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The Week In Review: Results
From Around SoCal--(Jan 22, 1999)

The week of January 18-22 (excluding Friday's games, which we'll post up sometime this weekend), saw just a ton of action, but not as much as most weeks in SoCal, largely because many Southern Section schools hold final exams during this week for their first semester classes. Of course, many schools have already held first semester finals, so there was more than enough action to go around, including some huge performances, such as Gilbert Arenas' 42 points against Poly in City Section and Casey Jacobsen scoring 43 points on Monday night at the 5th Annual Nike Dream Classic, and then following that up against Upland with another big performance to become the second all-time scoring leader in California State history, just behind Tracey Murray who also coincidentally attended Glendora.

There were a number of other big performances. Here's what we know and what we've been able to compile from various news sources (scouts, friends, personal observations, and, as always, the local papers, such as the LA Times, the Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Lompoc Record, Santa Barbara News-Press, the Riverside Press-Enterprise, and so on). We also haven't duplicated the results we posted earlier this week for the MLK games, because that would be just overkill. Also, where we were unable to get details, we've posted the scores. Hey, something is better than nothing, and how else would many of you know what happened in these games. Enjoy.

Academy League

Orangewood Academy 75, Fairmont 39--This game, played Tuesday, Jan 19, was led in scoring by Orangewood's Starly Alvarado with 30, Tamanatha with 14, and Emina 12; Fairmont had two scorers in double figures Alacon 11, and Mount with 19. Orangewood Academy's record improved to 12-6 overall and 2-3 in league while Fairmont is 1-13 overall and 0-5 in league.

Capistrano Valley Christian 66, St. Margaret's 50--CVC was led by McChesney with 20, Lund with 19, and Graves with 10, and they held St. Margaret's to only 14 first half points, 5 in the second quarter. St. Margaret's Huff had 17, and Sternberg had 15. CVC is 10-8 and 4-1 while St. Margaret's dropped to 3-2 in league.

Orangewood Academy 83, South Coast Christian 41-- This Thursday game featured Starley Alvarado scoring 31 oints to lead the Spartans to the win on the road. Tamanaha also had 18, and OA improved to 13-6 overall adn 3-3 in league. SCC is 1-5 in league.

Agape League

Antelope Valley Christian 102, Victor Valley Christian 57--On Tuesday, Matthew Nurse and Peater Beaudin comgined for 57 points, while Jamal Flanagan scored another 29 points in this lopsided win. AVC improves to 11-2 overall and 2-0 in league, while Victor Valley Christan dropped to 1-1 in league. Nurse had 21 points, 10 assists, while Beaudin had 36 points, 10 rebounds, 6 steals, 5 blocks, and 3 assists. Flanagan had 11 rebounds, 5 steas to go along with his 29 points. John Cho also had 7 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks for AVC.

AV Christian 77, Joshua Springs 57--On Thursday, Matthew Nurse followed up with another 24 points and Peter Beaudin hnad 26 and 12 rebounds while Michael Flanagan had 13 and 18 rebounds (who's keeping these stats, anyway?). Cho had 10, and Hannah had 2 for AVC, which improved to 12-2 and 3-0 in league. Joshua Springs was led by Rindel with 12 and Whittell with 18, and is now 0-3 in league.

Alpha League

Village Christian 68, Kilpatrick 60-- Joel Walker had 15 points and Tyreece Calvert scored 30 in the loss for Kilpatrick. Paul Tait scored 17 pints and had 7 rebounds while Aaron Maxwell scored 22 points for Village, which improved to 8-9 overall; Kilpatrick is 0-3 in league.

Paraclete 60, LA Baptist 56-- Glenn Jones scored 26 points for Paraclete in the win, and grabbed 4 steals, while David Brown had 12 ponts, Brian Whisler had 12 and 10 boards; Evan Trgenstis had 13 for LAB, and David Ericson had 18 in the loss. Paraclete improved to 6-12 overall and 1-1 in league while LAB dropped to 5-13 overall and 2-1 in league.

Baseline League

Claremont 67, Walnut 37-- Anthony Douglas scored 14 points and pulled down 10 boards as Claremont (16-4, 3-1) cruised past Walnut. Jeff Whitton added 12 points and seven assists in the victory for the Wolfpack. Mike Green of Walnut led all scorers with 18 points. Claremont held the Mustangs to
only nine first half points.

Glendora 77, Upland 50--we've already posted up the details. See the story by Michael King posted 1/20.

Bay League

Santa Monica 52, South Torrance 40--This game was played Wednesday night, and unfortunately we didn't get the Daily Breeze, and didn't see the game either. Oh, well. At least we got the score.

Century League

Foothill 86, Santa Ana Valley 73-- In this Tuesday game, Foothill had 3 players who accounted for 60 of the 86 points scored: Buford with 20, Rasmussen 20 and Smith with 20; Bigler came up just short with 16. Santa Ana Valley's Lopez had 24, and Landa had 15 while Navarro had 17. Santa Ana Valley is 6-13 and 0-4 in league, while Foothill improved to 15-5 overall and 2-2 in league.

Villa Park 89, Orange 52--Villa Park was led by Olsen with 18, Keith 11, Ekgan 10, Alex Will with 6, and MacGinnis with 12. Orange was led by Miller with 19 and Garcia with 10. VB improved to 14-7 overall and 4-0 in league while Orange dropped to 10-9 and 2-2.

Canyon 62, El Modena 42--Canyon was led by Neal Hammad with 28 points and Ryan Romberg's 10. Roger HBogan had 9 for the Commanches. Canyon is now 12-6 overall and 4-0 in league. El Mo is 3-19 overall and 0-4 in league.

Channel League

Dos Pueblos 71, San Marcos 63-- ShanTay Legans led Dos Pueblos High Wednesday night to a 71-63 Channel League basketball win over San Marcos at the Thunderhut. With the Chargers leading 56-49 early in the fourth quarter, Legans made a clean steal in the Royals' backcourt. Rather than go straight to the basket, though, he slowed down and looked for teammate Alex Jenkins, who was streaking into the lane. Legans finally went to the basket, drawing a San Marcos defender, and purposely missed the layup so that it came off the backboard for Jenkins to ram home with a dunk. Legans and Jenkins, who earlier hooked up for a slam dunk on alley oop pass, both played a solid game from the outset. Legans had 31 points, six steals and five assists while Jenkins had 16 points, seven rebounds and five blocked shots. Dos Pueblos improved to 15-4 overall and 3-0 in league while San Marcos fell to 7-9 and 1-1. Dos Pueblos, which also got 15 points from Johnny Ortiz, overcame a 17-14 first quarter deficit to lead 33-24 at halftime. San Marcos rallied a couple of times to cut the margin to a single basket in the second half, but Dos Pueblos met each Royal run with one of their own, eventually pulling away in the fourth quarter. San Marcos' Mike Casias closed the third quarter with a basket, finishing off a 7-0 run and cutting Dos Pueblos' lead to 45-42. Legans responded with a 3-pointer to open the fourth period. When Casias hit a 3-pointer and Bradlee Van Pelt followed with a driving basket to bring the Royals within a single point, Legans answered with a 3-pointer and a basket. Later, two free throws by Adam Nance and a 3-pointer by Randy Moharram cut the Dos Pueblos lead to 63-59. But a rebound basket and free throw by Brett Holbrook, a driving shot by Ortiz and a tip-in by Jenkins quickly pushed the margin to 70-59. The Royals got double-figure scoring nights from Nance (17), Trey Putnam (15) and Moharram (14). Nance also had 12 rebounds while Van Pelt had eight rebounds and eight points. But they had to overcome a poor shooting night overall, particularly in the second quarter. San Marcos missed its first 12 field goal tries in the second period to fall behind 29-20 and finished just 25 of 71 on the night. Dos Pueblos, which has won the last two Channel League titles, plays a non-league game against Oxnard Friday, then faces a showdown with Santa Barbara Wednesday. Santa Barbara, 2-0 in league and 18-2 overall, plays San Marcos Friday.

Santa Barbara 60, Buena 37--Four Dons reached double figures as visiting Santa Barbara won its 11th straight game and improved to 2-0 in the Channel League. Tony Freeman scored a game-high 14 points, while Brent Williams had 11 and Craig Christ and Tyler Burke added 10 points each for the Dons, who are 18-2 overall. Buena drops to 0-3 and 8-11. After leading only 29-22 at the half, the Dons outscored the Bulldogs 31-15 in the second half. The Dons held Peter Brown, who is averaging 19 points per game for Buena, to 12 points, while Ryan Cobos, the team's second-leading scorer, managed only six - all of them coming in the first quarter. Friday the Dons play host to San Marcos.

Condor League

Cate 69, Dunn 34-- On Tuesday, Senior guard Ravi Mehta scored 20 points, grabbed five rebounds and made seven steals to lead the Rams to a Condor League victory in Carpinteria. Sophomore Cade Carradine, the son of actor Keith Carradine, tallied 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Another sophomore, Thomas Mack, scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter.

Newbury Park Adventist 49, Cornerstone Christian 47-- On Thursday night, Robbie Wolcott scored 18 points and the Gators won a Condor League game at Newbury Park Adventist (9-5, 3-2). Andrew Tasker had 20 points for Cornerstone Christian.

Thacher 80, Ventura County Christian 71--we only got the score for this one, played Wednesday night.

De Anza League

Twentynine Palms 56, Riverside Notre Dame 54 -- Vili Morton scored a game-high 19 points as Twentynine Palms held on for a De Anza League victory over Riverside Notre Dame. The Titans (2-1, 5-11) led all the way until the Wildcats (2-1, 14-3) jumped ahead 39-38 on Eric Castillo's three-pointer with two minutes left in the third quarter. The teams battled back and forth through the fourth quarter, with Twentynine Palms going ahead for good on Greg Harris' three-pointer with 1:31 left. Notre Dame had two chances to go ahead in the final half-minute, but three-point attempts by Derek Steele and Jay Thomas missed. TWENTYNINE PALMS (56) -- Harkley 11, Harris 10, Cotton 2, Phillips 0, Morton 19, Castillo 10, Stratton 4. NOTRE DAME (54) -- Johnson 14, Thomas 9, Freeman 5, Frost 4, Sledge 3, Steele 8, Dial 2, Calhoun 7, Rodgers 2. Halftime score -- Notre Dame 34-27. Three-point goals -- Steele 2, Calhoun, Castillo 2, Harris. Total fouls -- Notre Dame 17, Twentynine Palms 15. Fouled out -- Castillo.

Beaumont 74, Aquinas 52--Brandon Tedrow scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as visiting Beaumont defeated San Bernardino Aquinas, 74-52, Wednesday night in a De Anza League game. The outside shooting of guards Aaron and Adam Stephens opened up the inside for Tedrow, a 6-foot-4 forward. Aaron Stephens hit two of the Cougars' four three-pointers in the first quarter, helping Beaumont (2-1 in league, 12-7 overall) jump to a 25-13 lead. Once Aquinas (0-3, 7-9) came out of its zone, the Cougars were able to run their fast break. Adam Stephens scored 17 points, and Aaron Stephens had 16. Tedrow got into foul trouble in the second quarter, but Tory Cohn came off the bench to score eight of his 11 points in the quarter. Reggie Witley scored 19 points, and Mike Rossi added 12 for Aquinas. BEAUMONT (74) -- Ad. Stephens 17, Cohn 11, Tedrow 24, Aa. Stephens 16, Nunez 2, Mendoza 4 AQUINAS (52) -- Pacific 2, Rossi 12, Randolph 7, Duag 2, Witley 19, Foor 2, Langdon 4, Ohaeri 2, Phou 2 Halftime score -- Beaumont 42-23. Three-point goals -- Ad. Stephens 4, Tedrow 2, Aa. Stephens, Rossi 2, Witley 2. Total fouls -- Beaumont 16, Aquinas 7. Fouled out -- none.

Big Bear 81, Silver Valley 63-- no details, just a score for this one played Wednesday night.

Del Rey League

St. Paul 67, Bishop Amat 44--Junior point guard Abraham Cruz (23 points, six assists, four steals), junior forward Michael Holloway (16 points) and senior center Chris Landrum (14 points, 14 rebounds) powered the Swordsmen (11-8, 2-1) past the visiting Lancers (12-7, 1-2).

Bishop Montgomery 56, St. John Bosco 44--no details for this one played Wednesday; just a score.

St. Bernard 54, Serra 41-- We didn't see it and didn't get the details, but Darrell.Gay posted to our message forum about this Wednesday night game: "6 5" Jr Forward Sherman Gay lead the way for St Bernard with a tripple double 19 points, 10 rebounds and 11 blocks. Sr guard Kyle Cox contributed seven points and six assists. Sherman Gay was "The Man " wednesday night as he took on Serra's highly touted big men, Aerick Sanders 6 9", Earl Lewis 6 4" and Dole Cole 6 5". Sherman Gay played one of the best game in california this year. Many people said Sherman's performance was worth more than the price of admission. Background :Sherman Gay rated top 25 Jr. wing man on the west coast . He avg. 14 points over 16 games and has a 3.3 gpa and Sat Score of 920."

St. Paul 67, Bishop Amat 44 --again, no details just a score from this game played Wednesday night.

Del Rio League

California 91, Santa Fe 71--No details, just a score. Played Wednesday night.

El Rancho 47, Whittier 43-- Ditto. A Wednesday game.

La Serna 80, Cypress 62-- This is getting monotonous. No details just a score from this Wednesday night game.

Delphic League

Montclair Prep 67, Whitney 38--Montclair Prep, recovering from a loss on Friday during which their first year coach, Bob Webb walked out on the team, won this Delphic league contest Tuesday night at Whitney. Freshman Will Sheslow had 16 points, while Josiah Johnson had 13 points and 13 rebounds. Eric Kaufman had 6, J.J. Prince had 6, Sonkur 5, Lucas 4, Jason Anderson 7, Freeman 3, and Koljan 2. Montclair held Whitney to just 13 first half points while scoring 34. Montclair Prep improves to 5-13 overall and 1-2 in league; Whitney drops to 3-16 overall and 0-3 in league play.

Desert Mountain League

Boron 73, Bethel Christian 58--Ryan Liebengood scored 29 points, Rich Sheasley had 22 for Boron in this league win, improving their record to 2-4 in league and 3-10 overall.

Desert Christian 80, Trona 32-- John Fluty had 16 p9oints and Phil Seston 10, Les Smith 22 and 14 rebounds and Brian Waudh 14 in the win for DC. Desert Christian improved to 9-4 and 5-1 in league.

Empire League

El Dorado 66, Loara 65-- Richard Nagy hit two free throws with two seconds left to lift the host Golden Hawks (10-10, 2-2) over the eighth-ranked Saxons (17-3, 3-1). He finished with 11 points. El Dorado was led by Ryan Carlos, who scored a game-high 22 points. and Mike Wolff, who added 17. Ben Wardrop scored 16 points and brother Wes added 14 to lead the Saxons. El Dorado trailed Loara 41-33 at intermission.

Katella 68, Cypress 62-- Robert Abercrombie scored a game-high 26 points, including 5 three pointers, and Matt Tisthamer added 12 to lead the Knights (15-5, 3-1) on the road. Katella went on an 11-0 run in the second half to secure the win. Justin Yun and Alphonso Stovall each scored 16 points for the Centurions (7-12, 2-2).

Century 51, Kennedy 46-- Kennedy was led by Jimmerson with 21, and Meyer with 134; Century was led by Mike Zepeda with 15, Chris Ferretti with 14. Kennedy drops to 6-14 overall and 0-4 in league while Century improves to 8-12 overall and 2-2.

Express League

Heritage Christian 47, Liberty Christian 35--HC was led in this Tuesday game by Williams with 10, Winter with 19, and Warner with 9. LC had only one scorer in double figures, Andonian with 12. Records were not available.

Foothill League

Burroughs 49, Canyon 43 (OT)-- Brian Lee scored 20 points in the win for Burro8ughs which improved to 10-9 overall and 2-2 in league. The loss drops canyon to 3-1 in league and sets up an interesting race for the first time in years in the Foothill League.

Saugus 71, Valencia 69--Doug Summerhays had 8 points and 9 steals and 8 assists for Saugues which upset Valencia on Tuesday night. Nich Echevestre had 30 points for Saugus, which improved to 9-10 overall and 1-3 in league. Valencia dropped to 3-1 in league. Eskias McDaniels scored 21 for Valencia and Albert Ingram had 10, Manual White 15.

Burbank 37, Hart 28--In one of the lowest scoring games in Foothill League history, Hart was held to just 9 points in the first half, 2 in the first quarter as Burbank improved to 5-12 overall and 2-2 in league. Jack Holwahjian had 14 for Burbank in the win.

Freedom League

Whitewater 70, Palm Valley 46 --Richard DeAvila had 22 points and 12 rebounds as Whitewater (2-0, 9-0) defeated Rancho Mirage Palm Valley in a Freedom League game. Herbert Renfro had 12 assists for Whitewater. WHITEWATER (70) -- White 16, DeAvila 22, Renfro 6, Chunn 14, Fontenot 4, Andrews 4, Hall 4. PALM VALLEY (46) -- Chesler 8, Gray 10, Wechter 4, Trost 10, Blalock 10, Stempel 4. Halftime score -- Whitewater 34-27. Three-point goals -- Chesler 2, Trost 2, Stempel. Total fouls -- Whitewater 8, Palm Valley 7. Fouled out -- none.

Twin Pines 59, Masada 20--James Turner scored 19 points and Maurice Townsend added 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Banning Twin Pines (2-1, 8-8) won a Freedom League game. Townsend also had six steals and six assists. TWIN PINES (59) -- Townsend 15, Turner 19, Folson 9, Phannix 4, Hernandez 2, Grier 2, Howard 4, Rivera 4 MASADA (20) -- Parker 5, Rucker 1, Lewis 4, Simms 10, Roberts 0 Halftime score -- Twin Pines 37-7. Three-point goals -- Townsend 3, Turner, Parker, Simms 2. Total fouls -- Twin Pines 8, Masada 13. Fouled out -- none.

Freeway League

Sonora 58, Buena Park 38--Sonora Coach Mike Murphy benched three of his starters but they still managed to hold Buena Park scoreless in the first quarter in a duel between previousl unbeaten teams in the Freeway League. Sonora (16-5, 4-0) never led by fewer than 10 points over the Coyotes (15-5, 3-1). The victory made the Raiders the only undefeated team in the Freeway League. Marqui Worthy led all scorers with 24 points. Worthy, who normally starts, scored eight points in the first quarter as the Raiders took a 13-0 lead. Worthy had six steals and crashed the defensive boards with abandon, to the delight of a crowd of 500. Sonora held Buena Park scoreless until Matt Okoro made two free throws with 6:10 remaining in the half. The Coyotes finished the half with 12 points and 3-for-22 shooting. Worthy almost single-handedly held off Buena Park. After the Coyotes cut the margin to 11 points with less than six minutes remaining, Worthy scored six consecutive points to make the lead 17 with 5:15 left. Worthy then made a key steal and fed to Bim Okinrimboye, who beat his defender with a crossover move to put the game away.

Troy 58, La Habra 55 (OT)--Jerry Inzunza finished with 25 points and scored all seven overtime points for host Troy (12-7, 3-1).

Fullerton 63, Sunny Hills 46--Fullerton was led by Azubuike with 18 points and improved to 6-14 overall and 1-3 in league. Sunny Hills had no scorers other than Jung (10) in double figures and dropped to 4-16 overall and they remain winless at 0-4 in league.

Frontier League

Santa Clara 88, Calabasas 65--Spencert Harriton scored 26 points and had 6 assists in Calabassas' league loss, which dropped them to 1-3 in league and 8-12 overall. Michael Goldman only scored 4 points. Steve Mckeowin had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Calabasas. Santa Clara was led by BJ Ward with 26 points and Nick Jones who scored 28. Santa Clara improved to 3-1 in league.

Garden Grove League

Bolsa Grande 66, Santiago 62--Doug Braughman had 19 points and 13 rebounds and John James added 16 second-half points to lead the Mariners (11-9, 4-2) on the road.

Pacifica 71, Garden Grove 37--Pacifica was led by Simpson and Rachlin with 13 and 11 points respectively. Pacifica's defense managed to hold Garden Grove, which had no one score more than 10, to only 4 points in the first quarter, and 15 in the entire first half. Pacifica improved to 18-1 overall and 5-0 in league.

La Quinta 65, Rancho Alamitos 50-- La Quinta had four players with more than 10,: Chau with 15, Blanchard 12, Fredrickson 15, a and Smith 15. Rancho Alamitos' high scorers were Vantich with 15, Nix 11, and Steen with 11. LQ's record improved to 3-2 in league; Rancho Alamitos fell to 8-10 overall and 2-3 in league.

Golden League

Littlerock 72, Palmdale 49--Littlerock was led by Gene Myvett who scored 27 points and had 9 steals.Matt White has 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Brandon White had 11 and 13 rebounds. Jerome Holyfield scored 9 for Littlerock as well and had 7 steals. Palmdale was led by Ericc Brown with 22 points. Littlerock improved to 17-2 overall and 4-0 in league while Palmdale dropped to 8-10 overall and 2-2 in league.

Heritage

First Lutheran 62, LA Lutheran 32--On Tuesday night, First Lutheran was led by Robert Johnson with 18 points and 13 rebounds, while John Stark ccollected 18 and 9 boards. Chad Durio had 8 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for FL. LA Lutheran's high scorer was Crable with 9. FL improved to 6-7 overall and 2-4 in league.

Faith Baptist 47, Ribet Academy 40--In this game played Thursday, Stefan Grasu collected 15 points, 16 rebounds and five blocked shots for the Contenders in a Heritage League victory at Faith Baptist.

Grace Brethren 75, L.A. Lutheran 31--Robert Serra had 18 points for the Lancers (9-7, 5-1) in a Heritage League victory at L.A. Lutheran played Thursday night. Chuck Krable scored 11 points for L.A. Lutheran.

Liberty League

Buckley 63, Holy Martyrs 54--Buckley improved to 10-4 overall and 4-2 in league play behind the scoring of junior point/shooting guard Adam Pastor who had 15 points and 5 steals, freshman David Gale who had 10 points and 6 assists and sophomore Colin Ward-Henninger who finished with 11 points and 9 rebounds. Behind great defensive efforts, Buckley managed to hold Holy Martyrs to just 11 third quarter points and only 7 in the third. Otrhers scoring were Michael Lalazarian 2, Royal Weaver 4, Simon Leonov 4, Josh Akhtarzad 2, Sasha Rahban 8, and Alex Clancy 7. Holy Martyrs dropped to 3-4 in league.

Marmonte League

Newbury Park 87, Agoura 74--The Panthers dominated the second and third quarters, 43-18, to win a Marmonte League game at Newbury Park. Jesse Roche scored all 10 of his points in that span for Newbury Park (13-4, 5-1). Mike Patterson scored 24 and Garrett Lepisto added 22 for Agoura (9-10, 3-2).

Simi Valley 93, Thousand Oaks 53--Rafael Berumen and Brett Michel each scored 25 points for the Valley regions No. 1-ranked Pioneers in a Marmonte League victory at Simi Valley. Branduinn Fullove added 15 points, Tony Ward scored 11 and Shaun Michel had 13 assists for Simi Valley (18-2, 5-0). Kahil Fennel scored 16 points for Thousand Oaks (11-8, 1-4).

Westlake 70, Royal 59-- Keith Cochran had 9 points and 11 rebounds while Jake DeGennaro had 20 points and 7 assists for Weslake in the win. Jake Pullen had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Westlake as well, which improved to 9-10 overall and 2-3 in league. Royal dropped to 7-11 overall and 1-4 in league.

Mission League

Chaminade 48, Loyola 43--This Thursday night game saw Ryan Arceo hit three three-point shots in the fourth quarter to help Chaminade High come from behind to defeat Loyola, 48-43, in a Mission League game at Chaminade. Arceo, who finished with 12 points, tied the game, 37-37, with his first long shot of the fourth quarter. He gave the Eagles a 40-37 lead with another three-pointer, and extended Chaminade's advantage to 45-38 with his last one with 1:30 to play. Chaminade (15-3, 4-1 in league play) earned its fifth victory in a row despite intense defensive pressure on sophomore Scott
Borchart. Borchart, who was averaging 16.2 points a game, was double- and triple-teamed throughout and finished with three points. He made one of five shots. Darren Tarlow had nine points and eight rebounds for Chaminade.

Mission Valley League

El Monte 85, South El Monte 52-- Jackson Dunbar had 22 points and Edgar Orrante had 19, while Jose Resenedez had 16 for El Monte; Saul Macias with 11 was the high scorer for South El Monte, which dropped to 0-3 in leauge. El Monte improved to 8-11 overall and 3-0 in league.

Arroyo 49, Gabrielino 45-- Orlando Dungca had 15 points, Freddy Antuna 11, Brian Gomez 11 for Arroyo which improved to 6-12 overall and 2-1 in league. Daniel Perry had 11 for Gabrielino which dropped to 10-9 overall and 2-1 in league.

Rosemead 48, Mountain View 45--Donald Gordan and tony Ruiz had 10 points each and Joe Reyna had 13 for Rosemead; Chris Harmon scored 9 as well for Rosemead which is now 9-7 overall and 2-1 in league. Vince Lee scored 11 and Jike Juarez and Rudy Caudilla had 10 each for Mountain View.

Montview League

Bassett 67, Azusa 59-- Bassett was led by Steven Albitre, the San Gabriel Valley's leading scorer with 32 points; Alberto Naranjo had 10 and Eric Rojas also had 10 for Bassett, which improved to 7-9 overall and 1-2 in league. Bruce Benitez scored 11, Jose Duran 15 and Abdul Atchulo 20 for Azusa in the league loss. Azusa is now 1-13 overall and 0-3 in league.

La Puente 58, Duarte 55--Mark Salazar had 18, Freddy Patron and Eric Vasquez 12 for La Puente in this win, improving their record to 11-4 and 3-0. Dion Robinson had 18 and Steven Green had 11 for Duarte which is now 1-2 in league.

Gladstone 47, Workman 44--Titus Bradley scored 19 and Chris LaCount also had 19 points for Glastone in this league win, improving to 3-0 in league. Workman was led by Freddy Lemus with 15 and Michael Williams with 10, and dropped to 7-10 overall and 1-2 in leauge.

Moore League

Jordan 76, Wilson 58--Junior forward Travon Bryant tossed in 20 points and frontcourt mate Darren Peterson chipped in with 19 as the Panthers (3-1 in league) beat the host Bruins (6-14, 2-2). Bryant, who missed the second and third quarters with a bloody nose, scored 11 points to get Jordan out to a quick start.

Compton 75, Millikan 45--Senior guard Tito Maddox had 21 points, nine rebounds and five assists to power the Tarbabes (11-5, 3-1) past the visiting Rams (8-9, 1-3). Compton took a 15-2 lead after the first quarter.

Poly 85, Lakewood 35--Fourteen Jackrabbits got on the scoreboard in a rout at Lakewood. Junior center Joe Travis and senior guard David Williams led the way with 10 apiece.

Mountain View League

Jurupa Valley 45, La Sierra 41-- JURUPA VALLEY (45) -- Dario Frias and Josh Lozano each scored 10 points in leading Jurupa Valley (1-2, 8-12) to a Mountain View League victory. "They were easily the better team tonight," Riverside La Sierra coach Ted Hollister said. "They forced us outside, and we missed 35 shots and they blocked a few early which made us gun shy." La Sierra (1-2, 9-9), led by Jamaar Walker's 10 points and eight rebounds, cut the lead to two early in the fourth quarter. Jurupa Valley went on a 17-6 run and forced La Sierra into five late turnovers. James 2, Lozano 10, Frias 10, Jents 8, Garcia 6, Brizuela 2, Randall 7 LA SIERRA (41) -- Walker 10, Hill 7, Avila 2, Hiltbruner 5, Clayton 6, Calvillo 11 Halftime score -- Jurupa Valley 18-12. Three-point goals -- Frias 2, Jents 2, Calvillo 3, Hiltbruner. Total fouls -- Jurupa Valley 10, La Sierra 18. Fouled out -- Walker.

Corona Centennial 102, Santiago 61--Corona Centennial set a school scoring record just five days after setting a record at 100 points. The Huskies (3-0, 11-5) scored the first 23 points of the game, using a pressure defense to create turnovers. CENTENNIAL (102) -- Sybesma 10, Gonzales 7, J.Williams 16, Adams 10, Ross 14, B.Williams 10, Seales 9, Reese 9, Peppers 4, Barnes 9, Cablayan 4. SANTIAGO (61) -- Griffin 1, Stevens 4, LeDuc 9, Rugg 15, Pirch 11, Mirghafouri 6, O'Dougherty 7, Hester 3, Jennings 1, Bayati 4. Halftime score -- Centennial 53-27. Three-point goals -- Reese, Barnes, Gonzales, LeDuc, Rugg. Total fouls -- Centennial 24, Santiago 25. Fouled out -- none.

Northern League

Lompoc 59, Righetti 58 (OT)-- At Paisola Pavilion, the Braves improved to 3-1 in the NL and 10-8 overall as the Warriors fell to 0-4, 8-10. With the score tied 51-51 and Righetti having most of the momentum at the end of regulation, Lompoc guards Maurice McLean and Jermon Barnes refused to let the Braves lose. McLean scored 5 of his 15, Barnes 3 of his 18 to account for all the Lompoc points in OT. Warrior forward Robert Osorio, who was 0-for-4 at the line during regulation, went 4-for-4 in OT, and things stayed quite interesting right up to the final buzzer. "Righetti played a great ball game," Lompoc coach Bryan Ayer said. "They had to have this one, and they came out and put a lot of pressure on." Still, the Braves grabbed a 20-11 first-quarter lead and were up 29-23 at the half and 42-35 after three. "We might have got a little comfortable," Ayer said. "And we were hurrying a lot of stuff. "But, you know, we weren't supposed to be that good this year. And here we are, tied for first place. That's not a bad place to be," Ayer added. John Thomas scored 17, Martin Solano and Osorio had 10 each to pace Righetti. Bryan Vargas and Phillip Wright each scored 8 and Lyndon Conaway chipped in 5, including a key three late in the fourth quarter for the four-time defending NL champion Braves. Lompoc hosts San Luis Obispo (3-1, 10-7) Friday, then hosts Santa Maria (3-1, 12-5) next Wednesday (1/27). Varsity action starts around 7:30 both evenings.

Olympic League

Brethren Chrisan 62, Valley Christian 59--BC was led by Austad with 17, Gaynor with 17, Mamaraldo 11. Cerritos Valley Christian's Eric Streelman had 21, and Rudell had 18. VC is now 14-5 overall and 4-2 in league while BC is 5-15 overall and 1-5 in league.

Calvary Chapel Santa Ana 74, Ontario Christian 58--OC was led by Verkaik with 12, Grant 14, and Fuqua 16 while Calvary Chapel was led by Sherman with 18, and Young with 14. OC is 8-9 overall and 1-4 in league while CC/SA is now 10-8 and 3-2.

Orange League

Brea Olinda 96, Anaheim 42-0- Kyle Dodd lit it up again for Brea with 23 points, but he was joined in double figures by five other Brea players: Jarrett Skrivfars had 18, Wilber 13, and Moore 10 and Lewis had 12. Brea Aolinda improved to 17-2 overall and 3-0 in league in this game played Wednesday night.

Savanna 72, Western 60-- Solomon Brown scored 15 points to lead the visiting Rebels (12-7, 3-0).

Valencia 51, Magnolia 43--Faoa had 14 and Clayton 11 for Magnolia in the loss, while Valencia was led by Eric Dixon with 15 and Hollins with 13. The Tigers improved to 5-14 overall and 2-1 in league while Magnolia dropped to 10-9 and 2-1 as well.

Pacific League

Arcadia 70, Hoover 58--Arcadia was led by Dionse Cox with 28 pints and Derek Eppos with 14 to imp9rove to 9-11 overall and 1-3 in league. Hoover dropped to 6-13 overall and is winless in league at 0-4.

Muir 71, Glendale 49--Murir waws led by Nate Jonson with 14, John Parker with 16, and Darelle Row with 14. Muir held Glendale scoreless in the second quarter while postintg 20 points themselves, and at the half the score was 36-8. Glendale came back in the second half, scoring 20 in the third and 21 in the fourth, but it was pretty much a done deal by the end of the first half. Still, Eddie Karibyan had 12, and Artin Adjamian had 13 points and 7 blocks and 8 rebounds. (hey, it's what the papers said. . . must have been the greatest second half ever). Muir improved to 20-1 overall and is 4-0 in league while Glendale is 9-10 overall and 1-3 in league.

Pasadena 84, Crescenta Valley 64-- Pasadena was led by George DeJohnette with 20 points, Jasun Ridley with 13, Duncan with 10 and Patterson with 16. Pasadena improved to 16-5 overall and 4-0 in league, while CV dropped to 15-5 overall and 2-2 in league. For CV, Brandon Hughes had 19, Brian Ostro had 16 and 5 asisists, James Jenkins 16 points and 12 rebounds. Freshman Chris Tarne had 5 points.

Pacific Coast League

Laguna Hills 68, Aliso Niguel 59-- Josh Pierson scored 24 points and handed out 10 assists to lead the Hawks (10-9, 2-2) at home.

University 69, Estancia 58--With three starters serving a one-game suspension, host University (12-7, 3-1) extended a one-point halftime lead to win. Andy Lawrence had 26 points and Larry Brown 11 for the Trojans.

Laguna Beach 63, Costa Mesa 52-- Laguna was led by Hannour with 14 and Beimfohr with 17. Costa Mesa's Hatsushi had 10 and Whitaker had 11. Costa Mesa dropped to 3-14 overall and 0-4 in league while Laguna Beach improved to 15-4 overall and 3-1 in league.

Pacific View League

Oxnard 64, Hueneme 59--Gary Eberhardt scored 18 points for the Yellowjackets (14-5, 3-0) in a Pacific View League victory at Oxnard. Damian Tafoya and Nicholas Curtis each scored 16 points for Hueneme (6-10, 1-1).

Channel Islands 69, Rio Mesa 41-- Dwight Sattiewhite had 18, and Manny Berrelleza scored 16 points for Channel Islands in this win on Wednesday. Keddington had 10 and Chris Diaz had 5 steals. Channel Islands improved to 8-9 overall and 2-0 in league, rio Mesa droped to 2-14 overall and 0-3 in league.

Rio Hondo League

La Canada 51, San Marino 37-- La Canada manged to hold on, limiting San Marino to just 2 second quarter points, but while only scoring 9 themselves in this Rio Hondo League game. Pat Madigan had 17 points and Mart Futalan had 14. Jeff Riddell had 1 point but dished out 9 assists. La Canada improves to 9-12 overall and is 3-1 in league.

San Gabriel Valley League

Dominguez 65, Gahr 51--In this Wednesday game, Sophomore center Tyson Chandler, normally a starter, came off the bench to tally 17 points, nine rebounds and three blocks to spark the Dons (15-2, 3-0) over the visiting Gladiators (12-7, 2-1). Junior forward Keith Brooks contributed 14 points and six rebounds for Dominguez.

Lynwood 85, Paramount 51--The Knights used pressure defense on Wednesday, to go with outstanding offense from Keyawn Floyd (29 points) and Gary Lenoir (21 points) to defeat the Pirates at home.

Warren 59, Downey 41--The backcourt duo of Curtis Williams and Gray Reed paced the Bears on Wednesday (17-2, 2-1) in the victory over the Vikings (13-6, 1-2) at Warren High.

Santa Fe League

Cathedral 66, Bell Jeff 56-- Casey Markovic scored 24 points and Mike Yildiz had 12 while Chris Gopez had 14 for Bell Jeff. Cathedral was led by Nava with 14, and Johnson with 15. Cathedral is 12-8 overall and 6-0 in league, while Bell Jeff dropped to 8-12 and 1-4 in league.

La Salle 86, St. Genevieve 46-- La Sall wa led by balanced scoring behind Joey Willams' 16 points and Kelsey Foster's 12. Austin Richey also had 16, while Tommy Remillard and Jason Kenoyer, and Albert Qquino each had 8. St. Gen had two scorers in double figuresd, DeLue with 11 and Rattie with 13. La Salle improves to 13-5 overall and 4-1 in league while St. Genevieve drops to 2-14 overall and 0-5 in league.

Sea View League

Corona del Mar 55, Irvine 53--The Sea Kings (15-5, 3-1) moved into a tie for second place with the victory against the host Vaqueros (14-6, 3-1) on Wednesday.Chris Ferguson's layup at the buzzer rolled off the rim, enabling Corona del Mar to escape with the victory. Ferguson scored 21 points for the Vaqueros. Dennis Alshuler scored 20 points to lead Corona del Mar.

Santa Margarita 52, Newport Harbor 47--The Newport Harbor Sailors, who held a four-point lead with five minutes to play, lost to the Eagles by committing three turnovers and a costly foul down the stretch on Wednesday. Santa Margarita's 52-47 victory was the 399th for Coach Jerry DeBusk and avenged a home loss to Newport Harbor a year ago. Santa Margarita (17-2, 4-0) is expected to leave the Sea View for an all-Catholic league next season, and it won't be too soon for the Sailors (18-3, 3-1), who led, 47-43, after a steal and a three-point play by Alan Limon with 5 minutes 15 seconds left in the game. But two Newport Harbor turnovers eventually led to five points by Eagle forward Spencer Gloger, whose two free throws with about a minute left put the Eagles in front for good, 48-47. The next time down the floor Newport Harbor center Adam Hearlson lost the handle on a pass from guard Matt Jameson and Santa Margarita controlled. Kelly Kramer had 15 points and 12 rebounds for Santa Margarita. Gloger led all scorers with 19 points.

Woodbridge 62, El Toro 55--Scott Barlow scored 22 points and Regan Arroyo had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Woodbridge (7-13, 1-3) in this game played Wednesday.

Sierra League

Ayala 80, West Covina 57-- On Wednesday Jack May scored a season-high 30 points for the second straight game as Ayala (13-7, 2-2) won a rout from West Covina (0-4 league). May made 12-of-14 shots from the field and grabbed 14 rebounds. Daniel Sherman had 16 rebounds and four blocked shots and Chris Pacana added 14 points for Ayala.

Diamond Bar 75, Rowland Heights Rowland 54-- Brian Pichon scored 29 points and Kevin Taylor added 28 as the Brahmas (14-6, 3-1) moved into a first-place tie with a win over the Raiders (15-4, 3-1) Wednesday. Pichon was 6-for-6 from the free-throw line and has hit all 24 of his free-throw attempts in league play. Diamond Bar hit 10 of 12 shots in the first quarter.

Nogales 60, Damien 52--In this Wednesday game, Nogales had only one player in double figures, Ron Quinine with 14, but had balanced scoring from the rest of the team: Jelani Henderson had 6, Zemem Ghebread 23, Ralph Edwards 4, Adam Talley 6, Quintin Rogers 3, Trevian Laster 6, Darrell Brown 4, Denver Lopez 9, and Chris Encinas 5. Damian's Roy scored 18, Haydan 10 and Minjares 10 as they dropped to 1-3 in league. Nogales improved to 11-8 overall and 3-1 in league.

South Coast League

Capistrano Valley 78, San Clemente 64--J.J. Sola scored 24 points--despite suffering a sprained ankle in the second quarter--to lead the host Cougars (17-4, 4-1). Mike Stowell scored 22 points and Jermaine McDaniel had seven assists for Capistrano Valley on Wednesday night.

Mission Viejo 48, Dana Hills 46--In this Wednesday game, MV was led by Ulrich with 14 and Niessen with 14, while Dana Hills had only one player in double figures, Cooley with 13. Mission Viejo improved to 10-11 overall and 2-3 in league while Dana Hills dropped to 8-13 ovcerall and 1-4 in league.

Suburban League

Artesia 92, Cerritos 34--On Wednesday, sophomore forward Jack Martinez tallied 26 points and freshman point guard Franklin Matos added 18 to lead the Pioneers (19-2, 5-0) past the visiting Dons, who got 13 points from senior guard Peter Chun.

Mayfair 87, Norwalk 36--The visiting Monsoons (15-5, 4-2) got major contributions Wednesday night from sophomore forward Josh Childress (23 points, eight rebounds), senior guard Jesus Miranda (19 points, nine rebounds, eight assists) and senior forward Andre Walters (16 points, seven rebounds) to beat the Lancers.

Bellflower 69, Glenn 59--The Buccaneers (12-7, 2-1) got solid performances Wednesday evening from senior guard Marcus Harvey (20 points, eight rebounds), junior guard Daron Botts (17 points) and junior forward Eli Curtis (15 points, eight rebounds) in their victory over the visiting Eagles.

Sunbelt League

Rancho Verde 65, Paloma Valley 51-- Preston Norman scored 23 points as Moreno Valley Rancho Verde (3-0, 19-1) held off Menifee Paloma Valley (1-2, 7-10) in a Sunbelt League game to win its 10th in a row. Rancho Verde outscored the Wildcats 19-10 in the fourth quarter to pull away. "We pretty much had control of the game but they . . . executed their offense well and gave us problems defensively," Rancho Verde coach Bill Ciancio said. Robert Blackamore had a game-high 28 points for Paloma Valley.PALOMA VALLEY (51) -- Melton 4, Ogo 0, Evers 12, Blackamore 28, Schroder 8, Alvarez 9. RANCHO VERDE (65) -- Pinnix 8, Brown 5, Nash 11, Norman 23, Morgan 4, Shaw 10, Johnson 4. Halftime score -- Rancho Verde 30-26. Three-point goals -- Alvarez, Pinnix, Nash, Norman. Total fouls -- Paloma Valley 10, Rancho Verde 3. Fouled out -- none.

Murrieta Valley 75, Temecula Valley 58-- Tthe Golden Bears suffered their third straight double-digit loss since the start of Sunbelt League play last week, as Murrieta Valley went into its arch-rival's gym and walked off with a relatively easy 75-58 victory. Temecula Valley (0-3 Sunbelt, 13-6 overall) took a 5-2 lead, but the Nighthawks (2-1, 15-4) scored the next 17 points to establish the wide margin they held the rest of the way. After the game, Temecula Valley coach Rico Thompson had a half-hour "heart-to-heart" with his team about which direction a once-promising young team wants to head. The Golden Bears were completely taken out of their offensive flow by a Murrieta Valley game plan that stressed smothering the interior and forcing Temecula Valley further away from the basket. Brian Wethers had a game-high 16 points and 10 rebounds despite sitting out the entire fourth quarter. Leading 41-29 early in the third quarter, Murrieta Valley made the game a laugher with a 20-5 run, which started with three straight baskets by Wethers. The Nighthawks shot 13 for 18 from the floor in that quarter. Temecula enjoyed a 23-12 advantage in offensive rebounding. Tarabilda altered his lineup, starting 6-foot-4 forward Peter Brown in place of shooting guard Ryan Coyle to give the Nighthawks a more powerful post defense against James Phillips and Doug Crain. Brown responded with a season-high 15 points, and Coyle's hand was hot with 12 points off the bench. MURRIETA VALLEY (75) -- Wethers 16, Brown 15, Cordova 4, Cole 5, Stiewel 9, Ruffin 8, Richardson 6, Coyle 12. TEMECULA VALLEY (58) -- Crain 13, Phillips 13, Bryant 5, Rentie 3, Livaccari 4, Knox 4, Pham 6, Bachelor 6, Tonkins 4. Halftime score -- Murrieta Valley 35-22. Three-point goals -- Phillips 2, Bryant, Rentie, Coyle 2, Richardson 2, Stiewel. Total fouls -- Murrieta Valley 14, Temecula Valley 13. Fouled out -- none. Technical fouls -- Crain, Cordova.

Sunkist League

Elsinore 70, Ramona 44--On Wednesday, Josh Mativa scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Elsinore (3-0, 14-5) won a Sunkist League game. Bobby Russo added 14 points and eight assists, and Kris Maxey scored 13 points for the Tigers. Elsinore played a man-to-man defense that forced Ramona (1-2, 11-8) into shooting from the outside. Ramona struggled, missing its first six shots, and shot 34 percent. RAMONA (44) -- Moss 20, Aponte 6, Pye 2, Entrikin 6, Carr 5, Downey 2, Leota 1, Thomas 2 ELSINORE (70) -- Russo 14, Maxey 13, W.Mativa 7, J.Mativa 17, Fincher 6, Ward 2, Van Zatten 2, Wolter 2, Pesaniello 3, Smith 4 Halftime score -- Elsinore 33-14. Three-point goals -- Moss 2, Entrikin, Russo 2, Maxey, Pesaniello, W. Mativa. Total fouls -- Ramona 10, Elsinore 21. Fouled out -- Van Zatten.

Norte Vista 57, Hemet 43 -- On Tuesday, Riverside Norte Vista (2-1, 11-8) outscored Hemet 27-11 in the third quarter to put away a Sunkist League game. Jacare Smith led Norte Vista with 20 points, including three three-pointers. Andy Day led the Bulldogs (1-2, 8-9) with 19. NORTE VISTA (57) -- Smith 20, Sanchez 7, Mims 13, Will 11, Lane 4, Mai 2. HEMET (43) -- Day 19, Draine 7, Christiansen 10, Ziegler 3, Rees 0, Voto 2, Marquez 2. Halftime score -- Norte Vista 28-19. Three-point goals -- Smith 3, Sanchez, Day, Draine. Total fouls -- Norte Vista 13, Hemet 19. Fouled out -- none.

Temescal Canyon 68, Bloomington 58--On Wednesday, B.J. Robinson scored 20 points to lead Lake Elsinore Temescal Canyon (2-1, 8-11) to a Sunkist League victory. Temescal Canyon had a 10-to-15 point lead up until the fourth quarter, when Bloomington (0-3, 2-14) hit three consecutive three-pointers. But the Titans held on as Robinson came up with several clutch baskets. Joe Zagone had 12 points and 16 rebounds for Temescal Canyon and Chris Ellenwood added 11 points and eight assists. Bloomington was led by Andre Adams with 27 points. TEMESCAL CANYON (68) -- Zagone 12, Ellenwood 11, Robinson 20, Gomez 4 Cleary 11 Chico 2, Owens 8. BLOOMINGTON (58) -- R.Adams 3, Funn 15, A.Adams 27, Psilopoulos 4, Watson 9. Halftime score -- Temescal Canyon 37-24. Three-point goals -- Ellenwood, Gomez, A.Adams 5, Funn 3. Total fouls -- Temescal Canyon 10, Bloomington 16. Fouled out -- King (B).

Sunset League

Los Alamitos 96, Huntington Beach 44--Wednesday night, Los Al was led by Ryan Keller, Roln Prettyman and Jeff Grgas who each scored 16 points and Andrew Pleick with 11. Los Al outscored HB 29-8 in the first quarter, and then did it again 25-8 in the fourth. Los Al improved to 14-6 overall and 4-0 in league. Huntington Beach dropped to 1-18 overall and remains winless in league at 0-4.

Fountain Valley 60, Edison 51--On Wednesday, Fountlain Valley was led by Ryan Moreau with 18, Keenand 18, and Rogers with 14. Edison dropped to 6-12 overall and remains in last place at 0-4 in league. Fountain Valley improves to 13-6 overall and 3-1 in league.

Esperanza 66, Marina 41--On Wednesday, Esperanza was led by Stevens with 34 points and Lesler with 13. Esperanza improved to 11-9 and 3-1, while Marina dropped to 17-3 and 2-2.

Tri-Valley League

Oak Park 72, Bishop Diego 68--Wednesday night, a furious second-half comeback came up short as the Cardinals lost an Tri-Valley League thriller in overtime at Oak Park. Bishop, which trailed by 16 in the third quarter, rallied to tie the game and a shot at the win in regulation on an inbounds lob play inside to Jason Gibbs with 0.3 left on the clock. Bishop Diego dropped to 8-10 overall and 1-1 in league. In the overtime, trailing 70-68 with 10 seconds to go, Bishop missed a layup and had to foul Oak Park's Zack Smith, who hit two free throws to seal the win. Smith finished with 33 points. Gibbs led Bishop with 22 points while Jamie Sanchez added 15.Bishop Diego plays Friday agaisnt Carpinteria.

Carpinteria 52, St. Bonaventure 51--In this game played Wednesday, Tyler Matson rebounded a missed St. Bonaventure free throw with two seconds remaining and the Warriors escaped with the Tri-Valley League victory on the road. The Warriors improve to 2-0 in league and 7-10 overall. John Barbieri paced the Warriors with 19 points, while Ben Scott added 15. Only four players scored for Carpinteria.

Valle Vista League

Ganesha 57, Baldwin Park 55-- It came down to a last second tip, but Ganesha (5-13 overall, 2-4 league) got the job done, slipping past Baldwin Park 57-55 in a Valle Vista League contest Wednesday. With the score tied at 55-55, Michael Friend of the Giants went for a desperation 3-pointer that missed, but Melvin Jenkins tipped in the miss at the buzzer to give the Giants the win. Floyd Ike was the top scorer for Ganesha with 20 points and Jason Romero added 15. Andrew Drumm of the Braves led all scorers with 28 points in a losing effort.

San Dimas 54, Bonita 52-- Josh Smith scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for San Dimas, and D.J. Hackett scored 18 points to lead the Saints to the win. The Saints improve their record to 16-2 overall, and 6-0 in Valle Vista League play.

Northview 63, Covina 38--Joseph Mercado had 20 points and Frank Butler 15 for Northview, which improved to 11-78 overall and 4-2 in league. Covina's Joel Gibbs had 14 points, but they dropped to 3-15 overall and 0-6 in league.

South Hills 79, Sierra Vista 74 (OT)--The Smiths did a lot of scoring for South Hills in this overtime contest which saw 27 points scored in the extra period: Kraig Smith had 11, Lauren Smith 12, and Kiernan Smith had 23 for South Hills. In addition, Torry Stewart had and Gary Enriquez had 15. Only Thiquero Anderson didn't score in double figures, whith 4 points. Sierra Vista was led by Josh Parham with 24, Ronnie Sanchez with 19, and Jimmy Majeau with 14. South Hills imp9roved to 12-4 overall and 5-1 in league while Sierra Vista dropopoed to 9-3 overall and 3-3 in league.

Valley League

Southwestern Academy 55, Delphi Academy 31-- David Escobar had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Southwestern in this league game played Tuesday. Southwestern improves to 4-8 overall and 2-0 in league. Delphi, which had no scorers in double figures, drops to 0-2 in league.

Southwestern Academy 68, Mesrobian 64-- This game, played Thursday night featured Devaugn Bullock scoring 25 for SWA, and David Escobar scoring 10. Fan Chu had 19 for SWA as well. Southwestern Academy is now 5-8 overall and 3-0 in league.

Westside League

Santa Clarita Christian 88, West Valley Christian 25-- This game was played Thursday night and SCC's Andrew Duncan had 22, Brewer 15, Derr 16, as SCC held West Valley to just 2 points in the second quarter and 5 each in the third and fourth.SCC improved to 12-4 overall and 7-1 in league.

City Section--Southern Pacific Conference

Dorsey 66, San Pedro 59-- Despite 12 points from senior center Ian Dixon, the Pirates (5-11, 1-2) fell victim to 21 turnovers and were outscored 19-8 in the third quarter in a loss to the host Dons (1-2 in league).

City Section--Valley Pac 8 Conference

Grant 90, Poly 69-- Gilbert Arenas scored 42 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help the Lancers knock off Poly, 90-69, in a Valley Pac-8 Conference game at Grant. It was the sixth game this season in which Arenas has scored 40 or more points. Eight other times he has scored at least 30 points. He is averaging 35.7 points per game. Guard Daniel Tarr added 22 points for Grant (14-4, 2-1 in league play). James Word, a senior guard, scored 26 points for Poly (8-9, 2-1). Word was academically ineligible last season and ineligible for Poly's first 14 games this season.

North Hollywood 54, Reseda 29--Dominic Johnson scored 12 points and the Huskies (11-6, 3-0) won their ninth in a row in a Valley Pac-8 Conference game at North Hollywood.

Sylmar 77, Van Nuys 42--The No. 4-ranked Spartans alternated between a half-court trap and man-to-man defense to shut down Abe Morabbi, who has a 28.5 scoring average, in a Valley Pac-8 Conference victory at Sylmar. Morabbi, who was guarded by T.K. Reed when Sylmar (15-5, 2-1) was not playing zone, was held to 11 points for Van Nuys (4-11, 0-3). George Wrighster had 13 points and 14 rebounds in a rare reserve role for the Spartans, while Reed scored 11 and had eight of Sylmar's 26 steals.

Monroe 62, Canoga Park 55-- Canoga Park held Monroe to just 9 first quarter points, but Robert Palofox and Eric Serna came back in the second and third quarters, combining for 39 points in the game to give Monroe (8-10 overall, 2-1 in conferenc) the win. Palofox had 15 and Serna had 24; Brooks scored 12; Jammie Harris was held to 5 points for Canoga Park.

City Section--Northwest Valley Conference

Chatsworth 80, El Camino Real 70--Bobby Bowlin made five three-pointers and scored 21 points for the Chancellors, ranked No. 7, in a Northwest Valley Conference victory at Chatsworth. With Chatsworth clinging to a 41-40 lead at halftime, Mark Cannon scored eight of his 14 points in the third quarter and helped the Chancellors outscore El Camino Real in the quarter, 21-6. Cannon had nine assists for Chatsworth (11-3, 3-0). Justin Saad-Anthony scored 24 points for El Camino Real (6-9, 0-3).

Cleveland 97, Granada Hills 70--Eric Bush scored 23 points for the Cavaliers, ranked No. 8, in a Northwest Valley Conference victory at Granada Hills. Cleveland (13-4, 3-0) had 29 steals and 32 assists.

City Section--Coastal Conference

No details, but we do have the scores from Wednesday's games:

Fairfax 93, Hamilton 70

Manual Arts 124, Los Angeles 77

Venice 57, University 56

Westchester 59, Palisades 55

City Section--Northern Conference

Again, no details but some scores from Wednesday's games:

Eagle Rock 74, Vergugo Hills 66

Hollywood 49, Marshall 47

City Section--Southeastern Conference

All of these are from Wednesday. No details, but we have scores:

Fremont 56, Bell 44

Huntington Park 65, Garfield 55

Jordan 68, Jefferson 66

Locke 64, Roosevelt 58

City Section--Southern Pacific Conference

You want scores, we've got them. No details, but it's better than a sharp stick in the eye:

Banning 48, Gardena 41

Crenshaw 104, Carson 49

Washington 84, Narbonne 47

Non-League

Camarillo 75, Ventura 64-- In this Tuesday game, Ventura was led by Jeff Staniland with 27 points in the loss, which dropped Ventura to 10-9 overall and 0-2 in league. Camarillow was led by Jay Williamson with 23 points and Lassiter with 16, Bryce 13 and Beennett 7. Camarillo improved to 7-10 overall and remains 0-2 in league as well.

Calabasas 85, Villanova Prep 50--On Thursday night, Spencer Hariton hit six three-point shots and tied the Coyotes' single-season record while scoring 35 points in a nonleague game at Villanova Prep. Hariton made six of 15 three-point shots and 13 of 24 shots overall. He tied the record of 61 three-pointers set by Sean O'Busick in 1990.

First Lutheran 69, GH Hillcrest Christian 63-- First Lutheran was led by John Stark with 21 points and 18 rebounds, Chad Durio with 11 points and 8 assists, Robert Johnson 12 and 10 rebounds, Sam Hicks 12 and 11 rebounds, Maldonado 12 and Leon with . GH Hillcrest was led by Amirt Nat with 22 and Amit Nat 11 (these are different guys?). Hey this is what the LA Times' box said, so we're going with it. FL is now 7-7 overall.