BURBANK — For anyone who thought the St. Francis High basketball team would have trouble putting points on the board after graduating its top two scorers, the Golden Knights are quickly putting that notion to rest just two games into the season.
For the second night in a row, the Golden Knights scored in the 70s to blow out their opponent in the Providence Tournament. This time it was a 72-33 win over Wildwood, paced by double-figure scoring from Kyle Leufroy (20 points), Markar Aghakanian (11) and Noah Willerford (10), that allowed St. Francis to clinch its pool heading into Friday's playoffs.
"This is the first year we've had 10 guys that could be a legitimate scoring threat, we've never had anything close to that before," said Golden Knights co-Coach Ray O'Brien, whose offense over the past couple of seasons was constructed around standout guards Emerson Castaneda and Zack Gardea. "We may not have the firepower we had with Emerson and Zack last year, but we have much better balance. They're learning to play together and they're a pretty unselfish team.
