SoCalHoops High School News

Predictions & Results From All Over SoCal--(Jan. 7, 1999)

Every now and then, that camel known as "work" sticks his big nose into the tent.  When he shows up, we sometimes aren't able to write as much as we'd like as often as we'd like.  This week, notwithstanding that it's the first week of the "second season" aka the regular high school season, we've  had to tend to the camel a bit, you know, feed him, water him, tell him to go away more than a few times.  But once we got rid of him, we could return to the reason most of you all check in with us:  Hoops. No, we're not talking about the NBA, which we hear may be back, but high school games. 

We managed to find time for a little update again,   with scores, notes, some box scores and and results from around the region.   Only a few leagues have actually gotten underway, but in quite a few of the leagues this year there will be no big surprises, so let us make a few really educated (or really stupid) predictions:  Artesia will take the Suburban League;  Claremont is a leader in the Baseline league at 12-3 and they've beaten Rowland already and could give Glendora and Upland in Baseline League some trouble. In Mission League, it's a wide open race, but Alemany, Crespi and Chaminade are the favorites, and it's possible that perennial league favorite Harvard-Westlake might just finish behind Loyola in fifth. The Citrus Belt League will be between Fontana and Eisenhower, and maybe Rialto will give them a run. In Liberty League, watch for Providence, Buckley and maybe Avalon, as perennial favorites Yeshiva and Holy Martyrs are struggling. In the Inland Empire area's Mt. Baldy League, it's Etiwanda, Rancho Cucamonga and maybe Ontario, but if Adam Parada can get the rest of the team to score, maybe Alta Loma. In Marmonte League, it's a race between Simi and Moorpark (and maybe Newbury Park which should make the playoffs again this year.).    The Miramonte League will be between  Garey, Pomona, and maybe Hacienda Heights Los Altos. In Moore League, we're going to go out on a limb and pick. . . . Jordan. Compton doesn't really have much of a chance the way they played in the BIW.   In the San Gabriel Valley League, look for Dominguez to win it all.  Really no surprise there. In the Ocean League it's anyone's race, and in Bay League, newly revamped, look for Inglewood to take the top spot. At least these are our predictions based on play up until now. Wonder how much of this we'll have to eat by the time playoffs roll around.

Why some of the predicitions? Well, for example, in Mission League, Crespi knocked off Harvard-Westlake for the second time in two months (last was at the Thousand Oaks tourney in December); Alemany, the lowly of lowlies for the last who-knows-how-many-years, finally is whipping everyone's butt now that the cavalry has arrived courtesy of former San Fernando coach Darryl McDonald who as the head coach at Alemany brought with him half a team;  Liberty League is clearly wide open: Last night, Providence beat Yeshiva,  Buckley hammered Oakwood, and on Monday (we are told) Holy Martyrs, an always tough team of guys who all are burly, stand no less than 6'-1" and can all shoot coming off screens lost by something like 20 points to Windward, a team which got hammered badly by just about everyone who played them in summer league.   But that's why this isn't summer league any more. Chaminade will also continue to win, not a big surprise there, but the biggest surprise is that over in City Section, Cleveland struggles with great players like Kent Dennis and Kenny Mason.  In the East Valley League, Gilbert Arenas scores yet another 30. Ho-hum.  

In Marmonte League, Simi Valley surprised absolutely no one in finally beating the Dan Bobik-less Newbury Park Panthers, by something like 30 points, and perhaps Moorpark will be the only team in Marmonte League this year capable of giving them even a decent fight, and maybe beating them with Todd Tomlinson (6'-0" Jr. SG) who is the leading scorer so far this season in the entire Southern Section for the Valley-Ventura County area, and Sean Corkery, (6'-0" Sr. PG) who is right up there in assists, feeding Todd all those great passes.

And that's just in the Valley region.  In Orange County yesterday, Tustin decided to bench it's best two players (including freshman DeAngelo Collins) for reasons that are not entirely clear, and Ocean View just pounds them;   of course, Torrin Beeler (6'-3" So. SG/SF) hit for something like 17 points and played great, but we're sure he'd rather play great against better competition.

Enough of the commentary.  Here are the actual game results (they're organized by alphabetical order, by league and by the winning team's first letter):  

Bay League

Inglewood 55, Compton Centennial 52--Despite getting a triple-double from Washington State signee Marquis Poole (21 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists), the Apaches (6-8, 0-1) were unable to handle the Sentinels (1-0 in league).

Morningside 49, South Torrance 35--Dwayne Trotter had 16 points and 14 rebounds to pace the Monarchs (6-7, 1-0) over the visiting Spartans (6-7, 0-1).

Redondo 56, Peninsula 51--The Sea Hawks (8-4, 1-0) got a little more than they bargained for in the Bay League opener for both teams, as Peninsula's 1-2-2 zone held Redondo to 19 first-half points, and the Panthers took a 12-point lead at the break.  Peninsula (8-4, 0-1) clamped down on Zahn, holding the high-scoring junior to only three points all on free throws in the first half. But Zahn bounced back in the second half to score 14 of his game-high 17 points. And as Zahn went, so did the Sea Hawks. Redondo, just 7 of 20 shooting in the first half, opened the third quarter with a 10-3 run, and went on another run, 13-2, early in the fourth quarter. Titus Hunt's three-pointer gave the Sea Hawks a 54-46 lead with 3:27 left in the game. Peninsula never trailed in the first half as forward Bo Palmer scored 15 points. The Panthers were also buoyed by the play of 6-9 center Jake Dederer (14 points, 10 rebounds), who held Zahn in check in the first half. But in the end, the Panthers couldn't handle the inside play of Zahn and forward Walter White. Along with Zahn's 17 points, he notched nine rebounds, five blocks and three assists. White, who scored 10 of his 13 points in the second half, also had nine rebounds.

Santa Monica 64, North Torrance 52-- Jermel Brooks tallied 13 points, eight rebounds and six assists, but the host Saxons (7-6 overall) fell to the Vikings in both teams' league opener.

City Section--Non-Conference:

Chatsworth 75, Canoga Park 63--Ronald Ruffin, Richard Harrison and Mark Cannon each scored 17 points for Chatsworth (8-3) in a nonconference game at Canoga Park (3-10).  Harrison had 14 rebounds and Ruffin grabbed nine. Cannon had 13 assists. Mike Gomes had 24 points and 12 rebounds for Canoga Park

Grant 78, Birmingham 62--Gilbert Arenas scored 30 points and Daniel Tarr had 16 for host Grant (11-3), ranked No. 8 in the
region, in a nonconference game. 

City Section--Southeastern Conference

South Gate 40, Bell 39--Senior forward Ronald Johnson led the Rams (10-6, 4-1) with 18 points and 16 boards and teammate Adrian Garibay added 13 points, including nine in the second half, in the tight victory over the Eagles (1-5 in conference) at South Gate High.

Channel Islands League

Ventura 64, Channel Islands 61--Jeff Staniland scored seven of Ventura's nine points in overtime and finished with 30 --in a non-league game at Channel Islands.  Ventura trailed, 34-18, at halftime but rallied with a 19-8 run in the fourth quarter.  Dwight Sattiewhite led Channel Islands with 27 points.

Garden Grove League

Pacifica 84, Bolsa Grande 67--Brian Girard and Kenny Walbecker scored 20 points each for Pacifica (14-1, 1-0), which made 24 of 28 free throws. Pacific played well at home, getting the win over the Matadors (7-8, 0-1).

Los Amigos 78, Garden Grove 52--Alvaros Arcos scored three 3 pointters in the second quarter as the Lobos pulled away for the home victory.   Garden Grove is now 0-1 in league.  Los Amigos improves to 10-5 overall and 1-0 in league.

La Quina 90, Santiago 56--Chris Smith scored a game high 33 points including 8 three pointers to lead the Aztecs. Others scoring for La Quinta were Chau 13, Truong 9, Blanchard 6, Fredrickson 16, Hascher 2, Lei 2, Sanchez 3, and Chan 6. La Quinta is now 1-0 in league, while Santiago is 0-1.

Golden West League

Ocean View 59, Tustin 44-- The Tillers had two starters benched for disciplinary reasons, lost their Golden West League opener to sixth-ranked Ocean View, 59-44.  The Tillers committed 24 turnovers, and Ocean View put on a strong defensive performance, holding the Tillers to only 17 of 43 field goals in their gym. But the luster of this showdown was gone before the tip-off.  Starting center DeAngelo Collins (6'-9" Fr. C) averages 14 rebounds, who did not suit up after violating an unspecified school rule, according to Athletic Director Al Rosmino.  And starting wing forward Chris Chatman, a 6-5 junior, was benched for the first half for violating team rules.  In their absence, Ocean View guards had a much easier time getting the ball inside and the Seahawks dominated the scoring in the post area with a variety of layups and put-backs.  Ocean View jumped on top quickly, taking a 17-5 first-quarter lead and never looked back. Tustin never got closer than nine points after that.  Tustin made a brief run in the second quarter and cut its deficit to 23-17. But that was as close as the Tillers would get. The Seahawks were up by 12 at halftime. The Seahawks' Torin Beeler led all scorers with 17 points. Ocean View senior guard Tony Dow, All-Orange County second team last season, scored 11 and had seven assists. Jeremiah Bell (6'-2" Jr. F) came off the Seahawks' bench to score 12. Cameron Jackson paced the Tillers with 12 points.

Santa Ana 58, Westminster 47--Santa Ana took a 15-3 lead after one quarter, but had to come back at home after a third quarter Westminster rally led the Lions (0-1 in league) to a two-point lead. Forward Darnell Graham scored 21 points and had 16 rebounds for Santa Ana (8-8, 1-0) and Rene Cabrera added 20 points.

Servite 67, Saddleback 53-0-Evan Friedl scored 22 points as the Friars used a big first quarter, in which they outscored Saddleback 20-8, to win at home.  Servite continuted scoring well into the second quarter with 22 to Saddleback's 17, and then escaped with two low scoring  quarters (13 and 12) in the second half.  Awecirw impeocwa ro 9-7 overall and is 1-0 in league play.   Saddleback is 0-1 in league.

Liberty League

Buckley 43, Oakwood 30-- In Buckley's league-opener, Colin Ward-Henninger (6'-3" So. SG/SF) scored 13 points while Sasha Rahban (5'-11" Sr. SG) scored 11 including two three-pointers in a low-scoring defensive game. David Gale (5'-10" Fr. PG) again led the Griffins in steals with 6, and assists with 5, while Rahban and Ward-Henninger also had 4 steals each. Others scoring were Adam Paster (6'-0" Jr. PG/SG) 5, David Gale 3, Roayl Weaver (5'-10" So. SG) 7, Simon Leonov (6'-3" So. SF) 2, Josh Ahkterzad (6'-1" Sr. SF) 2, Rahban 11 and Ward-Henninger 13. Buckley is now 1-0 in Liberty League, and 6-3 overall.

Marmonete League

Simi Valley 77, Newbury Park 47-- The Pioneers took apart host Newbury Park 77-47 Wednesday in a Marmonte League boys' basketball game. They did it with a crisp, balanced offense in which five players scored in double figures. Defensively, they forced Newbury Park into bad shots and held Brian Bobik to 10 points.   There was a bright spot, Brian Polen scored 16 for the Panthers, and one of the local papers (either the Daily News or the Times, we don't recall) had a really great picture of him battling Rafael Berumen for a rebound.  All five Simi starters scored in double figures Rafael Berumen scoredg 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Brett Michel had 20 points and eight rebounds and, Branduinn Fullove had 17 points; Sophomore point guard Shaun Michel had 10 points and sophomore Dustin Villepigue (6'-9" So. F) scored 13 points.  Newbury Park (9-4, 1-1) upset Simi Valley twice last year behind two brilliant performances from Daniel Bobik. But Bobik left for Brigham Young University.   The Pioneers led 41-25 at halftime, then opened a 50-29 lead two minutes into the third. They led by as many as 31 points in the fourth quarter.

Agoura 54, Westlake 51--Garrett Lepisto scored 19 points and Agoura withstood a fourth-quarter rally in a Marmonte League opener at Westlake.  Agoura (7-6) led, 48-31, with 6:00 left, but Westlake went on an 18-3 run.   Westlake (7-8) trailed, 51-49, and had possession with 18 seconds
left, but committed a turnover. 

Moorpark 67, Thousand Oaks 57--Todd Tomlinson scored 23 points for host Moorpark, which was playing in its first Marmonte League game.   Moorpark (10-4), which finished second in the Frontier league last season, got 17 points and five assists from Shawn Corkery.

Mission League

Crespi 88, Harvard-Westlake 81--Blake Tibbetts scored 23 points (14 in the fourth quarter, and 21 in the second half) and Crespi High defeated Harvard-Westlake, 88-81, in a Mission League boys' basketball game on Wednesday night at Crespi.  Tibbetts converted two three-point plays to help the Celts (10-3, 1-0 in league play), break a 70-70 tie with four minutes left.  Russell Lakey scored 25 points for Harvard-Westlake (8-8, 1-1) before fouling out with three minutes to play.   The Celts went on an 18-11 run in the final four minutes to pull out the victory.   Tibbetts added seven assists, and four other players -- Marcin Jagoda, Andrew Moore, Tim McDonough and Pat Dornan -- scored in double figures for the Celts. Jagoda had seven rebounds and four steals to go along with his 19 points.

Alemany 74, Notre Dame 59--After posting a 1-23 record in Mission League play the last two seasons, Alemany (8-4, 1-0) continued its turnabout in the league opener.  Alemany's Devin Montgomery was scoreless after the first quarter but Notre Dame High trialed by 11. Montgomery then scored 24 points (10 in the first three minutes of the second quarter). Montgomery's second-quarter spurt capped a 25-4 run and allowed Alemany (8-4, 1-0) to coast most of the way.  Casey Clausen had 10 points, all on free throws, and Bryson Atkins, a football defensive back, also had 10. Eight players scored at least seven. Alemany led by 18 midway through the second period. Notre Dame dug a hole with a combination of sloppy ballhandling, ill-advised fouls and bad shooting. But the Knights played a lot better toward the end of the first half. They cut a 30-12 deficit to 38-31 early in the third quarter. Notre Dame's Chris Williams (22 points) scored 13 in the first half. The early lead would have been bigger if Alemany converted its free throws instead of making just 9 out of 18. Cody Pearson added 14 points for Notre Dame (6-9, 0-1). Dante Ward had 11.

Northern League

Arroyo Grande 59, Righetti 50--Sean Shields made back to back baskets and grabbed a steal in a frantic exchange that gave the Eagles the lead at the end of the third quater as they came from behind to beat the Warriors, 59-50, in a Northern League basketball opener.  Shields finished with 20 points, including four three-pointers.   Righetti came out cold in the fourth quarter and didn't make a field goal until there was 1:15 remaining.  "That four points at the end of the third quarter was huge," said Arroyo Grande coach Jeff Byars. "We built that into a nice comfortable lead, and then let it get interesting."  The Eagles improve to 7-8 and 1-0 in the Northern League.  Phillip Johnson led all scorers with 22 points for the Eagles, with 13 points in the final period. He went 10 of 15 from the free-throw line as the Warriors tried to rally late.  Righetti came within six points, but were kept at a distance with Johnson's 13 points over the final eight minutes. Arroyo Grande went to the box-and-one in the second half and Righetti just didn't respond.  Righetti is 8-7 overall and 0-1 in league play.  The Warriors led for 21 minutes, including a 25-23 lead at halftime. That's until Arroyo Grande's grabbed its second lead of the night with Shield's four-point run.  Schuyler Linnemann came off the bench for the Eagles in the second quarter to see his first action of the season after sitting out with a back injury. Linnemann scored eight points the rest of the way, before fouling out in the fourth quarter.

Ocean League.

Leuzinger 71, Beverly Hills 59--Brandon Conner scored 32 points, including a layup and free throw that started an 8-0 game-closing run, as the Olympians (8-6, 1-1) beat the Normans (2-12, 1-1) at Beverly Hills.

Mira Costa 63, Hawthorne 34--Danny Lubinsky scored all of his 18 points in the first half, and the Mustangs (8-6, 2-0) led 40-9 at halftime on their way to the win over the visiting Cougars (1-1 in league).

Torrance 61, El Segundo 51--Buoyed by Brian Lockwood's 15 points, the host Tartars improved to 6-8 overall and 1-1 in the league Torrance outscored the Eagles (0-2 in league) 24-14 in the fourth quarter.

West Torrance 61, Culver City 45--Chris Kettler had 21 points and five assists, Deon Davis had nine points and six assists, and Keith Allen added eight points and 12 rebounds as the Warriors (8-6, 2-0) won at Culver City.

Santa Fe League

Bell-Jeff 95, St. Genevieve 49--Mike Yildiz scored 30 points for Bell-Jeff (8-7, 1-0) in a Santa Fe League game at Bell-Jeff.

Daniel Murphy 75, Mary Star 63--Brian Hoagland had 18 points and Jesse Navarro 11 points and five assists, but the Stars (4-7 overall) lost the league opener on the road.

South Coast League

Dana Hills 61, Trabuco Hills 54--Jeremy Cooley scored 19 points and Brett Nowell had nine for the host Dolphins (8-9, 1-0). Evan Fields had 16 points and Brandon Martin 15 for Trabuco Hills (10-7, 0-1).

Surbaban League

Artesia 104, Norwalk 33--Senior forward Jason Kapono made the most of his 13 minutes, scoring a season-high 35 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in the Pioneers (12-1, 1-0) victory at the Lancers (5-7, 0-1). Artesia, which also got strong efforts from the sophomore forward tandem of Jack Martinez (14 points, seven boards) and Apolinar Fernandez (13 points, seven rebounds), stretched its consecutive league game winning streak to 47.

Mayfair 83, Glenn 36--The Monsoons (11-4, 1-0) opened their new gymnasium in fine fashion, thrashing the Eagles (1-10, 0-1) in front of approximately 900 spectators. Sophomores Josh Childress (21 points, eight rebounds) and Edwin Draughan (18 points, eight assists) led the way in the victory.

Bellflower 71, La Mirada 62--Senior guard Marcus Harvey scored 10 of his 23 points in the final quarter as the Buccaneers (1-0 in league) outscored the Matadores (4-11, 0-1) 31-14 in the fourth period to claim victory.

Valle Vista League

Baldwin Park 63, Sierra Vista 40--Both teams are new to the Valle Vista league, but now only one remains undefeated as league play opened Wednesday night. Sierra Vista is now 6'-1 overall and 0-1 in league while the Braves are 8-5 overall and 1-0 in league.  The Braves trailed by five after  one quater and led 28-23 at the half. But the Dons made just 3 of 13 field goal attemps in the third quarter  and the Braves were able to extend the lead to 44-31.  The Braves got a game high 15 points and 7 rebounds from Andrew Drumm and guard Steven Reese, playing in his first game of the season after coming off an injury to his knee, scored 11 points and had 15 boards.  Sierra Vista's center, Josh Parham had foul trouble all night. He scored nine in the first quarter but picked up his 3rd foul with 2:07 reminaing in the first quarter, and he sat the rest of the half.  He picked up his fourth foul less than two minutes into the third quarter, and finally fouled out early in the fourth.

Ganesha 59, Covina 50-- Floyd Ike scored 13 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had six steals to lead the Giants (4-9, 1-0) to victory in their league opener against the Colts. William Warren led all scorers with 23 points and Liron Fountain led Ganesha in rebounding with 10 boards.Scorers for Covina were Avilez 4, Ulrich 2, Lincoln 6, Ndvbar 2, Powe 2, Evangelista 19, Gibbs 13, Woodard 2. For Ganesha, the scoring was done by Romero 3, Fl. Ike 13, Fountain 4, Flores 7, Warren 23, Taylor 3, Fr. Ike 6.  

Westside League

Hillcrest Christian (GH) 64, West Valley Chrisltian 51-- Hillcrest Christian improved to 5-3 with the win. Marit Nat scored 19 points and had 7 rebounds and 7 assists wihile Eric Hodgkins had 7 pints and 8 rebounds.  Other scorers for Hillcrest were Haddad 5, Karich 6, Nesim 4, Amit Nat 3, Humphrey 2, Habashy 7 and Barri Sahni 10.  WVC scorers were Alderman with 165, Behroozi 17, Settle 11, Bel 3, Hogstrand 2, and Ewing 2.  Hillcrest held WVC to single digit scoring in the second, third and fourth quarters, and just two points in the fourth.  WVC dropped to 4-3.

Non-League

Ayala 76, Eisenhower 65--Jack May scored 20 points with 15 rebounds and Daniel Sherman added 14 points, and a school-record 20 rebounds with five blocked shots as Ayala handed Eisenhower its third loss of the year, 76-65 in a nonleague game Wednesday at Ayala. Ayala led most of the way, but the Eagles (11-3) cut into the deficit and got to within three points late in the third quarter. But Eisenhower, led by Trenell Eddings' 25 points, never got closer than six points in the fourth quarter. Chris Pacana (19 points) and May combined for 21 of the Bulldogs' (11-5) 29 fourth quarter points. Complete scoring for Eisenhower was Eddings 25, Reuzan 10, Afualo 18, Hart 2, Ang 4, Sams 2,  and Amaya 4. Full scoring for Ayala was Burke 8, Sherman 14, May 20, Jones 5, Pacana 19, McCoy 7, Lucas 3.

Brea Olinda 82, El Modena 46--Jerett Skrifvars scored 15 points and had 17 rebounds and Ryan Wilber scored 15 points, including three three-pointers, to lead the Wildcats (14-2). Kyle Dodd scored 11 points and had eight assists for Brea. 

Bosco Tech 64, Flintridge Prep 50--Alfred O'Dell scored 19 p9oints for Bosco, while point guard Devin Brown had 11, for Flintridge Prep.   Ben Krooop of Flintridge had 7 points and 13 rebounds.  Bosco outsocred FP 16-13 in the first quarter and 19-11 in the third.  Bosco Tech's record improved to 4-12 while Flintridge Prep dropped to 4-9.

Burroughs 59, Alhambra 36--Manual Flores scored 15 points for Alhambra in the l,osing cause, while Kevin Krose scored 17 for Burroughs.   Burroughs defense held Alhambra to just 4 oints in the fourth quarter and only 5 in the first.  Other scorers for Burrous were Brian Lee with 16, Woods 6, Perez 2, Waters 3, Frenzel 5, Jarbo 6, and Coronado  4.  Alhambra's other scorers were Chiang 7, Allison 5, Jung 6, Tran 2, and Wu 2.

Buena Park 68, Savanna 62(OT)--The Coyotes trailed 48-39 after three quarters but managed to win in overtime. Gibson scored 20 for Buena park, followed by Allen with 12, Rodriguez 12, Sapola 3, and Oliono 21.  Savanna's scoring was by Watanabe 6, Butler 2, Brown 15, Purenell 24, Hutton 2 and Boone 13. 

Cathedral City 102, Palo Verde 69--Clifton Cooper had 25 points and nine rebounds Wednesday to lead Cathedral City to a 102-69 victory over Blythe Palo Verde in a non-league game.  Cathedral City outscored the Yellowjackets 32-14 in the third quarter.  Gerald DeVance added 13 points and 10 assists for Cathedral City (11-5). Palo Verde (9-6) was led by Jon Cooper with 25 points. Palo Verde scoring was by Wright 10, Cooper 25, Peterson 2, Blanks 2, Johnson 4, Copple 8, Foster 6, O'Brien 12.  Cathedral City scorers were  Lambert 4, Green 5, Thornburg 2, DeVance 13, Cooper 25, Patrick 11, Smith 15, Heredia 15, Curtis 4, Peters 2, Shewmake 6. Halftime score -- Cathedral City 44-34. Three-point goals -- DeVance 2, Cooper 2, Patrick, Smith, Copple, O'Brien 2. Total fouls -- Palo Verde 14, Cathedral City 16. Fouled out -- none.

Claremont 65, Lancaster 60--Anthony Douglas scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Claremont (13-3) to victory. Clarermont scoring was   Whitton 8, Cox 11, Th. Taylor 8, Douglas 15, Bragg 10, Crampton 2, Ti. Taylor 9, Coberg 2. Lancaster scorers were Marley 5, Woolfork 7, Felix 5, Jackson 10, Pulma 18, Statt 15.

Diamond Bar 67, Corona 56--Brian Pichon led the way for the Brahmas with 20 points in Diamond Bar's 11-point victory. Kevin Turner did it all for the Brahmas (11-5), scoring 13 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, dishing out six assists and picking up four steals.Corona scoring was Regaldo 12, Valentine 6, Rikansrud 12, Bello 9, Knight 8, Allen 4, Ibbetson 5. Diamond Bar's scorers were Pichon 20, Little 10, Taylor 10, Turner 13, Craig 2, Gecmen 10, Hoshi 2.

Downey 57, Schurr 54-- The Vikings (10-4) had to withstand a furious comeback by the Spartans (8-7) to claim the victory. Frank Velazquez scored eight of his 23 points in the final four minutes to help Downey preserve its slim lead.

El Dorado 53, Valencia 51 (OT)--Brad Onishi hit a three-pointer with 2.9 seconds left in the game to lift El Dorado, which trailed, 28-19, at the half. Ryan Carlos scored 23 points for the Golden Hawks.

Fountain Valley 52, Laguna Hills 40--Zach Hardin scored 24 points, including six three-pointers, to lead Fountain Valley (10-5). Jeff Eittereim scored 21 for Laguna Hills. Ryan Moreau scored 12 in the home victory for the Barons.

Gabrielino 63, Cantwell 58-- Gabrielino scoring was Maxy with 16, Marquez with 13, Perry with 10, Lynn 10, Kerry 4, JMakoko 4, and Casidy 7.   Cantwell Sacred Hear scoring was by Reta 9, Garcia 13, Rodriguez 18, Ortega 8, Lilly 6, Elguea 2, Mora 2.

Gahr 58, Long Beach Wilson 45-- Gahr lost an eight point first half lead and fell behind by one shortly after the start of the second   half bu tthen went on a 22-7 scoring run to win. Seniors Marguqes Jordan, Anthony Davis, Michael Williams and Darrell Handy, all returning starters played well.  Davis had six assists and 15 points, while Jordan, a forward had five assists.  Handy, a center, had another four assists.  Williams had 13 points, Jordan 12, and Handy 10. Sophomore forward Romalice Reed had 11 rebounds for Gahr whicvh is now 9-6 overall, and hit seven 3-point shots in the game.  The Bruins were hampered by the shaky condition of their leading scorer, senior guard Cory Harris, who started the game averaging 14 points and five assists per game but he didn't start due to a skateboard injury suffered on Tuesday night when a skateboard fell two stories and hit him on the top of his head requiring stitches. He was cleared to play but only had 5 points.  Brian Johnson and David Burroughs each scored 8 points and had 9 rebounds apiece for Wilson which is now 4-12 on the year.

Garey 77, Azusa 51--Brandon Hogan scored 12 points and added five assists, five rebounds and five steals for Garey, and Edwin Thompson scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Garey as well. Garey's record is now 7-8.  For Garey, Shaddock had 11, Hatter 4, Hogan 12, Yem 8, Ponder 13, Amey 2, Thompson 12, Worthams 1, Horigan 3, Hill 5, Smith 4, and Clayton 2.  Azusa scoring was by Carelos 17, Duran 15, Bruce 7, Aldrice 3, Abdul 9.

Kennedy 57, La Habra 54-- Jason Grier led the Fighting Irish with 14 points and Tony Jimmerson added another 11 as Kennedy won, improving to 6-10 on the year.

La Sierra 65, Cajon 59--According to Riverside La Sierra coach Ted Hollister, the Eagles didn't play to their full potential, but his team still beat San Bernardino Cajon in their first home game of the year.  Jamaar Walker had 15 points and nine assists, Reggie Hill had 14 points and eight rebounds, and Josh Hiltbruner had 15 points, seven assists and seven rebounds to lead La Sierra (8-7), which has won 8 of 10. Paul Roby had 17 points and Blake Walker had 13 points for the Cowboys. Cajon scoring: Sims 4, Griffin 9, Roby 17, Acker 7, Walker 13, Morris 9. La Sierra scoring: Walker 15, Hill 14, Avila 9, Hiltbruner 15, Clayton 6, Calvillo 2, Powis 4. Halftime score -- La Sierra 36-31. Three-point goals -- Griffin, Acker, Walker, Avila 3, Hiltbruner 3. Total fouls -- Cajon 13, La Sierra 13. Fouled out -- None.

Loara 73, Western 12-- Herbert Garcia scored 16 points to lead the Saxons. Loara outscored Western 21-0 in the first quarter, 27-4 in the second, 16-2 in the third and 9-6 in the fourth.  What a wipeout. The Orange County Register reports that Western's record on the year is 2-12, and we just want to know who the other two teams are that could possibly have played worse than this team.

Los Alamitos 55, Cypress 50--Cypress couldn't come closer than within five in the fourth quarter after Los Alamitos took a 12-point lead in the third. Ronnie Prettyman scored 15 points and Jeff Grgas had 15 points and six rebounds for Los Alamitos (10-5).

Newport Harbor 58, Aliso Niguel 39--Matt Jameson scored 12 of his 20 points in the first half to help Newport Harbor to a 22-point lead. Dustin Illingworth scored 18 points for the Sailors (15-2).

Nordhoff 49, St Bonavenure 42--Andy Flores scored 15 of his game-high 22 points in the second half for Nordhoff (11-2) in a nonleague game at St. Bonaventure.

Norte Vista 65, Santiago 56--Jacare Smith scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter to lead Riverside Norte Vista (9-7) to a non-league victory over Corona Santiago (8-7). Santiago led 43-39 entering the fourth quarter, but the Braves went on an 8-0 run in the middle of the quarter to take a 53-45 lead. Smith hit back-to-back three-pointers to complete the run. Norte Vista held on by hitting 11 of 13 free throws in the fourth quarter; Smith was 8 of 9. Mike Will had 10 rebounds for Norte Vista, which is off to its best start since the 1992-93 season. Santiago scoring: Bayati 10, Jennings 7, Rugg 16, LeDuc 10, Stevens 6, Griswold 2, Pirch 3, Mirgharfouri 2. Norte Vista scoring: Horn 8, Smith 22, Sanchez 7, Mims 8, Lane 11, Will 8, Mai 1. Halftime score -- Santiago 27-26. Three-point goals -- LeDuc 3, Rugg 2, Bayati 2, Smith 4. Total fouls -- Santiago 23, Norte Vista 22. Fouled out -- Rugg.

Oak Park 65, Calabasas 63--Scott Jones forced a backcourt violation with 11 seconds remaining and Oak Park held on in a nonleague game at Oak Park.  Zach Smith had 17 points for Oak Park (5-9) and Spencer Hariton scored 22 for Calabasas (7-7).

Pasadena Muir 89, Duarte 50-- Muir extended its record to 15-1 this season as Senior John Parker scored 13 points and pulled down 8 rebounds, while Darelle Rowe shared team high scoring honors with 165 points and seven of Muir's 19 steals in the game. The other high scorer was Nate Johnson with 16, and Jeff Washington had 12 points while handing out seven assists and grabbing three steals.   The Mustangs were never threatened by Duarte which is now 7-7 on the year, shot 53 percent from the field (37-70) and held a 31-19 rebound lead. The only game Muir has lost was a five point decision to Manual arts when Darelle Rowe scored 35 points, so Muir has to be the expected leader in Pacific League play which starts on Friday.  Durate's Steven Green and point guard Jamal Greene scored 17 and 15 points respectively.

Rancho Cucamonga 83, Moreno Valley 57-- Derick Andrew scored 24 points and Karim McDougal had 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Cougars (11-5) to the rout of the Vikings (11-4).  Rancho Cucamonga used a 22-point run in the first half to take a 32-point lead en route to a non-league victory.  Moreno Valley (11-4), which was out-rebounded 55-36, had three starters score three points or fewer. Andre Johnson came off the bench to lead the Vikings with 14 points. "You know the best thing that happened to me?" Moreno Valley coach Dahl asked rhetorically. "When I was walking in, one of the lenses fell out of my glasses so I only had to watch it with one eye." Ken Bond added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Cougars, who raced out to a 45-12 halftime lead. Moreno Valley scoring was by Mejia 1, Lands 1, Hayes 10, Emanuel 12, Johnson 14, Goudeau 4, Jones 12, Beasley 3. Rancho Cucamonga scorers were   Lopez 2, Ninofranco 5, McDougal 14, Andrew 24, Bond 12, Wallom 7, Taylor 2, Williams 8, Aylor 2, Rodgers 7.   Halftime score -- Rancho Cucamonga 45-12. Three-point goals -- Johnson 4, Jones 3, Ninofranco, McDougal, Andrew. Total fouls -- Moreno Valley 20, Rancho Cucamonga 10. Fouled out -- none.

Rio Hondo Prep 55, Kilpatrick 54-- Seth Dinius had 22 points for Rio Hondo, while Jacob Blake scopred 18 as Rio Hondo managed to hang on to win and improved their record to 5-3 for the year.  Brandon Sosa added 7;, while Arthur Tashkesen had 6 and Steve Aman added 2 for Rio Hondo.  Scorers for Kilpatrick were Lashner 15, Johnson 13, Walker 9, Calvert 8, Bates 4, Brain 2, and Torrance 3.

Riverside Poly 58, Jurupua Valley 48--Even without leading scorer Josh Dunaj, Riverside Poly had little trouble defeating Jurupa Valley, 58-48, in a non-league game Wednesday. Riverside Poly took a 12-point lead by halftime and led by as many as 18 points in the second half. Dunaj was ejected from the Bears' previous game Dec. 26 after expressing disbelief about a charging call he received. He was subsequently barred from the Bears' next game per CIF rules.  The Bears (8-7) also didn't start forward-guard Rey Quezada, who had missed a practice. But Quezada came off the bench to lead the Bears with 14 points and 10 rebounds.Quezada shot 5 of 10 from the field, including 3 of 4 from three-point range. Jurupa Valley was led by 16 points from Josh Lozano. Jaguars 7-foot-1 center Justin Garcia was held to eight points as the Bears used their speed to counter Jurupa Valley's height advantage. JV scoring was: Lozano 16, Randall 8, Frias 0, Edwards 2, Garcia 8, Jents 12, Brizuela 2. Scorers for Riverside Poly were Irvin 12, Masi 3, Lea 12, Fisher 4, Chiaranian 2, Lopez 4, Quesada 14, Wilmot 2, Hudson 4, Baird 1. Halftime score -- Riverside Poly 34-22. Three-point goals -- Masi, Fisher, Quesada 3, Jentz 4, Lozano, Randall. Total fouls -- Jurupa Valley 10, Riverside Poly 12. Fouled out -- none.

Rowland 80, Alta Loma 59--Despite the play of Adam Parada who scored 20 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, the Braves' effort fell short. Alta Loma's scoring was by A. Garcia 4, Rocco 6, A. Dohner 12, S. Moore 2, Roberts 5, Carmichael 8, M. Moore 2,  and Parada with 20. Julius Barnes who has committed to play at Stanford next year, also had 20. Here's the full scoring for Rowland: Julius Barnes 20, Fortier 11, Arkiss 1, J. Bonds 13, Bush 18, West 7, Hicks 4, Tan 4, Merriweather 2.

San Marcos 57, Rio Mesa 47--Senior guard Mike Casias hit four 3-pointers en route to a game-high 15 points as San Marcos completed its non-league schedule with a home victory. Bradlee Van Pelt added 12 points and nine rebounds while Matt James grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked three shots. Randy Moharram dished off six assists for the Royals (5-8). San Marcos outscored the visitors 38-28 in the second half. San Marcos opens Channel League play on Friday at home against Buena.   Rio Mesa scoring: Huerta 3, Moreno 5, Coleman 12, Leong 2, Stevens 8, Liranzo 6, Napoles 8, Kanongatta'a 3. San Marcos scoring:  Moharram 8, Kupperman 6, Van Pelt 12, Putnam 8, Casias 15, James 3, Nance 5. 3-point goals-RM 4 (Huerta, Moreno, Coleman, Kanongatta'a), SM 6 (Casias 4, Moharram, Putnam). Total fouls-RM 15, SM 16. Fouled out-Nance.

Santa Ynez 69, Bishop Diego 46-- From the opening tip, Santa Ynez created scoring opportunities with aggressive defense. Sharp-shooter Michael Wooten took advantage of five early Cardinals turnovers with nine first-quarter points. His scoring helped give the Pirates a 21-7 lead. Cardinals guard Josh Steward tried to put his team back in the game, scoring six of his 12 points on the night in the second quarter. But the Pirates' size proved to be too much. Santa Ynez 6-6 center Chris Pena stepped up his play after being pulled out of the starting lineup for a minor disciplinary action. Pena came off the
bench to score 11 points and grab five rebounds to put the Pirates up 43-24 at the half. Pena continued to make his presence felt in the second half. After entering with 3:30 to go in the third quarter, Pena, who finished with a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds, scored six points in a one minute span and dashed any hopes of a Cardinals comeback. Bishop Diego was also hampered by an off night by star Jason Gibbs. The Pirates doubled teamed and fronted the senior forward, who had been averaging 18 points a game. He was held to eight points and six rebounds.Santa Ynez scoring was by  Knackstedt 4, Dreher 6, Berghoefer 8, Wooten 11, S. Muller 12, Pena 20, Bratt 2, Pratt 2, Johansen 2.   Bishop Diego scoring was Gibbs 8, Capritto 5, Steward 12, Korsan 4, Renick 9, Scheftic 2, Um 4, Martinez 2. 3-point goals-SY 1 (Dreher 1), BD 1 (Renick). Total fouls-SY 19, BD 16. Fouled out-None. Technical foul-Johansen.

Serra 92, Whitney 43--Junior forward Doyle Cole 's team-high 21 points and eight rebounds led the Cavaliers (8-8) to the road win.

St. Bernard 59, Cabrillo (Long Beach) 54--Sherman Gay had 14 points and Jose Hanson 10 as the Vikings (10-5) won at home. The Jaguars (8-11), who got 12 points from sophomore guard/forward Kiah Jeffries and 11 from junior forward Tremayne Rankins, had a 43-42 lead after three quarters but couldn't hold on at St. Bernard.

St. Paul 61, Irvine University 60: Andy Lawrence missed two free throws with two seconds left in the fourth quarter that would have given the Trojans (9-6) the win as the Swordsmen (9-7) hung on at St. Paul High. Mike Holloway led the winners with 19 points and six rebounds.University trailed, 37-18, in the second quarter, but rallied to come within one in the fourth. Chet Johnson scored 22 points and Larry Brown had 19 for the Trojans.

Twin Pines 80, CEDU 27--Yancy Fulson had 23 points and eight steals to lead Banning Twin Pines (6-7) over Running Springs CEDU in a non-league game. Maurice Townsend had 11 points, 10 rebounds and six steals and Keith Turner had 12 points for the Bobcats. Twin Pines scoring:  Turner 12, Townsend 11, Her 2, Fulson 23, Rivera 8, Akbar 10, Howard 3, Phannix 4, Hernandez 7.  CEDU scoring: Bayarsky 6, Eagle 4, Mowry 2, Wright 2, Maison 13. Halftime score -- Twin Pines 46-8. Three-point goals -- Rivera, Fulson, Bayarsky 2. Total fouls -- Twin Pines 10, CEDU 10. Fouled out -- None. Technical fouls -- Mowry.

Valley View 72, Yucaipa 51--James Mann had 29 points and 12 rebounds as Moreno Valley Valley View (11-3) rebounded from a loss Tuesday night to defeat Yucaipa (9-6) in a non-league game. Jerry Dupree had 17 points and 16 rebounds for Valley View, which lost to Moreno Valley, 69-59, on Tuesday. Jake Jones scored 14 points to lead Yucaipa. Yucaipa scoring :Jones 14, Florence 12, Carroll 9, Pahe 3, McCollum 6, Rhoads 7. Valley View scoring: Peters 6, Hampton 3, Mann 29, Russ 6, Logan 3, Dupree 17, Mims 2, Williams 2, Wrenn 4. Halftime score -- Valley View 30-23. Three-point goals -- Rhoads, McCollum, Pahe, Carroll, Mann 3, Dupree 2, Peters 2, Hampton. Total fouls -- Yucaipa 19, Valley View 20. Fouled out -- Logan. Technical fouls -- Russ, Dupree.

Villa Park 71, Huntington Beach 32--Alex Will scored 18 points, including three three-pointers, and Tommy Stankan had 10 of his 12 points in Villa Park's 28-point second quarter.

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