Black leads Downey to fifth place at tourney
Wave Staff Report 06.DEC.07
Junior guard Matt Black had 22 points and 18 rebounds and junior forward Matt Taylor added 17 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Downey High School boys basketball team to a 61-45 victory over Valencia in the fifth-place game of the Loara Tournament.

Black and Taylor earned all-tournament honors as the Vikings improved to 3-1. Downey hosts Lakewood at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in a nonleague game.

Black also connected on three three-point baskets and had three blocked shots for Downey, which led 36-22 at halftime and increased the advantage to 51-31 through three periods. Guillermo Botello added 16 points for Downey.