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Islander Boys Basketball Loses Final Home Game 70-50 Against Scripps Ranch

On Friday, February 2nd the Coronado Islanders took on the Scripps Ranch Falcons in their last home game of the season. After a hard fought game, the Islanders fell short and lost 70-50. They are now 6-20 overall and 1-5 in league with two games left in the regular season.

Final score Islanders vs Falcons

Even with the end score not in the Islanders’ favor there were still a few players that stood out. Jimmy Lavine was the Islanders’ lead scorer. He picked up 13 points, got four rebounds, four assists, and had six steals, consistently giving his best effort and showing up for competition.

Jimmy Lavine

Tekur Velazquez dropped 11 points, got four rebounds, and had two steals. He helped out on all sides of the ball and showed up to play.

Tekur Velazquez

Another key scorer was Loxly Johnson. He had 10 points and three steals. For a majority of the season Johnson was unable to play due to injury, but with his return he is showing that he has much to offer.

Loxly Johnson

The Islanders stand at an overall record of 6-20 and a league record of 1-5 with two away games left that are both in league.

UPCOMING AWAY GAMES:

Tuesday, February 6 at 6:15 pm at University City High School.

Friday, February 9 at 7:30 pm at Hoover High School.



Graham Bower
Graham Bower
Graham Bower is a proud "Navy kid" and a student at CHS, class of 2024. He is a captain of the football team and plays multiple positions, including quarterback. Graham has always had a passion to create and share content, starting in the sixth grade making videos at the skatepark in Naples, Italy. From there, it kicked off and became a huge interest. After taking video production, digital media, and photography classes from 2018-2021, he finally got a professional camera in November of 2021.He started creating sports videos for the school and sharing them on Instagram. Since then, he has continued to create videos not only for many sports and activities, always being open to new ideas and opportunities to grow his experience. Graham plans to study film and photography and play football in college.Have news to share? Send tips, story ideas or letters to the editor to: [email protected]

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