SoCalHoops High School News

Weekend High School Hoops: All The  
Leagues, A-E--(Jan. 10, 1999)

We managed to collect most of the game results from around SoCal, throughout the Southern Section,  played Friday and Saturday (Unless otherwise indicated, these games were played on Friday). In order to make this a bit more manageable, we've split up our reports by league and we'll be filing several reports, exhausting the entire alphabet soup of the 70 or so leagues in SoCal's Southern Section.   In this one you'll find the Academy League, Baseline League,  Bay League, Camino Real League,  City Section Non-Conference and Southeastern Conference, Century, Channel, and Empire Leagues.  More to follow.

Academy League

Capistrano Valley Christian 47, St. Michael's 38--Jamie Tellier had 16 points and David Roth added eight for Capistrano Valley Christian (8-7, 2-0). St. Michael's is 4-4, 1-1.

Baseline League

Chino 74, Walnut 61-- Chino (6-11, 1-0) led by five at the half, and the put the game away for good in the fourth quarter. Adrian Aquino led the Cowboys with 16 points, Richard Polidore had 15 points, nine in the fourth quarter, Josh Bladh scored 13, and Cameron Munoz added 10 points (eight in the fourth quarter). Walnut (4-12, 0-1) was led by Mike Green with 20 points and Darren DeLeon with 17 points.

Glendora 95, Don Lugo 54-- Matt Hinojosa scored 14 points but it was not nearly enough to defeat a strong Glendora team. Chris Clark and Casey Jacobsen for the Tartans combined for an impressive 51 of Glendora's 95 points. The Tartans (14-1, 1-0) also had 10 3-pointers in the contest. Don Lugo (8-9, 0-1) will attempt to rebound against Upland at home on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m

Upland 48, Claremont 33-- Upland managed the win Friday night in a Baseline league opener at Claremont. Upland (13-1), which won the Upland, Rancho Cucamonga and Byron Johnson tournaments in preparation for league play, held Claremont to 33-percent field goal shooting while the Wolfpack committed 10 second-half turnovers. Upland senior forward Desmond Penigar, one of four Upland players who stand 6-foot-5 or taller, scored a game-high 18 points with five rebounds. Claremont (13-4) was led by forward Anthony Douglas' 10 points. The Wolfpack trailed by just 23-17 at
halftime, but they managed just six third-quarter shots against fierce Upland defenders who stretched their hands-in-the-face pressure beyond the 3-point line. Only one of the six shots was good and Claremont was also done in by six turnovers, falling behind 38-21 after the third. The Wolfpack, who wound up 12-of-36 from the floor, never made it closer than 13 points in the fourth. Eight Upland players scored. Guard Matt Santos had nine points for the Highlanders, who also received four points, six rebounds and a blocked shot by 6-11 senior reserve center Steven Hamilton.  Upland will play defending CIF champion Glendora on January 20, and play Don Lugo Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. 

Bay League

Compton Centennial 78, South Torrance 57--Jon Schenke scored 17 points, including five three-pointers, but the host Spartans (6-8, 0-2) couldn't overcome Marquis Poole's game-high 26 points. David Park added 16 points and eight rebounds and Ryan Yamaka scored 14 for the Spartans.

Inglewood 67, Santa Monica 50--Power forward Skip Essene scored 18 points to lead the Sentinels (15-2, 2-0) to the victory over the host Vikings. Guard Jakoby Atako led the Vikings with 15 points, six assists and four steals.

Peninsula 63, North Torrance 59--Jake Dederer posted 24 points and 12 rebounds to lift the host Panthers (9-5, 1-1) past the Saxons. Charlie Kundrat added 11 points, and Bo Palmer had eight points for Peninsula. Ron Richards paced North with 15 points.

Redondo Union 72, Morningside 53--Redondo's boys basketball team got its usual solid games from Walter White and Andrew Zahn, but it was the play of guards Dijon Thompson and Keith Ellison that allowed the Sea Hawks to break away from Morningside in a 72-53 Bay League win Friday night at Morningside. White posted 23 points, 14 rebounds and four steals and Andrew Zahn collected 17 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks, but it was the ball-handling of Thompson and Ellison that pushed Redondo over the top. Both Thompson and Ellison broke down the swarming defensive pressure of the Monarchs with their ball-handling and passing. Thompson finished with 14 points and three assists, and Ellison contributed five points and five assists for Redondo (9-4, 2-0). Dwayne Trotter paced Morningside with 16 points. Chrishawn Lawrence netted nine points, and Durell Siplin added eight for the Monarchs (6-8, 1-1).

Camino Real League

St. Anthony 87, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 50--Junior guard Jared Lloyd scored 20 points and the Saints (12-4, 1-0) outscored the visiting Cardinals, 55-24, in the second and third quarters. Steve Sakamoto had 19 points, A.J. Diggs 14 points and Pearson Smith 13 points. St. Anthony hit five 3-pointers in a 35-point third quarter. 

City Section Non-Conference

Grant 87, Granada Hills 70--Gilbert Arenas scored 30 points, including two three-point baskets, and the Lancers (12-3) breezed in a nonconference game at Grant.  Grant took the lead for good five minutes into the game and built a 49-23 halftime margin. Arenas made 12 of 21 shots from the field
and sank all four of his free throws. Daniel Tarr had 11 points for Grant.  Alonzo Parks had 13 points for Granada Hills.

North Holywood 60, University 39--North Hollywood held University to just 9 points int he second and 6 points in the fourth quarter. Dominigec Johnson scored 22 and Eric Roller scored 10 for the Huskies who improved to 8-6 on the year.  Rahnell Johnson had 8, Anthony Urgina 2, McKissick 7, Sherman 3, Karim 3, Alvarado 5. Hassan Trotter had 8 for University and Angelo Dawson scored 15.

Palisades 51, Canoga Park 43--After tying the score, 34-34, with six minutes to play, the Hunters (3-11) committed turnovers on consecutive   possessions and fell behind Palisades (8-3) in a nonconference game at Canoga Park.   Jammie Harris, Canoga Park's best player, was suspended for missing practice and did not play.

Venice 83, San Pedro 69: Center Ian Dixon scored a career-high 19 points and guard Oscar Abrons added 14, but the Pirates (4-9) could not overcome Glen McGowan's 33 points and Joseph Dural's 22 points and nine rebounds as Venice improved to 13-3.

City Section--Southeastern Conference

Jefferson 68, South Gate 66-- Senior forward Ronald Johnson scored 22 of his 38 points in the second half, but it wasn't enough as the visiting
Rams lost to the Democrats. South Gate (10-7, 4-2) tied the score at 66 with five seconds left, but Jefferson scored a last-second basket to get the win.
Johnson also had 13 rebounds and four assists in the loss.

Century League

Foothill 85, El Modena 51--Alex Rasmussen scored a season-high 28 points, including six three-pointers, to lead Foothill (14-3, 1-0). Drew Buford (15 points) had 12 assists in three quarters before fouling out with seven minutes left in the game. He has 194 assists this season. Chad Bigler scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half for Foothill (14-3, 1-0).

Villa Park 73, Santa Ana Valley 54--Eliu Fatu scored 17 points and had nine rebounds and Hardy Fatu scored 15 points for host Santa Ana Valley (6-10, 0-1).  Kelly Shimizu scored 15 points, including three three-pointers in the third quarter, to help the Spartans pull away. Villa Park trailed Santa Ana Valley (8-7, 0-1), 38-35, at the intermission.

Channel League

Dos Pueblos 77, Ventura 75-- Ventura led 73-68 with 1:28 to play in overtime. The Cougars, 9-6, also held a 61-58 lead with two minutes to play in regulation. Dos Pueblos rallied to lead 67-66 with 20 seconds to play on two free throws by Alex Jenkins. Ventura knotted the score with 18.5 seconds left on a free throw by Mike Derse.  Tied 75-75, guard ShanTay Legans found Brett Holbrook on a standard kickout pass and Holbrook connected on a five-foot jump shot with four seconds left to lift the Chargers to a 77-75 overtime win at Ventura in the Channel League basketball opener for both schools. The Chargers are now 14-4 with the win. Legans finished with 18 points, includding a 3-pointer that tied the score at 75 with 47 seconds to play in overtime. Along with Ventura guard Jeff Staniland, who scored 28 points, the game featured a marquee matchup of two of the Channel League's best shooters.  But Legans took only two shots in the first three quarters and Ventura took a lead of 10 points into the fourth period. Staniland scored 10 of his points in the fourth quarter. Holbrook finished with 15 points for Dos Pueblos while Johnny Ortiz added 14 and Damon Jenkins 15.

Santa Barbara 76, Channel Island 68--Visiting Santa Barbara survived a 29-point fourth quarter to win its seventh straight game. The Dons, 14-2, were led by Tony Freeman (25 points), Brent Williams (14) and Craig Christ (12). Dwight Satterwhite scored 17 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter to pace Channel Islands' 29-16 run. The Dons made their free throws down the stretch. Tony Freeman went 11-for-14 at the foul line while Christ hit 5-of-7 field goals and grabbed nine rebounds. Shawn Whilt  had four assists and just one turnover. Santa Barbara scoring was by Thompson 3, Shelton 6, Whilt 2, Burke 5, Maloney 1, Curiel 4, Freeman 25, Williams 14, Christ 12, Kelley 4. Channel Islands scorers were Long 8, Freeny 3, Patton 17, Diaz 3, Satterwhite 19, Berrelleza 10, Kettington 8. 3-point goals-SB 2 (Burke, Williams), CI 6 (Satterwhite 3, Berrelleza 2, Freeny). Totals fouls-SB 17, CI 28. Fouled out-Kettington, Freeny. Technical fouls-Patton.

Empire League

Century 53, El Dorado 41--Mike Zepeda led all scorers with 23 points and 11 rebounds for Century (7-10, 1-0). Teammate Paul Ferretti scored eight of his 16 points in the fourth quarter. 

Cypress 45, Kennedy 35--Justin Yun and Alphonso Stovall each scored 11 points, and Stovall had 11 boards  in the victory for Cypress (6-11, 1-0). Tony Jimmerson had 19 points for Kennedy. The home victory over the Fighting Irish was the league opener for both teams. Cypress jumped to a 14-4 lead after one quarter. The Fighting Irish cut the lead to three at halftime, but Cypress used a 13-8 third quarter to put the game away. 

Loara 67, Katella 59--Last season Loara and Katella split their two league meetings with each team winning at home. But on Friday night the Saxons took the early advantage by beating the Knights, 67-57, at Katella in the Empire League opener for both teams. Herbert Gracia scored 28 points and the Saxons defense pressured Katella all night long, forcing ballhandlers into ill-advised passes and traveling violations. Both teams played sloppy early and combined for only 22 points in the first quarter, which Loara led, 13-9. Katella (12-5, 0-1) answered in the second period behind the three-point shooting of guard Matt Tisthammer, who hit a pair from behind the arc as Katella built a 32-30 halftime lead. The Knights led 43-41 after three periods. That's
when Gracia took over. He found holes in the Knights defense and was able to both distribute the ball to Ben and Wes Wardrop inside or create scoring situations for himself, which led either to baskets or free throws. Wes Wardrop finished with 17 points for Loara (15-2, 1-0) while Ben Wardrop added 15 points and six rebounds.  Loara trailed, 43-41 going into the fourth quarter, but Gracia scored 13 of his 30 points in the fourth as Loara outscored the Knights, 26-16.  Trevor Holton scored five points and had 12 rebounds. Matt Tisthammer led Katella (13-4, 0-1) with 15 points. 

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