#player-debuts

#player-debuts

Those watching the girls basketball debut of 6-foot-3 freshman Lucia Khamenia of Harvard-Westlake on Tuesday night have seen the way she plays before. For four years on the boys team, brother Nikolas Khamenia became an All-American because of his versatility. He's now a freshman at Duke. Lucia displayed the same qualities in a 67-28 victory over Granada Hills. She had 11 points, eight rebounds and two assists. She made a three from the baseline, just like her big brother used to do.

While the playoff race is a distant thought right now, the Cowboys are just looking to play some good football. There are reasons to be excited about the future as they have taken measures to improve the team, but will we see any of those improvements on Monday night? Here are five things to watch when the Cowboys test their luck in Vegas.

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.