February 2008 Archives
DIVISION II-AA
Amber Williams scored 20 points as Etiwanda advanced to the semifinals for fifth straight year with a 58-53 victory over Corona Santiago in a CIF-SS Division II-AA quarterfinal game. The Eagles (23-7) snapped the Sharks (20-10) six-game winning streak.
Jada Blackwell had 11 points for Etiwanda, who will meet Miller in a rematch of last year’s semifinals at Fontana High School where Miller won by nine points last year.
Miller 78, Inglewood 54
Sophomore guard Chloe Wells scored 28 points with nine steals and six assists to lead the top-seeded Rebels (26-2) to a win over visiting Inglewood (20-9) in quarterfinal play.
Senior guard Brianna Hall added 20 points, including a 10-for-11 showing from the free-throw line.
Taylor Champion had 23 for Inglewood.
Rebekah Gardner scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds with five steals as she led the Bulldogs to a consecutive trip to the finals over the Hawks at Antelope Valley High School.
Sophomore guard Ariel Marsh scored 19 for the Bulldogs (27-4), who will either play Friday or Saturday at the Long Beach Pyramid against Cajon, a team in which they faced earlier this year and won by one point.
DIVISION III-AA
Summit 49, Anaheim Magnolia 46
Ariel George hit a 3-pointer with about two minutes to play to break a tie and Asia Auberry followed with a steal and a basket as the fourth-seeded Skyhawks upset top-seeded Magnolia.
Meghin Williams had 14 points and Adrianne Thomas added 12 points and eight rebounds for Summit.
DIVISION III-A
Colony 64, Walnut 40
The top-seeded Titans (26-2) rolled into the finals where they will play league rival Chaffey. Amani Butler had 29 points and seven steals, and Camille Buckley had 17 points and nine rebounds.
DIVISION IV-AA
Burbank Bell-Jeff 54, Mesa Grande Academy 40
The Cardinals fell to the No. 2 seed Guards in efforts of trying to make it to the finals.
Carla Bartlett scored 12 points and had eight assists for Mesa Grande Academy (26-5), who still qualifies for the state playoffs.
DIVISION I-A
By Clay Fowler
Staff Writer
RANCHO CUCAMONGA— Even before the CIF-SS Division I-A boys basketball playoff brackets were released, Timothy Sweeny was wishing against a trip to Rancho Cucamonga High School.
Friday night, the coach of the No. 1 seed Riverside King nearly proved himself prophetic, but sixth-seeded Rancho Cucamonga fell short in its bid to upset the Wolves in the quarterfinals, exiting the playoffs after an 88-82 loss Friday night.
King’s towering lineup owned the paint, notably 6-foot-6 power forward Eric Wise who had 38 points and 12 rebounds.
Rancho Cucamonga sophomore point guard Justin Long’s inspired effort of 32 points, 10 rebounds and four steals wasn’t enough in the end.
After trailing by as many as 11, the Cougars closed the gap to three with 2:40 to play, but King’s ensuing 8-0 run sealed the Wolves’ trip to the semifinals.
“(Rancho Cucamonga) played us as well as anybody has all year long,” Sweeny said. “This is a tough place to play. The last thing I wanted to do was come play Rancho Cucamonga at Rancho Cucamonga.”
King (27-2), which has lost only to the top two seeds in Division I-AA, eventually imposed its will on the undersized Cougars (22-7), who have won their two playoff games by a combined four points, but hot-shooting Rancho Cucamonga surged to a 24-12 lead 30 seconds into the second quarter.
The Cougars, the only team to have beaten Division I-A No. 2 seed Etiwanda, cooled off in the second quarter but held a 36-31 lead at the half.
King’s inside presence showed itself in a third quarter the No. 1 seed left with a 58-49 lead. Kawhi Leonard, King’s 6-7 small forward who finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds, combined with Wise to score 17 points in the tide-turning third quarter.
“We were right there except for that lull in the third quarter,” Rancho Cucamonga coach Bill Burke said. “These kids actually thought they had a chance to go all the way this year. And they did. We played unbelievable tonight.”
Long’s sidekick Nick Bennett, who had 20 points, combined with Rashad Bowie to hit eight 3-pointers. The Cougars made 8-of-16 3-pointers in the first and fourth quarters combined but shot 1-for-9 from beyond the arc in the middle two quarters.
King only outrebounded Rancho Cucamonga 36-32 but 16 of the Wolves’ rebounds were offensive, leading to numerous second-chance baskets.
The undersized Cougars had to rely primarily on outside shooting and floaters from Long, who made 12-of-27 field goals.
The Cougars shot 43 percent from the field to King’s 46 percent. The Wolves shot 24 percent in the first half but thanks to their dominance inside, made 68 percent of their field goals in the final two quarters.
“(Rancho Cucamonga) got off to a real fast start but we told our kids to be patient,” Sweeny said. “Once we settled down and went to our strength inside they had trouble holding us off.”
Chino Hills 49, Anaheim Canyon 43
Corey Harkey scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Huskies’ (27-3) first trip to the semifinals in school history over the Cowboys (24-5). Derek Brown added 16 for Chino Hills.
DIVISION II-AA
Colony 79, Gardenia Serra 68
Tyler Lamb scored 23 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had six assists to lead the visiting Titans (21-9) past the Cavaliers (23-5) and into a semifinal matchup against Arroyo Valley.
Gene Saulsberry added 22 points while teammate Michael Bostic contributed 16 points and seven rebounds for Colony, which led 32-22 at the half. The Titans led by as much as 15 in the fourth before Serra went on a run to cut it to 65-58. However, Colony hit crucial free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.
DIVISION IV-A
Twentynine Palms 51, Los Angeles Salesian 37
For the second year in a row, the Wildcats (26-3) have made it to the finals with their win over the Mustangs at Yucca Valley.
Junior Montreal Harris, the only returning starter from last year’s championship team, scored 16 points with seven assists. Brad Alston followed with a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds for Twentynine Palms who are looking for their second title in school history.
The Wildcats face Valley Christian of Cerritos either Thursday or Friday at Colony.
DIVISION 5-AA
La Verne Lutheran 39, Pasadena Maranatha 37
Kevin Payne hit an 18-foot baseline jumper at the buzzer to lift the Trojans (27-0) to their first finals appearance in school history with a win over the Minutemen.
C.J. Cooper scored 10 points while Jordan Sally contributed 10 rebounds and five points for La Verne Lutheran, which was up 18-9 at the half.
The Trojans average about 70 points a game but won despite being held to their lowest total this season. They will face defending champion Los Angeles Pacific Hills in the finals on either Friday or Saturday at Colony HS.
DIVISION VI
By Pete Marshall
Staff Writer
ONTARIO — Twice, Ontario Christian answered goals by Calabasas Viewpoint in dramatic fashion.
But in sudden-death overtime, you don’t get a chance to answer.
Harley Joffe scored her second goal of the game, just over four minutes into the second overtime, lifting Viewpoint past Ontario Christian 3-2 in a CIF-SS Division VI girls soccer quarterfinal game on Friday evening at windy and chilly Ontario Christian High School.
“It’s frustrating to lose like that, because in the second half, we felt like we were the better team,” Ontario Christian coach Dave Belden said.
Fourth-seeded Ontario Christian (17-9-3) showed a flair for the dramatic late in regulation, trailing 1-0.
Any shot was a good shot in the waning moments down by a goal, and Taylor Libolt’s left-footer from about 20 yards out looked desperate.
But her shot arced over the Viewpoint defense and then over goalie Kelsey Kaplan, tying the score 1-1 in the 80th minute.
The tie didn’t last long, because Viewpoint regained the lead on Joffe’s first goal, less than a minute into the first non-sudden death overtime.
Once again, the Knights had to answer. In the 94th minute, they did. Sarah Huizenga took a long hard shot from the edge of the box., Iit ricocheted around, eventually bouncing off of Cassie Todd and into the goal, tying the score again 2-2.
Viewpoint’s speed finally did in the Knights in the second overtime.
That’s when Joffe got behind the Ontario Christian defense, drew out goalie Emily Lloyd, then fired a low, hard shot that beatd Lloyd for the game-winner.
“We go out and try and score a lot of goals, and two of their three goals were off of counter-attacks,” Belden said.
The end of the season is always difficult, but a sudden-death loss is evenreally tougher.
“It’s really bittersweet,” Belden said. “We fought so hard to battle back.”
DIVISION IV
Serrano 3, Paloma Valley 0
Senior forward Kauren Tarver scored the final two goals and freshman goalie Sam Wilson earned her 20th shutout as the Diamondbacks (24-1-3) advanced to the semifinals for the second straight year with a win over the visiting Wildcats (15-6-1).
“It was another solid defensive effort,” said Coach Dave Molina after Serrano shut out its opponent for the third straight game. “We are definitely playing well at the right time and we are looking forward to Tuesday’s matchup against Granite Hills (19-5-2).”
The two teams faced each other in a nonleague contest earlier in December with Serrano winning 4-0.
Kellci Tessondorf scored the first goal for Serrano while Tarver, Katie Pound and Bianca Garcia added an assist each.
DIVISION IV
By T.J. Berka
Staff Writer
BLOOMINGTON — Things were rolling along for the Bloomington High School boys soccer team going into Thursday’s CIF-SS Division IV quarterfinal against Santa Monica, as the Bruins had won six consecutive games.
That roll was killed at Bloomington by a team that Bruins coach Sam Gallo described simply as “the big rhinoceros”, as Santa Monica remained undefeated with a 7-0 victory.
The Vikings (24-0-1) opened up the game in a six-minute span toward the middle of the first half, scoring four goals in six minutes. They added a fifth right before halftime, sealing off any chance of a titanic Bloomington comeback.
“There are Division I college teams that don’t finish off as well as those guys do,” Gallo said. “Usually in high school soccer, especially at Division IV level, a team might have one guy who can finish, two if they are lucky. They have six.
“It was just too much to deal with. They are like a Joe Namath — they are cocky but back it up.”
Bloomington is used to making comebacks, as it overcame a 1-4-1 start in the Sunkist League with four straight wins to qualify for the playoffs, where it won its first two games.
But the Bruins (12-11-3) couldn’t deal with the haymakers that Santa Monica dealt between the 18th and 24th minutes. The Vikings barrage started on a penalty kick goal by Charlie Paris after Eduardo Delgado was fouled in the penalty box by Byron Medina.
That opened up the floodgates, with Alessandro Canale scoring two minutes later, Orhan Basak knocking one in two minutes after that and Delgado scoring two minutes after Basak’s goal.
“I think we got down after that penalty kick and got a little lax,” Gallo said. “We were a little intimidated and scared and they took advantage.”
Ricardo Martinez notched Santa Monica’s fifth goal right before the end of the first half, with Paris and Canale each adding their second goal in the final<NO1>second<NO> half.
“We knew we had to come in here early and take control,” Santa Monica coach James Chapman said. “They came in hot and were at home, so we wanted to come in and jump on them quick. We were aggressive and finished remarkably well.”
Kaiser 3, Oxnard Pacifica 2 (2OT)
Irving Alcantar curved a free kick around the wall and under the goalkeeper, scoring in the 119th minute in sudden death to lift the Cats to a quarterfinal victory against host Pacifica.
Kaiser, who received an at-large bid to qualify for playoffs, will host Jurupa Valley in Tuesday’s semifinal.
The teams battled to a 1-1 tie through regulation with Marco Martinez scoring for Kaiser. Pacifica (16-4-1) managed to score in the second overtime but Irving Arteaga answered for the Cats (18-7-3) with no time remaining, setting up Alcantar’s game-winner.
Ulysses Berrios had 10 saves in the victory.
DIVISION V
Hesperia 1, La Puente 0 (2OT)
Just four minutes before the game was headed to penalty kicks, Hesperia’s Wualfre Gomez scored the game-winner in the second overtime, converting a corner kick from Mario Cisneros in the 117th minute to give the Scorpions the victory.
The Scorpions (17-2-11) advance to Tuesday’s semifinal, where they will face Mountain View (20-4-5), a 2-1 winner over La Canada, at a site to be determined.
DIVISION VI
Arrowhead Christian 3, San Juan Capistrano St. Margaret’s 2
The Eagles (22-0-3) advanced to the semifinals for the first time in school history, defeating the Tartans on their home field.
Charles Izydorek scored a pair of goals for ACA off assists from T.J. Pearce and Alan Supernaw. The Eagles host Desert Hot Springs Tuesday at 3:15 p.m.
ACA’s Mitch Wiseman had eight saves.
DIVISION I[
Buena 3, Los Osos 0
The Grizzlies had a 20-3 advantage in shots and bounced three off the crossbar but couldn’t find the net and were shut out by host Buena of Ventura in second round play.
Walnut 3, Redlands 2 (4OT)
The Terriers led 2-1 but gave up the tying goal with three minutes left in regulation and went on to lose to the Mustangs 3-2 in four overtimes.
Neither team scored in the first of two 10 minute overtimes. Walnut finally got a score seven minutes into the second 10-minute sudden death.
Casey Mendoza and Nina King had the goals in regulation for Redlands (15-5-4).
Redlands was without two starters. Senior midfielder Hannah Carroll injured a knee in the first round win over Chaffey and senior left defender Irene Ramos (knee) has been out a week.
DIVISION IV
Granite Hills 2, Lakewood St. Joseph 1
Louise Baartz and Shelby Sheldon each scored goal<NO1>had a pair of goals<NO> for the Cougars (18-5-2) in their second round victory over the Jesters.
Granite Hills advances to the quarterfinals Friday for the fourth consecutive year.
DIVISION VI
Ontario Christian 3 Sierra Madre Alverno 1
Kaitlin Mendoza, Jaclyn Bollena and Marisella Macias were all scorers as<NO1>the goals needed in<NO> the Knights (17-8-3) defeated Alverno at the Glendale sports complex. Ontario Christian advances to the quarterfinals Friday for the third straight year.
Arrowhead Christian 4, Bishop Union 0
For the third straight year, the Eagles (17-5-4) advance to the quarterfinals in Wednesday’s victory over the Broncos.
Kristina Gomez scored two goals and had an assist.
On Friday, ACA meets Murrieta Calvary Chapel, which knocked it out of the quarterfinals the last two years.
DIVISION II-A
Cajon 72, Mark Keppel 39
Junior center Darshae Burnside badgered the Aztecs from inside the key and guards Layshia Clarendon and Alexa Saturday took care of matters from the outside en route to an overwhelming victory. The Cowgirls, the division’s No. 2 seed, will play Perris in Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. semifinal game at San Bernardino High School.
“We came out to play and got a fast start and that always helps us,” Cajon coach Mark Lehman said. “We were just up for the challenge.”
Clarendon had 20 points and 14 rebounds, Saturday 16 points, including three 3-pointers, and Burnside eight points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots despite not playing much of the second half.
Ayala 81, Vista Murrieta 49
The reigning division champs advanced to the semifinals as Rebekah Gardner led the way with 26 points and nine rebounds.
The Bulldogs (26-4) had three others in double-figures - Ariel Marsh (14), Jasmin Holliday (13), Rhema Gardner (11). Holliday added 11 rebounds and Marsh hit a game-high four 3-pointers.
Ayala will face Knight in Saturday’s semifinal match.
DIVISION II-AA
Los Osos 53, Notre Dame/SO 33
Junior Cierra Warren had 13 points and 12 rebounds as the Grizzlies opened up a 32-9 halftime lead. Sophomore Katie Anderson added 11 points for Los Osos, which plays host to Santa Monica on Saturday.
DIVISION III-AA
Summit 76, Los Angeles Pacific Hills 57
<MC>Meghin Williams scored 25 points and added 10 rebounds while Maiya Michel had 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead Summit past the host Bruins. The Skyhawks (27-1) advanced to Saturday’s semifinals and will face Magnolia of Anaheim at a neutral site on Saturday.
DIVISION III-A
Chaffey 60, Yucca Valley 49
Teonna Campbell scored 19 points and Joyce Kaloa had 18 for the Tigers’ who advance to the semifinals for the first time this decade, facing Silverado on Friday.
Colony 78, Coachella Valley 37
Junior forward Camille Buckley totaled 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Titans (24-2) to an easy win over visiting Coachella Valley. Amani Butler also came up big with 16 points, 12 rebounds and seven steals and sister Asasha contributed 12 points, four steals and six rebounds. Colony now faces Walnut in Saturday’s semifinal with a coin flip to determine location.
DIVISION IV-AA
Mesa Grande Academy 53
Long Beach St. Anthony 45
Megan Williams scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Cardinals (26-4) over the Saints (15-14) to advance to the semifinals.
Carla Bartlett had a double-double of her own, scoring 14 points and dishing out 10 assists.
DIVISION IV-A
Beaumont 50, Irvine 39
Joanna Hernandez scored 17 points, 15 in the second half, to lead the Cougars (23-3) to a victory at Irvine. Hernandez also dished out nine assists and was 9-for-9 behind the free-throw line.
Vanessa Bliss scored 11 and grabbed 10 rebounds for Beaumont, which faces University on Saturday with a coin flip to determine the location.
DIVISION IV-AA
Jurupa Valley 82, Ontario Christian 48
It didn’t take long for Jurupa Valley to show the defending CIF champions who the No. 1 ranked team in the division is this year.
Jurupa Valley shot 68 percent from the field in the first half and went on to rout Ontario Christian 82-48 in a CIF-SS Division IV-AA quarterfinal game at Jurupa Valley on Tuesday night.
“We played really well,” Jurupa Valley coach Mark Gard said. “We got knocked out by them last year, so we got a little bit of revenge.”
Said Ontario Christian coach Scott Brummel: “That’s about a good a half as a team can play.”
Jurupa Valley advances to play Sunkist League rival Kaiser at an alternate site of Kaiser’s choosing in the semifinals Friday.
Alberto Gonzalez led Jurupa Valley with 21 points, Chamron Morgan had 18 points and five rebounds and Jhon-Tay Bryant added 16 points and seven rebounds for the Jaguars (23-5).
Ontario Christian (14-13) made some shots early, but it wasn’t until the end of the first quarter and the second quarter that the Jaguars were able to pull away.
Bryant, who scored all his points in the first half, made a 3-pointer as the first quarter expired to give Jurupa Valley a 24-16 lead.
The Knights (14-13) couldn’t keep up in the second quarter as Jurupa Valley took a 45-21 halftime lead with superior athleticism and a transition game that the Knights couldn’t stop.
“Our first 18 years, we were walk it up,” Gard said. “We’ve been working on our transition game. And we passed the ball real well.”
Ontario Christian was led by junior Bret Rogers’ 15 points, while senior Bobby Nigg added 13 points and junior Ephraim Ekanem scored 10.
“We were going to have to match them offensively (to stay in the game),” Brummel said. “We tried a 3-2 zone and our man-to-man. They were too quick for our man-to-man and they shot over the top of our zone.
“I hope they win (CIF). I’d like to say we lost to the champions.”
DIVISION I-A
Etiwanda 62, Santa Ana Foothill 33
Tre Brewer scored 14 points to lead the Eagles (28-1) to their second-consecutive quarterfinals appearance with a win over Foothill.
Etiwanda jumped out to a 16-0 lead and did not allow a point until a minute and five seconds remaining in the first quarter.
Rancho Cucamonga 89, Huntington Beach 86
The Cougars (22-7) held off a late rally by the Oilers (24-5) and earned a quarterfinals berth and a matchup against Riverside King on Friday.
Teminiro E-nunu scored a season-high 35 points and grabbed 17 rebounds while Justin Long added 24 points.
DIVISION II-AA
Eisenhower 60, Valencia West Ranch 40
David Chavarria scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Eagles (26-3). Andrew Bock scored 12 with seven steals and Alex Varner followed with 11 points for the Citrus Belt League champions.
Eisenhower advances to the quarterfinals where they will take on Hoover at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Glendale Hoover 56, Cajon 52
Cajon’s season ended Tuesday at Glendale Hoover with a 56-52 second round loss.
Mike Hearn, Marquis Green and Martin Thompson all finished in double-digit scoring with 18, 11 and 10 respectively.
Arroyo Valley 55, Pasadena 49
Arroyo Valley (19-8) upset the No. 3 seed and defending Division II-AA champion host Bulldogs to advance to the quarterfinals for the second year in a row.
James Sanders scored 16 points and Joe Richard had 14 for the Hawks, who will meet Fullerton at 7:30 p.m. Friday with a coin flip to determine the location.
DIVISION IV-A
Twentynine Palms 71, Calabasas Viewpoint 52
Montreal Harris scored 27 points as the Wildcats (25-3) defeated the Patriots to advance to the semifinals in hopes of repeating as CIF champs.
Brad Austin scored 15 points with 17 rebounds for Twentynine Palms, who will play Salesian on Friday with a coin flip to determine the location.
DIVISION IV
Bloomington 2, Baldwin Park 1 (OT)
Bryan Mejia headed in the game-winning goal off an Albert Guzman free kick near the end of the first overtime to lift the Bloomington boys soccer team to a 2-1 win over Baldwin Park (11-7-1) on Tuesday in the CIF-SS Division IV playoffs.
With the victory, the Bruins (12-10-3), will make their first quarterfinal appearance in six years. Bloomington plays host to undefeated No. 1 seed Santa Monica at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Guzman also assisted Rey Blanco’s goal in the 25th minute<NO1> to help send the contest to a 1-1 tie at the half. Goalie Anthony Perez stopped five shots for Bloomington.
DIVISION VI
Arrowhead Christian 3, Linfield Christian 0
ACA senior Alan Supernaw scored two goals and added an assist as the Eagles defeated host Linfield Christian 3-0 to advance to Thursday’s CIF-SS Division VI quarterfinals against St. Margaret’s of San Juan Capistrano.
Senior TJ Pearce had a goal and an assist for Arrowhead (21-0-3).
The Tartans (13-8-1), 2-0 winners over St. Paul Tuesday, lost to the Eagles 5-1 on Dec. 27. The site of Thursday’s matchup yet to be determined.
DIVISION I
Ayala 1, Upland 0
Analisa Rodriguez scored in the opening five minutes off a Brittany Dobbs cross to lift the Bulldogs (14-4-3) into the second round with a home victory over the Highlanders.
Ayala goalie Alicen Wright recorded six saves for her 14th shutout of the year.
Upland goalkeeper Savanah Thompson had seven saves.
Ayala will face Esperanza on Wednesday in the second round.
Los Osos 2, Edison 1
Haylee Eguchi scored both goals, including the game-winning goal in the 71st minute, to lift the Grizzlies (17-4-5) past visiting Edison.
Both goals came off of Paige Silva throw-ins while Leau Labonta and Kylie Nicassio had an assist each.
DIVISION II
Yucaipa 2, Irvine 1 (OT)
Kellie Bohner scored on a Hailey Lopez direct kick that deflected off the goalkeeper with seven minutes remaining in overtime to give host Yucaipa (23-1-3), the No. 1 seed, a first-round win.
Bohner opened the scoring with a goal off a Lindsay Cano corner kick three minutes into the second half.
<NO1>Irvine equalized in the 58th minute, when Vivien Cook headed in a direct kick from Carly McLaughlin.
<NO>Jessica White had 14 saves in goal for Yucaipa.
The Thunderbirds play Agoura in the second round.
Redlands 3, Chaffey 2 (OT)
Jamie Crow scored in overtime for the Terriers in a win over the host Tigers (19-3-2).
Crow also scored in the first half after Chaffey’s Jackie Waldman to tie the game at 1-1.
Casey Mendoza tied the game at the end of regulation for Redlands (15-4-3). Mendoza also had the assist to Crow in overtime.
Chaffey’s Elisa Lopez had seven saves.
Redlands now awaits their second-round opponent Wednesday.
DIVISION III
La Mirada 2, Norco 0
In a rematch of last year’s second-round game, Norco again traveled to La Mirada on Saturday with similar results. Last year the Matadores beat Norco 1-0. The teams kept the game scoreless until La Mirada’s Natalia Ledezma shot a free kick from 25 yards out and drilled it past senior keeper Shawnda Federickson, who tallied eight saves on the day.
DIVISION IV
Kaiser 3, South Pasadena 0
Tiffany Pena had two goals to lead the Cats (17-4-4) to the win.
Bianca Velasco only had to make three saves to preserve the shutout.
Gabby Alvarado scored a goal to break a scoreless tie in the first half for Kaiser, which will play Serrano on Wednesday.
Granite Hills 5, Jurupa Valley 0
Louise Baartz netted three goals and Emily Ochoa added two as the Cougars (17-5-2) shut out the visiting Jackrabbits.
Granite Hills outshot Jurupa Valley 24-1 and led 3-0 at the half.
DIVISION VI
Arrowhead Christian 1, Baldwin Park Sierra Vista 0
Kristina Gomez scored off a cross from sister Erika Gomez in the 22nd minute to lead ACA (16-5-4) over host Sierra Vista (16-6).
Naomi Sornoso made three saves but was rarely tested in the second half.
ACA plays the winner of New Community Jewish and Bishop Union at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Ontario Christian 3, Woodcrest Christian 1
The defending Division VI CIF champion Knights had three differnt players score in their rout over Western Christian. Kaitllyn Mendoza, Marisella Macias, and Taylor Libolt all had a goal for Ontario Christian (16-8-3) which now awaits their second-round opponent Wednesday.
Macias and Mendoza also assisted each other.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA — Los Osos keeps making history for its girls water polo program.
Before this year, the Grizzlies had never before won a CIF-SS playoff game.
Now they’ve won two, thanks to Saturday’s 9-8 overtime upset victory over fourth-seeded Walnut in a CIF-SS Division III quarterfinal game at Los Osos.
Los Osos, which didn’t trail until overtime, now advances to Wednesday’s semifinals against the winner between top-seeded Riverside Poly and La Canada at a site to be determined.
“I think our senior leadership is what carried us to victory,” Los Osos coach Eric Cypher said.
The score was tied 8-8 in the second half of the non-sudden death overtime. That’s when one of those seniors, Brittany Strong, came up big.
Strong’s goal from seven meters out gave the Grizzlies (19-8) a 9-8 lead with 38.1 seconds to play.
“I was still nervous, because I knew we had to stop them,” Strong said.
Walnut had one final possession and initially Strong was called for a foul about five meters from the goal.
“I didn’t want it to be my fault to give up the goal,” she said.
No blame was needed because Strong recovered, blocked the shot and got the ball with 21.9 seconds left. It was Walnut’s last chance.
It was the final blow in a game that seemed like it should have been decided long before.
Los Osos, which lost to Walnut (29-2) 10-5 a couple of weeks ago in the Bonita Tournament, led 3-0 after a quarter, then 6-3 entering the fourth.
The Mustangs trimmed the deficit to 6-5 on a goal by Allie Zell with 3:47 to play, but the lead looked comfortable again when Randi Bresee scored with 1:05 left to make it 7-5.
Ayala 15, Upland 7
Dani Curran scored six goals to lead Ayala (26-4) to the victory and eliminate Upland.
Ayala will play Wednesday against Whittier at a site to be determined by coin flip.
Lexi Anderson led Upland with four goals.
Before this year, the Grizzlies had never before won a CIF-SS playoff game.
Now they’ve won two, thanks to Saturday’s 9-8 overtime upset victory over fourth-seeded Walnut in a CIF-SS Division III quarterfinal game at Los Osos.
Los Osos, which didn’t trail until overtime, now advances to Wednesday’s semifinals<NO1> against the winner between top-seeded Riverside Poly and La Canada at a site to be determined<NO>.
“I think our senior leadership is what carried us to victory,” Los Osos coach Eric Cypher said.
The score was tied 8-8 in the second half of the non-sudden death overtime. That’s when one of those seniors, Brittany Strong, came up big.
Strong’s goal from seven meters out gave the Grizzlies (19-8) a 9-8 lead with 38.1 seconds to play.
“I was still nervous, because I knew we had to stop them,” Strong said.
Walnut had one final possession and initially Strong was called for a foul about five meters from the goal.
“I didn’t want it to be my fault to give up the goal,” she said.
No blame was needed because Strong recovered, blocked the shot and got the ball with 21.9 seconds left. It was Walnut’s last chance.
It was the final blow in a game that seemed like it should have been decided long before.
Los Osos, which lost to Walnut (29-2) 10-5 a couple of weeks ago in the Bonita Tournament, led 3-0 after a quarter, then 6-3 entering the fourth.
The Mustangs trimmed the deficit to 6-5 on a goal by Allie Zell with 3:47 to play, but the lead looked comfortable again when Randi Bresee scored with 1:05 left to make it 7-5.
DIVISION II-AA
Etiwanda 76, Rialto 41
Jasmine Bernard scored 21 points and had 21 rebounds to lead Etiwanda to a 76-41 victory over Rialto on Saturday in Division II-AA of the CIF-Southern Section girls basketball playoffs.
Amber Williams added 17 points for Etiwanda (21-7).
Janae Sharpe also had 21 points for Rialto (18-7).
Miller 66, La Canada 32
Lola Wells scored 19 points, including going 9-for-11 from the field, to lead the No. 1 Rebels (24-2) past the visiting Spartans (15-13).
Shineque Phillips went 6-for-7 with 13 points and also grabbed six rebounds.
Rancho Cucamonga 72, Diamond Ranch 53
Jill Matthews scored 27 points and had six assists to lead the Cougars (16-12) past the Panthers and into the second round.
Ailine Sonua added 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Kathleene Iwuoha had 14 points and nine rebounds.
DIVISION II-A
Ayala 83, Schurr 42
Rebekah Gardner scored 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Bulldogs (25-4) into the quarterfinals with a road victory over the Spartans.
Rhema Gardner and Jasmine Holliday added 20 points apiece, with Holliday adding 12 rebounds and five blocks for Ayala, which led 50-21 at the half.
DIVISION III-AA
Summit 58, Atascadero 36
Ariel Geoorge scored 15 points all via 3-pointers as her senior-less Skyhawks (26-1) advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in the school’s two year existence. Maiya Michelle scored 13 and had 15 rebounds for Summit, which lost last year in the second round and has already excedded its goal of making it to the quarterfinals according to head coach Onishi.
DIVISION III-A
Chaffey 61, Ocean View 57
Teonna Campbell had a steal and a three-point play in the final minute to put the Tigers (24-2) ahead and lift visiting Chaffey into the next round of the playoffs.
Monet Smith led Chaffey with 18 points and 12 rebounds and Lute Seliuni added 13 points for the Tigers, who will play Yucca Valley on Wednesday at a site to be determined.
Don Lugo 47, South Hills 44 (OT)
Don Lugo switched to a full-court press the last three quarters which payed off as South Hills only scored 17 second-half points.
Danielle Aguilar hit two free-throws with 1:31 which tied it up and Don Lugo outscored South Hills 5-2 in the OT period with Yvette Gonzalez stealing a pass with six seconds left to seal the game.
Angelica Peralta scored 16 points and Melanie Fagaly added 13 for the Conquistadors (20-8) against the Huskies.
Don Lugo plays on Wednesday in the quarterfinals, a step up from last year’s team which lost in the second round.
Colony 76, Granite Hills 31
Amani Butler scored 20 points and Hailey White had 19 as the top-seeded Titans (23-2) defeated the visiting Cougars (10-11).
White also had four 3-pointers.
Colony will play Coachella Valley on Wednesday with a coin flip to take place today to determine the location.
Jasmine Gonzales led Granite Hills with eight points.
DIVISION IV-AA
Mesa Grande Academy 29, Cypress Oxford Academy 28
Megan Williams had 11 points with 23 rebounds, 17 defensive for the Cardinals (25-4) in their low-scoring victory over the Patriots.
Tamara Bowles had nine points and nine assists and had the go-ahead 3-pointer with two minutes to go.
DIVISION IV-A
Beaumont 69, Upland Christian 40
The Cougars (22-3) defeated the Eagles (20-3) behind the 23-point effort of Chelsea Wilson.
Upland Christian was led by Destinee Duncan’s 14 points.
DIVISION V-A
Granada Hills Hillcrest Chr. 54, Calvary Baptist 38
Senior Nikole Logue had 20 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots for the Cougars (15-7) in the loss to Hillcrest Christian (15-10). Jasmine Bayliss added 11 points and 10 rebounds.
DIVISION V
Redlands 11, Temescal Canyon 10
Sharon Dyer scored six goals and assisted on two others to lead the Terriers (22-7) into at least the semifinals for the second straight year with a road victory over the Titans.
Goalie Carly Miller recorded 13 saves for Redlands, which registered 11 steals as a team.
Temecula Chaparral 16, Yucaipa 4
At Chaparral, Becca Hearon scored twice for the Thunderbirds, but the Pumas surged to an 8-2 halftime lead and never looked back in a CIF Southern Section Division II quarterfinal. Chaparral’s Mackenzie Mone led all scorers with five goals.
DIVISION I
Nathan Acosta scored the game-winning goal with four minutes left to lift the Los Osos boys soccer team past Dana Hills 1-0 on Friday in a Division I first-round game.
The Grizzlies (13-8-4) will play the winner of Friday’s first-round game between Long Beach Millikan and Simi Valley Royal.
Chino Hills 1, Harvard-Westlake 0
Jesus Gonzalez scored the only goal, in the second half on an assist from Kareen Morad. Brandon Zanboris had three saves.
Chino Hills (24-1-3) plays the winner of Bell Gardens and Los Alamitos on Tuesday at 3 p.m.
DIVISION II
Garey 2, Temecula Valley 0
Victor Cervantes scored two second-half goals to lead the host Vikings (15-4-4) to the first-round victory over the Bears. Garey will play the winner of Friday’s Miller-Riverside Poly game in the second round.
DIVISION IV
Bloomington 4, Hemet West Valley 1
The Bruins (11-10-3) scored three unanswered goals after being a man down 10 minutes into the game to upset the host Mustangs.
Bloomington starting goalkeeper David Hernandez was red-carded at the beginning of the game, leaving the match tied at 1-1 apiece as West Valley scored on the ensuing penalty kick.
However, Alex Guzman netted two goals and his brother Albert Guzman added another to lift Bloomington into the next round.
DIVISION V
Arroyo Valley 2, Granite Hills 0
Jorge Guzman and Emilio Flores scored a goal each in the first half to lift the Hawks (12-8-3) to the school’s first postseason win in its history with a home victory over the Cougars.
Arroyo Valley keeper Miguel Valenzuela had two saves in the shutout while Magdaleno Isiordia added an assist.
Granite Hills goalkeeper Alejandro Franco had three saves.
Colton 2, City of Industry Workman 0
Ryan Rich and Nicholas Mulato each scored for the visiting Yellowjackets (11-13-3) in their first-round victory. Colton will play the winner of Friday’s first-round game between Los Angeles Salesian and Fillmore.
DIVISION VI
Arrowhead Christian 4, New Roads 0
T.J. Pearce scored three goals and Alan Supernaw added another as the Eagles defeated wild-card winner New Roads.
Supernaw assisted on two of the goals while Mitch Wiseman recorded four saves in the shutout for ACA, which outshot New Roads 12-6.
DIVISION I-A
Upland 53, Hawthorne 42
Danny Redmon had 19 points and six assists while Thomas Colbert had 11 points and 13 rebounds for the visiting Highlanders (22-6) in their first-round victory.
Kevin Bradshaw also had 13 points for Upland, which will play host to Riverside North in the second round Tuesday.
Etiwanda 66, Diamond Bar 43
Trailing midway through the second quarter, Etiwanda rallied and the second-seeded Eagles (27-1) blew out the Brahmas (15-15) in the second half.
Etiwanda, which got 13 points from Christian Katuala and 11 from Erick Ellis, outscored Diamond Bar 42-18 in the middle two quarters. Travis Hummel scored 13 points to lead Diamond Bar
DIVISION II-A
Eisenhower 75, Fullerton Troy 48
Alex Varner scored a game-high 26 points and made three 3-pointers in the first quarter to lead No. 1 seed Eisenhower to a 75-48 victory over Fullerton Troy in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division II-AA playoffs. <NO1>give the Eagles (25-3) a 13-point lead after a quarter en route to the victory<NO>
Eisenhower, which won its eighth straight game, saw its lead shrink to four points midway through the third quarter. But the Eagles outscored the Warriors by 23 points <NO1>down the stretch<NO>from then on.
Del Wilson added 13 points for Eisenhower, while Peter Abraham scored 18 points to lead Troy.
Valencia West Branch 75, Chaffey 64
With 16 points, Malik Bradley led five Wildcats in double figures as visiting West Ranch (19-8) won a first-round playoff game.
Warren Johnson led the Tigers (18-6) with 13 points, while Mauricio Aldaba had 12 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks for Chaffey.
Murrieta Valley 71, Ontario 41
Brandon Tuggle scored 15 points, and the Jaguars (9-13), the third-place team from the Mt. Baldy League, stayed with No. 4 seed Murrieta Valley for a quarter before falling in a Division II-AA first-round game.
The Nighthawks (25-2) outscored Ontario 23-4 in the second quarter, as the Jaguars went the final 6:33 of the first half without scoring. Murrieta’s Bryce Lenhart led all scorers with 20 points.
Roosevelt 64, Valencia 62
Tyler Slavin made a last-second layup to lift the Mustangs (16-12) to their first postseason win in school history to beat the host Tigers (16-11). Nate Primous and Sarunas Jackson each had 15 points for Roosevelt, which hit 16-of-20 free throws.
DIVISION IV-AA
Aquinas 74, Garden Grove Rancho Alamitos 59
Jordan Williams scored 23 points, had seven assists and six steals to lead the Falcons (23-3) to the quarterfinals with a home victory over Rancho Alamitos.
Courtland Wharton and James Albert added 15 points apiece for Aquinas, which overcame a 35-30 halftime deficit.
Capistrano Valley Christian 64, Loma Linda Academy 54
Thad Lowe had 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists but the Roadrunners (15-11) fell to the host Eagles.
Michael Giang added 10 points and three steals for Loma Linda Academy, who bowed out in the second round.
Ontario Christian 51, Huntington Beach Brethren Christian 50
Bobby Nigg made one of two free throws with five seconds left and the Warriors (18-9) missed the ensuing shot at the buzzer to give the Knights (14-12) a second-round win.
Nigg had 15 points and grabbed 16 boards while Ephraim Ekanem added 12 points and eight rebounds for Ontario Christian, which led 24-17 at the half.
DIVISION IV-A
Twentynine Palms 72, Granada Hills Hillcrest Christian 49
Montreal Harris scored 19 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to lead the host Wildcats (24-3) to victory in their first-round playoff game.
Gabe Cooper added 14 points, seven assists and seven rebounds for Twentynine Palms, which will play at Calabasas Viewpoint Christian on Tuesday.
DIVISION V-AA
La Verne Lutheran 84, Highland Hall 53
C.J. Cooper scored 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the fifth-seeded Trojans (25-0) defeated the Hawks.
Keith Shamburger got his second triple-double with 14 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for La Verne Lutheran, which advances to the second round for the first time in three years.
The Trojans will face Murrieta Calvary Chapel at home , at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
DIVISION I-A
Chino Hills 69, Santa Barbara 60
Derek Brown scored 21 points for as the Chino Hills boys basketball team defeated Santa Barbara 69-60 on Thursday in the first round of the Division I-A playoffs.
Antoine Lawrence scored 13 points for Chino Hills (25-3), who may be watching today’s game of Ramona at Santa Monica to find out who they play next.
DIVISION III
Whittier 14, Bonita 2
The Cardinals denied the Bearcats open looks at the cage for the most part. Bonita took 23 shots, but Cardinals goalkeeper Melanie Peel needed to make only nine saves. And most of those were like playing catch, with the scoring attempts pretty much directed right at her.
“I’m really happy with the way this group has progressed over the season,” Bonita coach John Ashby said “It’s unfortunate we had to run up against the division’s No. 2 team,” Bonita coach John Ashby said. “Whittier is a very good team, up and down, defensively and well-coached. They deserve to be No. 2, maybe No. 1.”
Whittier was ranked No. 1 in the CIF-SS weekly polls much of the season and was seeded No. 2 for the playoffs.
Whittier improved to 16-7 while Bonita finished the season with an 18-13 mark.
Whittier attempted 29 shots, with Bearcats goalkeeper Maghan Pezzolla stopping 10.
Amber Pezzolla and Candace McIntire accounted for the Bearcats’ scoring.
Upland 10, La Serna 7
Since the Upland sophomore goalie’s promotion to the varsity water polo team this season, Joanna Marantiais has grown tremendously.
Whether it was literally or figuratively, she may have grown the most during back-to-back saves in the fourth quarter of Upland’s 10-7 win over Whittier La Serna on Thursday in the first round of the CIF-SS Division III playoffs.
Protecting a 9-7 lead with less than three minutes remaining, a fully-extended Marantiais knocked down a close-range shot to end a 6-on-5 threat. The rebound resulted in a La Serna penalty shot she deflected into the underside of the crossbar.
“That was what sealed their fate,” Upland coach Cody Bell said. “Two in a row like that was very impressive.”
Leanne Ford scored six goals for the Highlanders (21-9), who will face Ayala in the quarterfinals on Saturday, including Upland’s final three goals in a high-scoring fourth quarter. Marantiais finished with 12 saves.
La Cañada 10, St. Lucy’s 9, 2OT
The Spartans’ refusal to lose helped them pull out a 10-9, double-overtime victory against St. Lucy’s in the opening round of the CIF-Southern Section Division III playoffs Thursday at Pasadena City College.
The Spartans overcame a 7-4 deficit with four fourth-quarter goals, including the game-tying goal by Riley Kessler with 9.8 seconds to play in regulation time.
Jacki Snyder broke the tie in overtime when with a shot that barely got past Regents goalie Ashley Lancaster.
St. Lucy’s outshot the Spartans 24-13.
<NO1>Behind the play of Coulter and fellow sophomore Bianca Adams, St. Lucy’s was in position for the upset.
Coulter scored four goals and Adams had three.
Adams fought off a La Cañada defender to put a shot past Cato, which gave the Regents a 7-4 lead with 5:48 to play in the fourth quarter.
A pair of quick goals by Kaesler pulled the Spartans closer.
Spartans driver Samantha Magnuson’s score with the Regents short-handed tied the match at 7 with 2:34 to go.
Adams gave St. Lucy’s the lead when she tipped a pass from Sara Fulham into the net past Cato to set up Kessler’s heroics.
“(La Cañada) played a really great game and got very aggressive on the perimeter and got a couple of goals,” St. Lucy’s coach David Miller said. “We were able to counter back to take the lead, but they put one in there at the end.
“We gave it our best and the girls played really hard today.”
Ayala 19, Riverside King 2
Dani Curran scored eight goals while Alex Ford and Heidi Pettinger added four each as the Bulldogs (23-4) defeated the visiting Wolves and advance to the second round.
Goalie Kaitlyn Dement had eight saves for Ayala.
DIVISION VI
Saddleback 9, Arroyo Valley 7
San Andreas League champion Arroyo Valley played well against the top-seeded team, but fell.
An early injury to standout Erica Fry hindered the Hawk effort. Taylor Vermillion, Lena Leonardi and Alaina Jara all had two goals for the Hawks (17-11) and Ria Johnson had one goal and two assists. Fry managed two assists.
Crystal Villegas had five goals for Saddleback (24-4).
DIVISION II-A
Ayala 93, Lancaster 45
Rebekah Gardner scored 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds while Jasmine Holliday added 22 points as the No. 1 Bulldogs (24-4) advanced to the next round with a home win over Lancaster.
Roselyn Womble had 11 assists and seven steals for Ayala.
Chino Hills 59, Cypress 38
Stephanie Micheli scored 23 points, including four 3-pointers, and Ericka Norman added 12 points, 10 assists and six steals to lead the Huskies (17-11) to the first postseason victory in the school’s history with a home win over the Centaurians (11-16).
Stephanie Thompson grabbed 11 rebounds for Chino Hills, which outscored Cypress 33-15 in the second half.
Mark Keppel 57, Serrano 48
Maybe Michelle Lo should get leg cramps more often.
The Keppel High School sophomore suffered the cramp to her lower left leg 56 seconds into the fourth quarter with visiting Serrano leading, 43-41, in a CIF-Southern Section Division II-A first-round playoff game Thursday night.
She re-entered the game 55 seconds later and sparked the Aztecs to a 57-48 victory.
Nine seconds after coming back in and Serrano leading 44-43, she was fouled attempting a layup. She made both free throws.
The Diamondbacks committed a turnover and Lo connected on a 3-pointer from the corner. She stole the ball at midcourt and scored an uncontested layup. The 5-foot-8 guard — Keppel’s second-tallest player — had given the Aztecs some breathing room and a 50-44 lead.
“I was like, ‘Oh, please.’ That’s all I wanted,” Lo said of her 3-pointer.
Lo then had a big assist to Janise Ho for a basket after Tiffany Rubin blocked an Amber Chavez 3-point attempt, and got the rebound, to give the Aztecs a 56-44 lead.
The Almont League champions outscored the Diamondbacks, who finished third in the Mojave River League, 12-0 in a 4:08 span in the quarter. Lo had seven of her nine points in the quarter.
“She wanted to get back in there and was a big, big spark for us,” Keppel coach Tan Ha said. “She went like on a 7-0 run.
“She’s our playmaker. Some days she doesn’t score much. But when we need her to make the big plays, she steps up. Our offense starts with her. She gets everybody involved.”
Serrano only scored five points in the fourth quarter after swapping the lead numerous times for the first three quarters.
“They fell apart,” Serrano coach Ross Hansen said. “We just got rattled. We just lost it. We started falling behind and started playing the way we hadn’t played all game. We played real well for 3 1/2 quarters. We just couldn’t put it together.”
Ashley Jones scored a team-high 15 points in the first three quarters. She did not score in the fourth quarter and fouled out with 2:59 to play.
DIVISION II-AA
Rialto 81, Fountain Valley 58
<MC>Freshman point guard Janae Sharpe had a game-high 34 points to go along with eight rebounds as the Knights (19-7) advanced out of the wild-card round.
Sophomore guard Diamond Smith added 18 points, five steals and five rebounds, and Brittney Tuioti added 10 rebounds and three steals for Rialto, which plays at Etiwanda on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Chaffey 65, Ridgecrest Burroughs 48
Teonna Campbell scored 20 points and nine assists to lead the Tigers (23-2) to the second round with a home victory over the Burros (12-13).
Monet Smith grabbed nine rebounds to lead Chaffey, which led 25-2 after the first quarter.
DIVISION IV-AA
San Juan Capistrano St. Margaret’s 63, Aquinas 40
Christina Torres led the Falcons (13-12) with 11 points as they finished with a loss to the host Tartans (20-3).
Stevi Goldstien had seven rebounds and seven rebounds while Rachel DeSantis added nine points and five assists for Aquinas.
Arrowhead Christian 79, Redlands Adventist 27
Senior guard Allegra Glaviano tossed in 18 points with 10 assists, six rebounds and six steals to lead the Eagles (21-4) past local neigbor Redlands Adventist.
ACA also got 16 points, six rebounds and three steals from sophomore post Jenna Geers. Missy Spoelstra added nine steals, 12 points, and seven assists.
Danielle Houck led the Bulldogs with 10 points while Angela Duden added eight.
Mesa Grande 66, Anahiem Fairmont Prep 55
Junior center Megan Williams had 20 points and 25 rebounds to help advance Mesa Grande (24-4) to a second-round meeting with Oxford Academy on Saturday night.
Senior point guard Carla Bartlett had 15 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for Mesa Grande, which led by 16 after three quarters.
Jordan Esparanza led Fiarmont Prep (13-11) with 25 points.
CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
The Anaheim Savanna water polo team scored five goals in the first period and never looked back in eliminating San Gorgonio 7-2 in the first round of the CIF-SS Division VI playoffs on Tuesday.
Savanna (14-14) took a 5-1 lead and cruised past the Spartans (8-17).
Kristen Uskes and Edith Waskel each scored a goal for San Gorginio.
HEMET 6, CAJON 5
Hemet broke a tie entering the final period to win in a Division VI first-round match.
Katie Braun led the Cowgirls in scoring with two goals, while Danica Vera, Laura Ziepke and Danielle Fletcher had one each.
DIVISION III
ST. LUCY'S 15, WARREN 9
Freshman Emily Donohoe and junior Lindsay Rangal scored four goals each to lead the Regents (22-8) to a win over visiting Warren in playoff action at Damien High School.
St. Lucy’s led 6-3 after the first quarter and 10-3 after the second and was not challenged. The goals by Donohoe give her a team-high 125 on the season.
Ashley Lancaster and Kelly Applebee split time in goal, combining for 12 saves.
The Regents will face La Canada Thursday at Pasadenca City College.
BONITA 10, ALTA LOMA 6
Just getting to the playoffs was a big deal for Alta Loma. Bonita, meanwhile, was not used to ending its season before the first round.
Alta Loma will have to settle for just making the playoffs<NO1>and Bonita’s season won’t end early after Bonita’s 10-6 victory on Tuesday afternoon in a CIF-SS Division III wild-card game at Las Flores Park.
“We’d won five league titles in a row, so we’re not used to playing a wild-card game,” Bonita coach John Ashby said.
Bonita junior twins Amber and Megan Pezzolla played huge roles in the Bearcats’ win.
Amber scored eight of Bonita’s 10 goals, while Megan made 19 saves in goal.
CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Redlands East Valley 68, Carter 42
Jammall Clark had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead the Wildcats (20-7, 11-3), while Robert Ellis added 16 points to lead REV, which will be the third seed from the CBL in the Division II-A playoffs.
Brandon Cannon had 10 points to lead the Lions (1-13 league).
Rialto 73, Yucaipa 69
Jameur Carter had 18 points and Byron Wesley and Xavier Reid had 13 and 11, respectively, for the Knights (12-13, 6-8).
Javier Madrid had 21 points and 11 rebounds while A.J. Becerra had 12 points for Yucaipa (5-18, 2-12). Taijuan Walker added six points and 12 rebounds .
CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Miller 75, Fontana 28
Lola Wells scored 18 points in the Rebels (23-2, 14-0) rout over the Steelers.
This was Miller’s last game before their CIF playoff run that starts Tuesday that will be a home game.
Kenisha McKee scored 13 for Miller.
Redlands 66, Eisenhower 50
Emily Vore scored 21 points and 12 rebounds as the Terriers (23-3, 12-2) finished second in league with the victory over the host Eagles.
Justine Littlefield added 12 points for Redlands.
Alyssa Houston led Eisenhower with 16 points.
Rialto 57, Yucaipa 29
Diamond Smith scored 19 points and Janae Sharpe added 18, seven steals, and six assists as the Knights (17-7, 9-5) captured third place with a victory over the visiting Thunderbirds (10-14, 4-8).
Megan Allen led Yucaipa with six points.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Calvary Baptist 44, San Marino Southwestern Academy 19
Mary Valdivia scored 19 points and Nikole Logue added 13 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks to lead the Cougars (15-6, 12-0) to their second consecutive undefeated league title with a win over the Suns (9-11, 7-5).
Calvary Baptist’s Jasmine Bayliss had 17 rebounds.
CHAFFEY 1, ONTARIO 0
Chaffey 1, Ontario 0
Junior Alejandro Martinez scored off a Ulises Gomez in the 25th minute to lift the Tigers (11-11, 6-5) into the playoffs with the victory over the Jaguars (5-6 MBL).
Both teams were tied with the same league record and had to play a one-game playoff with the winner advincing to the playoffs.
Jesus Estrada recorded four saves in the shutout win for Chaffey.
CHRISTIAN LEAGUE
Arrowhead Christian 0, Ontario Christian 0, tie
The Knights (15-8-3, 7-1-2) captured the league title in drawing with the Eagles (15-5-4, 7-2-1).
Ontario Christian came into the game needing only a tie to capture the number one seed in league while Arrowhead Christian looked to avenge a 3-2 first-round loss.
Both Knight goalie Emily Lloyd and Eagle keeper Naomi Sornoso saved five shots with each team having nine shots.
Pomona Catholic 5, Aquinas 0
Karissa Pascual had two goals and an assist and Kasey Rivera had two goals to lead Pomona Catholic (5-17, 2-8) to the win over Aquinas (1-9 in league) in the final game for both teams.
CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Redlands 3, Redlands East Valley 2
The Terriers’ (14-4-3, 11-2-1) held on to the victory after scoring all their goals in the first half in defeating the Wildcats (15-6-3, 10-2-2) and securing second place in league.
Hannah Carroll scored two goals, Jaime Crow added another while Cassie Mendoza and Meredith Robie had assists for Redlands.
REV’s goals were from Kaitlin Stencil and Megan Ollar.
Yucaipa 3, Carter 0
The Thunderbirds (22-1-3, 13-0-1) ended the regular season with a shutput over the Lions (3-10-1, 10-13-3) as the outright Citrus Belt league champions.
UC Riverside bound Jessica White had nine saves setting the all-time Yucaipa saves record for most saves in a season. Kellie Bohner scored two goals for Yucaipa, which now await their seeding in the CIF Division II playoffs.
ARROWHEAD LEAGUE
La Verne Lutheran 75, La Sierra Academy 27
The Trojans, who finished below .500 a year ago, completed their regular season at 24-0 (12-0 in league) with the road victory.
Keith Shamburger had 12 points, 10 assists and nine steals, and C.J. Cooper led all scorers with 25 points in the victory.
BASELINE LEAGUE
Los Osos 70, Claremont 65
Derrick Rodgers scored 22 for the Grizzlies (17-11, 5-5) over the Wolfpack for head coach David Smith, who earned his 400th career victory. Smith has been the head coach of Los Osos since the school opened.
Kendal Williams scored 20 points with eight assists for Los Osos who will go into the CIF Division I-AA playoffs as an at-large bid as the fourth place team in the Baseline League.
Claremont’s Sean Carraway scored 21 in their season finale.
Rancho Cucamonga 97, Alta Loma 88
Teminiro E-nunu had 23 points and Rashad Bowie added 22 to lead the Cougars (20-7, 7-3) to a win over the Braves. J.J. O’Brien scored 34 points to lead Alta Loma.
MAJESTIC LEAGUE
Packinghouse Christian 56, The Grove 36
Joel Pulliam scored 27 points and Matt Verry had 14 rebounds, seven blocks and six points for the Bears (4-14, 4-4).
Joe Mann led the Ravens (4-12, 0-8) with 12 points.
MT. BALDY LEAGUE
Colony 85, Garey 46
The Titans (18-9, 10-0) finished a perfect Mt. Baldy League season for the third year in a row in their win over Garey.
Tyler Lamb scored 18 points with five assists and five rebounds in Thursday’s perfect league season finale. Julian McFadden added 14 for Colony which now awaits their seeding in the CIF Division II-AA playoffs.
Ontario 64, Don Lugo 49
Akeem Nesbeth notched a double-double with 24 points and 10 steals, and the Jaguars (12-11 overall, 5-5 MBL) forced a third-place tiebreaker game today against the Conquistadores.
Brandon Tuggle added 17 points, 17 rebounds and five assists in the victory.
Chaffey 75, Montclair 60
Davie Champagnie scored 27 points for the Tigers (18-5, 8-2) over the Cavaliers who end the regular season and finish with a second place finish in the Mt. Baldy League.
Freshman Jordan Daniels scored five points with a team high 11 assists and nine steals for Chaffey who await their division II-A seeding.
PREP LEAGUE
Webb 52, Palos Verdes Penninsula Chadwick 45
Robbie Zimbroff had 11 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists as the Gauls (8-10, 3-5) clinched third place in league and a berth in the CIF-SS playoffs.
Webb’s Andrew Kunce led all scorers with 16 points and Chandler Talleur added 11 points and 11 rebounds in the win. Jeff Galloway led Chadwick (2-6 in league) with 15 points.
SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
Arroyo Valley 84, Pacific 34
James Sanders scored 20 points and Joe Richard added 19 points, 17 rebounds and six assists to lead the Hawks (17-8, 9-1) to a rout of the Pirates. Arroyo Valley earned a share of the league title, its second straight and third in five years.
SIERRA LEAGUE
Chino Hills 50, Ayala 35
Cory Harkey scored 15 points and Derek Brown scored 11 for Chino Hills (24-3, 9-1) in their back to back Sierra League clinching victory over the Bulldogs.
Chino Hills now awaits their seeding in the CIF Division I-A playoffs.
Myles Jarrett scored 14 points for Ayala, which takes third and also clinches a playoff spot.
ARROWHEAD LEAGUE
Upland Christian 54, Sherman Indian 48
The Eagles (19-2, 10-0) clinched the league title with a home victory over the second-place Braves (12-2, 8-2).
Destiny Duncan led all scorers with 21 points, adding eight steals and six rebounds. Kennyanna Jefferson had 17 points and nine assists.
CHRISTIAN LEAGUE
Loma Linda Academy 51, Covina Western Christian 41
Victoria Lowe scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Roadrunners (15-9, 7-3) clinched a CIF-SS playoff berth.
Eva Perdum scored four points and grabbed 17 rebounds for Loma Linda Academy.
Aquinas 44,Pomona Catholic 36
Christina Torres had 17 points and 20 rebounds and Renee Cooper added 11 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Falcons (13-11, 5-5) past the Pacers (0-10 in league). Christine Castro led Pomona Catholic with 11 points.
Arrowhead Christian 43, Ontario Christian 33
Jenna Geers had 14 points, 12 rebounds and six steals and Missy Spoelstra added eight points, six steals and three blocks to lead the Eagles (20-4, 10-0) past the Knights (12-13, 5-5), who will go into the playoffs as the third-place team after earning the tiebreaker from Aquinas.
Daniele Dirksen had 11 points and 17 rebounds and Sarah Spykstra added eight points and 10 rebounds for Ontario Christian.
MAJESTIC LEAGUE
Packinghouse Christian 43, The Grove 18
Steffany Sterling scored 17 points and Carly MacLeod added 16 as the Bears (16-2, 6-0) ended the regular season with a league title.
MacLeod added 17 rebounds and four blocked shots. Lydia Bennett led the Ravens (3-12, 0-6) with 11 points.
MT. BALDY LEAGUE
Chaffey 82, Montclair 30
the Tigers rounded out their regular season with a 52-point victory, earning a first-round bye before the start of the CIF-SS playoffs.
Teonna Campbell scored 21<TH>points, and Monet Smith added 12 points and nine rebounds, despite both sitting out the second and fourth quarters. Chaffey (22-2<TH>overall, 8-2 MBL) led the Cavaliers (3-21, 1-9) by 24 points after one quarter.
Colony 73, Garey 12
Camille Buckley had 16 points and eight rebounds as the league champion Titans (22-2, 10-0) took a 32-0 lead after the first quarter and routed the Vikings. Arione Nabors added 14 points and Dasha Russell and Amani Butler scored 10 points apiece for Colony.
SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
Arroyo Valley 48, Pacific 29
Nicole Cooper saved her best game for the regular season finale, scoring 32 points while pulling down 18 rebounds and swiping seven steals to lead the Hawks (18-7, 8-2). Arroyo Valley will be the No. 2 seed from the SAL in the Division II-A playoffs, whose brackets will be released Sunday.
Shayla Brown had 12 points to lead Pacific.
Cajon 86, San Gorgonio 16
Layshia Clarendon scored 29 points giving her 2,000 points as a junior surpassing Lynette jacobs for first place all-time. Clarendon also had 10 assists in their easy victory over San Gorgonio which ended its season.
Cajon clinched its fifth straight perfect San Andreas League record. Darshae Burnside scored 24 points and grabbed 21 rebounds for Cajon.
Cajon entered today’s game as the number two seed in CIF division II-AA and looks to see where they rank Sunday when the pairings are announced.
San Bernardino 71, Colton 34
Jasmine Ray had 39 points, 13 rebounds and five steals and Cierra Wasp added 10 points, nine steals and six assists to lead the Cardinals (10-11, 6-4) to a rout of the Yellowjackets (1-9 in league).
SIERRA LEAGUE
Ayala 72, Chino Hills 41
Ayala (22-4, 10-0) clinched its 12th straight Sierra League <MC0><MC1>title outright. Sisters Rhema and Rebekah Gardner led the scoring attack, as Rhema led with 28 and Rebekah added 18.
The defending CIF Division II-A champions now await their seeding in which they most likely will get a top-three overall seed
SUNKIST LEAGUE[
Summit 66, Riverside Patriot 24
Meghin Williams had 15 points and 14 rebounds and Adrianne Thomas added 11 points and 10 steals to lead the league champion Skyhawks (24-1, 10-0) to a rout of Patriot (10-15, 3-7).
VICTORY LEAGUE
Mesa Grande Academy 53, Palm Springs Desert Chapel 19
The Cardinals’ 40th straight league win clinched their fifth consecutive league title, closing out the regular season on the road.
Senior guard Cady McAnally scored a career-high 16 points on the strength of four 3-pointers, and senior guard Carla Bartlett added 10 points and eight assists for Mesa Grande (23-4, 11-0). The Eagles fell to 6-14 overall and 1-10 in league.
CHRISTIAN LEAGUE
Arrowhead Christian 3, Ontario Christian 0
T.J. Pierce had a goal and an assist to lead the Eagles (19-0-3, 7-0-1) to an undefeated regular season. Alan Supernaw and Charles Izydorek also scored for Ontario Christian.
Frank Torres had 10 saves for the Knights (16-7-1, 4-3-1).
MOUNTAIN VIEW LEAGUE
NORCO 1, CORONA CENTENNIAL 1, TIE
The Cougars’ Oliver Lopez and the Huskies’ Diego Mora both scored in the first half as Norco (8-9-6, 3-2-3) locked up the league’s second playoff seed in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Centennial (3-2-3 in league) settled for the third seed because Norco won the teams’ first meeting 4-0.
SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
COLTON 3, SAN BERNARDINO 0
Kenneth Patterson had a pair of goals in the season finale victory for the Yellowjackets over the Cardinals.
[SCORELINE]Arroyo Valley 2, Pacific 0
<MC>Fabian Carbajal and Stewart Thur scored for the Hawks (11-8-3, 6-2-2) over the Pirates to clinch their first San Andreas League title in school history under coach Hector Carrillo, who has been there since the school’s opening in 2001.
Arroyo Valley now awaits their CIF Division V playoff seeding Sunday.
SUNKIST LEAGUE
Bloomington 1, Jurupa Valley 0
Richard Marquez scored the game’s only goal in the 38th minute, as the Bruins (10-10-3, 5-4-1) clinched a playoff spot by dealing the Jaguars (17-2-3, 6-2-2) only their second defeat of the game.
By getting the must-win victory, Bloomington clinched third place in the Sunkist League and will find out its first-round matchup in the Division IV playoffs Sunday.
SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
COLTON 1, SAN BERNARDINO 0
Lorissa Sanchez scored the only goal the San Andreas League champion Yellowjackets would need over the visiting Cardinals.
SUNKIST LEAGUE
Kaiser 6, Riverside Norte Vista 1
Tiffany Pena scored three goals for the Cats (16-4-4, 7-0-3), who clinched back-to-back Sunkist League title in the victory over the Braves.
Kaiser now awaits their CIF Division IV playoff seed Sunday.
BASELINE LEAGUE
Alta Loma 7, Rancho Cucamonga 6
The Braves advanced to the CIF-SS playoffs for the first time since 2002 by edging the host Cougars for third place in the Baseline League.
Andrea Gomez scored three goals, Jamie Jackson scored twice and Maddie McDonald stopped 14 shots in the victory. Alta Loma finished the regular season 15-12 overall and 6-4 in league play after not winning in 10 Baseline League games a year ago.
Alex Reddin scored three goals and Alex Gudeaau added two for the Cougars (4-6 in league).
CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Redlands East Valley 24, Eisenhower 7
Ali Olson scored five goals as the Wildcats (6-4 CBL) clinched a playoff spot with their win over the Eagles.
In her season finale, Cassandra Vega scored all but one of Eisenhower’s goals.
SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
ARROYO VALLEY 20, PACIFIC 4
Ria Johnson had seven goals and Lena Leonardi had four to lead the league champion Hawks (8-0). Lizette Salcedo and Vera Lopez each had two goals for Pacific (2-6).
CAJON 9, SAN GORGONIO 2
Katie Braun scored five goals to lead the Cowboys (6-2 league), while Kristen Braun added another two goals. Pauline Valasquez had 10 saves as well for Cajon.
The Spartans (4-4) got a goal each from Edith Waskel and Hannah Jure.