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The San
Fernando Valley Invitational Tournament made its debut in 2005 under
the direction of Dick Dornan (Crespi HS Athletic Director) with the
assistance from Kevin Kanemura (Head Coach Kennedy HS), and Tray
Meeks (Head Coach Alemany HS).
The tournament
consisted of 24 teams with 16 teams playing four games and 8 teams
earning a fifth game. The Championship Final Four, hosted by Crespi
HS, consisted of Notre Dame, Oak Park, Chatsworth and Moorpark.
Notre Dame won the Kennedy Regional, Oak Park won the Crespi
Regional, Chatsworth won the Alemany Regional and Moorpark earned
the At-Large bid.
In the
semi-finals, Notre Dame defeated Moorpark 71-53 while Oak Park beat
Chatsworth 71-55. In a thrilling championship game, Notre Dame
narrowly beat Oak Park 48-47 in the last few seconds. Notre Dame
won the inaugural San Fernando Valley Invitational Tournament and
continued to have an outstanding season finishing 18-11. Notre Dame
junior forward Pierce Brooks was named the Most Valuable Player of
the Tournament. Oak Park had a great season as well and would
eventually finish at 24-6. In the third place game, Chatsworth
easily defeated Moorpark 85-62. Chatsworth would later finish
18-5. In the consolation championship, Knight beat Quartz Hill,
56-54.
In the Slam
Dunk Contest, Simi Valley’s T.J. Washington showed his dramatic
flair and elegance as he knocked off several good competitors to
win. Alemany Head Coach Tray Meek was very emphatic in his voting
as he made a strong push for T.J. to win!
In the 3-Point
Shoot-out, Kennedy’s Robert Valentine lit up his own gym and
captured the title so desperately sought after by his own coach,
Kevin Kanemura. Kanemura’s personal training of Valentine had
finally paid off!
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