Boys' basketball: Sylmar is alive for a City Section three-peat

Bort Escoto has everyone right where he wants them. Last season, the Sylmar coach was upset that his team was seeded No. 9 for the City Section Division I playoffs. The Spartans used their seeding as motivation to win the title.

Now the Spartans (18-14) are once again a No. 9 seed and started the...