at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday Feb 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photo past Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
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Los Altos Conquerors baby-sit Mathew Barrera (3) looks for an open up man against Damien Spartans guard Austin Cook (12) during the 2d half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball Division 1 2nd circular playoff game at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photo past Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
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Los Altos Conquerors forward Dion Porter (24) drives the lane against Damien Spartans forward Ifeanyi Okeke (20) during the 2d half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball Sectionalisation 1 second circular playoff game at Damien Loftier School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
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Los Altos Conquerors guard Isaiah Barcelo (0) takes a jump shot against Damien Spartans guard Austin Cook (12) during the second half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball Division 1 2d round playoff game at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photo past Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
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Los Altos Conquerors caput omnibus Jeff Lucas yells a referee during the second half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball Segmentation i second circular playoff game at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Lensman)
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Damien Spartans head coach Michael LeDuc speaks to his players during the start half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball game Division 1 second round playoff game against the Los Altos Conquerors at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. (Photo past Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
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Los Altos Conquerors guard Mathew Barrera (3) goes for a layup confronting the Damien Spartans during the 2d half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball game Division one second round playoff game at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Lensman)
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Los Altos Conquerors forward Ryan Reynoso (15) drives to the lane confronting Damien Spartans frontwards Ethan Gallacher (25) during the second half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball Division 1 second round playoff game at Damien Loftier Schoolhouse in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
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Damien Spartans guard Malik Thomas (one) shakes hands with Los Altos Conquerors guard Jarod Lucas (2) at the end of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball Sectionalization i second round playoff game at Damien Loftier Schoolhouse in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photo past Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
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Damien Spartans guard Malik Thomas (one) shakes hands with Los Altos Conquerors baby-sit Jarod Lucas (2) at the stop of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball Segmentation 1 2nd round playoff game at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photograph past Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
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Damien Spartans guard Joseph Johnson (2) attempts a layup against the Los Altos Conquerors during the first half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball Segmentation 1 2nd round playoff game at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. (Photo past Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
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Los Altos Conquerors forward Dion Porter (24) looks for a man later on rebounding the brawl against the Damien Spartans during the first half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball Sectionalization 1 second round playoff game at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
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Los Altos Conquerors head coach Jeff Lucas speaks to his players during the second half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball Division one 2d round playoff game at Damien Loftier School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Lensman)
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Damien Spartans frontward Ifeanyi Okeke (xx) rebounds the brawl against the Los Altos Conquerors during the second one-half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball Segmentation 1 second round playoff game at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photo past Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Lensman)
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Damien Spartans fans cheer during the second one-half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball game Division 1 second round playoff game against the Los Altos Conquerors at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photograph by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
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Los Altos Conquerors guard Isaiah Barcelo (0) takes a free throw against the Damien Spartans during the second half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball game Segmentation 1 second round playoff game at Damien Loftier School in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
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A Los Altos Conquerors cheerleader looks on during the second half of a CIF-SS Boys Basketball game Division 1 second round playoff game confronting the Damien Spartans at Damien High Schoolhouse in La Verne, Calif. on Tuesday February 12, 2019. Damien Spartans defeated the Los Altos Conquerors 86-72. (Photo past Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Lensman)
LA VERNE — The headlines all flavor accept gone to Los Altos' Jarod Lucas, and deservedly so later on setting the CIF Southern Section career scoring record.
But Damien was likewise good in a blowout over Los Altos concluding year, and it was too expert again Tuesday in the second round of the CIF-SS Partition i playoffs, winning 86-72 to accelerate to Th'due south quarterfinals, where it volition be at home against Santa Margarita.
Damien's super-sophomore Malik Thomas only had 10 points at one-half but exploded in the third quarter with 13 points solitary to spur a 13-two run that extended the Spartans' five-point halftime atomic number 82 to 52-38 and they led 65-48 at the end of three.
Damien improved to 25-5 and Los Altos finished 24-6.
Thomas finished with xxx points, but an even better sign for the Spartans was the huge try from inferior Austin Cook, who had struggled of late with nagging injuries, but he hit large shots all game long and finished with 27 points.
"Information technology was big, they were hanging tight so we had to dissever ourselves by getting buckets and moving the ball and stopping Lucas from getting shots, and iii'southward and fouls," Thomas said. "Nosotros did a great job of holding them downward and I did my task getting some buckets and doing what I had to do to aid my team to win."
As for Lucas, he finished with 35 points and volition end his career with 3,356 points, which is tops in Southern Department history and third all time in state history.
The loss was obviously tough on him, but he was reflective of how far they've come since he arrived as a freshman on varsity.
"I'm so proud of my team," said Lucas, who will next be at Oregon State. "We're a grouping of kids all from Hacienda Heights and to go up to Division one and play with the big boys, I think there were simply two publics schools left in Division 1, and then, it ways a lot to me, and I know it means a lot to my dad (autobus Jeff Lucas)."
Damien coach Mike LeDuc has a lot of respect for Lucas, and thought it would be a tough game to open up up. Simply he also praised Cook'southward performance.
"They're really adept and tough to play confronting because Jarod tin score on any possession so yous try to accept quality possession's every unmarried time down the floor," LeDuc said. "Just we did go hot and Austin did get hot. I felt he was in a great identify, with a great mentality and we all thought he would have a actually big game this night and he did."
Melt, who had been struggling of tardily, came out on burn, draining three 3-pointers in the opening quarter including one with two seconds left that gave the Spartans a 23-sixteen lead afterward the beginning quarter.
"It was good to be back," Cook said. "I was struggling with a dorsum injury, but it felt expert this evening. "Our main focus was stopping Jarod Lucas. He still had 35 but I thought we did a proficient job on him.
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