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SoCal High School & Prep Report

News Flash: Finally. Inland Empire
and Riverside News--(January 21, 1998)

FINALLY, SOME INLAND EMPIRE/RIVERSIDE HOOPS NEWS!!

We managed to track down some scores and information on hoop news from the Inland Empire and Riverside areas. There's not a lot of detail, but it's much better than what we've been used to seeing from that area of SoCal. . . which is usually nothing. So here's some news of the Citrus League, and teams such as Fontana, Eisenhower, Lake Arrowhead, and more. Enjoy.

CITRUS BELT LEAGUE

Eisenhower 81, Fontana 77:

Darius Davis scored 26 points and Paul Jourdain had 19 to lead Eisenhower, which is now 16-3 on the season, 2-1 in Citrus Belt League play, and the fifth-ranked team in the Inland Valley, to a 81-77, Citrus Belt League victory over No. 3 Fontana. Rock Cameron's two free throws with one second left sealed the victory. Trenell Eddings added 12 points and 11 assists for the Eagles, who outscored Fontana, 45-36, in the second half. Glen Summerall scored 28 points and Derrick Benjamin had 16 for the Steelers (14-5, 2-1).

Rialto 71, A.B. Miller 67.

David Joiner led 12 scoring players for Rialto with 15 points as the Knights rallied from a 45-39 halftime deficit to beat A.B. Miller 71-67 in a Citrus Belt League contest. Marques Revels added 10 points for Rialto (10-9, 1-2). R.J. Speaks scored 19 to lead Miller (7-8, 1-2).

NON-LEAGUE

Calvary Baptist 59, Irvine Tarbut V'Torah 43

Emad Mahli scored 19 points with 11 rebounds and Ryan Gillilan added eight points and 16 rebounds, leading host Calvary Baptist (5-5) to a 59-43 nonleague victory over Irvine Tarbut V'Torah.

METRO LEAGUE

Lake Arrowhead Calvary Chapel 68, Upland Christian 25

Ben Urroz scored 23 points and Chip Hinkelman added 18 as Lake Arrowhead Calvary Chapel beat Upland Christian, 68-25, in a Metro League game. The Eagles (0-11, 0-5) got nine points from Matt Chiappone.

BASELINE LEAGUE

Wayne Cox scored 22 points and Eddie Juarez added 15 to lead Claremont (9-11, 1-3) to a 73-67, overtime victory over Don Lugo (9-12, 1-3) in a Baseline League game at Claremont. Juarez hit two free throws with 30 seconds left to force overtime and then Tim Taylor scored four of the Wolfpack's eight points in the extra period.

VICTORY LEAGUE

Micah Lombard scored 23 points, Chris Como 22, and Matt Winter 21 points as Ambassador Christian routed Salton City West Shores (3-4, 0-4) 99-31 in a Victory League contest. Ambassador (10-4, 4-0), which led 53-2 at halftime, got 13 and 11 rebounds respectively from Lombard and Como.

ARROWHEAD LEAGUE

Ryan Wright scored 24 and Mike Thomas added 18, but La Verne Lutheran (7-5, 1-4) fell to Loma Linda Academy (13-3, 4-0) 55-52 in an Arrowhead League game.

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1998 Hemet/Riverside Mustang Shootout Tournament

GETTING BIGGER: West Valley High (Hemet/Riverside) athletic director Jim Zimmerman said last week that he expects the Mustang Shootout boys basketball tournament to expand to 24 teams this next December, which would make it the largest prep basketball tournament in Riverside County. West Valley had a waiting list of teams for the 1997 tournament, which was won by Moreno Valley Rancho Verde, and for the first time the tournament was dominated by big schools. Zimmerman said he expects to play 12 games at Mt. San Jacinto College and that schools will still get a four-game guarantee.