Celtics clinch title

James Hensley hit a key three-point shot to help ignite a late

comeback by the Celtics as they rallied for a 58-56 victory over

their South Huntington Beach rivals in National Junior Basketball

weekend action.

The comeback, in which they battled back from a 38-32 fourth

quarter deficit, allowed the Celtics to clinch the Division I boys’

title.

A Kirk Hodgman basket and two free throws by Jimmy Keating in the

final two minutes enabled the Celtics to hold on for the win.

The victory puts the Celtics at 9-0 heading into their final game

of the regular season on Sunday.

Keating topped all scorers with 29 points, Josh O’Brien scored 11

and Hodgman finished with 10.

Jared Gaeta, Jacob Jaffe and Aaron Class led the Celtics

defensively.