After washing a lot of cars earlier this years, the Ballard boys basketball team was able to travel to San Diego this week for the Surf N’ Slam basketball tournament.

In their first game, the Beavers faced University City and lost.

The Beavers started off in the lead but by halftime, the Cali team was ahead 25 to 19. The Beavers struggled a bit in the third quarter but tried to make a comeback in the last quarter, outscoring University City 19 to 16. But the last quarter rally wasn't enough and the Beavers lost 47 to 54.

Leading the Beavers in scoring was Johnny Verduin with 20 points and 7 rebounds, followed by Domisi Thrash with 12 points and 4 rebounds.

The team plays again today.