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Wednesday Night Games, City &
Southern Section Scores--(Jan. 28, 1999)

Seems that when we posted up (or tried to post up) the scores from the Tuesday games this week, in our rush to get them to you, we linked to the wrong article and reposted the scores from Jan. 13.  Our bad.  We've now fixed that, and the correct article is up. Our thanks to Dave Heredia for pointing out the mistake, and also for posting the correct scores from Tuesday on the Message Forum.   So much for feeble apologies.  Here are the results from Wednesday's games, at least those we've been able to cobble together.  Sorry they're so late, but sometimes life has a way of intruding on basketball. We won't let it happen again.  Really.  

Bay League

Peninsula 65, Redondo 60-- The Panthers downed the Sea Hawks, 65-60, at Peninsula Wednesday night. Redondo, which figured to share the Bay League championship with Inglewood after splitting with the Sentinels, fell to 14-6 and 7-2 in league. Inglewood now holds sole possession of first place. Peninsula, buoyed by forward Bo Palmer's game-high 24 points, improved to 13-7, 5-3. Jake Dederer added 19 points and Charlie Kundrat had 11 for the Panthers, who held a 33-24 lead at halftime. Peninsula pushed its advantage to 49-31 at the end of the third quarter before the Sea Hawks responded. Behind Andrew Zahn's 23 points and Walter White's 20, Redondo outscored the Panthers 29-16 in the fourth. But the Panthers hit their free throws at the end to seal the game.

Inglewood 65, Centennial 43--Brian Taylor , Skip Esene and Marvin Isaacs scored 16 points apiece as the host Sentinels (21-3, 8-1) won. Taylor made five three-pointers, and Jerod Jenkins had 12 rebounds.

Santa Monica 54, North Torrance 41--Tyler Owens scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds, but the visiting Saxons (8-11, 1-6) fell to the Vikings (13-6, 5-3). Santa Monica, which led, 16-4, after the first quarter, was paced by Jason Speciner 's game-high 15 points. Jermel Brooks added 10 points for North.

Camino Real League

Don Bosco 56, Cantwell Sacred Heart 47-- Senior guard Adam Garcia scored a game-high 21 points, but it wasn't enough for the Cardinals (4-16, 0-4) to upend the host Tigers.

Channel League

Santa Barbara 74, Dos Pueblos 55-- Sean Kelly (6'-8" Sr. C) scored 22 points for Santa Barbara Wednesday night as the Dons went to Dos Pueblos and won 74-55 in a showdown between the two top basketball teams in the Channel League. Santa Barbara improved to 20-2 with its 13th straight win, and 4-0 in league. Dos Pueblos, which has won the last two league titles, dropped to 16-5 and 3-1.Kelly hit all 9-of-10 shots in the first three quarters, including two 3-pointers, and finished 10-of-14 on the night. He also had 10 rebounds, three blocked shots, a steal and an assist. Kelly is averaging about eight points.   Dos Pueblos started the game hot, jumping to a 7-2 lead, but then Kelly squared up and hit a 3-pointer at the top of the key. He would score 10 of the Dons' next 14 points as the game turned into a see-saw affair with several ties and lead changes. The Dons led 35-30 at halftime and never relinquished the lead, though the Chargers kept it close until the final quarter. Shantay Legans (5'-11" Sr. PG) for Dos Pueblos, who will attend the University of California at Berkeley next year and play for the Bears, also had a good game with 24 points, pretty close to his season average. He would have had a few more except that he had two baskets nullified for player control fouls. The second one - on contact made going into Kelly - would have brought Dos Pueblos within a basket at 52-49 with 5:47 to play. Instead it was Legans' fourth foul, sending him to the sidelines. When he returned a few minutes later, Santa Barbara led 59-47.  The Dons also got stellar games from Christ and Brent Williams. Christ had 13 points - 10 in the fourth quarter - seven rebounds and three assists. Williams had 18 points.  The Dons' normal team leader, Tony Freeman, had a subpar statistical night with nine points and four rebounds. But he spent most of the game guarding Legans and also had to fight through both a cold and foul trouble. He picked up his fourth foul with 6:47 left in the third quarter and spent the rest of the period on the sidelines. Alex Jenkins and Brett Holbrook each had 12 points for Dos Pueblos, but the rest of the Chargers combined for only 10 points. SANTA BARBARA-Sheltton 2, Burke 8, Maloney 2, Freeman 9, Williams 18, Christ 13, Kelly 22. Totals 27 16-25 74. DOS PUEBLOS-Legans 24, Holbrook 12, Jenkins 12, Dachenhaus 1, Ray 3, Ortiz 6. Totals 21 9-16 55. 3-point goals-SB 4 (Kelly 2, Williams, 1, Burke 1), DP 4 (Kelly 2, Legans 2). Fouled out-none. Technical fouls-Freeman, Dons bench.

Ventura 65, San Marcos 44--Jeff Staniland scored 14 points for Ventura in the win. Ventura improved to 2-2 in league, while San Marcos dropped to 1-3 and 7-11 overall. SAN MARCOS - McGann 7, Moharram 3, Alliano 3, Putnam 8, Grace 5, Craig 2, Casias 13, Scott 3. Totals: 17 5-9 44. VENTURA - Ebell 7, Richards 4, Ellis 4, Staniland 14, Pabst 5, Coutter 4, McKendry 2, Bauerlein 6, Peterson 9, Derse 4, Baney 4, McSorley. Totals: 27 6-7 65. 3 point goals: SM 4 (Casias 2, Alliano 1, McGann) V 5 (Peterson 3, Pabst 1, Ebell 1). Total fouls: SM 7, V 14. Fouled out: None.

City Section--Coastal Conference

Westchester 91, Los Angeles 56--Junior guard Lou Wright led the Comets (11-8, 4-1) to the road win with 23 points, including four three-point goals. Junior forward Terrence Lawson contributed 12 points and 14 rebounds for Westchester. Senior guard Eric Knight scored 14 points nine on three pointers for the Comets.

Other scores:

Fairfax 77, Venice 58
Palisades 72, Hamilton 53
Manual Arts 122, University 54

City Section--Northern Conference

Hollywood 67, Belmont 61
Franklin 73, Lincoln 44

City Section--Northwest Valley Conference

West Valley League

Cleveland 77, Taft 68--Kent Dennis made 16 of 17 free throws and finished with 27 points and 14 rebounds for Cleveland (15-4, 5-0) in a West Valley League victory at Taft.  Brian Smith added 22 points and 17 rebounds for the Cavaliers (15-4, 5-0), who are on a six-game winning streak and have won nine of their past 10. Cleveland rallied from a 29-28 halftime deficit to lead by as many as 15 points in the second half.  Shayne Berry had 13 points and Raja Boykins and Thaddis Bosley each added 10 for Taft (10-5, 3-2).

City Section--Southeastern Conference

South Gate 74, Huntington Park 52-- Ronald Johnson scored 33 points and grabbed 11 boards as the Rams (15-8, 7-3) ran away from the visiting Spartans. Senior guard Adrian Quintero added 17 points and Adrian Garibay added 14 for South Gate in the win. 

Other scores:

Bell 76, Roosevelt 51
Jefferson 78, Garffield 53
Fremont 54, Locke 46

City Section--Southern Pacific Conference

San Pedro 69, Carson 67--Andre Johnson scored 25 points for the Colts, but he missed a three-pointer with seven seconds remaining, and the Pirates held on at home. Oscar Abrons led the Pirates with 25 points, six rebounds and three steals, and Rosario Ferrara added 17 points and nine rebounds. The Pirates' lead was cut to 68-67 after Johnson made a three-pointer with 24 seconds left, but he then missed another three-point attempt with seven seconds to play. Senior guard Andy Gallego hit two free throws with two seconds remaining in the contest to give the host Pirates (6-12, 2-3) the victory over the Colts (9-11, 1-4).

Banning 57, Narbonne 55--Freshman Hassan Adams scored a career-high 20 points and made two free throws with 25 seconds left to clinch the Pilots' win at Narbonne. Tony Lara (11 points) made two late three-pointers, and Jerry Jackson also made a three-pointer with a minute left as the Pilots took a 55-52 lead. Donnie Walker , the South Bay's leading scorer, finished with 14 points for Banning (4-11, 2-3) as the Gauchos used a box-and-one defense against him. Freshman Beto Delgado led Narbonne (0-5 conference) with 20 points.

Other scores:

Crenshaw 80, Washington 76

City Section--Valley Pac-8 Conference

East Valley League

Grant 72, Canoga Park 65--Glbert Arenas set a Grant High record by making 20 free throws in the Lancers' 72-65 victory over Canoga Park in an East Valley League game Wednesday at Canoga Park.  The Hunters (3-16, 0-5 in league play) closed to within 61-59 on a three-point basket by reserve John Limsakul with three minutes remaining, but Arenas scored 17 of his 46 points in the fourth quarter. Limsakul and Mike Bell each scored 15 points for Canoga Park.  Arenas also set a school record by attempting 25 free throws. He scored 11 of Grant's 18 points in the second quarter when the
Lancers (16-4, 4-1), went ahead to stay by closing out the period with an 8-0 run.

Mid Valley League

Poly 64, Van Nuys 56--James Word scored 25 points, had seven steals and 10 rebounds and Harold Berreondo contributed 14 assists as Poly (10-10, 4-1) won a Mid-Valley League game at Van Nuys. Abe Morabbi scored 27 points for Van Nuys (5-13, 1-4).

Condor League

Laguna Blanca 67, Villanova 40-- Four Owls scored in double figures in the Condor League rout at Villanova in Ojai. Garrett Wilson, who was returning from an injury, and Chris Tamas each tallied 16 points, while Josh Ferguson added 15 points and Brian Niehaus 10. Laguna Blanca, the No. 2-ranked team in CIF V-A improved to 4-0 in league and 13-5 overall. Tamas and Niehaus were a force on the backboards, grabbing 13 rebounds apiece. Trevor Scott dished out eight assists. Laguna Blanca next faces Thacher on Friday at home.  LAGUNA BLANCA - Scott 4, Geyser 6, Wilson 16, Tamas 16, Ferguson 15, Niehaus 10. Totals 24 14-19 67. VILLANOVA - Yee 10, Fore 10, Normikos 11, Sun 2, Hecuovley 4, Seveic 3. Totals 14 7-15 40. 3-point goals-LB 5 (Ferguson 3, Wilson 2), V 6 (Fore 3, Yee, Normicos, Seveic). total fouls-LB 10, V 14. Fouled out-None.

De Anza League

Tewntynine Palms 62, Aquinas 44

Del Rey League

Bishop Montgomery 69, Bishop Amat 41--Errick Craven's 23 points paced the Knights (17-3, 5-0) in their home win over the Lancers. DeVaughn Peace added nine points, and Marvin Perez had eight for Bishop Montgomery, which led, 37-19, at halftime.

St. Paul 57, Serra 49--Center Aerick Sanders and forward Earl Lewis scored 12 points apiece for the Cavaliers (11-13, 1-4) as they fell on the road. Junior forward Michale Holloway led the Swordsmen (12-9, 3-2) with 21 points in the victory over the visiting Cavaliers (9-12, 1-4). St. Paul, which jumped out to an early 15-6 lead, used 13 points from senior guard Alex Villegas and two free throws with 30 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter by Abraham Cruz (10 points) to put away Serra. St. Paul will now travel to play Bishop Montgomery on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Del Rio League

La Serna 70, California 67

Desert Mountain League

Lone Pine 88, Mammoth 52

Empire League

Loara 72, Katella 57-- Loara's victory left the Saxons (19-3, 5-1) alone in first place in the Empire League, a game ahead of Katella, which  couldn't handle the Saxons' press and committed six of their 24 turnovers in the first 4 1/2 minutes of play, and trailed 17-2 with no chance to get back in the game.  Senior guard Herbert Gracia finished with 18. The Saxons didn't let up against the Knights (16-6, 4-2). Loara, which committed 19 turnovers, converted steal after steal into easy baskets.  The Knights made only three of 20 shots from the field in the first half. Their only field goal in the second quarter was a basket by senior forward Casey Cariker with 2:30 to play. It cut Loara's lead to 33-13. Wesley Waldrop finished with a game-high 21 points and had seven rebounds. Senior center Johnny Patton had 11 rebounds and five assists for Loara.   Katella forward Brandon Jordan led the Knights with 13 points, but made only one of eight shots. 

Kennedy 48, Cypress 39--Tony Jimmerson had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Kennedy (7-15, 1-5), which outscored visitingCypress ,18-10, in the second quarter to take a three-point halftime lead. 

Garden Grove League

Los Amigos 76, Santiago 44--Jesse Carrillo scored 24 points and David Chau had 10 for host Los Amigos (15-7, 6-2).  Rancho Alamitos 50, Garden Grove 39--Omar Pryce scored 13 points and Willie Montgomery 10 for host Rancho Alamitos (9-12, 3-4). Roland Quach had 24 points, including four three-pointers, for Garden Grove (1-18, 1-7). 

Rancho Alamitos 50, Garden Grove 39--The Vaqueros (9-12, 3-4) trailed by three points at the end of the third quarter but rallied to beat the visiting
Argonauts (1-17, 1-7).

Liberty League

Providence 60, Buckley 45-- Providence avenged a home loss from three weeks ago when Buckley won on January 8th,  65-53. Buckley came out flat and out of sync, and never really got their offense going.  It was the third league loss for the Griffins, and also the third time that the opposition ran a four corners motion-spread offense on them; Buckley's 1-3-1 served only to get the guards exhausted by the middle of the third quarter, and that, combined with Providence's usual athleticism and good shooting helped them break out to lead by as many as 23 midway through the third quarter. Providence had 5 players in double figures:  Bekmezian with 10, A. Kascinta with 13, P. Kascinta with 14, Jones with 10, and Pedraja with 11. Colin Ward-Henninger led Buckley's scoring with 15;  Sasha Rahban had 9, David Gale had 5, Alex Clancy had 7, Adam Pastor and Royal Weaver had 4 each.  Buckley now drops to 11-7 overall and 4-3 in league, 1/12 games behind Providence at 6-1 and Windward at 7-2.  Windward only has 3 more league games remaining, while Buckley still has 7 more league games in the next two and a-half weeks.

Other scores:

Windward 62, Viewpoint 48

Los Padres League

Santa Maria St. Joseph 72, Lompoc Cabrillo 60--Matt Cova led the Knights with 16 points and Brett Krause added 13 in a Los Padres League win at home. St. Joseph improves to 4-1 in league and 14-6 overall. Cabrillo (0-5, 4-15), was led by Marcus Jenkins' 17
points.

Paso Robles 67, Santa Ynez 48--Ben Garcia hit six of nine 3-pointers en route to 28 points for visiting Paso Robles in a Los Padres League game at Santa Ynez. He hit two 30-foot 3-pointers with a defender on him, including a three with one second left in the first half and another with one second left on the shot clock in the third quarter. Don Dreher led Santa Ynez (1-4 in LPL, 8-12 overall) with 15 points, including three 3-point baskets. Paso Robles is 2-3 in league play. PASO ROBLES-Garcia 28, Larson 6, Peoples 4, Cassidy 7, Buckman 2, Baugh 6, Lowder 8, Webb 4. Totals 21 19-22 67. SANTA YNEZ-Wooten 8, K. Muller 2, S. Muller 7, Pratt 1, Dreher 15, Knackstedt 4, Berghoefer 7, Pena 4. Totals 16 14-19 48. 3-point goals-PR: 6 (Garcia 6), SY: 3 (Dreher). Total fouls- PR: 14; SY:20. Fouled out-Pratt, Knackstedt.

Marmonte League

Newbury Park 74, Royal 71--Brian Polen scored 16 points with 14 rebounds for the Panthers in a Marmonte League game at Newbury Park.  The Panthers (14-4, 6-1) stretched their lead to 74-68 with one minute to play on consecutive jump shots by Will Svitek and Dan Block. Brandon Foster led Royal (7-13, 1-6) with 16 points. 

Simi Valley 92, Moorpark 53--Rafael Berumen scored 26 points and had 14 rebounds for the Pioneers (20-2, 7-0) in a Marmonte League game.

Agoura 66, Thousand Oaks 59--Garrett Lepisto had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Mike Patterson added 15 points for the Chargers (10-11, 4-3) in a Marmonte League victory at Agoura.  Marcus Ellis scored 14 points for Thousand Oaks (11-10, 1-6).

Miramonte League

Los Altos 83, Charter Oak 68

Mission League

Harvard-Westlake 94, Crespi 77--Russell Lakey had 33 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals for the Wolverines (12-9, 5-2) in a Mission League victory at Harvard-Westlake.  Eric Geffner added 18 points and 14 rebounds for Harvard-Westlake, which led, 57-32, before withstanding a 25-3
Crespi run.  Andrew Moore scored 21 points and Mike Luderer and Marcin Jagoda each added 14 for No. 6-ranked Crespi (12-6, 5-2).

Alemany 74, Notre Dame 66--Devin Montgomery scored 28 points and Rene Maynard added 17 for Alemany (12-5, 5-2) in a Mission League game at Notre Dame.  Cody Pearson had 28 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and Dante Ward had 21 points for Notre Dame (7-14, 1-6).

Mission Valley League

Mountain View 39, Arroyo 36-- Johnny Vargas scored 14 points and Vince Lee scored 10 for Mountain View, which picked up the win and improved to 2-3 in league and 6-12 overall.  Arroyo, which is now 3-2 in league, was led by Brian Gomez with 12.

Gabrielino 75, El Monte 60-Sean Maxey lit it up yesterday for 32 points while Hectore Marquez added 11 and Robert Cassiby added 165 for Gabrielino in the win. El Monte was led by Edgard Orrante with 25 and Jose Resendez with 21.  El Monte is now 9-12 overall and 4-1 in league while Bagrield in 12-9 and tied at 4-1 in league.

Montview League

Gladstone 58, Azusa 39--Gladsonte was led by Titus Bradley with 23, Chris LaCount with 15 and Jusus Lopez with 11.  Azusa's Jose Duran had 11 and was the team's high scorer.  Gladstone is now 4-1 in league while Azusa remains winless at 0-5 in league, and is 1-15 overall.

Bassett 66, Duarte 60--Stevent Albitre scored 24 points for Balssett and Eric Rojas added another 17 as Bassett improved to 3-2 in league and 10-10 overall.  Durared was led by Jamal Greene with 21, and fell to 10-10 also and 2-3 in league.

La Puente 75, Workman 67-- La Puente was led by Freddy Patron with 31 and Andrew Maxey with 12; Workman's Freddy Lemus had 22 and Emanual Butler and Joe Aguilar had 14 and 13 points respectively, as La Puente improved to 5-0 in league. 

Orange League

Brea Olinda 60, Magnolia 46--Kyle Dodd had 18 points and 12 assists and Ryan Wilber had 17 points and seven steals for visiting Brea (19-2, 5-0). Asi Faoa led Magnolia (10-11, 2-3) with 16 points and 15 rebounds.

Anaheim 48, Western 45--Anaheim took an 18-6 lead after one quarter and then held on at home. Jesus Salcedo led the Colonists (7-12, 1-4) with 16 points and nine rebounds. Robert Turner led Western (2-19, 0-5) with 21 points.

Savanna 66, Valencia 56-- The home Rebels (14-7, 4-1) remained one game behind Brea Olinda in the league championship race as Solomon Brown's 25 points helped beat the Tigers (6-15, 3-2).

Pacific View League

Oxnard 59, Channel Islands 55

Santa Fe League

Daniel Murphy 64, Mary Star 43--Allen Danielson had 19 points and nine rebounds, but the Stars (6-12, 2-5) fell behind early and never recovered at home. Rudy Brown added 13 points for the Stars, who trailed by 19 at halftime.

South Coast League

Mission Viejo 67, Trabuco Hills 62 (OT)--Francis Ireifej's basket with three seconds remaining in regulation sent the game to overtime, where Ireifej scored five of the 14 points for Mission Viejo (11-12, 3-4). Kyle Ulrich led the Diablos with 20 points.

Suburban League

Artesia 113, Norwalk 27-- The Pioneers (20-2, 8-0) held the visiting Lancers (1-16, 1-6) to just four points in the second quarter en route to the victory at Artesia High. Sophomore forward Amaury Fernandez scored a game-high 29 points and he also pulled down 14 rebounds, as Artesia won its 54th consecutive Suburban League contest. Senior standout Jason Kapono, coming off a 52 point performance last Friday against Glenn, knocked in 17 of his 24 points in the first quarter, when the Pioneers took a commanding 30-7 lead. Freshman guard Franklin Matos also made contributions for Artesia,
scoring 14 points to go with six assists and seven steals. 

Mayfair 90, Glenn 45-- Sophomore forward Josh Childress scored 22 points and senior guard Jesus Miranda added 20 points and seven assists in as the Monsoons (17-6, 6-2) upended the host Eagles. Mayfair, which played without point guard Edwin Draughn due to an ankle injury, got 15 points and 10 boards from senior forward Andre Walters in the victory.

La Mirada 68, Bellflower 67--  La Mirada came from behind a 16 point deficit in the final 12 minutes of the game to rally for the one point win over the host Buccaneers. The win helped La Mirada (8-12, 4-3) grab a share of third place along with Bellflower (13-8, 4-3). Should the two teams finish the league season in the same position, the Matadores, by virtue of their win in the second round of league play, would get the league's final playoff berth. Jarrett scored 11 of his 15 points and grabbed eight of his 10 rebounds after halftime, all while playing against a bigger front line.  Bellflower appeared to be in total control halfway through the third quarter. The Buccaneers forced seven quick turnovers in the quarter to turn a close 31-25 halftime lead into a healthy 51-35 advantage with just over three minutes left. La Mirada took command at the point, as Jarrett, Adam Najera and Aza Villalobos (17 points) all sank 3-point shots at the end of the quarter to cut the deficit to, 53-45. The Matadores opened the fourth quarter with a 12-0 run to take a 57-53 lead. Bellflower junior guard Taku Marudzikwa had 15 points, and senior Marcus Harvey scored 14 points and juniors Daron Botts and Eli Curtis added 13 and 11 points, respectively, for the Buccaneers. Junior Tim Pickett added 14 points for La Mirada.

Sunbelt League

Rancho Verde 78, Valley View 67

Sunkist League

Elsinore 60, Temescal Canyon 44

Tri-Valley League

Carpinteria 56, Oak Park 54-- Scott Lopez added 10 points and 6-foot-2 Tyler Matson, going against Oak Park's 6-7 center Jack Smith, grabbed nine rebounds, eight coming on the defensive end. OAK PARK - Smith 13, Jones 10, Scneider 10, Cheung 8, Murphy 7, Dailey 2, Williams 2, Carver 2. Totals 24 1-3 54. CARPINTERIA - Barbieri 26, Lopez 10, Scott 8, Gonzalez 6, Matson 5, Hernandez. Totals: 22 9-11 56. 3-point goals: OP 5 (Schneider 2, Cheung 2, Murphy) C 3 (Barbieri 2, Lopez 1). Total fouls: OP 12, C 12. Fouled out: None.

Non-League

Buena 56, Rio Mesa 46--Danny Thompson scored 18 points and Peter Brown scored 17 with 15 rebounds and the Bulldogs (9-12) won a nonleague game at Rio Mesa.

Santa Clarita Christian  61, Southwestern 28

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