De La Salle’s Leo Ricketts (20) and De La Salle’s Arshawn Salkhi (23) celebrate their 46-44 win over Archbishop Mitty High School in their CIF NorCal Open Division first-round game at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE — With the end of its season in sight, De La Salle punched back.
The Spartans found a way to erase a five-point deficit in the closing minutes Wednesday night and survive a defensive battle against Archbishop Mitty, prevailing on the road 46-44.
Arshawn Salkhi’s 3-pointer from the top gave the