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SoCal High School & Prep Report

Game Results: Santa Barbara,
Ventura Counties--(January 24, 1998)

Here are some odds and ends, mostly scores and highlights, and at least one more detailed report of the San Marcos High v Hueneme game. All of these games were played Friday night, January 23, 1998, so we're trying to stay as timely and fresh as possible. Again these may not feature all the detail that you'd might like to see, and certainly doesn't feature the same player analysis we'd like to do, it does feature some good stuff on a couple of the teams such as San Marcos.

CHANNEL LEAGUE

San Marcos 60, Hueneme 49

With the score tied 39-39 after three periods, Hueneme went ice cold, and the Royals controlled the boards, and shot well to put the game "in the refrigerator" 60-49. Even though he had a sore ankle, Oden and Jordan McOwen were the two go-to guys for San Marcos, as the seniors combined for 15 points in the final period. Oden had 21 in the game, even though he missed the second quarter while getting his ankle taped, and McOwen had 14.

This was the sixth league victory for San Marcos in six games, and the Royals, who are 7-1 in league, 16-3 overall, will match up against undefeated league-leading Dos Pueblos this coming Wednesday. Hueneme was just not focusing on the game they were in, and shot only a mediocre game from the floor. With the loss, Hueneme's Vikings drop to 2-6 in Channel League play, and 6-11 overall.

For San Marcos, the win was also brought about by Brook Billings' (6'-5" Sr. F) 13 rebounds in the game. McOwen (6'-4" Sr. F) also had seven rebounds. San Marcos was also sparked by McOwens' great and timely shooting. Midway through the final quarter, with the Royals leading 44-43, McOwen hit 15-foot shots from both sides of the key to open up a five-point lead. After a Hueneme basket by Albert Garcia, Oden then went to work. He hit a 3-point shot, then fed Art Gutierrez for an open jumper, and finallay hit on another jumper to push the score to 55-47 lead with 1:27 remaining.

But Hueneme by this time in the game, was just out of last minute theatrics. They weren't in the third, as Johnie Williams' layed down a dunk which was just thunderous. Norman and Robert Collins, who sank a pair of 3-pointers, each scored eight points to lead the Vikings. San Marcos point guard Randy Moharram had four assists.

Oxnard 57, Ventura 43

Jeff Fouchey scored 23 points for the Yellowjackets (12-6, 6-2) at Ventura. Damian Tafoya and Jacob Rogers each scored 10 points for Oxnard. Jeff Staniland had 14 points for Ventura (5-14, 2-6).

MARMONTE LEAGUE:

Newbury Park 64, Westlake 52

Brian Bobik scored 14 points and Luther Staine had 10, along with a key defensive performance, as Newbury Park stayed atop the Marmonte League. Newbury Park is 17-5, 8-0. Westlake is 9-9, 2-6. Bobik led a group of six players with eight or more points. "They really tried to stop Daniel (Bobik)," said Newbury Park coach Steve Johnson, "and we had a lot of other people step up." Newbury Park pulled away from a 27-27 tie at halftime. Johnson said Staine's defensive play was a key.

"We switched him to cover (Kevin) Howard in the second half, and he did a great job," said Johnson. "He's so athletic, you're never going to shut him down, but we were able to stop some of the easy baskets." Howard led Westlake with 15 points, 10 of them in the first half. Daniel Bobik also had 10 points for Newbury Park. Jesse Jacques had 13 for Westlake, playing without standout guard Joey Cuppari. He was on a football recruiting trip to Colorado State. Simi Valley 82, Camarillo 61: Simi Valley (18-3, 7-1) exploded for 30 points in the fourth quarter. Branduinn Fullove had 25 points, 15 in the second half. Jeff Stuteville led Camarillo (0-8 league) with 24 points.

Agoura 65, Thousand Oaks 63

Marcus Helfman had 21 points to lead visiting Agoura (4-4 league). Thousand Oaks had two chances to win the game -- missing two free throws with 24 seconds left and missing a 3-point shot at the buzzer. Bas Van Rhee had 20 points and 13 rebounds for Thousand Oaks (6-13, 3-5).

Channel Islands 89, Royal 59

Franklyn McKesson scored 22 points and Paul Blair had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead Channel Islands to the victory over host Royal. Dusty Cruz led Royal with 15 points.

FRONTIER LEAGUE:

Santa Paula 82, Calabasas 64

David Herrera scored 21 points and Joe Riccio and Willie Zavala each scored 17 points to lead Santa Paula (16-4, 5-0) at Calabasas (10-10, 3-2). Zavala hit three 3-pointers and Herrera added two. Huton Ghoreishi led Calabasas with 21 points.

Moorpark 70, Nordhoff 51

Todd Tomlinson scored 20 points -- including three 3-pointers -- to lead Moorpark (16-6, 3-2) at Nordhoff (8-8). Byron Burnett scored 14 points and Keith Donahue added 11 for Moorpark. Etienne Emanuel had 12 points for Nordhoff (8-9, 1-3). Moorpark is 3-2 in league.

Santa Clara 84, Malibu 62

B.J. Ward scored 23 points and dished off seven assists to help Santa Clara (7-9, 1-3) break a three-game league losing streak. Scott Sorich and Bobby Martinez each had 13 points. Tony Camper scored 11 points and Ryan McGill came up with 10 rebounds. Nick Jones returned to action for Santa Clara and scored seven points.

TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE:

Oak Park 75, Carpinteria 56

Greg Jones scored 22 points and Zach Smith added 16 to lead host Oak Park (10-7, 2-1). Oak Park hit seven 3-pointers, including three by Colin Wedel.

Bishop Diego 88, Fillmore 75

Bishop Diego's Joe Lammers scored 38 points -- including five 3-pointers -- and the first-place Cardinals (12-4, 3-0) outscored Fillmore 32-12 in the second quarter. Jesus Jasso led Fillmore (11-7, 1-2) with 29 points. E.Z. Zendejas added 14.