Newark Memorial defeated Woodland Hills Taft 55-49 in the third place game of the 2011 Torrey Pines Holiday Classic.

Newark lost to eventual champion DeMatha in the semifinals by a score of 64-49, though the score was 41-38 at one point in the third quarter.

Casey Norris of Newark Memorial scored a game-high 23 points.

"He's a gritty, seasoned, four-year guy," said Newark head coach Craig Ashmore. "He carried us for a while when we weren't finishing as we should have been. I'm very proud of him."