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TaftBirmingham
Toreadors
56
Patriots
44

The Birmingham (Lake Balboa, CA) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home conference game against Taft (Woodland Hills, CA) by a score of 56-44.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Taft98172256
Birmingham16991044
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Game Stats

Taft (08-09)

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Birmingham (08-09)

Birmingham

Rebounds, Assists, Steals and Turnovers

#Athlete NameOff RebDef RebTot RebAsstStlsTO
Team Totals1027372110
0Alex Strauther (Sr)22453
1Eric Dawson (Jr)26822
3Ian Clark (Sr)1122
5Brian Powell (Sr)134
11Renee Reyes (Jr)3371
12Jordan Friedman (Sr)2232
24D. Beristain (Sr)23512
42Sahdi Odu (Jr)2791
Birmingham

Blocks, Deflections, Charges, and Fouls

#Athlete NameBlk ShtsDeflChrPFTF
Team Totals1
1Eric Dawson (Jr)1

Game Story

California High School Basketball - Taft fells Birmingham

January 21, 2009: Lake Balboa, CA 91406

Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Taft Toreadors (Woodland Hills, CA) and the host Birmingham Patriots (Lake Balboa, CA), saw Taft's basketball team achieve victory over Birmingham by a score of 56-44.

The Toreadors now possess a 15-2 record. They play next when they travel to Chatsworth for a West Valley battle on Friday, January 23. Taft will battle a Chancellors team coming off a 66-55 league loss to El Camino Real (Woodland Hills, CA). The Chancellors record now stands at 10-8.

The Patriots (5-10) will now prepare for their battle against Cleveland (Reseda, CA). The Cavaliers come into the non-league battle with a 11-5 record. In their last battle, Cleveland prevailed over Granada Hills (Granada Hills, CA), 63-40, in a league battle.

Rankings & Records

Taft (08-09)

NationalCASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
587363
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
26-610-09-05-112-5.8131.0002,1191,684

Birmingham (08-09)

NationalCASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
2,497169137510
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
9-146-43-34-32-8.391.6001,4631,517

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Taft		16.515.415.617.314.066.2
Birmingham		16.316.515.516.0-63.6

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Head-to-Head

  • Taft won on 12/3/2008
    12/3 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Birmingham----41
    Taft----61

    The Birmingham (Lake Balboa, CA) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's neutral non-conference game against Taft (Woodland Hills, CA) by a score of 61-41.

    Box score
  • Taft won on 1/21/2009
    1/21 @ 4pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Taft98172256
    Birmingham16991044

    The Taft (Woodland Hills, CA) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's away conference game against Birmingham (Lake Balboa, CA) by a score of 56-44.

    Box score
  • Taft won on 2/6/2009
    2/6 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Birmingham----58
    Taft----71

    The Birmingham (Lake Balboa, CA) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Taft (Woodland Hills, CA) by a score of 71-58.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

TaftBirmingham
44.0Points Per Game14.1
20.7Rebounds Per Game23.6
9.0Assists Per Game14.1
5.3Steals Per Game6.5
1.5Blocks Per Game2.1

Team Leaders

TaftBirminghamNational Avg.
#5 Michael Williams20.0Points Per Game#12 Jordan Friedman4.15.2
#15 Terran Carter10.5Rebounds Per Game#42 Sahdi Odu8.22.7
#15 Terran Carter3.6Assists Per Game#11 Renee Reyes7.31.1
#32 Justin Hawkins3.0Steals Per Game#0 Alex Strauther2.1.9
#32 Justin Hawkins.7Blocks Per Game#42 Sahdi Odu1.3.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Taft9-0Birmingham7-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/19/08Mission College PrepTaft(W) 71-2812/29/08Mission College PrepBirmingham(W) 69-59
1/14/09Granada Hills CharterTaft(W) 81-561/28/09Granada Hills CharterBirmingham(W) 71-66
1/30/09TaftGranada Hills Charter(W) 66-542/13/09BirminghamGranada Hills Charter(W) 57-48
1/16/09ClevelandTaft(W) 74-651/23/09BirminghamCleveland(L) 65-54
2/4/09TaftCleveland(W) 62-542/11/09ClevelandBirmingham(L) 81-80
1/23/09TaftChatsworth(W) 63-551/14/09BirminghamChatsworth(W) 78-61
2/11/09ChatsworthTaft(W) 75-391/30/09ChatsworthBirmingham(W) 64-58
1/28/09El Camino RealTaft(W) 66-401/16/09El Camino RealBirmingham(W) 65-60
2/13/09TaftEl Camino Real(W) 77-472/4/09BirminghamEl Camino Real(W) 70-67

Record Breakdown

Taft (08-09)

Birmingham (08-09)
26-6
Overall
9-14
10-0
League
6-4
2-2
Non-League
2-4
3-0
Head to Head
0-3
9-0
Common Opponent
7-2
9-0
Home
3-3
5-1
Away
4-3
12-5
Neutral
2-8
5-2
Playoff
0-1
26-6
In-State
9-12
0-0
Out-of-State
0-2