SoCalHoops High School News

Tons Of Tuesday Game Results
From In & Around SoCal--(Feb. 11, 1999)

Academy League

Almont Leauge

Alpha League

Arrowhead League

CSDR 71, La Sierra Academy 65 -- Jeremias Valencia scored 31 points as California School for the Deaf, Riverside, came from behind to defeat Riverside La Sierra Academy and claim the Arrowhead League title. The Cubs (7-1, 15-11) and La Sierra Academy (6-2, 11-8) entered the game tied for first. Brandon Bivens led La Sierra Academy with 25 points. The Cubs' second-half defense was key to the game, creating many turnovers. The league championship was the Cubs' first. With the game tied 65-65 and 28 seconds remaining, Jeremias Valencia put the Cubs up for the first time and it ended up being all they needed. CSDR (71) -- Je.Valencia 31, Ja.Valencia 16, Jon. Valencia 7, Burns 6, Jos.Valencia 6, Nguyen 5. LA SIERRA ACADEMY (65) -- Bivens 25, Tutt 15, Dababneh 8, Kiemenci 11, Maseh 6. Halftime score -- La Sierra Academy 37-28. Three-point goals -- Je.Valencia Jon.Valencia, Bivens 5, Tutt 3. Total fouls -- CSDR 14, La Sierra Academy 19. Fouled out -- Patuascu (LSA). Technical fouls -- CSDR bench (scorebook violation), La Sierra Academy (timeout violation).

Baseline League

And here's another story on the same game from the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin:

Upland boys basketball coach Jeff Klein would've gladly given Glendora's Casey Jacobsen the CIF-Southern Section scoring record, if Klein's Highlanders could have the game and a first-place tie. But Klein would have to settle for a nice effort. Jacobsen broke the section record by scoring 22 of his game-high 33 points in the second half and Glendora held off Upland 70-64 Tuesday at Upland High School. The win also clinched the Baseline League title for Glendora. "We figured Casey would get his, but we wanted to stop everyone else," Klein said. "And I think we did a pretty good job of that." Jacobsen, who is Stanford-bound,needed 20 points to break the section career record, and by halftime it was in doubt whether he would get it. He had only 11 points, but heated up quickly in the third quarter. After a Desmond Penigar basket cut Upland's deficit to 29-28 early in the third quarter, Jacobsen started an 11-0 Tartans run with back-to-back 3-pointers and the only question was when he would break the record. Upland (21-3 overall, 7-2 league) hung tough despite the fanfare surrounding Jacobsen. On two free throws with 1:43 to play in the third quarter, Jacobsen tied the record of 3,053 points set by former Tartan star Tracy Murray. He broke it shortly thereafter on a long-range 3-pointer with 1:17 to play in the third, giving Glendora (25-1, 9-0) a 48-34 lead. "It was definitely special to get it here," Jacobsen said. "The first place I would've liked to have done it was Glendora. But the second place was Upland. Every year we're the top two teams in league. "I was more nervous (Tuesday). I'd be lying to you if I said I wasn't."  Glendora's lead got as big as 51-34 in the final minute of the third quarter. Upland made several runs in the fourth quarter, but the deficit was just too large. Upland was within 53-46 with 6:24 to play, but Glendora went on an 11-3 run to take a 15-point lead with 2:17 left. The Highlanders didn't cut the lead to less than 10 points again until the final minute. "We showed a lot of heart," Upland senior Matt Santos said. "We never gave up and kept coming back. But in the third quarter, we lost track of where Casey was. "We can learn from this and carry it on into the playoffs." The Highlanders did play much better Tuesday than they did last month in a 77-50 loss at Glendora, in which Upland was out of the game in the second quarter. "We expected to play much better at home than we did the first time," Klein said. Despite foul trouble, Penigar led the way for Upland with 22 points and eight rebounds, while Santos added 13. Chad Clark scored 14 points for the Tartans. The fourth quarter was marred by a multitude of foul calls. The teams combined for 28 free throw attempts in the fourth quarter, and only 16 in the first three.

And yet another account of the game, from Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times, with a little historical blurb about the other leading scorers and former record holders:

The historian charged with updating the Southern Section record book is not required to expend much effort when it comes to boys' basketball career scoring records.  All the person must do, it seems, is replace one Glendora High player with another.  Casey Jacobsen put his name at the top of the list Tuesday night by scoring 33 points in a 70-64 Baseline League victory over Upland before a capacity crowd at Upland High.  Jacobsen, a 6-foot-6 senior guard, has 3,067 points, passing the 3,053 points scored by former Tartan Tracy Murray, who played at Glendora from 1987-89 and is playing for the Washington Wizards. Cameron Murray, Tracy's brother, is third on the list with 2,842 points, scored at Glendora from 1991-94. He is a guard for Louisville.  "I felt a lot of pressure, but it was positive pressure," said Jacobsen, who entered the game needing 20 points to break the record. "A lot of people came out tonight to support me and the team and that gave me incentive to go out and do the best I could."  Jacobsen, who will play at Stanford next season, scored five points in the first quarter, six in the second, and 11 in both the third and fourth quarters. He made 10 of 20 shots, including six of nine from three-point range, and made all seven of his free throws.  Upland (21-3) trailed 29-26 at halftime, but it was obvious the record was going to fall when Jacobsen came out after the break and made consecutive three-pointers from the right wing. He tied the record in the third quarter with two free throws that put the Tartans ahead, 45-32.  On Glendora's next possession, Jacobsen took a pass from senior forward Chris Clark, squared his shoulders to the basket and made a three-pointer with 1:19 left in the quarter.  "When I saw [Clark] coming at me, my eyes lit up," Jacobsen said. "When I got the ball, all I was thinking was, 'This one is going down.' "  Play was stopped after the basket, Jacobsen was presented the game ball and he climbed into the stands and exchanged hugs and kisses with his parents.  The victory clinched the league title for defending Division I-A champion Glendora (25-1). 

Scoring Leaders Boys' basketball records for points in a high school career, including years played:

SOUTHERN SECTION

3,067 Casey Jacobsen, Glendora: 1996-99
3,053 Tracy Murray, Glendora: 1987-89
2,842 Cameron Murray, Glendora: 1991-94

CALIFORNIA

3,359 Darnell Robinson, Emeryville Emery: 1990-93
3,067 Casey Jacobsen, Glendora: 1996-99
3,053 Tracy Murray, Glendora: 1987-89

NATIONAL

6,702 Greg Procell, Noble Ebarb, La.: 1967-70
5,367 Bruce Williams, Florien, La.: 1977-80
5,030 Jackie Moreland, Minden, La.: 1953-56 

In other Baseline league games:

Don Lugo 65, Chino 49--Matt Hinojosa had a big night for Don Lugo (11-14, 3-6) scoring 26 points, blocking four shots, grabbing eight rebounds and four steals to lead Don Lugo to the win. Bryan Kirby had 13 rebounds to go with five points for Don Lugo and Jose Cortez scored 14 points for Don Lugo also.

Claremont 68, Walnut 48-- John Bragg scored 22 points and had nine assists and George Lewis scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Claremont to the win. Claremont is now 19-6 overall, and 6-3 in league.

Bay League

Centennial 76, North Torrance 71--The Apaches (12-14, 6-7) used 23 points from Marquis Poole and 21 from Michael Williams in a victory at home.

Santa Monica 60, South Torrance 43

Century League

Foothill 81, Santa Ana Valley 53-- Foothill was led by Bigler with 18, Rasmussen with 30 and Evans, Weir, and Romero with 8 each; SAV was led by Fatu with 21.

Villa Park 54, Orange 51--Villa Park's McGinnins scored a team high 14 points and Justin Haney scored 10, Olsen 12, Keith 10 and despite scoring only 9 as a team in the third quarter managed to hold Orange to 14 first half points.

Canyone 46, El Modena 38--

Channel League

San Marcos 61, Santa Barbara 52--Both teams combined for 50 fouls - including two technical fouls to SBHS coach Jeff Lavender - and shot 56 free throws.  But for a Royals team which has struggled most of the year, Tuesday's win over their arch-rival produced the perfect picture for every player's scrapbook. ``I can't say enough about how our guys played,'' said San Marcos coach Chris Hantgin, whose Royals are 2-5 in league and 9-14 overall. ``It's been a difficult season for everyone and this definitely gives the kids a great memory." For Santa Barbara, meanwhile, the loss was about as ugly
an experience as a team could have. The loss drops the Dons into a three-way tie for first with Ventura, which beat Buena in overtime, and Dos Pueblos at
5-2. Santa Barbara, 22-4 overall, will finish the regular season Thursday at home against Dos Pueblos, but the Dons will have to play without Lavender. He picked up two technicals about two minutes apart early in the first quarter and was ejected. League rules require he sit out the next game. Lavender, who previously had just one career technical at Santa Barbara, picked up his first Tuesday for protesting a call and, most likely, adding the referee's first name to his comment. That apparently was intended to put Lavender on a short leash, for the same official hit him with a second ``T'' for a comment Lavender made to the other official. ``It's hard to lose a coach over nothing,'' said Mike Valencia, the Dons' assistant who took over, along with Greg Dansby. ``And Jeff pretty much runs the offense. I really haven't done much at all with the offense all year." Just as bad for Santa Barbara, star forward Tony Freeman was barely able to play. A leg injury which has bothered him for a couple of weeks was aggravated in the first quarter and he was limited to two one-minute stints for the remainder of the game. His status for Thursday is unknown. ``He's had leg troubles for 3-4 games,'' said Valencia.
``Today, he just couldn't go. I asked him a couple times how it was and he just said, `Not good." With Lavender and Freeman both gone, the Dons were clearly a bit confused on offense. They hit only 7-of-29 shots for the first half and 14-48 in the game. San Marcos took advantage to build a 17-9 lead as Trey Putnam buried a 3-pointer and two free throws and Randy Moharram added two free throws. Santa Barbara chipped away late in the half and closed to 29-27 on two free throws by Shawn Whilt. The Dons tied the game in the opening minute of the second half on a basket by Ben Shelton. But San Marcos outscored the Dons 14-0 for the rest of the quarter to take a 43-29 lead and maintain a safe margin for the remainder of the game. Free throws were plentiful throughout. the first half was littered with 27 fouls and both teams were in the bonus before the end of the first quarter. Santa Barbara was 21-for-35 from the line for the game and San Marcos was 15-for-21. "The fouls turned it more into a half-court game, which was probably good for us against them, with their athleticism," said Hantgin. "It was a battle out there." And who better in a battle than Bradlee Van Pelt, the county's football player of the year? Van Pelt scored only four points but grabbed 15 rebounds and also made four steals. "Bradlee was huge," said Hantgin. "And so was Ben Arnold, for drawing a couple of charges. Randy (Moharram) did a good job controlling the game. We had good variety." Adam Nance led San Marcos with 15 points while Moharram and Casias each had 10. Craig Christ had 18 for Santa Barbara. SANTA BARBARA-Shelton 11, Whilt 3, Qadri 5, Freeman 3, B. Williams 8, Christ 8, Kelley 4. Totals 14-48 21-35 52. SAN MARCOS-McGann 2, Moharram 10, Van Pelt 4, Putnam 7, Grace 2, Craig 4, Casias 10, James 4, Nance 15, Arnold 2. Totals 22-45 15-21 61. 3-point goals-SB 3 (Freeman, Shelton, Qadri). SM 2
(Putnam, Casias). Total fouls-SB 24, SM 26. Fouled out-Putnam (4:27), James (3:45), Van Pelt (1:55), Shelton (1:48). Technical fouls-SB coach Lavender 2 (ejected).

Ventura 68, Buena 63--Jeff Staniland scored seven of Ventura's 10 points in overtime in a come-from-behind Channel League victory at Ventura College.
Staniland finished with 21 points for Ventura (16-9, 5-2), which trailed, 22-8, in the second quarter. The second-place Cougars moved a half-game ahead of idle Oxnard.   Gary Peterson scored 15 points, all on three-pointers, for Ventura.  Peter Brown had 19 points for Buena (10-15, 1-7).

Christian League

Woodcrest Christian 63, Western Christian 52--Woodcrest Christian (6-3, 12-9) defeated Covina Western Christian (6-3, 14-11) to move into a tie for second place in the Christian League. Woodcrest was led by Kris Powers with 30 points, seven rebounds and five steals. Gary Gallegos added 12 points and nine rebounds. "We played the best man-to-man defense all year," said Woodcrest Christian coach Charles Ricards. "We also had a very good shooting quarter with 11 of 18 in the third."WESTERN CHRISTIAN (52) -- Wood 9, Rodas 2, Dyche 18, Ifitt 5, Sraine 1, Meister 6, Barthelmess 11.  WOODCREST CHRISTIAN (63) -- Adams 6, Jones 5, Boyd 3, Powers 30, Schmalhofer 2, Gallegos 12, Gasco 5. Halftime score -- Western 23-20. Three-point goals -- Dyche, Ifitt, Adams, Boyd. Total fouls -- Western 21, Woodcrest 15. Fouled out -- none.

City Section--Southeastern Conference

South Gate 56, L.A Jordan 53--The Rams (17-10, 11-5) used 25 points and 15 rebounds from senior forward Ronald Johnson and 12 points and eight assists from Adrian Quintero in a victory over the Bulldogs at Jordan High

Citrus Belt League

Redlands 65, Rialto 63--A few baskets can change the whole outlook of a season.  Redlands was on the verge of elimination from playoff contention Tuesday night when the Terriers found their shooting stroke in the fourth quarter and rallied for a 65-63 victory over Rialto in a crucial Citrus Belt League game at Redlands High. Freshman forward Lawrence Carrier's driving layup with four seconds left gave Redlands a 64-63 lead, and Eric Siess made 1 of 2 free throws with three seconds left as the Terriers (5-4 in league, 17-8 overall) kept their playoffs hopes alive. Redlands and Rialto (5-4, 19-5) are tied for third place with one game remaining, and they split the season series. If they remain tied after Thursday, there will be a playoff game Friday to determine who goes to the playoffs. Riding high after a victory over Fontana Friday, Rialto led by 12 points twice in the fourth quarter and by 10 points, 51-41, with 6:05 left in the fourth quarter despite numerous turnovers and missed shots. The mistakes caught up to the Knights when Redlands started hitting its shots. Running its motion offense better than it had in three games, Redlands, which was 10 of 19 from the field in the quarter, began to chip away at the lead. Forward Danny Genung (20 points) scored nine straight points to bring the Terriers within 61-60 with 1:12 left. After three consecutive possessions ended in a turnover, 6-foot-11 center Alex Graham (nine points, 10 rebounds, seven blocked shots) gave Redlands a 62-61 lead with 20
seconds left on a offensive putback. Morris Davis hit a 15-footer to put Rialto ahead 63-62 with 12 seconds left, but Redlands broke the full-court press and Jacob Avilla found Carrier open at the top of the key for an uncontested layup. Rialto committed a turnover, its 24th of the game, which led to Siess' free throw. The Knights, who were led by David Joiner's 22 points, shot 35.8 percent (24 of 67) from the floor. RIALTO (63) -- Revels 16, Ma.Davis 5, Galvan 2, J.Burnett 8, Joiner 22, D.Burnett 2, Peterson 4, Mo.Davis 4. REDLANDS (65) -- Avilla 12, Siess 11, Glassco 3, Graham 9, Genung 20, Carrier 8, Pyatt 2. Halftime score -- Rialto 25-22. Three-point goals -- Revels 2, Ma.Davis, Avilla 3, Siess. Total fouls
-- Rialto 19, Redlands 13. Fouled out -- Revels. Technical fouls -- Redlands bench.

Fontana 73, Miller 64--About midway through the final quarter, Fontana went on a 6-0 spurt that helped the Steelers defeat Miller in a Citrus Belt League game and secure their second consecutive league title. The Steelers made two free throws, then got two consecutive steals and converted both baskets in that stretch. Baron Baker led Fontana with 24 points, six assists, five rebounds and five steals. Michael Stephenson and Gary Holmes had 11 points, and Joseth Dawson had 13 points for Fontana (8-1, 18-7). Miller's Greg Nelson (26 points) made four consecutive three-pointers in the first quarter, giving the Rebels (0-9, 6-18) the early lead. Nelson finished with eight three-pointers. Lyndale Knight added 17 points for the Rebels. FONTANA (73) -- Holmes 11, Walker 6, Baker 24, Gipson 2, McJimson 2, Stephenson 11, Machado 3, Dawson 13. MILLER (64) -- Nelson 26, Vernon 4, Lanzarotto 4, Knight 17, Krajmak 2, Ward 5, Estrada 4, Scott 2. Halftime score -- Miller 35-34. Three-point goals -- Holmes, Baker 3, Stephenson, Dawson, Ward,
Knight, Nelson 8. Total fouls -- Fontana 21, Miller 23. Fouled out -- Holmes, Walker, Jorrin (M). Technical fouls -- Knight.

Eisenhower 91, Redlands East Valley 86--Trenell Eddings had 23 points, six assists and five steals as Rialto Eisenhower (6-3, 19-6) edged Redlands East Valley (3-6, 14-9) in a Citrus Belt League game. Redlands East Valley led 29-16 after the first quarter, and Eisenhower cut the deficit to 43-41 at halftime. The score was tied 73-73 entering the fourth quarter when Eisenhower took the lead early and held on. Calvin Afualo scored 19 points for Eisenhower and Darun Ang had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Daniel Arambula scored 20 points to lead Redlands East Valley. REDLANDS EAST VALLEY (86) -- Arambula 20, DeGood 16, Cox 4, Washington 18, Weirden 6, Luszeck 6, Lyles 16. EISENHOWER (91) -- Owens 2, Eddings 23, Afualo 19, Wilson 8, Ang 12, Rouzan 4, Hart 7, Sams 3, James 9, Franklin 4. Halftime score -- REV 43-41. Three-point goals -- DeGood 4, Washington 2, Weirden, Afualo 5, Eddings 2. Total fouls -- REV 22, Eisenhower 18. Fouled out -- none.

Coastal Life League

Price 89, Light and Life Christian 26

Condor League

Laguna Blanca 84, Dunn 42

Delphic League

Campbell Hall 66, Whitney 52-- Hassan Bassiri scored 16 points and had 5 steals while Josh Levy had 12 points and Jesse Foster scored 11 and had 7 blocks, as Campbell Hall improved to 17-8 overall and 6-3 in league

Crossroads 88, Montclair Prep 59-- We actually went out to Montclair to watch this game and were shocked at just how bad the coaching really is at Montclair.  We've been hearing horror stories about this team this year, but we were a bit sceptical, so we had to check it out before the season ended, because Montclair Prep is almost assuredly not going to make playoffs for the first time in 22 years with a record of 6-18 overall and 2-7 in league.  Crossroads improved to 9-0 in league and has already captured the league title.  Montclair has some good athletes, but you'd never know it by the way they play.  Montclair's coach, who might as well have been a potted palm, never got up off the bench, never called a timeout, and never once gave his players any words of advice or coaching that we could see, and we were there to watch just that. The team has a new, fairly athletic player, Tony McFadden, a 6'-3" junior who can run the court, has a decent handle, but can't shoot worth beans, at least he couldn't tonight.  And amazingly, Montclair's coach, Bob Webb, played this newcomer for the entire game over others who have been with the team the whole season.  We never saw McFadden out of the game, and from a team concept point of view, this sends an awful message to those players who have worked hard, but under-achieved, all season long. Crossroads was led by Devrin Anderson who had 20, Albert Gersten with 16, Daniel Utsiger with 15,  and surprisingly, Isaiah Fox played sparingly and only had 5 points.   We got there a bit late, about 5 minutes into the first quarter, but it was already a blowout, with the score 36-11.  Wow.  Time for a change again at Montclair, and time to bring Howard Abrams and Greg Patterson back again.

Pacific Hills 57, Brentwood 45

Desert Valley League

Cathedral City 73, Indio 62--Cathedral City (7-1, 19-6) was led to a Desert Valley League victory by Clifton Cooper with 23 points and three three-pointers. Teammate Gerlad DeVance broke a school record with 14 assists and scored 12 points. David Peters added eight points 10 rebounds and seven blocked shots. "We went on a 22-9 run in the third quarter and shared the ball," Cathedral City coach Rob Hanmer said. Indio (2-7, 7-16) was led by Zach Balder with 14 points.INDIO (62) -- Roberson 11, Silva 7, Noval 4, DeLaRosa 5, Balder14, Natividad 7, Torres 3, Ross 3, Meraz 8. CATHEDRAL CITY (73) -- DeVance 12 Cooper 23, Patrick 4, Cutis 1, Peters 13, Shewmake 4, Smith 10, Green 2, Alverez 4. Halftime score -- Cathedral City 29-28. Three-point goals -- DeVance, Cooper 3, Torres, Ross. Total fouls -- Indio 18, Cathedral City 16. Fouled out -- Silva. .

Palm Springs 85, Palm Desert 64--Paul Barton scored 27 points and John Rangel added 25 as Palm Springs defeated Palm Desert in Desert Valley League play. The Indians (7-2, 13-12) will play at Cathedral City Thursday with a chance to tie the Lions for first place. Adan Fernandez led Palm Desert (5-4, 10-13) with 19 points.PALM DESERT (64) -- Gill 14, Kogus 11, Slone 12, Allen 2, Jackson 2, Fernandez 19, Strong 2.  PALM SPRINGS (85) -- P.Barton 27, J.Rangel 25, Custer 11, Reyes 7, D.Barton 6, Caldwell 3, Higueras 3, Diaz 2, Sawdey 1.  Halftime score -- Palm Springs 47-26. Three-point goals -- Kogus, Fernandez, Caldwell, Rangel 5. Total fouls -- Palm Springs 23, Palm Desert 25. Fouled out -- Fernandez. Technical fouls -- Palm Springs coach Barton, Davis (PS).

Express League

Southlands Christian 61, Libverty Christian 56

Rolling Hills 60, Heritage Christian 46

Foothill League

Valencia 70, Saugus 55--Royce Minor scored 21 points and Eskias McDaniels had 20 points, 22 rebounds and eight blocked shots for host Valencia (14-11, 7-2) in a Foothill League game.  Nic Echevestre scored 22 points for the Centurions (12-12, 4-5).

Burbank 59, Hart 41--Jack Holwahjian made five of seven free throws and scored eight points in the fourth quarter for Burbank (6-17, 3-6) in a Foothill League game at Hart.  Holwahjian finished with 22 points and teammate Romeo Joudeie added 11. Kelly Welldon scored 15 points for the Indians (12-13, 1-8).

Freedom League

Twin Pines 61, Zinsmeyer Academy 50

Frontier League

Santa Clara 67, Calabasas 51--Terrance Dotsy scored 27 points, 15 more than his average, to help the Saints compensate for the absence of Nick Jones in a Frontier League victory at Santa Clara.  Dotsy, who made nine of 11 free throws, had 10 rebounds. B.J. Ward scored 26 points, making eight of 10 free throws. Santa Clara (20-3, 5-2),  made 21 of 29 free throws.  Jones, the Saints' leading scorer with a 21.8 average, was forced to sit out after being
ejected for drawing two technical fouls Friday against Santa Paula.  Michael Goldman scored 29 points, including the game's only three-point basket, for Calabasas (9-16, 2-6).  

Nordhoff 87, Malibu 52-- Nordhoff improved to 18-4 and 6-1 in league while Malibu remains in the cellar of the league at 1-6.

Garden Grove League

La Quinta 67, Rancho Alamitos 65--Montgomery of Rancho scored a game high 26, tied with Smith of La Quinta who also scored 26

Bolsa Grande 78, Santiago 36

Golden League

Littlerock 59, Palmdale 58-- Gene Myvett scored 25 points and sank two free throws with 31 seconds remaining to give Littlerock High a 59-58 victory over Palmdale in a Golden League basketball game Tuesday night at Palmdale.   Palmdale (11-13, 4-5 in league play) missed three shots in the final 30 seconds.   Matt White blocked Eric Brown's jump shot with three seconds left to seal the victory for Littlerock (20-4, 7-2).  The Lobos host Quartz Hill on Friday night with the league title at stake. 

Heritage League

First Lutheran 64, LA Lutheran 52-- First Lutheran improved to 9-11 overall and 4-8 in league with the win.

Imperial Valley League

Brawley 63, Southwest 56

Ivy League

Riverside Poly 48, Arlington 46--Riverside Poly (6-3, 14-11) had a nine-point lead right before the half in an Ivy League game, but a three-point play by Riverside Arlington (2-7, 8-17) closed it to six. Kurt Larsen, who didn't play the first half for the Lions, scored 16 points in the second half. Arlington took a 42-41 lead late in the fourth quarter, but Rey Quezada scored four points off assists from Marvin Lea. With 40 seconds remaining, the Bears led 48-43 and missed their free throws, while Arlington capitalized from the free-throw line. A halfcourt shot at the buzzer didn't fall for the Lions. "We sneaked away with a win and we're not going to give it back," Poly coach John Tibbels said. ARLINGTON (46) -- Hart 1, Glover 3, Aguirre 0, Ware 12, Carter 2, Larsen 16, Lerma 2, Hall 2, Willman 4, Hero 4. RIVERSIDE POLY (48) -- Irvin 6, Dunaj 2, Lea 11, Quezada 17, Wilmot 4, Fisher 2, Masi 6. Halftime score -- Riverside Poly 29-23. Three-point goals -- Hero, Larsen 3, Ware 2, Masi 2, Quezada 3. Total fouls -- Arlington 9, Riverside Poly 17. Fouled out -- Quezada. Technical fouls -- Riverside Poly bench.

J.W. North 79, Moreno Valley 77-- Riverside North (9-0, 18-5) made sure it would not have to share its Ivy League title with anyone else by defeating, in overtime, the last team that could earn a piece of it. Derek Mgbeke scored 16 of his game-high 35 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, with six on North's 10 overtime points. Moreno Valley (6-3, 17-7) was led by Jerome Beasley with 25 points. NORTH (79) -- Burnett 6, Jones 8, Mgbeke 35, Carlyle 15, Leonard 10, McCloud 2, Walter 3. MORENO VALLEY (77) -- Lands 13, Hayes 18, Emanuel 2, Brown 4, Beasley 25, Trapp 7, Taylor 8. Halftime score -- 31-31. Regulation score -- 69-69. Three-point goals -- Mgbeke 2, Jones. Total fouls -- North 22, Moreno Valley 22. Fouled out -- Jones, Carlyle, Beasley.

Canyon Springs 67, Rubidoux 62--Canyon Springs (4-5, 12-13) got 16 points each from Solomon Bates and Charles Gibson in an Ivy League victory. Randy Green led Rubidoux (0-9, 7-20) with 21 points, including five three-pointers.RUBIDOUX (62) -- Green 21, Thompson 8, Martinez 12, Walker 10, Aguilar 2, Harvey 3, Holley 2. CANYON SPRINGS (67) -- Braxton 4, Bates 16, Stachowsky 9, Gibson 16, Butler 12, Baker 8, Rossen 2. Halftime score -- Rubidoux 37-34. Three-point goals -- Stachowsky, Gibson 4, Green 5, Thompson, Martinez 4. Total fouls -- Rubidoux 14, Canyon Springs 15. Fouled out -- Green. 

Metro League

Boys Republic 60, Upland Christian 45-- Boys Republic (14-8, 12-1) took a 14-point halftime lead, and held on for the win. Billy Taylor led the Rams with 12 points, eight rebounds, and five assists. Julius Hughes added 11 points and nine rebounds, and backup Ross Davis, who got a rare start, scored 10 points (eight in the first quarter). Nick Kramer led Upland Christian (1-19, 0-13) with 20 points. 

Cal Lutheran 59,  Redlands Calvary Chapel 46 --Derrick Droback scored 15 points to lead Wildomar Cal Lutheran (8-5 in league) to a Metro League victory over Redlands Calvary Chapel (3-10 in league). Dan Johnson and Phil Neujahr both grabbed 11 rebounds for Cal Lutheran. Chris Holz led Redlands Calvary Chapel with 20 points.CAL LUTHERAN (59) -- Droback 15, Bahn 14, Neujahr 12, D.Johnson 6, M.Johnson 8, Campbell 2, Wenzel 2. REDLANDS CALVARY CHAPEL (46) -- Holz 20, Trementozzi 16, Lindeman 6, Cowan 2, Wilcox 2. Halftime score -- Cal Lutheran 22-21. Three-point goals -- Drobeck, Bahn. Total fouls -- Cal Lutheran 11, Redlands Calvary Chapel 18. Fouled out -- none.

Lake Arrowhead Christian 54, Murrieta Calvary Chapel 37--Chris Hinkelman scored 21 points as Lake Arrowhead Christian (7-6, 11-10) won its fifth
straight and solidified its hold on fourth place in the eight-team Metro League. Murrieta Calvary Chapel is 5-8, 9-11.LAKE ARROWHEAD CHRISTIAN (54) -- M.Denny 9, N.Denny 12, Hinkelman 21, L.Kibler 0, M.Medina 5, Palmer 7. CALVARY CHAPEL (37) -- Rodriguez 5, Evans 3, Santos 5, Buttrey 2, McLean 2, Katz 3, Johnson 3, Spouspa 6, Gausepohl 2, Cost 2, DeLaRosa 4. Halftime score -- Lake Arrowhead Chr. 29-15. Three-point goals -- N.Denny 2, Evans, Rodriguez, McLean, Johnson. Total fouls -- Lake Arrowhead Chr. 12, Calvary Chapel 18. Fouled out -- M.Medina. 

Miramonte League

Pomona 85, Hacienda Heights Wilson 59--Ryan Shelby led Pomona in scoring with 15, and Chris Lee scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Red Devils. Pomona is now 11-9 overall, and 6-1 in league play.

Garey 84, Hacienda Heights Los Altos 64--Garey (14-10, 5-2) recovered from a four point defeciet to win by 20 points. Chris Shaddock led the way with 18 points and nine assists, Albert Hill and Brian Ponder each added 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Brandon Hogan and Edwin Thompson each scored 12 points. Justin Vanduyne led Los Altos (14-10, 5-2) with 22 points.

Mojave River League

Burroughs ridgecrest 67, Apple Valley 61
Silverado 62, Victory Valey 51
Sultana 67, Hesperia 57

Montview League

Duarte 64, Azusa 50--Steven Green had 19 for Duarte and Jamal Greene kicked in another 17.  Azusa was led by Abdul Achulo with 19 and Bruce Benitez with 14.  Duarte ijmproved to 14-10 and 6-3.

Bassett 86, Workman 71

Mountain View League

Centennial 103, Corona 84 --Corona Centennial set a school record for points in a game Tuesday while clinching the Mountain View League title with a 103-84 win over visiting Corona. Centennial (8-1, 16-6) had five players score in double figures, led by sophomore Jamaal Williams with 35 points. Centennial broke the old points mark set in a 102-61 win over Corona Santiago on Jan. 20. The Huskies have scored 100 or more points three times this season. Corona (6-3, 11-13) was led by Cyrus Regelado who had 27 and Ryan Rikansrud who had 22. Afterwards, Centennial coach Val Popov said this year's team was his best in eight seasons at the school. "We have more good players who can do more things," said Popov. "We've got good ballhandlers. We've got good shooting. We've got good inside scoring. We've good rebounding. We've got a lot of interchangeable guys."  The irreplaceable guy is Williams, the 6-6 sophomore who scored 26 points in the first half, many on putbacks of misses by his teammates.   Trailing 5-4, the Huskies closed out the first quarter with a 24-7 run. Williams scored 12 and Bryan Gonzales had eight. The Panthers hit 14 of 20 shots in the first half but couldn't keep up because of 14 turnovers and the speed of the Huskies. Centennial hit 20 of 36 shots in the first half to build a 57-35 lead. Demetreus Ross hit a two-pointer to give the Huskies a 64-39 lead early in the third quarter. Corona's Eric Bello converted a three-point play and Damon Knight stole the ball and put in a layup to cap a 5-0 run that cut the lead to 64-44. The Huskies led 80-53 after three quarters. The frenetic pace slowed to a crawl in the fourth quarter as players from both teams paraded to the free-throw line. The Panthers were 9 of 14 from the line and the Huskies were 7 of 9. CORONA (84) -- Regelado 27, Valentine 6, Rikansrud 22, Bello 8, Mutka 6, Simon 7, Knight 6, Neal 2. CENTENNIAL (103) -- Seales 17, Barnes 2, Sybesma 11, Gonzales 8, J.Williams 35, Adams 4, B.Williams 16, Ross 10 Halftime score -- Centennial 57-35. Three-point goals -- Rikansrud 3, Regelaod 2, Gonzales 2, Simon. Total fouls -- Corona 23, Centennial 23. Fouled out -- Bello, Adams, Rikansrud. Technical fouls -- Adams 2.

La Sierra 64, Santiago 57-- Ed Clayton scored 18 points for Riverside La Sierra (5-4, 13-11), but it was really the effort of point guard Jamaar Walker that sealed the Mountain View League victory for the Eagles, according to Corona Santiago coach Paul White. "We couldn't stop Walker," White said. "He only had 11 points, but he must have had 20 assists. He did pretty much whatever he wanted." Santiago (1-8, 8-16) was led by a season-high 18 points from junior reserve forward Jay O'Dougherty. "The past four or five games he's been getting better and becoming more a part of our offense," White said of O'Dougherty.LA SIERRA (64) -- Walker 11,Hill 13, Avila 6, Hiltbruner 11, Clayton 18, Powis 2, Calvillo 3. SANTIAGO (57) -- Jennings 4, Stevens 0, Leduc 8, Rugg 11, Pirch 11, Bayati 3, O'Dougherty 18, Mirghafouri 2. Halftime score -- La Sierra 34-24. Three-point goals -- Bayati, Avila, Hiltbruner. Total fouls -- La Sierra 22, Santiago 22. Fouled out -- Clayton, Jennings.

Mt. Baldy League

Montclair 48, Alta Loma 45--James Holliman scored 13 points, grabbed six rebounds and had four assists to lead Montclair (13-9, 4-5) to the win. Garreth Read scored 11 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and had eight blocked shots for Montclair.

Etiwanda 69, Chaffey 60--Orlando Solano led the way with 21 points as Etiwanda (17-7, 7-2) was a nine-point winner over Chaffey (9-14, 4-5). Jonathan Turner of the Tigers led all scorers with 27 points and Marshall Turner added 16 in the defeat.

Ontario 83, 83, Rancho Cucamonga 75--Rancho Cucamonga (14-11 overall, 3-6 Mt. Baldy League) pulled to within 74-68, but Jason Burrell hit a three-pointer, and Ontario (22-3, 9-0) hit free throws down the stretch to win the game, 83-75.  Burrell ended up with 17 of his game-high 22 points in the second half, and also added five assists, Micah James added 17 points and six assists, and Mike Niles finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds.  Ontario had five players score in double figures. Karim McDougal led Rancho Cucamonga with 18 points.  The Jaguars win their first league championship since 1995.   RANCHO CUCAMONGA (75) -- McDougal 18, Andrews 21, Bond 10, Wallom 16, Williams 3, Ninofranco 2, Lopez 5. ONTARIO (83) -- Niles 10, Bratton 12, McCall 2, James 17, Merryman 2, Burns 3, Wade 2, Levy 13, Burrell 22. Halftime score -- Rancho Cucamonga 33-31. Three-point goals -- Burrell 4, James, Lopez, McDougal, Williams. Total fouls -- Rancho Cucamonga 18, Ontario 17. Fouled out -- none.   Ontario outscored Rancho Cucamonga (3-6, 14-11) by 14 points in the third period.

Ocean League

Hawthorne 71, Beverly Hills 66
Mira Costa 57, Culver City 44
West Torrance 61, El Segundo 44

Olympic League

Valley Christian 70, Brethren Christian 51--Senior forward Erick Streelman scored 23 points to go with 12 rebounds and five assists as the Crusaders (17-7, 6-5) used a quick start to put away the Warriors (1-9 in league). Valley Christian, which led 35-18 at the half, was also led by junior guard Brent Boekestein with 16 points and junior forward Jason Rudell with 15.

Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 78, Ontario Christian 66-- With 4:53 left, Ontario Christian (11-11, 3-8) took a 58-57 lead on a basket by Eugene Verkaik, but Calvary Chapel (9-2 in league) ouscored the Knights 21-8 after that. Romel Agee led the Knights with 25 point and 13-16 from the charity stripe, Ryan Fuqua added 14 points, and Ontario Christian chipped in with 10 points.

Orange Lutheran 64, Whittier Christian 54-- Willey scored 10, Whieldon scored 21, and Salyer had 16 for Orange Lutheran in the win.

Pacific League

Hoover 73, Arcadia 58--Zareh Avedian had a season-high 29 points and 10 rebounds for Hoover (8-16, 2-7) in a Pacific League game at Arcadia. Chris Rubio had 12 points and 10 assists for Hoover.

Hoover 72, Arcadia 58-- Zareh Avedian scored 29 points in the win for Hoover, improving the teams record to 8-16 and 2-7 while Arcadia dropped to 11-14 and 3-6.

Pasadena 73, Crescenta Valley--Reggie Harmon scored 11, George DeJohnette 13, David Ball had 5, Jasun Ridley 12, Kevin Richard 22, Douglas Thomas 2, and Justin Davis had 8 for the Bulldogs.  Mcarley had 8 for Crescenta, and Ostro had 16.  Others scoring were Chris Tarne with 5.

Pacific View League

Channel Islands 68, Hueneme 64--Dwight Sattiewhite made six free throws and Chris Diaz scored all five of his points in overtime for Channel Islands (11-12, 5-2) to a Pacific View League game at Hueneme.  Sattiewhite led all scorers with 29 points and Michael Keddington added 10 for Channel Islands.  Albert Garcia scored 19 points and Dwight Norman had 12 for the Vikings (10-12, 4-3). 

Prep League

Pasadena Poly 71, Webb 30--Koko Archibong scored a game high 22 points while Ryan Haden had 10 and Kirk Herald had 10 as well for Poly which improved to 22-0 overall and 7-0;  Webb dropped to 6-12 overall and remains winless in league at 0-8.

Chadwick 58, Rio Hondo Prep 47--Chadwick improved to 14-11 overall and 6-1 in league while Rio Hondo Prep is 10-7 overall and 3-4 in league.   Ryan Maier had 17 and Peter McCasilin scored 14 for Chadwick in the win.

Rio Hondo League

La Canada 57, San Marino 38--Ian Sullivan made two of his four three-point baskets during a 12-2 run to begin the second half for the visiting Spartans in a Rio Hondo League victory.  Sullivan had 16 points for La Canada (12-14, 6-3). Pat Madigan added 11 points, including three three-pointers.

Monrovia 57, Temple City 43-- Monrovia went on a 28-11 second half run to win the game Tuesday night at Monrovia, improving to 11-12 overall and 7-2 in league.  They will need to beat La Canada (12-14, 6-3) on the road on Thursday night just to have a shot at catching and sharing the league crown with Temple City which is now 16-8 overall and 8-1 in league. . Josh Johnson led all scorings with 17 points and Jason Johnson finished with 11 for Temple City.

South Pasadena 68, Blair 61-- Abe Apraku scored 20 points for South Pas, which improved to 4-17 and won it's first league game. South Pas is now 1-8 in league. while Blair dropes to 8-16 and 2-7 in league.

San Andreas League

Yucaipa 84, Cajon 79--Yucaipa hit 7 of 8 free-throw attempts in the second overtime period to squeak by San Bernardino Cajon in a San Andreas League game. Cajon's Donovan Morris sent the game into overtime with a buzzer-beating tip-in at the end of regulation. Yucaipa (6-3, 16-9) went up eight early in the first overtime, but Cajon (5-4, 10-15) tied the game on Paul Roby's three-pointer with six seconds remaining. Senior forward Jon Florence led the Thunderbirds with 30 points. Jake Jones added 16 points and 15 rebounds. YUCAIPA (84) -- Rhoads 12, McCollum 9, Pahe 12, Florence 30, Jones 16, Carroll 7.   CAJON (79) -- Sims 2, Roby 18, Acker 8, Breeden 4, Walker 24, Griffin 5, Morris 18. Halftime score -- Yucaipa 34-27. End of Regulation -- Tied at 60. End of First Overtime -- 72-72. Three-point goals -- McCullom, Pahe 2, Carroll, Roby, Acker, Walker. Total fouls -- Yucaipa 15, Cajon 18. Fouled out -- Florence.

Colton 75, San Bernardino 54--Colton led 21-7 after one quarter en route to a San Andreas League victory over San Bernardino. Latarus Parish led the Yellowjackets (5-4, 11-13) with 15 points. Ruben Valverde scored 12 points on four three-pointers. SAN BERNARDINO (54) -- Terrell 2, Pompee 2, Copeland 8, Mixon 2, Thaxton 16, Jackson 4, Palmore 4, Miller 15, Bryan 1.  COLTON (75) -- Rudolph 7, Smith 8, Butner 9, Valverde 12, Edwards 2, Crenshaw 6, Sorensen 8, Parish 15, Garcia 3, Van 5. Halftime score -- Colton 44-24. Three-point goals -- Miller, Copeland, Jackson, Thaxton, Crenshaw, Butner, Parish 3, Valverde 4, Garcia. Total fouls -- Colton 19, San Bernardino 11. Fouled out -- none. Technical fouls -- Parish, San Bernardino coach, Terrell, Mixon.

San Gabriel Valley League

Dominguez 89, Warren 53--The Dons (22-3, 9-0) showed their depth as 13 players scored on senior night in the win over the visiting Bears. Dominguez, which shook up its normal playing rotation by allowing only its six seniors to play in the first half, was led by senior guard Keith Kincade's 13 points and 10 rebounds. Kincade was aided by teammates Keith Brooks (13 points) and Marcus Moore (12 points, six rebounds, five assists) in leading the Dons to their seventh consecutive San Gabriel League title.

Lynwood 62, Downey 59--Junior guard Donald Bluitt hit a 3-pointer to tie the game with 52 seconds left and, after forcing a turnover, Gary Lenoir hit another from beyond the arc with six seconds remaining in the contest to give the Knights (16-9, 6-3) the win over the Vikings (12-12, 2-7). Senior guard Keyawn Floyd led Lynwood with 20 points and 13 boards, while Lenoir recorded a triple-double with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

Gahr 73, Paramount 42--Senior forward James Perkins led five Gladiators (15-10, 5-4) in double figure scoring in the victory over the visiting Pirates (8-17, 0-9). Perkins scored 14 points.

Skyline League

Banning 78, San Jacinto 65--Mike Davis had 17 points and 17 rebounds as Banning (7-2, 14-12) defeated San Jacinto (1-8, 6-18) to clinch a share of the Skyline League title -- its first since 1993-94. With Perris losing to Temecula Chaparral, Banning has a one-game lead with one game left in the regular season. Geno Randle scored 18 points to lead Banning, and Darius Stuart had 15 points and eight steals. Juan Mendoza had a game-high 25 points to pace San Jacinto.SAN JACINTO (65) -- Brandon 13, Jackson 6, J.Norman 9, C.Norman 4, Mendoza 25, Goddard 6, Johnson 2. BANNING (78) -- Kue 2, Davis 17, Randle 18, Foster 8, Allen 4, Stuart 15, Roberts 5, Williams 6, Brownlee 3. Halftime score -- Banning 42-34. Three-point goals -- Brandon 3, J.Norman, Stuart, Randle, Williams. Total fouls -- San Jacinto 24, Banning 15. Fouled out -- C.Norman. Technical fouls -- J.Norman.

Chaparral 83, Perris 63-- CHAPARRAL (83) -- Perris went up 6-2 on Temecula Chaparral, but the Pumas scored the next 15 points and stayed ahead for good. Perris (6-3, 13-9) was tied for first before the Skyline League game, and Chaparral (5-4, 15-8) was in third place. Shaun Scott scored 20 points, including four three-pointers, for the Pumas. Joe Buller added 17 points, while Jason Brenier had 10 rebounds and 10 points. Micah Anderson led the Panthers with 16 points, and Derek Lloyd had 14 pointsLarsen 6, Buller 17, Cooper 12, Scott 20, Brenier 10, Cooke 16, Kurtz 2. PERRIS (63) -- Anderson 16, Lloyd 14, Miller 8, Vinson 2, Fanning 2, Zimmerman 2, Johnson 5, Spry 1, Waters 6, Barela 1, Nianne 6. Halftime score -- Chaparral 38-27. Three-point goals -- Scott 4, Cooper 2, Nianne 2, Lloyd. Total fouls -- Chaparral 23, Perris 25. Fouled out -- Peyton, Lloyd, Kurtz. .

Sunbelt League

Murrieta Valley 79, Moreno Valley Rancho Verde 59-- All-Riverside County forward Brian Wethers may have had his lowest scoring game of the season, but Murrieta Valley still convincingly beat the fourth-ranked team in Division 2AA on the road. Simple court smarts proved to be the answer in the Nighthawks' 76-59 defeat of Moreno Valley Rancho Verde, Murrieta Valley's third victory this season over the Mustangs. Wethers' supporting cast moved around the ball on offense and kept a leash on the Mustangs, preventing them from playing up-tempo ball. "I don't think we've played a smarter game all year," Murrieta Valley coach Steve Tarabilda said. "With a team as athletic as (Rancho Verde), you can't try to beat them in the first quarter. You just gotta wear them down, and that's what we did." As a result, Murrieta Valley (7-2 Sunbelt, 20-5 overall) clinched at least a share of the league title. Rancho Verde (7-2, 23-3), can give the Nighthawks the title outright by defeating Moreno Valley Valley View on Thursday. If Valley View wins that game, the Eagles would be the No. 1 team from the Sunbelt by virtue of sweeping the season series with Murrieta Valley. "Now we have to go and root for these guys Thursday," Tarabilda said.  Wethers scored just 12 points but compensated with 14 rebounds, six assists, three steals, two blocks and, most importantly, pulling Rancho Verde's hounding defense toward him, which allowed his teammates wide open looks. "I knew it would take a smart game for us to win tonight, not me scoring 30 points," Wethers said. "I knew they would stick down on me, and I had to find everyone else." And when Wethers found everyone else, they hit their shots. Kirk Stiewel scored a season-high 21 points and Jorge Cordova matched his top output with 20. Combined, Stiewel and Cordova shot 10 for 15 from the floor, and the Nighthawks as a team hit 50 percent.  "I've felt I needed to contribute a little more with my scoring," said Cordova, who has averaged over 19 points his past three games. "I've been doing all the dirty work, but I needed to add a little more. I just took whatever came to me." Meanwhile, Rancho Verde couldn't get its shots to fall and, in the process, run the Nighthawks off the court. After taking a 15-7 lead, the Mustangs seemed to fall apart after a Murrieta Valley timeout. The Nighthawks scored the next nine points and never trailed again. Except for the first three minutes of the second half, the margin stayed in double-figures. Rancho Verde shot just 27 percent from the field. "We didn't get to run and that was our problem," Rancho Verde coach Bill Ciancio said. "If we did, we would have gotten better shots."  MURRIETA VALLEY (76) -- Wethers 12, P.Brown 4, Cordova 20, Cole 7, Stiewel 21, Coyle 12. RANCHO VERDE (59) -- Pinnex 5, F.Brown 8, Norman 19, Nash 15, Shaw 10, Howard 2. Halftime score -- Murrieta Valley 42-32. Three-point goals -- Nash 2, Norman 2, Stiewel 2, Coyle 2, Cole. Total fouls -- Murrieta Valley 18, Rancho Verde 20. Fouled out -- S.Brown.

Valley View 115,  Paloma Valley 46--"We couldn't miss." That was Moreno Valley Valley View coach Jim Long's assessment after the Eagles defeated Menifee Paloma Valley for their third consecutive Sunbelt League victory. Seniors Mark Peters and Jerry Dupree were presented with McDonald's All-America nomination certificates at halftime. "It was our last (regular season) home game and everybody played well," Long said. "Everybody got in and everybody shot great." Isaac Russ led the Eagles (7-2, 18-7) with 26 points. The Eagles, who set a school record for victories in a season, will face Moreno Valley Rancho Verde Thursday for a chance to tie the Mustangs for the Ivy League title.PALOMA VALLEY (46) -- Bublitz 3, Evers 16, Schroeder 7, Johnson 2, Alvarez 12, Thomas 6. VALLEY VIEW (115) -- Peters 18, Calverely 4, Hampton 7, Mann 16, Williams 3, Dupree 14, Russ 26, Brown 16, Coffer 5, Logan 6. Halftime score -- Valley View 49-17. Three-point goals -- Peters 4, Hampton, Mann, Williams, Russ, Brown 2, Evers, Alvarez. Total fouls -- Valley View 13, Paloma Valley 14. Fouled out -- none.

Temecula Valley 56, West Valley 22-- Chris Livaccari and Kyle Bachelor led Temecula Valley (4-5, 17-8) with 11 points in a Sunbelt League victory over West Valley (0-9, 3-23). Quaylon Bryant had seven assists. WEST VALLEY (22) -- Delarosa 0, Nevarez 2, Pierce 4, Williams 0, Washington 6, Franco 2, Smith 2, Reynolds 6. TEMECULA VALLEY (56) -- Crain 8, Bryant 2, Knox 10, Livaccari 11, Phillips 8, McDaniel 2, Forrest 2, Tonkins 2, Bachelor 11. Halftime score -- Temecula Valley 32-8. Three-point goals -- Livaccari 3. Total fouls -- West Valley 9, Temecula Valley 6. Fouled out -- none. 

Sunkist League

Ramona 83, Bloomington 62-- Josh Moss scored 30 points to help Riverside Ramona overcome eight three-pointers from Bloomington's Ronnie Adams in a Sunkist League game. Ramona (6-3, 16-9) can clinch second place with a victory Thursday against Riverside Norte Vista. "We just jumped to a big lead," Ramona coach Matt Howell said in explaining Tuesday's game. "They had a tough time with our pressure, and we mixed up our defense." Adams led the Bruins (0-9, 2-20) with 28 points.RAMONA (83) -- Moss 30, Aponte 16, Pye 2, Entrikin 7, Darkwa 1, Small 3, Puckett 3, Downey 9, Bryant 2, Henry 8. BLOOMINGTON (62) -- Hill 4, Funn 24, Adams 28, Psilopoulous 0, Watson 0, Mora 6. Halftime score -- Ramona 46-19. Three-point goals -- Adams 8, Funn, Moss 4, Aponte 4, Entrikin, Henry 2. Total fouls -- Ramona 16, Bloomington 14. Fouled out -- none.

Elsinore 68, Norte Vista 65-- Elsinore (9-0, 20-5) ended the first half with a 10-point lead, but Riverside Norte Vista (3-6, 12-13) outscored the Tigers 21-13 in the third quarter. Both teams took turns with the lead in the fourth quarter, but Elsinore had a seven-point lead with a minute to go. The Braves sent the Tigers to the foul line, but Elsinore didn't didn't convert. With 15 seconds left Elsinore fouled Norte Vista on a three-point attempt, but the Braves couldn't tie it up. "Norte Vista played very inspired considering they were playing without leading scorer Jacare Smith," Elsinore coach Pete Rettinger said. Rudy Sanchez led the Braves with 19 points. Bobby Russo scored 14 for the Tigers and Josh Mativa had 11 rebounds along with 11 points.NORTE VISTA (65) -- Sanchez 19, Mims 17, Will 6, Hanley 6, Lane 17. ELSINORE (68) -- Russo 14, Smith 2, Maxey 3, Wolter 2, Van Zanten 6, Ward 3, W.Mativa 6, J.Mativa 11, Fincher 10, Harrison 11. Halftime score -- Elsinore 34-24. Three-point goals -- Sanchez 5, Mims, Hanley, Russo 3, Ward, Fincher. Total fouls -- Norte Vista 15, Elsinore 18. Fouled out -- Sanchez.

Hemet 61, Temescal Canyon 49-- Hemet clinched third place and the Sunkist League's final automatic California Interscholastic Federation playoff spot Tuesday with a 61-49 victory over Lake Elsinore Temescal Canyon.  The Bulldogs opened the game with a 9-1 run and stayed ahead with free-throw shooting, going 22 of 31 from the line. Temescal Canyon went with a big lineup to start the game, but the strategy was thwarted by the foul situation, as Bob Cleary and Ben Owens combined for seven first-half fouls. B.J. Robinson had 15 points and six rebounds to lead the Titans, but Chris Ellenwood was held to two points -- 10 below his average. James Draine scored 10 of his game-high 17 points in the opening half for Hemet. TEMESCAL CANYON (49) -- Ellenwood 2, Gomez 4, Cleary 1, Robinson 15, Owen 14, Brycsak 11, Miramontes 2. HEMET (61) -- Draine 17, Rees 8, Ziegler 2, Day 14, Christiansen 11, Voto 7, Marquez 2. Halftime score -- Hemet 32-24. Three-point goals -- Brycsak, Draine, Voto. Total fouls -- Temescal Canyon 26, Hemet 24. Fouled out -- Gomez, Ziegler, Christiansen. Technical fouls -- Cleary.

Sunset League

Los Alamitos 77, Huntington Beach 39--Senior forward Ricky Anderson made his first start of the season and he delivered, making four 3-pointers en route to scoring a game-high 15 points to lead the Griffins (19-6, 9-0) past the Oilers (0-9 league) at home. Andrew Pleick had 14 points and nine rebounds while Jeff Grgas chipped in with 13 points and eight rebounds for Los Alamitos. Ronnie Prettyman (11 points) and Ryan Keller (9 assists, 8 rebounds, five points) also played well in the win.

Fountain Valley 65, Edison 40--Ryan Moreau scored 19 for Fountain Valley, while Pperber led Edison scoring with 10.

Marina 87, Esperanza 83 

Valle Vista League

San Dimas 56, Bonita 47--Bonita (11-14, 4-9) cut the lead to only three points with four minutes left in the game, but San Dimas (22-3, 12-1) shut them down after that. Jason Greenlee led San Dimas with 17 points (a career-high), and D.J. Hackett added 11 points and eight assists. San Dimas clinches its eighth consecutive league title. Chris Powell led Bonita with 14 points.

Baldwin Park 74, Ganesha 63

Northview 56, Covina 41

Victory League

Bloomington Christian 74, Bethel Christian 59-- BETHEL CHRISTIAN (59) -- McClain 2, Witt 14, Sanchez 14, Thomason 5, Heiliger 8, Holder 9,
Wilson 5, McKay 2. BLOOMINGTON CHRISTIAN (74) -- Martin 15, Coleman 25, Stearns 2, Proctor 14, Morris 2, Jordan 3, Rollings 6, Seckrater 5, Llamas 2. Halftime score -- Bloomington Christian 36-20. Three-point goals -- Coleman, Rollings, Heiliger 2. Total fouls -- Bethel Christian 24, Bloomington Christian 27. Fouled out -- Stearns, Proctor, Heiliger.

Baptist Christian 46, Desert Christian 34 --Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian had a season-high 24 turnovers and lost to Hemet Baptist Christian in a Victory League game. The game had implications for Baptist Christian, which can clinch second place with a win on Friday. Meanwhile, Desert Christian (10-2, 17-5) already clinched the league title last week. Bob Boss (14 points) and Ryan Halverson (11 points) led Baptist Christian.DESERT CHRISTIAN (34) -- O'Brien 1, M.Brattrud 9, Vizcarra 9, Johnson 4, Smith 7, A.Brattrud 4. BAPTIST CHRISTIAN (46) -- Halverson 11, Stevenson 10, VanderWoude 6, Guilterrez 5, Boss 14.  Halftime score -- Bermuda Dunes 23-19. Three-point goals -- M.Brattrud 2, Halverson, Boss. Total fouls -- Bermuda Dunes 12, Baptist Christian 10. Fouled out -- none.

Westside League

Highland Hall 69 Hillcrest Christian (TO) 58

Milken Community 85, West Valley Christian 17-- Milken improved to 16-4 and 12-0 in league.  Steve Taylor scored 11 points and had 12 boards., 8 steals and 8 assists.  John Sher had 13 points and 10 rebounds, Bobby Bassman had 10 and 16 rebounds, Alex Raminsar had 14, Daniel Greenberg had 10 points, 10 steals and 9 assists.

Santa Clarita Christian 73, Hillcresh Christian (GH) 64

Non-League

Oxnard 75, Dos Pueblos 63--The Dos Pueblos High boys basketball team squandered a 14-point  lead late in its game with Oxnard Tuesday night and lost the non-league battle, 75-63."We were controlling the game most of the way,'"said Chargers coach Phil Sherman. "But we had a rash of turnovers in the third and fourth quarters and that killed us. We couldn't handle their press and they started to go to the basket a little more (in the second half)." Brett Holbrook scored a career-high 25 points for the Chargers, while Alex Jenkins added 12 points. Dos Pueblos (19-7) will take on Santa Barbara High in a battle for first place on Thursday night. The two teams are also tied with Ventura, who defeated Buena Tuesday night in overtime, 68-63.

New Roads 34, Masada 30

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