Basketball Recap: Jonah Hansen and Orpheu Cummings Secure Win for University

While University didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against the Sylmar Spartans by a score of 66-54 on Saturday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2017.

Leading University to victory were Orpheu Cummings and Jonah Hansen. Cummings went 10 for 12 on his way to 24 points and five steals, while Hansen dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. That's the most points Hansen has posted since back in January of 2024. Joey Mendoza was another key player, putting up eight points.

University was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sylmar only posted two assists.

Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Andrew Galvez, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 21 points and four steals. Galvez has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Reyes, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 16 points.

University has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Sylmar, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.

University will face off against Palisades at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Sylmar, they will take on North Hollywood at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in North Hollywood's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games.