From its very first basketball game on Nov. 21 through Saturday night, Lake Balboa Birmingham had been considered the City Section’s No. Midway through the fourth quarter, standout Devante Doutrive had fouled out and Westchester had closed to within four points. With pressure growing, it was left to Doutrive’s brother, Devonaire, and point guard Deschon Winston, to bail out the Patriots in a nerve-racking fourth quarter. When the buzzer sounded, Birmingham had secured an 85-80 victory and the school’s first title since it opened in 1953-54. Birmingham defeated Westchester, 85-80, in City Section Open Division basketball championship on March 4.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 05, 2017 05:48 UTC