SoCalHoops High School News

Weekend CIF Southern Section
& City Section Results--(Jan. 25, 1999)

We can't promise that we've got every single game, but we do have a substantial amount of them from Friday and the few which were played Saturday around SoCal. We're also compiling league standings since the CIF hasn't been publishing them lately. There were some big performances, and it was a big weekend for the Pac-10 bound players:  Casey Jacobsen scored 38 points Friday;  Gilbert Arenas scored 47 also on Friday night.  Julius Barnes scored 27.  There were some other big scorers, including Mike Yildiz of Bell-Jeff (formerly of Grant with Arenas last year) who scored 33, but if we see one more SCIBCA Poll which lists Bell-Jeff  (1-5 in league, 8-12 overall) among the D-VAA "Top 10" we're going to throw up.  C'mon guys, there are better teams than this in D-V. Surely you can find at least 10 teams with winning records from the more than 70 teams in the division.  Can't you?

Oh, did we mention Jason Kapono scored 50 points.  So did some guy named Mitchell from Pioneer Baptist. Guess which one is going to sign with a D-I team and which one you've never heard of before.  Other big time scoring was done by Leitch of El Segundo with 39, Baily from Pilgrim with 40, Williams from Corona Centennial with 36, Owen from Huntington Park with 34, James Wright of Manual who scored 33 in the game against Venice, another guy named Williams from Westview who scored 33 as did Todd Tomlinson of Moorpark, a junior who will be a big time prospect next year; Raphael Berumen also scored 34 points, but then he's already a big deal.  There were a bunch of other guys who scored more than 30 on Friday, including Sanches of Sierra Vista, Harwell from South Bay Lutheran, Sattiewhite from Channel Islands, Connor from Leuzinger all with 32, Clay Robbins of Hollywood with 31;  Florence from Yucaipa, Drumm from Baldwin Hills, Hinojosa from Don Lugo each had 31 as well, and finally Damian O'Connor of Hamilton, Ohannesian of Mesrobian and LaBomme from West Covina all had 30 points.   

And this weekend, most of the favorites won.  Except for Santa Clara, which lost to Nordhoff.  And Valencia, which beat Canyon Country Canyon. Oh, and don't forget Canyon of Anaheim beating Villa Park.  And we're not sure who was supposed to win, but Sonora and Troy played to a wild, triple overtime finish, only the second one we've seen reported this season (the other one was the Buckley v. Windward game one week ago). 

Anyway, we know this isn't complete for the entire Southern Section, as we've still got some games to add, but decided to just post this before it got stale.  There are only a handful of games being played tonight (Monday) so we'll have ample time to update later in the evening.  For now, here's the rest of what we were able to piece together:

Academy League

Cap. Valley Christain 72, Fairmont 25-- Capo Valley had four players in double figures, led by McCheseni with 16, Allen 13, Tiller 10 and Graves 11, as Cap Valley Christian held Fairmont to single digit scoring in every quarter.   The first quarter score was 21-6, and in the second quarter Capo outscored Fairmont 23-7 to lead 44 -13 at the half. Fairmont is 0-6 in league and CVC improved to 11-8 overall and 5-1 in league.

Almont League

Schurr 65, Montebello 56--Kevin Nojima scored 23 points for Schuur, while Francis Impero had 15 as Shrur broke out to a 23-8 first quarter lead and never looked back.  Chris Ware scored 21 for Montebello in the loss, dropping Montebello to 6-14 overall and 1-3 in league.  Schurr improved to 10-10 and 2-2 in league.

Keppel 58, San Gabriel 50--Joe Diaz scored 16, and Peter Wang scored 17 for Keppel in this league game played Friday night. Keppel improved to 13-7 overall and 3-1 in league while San Gabriel, which was led by Joey Giron with 14, dropped to 10-10 and 2-2.

Alpha League

Paraclete 79, Kilpatrick 47--Glenn Jones scored all of his 20 points in the first half to help the Spirits (7-12, 2-1) build a 39-26 halftime lead in an Alpha League victory at Paraclete. 

Baseline League

Glendora 56, Claremont 52-- Casey Jacobsen scored 11 of his game-high 38 points in the fourth quarter as the Tartans (20-1, 5-0) edged the Wolfpack (16-5, 3-2). John Bragg had 13 points and seven assists for Claremont, while Jeff Whitton sank three 3-pointers on his way to 10 points. Anthony Douglas added 11 for the Wolfpack.

Don Lugo 71, Walnut 58-- Matt Hinojosa, coming off a 25-point night against Chino on Tuesday, scored a career-high 31 points for the Conquistadores (10-11, 2-3). Mike Green was the leading scorer for Walnut with 16 points.

Upland 79, Chino 43--Desmond Penigar scored 21 points with 10 rebounds and Sheldon Pace added 11 points and 12 assists for the Highlanders (16-2, 4-1). Upland shot 60 percent from the field. Four players scored in double figures for Upland.

Bay League

Centennial 60, Morningside 51-- The Apaches (8-10, 2-4) got a game-high 24 points from senior point guard Marquis Poole, who also recorded nine assists and eight rebounds, as they dispatched the visiting Monarchs (3-4 in league). Morningside's Dwayne Trotter scored 16, and Tracy Cathey notched 12, but the Monarchs dropped to 8-11overall and 3-4 in league.

Inglewood 88, North Torrance 51-- Inglewood improved to 20-3 overall and 7-1 in league behind center Noel Felix, who scored 12 points in the first quarter en route to a game-high 18. The 6-foot-8 senior simply jumped over North's smaller defenders. Sentinel guards Sandy Fletcher and Lenny Brown, added 14 and 10 respectively. Point guard Jermel Brooks led the Saxons with nine points and center Damian Phillips added eight. Defensive pressure helped create an uptempo style, which favored Inglewood. The Sentinels got off to a quick start and held a 26-11 advantage at the end of the first quarter.The Sentinels led 48-22 at halftime and 67-28 in the third quarter. With Inglewood's starters on the bench, North kept pace in the final quarter, earning a 23-21 advantage. When North tried to slow the pace down, Inglewood simply spotted up behind the 3-point stripe.

Peninsula 61, South Torrance 41--Point guard Scott Shimizu scored 10 points, and guard Ryan Yamaka added nine points for the Spartans (6-13, 0-7) as they fell to the visiting Panthers. Dan Yerelian notched 11 points and Charlie Kundrat scored 10 for the Panthers (12-7 overall).

Redondo 56, Santa Monica 41--Forward Walter White led the Sea Hawks (14-5, 7-1) to victory over the visiting Vikings (12-6, 4-3), scoring 24 points and grabbing nine rebounds. Center Andrew Zahn added 14 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the Sea Hawks.

Camino Real League

St. Anthony 69, St. Monica 60-- St. Anthony forced 15 turnovers after the break to make up an eight-point deficit on its way to a 69-60 Camino Real League victory over visiting St. Monica Friday night. The Saints defensive performance in the second half had a positive effect on its offense, as the team more than doubled its scoring output from the opening half, which ended with the Mariners leading, 30-22. While its offense and defense might have sagged at times during the game, junior swingman Pearson Smith was a consistent force for St. Anthony. The 5-foot-11 Smith, whose 10 points in the first half helped keep the Saints in the game, finished with 21 points, 14 rebounds and five steals despite playing against a much taller frontline. Smith, junior point guard A.J. Diggs (23 points) and junior forward Jared Lloyd (20 points) combined to score 24 points in the third period as the Saints surged ahead, 47-46. The trio scored all the points during a 13-4 run to start the final period as St. Anthony (16-5, 3-1) took a comfortable 61-50 lead with just under three minutes left. Sophomore Jamayne Potts scored five of his game-high 24 points during a quick 10-3 burst that helped St. Monica (10-10, 2-1) close to within, 64-60, with 1:13 left. However, the Saints forced three turnovers down the stretch to end the threat.

Verbum Dei 74, Bosco Tech 24--The Eagles (14-7, 3-0) used 17 points from Jamaal Dean to upend the Tigers at Verbum Dei High. Verbum Dei's leading scorer on the season, Marlon Parmer (25 ppg), was held to just nine points and five assists.

Century League

Canyon 57, Villa Park 50--Roger Hogan (5'-11" Jr. SG) shocked the Spartans with a 20-point effort that led to a 57-50 Century League boys' basketball victory.  Center Ryan Romberg had 20 points and 13 rebounds for Canyon (13-6, 5-0), but it was the grit of several unsung Comanche guards that shot down host Villa Park (14-8, 4-1) in front of a standing-room-only crowd. The Spartans were the better team in the first quarter, in which they had an 18-8 advantage. Canyon steadily chipped away at Villa Park's lead, and trailed 29-27 when most of the gym lights went out with 1:19 left to end the first half.  The referees decided to start halftime at that point to allow the lights to be re-illuminated, and they added an additional minute to the third quarter to make it a nine-minute quarter. The Comanches took the lead for good midway through the fourth quarter when Hogan's three-pointer put his team ahead, 46-43. Hogan, who was 6 for 11 from the field, scored seven points in the final quarter. Hammad, who came into the game averaging more than 20 points,  made only 3 of 11 shots, but all three were crucial. He scored the final basket of the first half to cut the Comanches' deficit to two points; he made a layup to give Canyon a three-point lead in the third quarter; and his 16-foot jumper with just over a minute remaining gave Canyon a six-point cushion. Canyon took its first lead, 32-31, on a layup by Romberg off an assist from Yu 1 minute 20 seconds into the third quarter.  The lead changed hands several times until Hogan's 10-foot baseline shot with 6:15 left in the game gave Canyon the lead for good, 44-43.  Hogan extended the lead to 46-43 a minute later with a 12-footer. Hammad made it 48-43 with two free throws, but Villa Park's Andy Olsen responded with a basket.   Back came Hogan. He fed Romberg for a turnaround jumper with 4:20 to play, then made two free throws 50 seconds later for a 52-45 lead.  Villa Park, which got 11 points from forward Adam Keith, made only 18 of 51 field-goal attempts.

El Modena 61, Santa Ana Valley 53--Stephan Pervich had 22 points to lead El Modena (6-15, 1-4). Jimmy Lopez and Alex
Landa each had three three-pointers for Santa Ana Valley. 

Foothill 85, Orange 60--Alex Rasmussen scored the first 11 points of the game and finished with 28 points, including five three-pointers, for host Foothill (16-5, 3-2). Teammate Drew Buford had 18 points and 13 assists for the Knights Scott Miller scored 22 points for Orange (10-10, 2-3).

Channel League

Santa Barbara 50, San Marcos 39-- With a 19-2 record and 12-game winning streak Santa Barbara held San Marcos to five points in the first quarter and seven in the third while winning Friday night's Channel League game 50-39 before an overflow crowd at Santa Barbara High. Santa Barbara, 3-0 in league, took advantage of the Royals' first scoreless stretch to take an 18-5 lead and the second to make the score 36-15.  Senior guard Tony Freeman led the way with four blocked shots and a whopping 18 rebounds. Freeman also had a good offensive game with 15 points. Craig Christ added 15 points and six assists while Williams scored 12. Randy Moharram and Mike Casias led San Marcos with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Moharram hit three 3-pointers and Casias two. Moharram, in fact, had all of the Royals' points - five - until Casias hit a 3-pointer with 3:50 left in the second period. Following a three-point play by Christ, Casias hit a trey and followed with a free throw to cut Santa Barbara's lead to 21-14. It was the closest San Marcos would get. Freeman scored on a pass from Christ and added a rebound basket after Moharram hit a free throw. Williams scored near the end of the half and Christ, Freeman and Williams all scored to open the third period. Santa Barbara finished 20-for-48 shooting on the night while San Marcos was a dismal 13-54 (24 percent). The Dons are holding teams to roughly 30 percent shooting from the field in league play. On Wednesday Santa Barbara travels to Dos Pueblos in a battle of the league's two unbeaten teams. Dos Pueblos, 16-4, has a high octane offense led by flashy guard ShanTay Legans.

Ventura 69, Buena 49-- Ventura (11-9, 1-2) blew open a 27-27 first-half game, as senior guard Jeff Staniland scored 25 points and senior forward Gary Peterson added 17, including five 3-pointers.  Staniland scored 16 of his points in the second half and led a 16-2 run from the end of the third quarter through the start of the fourth quarter that gave Ventura a 53-35 lead.  Buena (8-12, 0-4) was led by senior center Peter Brown's 15 points and sophomore guard Ryan Cobos' 11.   Peterson hit four consecutive 3-point shots in the first quarter to give Ventura a 17-13 lead. He made 5 of 8 from long range.  Staniland and Peterson are among the Ventura seniors who are 3-0 against Buena during the last two seasons.  Cobos nailed a 3-pointer to tie the game, 19-19, with 5:45 left in the second quarter. Following a basket each by Antwaine Richards and Staniland for Ventura, Brown made a basket underneath and then Buena grabbed its first lead of the game, 24-23, on a 3-pointer by Cobos with 3:44 left in the half.  Staniland made his only 3-point basket of the game to regain the lead, 26-24, but Buena's Josh Jones made a free throw and a two-point basket to give Buena a 27-26 lead with 1:24 left.  Moments later, Buena senior forward Danny Thompson picked up his third foul. Kyle Bauerlein made a free throw for Ventura to the game at the half.  When Thompson picked up his fourth foul 48 seconds into the third quarter, Buena was in trouble. With Thompson on the bench, Buena did not have its usual inside presence.  Ventura guards Jeff Pabst and Tyler Ebell made two 3-point baskets and finished with eight and seven points, respectively.  Mike Derse led Ventura in rebounds with five and Staniland had four assists to lead the Cougars.

Citrus Belt League

Fontana 78, A.B. Miller 58-- The Steelers (14-6, 4-0) took over in the second quarter, outscoring the Rebels (6-13, 0-4) by nine points on their way to the 20-point victory. Jordan Walker led the Steelers with 16 points and 13 rebounds and Baron Baker added 14 points, five steals and five assists.
Greg Nelson had 14 points for Miller.

City Section --Coastal Conference

Westchester 77, University 39--Wayman Rowe had a team-high 14 points to lead a balanced attack for the Comets (10-7, 2-1) at home. Chris Osborne scored 13 points, Jason Breland totaled 12 points and Lou Wright tallied 10 points for the Comets, who held a 43-17 halftime lead.

Other scores were:

Hamilton 98, Los Angeles 93--No details, just a score.

Fairfax 48, Palisades 43--ditto. No details here, but it must have been close, and we can imagine Estavan for Pali taking on Morriessette and Shipp.

Manual Arts 120, Venice 78--Manual jumped out to leads of 10-0, 15-3 and 30-8 to lead the game. "You can't get down to a team like Manual by 30 points and expect to recover. Unfortunately, all season long we've been a slow starting team, like a fighter feeling his opponent out.  But against a team like Manual, if you aren't ready to play, you'll get knocked out."  James Wright had 34 and Brandon Moorer had 25, Ron Cass had 15.

City Section-- Northern Conference

Verdugo Hills 62, Lincoln 53--Michael Elliott scored 23 points and Michael Porter had 18 and 6 assists, while Kevin Baird had 122 and 11 rebounds for Verdugo Hills (2-6 conference, 5-13 overall).  Lincoln (1-13 overall, 1-7 in league) was led by Chun with 21.

Franklin 82, Hollywood 71--no details, just scores.

Marshall 56, Belmont 48 -- no box, just a linescore.

City Section--Northwest Valley Conference

Kennedy 64, El Camino Real 57--Nana Gbewonyo scored 16 points for the Golden Cougars in a Northwest Valley Conference victory at El Camino Real.  With the score tied, 47-47, after three quarters, Mario Chacon of Kennedy scored five of his nine points in the fourth quarter. Justin Saad-Anthony had 22 points for El Camino Real (6-10, 0-3).

Chatsworth 58, Birmingham 36--Ronald Ruffin and Marlik Morris combined for 29 points and 23 rebounds for the No. 7 Chancellors
in a Northwest Valley Conference game at Chatsworth.  Ruffin had 14 points and 13 rebounds, Morris 15 points and 10
rebounds. The Chancellors (12-3, 4-0) led, 29-13, at halftime.

Cleveland 90, San Fernando 68--Kent Dennis scored 22 points and Brian Smith had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers (14-4, 4-0) in a Northwest Valley Conference victory at Cleveland.

Taft 79, Granada Hills 60--John Mason led Taft with 20 points, 15 rebounds while Thad Bodis had 15 pint, Wendle Walden had 12 and Shayne Berry had 10.  Granada Hills dropped to 1-16 overall and remains winless in conference play at 0-4. Ryan Hicks had 22 points for GH. 

City Section --Southeastern Conference

South Gate 53, Locke 44-- Senior guard Ronald Johnson scored 25 points to lead the Rams (12-8, 6-3) past the visiting Saints. 

Bell 65, Huntington Park 59-- just a linescore here.

Fremont 82, Jordan 65-- The Pathfinders find a way.

Roosevelt 48, Garfield 47

City Section -- Southern Pacific Conference

Crenshaw 92, San Pedro 53--Ian Dixon scored 17 points and Oscar Abrons, Andy Gallego and Malik Rahh each added seven, but the Pirates (5-12, 1-3) could not overcome the visiting Cougars (18-4, 4-0).  Ryan Sims scored 18 for the Cougars, while Dewayne Parker had 17, E.J. Harris had 14, Jonathan Stokes scored 13.

Washington 57, Carson 51--Forward Marques Duncantel scored 28 points, and forward Mike Van Petten added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Colts (9-10, 1-3) as they fell to the visiting Generals (4-0 conference).

Gardena 68, Narbonne 65--Ray Dennis scored a game-high 17 points to lead the Panthers (8-10, 2-2) past the visiting Gauchos (4-14, 0-4). Marcus O'Keith paced Narbonne with 16 points, Reggie Simms had 14 and Beto Delgado 10.

City Section--Valley Pac-8 Conference

Grant 94, Reseda 67--Gilbert Arenas scored 47 points for the Lancers in a Valley Pac-8 Conference victory at Reseda.  Arenas, who scored 40 or more points for the seventh time this season, made four three-point baskets. The Arizona-bound guard averaged 44.5 points in two games this week. He made 18 of 26 shots and had 11 rebounds and 10 steals against the Regents.  Daniel Tarr added 11 points for the Lancers (15-4, 3-1). Gus Ruiz scored 26 points for Reseda (8-10, 1-3).

Sylmar 73, Monroe 56--The Spartans made 21 of 29 free throws, nine of 11 by George Wrighster, in a Valley Pac-8 Conference victory at Monroe.   The Spartans (16-5, 4-0) held a six-point lead with 4:38 to play before pulling away. Wrighster made all four of his free throws in the fourth quarter.  Brandon Jacobs had 22 points for Sylmar.  Monroe (8-11, 2-2) made only four of 21 three-point shots.

Poly 55, North Hollywood 51--Jason McKissick had 13 points for the Huskies and Eric Roller pounded out 14 more as North Hollywood fell to the Parrots. James Word led Poly with 11 points for the win.  Poly, Grant and North Hollywood remain tied at 3-1 in second place in the conference. Sylmar is at 4-0 in first. Monroe holds sole possession of third at 2-2, and Reseda is in fourth 1-3, tied with Van Nuys. Only Canoga Park remains winless at 0-4 in conference play.

Van Nuys 47, Canoga Park 44-- Van Nuys picked up9 one of it's few wins this year.  Abe Morabbi scored 16 points (well off his average of close to 30), and Philip Truong scored 10 as did Eddie Valles.  Canoga was held to only 4 second quarter points in a defensive effort by Van Nuys. Danny Cuellar scored 18 for the Hunters in the loss, to drop Canoga to 3-15 overall and 0-4 in conference. 

Condor League

Thacher 55, Villanova Prep 42--Thacher snapped a 34-34 tie to open the fourth quarter with a 21-8 run to deal visiting Villanova Prep (3-11, 1-1) the loss. Jamal Thornes scored 12 for Thacher and Michael Back added 11. Villanova Prep had 14 points from Ryan Yee and Garrett Lemire had 10 rebounds and 11 points.

Laguna Blanca 69, Cate 52--no details, just a score.

De Anza League

Beaumont 75, Riverside Notre Dame 62 --Adam Stephens and Brandon Tedrow scored 27 points apiece as Beaumont (3-1, 13-7) defeated Riverside Notre Dame (2-2, 5-12) in a De Anza League game Friday. Tedrow scored 11 points in the third quarter when the Cougars outscored the Titans 21-14 to take a 53-42 lead. Adam Stephens made 15 of 18 free throws. Greg Givens scored 15 points to lead Notre Dame. BEAUMONT (75) -- Ad.Stephens 27, Cohn 2, Tedrow 27, Aa.Stephens 12, Nunez 4, Mendoza 2, Wood 1. NOTRE DAME (62) -- Johnson 9, Thomas 12, Dial 3, Calhoun 10, Escamillo 3, Givens 15, Steele 6, McKenzie 2, Freeman 2. Halftime score -- Beaumont 32-28. Three-point goals -- Givens 3, Steele 2, Calhoun, Dial. Total fouls -- Beaumont 22, Notre Dame 26. Fouled out -- Ad.Stephens, Nunez, Mendoza, Thomas. Technical fouls -- Freeman.

Twentynine Palms 61, Big Bear 34-- no details, just a score.

Del Rey League

St. Bernard 51, St. Paul 46--The Swordsmen (11-9, 2-2), who shot just 28 percent from the floor, got 11 points from junior guard Abraham Cruz against the host Vikings (13-7, 3-1). Chris Landrum added 10 points in a losing effort. Brandon Williams scored 17 points and Sherman Gay posted 14 points, eight rebounds and five blocks to lift the host Vikings.

Bishop Amat 69, St. John Bosco 61-- no details, just a score.

Del Rio League

We didn't get the boxes or details of the following league games, but at least we have scores:

Whittier 52, Pioneer 47

California 54, El Rancho 36

La Serna 79, Santa Fe 44

Delphic League

Campbell Hall 62, Whitney 40--Jesse Foster had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Josh Levy added 22 points and 11 assists as Campbell Hall (14-7, 3-2) styed close to the lead in the delphic League with a 62-40 win over Whitney.   Steve Lin led Whitney with 15 point.

Crossroads 81, Montclair Prep 42--Josiah Johnson managed 15 points and freshman Will Sheslow managed 6, but they were the lone bright spots as the Mounties continue to get hammered both at home and on the road.  Crossroads was led by Felipe Williams with 16 points, Devrin Anderson with 15 and Misha Taylar with 14. Crossroads held Montclair Prep to just 4 first quarter points while scoring 25.   The score at the half was 37-16, and the game was all but out of reach. In the third quarter, Crossroads outscored Montclair 26-10.  Montclair Prep is now 5-14 overall and 1-3 in league.  Crossroads remains atop the league lead at 4-0 and 10-7 overall. 

Desert Mountain League

Boron 69, Big Pine 45--Rich Sheasley total 21 points and Rikki Smith added 10 more and 10 rebounds as Boron (4-98, 3-4) made the long trip to Big Pine worthwhile.

Lone Pine 91, Lancaster Bethel Christian 66--no details, just the final score.

Desert Christian 86, Trona 51-- Desert Christian was led by Phil Parker with 22 points and 15 rebounds, while Smith and Flutly had 11, and Spears and Nelson 10 each, improving DC to 11-4 overall and 7-1 in league.  Trona was led by CJ Johnson with 20.

Desert Valley League

Cathedral City 79, Indio 56--Clifton Cooper hit four three-pointers and scored 22 points to lead Cathedral City (3-1, 15-6) past Indio (2-2, 8-11) in a Desert Valley League contest. Maximo Patrick added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Lions. It proved to a very physical game as the two teams combined for 47 fouls and 63 free throws. CATHEDRAL CITY (79) -- DeVance 17, Cooper 22, Patrick 15, Heredia 5, Peters 5, Alvarez 6, Smith 5, Martinez 2, Shewmake 2. INDIO (56) -- Ortega 6, Mendoza 6, Roberson 6, Meraz 9, Balver 16, Naval 9, Rodriguez 4. Halftime score -- Cathedral City 39-22. Three-point goals -- DeVance, Cooper 4, Naval. Total fouls -- Cathedral City 25, Indio 22. Fouled out -- Peters.

Palm Desert 70, Palm Springs 57--Joey Gill scored 23 points, including five three-pointers, to lead Palm Desert (3-1, 8-10) to a Desert Valley League victory. Palm Springs (3-1, 9-11) led most of the game, but Palm Desert outscored Palm Springs 12-4 in the final two minutes.   PALM SPRINGS (57) -- D. Barton 0, Reyes 0, Rangel 16, Higueras 8, P. Barton 6, Diaz 11, Sawdey 3, Robetcky 10, Cauldwell 3 PALM DESERT (70) -- Gill 23, Kogus 7, Slone 8, Fernandez 19, Jackson 6, Strong 4, Herr 3 Halftime score -- Palm Springs 35-31. Three-point goals -- Cauldwell, Sawdey, Rangel, Gill 5, Herr, Kogus 2. Total fouls -- Palm Springs 18, Palm Desert 20. Fouled out -- Kogus, . Technical fouls -- P. Batron.

Empire League

Loara 71, Century 61--The Saxons (18-3, 4-1) trailed by two after three quarters, but rallied to beat the visiting Centurions (8-13, 2-3). Wes Wardrop led Loara with 26 points.Century's Mike Zepeda led all scorers with 25 points.

Katella 60, Kennedy 45--The Knights (19-4, 4-1) made 12 of 15 free throws in the fourth quarter to turn back the Fighting Irish (6-15, 0-5). Katella's Robert Ambercrombie led all scorers with 20. 

El Dorado 49, Cypress 37--El Dorado was led by Carlos with 19 and Nagy with 15, and managed to hold Cypress to single digit scoring in all but the first quarter.  Cypress' Stovall had 16 points.  El Dorado improves to 11-10 overqall and 3-2 in league while Cypress dropped to 7-16 overall and 2-3 in league.   

Express League

Heritage Christian 52, Palos Verdes Rolling Hills Prep 45--Rolling Hills Prep had its 23-game league winning streak stopped. Heritage Christian's Todd Warner made five three-pointers and had 18 points and Matt Winter had four three-pointers and 17 points. The Patriots are now 10-8, 3-1, while the Huskies are 2-1 in league. 

Southlands 70, Liberty Christian 42--Southlands was led by Sutton with 26 and Wilcox with 19 points, while Liberty Christian had Andonian and Mendoza both score 15 in the loss, which droppped LC to 1-9 overalland 0-4 in league.  

Foothill League

Burroughs 41, Burbank 33-- In this battle of the beatens, Burbank dropped to 2-3 in league while Burroughs improved to 11-9 overall and 3-2 in league to actually take sole possession of second place.  Kevin Krose scored 20 for Burroughs in the win.  Burbank is 5-13 overall.

Saugus 53, Hart 52-- Doug Summerhayes made two free throws with nine seconds left for his only points to give the Centurions (10-11, 2-3) a Foothill League victory at Hart.  Liam Waters missed a driving shot in the lane with one second left for Hart (12-9, 1-4), which rallied from a 10-point deficit. Summerhays calmly sank the shots in front of a noisy sellout crowd and he was relieved that he didn't have to endure deja vu. His free throw conversions turned a one-point Hart lead into Saugus' favor.  More importantly, the Centurions, winners of two consecutive games, made all 19 of their free-throw attempts. Hart converted on just 13 of 21 shots from the charity stripe.   Kurt DeMaio, playing with a twisted ankle, led Saugus with 15 points and six rebounds. Jerome Edwards chipped in with 14 points and four rebounds. Hart received 13 points apiece from David Briggs and Liam Waters. Briggs made a team-high three 3-point shots.  The Centurions, fresh off a 71-69 victory over Valencia Tuesday night, built 45-35 lead entering the fourth quarter and appeared to have the momentum. However, the defending-league-champion Indians scored on six consecutive possessions and took a 50-47 lead on a 3-point basket by Briggs with 2:28 left.  The basket forced Saugus coach Jeff Hallman to call a 20-second timeout.  Saugus, which was outscored 17-8 in the final quarter, remained consistent at the line making all six free throws in the final 1:05.  The Indians, coming off a 37-28 loss to Burbank Tuesday night, made a valiant comeback despite being plagued by foul trouble. Tamir Barkan fouled out in the closing moments and center Kelly Weldon and Payam Parvinchiha each had four fouls in the fourth quarter.  Hart coach Dave Montgomery said the free throws were the telling statistic.

Valencia 68, Canyon (Canyon Country) 65--Valencia improved to 11-10 overall and 4-1 in league and took sole possession of first place with the win on Friday night.   Canyon is now 10-10 overall and 3-2 in league, and still very much in the league race.  But Valencia also has what could be the league's best player, Eskias McDaniels. McDaniels, the league's leading scorer at 21.4 points per game, and on Friday he scored 27. He netted five 3-pointers, getting three critical threes in a 4:57 span straddling the third and fourth quarters, launching the ball over Canyon's Everett Bryson.   All shot from the top of the key, McDaniels' 3-pointers ensured the lead that the Vikings took early in the third quarter after rallying back from a 12-point first-quarter deficit.  Those baskets also came in handy for late in the game, when Canyon reduced an eight-point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter to only one with 1:25 left.   Jimmy Jennings, Jason French and Bryson made clutch points in the final minutes, capitalizing on two defensive rebounds as Valencia's shooting went dry in the final moments. But Canyon was not shooting well either, and with under two minutes, Canyon took four shots from under the basket — two from Bryson and two from Jacyn Ezell, and they all missed. Canyon got the ball back after another Valencia miss and Bryson scored to cut Valencia's advantage to 66-65.  The Cowboys again got the ball back after Valencia's Manuel White couldn't get the handle on a Albert Ingram pass. But Anthony Falasca missed an 8-foot jumper that would have put the Cowboys ahead, leaving Valencia's Will Broadous to score with 18 seconds left to seal it.   McDaniels added 12 rebounds to his growing portfolio, while teammates Royce Minor and Broadous scored 13 apiece. White had nine points and 10 rebounds.  Bryson led Canyon with 16 points and seven rebounds. Jennings had 14 points and nine rebounds, while Falasca had 14 points and five assists.   

Freeway League

Sonora 61, Troy 55 (3OT)--Few victories have taken longer for Sonora than the three overtimes it took Friday to beat the visiting Warriors, 61-55, before a standing-room only crowd.  Reserve forward Robert Abreu, playing because starter Marqui Worthy had fouled out, finally decided the contest, scoring the first seven points in the third overtime on three baskets and a free throw. They were the only points in the game for Abreu, who also had three rebounds and a key steal in the final overtime.  T.J. Hardeman, Troy's coach,  was still steamed at an intentional foul called on guard Jerry Inzunza with 1.6 seconds to play in regulation and Troy ahead, 41-40. Sonora guard Bim Okinrimboye made one of the two free throws, forcing the overtime.Troy apeared to have the game won in regulation. The Warriors were clinging to a 41-40 lead with six seconds left when Theron Chaney got a steal and was tied up. Troy got the ball on alternate possession and got it to guard Jerry Inzunza, the team's leading scorer. Inzunza missed the free throw with 4.6 seconds left and Sonora desperately went the other way.  Instead of a last-second shot, however, officials called Alex Raco for an intentional foul, claiming he grabbed Okinrimbove as the Raider guard was running down the sideline.  Okinrimbove missed the first free throw but made the second to force the overtime. Normally we'd hesitate to reprint what a coach says in haste, but here's what Hardeman told the Orange County Edition of the LA Times: "The officiating screwed us tonight and you can quote me," Hardeman said. "Change that. Say Coach Hardeman thought the officiating was wonderful."  Sonora improved to 17-5, 5-0,   after beating its other Freeway pursuer Buena Park at home early in the week. The Raiders are the league's only unbeaten team and have a two-game lead over Troy (12-8, 3-2), who shared last year's league title with them. Sonora guard Curtis Levine led all scorers with 20 points.  Robert Abreu opened the third overtime with a bucket inside Quinn Hawking and Okinrimbove followed with buckets of their own. Okinrimbove hit two free throws for a 57-49 advantage with 55 seconds left that put the game away.  Curtis Levine led Sonora with 20 points while Hawking had 17 points. Inzunza led Troy with 18 points while Chaney had 12 points and 16 rebounds.

Buena Park 51, Sunny Hills 48--Buena Park's DeAndre Gipson made two free throws with 11 seconds remaining, then Sunny Hills missed a three-pointer at the buzzer to give the host Coyotes (16-5, 4-1) the victory. Jaamal Allen scored 16 points for Buena Park.

La Habra 71, Fullerton 35--Nathan Allard scored 13 points and Adam Provence had 12 for La Habra (9-9, 2-3). Fullerton is 5-14, 1-4.

Frontier League

Santa Paula 73, Malibu 48--Mike Kolbeck pumped in 24 points to lead Santa Paula (12-9, 3-1). Jacob Macias tossed in 12 points and Danny Guzman had eight assists.

Nordhoff 69, Santa Clara 62-- Santa Clara actually dominated early, bolting to a 11-4 lead.  But Nordhoff rallied, closing out the second quarter with a 15-2 run, including the final 11 points unanswered for a 34-25 halftime lead. Flores, of course, was the big man with nine points in the spree -- seven in a row on two drives and a 3-pointer. Popp had the other six points. Andy Flores (6'-2" Sr. F) grabbed a key defensive rebound near the end of the game, after making an 11-0 run to take command 56-44 with less than four minutes to play.  Nordhoff (16-2) not only grabbed the win, it grabbed first place in the Frontier League at 4-0 while Santa Clara (17-3) fell to 2-2.   Flores led the way with 24 points and 13 rebounds as well as three steals and two blocked shots.  Flores' teammate Etienne Emanuel, added 15 points and 11 assists. Jeff May, Jason Popp and Dustin Baier also scored well: With a 27 combined points, May (13), Popp (8) and Baier (6) were the difference. Santa Clara's entire team -- except for the two stars, Nick Jones and B.J. Ward -- combined for 19 points among five scorers.  Jones finished with a game-high 28 points before fouling out and Ward had 15 before also fouling out late.
Popp contributed more than just scoring. He set the tone for the game in the opening seconds by blocking Terrance Dotsy's first two shots. Popp added a third rejection, and Emanuel, May and Flores also joined the block party later on.  Offensively for Nordhoff, if there was one shot that was bigger than the rest, it also came from an unexpected place: a 3-pointer by May after Santa Clara, which at one time trailed by 11 points in the third quarter, had pulled to within 45-44 with 5:11 left in the game. Only the second 3-pointer of the game for Nordhoff, the shot started the Rangers on their 11-0 take-control-of-the-game scoring spree.

Garden Grove League

Pacifica 94, Santiago 49-- Brian Girard scored 21 points, including four three-pointers, and Jayson Simpson scored 20, both season-highs for Pacifica (19-1, 6-0). 

Los Amigos 61, Rancho Alamitos 55--Alvaro Arcos scored 16 points for visiting Los Amigos (13-7, 4-2).  Omar Pryce scored 24 points for Rancho Alamitos (8-12, 2-4).

Golden League

Quartz Hill 54, Littlerock 45--Brandon While scored 10 and 12 rebounds, while Myvett had 15 and Holyfield scored 11 for Littlerock which dropped to 17-3 with the loss.  Both teams are at 4-1 in league.  Bradey Chellette scored 22 for Quartz Hill, which improved to 15-6 overall.

Golden West League

Ocean View 58, Saddleback 27-- Rashaw McAfee scored 11 points and Casey Lawson scored 10 as Ocean View (17-4, 5-0) finished the first half of league, giving up only 37.8 points a game.  Saddleback is now 1-4 in league.

Tustin 93, Westminster 54--Freshman D'Angelo Collins scored 17 points, had 19 rebounds and eight blocks for host Tustin (16-5, 4-1). Cameron Jackson had 21 points and seven assists and Kenny Crabb scored 16 and Carnell Harrell 13 for the Tillers.  Westminster is 4-18, 0-6.

Santa Ana 43, Servite 40--Darnell Graham had 19 points and seven rebounds to lead Santa Ana (10-10, 3-2).

Heritage League

Pilgrim 103, South Bay Lutheran 91-- Junior guard Phillip Wash led the Waves (6-13, 3-3) with 39 points in their road loss. Sophomore center Charles Cary contributed 19 rebounds and 11 points for South Bay Lutheran and sophomore forward Marcus Hartwell scored 32. Senior forward Chris Bailey, of the Patriots (5-1, league), topped the scoring with 40.

High Desert League

Mojave 82, Farzier Mountain 59--no details available. Just a line score.

Imperial Valley League

Calexico 63, Palo Verde 59--Blythe Palo Verde got within two points a handful of times in the second half, but Calexico held on for an Imperial Valley League victory. Fernie Fierro hit a pair of free-throw attempts with Calexico (2-1 in league) up 61-59 and four seconds remaining. Jeremy Wright and Jon Cooper scored 21 points apiece to lead the Yellowjackets (1-3, 10-10).CALEXLEXICO (63) -- Fierro 25, Velez 2, Estrada 2, Maeda 3, Torres 3, Arquelle 6, Wong 12, Alarcon 10.  PALO VERDE (59) -- Wright 21, Cooper 21, Copple 2, Peterson 9, Blanks 4, Johnson 2.   Halftime score -- Calexico 29-23. Three-point goals -- Fierro 2, Wong 4, Peterson 3. Total fouls -- Calexico 14, Palo Verde 13. Fouled out -- none.

Brawley 70, Southwest 38-- no details were available except the final score.

Ivy League

J.W. North 74, Moreno Valley 50--Moreno Valley (2-2, 13-6) took a 44-43 lead in the Ivy League game with 7:52 remaining on a pair of free throws by Khary Lands. But Riverside North (4-0, 14-5) went on a 31-6 run to finish the game and retain sole possession of first place in the league. Derek Mgbeke scored 11 of his game-high 25 points during the run. He also had 13 rebounds. Lands led Moreno Valley with 15 points.  MORENO VALLEY (50) -- Lands 15, Hayes 13, Emanuel 7, Trapp 2, Brown 5, Beasley 8. NORTH (74) -- Burnett 13, Mgbeke 25, Carlyle 11, Dixon 5, Leonard 0,
Jones 10, McCloud 10. Halftime score -- North 34-27. Three-point goals -- Lands 2, Burnett 4, Jones, Mgbeke 2. Total fouls -- Moreno Valley 18, North 15. Fouled out -- Lands.

Liberty League

Holy Martyrs 45, Avalon 42-- Holy Martyr's took the first game of the weekend pair against Avalon on Friday night at the Avalon Casino gym.   HM improved to 4-4 in league and 11-6 overall with the win. Barsamian had 13, Choulakian 11 and Dukmajian 12 for HM. Avalon had one player score well, Harrell with 20.   Avalon was held to just a single first quarter point while Holy Martyrs scored 12.

Holy Martyrs 47, Avalon 42-- In the second of this weekend double-header (Avalon plays double headers to minimize travel expenses), it was a virtual replay as Holy Martyrs held Avalon to just 6 first quarter points.  Avalon did manage to outscore the Armens in the fourth quarter, 13-8, but HM held on for the win, and improved to 5-4 in league and 12-6 overall.  The three teams to beat however, in Liberty League are Buckley (14-4, 4-2), Windward, and Providence, all three of which play twice this week against each other and potential league contender Yeshiva. 

Los Padres League

Santa Maria St. Josephs 75, Paso Robles 62--our correspondent in the Santa Maria area was unavailable this weekend, so all we have is the final score. We hope to get more later.

Marmonte League

Simi Valley 94, Agoura 58--The Pioneers scored 33 points in the fourth quarter to pull away in a Marmonte League game at Agoura.   Center Rafael Berumen, bound for New Mexico, scored 34 points for Simi Valley (19-2, 6-0).   Brett Michel scored 20 points and Branduinn Fullove added 14.   Garrett Lepisto scored 17 points for Agoura (9-11, 3-3).

Moorpark 91, Royal 84--Todd Tomlinson scored 33 points, including five three-point baskets, to help the Musketeers (11-8, 2-4) to a double-overtime victory in a Marmonte League game at Moorpark.  Sean Corkery of Moorpark made two free throws with three seconds remaining  in regulation.Tom Tomlinson scored 33 points, Shawn Corkery tied the game with two pressure free throws at the end of regulation, and Moorpark survived two overtimes to overcome visiting Royal, 91-84, in Marmonte League play Friday night.  Branden Foster, Cam Dickson and Bryan Reinstein all scored 15 points for Royal.  After enduring four consecutive losses in league, Moorpark ultimately made big plays when it needed them to move to 2-4 in league and 11-8 overall. Royal is 1-5, 7-12.  Royal, which trailed by 10 points at halftime and by eight points after three periods, heated up in the fourth quarter and grabbed leads of 65-59 and 67-65.  The latter came with eight seconds remaining. But Corkery was fouled with four seconds remaining, and hit both free throws to send the game into overtime.  Tied, 76-76, after the first overtime, Moorpark used back-to-back 3-pointers by Brian Hunter and Tomlinson to take command. Tomlinson, who tallied 13 points in the opening period, had six 3-pointers.

Westlake 58, Thousand Oaks 48--Forwards Tyler Adamczyk and Keith Cochran had 16 and 14 points, respectively, to lead Westlake past Thousand Oaks 58-48 in a Marmonte League boys' basketball game on Friday at Westlake.   Westlake is 10-10, 2-2. Thousand Oaks falls to 11-9, 1-5.  Adamczyk had eight points and Cochran had six in the third quarter, when Westlake took the lead for good, going from a halftime tie, 25-25, to a 42-38 lead.  Thousand Oaks took a 35-29 lead early in the third quarter by hitting four straight shots, including 3-pointers by Kyle Kegley and Kahil Fennel on consecutive possessions.  But Westlake responded with a 13-2 run, part of a stretch in which Thousand Oaks made just one of 13 shots. After opening up their six-point lead, the Lancers were 4 of 25 over the final 13:22.   Thousand Oaks was down 52-44 with 3:20 to play, and held Westlake scoreless over the next 2:50, at one point forcing turnovers on four straight possessions. But the Lancers managed no points off those turnovers.  Marcus Ellis had 14 points to lead Thousand Oaks. Kegley had nine points on three 3-pointers, and Tim Chevalier scored seven.  

Metro League

Boys Republick 53, Lake Arrowhead Calvary Chapel 27--The Rams (9-8, 7-1) led from the start and pulled away in the third quarter. Dwayne Pierson led Boys Republic with 18 points, seven steals and six assists and Cecil Sagapolu added 11 points, 11 rebounds and five steals. Calvary Chapel falls to 5-8, 2-5.

Murrieta Calvary Chapel 46, Upland Christian 42-- Nick Kramer scored 24 points for the Eagles (1-10, 0-8) and Eric Toupal added eight points and 10 rebounds in the losing effort. The Warriors held the Eagles to only five points in the final quarter.

Miramonte League

Hacienda Heights Los Altos 77, Pomona Garey 62-- Despite the fact that the Vikings (9-9, 2-1) fell behind early, they still had a chance to beat Conquerors (12-8, 3-0) late in the game. Los Altos helped, commiting 26 fouls, but Garey went 9-of-30 from the free-throw line. Brian Ponder led Garey with 18 points and 11 rebounds, Brandon Hogan had 15 points and eight assists and Edwin Thompson added 11 points and 14 rebounds.

Pomona 81, Hacienda Heights Wilson 62-- Holding the Wildcats to seven first-quarter points, the Red Devils (5-8, 2-1) coasted to victory. Keith Hall and Aaron Thomas were the high scorers for Pomona with 14 points each. Anthony Dejacktamo of Wilson led all scorers with 18 points.

Mission League

Crespi 53, Notre Dame 52 (OT)-- Down by five points with less than a minute to play, Crespi High rallied to tie the game in regulation, then beat rival Notre Dame in overtime, 53-52, Friday night before an overflow crowd at Crespi.   Blake Tibbetts made two free throws with eight seconds left in overtime to give Crespi a 53-49 lead. Notre Dame's Matt Lutz connected on a three-point basket with three seconds left, but the Knights had no timeouts remaining in the Mission League game.   There were eight lead changes in the second half. Notre Dame (8-13, 1-5 in league play) seemed headed to an upset after opening a 45-40 advantage.  Crespi (14-4, 4-1) scored only two points in the fourth quarter until Tim McDonough made a three-point basket with 44 seconds left in regulation, pulling the Celts to within 45-43.  After a traveling call against Chris Williams of Notre Dame, Crespi tied the score on
Andrew Moore's layup with 21 seconds left. Williams, who finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds, tipped in a shot at the buzzer but the officials ruled time had run out.   McDonough scored 17 points for Crespi, making five three-pointers.

Chaminade 64, Alemany 57-- We didn't go to this game (instead we were at the Harvard-Westlake vs. Loyola game), but here's what the Times had to say:  " Alemany fans were left questioning the 33 foul calls against the Indians and wishing their team could replay the final two minutes.  In a see-saw second half, J.J. Todd's dunk with 1:20 remaining put Chaminade ahead for good and the Eagles pulled away with free throws to win it, 64-57, in front of a
standing-room-only crowd at L.A. Baptist High. Todd, a 6-foot-11 starter who played only about nine minutes, returned to the game with three minutes remaining and provided the final surge for the Eagles (16-3, 5-1 in league play), who claimed their first lead early in the third quarter. Todd's dunk--only the second of the senior's career--on Clarence Mitchell's assist gave Chaminade a 58-57 lead, the 11th and final lead change of the second half.  Todd grabbed the rebound of an Alemany miss on the ensuing possession, was fouled and made one of two free throws for a 59-57 advantage. He rebounded another Alemany miss and started a fast break culminating in a dunk by Scott Borchart for a 61-57 lead with 32 seconds left.  Borchart finished with 24 points.  Todd was pulled from the game early when Alemany's trapping full-court press forced six turnovers and Young opted for better ballhandlers.
Alemany (11-6, 4-2) took its biggest leads in the first quarter, 20-10 and 22-12, before Chaminade caught up at halftime, 32-32, on a three-point basket by Mitchell. "

Crespi 60, St. Francis 57 (OT)--Marcin Jagoda scored 16 points to help Crespi High past St. Francis, 60-57, in overtime in a Mission League boys' basketball game Saturday night at St. Francis.  Michael Jenkins made a three-point basket for St. Francis (9-10, 1-5 in league play) as time ran out in regulation, sending the game into overtime Blake Tibbetts of Crespi (15-4, 5-1) scored eight points in overtime and finished with 15. He made two free throws with eight seconds to play in overtime.  Derek Lavelle scored 20 of his 26 points in the first half for St. Francis. He was scoreless in the third quarter.  Crespi tightened in the third quarter, holding St. Francis to two points in the quarter and taking a 41-28 lead. 

Harvard-Westlake 80, Loyola 67--Point guard Todd Kurihara had 24 points, and center Dan Kinzer had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Wolverines (11-9, 4-2) in a Mission League victory at Harvard-Westlake.  David Salvatore had 16 points and Jared  Althaus had 10 for Loyola (12-8, 1-5).

Mission Valley League

Arroyo 62, Rosemead 59--Arroyo was led by Jose Moreno with 21, Brian Gomez with 15, and Orlando Duncga with 12 in this league win, which improved Arroyo's record to 7-12 overall and 3-1 in league.  Rosemead, which was led by Donald Gordaon with 15 and Joe Reyna with 17 points, dropped to 8-8 overall and 1-3 in league.

Gabrielino 65, South El Monte 59--Sean Maxey scored 14 points, while Danield Perry and ?Robert Cassidy each scored 11 for Gabrielino in this Mission Valley League win played Friday night.  Jose Bolivar scored a game high 25 points and Adam Rodriguez scored 10 for South El Monte in the loss, which dropped SEM to 0-4 in league.  Gabrielino is 11-9 overall and 3-1 in league.

El Monte 49, Mountain View 46-- El Monte was led by Edgar Orrante who scored 17 points.  Jose Resendez added another 11 for El Monte in the win which now puts them at 9-11 overall and 4-0 in league, and in sole possession of first place.  Mountain View was led by Mike Jaurez with 10 points, but it was defensive effort which kept Mountain View in this game.  After only scoring 8 points in the first quarter, Mountain View came out fired up after the half, holding El Monte to just six points in the third quarter.  Mountain View drops to 5-11 with the loss and 1-3 overall, which should be just good enough to put them at about No. 7 in the SCIBCA Coaches Poll. (Just kidding).

Mojave River League

Victor Valley 54, Serrano 48-- we don't have details; just a score.

Silverado 73, Sultana 56-- no details, just the score.

Montview League

Duarte 69, Azusa 30--Steven Green led Duarte with 18 points and Calvin Byrd added another 14, as Wes Jones also reached double figures for Duarte with 10 points in this win which gave Daurte a 10-9 overall record, 2-2 in league.   Azusa was held to single digit scoring in 3 of four quarters (7 in the first, 5 in the second, and 7 in the fourth)  and in the only quarter in which they scored more than 10, they did it by just one, scoring 11 points in the third. Abdul Atchulo scored 10 in the loss for Azusa.

Bassett 67, Workman 49--Joel Albitre scored a game high 28 points for Bassett in this league win which improves their record  at 8-9 overall, 2-2 in league. Freddy Lems led Workman with 19.  Workman dropped to 7-11 overall and 1-3 in league.

La Puente 61, Gladstone 57--La Puente was led by Tofi Purcell with 21, Freddy Patron with 11 and Mark Salazar with 15, improving their record to 12-4 overall and a perfect 4-0 in league.  Gladstone, which was led by Titus Bradley with 26 pints and Chris LaCount with 17, dropped to 13-3 overall and 3-1 in league.

Moore League

Compton 75, Lakewood 54--Senior guard Tito Maddox scored 21 of his game-high 25 points in the second half and Donny Legans added 14 as the Tarbabes (12-5, 4-1) came from behind to defeat the Lancers at Compton High. Lakewood jumped out to a 9-2 lead and had a 16-8 advantage after the first quarter before Compton rallied behind the play of Lanere Anderson, who scored seven of his 10 points in the second quarter.

Jordan 67, Millikan 42--Senior guard Craig Calloway continued his hot streak, scoring 20 points in the Panthers' (17-5, 4-1) victory over the visiting Rams (1-4 in league). Travon Bryant scored 18 points and grabbed 10 boards, while Darren Peterson added 11 for the Panthers.

Poly 56, Long Beach Wilson 35-- Joe Travis scored a career-high 25 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to carry Poly past the visiting Bruins, 56-35, in a Moore League matchup.The Jackrabbits improved to 14-5 overall and 4-1 in league.  The 6-foot-8 junior forward dominated the inside and got Poly out in front quickly, scoring 10 points as the Jackrabbits took a 19-7 lead after one quarter. The Bruins dropped to 6-15 overall and 2-3 in league. Without Travis, who sat down the final four-and-a-half minutes of the second quarter after picking up his third foul, the Jackrabbits sputtered offensively, allowing Wilson to get back into the game.  The Jackrabbits, whose next high scorer was Schea Anderson with six points, led just 25-17 at halftime. But the Bruins, who were paced by Jamaal Williams (seven points) and Brian Johnson (10 rebounds, five points), twice pulled to within six points, the latest was 29-23 with 5:06 left in the third quarter. Travis erupted for 11 points in the third quarter as the Jackrabbits took over the game, going on a 13-1 run to improve their lead to 42-24 with eight minutes left. Travis hit the first basket of the fourth quarter, giving him 25 points - one more than the entire Wilson team at the time.

Mountain View League

Corona Centennial 79, Corona 71

Mt. Baldy League

Ontario 80, Montclair 50-- The Jaguars (18-3, 5-0) scored 50 points in the second and third periods to pull away. Mike Niles had 18 points and nine rebounds for Ontario, Micah James scored 17 points with six assists and Chris Burns added 10 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. Garreth Read scored 17 points for the Cavaliers (11-7, 2-3).

Rancho Cucamonga 77, Chaffey 73 (OT)--Derick Andrew scored 23 points and Ron Ninofranco added 16 to lead the Cougars (13-8, 2-3) over the Tigers (2-3 in league) at Chaffey. David Stepney scored 18 points for Chaffey, which was outscored, 9-5, in the overtime period.

Etiwanda 67, Alta Loma 60-- Romel Beck scored 25 points and Reco Wright added 13 as the host Eagles (14-6, 4-1) pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Braves (9-13, 0-5). Adam Parada scored 22 with 10 rebounds to lead Alta Loma and Adam Dohner chipped in 10 points.

Northern League

Arroyo Grande 58, Righetti 53

Ocean League

Leuzinger 82, El Segundo 79-- Despite the fact that El Segundo's J.T. Leitch scored a game-leading 40 points, Leuzinger managed to hold on for the win, as Brandon Conner scored the winning points Friday night. Conner scored a team-high 32 points, including four in the last 21 seconds, to help the Olympians overcome Leitch and the Eagles in an 82-79 Ocean League win. Conner hit two free throws to give Leuzinger an 80-79 lead, then added a critical basket in the closing seconds. Leitch helped El Segundo rally from a 10-point third-quarter deficit on 12-of-17 shooting and a perfect 12-for-12 from the free-throw line. Ron Perodin scored 16 points for Leuzinger, which forfeited all five of its previous Ocean League wins for using an ineligible player. Ken Green finished with 15 points, and Kelton McCampbell added 11 for Leuzinger (8-11, 1-6). Matt Tigani, James Foster-Keddie and Charles Talanoa each netted nine points for El Segundo (10-9, 4-3), but Foster-Keddie and Talanoa both fouled out in the fourth quarter.

West Torrance 52, Hawthorne 47--Keith Allen had 13 points, 15 rebounds, six assists and five steals to pace the Warriors (13-6, 6-1) at home. Chris Kettler also scored 13 points, and Anthony Coleman added eight points. Hawthorne (5-2 in league) was led by Adon Baines, who finished with 20 points.

Mira Costa 48, Beverly Hills 33--Larry Pettis scored eight of his game-high 15 points to spark an 8-1 run to start the second half to power the Mustangs (13-6, 7-0) past the host Normans (4-15, 3-4). Jesse Boyd and Danny Lubinsky added 11 points each for Mira Costa.

Olympic League

Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 53, Cerritos Valley Christian 51-- Well, we didn't see this game, but there were at least two versions of it that we saw in the local papers.  The Long Beach Press-Telegram had the following: "Brett Young hit a 15-footer with :05 seconds left to give the Eagles (14-5, 4-2) the win over the host Crusaders (14-5, 3-3).  Valley Christian, which had trailed by seven with just over a minute remaining, tied the game at 51-51 on a Jason Rudell layup. After Young's jumper, Erick Streelman (15 points, 12 boards) missed a running jumper from 12 feet at the buzzer for the Crusaders."   And the Los Angeles Times' Orange County Edition had this to say: Brett Young made two free throws with 11 seconds left to provide the winning margin for visiting Calvary Chapel (11-8, 4-2). Young led the Eagles with 14 points."   Oh well, at least we know that Calvary Chapel won. 

Sierra Madre Maranatha 62, Orange Lutheran 53--David Newkirk had 25 points for visiting Maranatha. Jason Whieldon's 26 points led Orange Lutheran.

Ontario Christian 68, Whittier Christian 60-- Ryan Fuqua had 25 points and eight assists and Eugene Verkaik had 14 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Knights (10-7, 2-4) over the Heralds (12-7, 3-3) in Ontario. Tom Koolhaaf had nine assists and seven steals for Ontario Christian. Jon Stoa led Whitter Christian with 16 points.

Orange League

Brea Olinda 87, Western 33-- Sophomore guard Landon Lewis tied a county record and set a school record Friday night, making 11 three-pointers in Brea Olinda's 87-33 Orange League victory over host Western.  Lewis, who finished with 33 points, made 11 of 14 three-point attempts, nine of them in the third quarter. His 11 three-pointers tied the record set by University's Eric Palmer and El Toro's Fabrizio Mendiola in 1997. Lewis' mark surpassed the school record of eight set in 1997 by Sean Wink, who is now playing for Northwestern.  Brea Olinda (18-2, 4-0),  also got 16 points and 13 rebounds from Jerett Skrifvars.  Western is 2-18, 0-4. Kyle Dodd had 15 points and 13 assists for Brea.

Savanna 65, Magnolia 63--Here's what the Times said:  "Allan Purnell scored 26 points to lead Savanna (12-8, 3-1). Solomon Brown had 14 points and 10 assists for Savanna.  Asi Faoa scored 31 points for Magnolia (10-10, 2-2)." And this is from the Register: "Allen Purnell's dunk with five seconds remaining lifted the host Rebels (13-7, 3-1) past the Sentinels (10-10, 2-2). Magnolia's Asi Faoa led all scorers with 31 points."  Notice the difference? We don't know which is right, but we do know Savanna won.

Valencia 57, Anaheim 51--Emmanuel Ortega scored 22 points for Valencia (6-14, 3-1).  Anaheim dropped to 6-12 overall and remains winless at 0-4 in league.

Pacific League

Arcadia 57, Crescenta Valley 56-- The Crescenta Valley Falcons were defeated, 57-56, on a 3-point shot at the buzzer by Dionse Cox. On the play, Arcadia went the length of the court in 2.2 seconds. Ananda Bass inbounded the ball to point guard Bruce Hsieh, who passed the ball to Cox, who bounced the ball one time before turning to take the shot. . CV (15-6, 2-3 in league) took a 56-54 lead as Brian Ostro scored on a layup with approximately two seconds left. Following the basket, the clock continued to run until Arcadia called a timeout with .7 seconds remaining. The referees put 2.2 seconds on the clock, which was the approximate time of the basket by Ostro.  Arcadia (10-11, 2-3) led most of the game, but CV came back in the fourth quarter. Jeff Myers gave CV a 48-47 lead with 5:55 left as he hit a jumper. Brendan Hughes sank a 3-pointer with 1:29 left, giving CV a 53-52
lead. With CV trailing, 54-53, Kean Mallory was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 33.1 seconds remaining. Mallory missed the first two atttempts, but sank the final free throw, tying the score. Cox then came down the court and missed a 3-point attempt. After CV called a timeout with 23.8 seconds left, the Falcons ran the final play for Ostro.

Hoover 61, Glendale 59-- With six seconds left in a 59-59 game between Hoover and Glendale High, Hoover's Kris Rubio hit a driving bucket to give the Tornadoes a 61-59 Pacific League boys' basketball victory at Hoover High Friday night. Glendale led by five with three minutes left, but could not hold on. Hoover (7-13, 1-4 in league) had the ball with 32 seconds left when coach Kirt Kohlmeier called a timeout.  Zareh Avedian led Hoover with 24 points and seven rebounds. Narbeh Doloukhanian scored just eight points and hit only one 3-pointer.  Glendale (9-11, 1-4) was led by Erik Petrosyan, who scored 19 points. Artin Adjamian and Eddie Karibyan stepped up as well, scoring 12 and 11 points, respectively. Doloukhanian hit a 3-pointer with 1:39 to go to pull Hoover to within 57-56. But Glendale came right back to take a three-point lead with a basket by Adjamian with 1:03 left. Avedian tied the game at 59 with a three-point play on the following possession. The Nitros led, 32-27, at the half. Doloukhanian was shut out by Glendale for the first two quarters. Vahe Khodabakhshi stepped up for Hoover, scoring 10 points, eight in the first half.

Muir 69, Pasadena 47-- The Mustanges improved to 21-1 overall and 5-0 in league, tied for first in Pacific League, and picked up their second win of th eseason over Pasadena, which drops to 16-6 overall and 4-1 in league. According to those who were there, this game was a blowout. Muir led by 22 late in the first quarter.  A 16-0 run at the start of th esecond quarter gave them a 34-10 lead going into the half, and in the third quarter, the Mustangs broke out to a 15-2 scoring run, givng them a 52-22 lead to end the third quarter. Muir's senior point guard, Jeff Washington was the catalyst, and he needed to be since the normally high-scoring Darrelle Rowe was held to just three ponts.  Washington scored a team high 14 points, as did Nate Johnson.  Washington also had 13 assists and only two turnovers in the game.   John Parker scored 12 points and had nine rebounds while Johnson had 8 boards.   Basically, Muir's defense stopped any offensive effort that Pasadena might have mustered.  Pasadena's normally high-scoring Jasun Ridley only had 3 points.   Most of the scoring was by George DeJohnette, and he had 17 for the Bulldogs. David Ball finished with 8.  Pasadena was also hampered by the absence of Clayton Coleman who has apparently left the team for good.

Pacific Coast League

Laguna Hills 60, Estancia 51--Laguna Hills was led by Pierson with 25, and Eittreim with 12 followed by Skinner's 11 points.  Estancia's Cantrell had 20 points while Valvuena had 14.  LH improved to 11-9 overalll and 3-2 in league while Estancia dropped to 2-3 in league.

Aliso Niguel 55, Costa Mesa 41--Aliso Niguel was led by Camaidini with 15 and Kern with 11, while Coasta Mesa, which wqas held to just 7 points in each of the first and fourth quarters, wqas led by Jones, with 15, the only player to score in double figures for CM.  Costa Mesa is now 0-5 in league while Aliso Niguel improved to 11-9 and 3-2 overall.

Laguna Beach 78, University 73--Travis Hanour scored a career-high 31 points and had 11 rebounds, four blocked shots,  and six assists for the Artists. Kurt Beimfohr, who had 22 points, made two free throws with 20 seconds remaining to help put the game away for the Artists (16-4, 4-1 in league).  The visiting Trojans are now 3-2 in league.

Pacific View League

Camarillo 67, Rio Mesa 45--Camarillo (8-10, 1-2) got 19 points from Jay Williamson and Kyle Lassiter added 17 points and 12 rebounds to defeat visiting Rio Mesa (2-13, 0-3), John Coleman scored 17 for Rio Mesa.  

Hueneme 73, Channel Islands 64-- Johnie Williams and Albert Garcia each had double-doubles and Robert Luna had 25 points and eight rebounds to pace Hueneme to a 73-64 Pacific View League victory at Channel Islands on Friday.   Williams had 10 points and 13 rebounds and Garcia had 13 points and 10 rebounds for Hueneme (7-10, 2-1).  Dwight Sattiewhite scored a game-high 33 points for Channel Islands (8-10, 1-2). Mike Keddington had 11 points and 13 rebounds.

Prep League

Rio Hondo Prep 43, Flintridge Prep 42-- Rio Hondo was led by Jacob Blake with 12 and Jason Ramos with 11, while Flintridge was led by Ben Kroop with 10. Rio Hondo improves to 9-5 overall and 2-2 in league while Flintridge Prep drops to 5-13 overall and 1-3 in league.

Rio Hondo League

Monrovia 51, La Canada-- Monrovia wwas led by balanced scoring, and only Dan Arberry had more than 10, and he had 11 points.  For La Canada, Mark Futalan, Pat Madigan, and Ian Sullivan combined for 30 points, each with 10, and Greg Swenson had 17 points.  The difference was the great defensive effort in the second and fourth quarters by Monrovia, holding La Canada to just 8 points in each of those quarters.  La Canada drops to 9-13 overall and 3-2 in league while Monrovia improves to 8-11 overall and 4-1 in league.

Blair 52, San Marino 49-- Blair was led by Khalis Muhammed with 16 points, while San Marino's Danny Liu had 12.  Blair improves to 8-12 overall and 2-3 while San Marino drops to 7-12 and 1-4.

Temple City 71, South Pasadena 43--Josh Johnson scored 14 points, while Ralph Becerra had 11 and Kevin Toda had 12 for Temple City in this Rio Hondo League game, which improved TC to 13-7 overall and 5-0 in league.  South Pas dropped to 3-4 overall and remains winless at 0-5 in league play.  Drew Bryant at 11 points was the high scorer for South Pasadena.  

San Andreas League

Pacific 92, San Gorgonio 52--Chaun Ballard had 22 points and seven steals while playing a little more than a half as San Bernardino Pacific (4-0, 15-4) defeated San Bernardino San Gorgonio (0-4, 1-18) in a San Andreas League game. Pacific, which last loss Dec. 30, has won its past five games by an average of 38.4 points. Chris Smith had 12 points and seven assists and Donnell Jury had 15 points. Pacific outscored the Spartans 31-11 in the second quarter and 22-7 in the third quarter.    PACIFIC (92) -- Jury 15, Smith 12, Mi.Hall 7, Burries 7, Ballard 22, Davis 4, Boyce 10, Turrell 5, Ma.Hall 2, Walsh 4, McDowell 4.  SAN GORGONIO (52) -- White 2, Stallworth 2, Johnson 7, Buchholz 10, Dowdy 13, Jones 3, Campos 2, Pickett 9, Reems 2, Santana 2.  Halftime score -- Pacific 49-22. Three-point goals -- Ballard 2, Jury 2, Smith, Jones, Pickett. Total fouls -- Pacific 16, San Gorgonio 19. Fouled out -- none.

Colton 77, San Bernardino 56-- COLTON (77) -- Walter Rudolph 4, Corey Butner 8, Cody Sorensen 18, Latarus Parish 23, Yasin 8, Crenshaw 8, Smith 4, Valverde 2, Van 2. SAN BERNARDINO (56) -- Beavers 3, Miller 12, Selden 11, Jackson 5, Pomee 0, Bryant 3, Saxon 14, Terrell 4, Carter 4. Halftime score -- Colton 38-21. Three-point goals -- Parish 6, Carter, Beavers, Selden 2, Saxon 2. Total fouls -- Colton 21, San Bernardino 11.
Fouled out -- Smith.

Yucaipa 80, Cajon 65--San Bernardino Cajon led by one point at halftime and scored the first nine points of the third quarter. But Yucaipa went on a run, outscoring Cajon 24-13 in the fourth for the San Andreas League victory. Jon Florence led the Thunderbirds with 31 points and 13 rebounds. Blake Edwards led Cajon with 19 points. CAJON (65) -- Sims 2, Roby 13, Griffin 4, Acker 17, Walker 19, Houston 8, Breeden 2. YUCAIPA (80) -- Rhodes 10, McCollum 3, Pahe 11, Florence 31, Jones 16, Carroll 5, Martin 4. Halftime score -- Cajon 38-37. Three-point goals -- Acker 2, Houston 2,
Walker, McCollum, Pahe 3, Florence, Carroll. Total fouls -- Cajon 19, Yucaipa 16. Fouled out -- Walker.

San Gabriel Valley League

Dominguez 70, Warren 44-- The Dons (16-2, 4-0) , the No. 11 ranked team in the country, used 15 points, eight rebounds and three blocks
from sophomore center Tyson Chandler in their victory over the Bears (3-1 league) at Warren High.

Gahr 69, Paramount 47-- Senior guard Michael Williams made five 3-pointers en route to scoring 19 points and Anthony Davis had 18 points to lead the Gladiators (13-7, 3-1) past the Pirates (8-12, 0-4) at Paramount High.

Lynwood 67, Downey 51-- Keyawn Floyd scored 24 points and grabbed 10 boards, while teammates Donald Bluitt and William Welch added 15 apiece as the Knights (12-8, 2-2) bested the host Vikings (1-3 in league).

Santa Fe League

Salesian 62, Bell Jeff 62-- Bell-Jeff blew a six-point lead in the final 55 seconds of regulation. Mike Yildiz had a game high 33 points for the Guards and Chris Gopez had 11.  Salesian was led by Avila with 21, and Bell with 11.  Bell-Jeff drops to 8-12 overall and only 1-5 in league. Salesian is 5-2 in league.

La Salle 66, Murphy 57--Jason Kenoyer had 16 points for La Salle, but it was Albert Aquino's 24 points which put La Salle over the top.   Aquino had 4 three pointers to help La Salle improve to 14-5 overall and 5-1 in league.  Murphy had three scorers in double figures, Jackson (14), Walker (10) and Dawson (12), but it was just not enough as Murphy dropped to 8-10 overall and 3-3 in league.

Sea View League

Santa Margarita 65, Corona del Mar 46--Spencer Gloger scored 26 points and Tim Rahall had 15 for Santa Margarita (18-2, 5-0). The Eagles trailed by one at halftime, but used a 16-6 third quarter to pull away from the host Sea Kings (15-6, 3-2).

Newport Harbor 56, Woodbridge 53--Alan Limon hit a three-pointer with four or five sseconds remaining (depending on which paper you read) and Matt Jameson blocked Josh Burgess' shot with a second to go to preserve the victory.   Dustin Illingworth scored 19 points and was nine of 10 from the free-throw line for host Newport Harbor (19-3, 4-1).  Burgess scored 18 points for Woodbridge. The Warriors are now 1-4 in league.

Irvine 66, El Toro 64--Matt Hardeman had 27 points, 16 in the first half for Irvine. El Toro's Ashkan Nazeri had 20 of his 25 points in the second half.

Sierra League

Diamond Bar 59, West Covina 53-- The Colts (0-5 in league) took a 53-52 lead with two minutes left, but the Brahmas (15-6, 4-1) hit free throws down the stretch to win it. Diamond Bar was 24-of-25 on free-throws attempts (14-of-15 in the fourth quarter). Kevin Turner led the Brahmas with 26 points (15-of-15 from the line), four steals and five rebounds. Brian Pichon added 13 points and seven assists and Doug Little had 12 points. Joey LaBomme led West Covina with 30 points, including eight 3-pointers.

Ayala 58, La Puente Nogales 50-- Jack May hit four free throws in the last minute to lead the Bulldogs (14-7, 3-2) over the Nobles (11-9, 3-2). Ayala led by 18 points with four minutes to go, but then Nogales pulled to within three points with less than a minute to play. May led the Bulldogs with 23 points and 13 rebounds, and Daniel Sherman added 12 rebounds, eight points and four blocked shots.

Rowland Heights Rowland 77, Damien 62-- Julius Barnes scored 12 of his game-high 27 points in the first quarter as the Raiders (4-1 in league) built a big early lead to beat the Spartans (11-11, 1-4). Damien closed to 37-36 early in the third quarter, but Rowland went on a 19-1 run to ice the win. Bobby O'Hara scored 15 and Mike Hayden added 13 for Damien.

Skyline League

Banning 74, San Jacinto 56-- With San Jacinto's usual starting center out of the game, Banning was able to dominate the Tigers on the boards en route to a 74-56 victory Friday in a Skyline League game.  San Jacinto played without Juan Mendoza, who averages 11.5 rebounds per game and missed the game for personal reasons. The Tigers were outrebounded 46-19 by the Broncos (4-0 in league, 11-9 overall.) San Jacinto (0-4, 5-14) cut Banning's lead to 37-36 midway through the third but could get no closer.  Andrew Browlee led Banning with 26 points. Scott Foster and Mike
Davis scored 14 apiece and Darius Stuart added 12.

Chaparral 50, Perris 49--Justin Kurtz hit a pair of free throws with six seconds remaining to give Temecula Chaparral some breathing room in a Skyline League victory over Perris (2-2, 9-8). Ryan Cooke led the Pumas (1-3, 11-7) with 12 points and 10 rebounds.  PERRIS (49) -- Waters 21, Johnson 4, Anderson 13, Vinson 11, Taylor 0. CHAPARRAL (50) -- Kurtz 6, Larsen 6, Hopkins 2, Buller 6, Cooper 11, Scott 7, Cooke 12. Halftime score -- Chaparral 24-23. Three-point goals -- Waters 3, Anderson, Kurtz, Cooper, Scott. Total fouls -- Chaparral 11, Perris 17. Fouled out -- none.

Yucca Valley 65, Rim of the World 48--Jeff Thiele scored 29 points, including five three-pointers, to lead Yucca Valley in a Skyline League victory. Thiele made a three-pointer at the end of the third to tie it up and Yucca Valley (3-1, 6-12) outscored Lake Arrowhead Rim of the World (2-2, 10-9) 20-3 in the fourth quarter. RIM OF THE WORLD (48) -- Garcia 16, Savage 12, George 6, Turado 5, Schweller 4, Moody 4, Daugherty 1 YUCCA VALLEY (65) -- Thiele 29, Vizcarra 14, Kelly 10, Mellinger 10, Phillips 2. Halftime score -- Rim of the World 30-24. Three-point goals -- Savage 4, George 2, Turado, Thiele 7, vizcarra. Total fouls -- Rim of the World 17, Yucca Valley 5. Fouled out -- none. Technical fouls -- Rim of the World bench.

South Coast League

Mater Dei 75, San Clemente 60--Steve Scoggin scored 21 points and Cedric Bozeman had 19 for Mater Dei, which held San Clemente (13-8, 2-4) to 10 points in the third quarter. Ben Straley scored 21 points, including five three-pointers, for the Tritons. 

Capistrano Valley 85, Mission Viejo 57--Nathan Hair scored 22 and J.J. Sola had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Capistrano Valley (18-4, 5-1).  Kyle Ulrich scored 18 for Mission Viejo (10-12, 2-4). 

Dana Hills 74, Trabuco Hills 73 (OT)--Darnell Meyers' three-point desperation shot at the buzzer gave Dana Hills (9-12, 2-3) the overtime victory. Trabuco Hills (11-10, 1-4), which played without two starters due to injury and sickness, was led by Brennan Martin, who had 20 of his 25 points in the second half. The Mustangs had taken the lead with 12 seconds remaining on a three-pointer by Martin.

Suburban League

Artesia 127, Glenn 49--Senior standout Jason Kapono showed why he is rated among the nation's best players, scorching the Eagles (0-6 in league) for 52 points, 18 rebounds and six assists as the Pioneers (19-2, 6-0) cruised to their 53rd consecutive Suburban League victory. Kapono broke the previous school record of 50, set by former UCLA standout Ed O'Bannon. 

Mayfair 54, La Mirada 43--Sophomore forward Josh Childress scored a game-high 20 points, including five crucial free-throws in the waning minutes to put the host Monsoons (16-6, 6-2) in the win column over the Matadores.

Sunbelt League

Valley View 67, Paloma Valley 45--Jerry Russ scored 14 points to lead Moreno Valley Valley View over Menifee Paloma Valley in a Sunbelt League game. Mark Peters added 12 points for the Eagles (4-0, 15-5). Chad Evers led the Wildcats (1-3, 7-11).  VALLEY VIEW (67) -- Mims 3, Peters 12, Hampton 5, Mann 9, Williams 1, Dupree 8, Russ 14, Brown 2, Lurenn 4, Coffer 1, Logan 6. PALOMA VALLEY (45) -- Melton 2, Bublitz 5, Evers 10, Blackamore 14, Schroeder 8, Alvarez 6.  Halftime score -- Valley View 26-12. Three-point goals -- Peters 4, Russ. Total fouls -- Paloma Valley 19, Valley View 16. Fouled out -- none. Technical fouls -- Russ (hanging on rim).

Temecula Valley 59, West Valley 37--James Phillips had 12 points and 11 rebounds as Temcula Valley cruised to a Sunbelt League victory over host Hemet West Valley. Chris Livaccari added 11 rebounds for the Golden Bears (1-3, 14-6). Ryan Williams led West Valley (0-4, 3-18) with 19 points.
TEMECULA VALLEY (59) -- Crain 8, Bryant 5, Rentie 4, Livaccari 5, McDaniel 3, Phillips 12, Knox 4, Pham 1, Bachelor 3, Forrest 11, Tompkins 3. WEST VALLEY (37) -- Nevarez 5, Williams 19, De La Rosa 2, Alvarez 4, Vineyard 2, Franco 2, Pierce 1, Washington 2. Halftime score -- Temecula Valley 27-16. Three-point goals -- Bryant, Livaccari, Williams 3. Total fouls -- Temecula Valley 15, West Valley 22. Fouled out -- None.

Sunkist League

Hemet 56, Temescal Canyon 48--Andy Day scored 23 points as Hemet (2-2, 9-9) won a Sunkist League game in overtime. A.J. Voto hit two three-pointers in the overtime period to push Hemet up by six. Temescal Canyon (2-2, 8-12) cut the lead to two, but James Draine was fouled on the lay-up and Temescal Canyon was called for a technical foul that proved to be the difference. Temescal led by 10 at the end of the first quarter but was outscored 18-8 in the second HEMET (56) -- Day 23, Draine 11, Chtristensen 8, Rees 2, Voto 12,   TEMESCAL CANYON (48) -- Chico 2, Zagone 2, Brycsak 4, Ellenwood 6, Gomez 2, Cleary 5, Ownes 5, Robinson 22 Halftime score -- Temescal Canyon 21-16. Three-point goals -- Day, Draine 3, Voto 3, Ellenwood 2. Total fouls -- Hemet 18, Temescal Canyon 18. Fouled out -- Robinson. Technical fouls -- Robinson.

Sunset League

Edison 65, Huntingtron Beach-- Edison was led by Golden with 18 points and Sperber had 11 to give them the win, and a 7-12 record overall, 1-4 in league.  HB's high scorer was Allen with 19.  HB remains winless in league at 0-5.

Los Alamitos 64, Marina 58--Ron Prettyman scored nine of his 22 points in the fourth quarter to keep Los Alamitos (15-6, 5-0) in front. Prettyman also had six steals. Ryan Keller had 14 points and five assists, making 12-15 from the line. The visiting Vikings dropped to 12-8, 2-3.

Fountain Valley 59, Esperanza 43-- Fountain Valley was led by Hardin and Keenan who both scored 13, Ryan Moreau with 16 points and Burns with 10.  Esperanza's Steven had 19 and Lefler had 11, but Esperanza was limited to 7 points in the first and only 6 in the third.  FV improved to 14-6 overall and 4-1 in league while Esperanza dropped to 11-10 overall and 3-2 in league.

Tri-Valley League

St. Bonaventure 44, Fillmore 41-- Mike Emard had 14 points and nine rebounds for visiting St. Bonaventure (13-5, 2-2). Michael Perez added nine points and seven assists. Brandon Duplessie blocked three shots and scored six points. Dago Pantoja had 16 points, including four 3-pointers, for Fillmore (5-13, 0-3).

Carpinteria 50, Bishop Diego 47-- The second half provided most of the fireworks. With the game tied at 23 coming out of the locker room, it was anybody's contest. Bishop Diego took an early third quarter lead with a Jason Gibbs bucket, but John Barbieri was there to answer. Barbieri, who had 27 points, hit a 3-pointer while being fouled by Josh Steward and subsequently hit the free throw, pulling off a rare four point play. The game then turned into a battle between Jamie Sanchez and Warrior forward Tyler Matson. Sanchez, who had 13 points and 10 rebounds, had six points in the quarter, including a brilliant 3-pointer off an inbounds pass. Matson finally proved there was more to the Carpinteria team than Barbieri, however, as he hit three short jumpers. The game was tied at 37-37 going into the final two seconds of the quarter, when Barbieri drove down the baseline and hit a layup at the buzzer. Gibbs (14 points and 18 rebounds) seemed to give the Cardinals some momentum at the beginning of the final period. He scored on an alley-oop pass from Sanchez, and thus tied up the game for the seventh time. Bishop Diego then looked to be pulling away, as it received buckets from Aaron Martinez and Sanchez to put their lead at 43-39. The teams traded baskets for the next two minutes until Scott Lopez converted on a Cardinals turnover with a bank shot to tie the game at 45. Carpinteria coach Jeff Freitas called a timeout and it seemed to pump up his squad. After the timeout, Steward took the ball down the court, but then coughed it up right into the hands of Ben Scott. Scott went the distance of the court for a layup, giving Carpinteria the lead for good at 47-45. Matson extended the lead to four points with 1:25 to play with another layup. Gibbs made it interesting by cutting the lead to 49-47 but, fittingly, Barbieri made one of two free throws on the ensuing possession to close out the game. Barbieri continually kept the Warriors close with critical shots, most stopping Cardinals runs. His best quarter came in the second when he tallied nine points behind three key layups and an NBA-length 3-pointer that tied up the game going into the half.

Valle Vista League

Bonita 67, Covina 45-- The teams combined for 48 total fouls, but the Bearcats (9-10, 2-5) got the best of the bargain, scoring 35 of its 67 points off of free throws, including 19 in the fourth quarter. Chris Powell led Bonita with 12 points. Chris Evangelista and Joel Gibbs had 12 points apiece for the Colts.

San Dimas 74, Ganesha 50--San Dimas' Josh Smith (6'-6" Sr. C) dominated once again Friday night, scoring a game-high 27 points with five rebounds and two blocked shots as host San Dimas beat Ganesha, 74-50. The Saints (17-2, 7-0) ended the game with a 32-12 run that included 12 points by Smith. When swingman William Warren connected on a 3-pointer, Ganesha (5-14, 2-5) pulled within 42-38 with 4:40 remaining in the third quarter. A 15-0 run followed. Smith didn't score a second-half point until 3:21 remained, but then dropped in a six-footer, two layups and a follow as the Saints posted a 9-3 rebounding advantage in the quarter. San Dimas built a 41-28 halftime lead on 15 points by Smith and 11 by forward D.J. Hackett, who finished with 13. The Saints connected on 17-of-29 field goal attempts in the first half (59 percent) and ended 32-of-58 (55 percent). Guard Matt Grundy added 12 points and seven rebounds for the Saints. Warren led the Giants with 14, but was shut out in the fourth quarter.

Sierra Vista 78, Nortview 68 (OT)-- no details were available.

Baldwin Park 70, South Hills 52-- we really don't know what happened. If you were there, let us know.

Valley League

Valley Torah 64, Mesrobian 42--Edward Gerov scored 24 points for Valley Torah (13-2, 5-0) in a Valley League game.

Victory League

Desert Christian 44, Ambassador Christian 34--Thomas Vizcarra scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half as Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian (5-0, 12-3) defeated Fontana Ambassador Christian (2-3, 7-8) in a Victory League game. Desert Christian led 29-14 after three quarters. Chris Johnson had 15 rebounds for the Conquerors. Mark Powell scored 15 points to lead Ambassador Christian. AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN (34) -- Powell 15, Peck 8, King 3, Harper 2, Pine 2, Cheairs 4. DESERT CHRISTIAN (44) -- Vizcarra 18, M.Brattrud 8, Johnson 7, Smith 6, Raley 2, A.Brattrud 2, O'Brien 1.   Halftime score -- Desert Christian 19-10. Three-point goals -- Powell 2, King, Cheairs, Vizcarra 2, M.Brattrud. Total fouls -- Ambassador Christian 12, Desert Christian 12. Fouled out -- none.

Desert Christian 66, Bethel Christian 50--Matt Battrud had 30 points and nine rebounds to lead Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian (6-0, 13-3) to a win in a Victory League game. Andrew Battrud added 11 points and Tim Smith had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Riverside Bethel Christian (0-6, 5-9) was led by Eric Hieliger with 20 points and Jamaal Knox with 18. DESERT CHRISTIAN (66) -- O'Brien 4, Battrud 30, Vizcarra 2, Smith 12, Ludig 4, Rayley 3, Battrud 11. BETHEL CHRISTIAN (50) -- Knox 18, Thompson 3, Hieliger 20, Bowen 6, McClain 2, Holder 1. Halftime score -- Desert Christian 28-19. Three-point goals -- M. Battrud 9, Rayley, Hieliger 4, Thompson. Total fouls -- Desert Christian 17, Bethel Christian 8. Fouled out -- none.

Non-League

Twentynine Palms 73, Banning 62--Banning saw its five-game winning streak come to an end Saturday after losing to host Twentynine Palms, 73-62, in a non-league game. Senior Guard Maurice Buchanan led Twentynine Palms (16-3) with 24 points, 11 rebounds and six assists.  Junior forward Villi Morton had his first triple-double of the season with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 12 blocks. Banning (11-10) was led by Mike Davis with 17 points and Scott Foster with 14. BANNING (62) -- Davis 17, Foster 14, Randall 5, Brownlee 13, Stuart 8, Fuente 3, William 2. TWENTYNINE PALMS (73) -- Harkley 7, Castillo 5, Cotton 8, Buchanan 24, Morton 19, Startton 6, Harris 2, James 2. Halftime score -- Twentynine Palms 38-31. Three-point goals -- Fuente, Stuant 2, Foster, Castillo. Total fouls -- Banning 12, Twentnine Palms 26. Fouled out -- Harkley. Technical fouls -- Twentynine Palms bench.

Bellflower 79, Cabrillo 63--Senior guard Tony Law tossed in 18 points and junior forward Eli Curtis added 16 of his own as the Buccaneers (13-7) rolled past the Jaguars (10-13). 

Dos Pueblos 66, Oxnard 60-- Nicholas Curtis and Matt Merricks had 17 points each for Oxnard (14-6). Jacob Galloway added 10. Shantee Legans led Dos Pueblos (16-4) with 25 points, including four free throws in the final 20 seconds.Pioneer Baptist 80, Pacific Christian 48-- Senior forward Ben Mitchell scored 50 points to break a school record as the Patriots (12-1) defeated the Panthers at home.

Hamilton 43, Palm Valley 37--Lee Bugay scored 26 points to lead Anza Hamilton (0-3, 2-17) to a non-league victory over Palm Desert Palm Valley. HAMILTON (43) -- Bugay 26, Leash 7, Riggle 0, Davis 0, Dewese 4, Davies 6. PALM VALLEY (37) -- Blalock 12, Trost11, Chesler 3, Nechtar 3, Stempeze 6, Morasch 2. Halftime score -- Hamilton 16-14. Three-point goals -- Trost 3, Chesler, Bugay. Total fouls -- Hamilton 9, Palm Valley 17. Fouled out -- none. Technical fouls -- Stempeze.

Whitewater 77, Webb 53--Julius White scored 28 points and Richard DeAvila had 24 as Whitewater (11-0) defeated Claremont Webb in a non-league game. Webb (6-8) was outscored 24-5 in the third quarter and never recovered. Jason Brooks and Kevin Parks scored 12 points each.  WHITEWATER (77) -- White 28, DeAvila 24, Renfro 12, Fontenot 4, Andrews 2, Hall 7. WEBB (53) -- Brooks 15, Park 14, Martinsen 2, Beeman 6, Lo 2, Rotner 2, D.Cheng 3, P.Cheng 3, Mayloff 6. Halftime score -- Whitewater 36-30. Three-point goals -- White 2, Brooks 3, Park, D.Cheng. Total fouls -- Whitewater 9, Webb 8. Fouled out -- none.

Pioneer Baptist 80, Pacific Christian 48--We barely noticed this one, but the box score simply said "Pioneer Baptist--Mitchell 50."  As in 50 points.   No idea what this guy's name is, nor how he scored 50 points, but he must have dominated the game, because the next highest scorer for PB only had 12.  Sheesh.   Somebody find out about this guy and let us know what's up.

Windward 62, Highland Hall 34-- no details were available for this game played Friday night.

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