{"id":13804,"date":"2018-02-07T09:04:35","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T09:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pasadenasportsnow.com\/?p=13804"},"modified":"2018-02-07T09:04:35","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T09:04:35","slug":"boys-basketball-chris-austin-scores-31-points-leads-maranatha-olympic-league-championship-minutemen-defeat-heritage-christian-72-69-avenge-lone-league-loss-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadenasportsnow.com\/?p=13804","title":{"rendered":"Boys Basketball: Chris Austin Scores 31 Points, Leads Maranatha to Olympic League Championship; Minutemen Defeat Heritage Christian, 72-69, Avenge Lone League Loss of Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>From STAFF REPORTS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t let Maranatha&#8217;s overall record fool you, they are playing their best basketball of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The Minutemen found themselves with a one-game lead with two to go on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>But they had to travel to Northridge to take on the same Heritage Christian team that handed Maranatha their only Olympic League loss of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors beat the Minutemen, 66-63, back on January 16.<\/p>\n<p>And things didn&#8217;t look any better when they trailed by 9 points at the half.<\/p>\n<p>But this is where things get good.<\/p>\n<p>Every time someone doubts Maranatha coach Tim Tucker and his program, they pay for it with a defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Austin led the way with 31 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocked shots and 2 steals.<\/p>\n<p>Xavier Ford added 14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Wes Clarkson chipped in with 14 points and 10 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>And Brad Lee had a big game with 2 points, 11 assists and 4 rebounds for the champs.<\/p>\n<p>Maranatha will finish out its regular season schedule on Thursday when they travel to last-place Village Christian at 7:30.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Olympic League Standings:<\/strong><br \/>\nMaranatha (11-13, 6-1)<br \/>\nValley Christian (17-8, 4-3)<br \/>\nHeritage Christian (13-15, 4-3)<br \/>\nWhittier Christian (11-15, 4-4)<br \/>\nVillage Christian (4-24, 0-7)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From STAFF REPORTS Don&#8217;t let Maranatha&#8217;s overall record fool you, they are playing their best basketball of the season. 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