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Kobe Paras fires 30 pts for LA Cathedral

Joey Villar - The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines - Kobe Paras continued to impress and dazzle the Los Angeles high school fans, exploding for 30 points highlighted by a couple of rim-rattling slams to power the LA Cathedral to a 77-67 victory over Alemany in the semifinal round of the San Fernando Valley Invitational yesterday.

After the win, LA fans, half of which are Fil-Ams, chanted “M-V-P,” referring to Paras.

“I’m feeling more comfortable,” Paras, who has committed to play for UCLA, told Los Angeles Times. “The first game I did pretty bad. I just practiced a lot and listened to what coach wanted me to do.”

Cathedral, unbeaten in five outings, will face the unbeaten Chaminade (8-0) for the crown.

The 6-6 Paras, son of former PBA rookie MVP Benjie who spent his early high school years at La Salle-Greenhills before deciding to transfer to the US, unleashed 17 points on an impressive six-of-eight clip in a 70-42 rout of Crescenta Valley in the quarters.

Paras also dropped 18 points on a nine-of-12 shooting on St. Genevieve in another win. 

But he started out slow and struggled for two-of-10 in his US high school debut versus Simi Valley before going on a roll, averaging 13 points, three rebounds and 1.7 steals.

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ALEMANY

BENJIE

CRESCENTA VALLEY

KOBE PARAS

LA SALLE-GREENHILLS

LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES TIMES

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY INVITATIONAL

SIMI VALLEY

ST. GENEVIEVE

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