SoCalHoops High School News

Thursday's Games From In & Around SoCal--(Jan. 8, 1999)

There were not an overwhelming number of games yesterday, in fact, just a handful, and Thursday's seem, at least until City Section really gets going next week,  to be devoted mostly to the girls' games.  Like Seinfeld, George and Elaine used to say, "Not that there's anything wrong with that."  It's just that we don't have the time or resources to cover everything, so something has to give, and for now it continues to be the girls' coverage of individual games.   But there were some boys' games played in SoCal (we don't have the San Diego results, which is sorta, kinda, ok for now because people like our friend Paul Smith keep posting some of the San Diego results on the message board, which is just fine with us).  Here they are:

Metro Leauge

Riverside Christian 73, Upland Christian 31--Nick Paige scored 31 points and teammate J.R Fernandez added 21 points as the Cougars (1-1 in league) rolled past the host Eagles (1-7, 0-2).  Riverside Christian used a 20-point second quarter to open a 35-13 halftime advantage. For Upland Christian, Eric Toupal led the way with 11 points.

Northern League

San Luis Obispo 49, Lompoc 44--(played Wednesday) In a game played at San Luis Obispo, SLO's Dan D'Entremont had 24 to lead the Tigers as they improved to 8-6 and dropped the Braves to 6-8.  Down 25-18 out of the first half, Lompoc outscored SLO 20-8 in the third to take a 38-33 into the fourth.  From Lompoc's view, it helped that D'Entremont, who scored 16 in the first half, was held scoreless in the third. But the Tiger sharpshooter came up with 8 more in the fourth to help his buddies seal the deal.  D'Entremont was the only double-figures scorer for SLO. Maurice McLean led the Braves with 13.  Lompoc is at Santa Maria today (Friday) in a game slated for 7:30 p.m.

Non-League

Antelope Valley Christian 87, Heritage Christian 54-- Peter Beaudin scored 28 points, Matthew Nurse 25 and Jamal Flanagan 20 as Antelope Valley Christian (10-1) defeated Heritage Christian 87-54 in a nonleague game at AVC. Todd Warner led Heritage Christian (7-8) with 27 points.

Chaparral 64, Temescal Canyon 49--(Played Wednesday) Dan Larsen, Shaun Scott and Ryan Cooke each scored 13 points to lead Temecula Chaparral (9-4) to a non-league victory. Lake Elsinore Temescal Canyon (5-10) led 49-48 with five minutes remaining, but Chaparral scored the final 17 points. Cooke added nine rebounds and five assists in the victory. Chris Ellenwood, who missed the first 10 games because of a broken leg, scored a season-high 21 points to lead Temescal Canyon. Chaparral scorers were Kurtz 8, Larsen 13, Buller 6, Cooper 8, Cooke 13, Scott 13, Brenier 3. Temescal Canyon scorers were Zagone 0, Ellenwood 21, Gomez 5, Cleary 4, Robinson 10, Brycsak 3, Metcalf 6. Halftime score -- Chaparral 34-29. Three-point goals -- Scott 3, Ellenwood 3. Total fouls -- Chaparral 13, Temescal Canyon 28. Fouled out -- Zagone, Robinson. Technical fouls -- Zagone.

Chaparral 52, Rubidoux 47--(Played Thursday)Phillip Cooper scored 16 points as Temecula Chaparral (10-4) completed its pre-league schedule with a non-league victory over Rubidoux (7-10). The Falcons held a small lead most of the game until five minutes left in the fourth quarter, when the Pumas went ahead 41-40. Chaparral held the lead by hitting 12 of 18 free throws in the fourth quarter. Darnell Thompson led Rubidoux with 20 points. Rubidoux scorers were Green 8, Thompson 20, Walker 5, Aguilar 5, Hervey 4, Martinez 3, Garcia 2. Chaparral scoring was by Kurtz 4, Larsen 8, Buller 9, Cooper 16, Cooke 6, Bray 4, Hopkins 3, Brenier 2. Halftime score -- Rubidoux 23-19. Three-point goals -- Thompson, Green, Martinez, Kurtz, Cooper. Total fouls -- Rubidoux 24, Chaparral 20. Fouled out -- Larsen, Green, Martinez.  

Coutin 74, Stoneridge Prep 60--Sammy Delrahim of Stoneridge Prep scored an area season-best 48 points and added six assists and six steals in a losing effort as the Tigers (1-4) fell 74-60 to Coutin (5-1) in nonleague play.

Loma Linda Academy 69,  Big Bear 65-- Loma Linda Academy used a 21-7 third quarter to defeat Big Bear in a non-league game. Curtis Alexander scored 20 points, four assists and four rebounds and Shannon McKenzie added 17 points to lead Loma Linda (7-1). Big Bear's Mike Van Order led all scorers with 25. Big Bear scoring was by Van Order 25, Schlarman 0, Peters 0, Mundel 1, Caldwell 5, Jesin 11, Thompson 7, Brown 7, Fracis 3. Loma Linda scorers were Alexander 20, Aprecio 6, Choi 9, Elston-Hurdle 2, Guth 10, Hahn 2, McKenzie 17, Pudewell 3. Halftime score -- Big Bear 35-33. Three-point goals -- Van Order 5, Caldwell, Jesin, McKenzie 2. Total fouls -- Big Bear 19, Loma Linda 21. Fouled out -- Choi.

Perris 73, San Bernardino Cajon 64-- Lamar Waters and Jontae Vinson scored 18 points apiece to lead Perris to a 73-64 victory over visiting San Bernardino Cajon Thursday night in a non-league game. Perris (7-5) increased the tempo in the third quarter with its trapping defense and outscored the Cowboys 20-16 to increase its lead to 48-41 entering the fourth quarter.  Cajon (5-10) pulled within three points in the fourth quarter, but Perris forced turnovers and pulled away by making 7 of 8 free throws in the quarter. Perris completed its pre-league schedule with two wins this week and the young Panthers, made up of mostly players on junior varsity last season, are starting to peak, Smith said. Vinson had eight rebounds and Waters had seven assists. Derek Lloyd chipped in with 16 points. Blake Walker scored a game-high 25 points to lead Cajon. Cajon scorers were : Sims 3, Griffin 3, Roby 11, Acker 9, Walker 25, Morris 10, Breeden 3. Perris scoring was by Anderson 10, Waters 18, Lloyd 16, Vinson 18, Taylor 4, Spry 2, Johnson 3, Miller 2. Halftime score -- Perris 28-25. Three-point goals -- Acker, Breeden, Waters 2, Lloyd. Total fouls -- Cajon 14, Perris 24. Fouled out -- None.
Technical fouls -- Anderson.

Price Christian 77, Montclair Prep 68--Maxwell Lucas of Montclair Prep made a 15-foot jump shot at the fourth-quarter buzzer to send the game into overtime, but the Mounties (4-10) were outscored, 16-7, in the extra period in a nonleague game at Montclair Prep.  Josiah Johnson, who had 23 points and 16 rebounds for Montclair Prep, did not score in overtime.  Andrew Howard had 26 points for Price Christian (13-3), which made eight three-point shots.

Ramona 52, Arlington 42--Defense ruled as Riverside Ramona (9-6) forced 26 turnovers and committed 18 in beating former Ivy League rival Riverside Arlington. Ramona led by as many as 15 points in the fourth quarter before Arlington closed to within seven. Ramona put the game away at the free-throw line. Arlington scorers were Hart 6, Willman 2, Glover 8, Larsen 13, Hatton 2, Tang 2, Mayne 2, Ware 6, Carter 1. Ramona scorers were Moss 14, Aponte 5, Thomas 6, Darkwa 4, Carr 7, Pye 4, Entriken 4, Downey 8. Halftime score -- Ramona 29-19. Three-point goals -- Hart, Glover 2, Larsen, Aponte, Downey 2. Total fouls -- Arlington 17, Ramona 11. Fouled out -- none. Technical fouls -- Ramona bench (illegal substitution).

San Jacinto 70, Woodcrest Christian 51--John Norman scored 17 of his season-high 26 points in the first quarter as San Jacinto won a non-league game. San Jacinto (5-10) jumped out to a seven-point lead in the first quarter and increased it to 13 at halftime. The victory ended a six-game losing streak for San Jacinto. Norman hit six three-pointers and Juan Mendoza grabbed 12 rebounds in the victory. Kris Powers led Woodcrest Christian with 17 points. WC scoring was by Jones 8, Ewing 4, Gallegos 6, Gasco 3, Powers 17, Adams 4, Paryonovich 3, Boyd 4, Schmalhoffer 2. San Jacinto scorers were Mitchell 9, Rose 3, C.Norman 0, J.Norman 26, Mendoza 3, Mercer 5, Frazier 8, Padilla 12, Jackson 4. Halftime score -- San Jacinto 36-23. Three-point goals -- Paryonovich, Boyd, Mercer, Padilla, J.Norman 6. Total fouls -- Woodcrest 14, San Jacinto 24. Fouled out -- none.

St. Margaret's 77, Orangewood Academy 52-- Alex Huff scored 26 points and Brian Sternberg added 21 Thursday night to lead St. Margaret's boys basketball team past host Orangewood Academy, 77-52, in an Academy League game. Sternberg, a 6-foot-1 guard, added 14 rebounds, seven blocked shots and eight assists for the Tartans (5-4, 1-0) in the league-opener for both schools. Huff, also a guard, added 16 rebounds. Anthony Geach scored six of his 12 points in the second quarter as the Tartans outscored the Spartans (0-1 in league), 20-9. Lemans Galbreath scored 19 points to lead Orangewood.

Verbum Dei 83, St. John Bosco 44--The trio of Dalron Johnson (18 points), Jamaal Dean (15 points, five 3-pointers) and Marlon Parmer (12 points, seven assists) led the Eagles (11-5) over the visiting Braves. 

City Section Non-Conference

Birmingham 53, Monroe 52--Darrel Taylor drove the length of the court missed a short jump shot,and rebounded his own missed shot to score at the buzzer and give Birmingham a 53-52 win over Monroe in a nonleague boys' basketball Thursday at Birmingham. The visiting Vikings had taken a 52-50 lead on Eric Serna's three-point play with 10 seconds remaining. Taylor finished with 18 points and nine rebounds to lead the Patriots (3-11). Taylor scored 13 of his game-high 18 points in the second half, including eight in the fourth quarter. Mshak Ghazarian scored 14 points for Birmingham (3-11).  Eric Senna, who had 17 points, gave Monroe a 52-51 lead by converting a three-point play with 10 seconds remaining. Robert Palafox added 15 points for the Vikings.

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