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SoCalHoops High School News

More First Day Results: As Many
As We Can Find--(Nov. 30, 1999)

As always, we'll post up as many of the scores from games taking place in and around SoCal. We didn't get out to see many of these games, but we heard from a lot of people who, and we also managed to collect a compilation from the box scores printed in the local papers. We'll continue to update this throughout the day to add those scores that are coming in from other areas besides those listed below:

City Section Non-League

Grant 74, San Fernando 62-- Ryan Logan scored 17 points and the host Lancers held off a late rally by the visiting Tigers (0-1). San Fernando's Mike Hernandez scored 28 points, including 21 in the fourth quarter.

Lincoln 56, Verdugo Hills 53-- Kevin Baird scored 22 points with 18 rebounds but the host Dons (0-1) lost a nonleague game.

Manuel Arts 55, Narbonne 54-- The Toilers (1-0) scored the winning basket with two seconds left at Narbonne. Junior forward Brannon Nichols led Narbonne (0-1) with 20 points, followed by sophomore guard Uzoma Mmeje with 13 points. Both had nine rebounds.

City Section Bravo Magnet Tournament

Hamilton 64, Wilson 59
Bravo Magnet 74, Huntington Park 64

Southern Section Tournament Games

48th Annual Pacific Shores Tournament

Bishop Montgomery 96, Banning 35--Bishop Montgomery's Errick and Derrick Craven (6'-2" Jr. G) led third-seeded Bishop Montgomery to a 96-35 victory over Banning in the first round of the 48th Annual Pacific Shores Tournament at Mira Costa on Monday. The Cravens led a relentless defensive effort, as the Knights (1-0) took advantage of Banning's 17 first-half turnovers to mount a 53-14 lead. Derrick Craven scored 12 of his game-high 20 points in the first quarter. Errick Craven (16 points) ripped off two left-handed dunks in a one-minute span to give Bishop Montgomery a 39-8 advantage early in the second quarter. Brian Pruitt added 16 points and freshman Fred Washington had 13 for the Knights. Tony Lara and Jerry Jackson scored 14 points apiece for Banning (0-1), which shot 23 percent from the floor.

Fairfax 96, Hawthorne 60-- Top-seeded and two-time defending Pacific Shores champion Fairfax overcame Adon Baines' 31 points for Hawthorne at Mira Costa.

Morningside 66, Leuzinger 56-- The Monarchs extended a one-point halftime lead by outscoring the Olympians, 19-7, in the third quarter in the first round at Redondo. Donte Tatum led Morningside with 16 points. Tyrone Reed scored a game-high 17 points for Leuzinger.

Mayfair 65, Washington 30-- The fourth-seeded Monsoons had no problems in their first-round game at Redondo. Josh Childress hit for 23 points, and Eddie Draughan had 14. Bonds hit for 4, and Lewie Helton scored 5. Pittman had 2 and Washington 4. Chris Childress scored 6, while Mollette scored 2 and Donte Bradford scored 5. The game was never in doubt and Mayfair led 11-5 at the end of the first quarter and then broke out to a 29-12 lead at the half. The Monsoons extended that to 46-22 at the end of the third, and eventually outscored the Generals 18-8 in the fourth quarter. Scoring for Washington was not available.

3rd Annual Compton Tip-off Classic

Serra 58, Pasadena 53-- Led by senior Aerick Sanders , the Cavaliers overcame a 16-point halftime deficit to pull out a win in their season opener at Compton College. The 6-foot-9 Sanders scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Cavaliers.

Long Beach Jordan 69, Perris 45-- Long Beach Jordan won a sloppy opening game of the season against Perris, as Travon Bryant (6'-8" Sr. PF) scored a team-high 21 points, 9 rebounds and seven blocked shots. Travon scored 16 points in the first half, as Jordan stretched out to a 38-22 lead at the break. But then they went scoreless for almost five minutes in the third quarter, allowing Perris to get within 9 points, 39-30 with only two minutes remaining in the quarter. But Bryant came back, and so did Rashawn Childs who hit a layup and a converted a three point play to give Jordan the lead at 44-30. Perris was led by point guard Antoine Gilliam who scored 18 points. Ron Banks had 15 for Jordan and Childs and Alshawn Rodgers both had 10.

J.W. North 74, Compton 49-- David Dixon and Jeremiah Thompson both scored 12 each for Compton, but they ultimately dropped their season opener to a better and deeper North team. Lionel Dixon scored 15 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and had five assists to help Riverside North defeat Compton. Raji Burnett had nine assists. North (74) -- Wynn 11, Johnson 2, Burnett 10, Jones 13, Bryant 10, Anderson 7, Washington 6, L.Dixon 15. Compton (49) -- Foster 3, Henderson 5, Lebeaus 3, Clark 4, Greer 4, C.Dixon 10, Morris 2, Thompson 12, Reagan 6. Halftime score -- North 32-21. Three-point goals -- Burnett, Wynn, Jones 3, L.Dixon. Total fouls -- North 16, Compton 9. Fouled out -- None. Technical fouls -- None.

Ayala 67, La Jolla The Bishop's School 39-- Nick Booker scored 13 points, and Ryan Read had 12, but it was not enough as Bishops fell to a much stroonger and deeper Ayala team. Chris Pacana scored 11, Ken Quinn had 14, and DJ Lucas scored 10 as Ayala broke out to a first quarter 20-9 lead. Ayala continued to extend the lead through the half to 35-19. In the third quarter, Ayala again outscored Bishop's 19-9 to go ahead by a score of 54-28 at the end of the quarter, and then outscored Bishop's 13-11 in the fourth. Complete scoring for Bishop's: Booker 13, Cole 9, Nieto 5, Read 12, Tristen 0. Complete scoring foor Ayala: Pacana 11, Lucas 10, Burke 8, McCoy 8, Quinn 14, C. Jones 4, M. Jones 2, Simms 6, Agwuenu 3, Cradoc 2. Score by quarters: Bishop's 9 10 9 11 -- 39, Ayala 20 15 19 13 -- 67 Total fouls: B 9, A 14. Fouled out: Cole (B). Technical fouls: none.

Bolsa Grande Tournament

Bolsa Grande 87, Santa Ana Valley 52-- Jon James had 19 points and 13 rebounds and freshman David Doan scored 14 points to lead host Bolsa Grande. The Matadors next face University Wednesday night.

Katella 50, Edison 44 -- First-year Katella boys basketball coach Sal Glorioso recorded his first victory on Monday as the Knights defeated Edison, 50-44, in the first round of the Bolsa Grande Tournament. Junior forward Phil Tyson led the Knights (1-0) with 24 points and Marcus Espinosa added eight. Katella took a 26-14 lead at halftime against the Chargers (0-1). Kyong-Su Min led Edison with 15 points.

Chadwick 72, Pacifica 62-- Peter McCaslin scored a game-high 27 points and Michael Reich added 24 to lead the Dolphins in the first round in Garden Grove

Buena Park Coyote Classic Tournament

Buena Park 62, Saddleback 49-- Deandre Gipson scored 18 points and had six assists and Chris Ingram contributed 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead host Buena Park. Ismael Isais scored 21 for Saddleback.

Rancho Alamitos 55, Kennedy 54-- Cuby Vantich made a three-point basket with three seconds left to win it for Rancho Alamitos in the pool-play game. Vantich was the leading scorer with 25 points.

La Habra Tournament

Calvary Chapel (Santa Ana) 77, Northwood JV 48 --Torin Beeler, who transferred from Ocean View High this year, led the Eagles with 25 points in the first-round game. Scott Sanchez had 16 points, including three three-pointers. Northwood, a new Orange County high school does not yet field a varsity team. Full scoring for Calvary: Beeler 25, Filkey 14, Olivas 10, Barney 7, Sherman 6, Dressendorfer 5, Ohanian 4, Jaregui 4, and Poe 4. For Northwood: Sanchez 16, Terry 14, Matt Susson 5, Lucas 4, Tomcheck 4, Stewart 3, and Grey 2. Northwood scored 7 three point goals in the game (Sanchez 3, Terry 2, Stewart 1, and Susson 1); Calvary Chapel had 2 three pointers, 1 each by Barney and Dressendorfer.

El Dorado 96, San Pedro 46 -- Quinn Hawking scored 35 points, including five three-point baskets, for host El Dorado. Mike Wulff added 14 and David Patten 13 also for El Dorado. Patten also had seven rebounds for the Golden Hawks, and the team shot 76% from the free throw line. Steve Fausto scored 13 points and Jesse Valero added 12 for the Pirates (0-2). San Pedro was never really in the game, and they trialed 23-11 at the end of the first quarter, and fell behind 48-20 at the half. El Dorado extended the lead to 67-30 at the end of the third, and outscored the Pirates 29-16 in the fourth quarter. Full scoring for San Pedro was Labonig 2, Prince 2, Watts 7, Valero 12, Fausto 13, Debenedict 2, Dysoon 1 and Thomas 8. For El Dorado, Lehnert 4, Wulff 14, Bull 9, Hawking 35, Miller 5, Patten 13, Cook 4, Shirley 7, Widdison 5.

La Habra 85, Riverside Notre Dame 40 --Jason Smallwood led host La Habra with 22 points, including six three-point baskets. Tristen Gadberry added 21 points for the Highlanders. Tom Calhoun led Notre Dame with 15 points.

Loara/ Taco Company Invitational Tournament

Servite 72, Irvine 64 -- (Report from the LA Times Orange County Edition): Servite using the play of its new players Martin Iti (6'-1l" So. F/C) and Roger Hogan (6'-0" Sr. PG/SG), and it's returning standouts, grabbed a 72-64 win over Irvine in the first round of the Taco Company Invitational Monday night at Anaheim High. The Friars will play Whittier California High in the second round at 7:30 Wednesday night at Anaheim. Iti had 10 points, and nine rebounds and Roger Hogan scored 11 points and both showed flashes of brilliance. Senior point guard Rodel Lizan scored a team-high 14 points, junior center Billy Burfeind added 12 and senior forward Curtis Bibolet had 10 points to go with eight rebounds. Still, Servite Coach Brian Kenney didn't like the way his team almost lost a 19-point lead in the fourth quarter and had trouble handling the Irvine press for most of the game. Using a frenetic trap and a bushel of free throws, the Vaqueros trimmed a 54-35 deficit to 65-59 on a basket by Chad Hazlett with 1:08 remaining. Two free throws by Lizan ended the run and allowed the Friars to regain control--even though Iti later received one of four technical fouls called in the game for taking a swing at Irvine guard Matt Roggero (game-high 20 points), who fouled Iti hard driving to the basket. Despite the loss, Irvine made an impressive showing even if they were outrebounded, 37-19.

Valencia 61, Santa Fe Springs St. Paul 51-- Keinan Briggs scored 17 points and Eric Dixon added 16 as the Tigers (1-0) defeated the Swordsmen (0-1) at Loara High.Abraham Cruz had 15 points for St. Paul.

Whittier California 52, Costa Mesa 41-- David Shellman scored 16 points for California and Nate Jones led Costa Mesa with 14.

Santa Margarita 71, La Quinta (Westminster) 42-- Santa Margarita easiy led this one throughout, holding La Quinta to single digit scoring in all but the second quarter. Ryan Stacey had 14, and Socci (which one, we don't know, there are two brothers playing, R.J., a junior, and younger brother Hayden) had 16. Others scoring for Santa Margarita were Smith with 19, Collins 8, Kevin Stacey 6, Janckedi 4, Trudean 2, and Hossfield 2. For La Quinta, the scoring was: Blanchard 20, Chan 13, Sanchez 4, Dong 3, and Rogers 2.

La Costa Canyon Tournament

Capistrano Valley 53, Murrieta Valley 42-- Capistrano Valley took advantage of Murrieta Valley's slow start and won the opening-round game of the La Costa Canyon Tournament. Ray Mejia had 14 points and Peter Brown added 10 for the Nighthawks. Capistrano Valley opened a 12-2 lead, and Murrieta Valley couldn't get untracked. The Nighthawks were 2 for 11 from the field in the second quarter. They pressed in the second half, cutting the lead to eight with two minutes left. Scoring: Murrrieta Valley (42) -- Richardson 9, Majia 14, Yaivr 4, Brown 10, Rider 2, Bandel 2, Linsley Capistrano Valley (53) -- Pace 9, Gloger 13, Demire 3, Francen 12, Sweeney 8, Decasas 5, Jensen 3. Halftime score -- Capistrano Valley 29-17. Three-point goals -- Richardson, Majia, Pace 2, Gloger 2, Demire, Francen 2, Sweeney, Decasas. Total fouls -- Murrieta Valley 18, Capistrano Valley 13.

Lompoc Tournament

Santa Ynez 65, Valley Christian 54-- Matt McKinney made quite an impression in his varsity debut, tossing in 27 points and grabbing 25 rebounds in the Pirates' season-opening win in Santa Maria. McKinney, a 6-7 sophomore, hit 10-19 from the field and 7-10 from the free-throw line. Thirteen of his rebounds came at the offensive end. David Carnell topped Valley Christian with 26 points. Here's the box score: Santa Ynez (65)--Bratcher 9, Dreher 9, McKinney 27, Wooten 6, Muller 8, Bowman 2, Jones 4. Totals 26-78 12-20 65; Valley Christian Santa Maria (54) -- Carnell 26, Mason 1, Lynwood 13, Lakkart 2, Christoferson 9, Kober 2. Totals 18-68 15-21 54. Scoring by quarters: Santa Ynez 14 19 11 21 -- 65; Valley Christian 11 15 15 12 -- 54; 3-point goals--SY 1 (Bratcher), VC 3 (Carnell 2, Christoferson). Total fouls--SY 20, VC 19. Fouled out--Bratcher, Mason.

Beaumont Tournament

[Note: We're not exactly sure about this first game between Apple Valley and Coachella Valley because two papers had two completely different results.]

Apple Valley 89, Coachella Valley 75-- (from the Riverside Press Enterprise) Senior forward Richard Carillo scored 19 points and grabbed six rebounds as the Sun Devils defeated the Arabs in the first round of the Beaumont Tournament. Senior guard Jeff Goeson scored 16 points for Apple Valley. (And this from the Desert Sun): Raphael Rabago connected on five 3-pointers, finishing with 24 points to lead Coachella Valley to a first round victory at the Beaumont Tournament. The Arabs play Rim of the World on Thursday in a 3 p.m. game. Arturo Lomeli had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Jose Mendoza had six rebounds.

La Quinta (La Quinta) 73, Rubidoux 63--Skylar Wilson scored 22 points as the Blackhawks won their season opener in the first round of the Beaumont Tournament. La Quinta will play the winner of the Beaumont-Yucca game at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Mike Avon scored 16 and George Gutierrez added 12 for the Blackhawks. Score by quarters La Quinta 21 19 17 16 -- 73 Rubidoux 23 10 13 17 -- 63 La Quinta: George Gutierrez 12, Ricky Moreno 7, Skylar Wilson 22, Ryan Burt 4, Daniel Martinez 7, Mike Avon 16, Aaron Aceves 5. Rubidoux: Pham 5, Green 15, Nigen 2, Owens 15, Walker 6, Murcio 12, Scott 3, Williams 5. 3 pointers: La Quinta (Gutierrez, Wilson 2, Martinez 1). Rubidoux (Pham, Green 1, Murcio 3, Willams 1).

Hemet 71, Rim of the World 56--The Hemet High School boys basketball team opened its season Monday with a 71-56 victory over Rim of the World at the Beaumont Tournament. Hemet coach Alex Boyd said the game was quite sloppy.Rim of the World led the game, 17-11, after one quarter, but the Bulldogs rallied back, outscoring the Fighting Scots 17-3 in the second period to take a 28-20 halftime lead. Andy Day led Hemet with 26 points and Dan Christiansen had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Hemet will play Apple Valley in the second round of the tournament at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Beaumont 64, Yucca Valley 58--Tory Cohn led Beaumont with 37 points in the Beaumont Tournament. Tory Cohn and Jackson Wood carried the scoring and Cohn made 16 out of 18 free throw attempts. Beaumont was missing four starters who play on the school's football team. Yucca Valley (58) -- Phillips 15, Hettig 2, Faller 12, Goodlander 2, Simmons 11, Brower 6, Bud 3, Vizcarra 7. Beaumont (64) -- Wood 22, Cohn 37, Mitchell 3, Tanghe 2. Halftime score -- Beaumont 34-25. Three-point goals -- Wood 3, Cohn. Total fouls -- Yucca 16, Beaumont 15. Technical fouls -- none.

Brethren Christian Tournament

El Segundo 68, Calvary Chapel 60-- Despite playing with a sprained ankle, J.T. Leitch scored 17 of his game-high 30 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Eagles (1-0) to victory in the first round. Leitch hit six 3-pointers and DaShawn Strong had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Scoring for Valencia: Hernandez 9, Briggs 13, Joones 4, Ortega 15, Dixon 18, Brown 2. Scoring for St. Paul : Cornejo 13, Cepeida 3, Higcks 4, Allmond 4, Cruz 15, Samarin 5, Cardenas 4, D. Holloway 3.

Pacific Hills 74, St. Anthony's 50 -- Pacific Hills went on a 38-14 run in the first half and ran away with a first round victory in the Warrior Classic at Brethren Christian. Amani Daanish (6'-7" Jr. PF) led the Bruins with 17 points and 12 rebounds and senior guard finished with a game high 22 points for the Bruins. Pacific Hills will play El Segundo on Wednesday at 6:00. Scoring for Pacific Hills were Kyles 22, Daanish 17, Joshua 10, Wade 10, White 9, Denbok 4, and Hines 2; scoring for St. Anthony, Lloyd 18, B. Robinson 8, Smith 8, Holder 6, Broown 4, Terry 4, Arizabal 2, A. Robinson 2.

Santa Barbara Tournament

Santa Barbara 48, Cabrillo 45--Shawn Whilt and Trey Putnam each scored 13 points as the Dons opened their season with a win at Cabrillo.The game was part of the Santa Barbara Tournament, which features several county teams in pool-play games at various home sites. Santa Barbara resumes play tonight at home against Lompoc. Dos Pueblos is also in the tournament and opens play Wednesday at St. Joseph. Whilt, who also had six assists, led a late charge by the Dons. Santa Barbara trailed for 3 quarters but took the lead on a couple of baskets by Whilt and held off Cabrillo with steady free-throw shooting. Santa Barbara played the game without its top returning scorer from last year, Brent Williams. He has the flu and is questionable for tonight, said Coach Jeff Lavender. Dommanic Ingerson, the talented transfer from Oakland, also did not play as the school has not received word on his eligibility from the CIF. A decision is expected in the next two days. Putnam added eight rebounds while Kester had eight points and six rebounds. K. C. Walling added eight points and Majak Majak had six. Marcus Jenkins led Cabrillo with 13 points.

Southern Section Non-League Games:

Arlington 54, Corona 45-- Riverside Arlington jumped to a 15-6 lead and never trailed in beating Corona in a non-league game. Arlington was led by senior Demille Ware, who scored 15 points and had nine rebounds. Sophomore Chad Carter added 10 off the bench for Arlington, and Adam Aguirre pitched in six points and a team-high 12 rebounds. Arlington converted 12 of 19 free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. Corona (45) -- Simon 7, Mutka 12, Allen 6, Rikansrud 8, Ibbetson 6, Morrow 4, Neal 2. Arlington (54) -- Willman 2, Glover 5, Aguirre 6, Larsen 6, Ware 15, Carter 10, Tang 7, Lerma 3. Halftime score -- Arlington 28-18. Three-point goals -- Rikansrud, Simon, Ware 2, Tang. Total fouls -- Corona 16, Arlington 16. Fouled out -- Simon.

Buckley 118, Glendale Adventist 44-- Colin Ward-Henninger scored 33 points and the Griffins (1-0) set a school record for scoring in a nonleague game at Buckley. David Gale scored 10 points, dished out 10 assists and grabbed 8 steals, while Alex Clancy scored 24 points and had 6 steals.

Burroughs (Ridgecrest) 63, Palmdale 51--Rory O'Neil (6'-10" Jr. C/F) scored 20 points to lead Ridgecrest Burroughs in a season opener. Eric Brown scored 27 for Palmdale. Burroughs jumped out to a 19-8 first quarter lead and then improved that to a 35-19 lead at the half. Palmdale cut the lead at the end of the third, pulling to within 8, 49-57, by outscoring Ridgecrest 20-13 in the third. But Burroughs hung on for the win. Others scoring for Burroughs were Stephenson 8, Bachman 6, Williams 6, Martin 7, Steinmets 7, Bailey 3, and Mac Gregor 6. Scorers for Palmdale were Minor 2, Whitley 1, Sanders 9, Ritchie 7, Villella 1, Holmes 2, and Washington 2. Score by quarters: Palmdale 8 11 20 12--51, Burroughs (R) 19 16 13 15--63. Burroughs is now 1-0, and Palmdale is 0-1.

Canyon Springs 72, Rancho Verde 55 -- Moreno Valley Canyon Springs used a strong running game to outlast Moreno Valley Rancho Verde in a non-league game. "Our game is to run," said Rancho Verde coach Randy McAllister, "and they did a little better job of it." Freshman Richard Cobb scored 21 points for the Cougars, who also got 16 from Charles Gibson and 11 from Jason Braxton. J.S. Nash led the Mustangs with 32 points. Canyon Springs (72) -- Braxton 11, Robinson 2, Cobbs 21, Gibson 16, Taylor 6, Rosborough 4, James 4, Rosen 6, Jones 2. Rancho Verde (55) -- Nash 32, Shaw 0, Jackson 4, Brown 4, Gant 3, Johnson 2, Walker 2, Baker 1, Clark 3, Robinson 4. Halftime score -- Canyon Springs 39-26. Three-point goals -- Nash 4, Cobbs, Gibson 2, Rosborough.

El Toro 67, Aliso Niguel 45 --Christopher Parish scored 18 points and Ashkan Nazeri added 17 for host El Toro.

Fontana 78, Alta Loma 47-- Freshmen Trayvon Williams and Trevante Nelson teamed for 24 points and 10 rebounds as Fontana overwhelmed the Braves 78-47 at Alta Loma. Williams, an athletic 6-foot-5 forward, and Nelson, a savvy 5-10 guard, started Monday. Another ninth-grader, Westley Washington, was out with a sore ankle but could start before the week is over. The three played together on several AAU teams that won national age group championships. Williams provided a big share of Fontana's offense in the first half, when the Steelers struggled, scoring nine of their 28 points. He demonstrated leaping ability and a soft shooting touch.Williams scored five consecutive points to give Fontana a 24-18 lead. Nelson's moment came as Fohi pulled away in the third quarter, draining a three, getting a steal and adding a free throw for a 39-28 lead. Williams led all scorers with 16 points. Senior point guard Michael Stephenson scored 13, and 6-6 senior center Jordan Walker added 11, two on a dunk. Nelson had eight points, and Mark Mancha and Erick Crull contributed seven each. Marques Jackson, a 6-5 senior, led all rebounders with eight. Box score: Fontana: (78)--Walker 11, McJimson 4, Williams 16, Nelson 8, Stephenson 13, Jackson 4, Mancha 7, Okoebor 4, Crull 5, Johnson 4, Perry 2. Alta Loma (47)--Emory 2, Cotto 4, Moore 14, Flemink 8, Smith 2, Roberts 1, Yaisrael 4, Bullaro 4, Tobias 2, Johnson 6. Fontana 13 15 28 22 -- 78; Alta Loma 10 10 15 12 -- 47; Total fouls: F 22, AL 27. Fouled out: Cotto (AL). Technical fouls: Walker (F), Smith (AL), Johnson (AL).

Fullerton 79, Los Angeles Mesrobian 27 --Puck-Maan Sidhu scored 23 points, including six three-pointers, for host Fullerton. Teammate Akachi Azubuike added 16 points.

Hueneme 48, Ventura 42 --Frank Thompson scored 20 points to lead the Vikings (1-0) at Ventura.

Indio 71, Palo Verde 61: Indio jumped out to a quick lead hitting five 3-pointers in the first quarter. Frank Rodriguez led all scorers with 32 points. Also scoring in doubles figures was Eddie Silva, who finished with 12. Score by quarters: Indio 21 16 14 20 -- 71 Pale Verde 12 18 13 18 -- 61 Complete scoring: Indio: Frank Rodriguez 32, Eddie Silva 12, Micheal Torres 9, Todd Mendoza 4, Eddie Escobar 4, Tom Ogimachi 2, Billy Meraz 4, Zac Balver 4.

Joshua Springs 62, Upland Christian 42-- No write up on this game, but just a boxscore: For Joshua Springs, scorers were: Hagerman 17, Wysoki 16, Taber 8, Gamboa 9, Schrader 12. Upland Christian scorers were Surmi 3, Chiappone 5, Sears 6, Armella 10, Padelford 4, Roberds 14. Score by quarters: Joshua Springs 17 16 14 15 -- 62 , Upland Christian 4 15 10 13 -- 42. Total Fouls: JS 16, UC 13. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none.

Laguna Hills 70, Trabuco Hills 62 --Laguna Hills led after the first quarter with 13 points and continued to lead Trabuco Hills for the entire game. Alvaro Lua led Laguna Hills with 20 points, including three three-point shots, and Chris Lee added 18. Kade Stone had 10 rebounds for the Hawks. Evan Fields was the high scorer for Trabuco Hills with 20 points.

Littlerock 70, Barstow 63-- Jose Zavala scored six of his 18 points in overtime and Littlerock High beat host Barstow, 70-63, in a nonleague game on Monday. Littlerock (1-0), blew a five-point lead in the final minute of regulation. Gene Myvett scored 38 points to outduel Barstow's Billy Shivers, who made six three-pointers and finished with 30 points Barstow (0-1) rallied in the fourth quarter, but could not keep up in overtime. Senior guard Tito Yslas had 16 points.

Claremont 70, Mark Keppel 55-- Again, no writeup but just a boxscore: For Keppel, scorers were: Diaz 18, Wong 12, Lam 5, Gillum 4, Chea 2, Chinn 8, Lopez 6. For Claremont, scorers were Terrell 24, Wilson 3, Pourdeymoor 1, Tim Taylor 4, Aaron 13, Wilburn 8, Thomas Taylor 13, Colberg 4.Scores by quarters: Mark Keppel 8 16 11 20 -- 55, Claremont 21 13 19 17 -- 70. Total Fouls: MK 16, C 26. Fouled Out: Wilson (C). Technical Fouls: None.

Marina 80, Whittier 42-- Dustin Kaatz poured in 31 points, including four three-pointers, to lead host Marina (1-0). Randy Masada added eight assists for the Vikings.

Muir 76, Marshall Fundamental 75 --We heard from Kristoff Fajardo, who tells us he's the Marshall statistician who said: "In the expected very emotional game for the players....Muir edges Marshall 76-75 in regulation time. We have to give Marshall some credit, (D IV school, 900 students) for hanging with Muir (D II school, 2500 students). This tradition between the schools has been going for a about 5 years and this is the Marshall team that got closest to beating Muir." Deverion Mackey had 19, Jason Sanford scored 21, Donald Williams 2, Jovan Jester 19, Terrel Renner 12, and Ricardo Brazile 2. For Muir, Jonathan Williams had 22, Brandon Willis 4, Marcus Williams 1, Tim Gilmore 16, Joseph Frazier 12, Jamaal Hall 4, Derek Jordan 7, Calvin Bailiff 3, and Darelle 7. And this from the Pasadena Star-News' Kevin Chavez, a staff writer for the paper: The Muir and Marshall high school basketball teams wasted little time playing a marquee matchup on opening night Monday. The quality of play may have suffered at times, but the game lived up to its billing and came down to the final buzzer with the Mustangs holding off the visiting Eagles, 76-75, in front of a raucous, packed crowd. With less than three minutes remaining in the game, Marshall trailed by 11 points, 71-60. But the Eagles went on a frantic 12-3 run punctuated by thunderous dunks by De'Verion Mackey on a putback and Jason Sanford off a great feed from Mackey to get within 74-72 with 10 seconds left. But Muir's Jonathan Williams calmly hit two of his game-high 22 points from the free-throw line to give Muir a four-point lead. Marshall guard Jovan Jester hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, but it was not enough. "If we only had four more seconds," said Marshall coach Kyle Douglas. "I love those types of games; they're going to build character." Muir did most of its damage in the first quarter. The Eagles came out playing sloppy, thanks to Muir's tough man-to-man defense. Williams was sharp, hitting three 3-pointers and 11 points in the quarter. "Muir's beaten us so bad for so long that the guys were caught up in the 'Muir Mystique'," Douglas said. "They were a little tentative. Then, they realized that our game plan can work." Mackey and Sanford, Marshall's top returning players, were blanked in the first quarter, but broke out in the second with some electrifying plays. Sanford elevated for a dunk off a reverse pivot, then Mackey answered with a double-pump dunk and reverse jam on a breakaway to bring the crowd to its feet and cut the Muir lead to 23-19. "Any time two schools from the same city get together, it's just a different atmosphere," Muir coach Don Grant said. "The kids have grown up together and it gets emotional." The smaller Mustangs kept playing their game and, at the beginning of the third quarter, went on a 13-2 run to lead, 48-31. Muir saw its lead dwindle to 10 with a number of fouls and turnovers in the final 4 1/2 minutes of the quarter. "I think it hurt us when Jonathan (Williams) got in foul trouble," Grant said. "Darelle Rowe had to play (point guard) where he's never played and they got a little momentum." Mackey and Sanford combined for 21 fourth-quarter points, 40 overall, but it was too late. "Marshall played inspired basketball, more than us," Grant said. "De'Verion Mackey was the best player on the court; he proved it tonight."

Newbury Park Adventist 59, Cornerstorne Christian 43--no details were available, just a score.

Palm Desert 68, Central 60 --Zach Scott scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Palm Desert over visiting Central. Palm Desert led by 11 after the first quarter, but Central rallied to within four points late in the game. Josh Zazulia made 5-of-6 free throws. Matt Jefferson had a team-high 17 points. Scores by quarters: Central 12 16 20 12 -- 60, Palm Desert 23 14 15 16 -- 68. Complete scoring: Central: Reza 1, Brown 11, Galindo 5, Gaines 7, Givens 9, Thomas 21, Williams 4, Fernandez 2. 3 pt: Brown 3, Galindo 1, Thomas 3. Palm Desert: Josh Zazulia 9, Don Brady 4, Matt Jefferson 17, Adam Harasansky 11, Chase Newman-Brewer 7, Steve Henry 8, Zach Scott 12. 3 pt: Jefferson 3, Harasansky 1. Fouled out: Williams.

Serrano 49, San Yacinto 38-- no details, just a score.

West Valley Christian 63, Delphi Academy 43--again, no details for this game, just a score.