December 2010 Archives

Katin Reinhardt, a 6'6 guard from Mater Dei has committed to USC

Valencia put a great fight but ultimately fell in the third place game of the Oaks Christian tournament.

Lonnie Jackson scored 24 points but it wasn't enough in a 66-58 overtime setback against Sacramento.

The Vikings (8-4) made quite an impression after being seeded 15th in the ultra-competitive tournament.

Valencia knocked off De La Salle and Alemany before losing a close semifinal against Loyola.

Valencia 3 20 18 10 7=58
Sacramento 8 9 27 7 15=66

Valencia-Lonnie Jackson 24, Nichols 9, Hammel 8, Zerpoil 6, Sommer 3, Quintero 2

Sacramento-Josiah Turner 20, Darius Graham 10, Robert Garrett 10, Boyd 11, Kinney 9, Cameron 6.

Val. 8-4, Sac. 8-2

Lonnie Jackson is doing his best to keep Valencia with Sacramento.

Jackson led a 16-0 run to end the second quarter as Valencia took a 23-17 halftime lead.

However, Sacramento has regained the lead entering the fourth quarter.

Oaks Christian 53
Rancho Verde 48

Oaks Chr. 11 15 12 15=53
Rancho Verde 13 16 9 10=48

Oaks Chr.-Chass Bryan 26, Mike Roletti 14, Holliday 4, Wening 3, Hange 2, van der Wal 2, Ghilarducci 1

Rancho Verde-DeShon Taylor 17, Jordan Grace 13, Aaron Cheatum 10, Collins 6, Hall 2

Oaks Chr. 8-5, Rancho Verde 11-3

The Oaks Christian boys' basketball team has two key players back and is ready to make a statement.

One night after beating upstart Alemany, the Lions took down one of the better teams in the Inland Empire.

Oaks Christian beat Rancho Verde, 53-48.

Junior guard Chass Bryan had 26 points, including 13 of 16 from the free throw line to lead the Lions (8-5).

Michael Roletti came up big when the Lions needed him most, draining two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Roletti finished with 14 points.

DeShon Taylor had 17 points, Jordan Grace had 13 and Aaron Cheatum had 10 to lead Rancho Varde (11-3).

Oaks Christian led 18-15 early before surrendering a 12-0 run and trailed by three at halftime.

But the Lions stayed in the game, tied it after three quarters and only allowed three made field goals in the fourth quarter.

Inglewood 78
Alemany 47

Inglewood 9 23 21 25=78
Alemany 10 11 14 12=47

Inglewood-Baker 13, Chisholm 12, Carter 16, Hill 9, Brown 8, Scurry 7, Patterson 4, Caldwell-Jones 6, Sanford 2

Alemany-Katie Lenik 12, Gougis 8, Obi 7, Johnson 6, Ramos 5, Winston 4, Galvin 3, Moon 2

Inglewood 8-5

Antelope Valley 44
Oaks Christian 42

Antelope Valley 5 6 12 21=44
Oaks Christian 10 5 11 16=42

Antelope Valley-Keiona Matthews 11, Johnson 8, Gonzales 6, Bailey 6, Price 5, Brown 4, Blakely 4

Oaks Chr.-Brianna Barrett 16, Crystal Owusu 14, Mounier 8, Packard 4

Oaks Chr. 10-4

After winning its first eight games, powerful Taft has lost two in a row heading into Today's late tournament game in San Diego, as the Toreadors have committed 66 turnovers over the past three games, including 26 on Wednesday in a loss to Corona Centennial.

"Even when we won by 30 three games ago, we had 22 turnovers," coach Derrick Taylor said. "We're just careless with the ball. We've got to value the basketball."

The good news is junior Brandon Perry, a 6-6, 245-pound forward, is finally healthy after a high-ankle sprain followed by a bout with the flu has kept him out of action for all but five games.

"He's playing pretty well. He's a big part of our plans," Taylor said.

After losing its first eight games, Kilpatrick, a youth detention facility, is on the road to improvement.

"Well, the good news is we've won two in a row," coach Curt Keller said. "It's hard starting from scratch two weeks before the season opener when everyone else has been playing all summer."

Legal problems derailed Campbell Hall graduate Dallas Rutherford during his freshman season Cal State Northridge two years ago when he was busted with two teammates stealing merchandise from a Best Buy and eventually pleaded guilty to misdemeanor grand theft.

But the 6-3 guard is making a comeback. After a solid season of JC basketball at Moorpark, Rutherford has landed at Azusa Pacific, an NAIA program.

"I had some other offers but wanted to stay close to home because I've had a lot of support from my family and friends," Rutherford said. "I think my friends and everyone who knew me knows I just made a mistake. I'm thankful to still have a chance to play basketball."

Taft grad Bryce Jones, a true freshman at USC, has started 10 of 14 games and is averaging 9.1 points while playing in front of crowds as large as 19,030 at Tennessee earlier this month.

"I like it a lot playing in front of so many people," Jones said. "It's also nice to be able to help out the team in my first year."

Chris Printz wavered back and forth about wanting to coach at Golden Valley - leaving and then coming back a couple of years ago - but after resigning following last season, he still had the itch, joining the staff at Simi Valley as an assistant.

The campus is close to his house, and Printz does not have to put in as many hours, a problem in the past because he has four young children.

"I think after a while, basketball just became a part of me, and I need to stay in the game," Printz said. "It's like an addiction. You have to have that basketball fix."

Notre Dame is coping without guards Jahmel Taylor and Ausar Madison, both of whom transferred out after starting as freshmen last year.

Taylor is at Sierra Canyon, and Madison went to a prep school in Massachusetts, but nevertheless Notre Dame is 9-3 and does not plan on backing away from anyone once Mission League competition begins Monday against Loyola followed by a game Friday against Harvard-Westlake.

"Obviously, initially it was hard to see those two go, but that's the way it is - kids move on," Notre Dame coach Bill Bedgood said.

Jonathan Bell, Kennedy Edwards and Antwon Johnson are among the players who've picked up the slack. Bell scored a career-high 32 points Wednesday in a win over Turlock in the Modesto Christian tournament.

"It was phenomenal. It was the best I've seen him play," Bedgood said.

Notre Dame will know more about where it stands after next week because Loyola and Harvard-Westlake, both in higher playoff divisions, are the Mission League favorites.

"We get the two big dogs right away," Bedgood said.

Loyola coach Jamal Adams thinks the Mission league is tougher than ever, and he could have a point because all seven teams are above .500.

"I've been around the league for 16 years, and this is as good as it's been," Adams said. "It's going to be an absolute war every night."

Ishmael Adams, a cornerback at Oaks Christian has picked up scholarship offers from Washington and SMU.

Adams had a wonderful season for the Lions after transferring from Georgia last summer

La Jolla Country Day 67
Sierra Canyon 26

La Jolla Country Day 23 22 16 6=67
Sierra Canyon 4 7 3 12=26

LJCD-Maya Hood 20, Malina Hood 20, Kaylah Miller 17, Callahan 4, Yasukochi 4, Lamkin 2

Sierra Canyon-Gray 8, Jasmine Sneed 5, Goss 4, Jorden Sneed 3, Lozano 3, Dodd 2, Wells 1

Alemany 59
Price 55

Alemany 13 18 10 18=59
Price 8 11 16 20=55

Alemany-Jordan Fuller 20, Marqueze Coleman 13, Moffett 8, Richardson 8, Guercy 8, English 2.

Price-Askia Booker 16, Norvel Pelle 11, Spencer 8, Murray 7, Trujeque 8, Wright 2, Green 2, Watson 1

Alemany 9-4, Price 9-5

The Alemany boys' basketball team responded in grand fashion on the final day of the Oaks Christian tournament with an impressive 59-55 seventh place victory against state juggernaut Price.

Jordan Fuller scored 20 points, Marqueze Coleman had 13 and three other players each had eight as the Warriors survived multiple rally attempts from the Knights (9-5).

Alemany helped itself by going nine of 16 at the free throw line in the fourth quarter after only attempting one in the first 24 minutes.

"It was a great win for us," Alemany coach Tray Meeks said. "It will help us and the whole tournament was good for us going into (Mission) league next week."

Colorado-bound Askia Booker had 16 points for Price and 6'10 St. John's-commit Norvel Pelle had 11.

Price surprisingly went 1-3 in the tournament and is struggling to find consistency early in the season.

Pelle was ejected Monday and had to miss the quarterfinal game against Sacramento.

Burbank has won eight of 12 heading into a 3:30 p.m. tournament game today in Modesto, and three of the losses have come down to the final seconds.

"Against West Ranch, we lost on a 3-pointer at the buzzer, against Morningside we lost in overtime, and against Eastside we missed a backdoor play at the end," coach Jose Hernandez said. "So we've been right there in three of our four losses."

The star of the Modesto Christian tournament over the first three days has been Morningside's Gerry Blakes, a 6-4 Hawaii-bound guard who has scored 30 or more every night.

"He's a really good player. He can do everything, and he plays really hard," Hernandez said. "But that's why we're playing in tournaments like this because every game is a different obstacle to prepare for."

Adam Colman, also a top football quarterback, has been Burbank's most steady player, averaging 14 points and 11 rebounds.

"He pretty much gets a double-double every game," Hernandez said.

Remy Youssefi is coming on strong, scoring 14 points Wednesday in a win over Compton Centennial.

Terrell Funches, Chatsworth

Scored 33 points in a 10-point victory against Marin Catholic

Britton Doerbecker, Hillcrest Christian/Granada Hills

Scored 30 points and had 24 rebounds in a tournament semifinal victory against Northridge Academy.

Lonnie Jackson, Valencia

Scored 35 points in a upset victory against De La Salle

Jaylen Bland, Cleveland

Scored 29 points and had 15 rebounds in a first round game against Long Beach Cabrillo

ECR 12 13 15 14=54
Taft 7 4 2 14=27

ECR-Cora Chan 22, Alexis Tanner 13, Shannon Kingery 15 and seven rebounds, Barber 2, Cormier 2

Taft-Clay 9, Kolani 8, Brown 4, Valenzuela 2, Reyes 2, Aslanian 2

ECR 7-7, Taft 3-8

Here are some top games to watch for next week

Loyola at Notre Dame, Monday
Windward at Campbell Hall, Tuesday
Crespi at Loyola, Wednesday
Montclair Prep at Oaks Christian, Wednesday
Valencia at Morningside, Thursday

Daily News Top-10 through Dec. 29

1. Taft (10-2)
2. Harvard-Westlake (10-2)
3. Thousand Oaks (13-0)
4. Crespi (11-3)
5. Chatsworth (13-3)
6. Simi Valley (10-3)
7. Valencia (8-3)
8. Campbell Hall (11-3)
9. La Canada (11-1)
10. Oaks Christian (7-5)

Others: Alemany, Sierra Canyon, Montclair Prep, Notre Dame, Chaminade, Calabasas, Canyon, Saugus, Knight, Verdugo Hills, Crescenta Valley, Burbank, Paraclete, Royal, Westlake, St. Francis

Final day schedule for the Thousand Oaks tournament

Thursday, December 30th

10:00AM - Louisville vs Oak Park (7th Place Game)
11:30AM - Calabasas vs Granada Hills (5th Place Game)
1:00PM - Santa Clara vs Thousand Oaks (3rd Place Game)
2:30PM - Camarillo vs Crescenta Valley (Championship Game)

Three local teams have made championship games at the Desert Heat Classic in Palm Springs.

Harvard-Westlake, Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks will be playing for titles Thursday at Cathedral City High.

Harvard-Westlake takes on Silverado of Victorville at 4 p.m., Simi Valley and George Washington-bound Jonathan Davis play Edison of Huntington Beach at 5:30 p.m. and Marmonte League favorite Thousand Oaks squares off with Capistrano Valley at 8:30 p.m.

El Camino Real, Moorpark and Viewpoint all play consolation games.

In the team standings, the local teams have settled in the following spots on Day One.

Royal #6
Simi Valley #10
San Fernando #14
Quartz Hill A team #19
El Camino Real #20
Lancaster #35
Littlerock #49
Royal B team #53

The individual wrestlers who are still wrestling in the championship brackets are as folllows:

Sergio Mendez, San Fernando, 103
Miguel Gallegos, San Fernando, 135 vs. Tyler Benavides, Quartz Hill
Darren Jackson, Simi Valley, 145
Dillon Freeman, Granada Hills, 152
William Gockel-Figge, Simi Valley, 189

Brandon Sotomayor, formerly of Granada Hills, now of Centennial is still active at 152 and could go against former teammate Freeman for the title if both win their next matches.

The wrestlers who are still currently active in the consolation round include:

Rayan Ruiz, 103, Sylmar
Hayden Zimmerman, Quartz Hill and Andrew Bard, Granada Hills and Anthony Inge, Alemany 112
Shane Murphy of Simi Valley vs. Jared Ricker, Quartz Hill; Tony Bolanos, Royal and Franklin Flores, San Fernando, 119
Jesse Lyga, Royal, 125
Austin Braddock, Simi Valley, Tom Castillo, Royal, Anthony Figuerora, San Fernando and Manuel Turegano, Sylmar, 130
JB Dones, Royal, 135
Zane Kalavesis, Simi Valley, vs. Antthony Contreras, San Fernando; Oscar Zapeda, Sylmar, Sohrob Movahedi, Granada Hills at 145
Trever Devestern, Littlerock, Sam Duchene, Simi Valley, J.T. Wilkins, Quartz Hill, Adrian Galindo, Royal all at 152.
Nathan Keyes, Quartz Hill, Justin Veditz, Royal, 160
Sohrab Sheikha, El Camino Real, Derrick Ruiz, Quartz Hill, Nathan Ruiz, Royal, Chris Holt, Simi Valley at 171
Aaron Tracht, El Camino Real at 189
Zach Uribe, Quartz Hill, Mason Medina, Royal and Michael Henderson, El Camino Real, 215
Jerry Eriks, Royal and Dan Anousheh, Quartz Hill - heavyweight

Loyola 68
Valencia 59

Lonnie Jackson had 29 points in the defeat.

Joe Stein had 22 points to lead Loyola (8-2).

Valencia is 8-3.

Crespi improved to 11-3 and advanced to the Marin Catholic tournament championship game on Thursday after a 58-51 victory against St. Joseph Notre Dame of Alameda.

London Perrantes scored 18 points and Matt Mounier had 14 for the Celts.

Crespi will play University of Irvine Thursday in the final.

St. Joseph dropped to 8-3.

Carson 48, Taft 44
Mater Dei Catholic 47, El Camino Real 46 (buzzer-beating 3-pointer)
Washington Prep 52, Inglewood 45
Palisades 66, Alemany 50
Antelope Valley over Sierra Canyon
Oaks Christian 42, La Jolla Country Day 34
Windward 57, Agoura 42 (championship semifinal)
Canyon Springs 57, St. Joseph of Santa Maria 42 (championship semifinal)

Thursday Dec. 30 schedule
Taft vs. El Camino Real, 9:30 a.m.
Carson vs. Mater Dei Catholic, 11 a.m.
Inglewood vs. Alemany, 12:30 p.m.
Sierra Canyon vs. La Jolla Country Day, 2 p.m. (seventh place game)
Antelope Valley vs. Oaks Christian, 3:30 p.m. (fifth place game)
Washington Prep vs. Palisades, 5 p.m. (consolation championship)
Agoura vs. St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. (third place game)
Windward vs. Canyon Springs, 8:15 p.m. (championship game)

Scores from Wed. Dec. 29

Inglewood 66, Colony 48
Pasadena 72, Canyon Springs 44
Palisades 59, La Jolla Country Day 53
Upland 60, De La Salle 53
Rancho Verde 58, Price 51 in overtime (fifth place semifinal)
Oaks Christian 68, Alemany 59 (fifth place semifinal)
Etiwanda 68, Sacramento 54 (championship semifinal)
Loyola leads Valencia 40-37 with two minutes remaining in the third quarter

Thursday Dec. 30 schedule
Colony vs. Canyon Springs, 9:30 a.m.
Inglewood vs. Pasadena, 11 a.m.
La Jolla Country Day vs. De La Salle, 12:30 p.m.
Price vs. Alemany, 2 p.m. (seventh place)
Oaks Christian vs. Rancho Verde, 3:30 p.m. (fifth place game)
Palisades vs. Upland, 5 p.m. (consolation championship)
Sacramento vs. Valencia or Loyola, 6:30 p.m. (third place game)
Etiwanda (13-0) vs. Loyola or Valencia, 8:15 p.m. (championship game

CampbellHall, dealing with numerous injuries, namely San Diego St.-bound junior Cole Huff, lost a 77-52 decision to Pacific Hills in a consolation game at the Torrey Pines tournament.

Austin McBroom had 22 points and Zack Klein added 12 for the Vikings.

Simi Valley 56, Patriot 50

George Washington-bound Jonathan Davis had 22 points and 12 rebounds and Jesse Dinonno had 21 points, including five 3-pointers for the Pioneers.

Simi Valley trailed 30-23 at halftime

A day earlier, Simi Valley beat Murrieta Mesa, 72-41.

Jonathan Davis had 29 points and 12 rebounds

L.A.C.E.S. 63, Harvard-Westlake 60

West Ranch 68, Bellflower 50

Burroughs 54, Monroe 40

Lisha Elsenbach had 20 points for Burroughs.

Bishop Montgomery 50, Canyon 42

Shorty Dent had 15 points for Canyon. Devon Brookshire had 16 points for Bishop Montgomery and Chelsey Aaron added 11.

Bell-Jeff 53, Pacifica of Oxnard 25

Leslie Lopez-Wood had 13 points and Jasmine Smith had 11 for Bell-Jeff.

Sierra Canyon advanced to the championship game of the Mayor's division at the Torrey Pines after an impressive 76-56 victory against Fallbrook High.

The Trailblazers (10-2) were down 19-14 after one quarter but took a 37-28 lead by halftime and then ran away with the win.

Jahmel Taylor had 20 points, freshman Marsalis Johnson had 17 and freshman Bryan Alberts had 12 points and six assists.

Julian Brooks sprained his ankle and his status is up in the air for Thursdays championship game against Westview at 8:40 p.m.

Chatsworth rebounded from a humbling 21-point loss against Crespi for an 80-70 victory against Marin Catholic.

Terrell Funches had 33 points, Jason Monje had 16 and Derrick Hector had 11 for Chatsworth (13-3).

The Chancellors are in the third place game Thursday.

Notre Dame has advanced to the consolation championship thanks to a 75-63 victory against Turlock.

Jonathon Bell had 32 points and has led the Knights (9-3) in scoring all three games in Modesto.

Steve Amano added 13 points for Notre Dame.

Chaminade 59, Eastside 48
Calabasas 66, Lancaster 46

Those games were semifinals at the Chaminade tournament.

Chaminade will play Calabasas for the championship Thursday at 6 p.m.

Etiwanda 68
Sacramento 54

Etiwanda 20 9 23 16=68
Sac. 16 16 4 18=54

USC-bound Byron Wesley had 17 points and Brandon Townes and Jordan Daniels each had 11 to keep Etiwanda undefeated at 13-0.

Sacramento was led by Darius Graham's 14 points and Arizona-bound guard Josiah Turner's 12.

Sacramento dropped to 7-2

Windward 57
Agoura 42

Windward 17 15 12 13=57
Agoura 12 11 10 9=42

Windward-Courtney Jaco 15, Jordin Canada 14, Mosley 8, Toskovic 5, Baird 5, Simon 6, Smith 4

Agoura-Kylie Cunningham 15, Noam Leead 12, Mahlknecht 9, Jacobs 3, Bennett 3

Agoura 9-4

Oaks Chr. 68
Alemany 59

Alemany 14 14 15 16=59
Oaks Christian 14 20 15 19=68

Alemany-Marqueze Coleman 17, Max Guercy 15, Rahzaun Henderson 12, Moffett 6, labovic 4, Richardson 2, Fuller 3

Oaks Christian-Chass Bryan 22, Blair Holliday 16, Jackson Miller 10, van der Wal 8, Hange 5, Roletti 5, Ghilarducci 2

Oaks Chr. 7-5, Alemany 8-4

The Oaks Christian boys' basketball team got a measure of revenge Wednesday in a 68-59 fifth-place semifinal victory in its own tournament against Alemany.

Chass Bryan scored 22 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter to hold off a Warriors rally.

The Lions suffered a disappointing loss as the top-seeded team in the quarterfinals of the Div. IV-A playoffs last year at Alemany after leading by as many as 18 points.

Blair Holliday scored 16 points, Jackson Miller had 10 and Dillon van der Wal added eight for Oaks Christian.

Bryan had six assists and Holliday had eight rebounds.

Alemany (8-4) was led by Dorsey-transfer Marqueze Coleman's 17 points.

Max Guercy had 15 points and freshman Rahzaun Henderson had 12.

Oaks Christian (7-5) extended its six-point halftime lead but had to hold off an Alemany team that cut the deficiti to three points on two occasions.

Oaks Christian 42
La Jolla Country Day 34

Oaks Christian 12 10 11 9=42
L.J.C.D. 8 5 12 9=34

Oaks Chr.-Brianna Barrett 14, Meghan McIntyre 11, Packard 7, Owusu 4, Aupiu 4, Mounier 2

La Jolla Country Day-Maya Hood 18, Malina Hod 10, Miller 4, Callahan 2

Oaks Chr. 10-3

Aaron Cheatum scored 23 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter and overtime to lead Rancho Verde to a 58-51 overtime upset victory against Price in a fifth place semifinal at the Oaks Christian tournament.

DeShon Taylor added 14 points and Jordan Grace had 11 for Rancho Verde (11-2).

Colorado-bound Askia Booker had 15 points and Chance Murray had 14 to lead Price (9-4).

Price played its second consecutive game without St. John's bound forward Norvel Pelle, who was ejected from the Knights first round victory against Palisades.

Keiona Matthews had 13 points and two other players scored in double figures to lead Antelope Valley in a 60-53 victory against Sierra Canyon in a fifth place semifinal at the Oaks Christian tournament.

Tori Wells had 22 points and Kelly Schneider added 15 for the Trailblazers (6-7).

Antelope Valley improved to 8-5.

Sierra Canyon 10 15 14 14=53
Antelope Valley 17 12 9 22=60

Sierra Canyon-Tori Wells 22, Kelly Schneider 15, Gray 4, Jasmine Sneed 4, Federici 4, Lozano 2, Goss 2.

Antelope Valley-Keiona Matthews 13, N. Johnson 13, Destini Price 10, Blakely 8, Gonzales 7, Brown 6, Bailey 2, Wilson 1.

Sierra Canyon 6-7, AV 8-5

Palisades 66
Alemany 50

Palisades 20 17 17 12=66
Alemany 10 15 10 15=50

Palisades-D. Moguel 20, A. Bruner 15, S. Thompson 12, Flyer 8, Smith 5, Alexander 4, Ide 2

Alemany-Johnson 8, Lenik 8, MacGregor 8, Moon 8, Gougis 5, Obi 4, Haynes 4, Ramos 4, Dohle 3.

Ilya Ilyayev scored 17 points and Adam Griffin had 10 to lead Palisades in a 59-53 victory against La Jolla Country Day (8-3).

Palisades improved to 8-8.

Washington Prep 52
Inglewood 45

Cal-bound forward Reshanda Gray scored 16 points in the victory for the Lady Generals (10-2).

Inglewood is now 7-5, reeling from the departures of San Diego St.-bound Deajenae Scurry and Arielle Jones.

West Ranch 68
Bellflower 50

Consolation game at Beverly Hills/Burroughs tournament

Alexandria Young made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Mater Dei Catholic of Chula Vista a dramatic 47-46 victory against El Camino Real in a consolation game at the Oaks Christian tournament.

ECR led 44-42 and then 46-44 before the big shot from Young.

Cardedra Evans had 17 points, Young finished with 12 and Brittani Lusain and Kandiss Barber each had 10 for all of Mater Dei Catholic's points.

Cora Chan had 20 points and Shannon Kingery had 12 points and six rebounds for ECR (6-7).

It was a disappointing loss for the Conquistadores after battling back from an 11-point halftime deficit.

Mater Dei Catholic 11 15 7 14=47
ECR 9 7 15 15=46

Mater Dei Catholic-Cardedra Evans 17, Alexandria Young 12, Kandiss Barber 10, Brittani Lusain 10

ECR-Cora Chan 20, Shannon Kingery 12, Tanner 7, Cowley 3, Garcia 2, Barber 2.

Mater Dei Catholic 4-9, ECR 6-7

Todd Lewis scored 20 points, John Haywood had 14 and the Pasadena Bulldogs easily took down Canyon Springs, 72-44, in a consolation game at the Oaks Christian tournament.

Chris Williams had 10 points for Canyon Springs (6-7).

Carson 48
Taft 44

Carson 4 17 13 14=48
Taft 10 13 11 10=44

Carson-Rachelle Owens 16, Taylor McCoy 11, Annie Currie 10, Iamaleava 9, Marquis 1, Robey 1.

Taft-Shawn Kolani 12, Timirah Clay 12, Monica Wasshausen 12, Aslanian 4, Brown 4

Carson 7-5, Taft 4-7

Inglewood stayed out of playing in the last place game on Thursday by picking up a 66-48 victory against Colony.

Rhon Mitchell had 20 points and Jamie Harper had 14 to lead the Sentinels (9-4).

Josiah Dennis had 18 points and Miles Pollard had 14 to lead Colony (5-7).

Burbank beat Ripon, 63-50, in a first round game

Morningside beat Burbank, 71-66 in overtime, in a quaterfinal

Sylmar beat Ribet Academy, 82-81, in a first round game

Central Valley Christian, led by 6'10 junior forward Grant Verhoeven beat Sylmar, 63-56 in a quarterfinal.

Canoga Park has lost its first two games against Fresno Central and University of San Francisco

: Todays Schedule

: 9:00am A.G.B.U vs Poly
: 10:30am Newbury Park vs Salesian
: 12:00am Granada Hills vs Menlo
: 1:30pm St. Bonaventure vs Dominguez
: 3:00pm Golden Valley vs Roybal
: 4:30pm St. Genevieve vs Kennedy
: 6:00pm Chaminade vs Eastside (semifinal)
: 7:30pm Calabasas vs Lancaster (semifinal)

Canyon Springs 54
Oaks Christian 43

Canyon Springs-Jasmine Johnson 19, Tear'a Laudermill 12, Sophia Ederaine 9, Sophie Ederaine 8, Brown 6

Oaks Christian-Meghan McIntyre 16, Brianna Barrett 13, Mounier 7, Owusu 6, Aupiu 1.

Oaks Chr. 9-3

West Ranch has advanced to the semifinals of the Mt. Carmel tournament with an 80-66 win over Vista Murrieta.

Brian Polynice led with 18 pts. and 6 assists. Ako Kaluna poured in 18 pts. with 12 rebs.

West Ranch is now 9-2.

The Cleveland Cavaliers dropped a 73-67 decision to North Torrance in a quarterfinal game at the Redondo Union tournament

Jaylen Bland: 28 pts, 13 rebs, 6 steals, 5 assists
J.R. Williams: 13 pts, 7 assists, 5 steals

North Torrance went on a 25-4 run in the first half to turn a one point deficit to a 40-20 second quarter lead. Cleveland desperately fought back and rallied on a Jaylen Bland 3-pointer to get within two points with under a minute remaining. But after the Saxons missed a shot, Cleveland failed to secure the rebound and North Torrance converted the putback layup. Jason Moore missed two free throws on the subsequent Cavaliers possession, sealing the fate of Cleveland, who fell to 4-6 on the season. Cleveland plays Mira Costa today at 4:30pm.

Daily Schedule for Torrey Pines High School-National Division

Monday, December 27 (Day 1)

Game # Time Game
N7 10:00 CORONA CENTENNIAL 82, OAKLAND 74
N5 11:35 LINCOLN 95, CURTIS, WA 75
N8 1:10 ST. EDWARD, OH 77, CRENSHAW 66
N9 2:45 TAFT 70, NEWARK MEMORIAL 40
N6 4:20 BISHOP O'DOWD 76, FRANKLIN, WA 50
N4 5:55 WESTCHESTER 67, TORREY PINES 64 (OT)
N3 7:30 LONG BEACH POLY 68, MCCLYMONDS 31
N10 9:05 CORONA DEL MAR 47, CALVIN COOLIDGE, DC 46

NOTE: N1 & N2 TO BE PLAYED AT WESTVIEW REFER TO WESTVIEW DAILY SCHEDULE

Tuesday, December 28 (Day 2)

Game # Time Game
N14 9:30 CRENSHAW 69, NEWARK MEMORIAL 53
N13 11:05 OAKLAND 61, FRANKLIN, WA 56
N12 12:40 TORREY PINES 66, CURTIS, WA 39
N11 2:15 CALVIN COOLIDGE, DC 44, MCCLYMONDS 37
N15 3:50 LONG BEACH POLY 55, CORONA DEL MAR 39
N17 5:25 BISHOP O'DOWD 61, CORONA CENTENNIAL 54
N16 7:00 LINCOLN 63, WESTCHESTER 56
N18 8:35 ST. EDWARD, OH 77, TAFT 75

Wednesday, December 29 (Day 3)

Game # Time Game
N19 9:30 MCCLYMONDS VS CURTIS, WA
N20 11:05 FRANKLIN, WA VS NEWARK MEMORIAL
N21 12:40 CALVIN COOLIDGE, DC VS TORREY PINES
N22 2:15 OAKLAND VS CRENSHAW
N23 3:50 CORONA DEL MAR VS WESTCHESTER
N24 5:25 CORONA CENTENNIAL VS TAFT
N25 7:00 LINCOLN VS LONG BEACH POLY National Semifinal
N26 8:35 BISHOP O'DOWD VS ST. EDWARD, OH National Semifinal

Thursday, December 30 (Day 4)

Game # Time Game

N28 9:10 WINNER N19 VS WINNER N20
N29 10:45 LOSER N21 VS LOSER N22
N31 12:20 LOSER N23 VS LOSER N24
N30 1:55 WINNER N21 VS WINNER N22 National Consolation
N32 3:30 WINNER N23 VS WINNER N24
A32 5:05 WINNER A23 VS WINNER A24 American Championship
N33 6:40 LOSER N25 VS LOSER N26 National 3rd Place
N34 8:15 WINNER N25 VS WINNER N26 National Championship

NOTE: N27 TO BE PLAYED AT WESTVIEW REFER TO WESTVIEW DAILY SCHEDULE

Daily Schedule for La Costa Canyon High School-American Division

Monday, December 27 (Day 1)

Game # Time Game
A2 9:30 FRANCIS PARKER 44, LAKE WASHINGTON, WA 43
A3 11:05 WINDWARD 82, SAN BERNARDINO 58
A7 12:40 CANYON SPRINGS, NV 88, EISENHOWER 77
A6 2:15 BELLEVUE, WA 67, LONG BEACH JORDAN 57
A4 3:50 EL CAMINO 86, JAMES LOGAN 45
A5 5:25 LA COSTA CANYON 62, AYALA 59
A8 7:00 KAMEHAMEHA, HI 58, MADISON RIDGELAND, MS 46
A1 8:35 ST. BERNARDS 90, COMPTON 89 (2OT)

Tuesday, December 28 (Day 2)

Game # Time Game
A10 9:30 SAN BERNARDINO 90, JAMES LOGAN 63
A11 11:05 AYALA 55, LONG BEACH JORDAN 44
A12 12:40 EISENHOWER 73, MADISON RIDGELAND, MS 67
A9 2:15 COMPTON 78, LAKE WASHINGTON, WA 51
A14 3:50 EL CAMINO 73, WINDWARD 71
A13 5:25 FRANCIS PARKER 64, ST. BERNARDS 60
A15 7:00 LA COSTA CANYON 69, BELLEVUE, WA 65
A16 8:35 CANYON SPRINGS, NV 89, KAMEHAMEHA, HI 77

Wednesday, December 29 (Day 3)

Game # Time Game
A17 9:30 LAKE WASHINGTON, WA VS JAMES LOGAN
A18 11:05 LONG BEACH JORDAN VS MADISON RIDGELAND, MS
A19 12:40 COMPTON VS SAN BERNARDINO
A20 2:15 AYALA VS EISENHOWER
A21 3:50 ST. BERNARDS VS WINDWARD
A22 5:25 BELLEVUE, WA VS KAMEHAMEHA, HI
A23 7:00 FRANCIS PARKER VS EL CAMINO American Semifinal
A24 8:35 LA COSTA CANYON VS CANYON SPRINGS, NV American Semifinal

Thursday, December 30 (Day 4)

Game # Time Game
A25 9:10 LOSER A17 VS LOSER A18
A26 10:45 WINNER A17 VS WINNER A18
A27 12:20 LOSER A19 VS LOSER A20
A28 1:55 WINNER A19 VS WINNER A20 American Consolation
A29 3:30 LOSER A21 VS LOSER A22
A30 5:05 WINNER A21 VS WINNER A22
A31 6:40 LOSER A23 VS LOSER A 24 American 3rd Place

NOTE: A32 TO BE PLAYED AT TORREY PINES REFER TO TORREY PINES DAILY SCHEDULE

Daily Schedule for Cathedral Catholic High School-Senator's Division

To view an updated Senator's Division bracket, CLICK HERE

Monday, December 27 (Day 1)

Game # Time Game
S5 9:30 EL CERRITO 66, ST. AUGUSTINE 64
S4 11:05 MAYFAIR 54, ROOSEVELT, WA 36
S2 12:40 GAHR 73, YALE SECONDARY, CANADA 49
S1 2:15 LOS OSOS 54, PACIFIC HILLS 45
S3 3:50 CATHEDRAL 70, CAMPBELL HALL 56
S7 5:25 RIGHETTI 69, MURRIETA VALLEY 53
S8 7:00 KNIGHT 61, LONG BEACH WILSON 49 (OT)
S6 8:35 MONTGOMERY 61, MESQUITE, AZ 59

Tuesday, December 28 (Day 2)

Game # Time Game
S9 9:30 PACIFIC HILLS 62, YALE SECONDARY, CANADA 54
S10 11:05 CAMPBELL HALL 57, ROOSEVELT, WA 47
S12 12:40 MURRIETA VALLEY 74, LONG BEACH WILSON 60
S11 2:15 ST. AUGUSTINE 68, MESQUITE, AZ 64
S13 3:50 LOS OSOS 73, GAHR 67
S14 5:25 MAYFAIR 63, CATHEDRAL 54
S15 7:00 EL CERRITO 61, MONTGOMERY 53
S16 8:35 RIGHETTI 79, KNIGHT 64

Wednesday, December 29 (Day 3)

Game # Time Game
S17 9:30 YALE SECONDARY, CANADA VS ROOSEVELT, WA
S18 11:05 MESQUITE, AZ VS LONG BEACH WILSON
S19 12:40 PACIFIC HILLS VS CAMPBELL HALL
S20 2:15 ST. AUGUSTINE VS MURRIETA VALLEY
S21 3:50 GAHR VS CATHEDRAL
S22 5:25 MONTGOMERY VS KNIGHT
S23 7:00 LOS OSOS VS MAYFAIR Senators Semifinal
S24 8:35 EL CERRITO VS RIGHETTI Senators Semifinal

Thursday, December 30 (Day 4)

Game # Time Game
S25 9:10 LOSER S17 VS LOSER S18
S26 10:45 WINNER S17 VS WINNER S18
S27 12:20 LOSER S19 VS LOSER S20
S28 1:55 WINNER S19 VS WINNER S20 Senators Consolation
S29 3:30 LOSER S21 VS LOSER S22
S30 5:05 WINNER S21 VS WINNER S22
S31 6:40 LOSER S23 VS LOSER S24 Senators 3rd Place
S32 8:15 WINNER S23 VS WINNER S24 Senators Championship

Daily Schedule for Rancho Bernardo High School-Governor's Division

To view an updated Governor's Division bracket, CLICK HERE

Monday, December 27 (Day 1)

Game # Time Game
G3 9:30 ST. PATRICK-ST. VINCENT 69, POWAY 52
G4 11:05 RANCHO BUENA VISTA 61, IOLANI, HI 52
G1 12:40 ANALY 71, TESORO 53
G6 2:15 FLINTRIDGE PREP 76, VISTA DEL LAGO 59
* 3:50 MISSION PREP 68, FALLBROOK 67
G2 5:25 BREA OLINDA 57, DAVIS 34
* 7:00 CORONADO, NV 69, RANCHO BERNARDO 52
G5 8:35 SANTA MARGARITA 61, SPANISH SPRINGS, NV 44

Tuesday, December 28 (Day 2)

Game # Time Game
G7/M7 9:30 TESORO 66, GREGORY, AZ 48
G10 11:05 RANCHO BERNARDO 59, VISTA DEL LAGO 49
G8 12:40 POWAY 52, DAVIS 51
G9 2:15 IOLANI, HI 63, SPANISH SPRINGS, NV 42
G11 3:50 ANALY 56, MISSION PREP 53
G12 5:25 BREA OLINDA 75, ST. PATRICK-ST. VINCENT 56
G13 7:00 RANCHO BUENA VISTA 80, SANTA MARGARITA 57
G14 8:35 RANCHO BERNARDO 70, FLINTRIDGE PREP 57

Wednesday, December 29 (Day 3)

Game # Time Game
G15/M15 9:30 CARLSBAD VS DAVIS
G16/M16 11:05 SPANISH SPRINGS, NV VS BISHOPS
G17 12:40 POWAY VS TESORO
G18 2:15 IOLANI, HI VS VISTA DEL LAGO
G19 3:50 MISSION PREP VS ST. PATRICK-ST. VINCENT
G20 5:25 SANTA MARGARITA VS FLINTRIDGE PREP
G21 7:00 ANALY VS BREA OLINDA Governors Semifinal
G22 8:35 RANCHO BUENA VISTA VS RANCHO BERNARDO Governors Semifinal

Thursday, December 30 (Day 4)

Game # Time Game
G23 9:10 DAVIS VS SPANISH SPRINGS, NV
G24 10:45 LOSER G17 VS LOSER G18
G25 12:20 WINNER G17 VS WINNER G18 Governors Consolation
G26 1:55 LOSER G19 VS LOSER G20
G27 3:30 WINNER G19 VS WINNER G20
G28 5:05 LOSER G21 VS LOSER G22 Governors 3rd Place
G29 6:40 WINNER G21 VS WINNER G22 Governors Championship

Daily Schedule for Westview High School-Mayor's Division

To view an updated Mayor's Division bracket, CLICK HERE

Monday, December 27 (Day 1)

Game # Time Game
N2 9:30 CALVIN COOLIDGE, DC 59, MADISON RIDGELAND, MS 47
N1 11:05 CORONA DEL MAR 64, COMPTON 54
* 12:40 WESTVIEW 67, MARANATHA 41
M5 2:15 SIERRA CANYON 69, BISHOPS 38
M4 3:50 CHAPARRAL 65, PARACLETE 56
M3 5:25 HIGHLAND, AZ 60, CARLSBAD 44
M2 7:00 ST. MARYS 60, CATALINA FOOTHILLS, AZ 37
M1 8:35 WESTVIEW 61, ST. GREGORY, AZ 40

NOTE: CORONADO, NV AND FALLBROOK WILL PLAY NON BRACKET GAMES AT RANCHO BERNARDO

Tuesday, December 28 (Day 2)

Game # Time Game
M8 11:05 CATALINA FOOTHILLS, AZ 45, CARLSBAD 35
M9 12:40 PARACLETE 65, BISHOPS 63
M12 2:15 ST. MARYS 61, HIGHLAND, AZ 50
M13 3:50 SIERRA CANYON 70, CHAPARRAL 52
M14 5:25 FALLBROOK 61, MARANATHA 50
M11 7:00 WESTVIEW 63, CORONADO, NV 60

NOTE: LOSER M1 WILL PLAY THE G7/M7 AT RANCHO BERNARDO REFER TO RANCHO BERNARDO DAILY SCHEDULE

Wednesday, December 29 (Day 3)

Game # Time Game
M18 11:05 FALLBROOK VS PARACLETE
M17 12:40 ST. GREGORY, AZ VS CATALINA FOOTHILLS, AZ
M19 2:15 CORONADO, NV VS HIGHLAND, AZ
M20 3:50 CHAPARRAL VS MARANATHA
M21 5:25 WESTVIEW VS ST. MARYS Mayor's Semifinal
M22 7:00 SIERRA CANYON VS FALLBROOK Mayor's Semifinal

NOTE: GAMES G15/M15 & G16/M16 WILL BE PLAYED AT RANCHO BERNARDO REFER TO RANCHO BERNARDO DAILY SCHEDULE

Thursday, December 30 (Day 4)
Game # Time Game
M24 9:10 LOSER M17 VS TBA
M23 10:45 CARLSBAD VS BISHOPS
N27 12:20 LOSER N19 VS LOSER N20
M25 1:55 WINNER M17 VS PARACLETE Mayor's Consolation
M26 3:30 LOSER M19 VS LOSER M20
M27 5:05 WINNER M19 VS WINNER M20
M28 6:40 LOSER M21 VS LOSER M22 Mayor's 3rd Place
M29 8:15 WINNER M21 VS WINNER M22 Mayor's Championship

Monday, December 27th

54-42 Granada Hills over Oak Park
52-44 Calabasas over Camarillo
54-51 (OT) Thousand Oaks over Crescenta Valley
52-37 Santa Clara over Louisville

Tuesday, December 28th

50-29 Calabasas over Louisville
51-44 Crescenta Valley over Granada Hills
65-52 Camarillo over Santa Clara
43-33 Thousand Oaks over Oak Park

Wednesday, December 29th

2:30PM - Crescenta Valley vs Oak Park
4:00PM - Camarillo vs Louisville
5:30PM - Granada Hills vs Thousand Oaks
7:00PM - Calabasas vs Santa Clara

La Canada tournament update

Montclair Prep 60 Arcadia 58
Flintridge Sacred Heart 63 La Salle 56
Moorpark 45 La Canada 36
Hart 42 Burbank 39

Schedule for Wednesday Dec. 29
2:30 p.m. Burbank vs. Moorpark
4:00 p.m. Montclair Prep vs. La Salle
5:30 p.m. La Canada vs. Hart
7:00 p.m. Flintridge Sacred-Heart vs. Arcadia

After winning its first 10 games, Taft lost 78-75 to St. Edwards of Ohio late Tuesday in the second round in the ultra competitive National Division at the Maxpreps Holiday Classic in San Diego.

Taft (10-1) looks to get back on track at 5:25 p.m. today against Corona Centennial.

Notre Dame lost to Compton Centennial, 59-47, in a first round game at the Modesto Christian tournament on Monday.

Jonathan Bell had 19 points. Notre Dame dropped to 7-3.

The Knights came back for a win on Tuesday.

Notre Dame beat Galena of Reno, Nevada, 74-55.

Jonathan Bell scored 19 points and Kennedy Edwards added 15.

Notre Dame is now 8-3 with two more game in Modesto before starting Mission League play against Loyola on Jan. 3

Wed. Dec. 29 schedule at Oaks Christian

Taft vs. Carson, 10 a.m.
El Camino Real vs. Mater Dei Catholic, 11:30 a.m.
Washington Prep vs. Inglewood, 1 p.m.
Alemany vs. Palisades, 2:30 p.m.

Sierra Canyon vs. Antelope Valley, 4 p.m.
La Jolla Country Day vs. Oaks Christian or Canyon Springs, 5:30 p.m.

championship semifinals
Agoura vs. Windward, 7 p.m.
St. Joseph Santa Maria vs. Oaks Christian or Canyon Springs, 8:30 p.m.

Oak Park-64 def. Santa Paula-53
Pacifica-60 def. Malibu-48
Lakewood-77 def Santa Clara-66
Canyon-69 def. Buena-52
Rio Mesa-53 def. Dos Pueblos-50
Ventura-66 def. Westlake-52

Wed. Dec. 29 Schedule;
11:30 am. Santa Paula v Malibu
1:00 pm. Canyon v Lakewood
2:30 pm. Oak Park v Pacifica
4:00 pm. Dos Pueblos v Westlake
5:30 pm. Ventura v. Rio Mesa
7:00 pm. Buena v Santa Clara

Things are starting to take form at Oaks Christian.

Here is the schedule for Wednesday Dec. 29

Inglewood vs. Colony, 10 a.m.
Canyon Springs vs. Pasadena, 11:30 a.m.
La Jolla Country Day vs. Palisades, 1 p.m.
De La Salle vs. Upland, 2:30 p.m.

Price vs. Rancho Verde, 4 p.m.
Oaks Christian vs. Alemany or Valencia, 5:30 p.m.

championship semifinals
Etiwanda vs. Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Loyola vs. Alemany or Valencia, 8:30 p.m.

Over the past week, there have been several wrestling tournaments where local wrestlers have excelled. Tomorrow is another one, the Tournament of Champions starts it's two-day tournament at Valencia (in Placentia) High School.

At the Mann Classic Tournament at Ayala High School

Trever DeVestern (152 pounds) of Littlerock had six pins and only lost one match in the two days to finish and medal in third place.
Dillon Freeman of Granada Hills finished in fifth place at 160 pounds.
Patrick Larkin of Highland had four pins and a decision to finish fourth at 171 pounds.

The South Pasadena Invitational

Adrian Manzo of Crespi had three pins and won the 112 pound title - as well as the lower weight MVP crown.
Juan Ortiz, also of Crespi, came in second place at 135.
Sebastian Edwards of Crespi also came in second for the tournament at 171 pounds.

The Brute Classic at Bishop Amat

Miguel Gallegos of San Fernando had four pins, won the 140 pound title as well as the Lower Weight MVP.
Sergio Mendez of San Fernando won the 103 title by pin.
Bobby Medina of Chaminade came in second in the 119 pound class.
Mason Nystrom of Chaminade finished second at 135.
Arshdeep Gill of Chaminade came in second in the 145 class and Jose Sermano of Alemany finished tied for third.

The Camarillo Tournament, Camarillo

Matt Hickman of host school Camarillo had three pins and a major decision to win the 160 pound title and the Upper Weight MVP.
Ali Naser of El Camino Real won the 125 title.
Jesse Lyga of Royal finished second at 130
Tom Castillo of Royal finished second, Myles Hacock tied for 3rd and Daniel Tal of El Camino Real finished 5th at 135
Jon-Bert Dones finished third for Royal at 140.
Mjani Shanks placed 5th for Crespi at 145
Carlos Lazo of Crespi placed second at 152 and Adrian Galindo of Royal finished third.
Justin Veditz of Royal placed 7th at 160
Sohrab Sheikhha finished 3rd for El Camino Real at 171
Aaron Tracht won the 189 title for El Camino Real while Nathan Ruiz of Royal finished tied for 7th.
Royal's Mason Medina finished tied for third for Royal at 215
Nick Hindy finished fifth for El Camino Real in the heavyweight class.

Los Osos 63, Saugus 47

Megan Dawe had 14 points in the win and Jordan Oster added eight.

Bishop Montgomery 61, L.A.C.E.S. 42

Devon Brookshire had 20 points and Chelsey Aaron had 13 in the win.

Crespi just keep rolling right along.

The Celts beat Chatsworth, 62-41, in a quarterfinal game at the Marin Catholic tournament.

Matt Mounier had 14 points and Reggie Coates had eight and 18 rebounds as Crespi (10-3) became one fo the few teams to slow down the red-hot Chancellors (12-3) this year.

Agoura 14 6 14 18=52
Sierra Canyon 6 10 15 10=41

Agoura-Camille Mahlknecht 15, Noam leead 13, Kylie Cunningham 10, Jacobs 7, Fisher 7

Sierra Canyon-Tori Wells 12, Jasmine Sneed 9, Lozano 6, Schneider 6, Jordan Sneed 4, Goss 2, Federici 2.

The Agoura girls' basketball team had no letdown and took care of business in a 52-41 quarterfinal victory against Sierra Canyon at the Oaks Christian tournament.

The Chargers (9-3) had an emotional revenge victory against Inglewood Monday and led the whole way against the Trailblazers (6-6).

CSUN-boud Camille Mahlknecht had 15 points, freshman Noam Leead had 13 and junior guard Kylie Cunningham added 10 points.

Sierra Canyon cut the deficit to three points entering the fourth quarter but Agoura always made a shot when it needed one the most.

The Chargers held Sierra Canyon at bay by going 18 of 27 from the free throw line, including 12 of 18 in the fourth quarter.

Tori Wells had 12 points to lead Sierra Canyon. Jasmine Sneed scored all nine of her points in the second half.

Loyola 68
Oaks Christian 58

Loyola moves into the quarterfinals against the winner of Alemany vs. Valencia.

Jacob Hazzard, Joe Stein, Julian Harrell and Parker Jackson-Cartwright led Loyola with 13, 12, 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Chass Bryan had 20 points and Dillon van der Wal had 18 points and eight rebounds for Oaks Christian.

Loyola 18 15 17 18=68
Oaks Christian 17 7 16 18=58

Loyola-Jacob Hazzard 13, Joe Stein 12, Julian Harrell 11, Parker Jackson-Cartwright 10, Childress 8, Amah 6, Bedart-Ghani 6, Paton 2

Oaks Christian-Chass Bryan 20, Dillon van der Wal 18, Hange 7, Holliday 4, Ghilarducci 4, Roletti 2, Miller 3.

Loyola 7-2, Oaks Chr. 7-5

Price had a four point halftime lead but couldn't overcome the absence of 6'10 forward Norvel Pelle in a 68-55 setback against Sacramento in the quarterfinals of the Oaks Christian tournament.

Pelle was ejected Monday in a first round victory against Palisades.

Arizona-bound guard Josiah Turner scored 33 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter to lead Sacramento (6-1).

Colorado-bound guard Askia Booker had 16 points to lead Price (9-3).

Sacramento will play Etiwanda in a semifinal Wednesday at 7 p.m.

One day after knocking off The Bishop's School of La Jolla, Sierra Canyon took care of Chaparral of Temecula, 70-52.

Jahmel Taylor had 16 points, Julian Brooks had 14 and Marsalis Johnson had 13 in the win.

Jesse Howell hadded three points, seven assists and 10 rebounds.

Sierra Canyon has made the semifinals of its bracket.

The Trailblazers are now 9-2

Windward 49
Antelope Valley 41

Windward 13 2 8 26=49
Ant. Valley 10 12 13 6=41

Windward-Jordin Canada 16, Toskovic 9, Jaco 7, Simon 7, Mosley 5, Baird 5

Ant. Valley-Keiona Matthews 10, Johnson 8, Bailey 7, Price 5, Brown 5, Gonzales 4, Blakely 2.

Windward 8-3, Ant. Valley 6-5

Etiwanda trailed by four at halftime against Rancho Verde but held Rancho Verde to 11 second half pointd and easily won, 57-41.

Tyler LaCour had 19 points and Byron Wesley had 17 to lead Etiwanda.

Etiwanda is now 11-0.
Rancho Verde is now 10-2.

Bellflower 56
Simi Valley 39

Kira Orta had 18 points and Ana Afy had 13 points for Bellflower.

Kaitlyn Hernandez and Kendall Valencia led Simi Valley with nine and seven points respectively.

Quarterfinal at Oaks Christian tournament

Halftime

Rancho Verde 30
Etiwanda 26

West Ranch 55, Newbury Park 51

Alexus Bryant scored 13 points and Whitney Branham had 10 for West Ranch.

Ashley Ontiveros had 14 points and Hanna Burge and Arianna Roberts each had nine points for Newbury Park.

Bell-Jeff 52, Monroe 44

Leslie Lopez-Wood had 14 points and Janelle Gabb had 14 for Bell-Jeff.

Ayisat Afolabi had 15 to lead Monroe.

Bryant is at her third Foothill League school after starting at Valencia and then transferring to Canyon.

Eastside of Palmdale has advanced to the semifinals of the Chaminade tournament.

Eastside beat Dominguez, 59-49.

Alemany 46
El Camino Real 41

Alemany 10 12 13 11=46
ECR 8 11 14 8=41

Alemany-Hannah Johnson 15, Alex Moon 13, Celina Gougis 10, Ramos 4, Lenik 2, MacGregor 2

ECR-Cora Chan 15, Shannon Kingery 14, Alexis Tanner 10, Barber 2.

ECR 6-6

Canyon of Canyon Country took down Harvard-Westlake, 36-39, in a low scoring affair.

Canyon advances to the quarterfinals of the West Coast Holiday Festival hosted by Beverly Hills and Burroughs.

Alia McCoy had 13 points and Shorty Dent added nine for the Cowboys, who have only lost one game all season.

Harvard-Westlake was led by Skylar Tustsui's nine points.

Hilary King and Ester Lee each had six points for the Wolverines.

Lavonte Barnett, a tight end/defensive lineman for Paraclete who is slated to play linebacker in college, has committed to Oregon State. He also had offers from Washington State, Cal and Fresno State.

Zhane Carter scored 28 points and Tiera Chisholm had 17 to lead Inglewood in an 80-74 consolation quarterfinal victory against Carson.

Janitah Iamaleava led four Carson players in double figures with 14 points.

Inglewood is now 7-4.
Carson dropped to 6-5.

Palisades trailed by six points at halftime but came back for an 82-72 victory against Colony of Ontario in a consolation quarterfinal game at the Oaks Christian tournament.

Adam Griffin poured in a game high 30 points and made eight 3-pointers to lead the Dolphins (7-8).

Donovan Johnson had 20 points for Palisades.

Four players scored in double figures for Colony, led by Everett Turner's 18 points.

Turner made five 3-pointers.

St. Paul 63
Marlborough 45

Marissa Rendon scored 25 points for St. Paul.

Miwi Tachibana scored 14 points for Marlborough.

The Campbell Hall boys' basketball team rebounded from a first round loss and defeated Roosevelt of Seattle, Washington, 57-47, in a consolation game in the Torrey Pines tournament.

San Diego St.-bound forward Cole Huff did not play in the victory after sustaining a minor injury Monday.

Austin McBroom scored 25 points and K.J. Smith had 17.

The Vikings are now 11-2 overall with two game to play in San Diego before a huge Delphic League showdown next Tuesday with Windward

Jonathan Brewster made a 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining from the right corner with his team trailing by one point to give La Jolla Country Day a 54-52 victory against Inglewood in a consolation quarterfinal at Oaks Christian.

Brewster finished with 19 points, including five 3-pointers.

Julius Bilbrew and Carlos Thomas each scored 16 points for Inglewood, which trailed by nine points at halftime and took a six-point lead in the second half before losing.

Washington Prep 11 10 7 9=37
Taft 8 11 8 8=35

Washington Prep-Cheyenne Bonham 19, Reshanda Gray 11, Terry 5, Lex 2

Taft-Shawn Kolani 19, Valenzuela 4, Clay 4, Brown 4, Gideon 2, Aslanian 2

Wsshington Prep 9-2, Taft 3-6

Chaminade Christmas Classic Scores (Day 1)

Chaminade over St. Genevieve 69-41
St. Bonaventure over Golden Valley 69-54
Compton Dominguez over Poly 60-38
Eastside over Salesian 54-33
Lancaster over Newbury Park 63-52
Granada Hills over A.G.B.U (Canoga Park) - 64-23
Calabasas over Roybal 75-36
Menlo beat Kennedy

In a consolation quarterfinal game this morning, St. Genevieve defeated Golden Valley, 66-65.

La Jolla Country Day leads Inglewood, 30-21 at halftime.

Jon Brewster has nine points for the Torreys.

Carlos Thomas has eight for Inglewood.

2010 Oaks Christian Holiday Hardwood Invitational schedule for Tue. Dec. 28

Loser bracket quarterfinals

La Jolla Country Day vs. Inglewood at 10 a.m.
Palisades vs. Colony at 11:30 a.m.
Loyola or Canyon Springs vs. Upland at 2:30 p.m.
Pasadena vs. De La Salle at 1 p.m.

championship quarterfinals

Etiwanda vs. Rancho Verde at 4 p.m.
Price vs. Sacramento at 5:30 p.m.
Loyola or Canyon Springs vs. Oaks Christian at 7 p.m.
Alemany vs. Valencia at 8:30 p.m.

Should be an outstanding day of hoops

Long Beach Poly vs. Corona Del Mar at 3:50 p.m.
Bishop O' Dowd vs. Corona Centennial at 5:25 p.m.
Westchester vs. Lincoln-San Diego at 7 p.m.
Taft vs. St. Edward (Ohio) at 8:35p.m.

The Cal-Hi Sports All-State nominees (more can be added):

Southern Section

Vernon Adams (Alemany, Mission Hills) QB-RB Sr.
Sioasi Aiono (South Hills, West Covina) OT Sr.
Marcus Alford (Rio Mesa, Oxnard) DB Sr.
Armando Alonso (Vasquez, Acton) DB Sr.
Corbin Anderson (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) RB Sr.
Emilio Arias (Bishop) LB Sr.
Antoine Arnold (Chaparral, Temecula) WR Sr.
Charlie Avila (Charter Oak, Covina) DL Sr.
Jared Baker (Loyola, Los Angeles) RB Sr.
Wyatt Baker (Servite, Anaheim) OL Sr.
Alex Ball (Westlake, Westlake Village) K-WR Jr.
Griffin Balmer (Trabuco Hills, Mission Viejo) LB Sr.
Lavonte Barnett (Paraclete, Lancaster) TE-DL Sr.
Todd Barr (Lakewood) DL Sr.
Alex Bishop (Valencia) QB Sr.
Devon Blackmon (Summit, Fontana) WR Sr.
Victor Blackwell (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) WR Sr.
Casey Bliss (Westlake, Westlake Village) DB Sr.
Sam Boyd (Roosevelt, Eastvale) WR Sr.
Quinn Braducco (Moorpark) LB Sr.
Allen Brown (San Dimas) OL Sr.
Derrick Brown (Vista Murrieta, Murrieta) QB/P/RB Sr.
Ma-autua Brown (Paramount) OT Sr.
Matt Bruns (West Ranch, Valencia) DB Sr.
Charles Burks (Edison, Huntington Beach) DL Sr.
Nick Butlier (San Luis Obispo) LB Sr.
Aaron Cantu (Schurr, Montebello) QB Sr.
Eric Cappachione (South, Torrance) LB Sr.
Patrick Carroll (St. Francis, La Canada) OL Sr.
Desmon Carter (Kaiser, Fontana) DB Sr.
Albert Cervantes (Oxnard) OL Sr.
Travis Champion (Rancho Verde, Moreno Valley) QB Sr.
Cody Clements (La Habra) QB Sr.
Reggie Coates (Crespi, Encino) DL Sr.
Aubrey Coleman (Walnut) TE-LB Sr.
Barrinton Collins (Centennial, Corona) RB Sr.
Vince Cramer (San Luis Obispo) RB Sr.
Brent Darragh (Mira Costa, Manhattan Beach) OL Sr.
Donte Deayon (Kaiser, Fontana) DB Sr.
Kyle Devaughn (Alemany, Mission Hills) DL Jr.
Zandro Diaz (Camarillo) QB Sr.
Mershad Dillon (Santa Maria) DL Sr.
Dustin Drai (Campbell Hall, North Hollywood) DL Jr.
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu (Chino Hills) WR-DB Sr.
Andrew Elfers (Maranatha, Sierra Madre) QB Soph.
Michael Eubank (Centennial, Corona) QB Sr.
Faitale Faafoi (Tustin) OL Sr.
George Farmer (Serra, Gardena) WR Sr.
Malik Felton (Servite, Anaheim) RB Sr.
Brian Fifita (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) DB Sr.
Jason Gibson (Serra, Gardena) LB Sr.
Jake Gilliland (Grace Brethren, Simi Valley) WR Jr.
Spencer Giron (Vista Murrieta, Murrieta) OL Sr.
Akeem Gonzales (Alemany, Mission Hills) OL Sr.
Will Gonzales (Lutheran, Orange) WR-DB Sr.
Matt Goudas (Chaminade, West Hills) PK Sr.
Woodson Greer (Serra, Gardena) LB Sr.
Will Gregory (Dominguez, Compton) RB Sr.
Joshua Grim (Valley View, Moreno Valley) DB Sr.
Tyler Gray (Templeton) RB-TE-LB Sr.
Darius Guillory (Chaparral, Temecula) CB Sr.
Chris Gutierrez (Bell Gardens) WR Sr.
Todd Handley (King, Riverside) Ath. Sr.
Rodney Hardrick (Colton) LB Sr.
Richie Harrington (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) QB Sr.
Wes Harris (El Toro, Lake Forest) PK Sr.
Ryan Henderson (Rancho Verde, Moreno Valley) RB-DB Sr.
Taylor Hindy (Chaminade, West Hills) OL Jr.
Blair Holliday (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) WR Sr.
Mitch Huffman (Marina, Huntington Beach) DB Sr.
Devin Hussey (Colton) LB Sr.
Matt Inman (Servite, Anaheim) LB Sr.
Nick Isham (Westlake, Westlake Village) QB-RB-DB Sr.
Ryan Jack (Centennial, Corona) LB Sr.
Kameron Jackson (Poly, Long Beach) DB Sr.
Jalen Jefferson (St. Bonaventure, Ventura) DB Sr.
Chad Jeffries (Glendora) QB-RB Sr.
Ryan Jenkins (St. Francis, La Canada) DB Sr.
Austin Johnson (Chino Hills) DL Sr.
Cody Johnson (Pacifica, Garden Grove) RB-DB Sr.
Jordan Jones (Servite, Anaheim) DB Sr.
Milo Jordan (Centennial, Corona) DL Jr.
David Katz (Paso Robles) LB Jr.
Bryan Keller (Mission Viejo) WR Sr.
Daniel Kessler (Claremont) QB Sr.
Dallas Kessman (Mission Viejo) RB Sr.
Cody Kurz (St. Bonaventure, Ventura) LB Sr.
Kenny Lawler (Upland) WR Jr.
Marqise Lee (Serra, Gardena) WR-DB Sr.
Max Leffler (Grace Brethren, Simi Valley) QB-DB Sr.
Andrew Lewis (Roosevelt, Eastvale) LB Sr.
Kyle Lewis (Downey) RB Sr.
Connor Loftus (Servite, Anaheim) PK-P Sr.
D.J. Lopez (Gahr, Cerritos) QB Sr.
Isaac Luatua (La Mirada) Sr.
Devin Lucien (Crespi, Encino) WR Sr.
David Maola (Serra, Gardena) DL Sr.
Tre' Madden (Mission Viejo) LB-RB Sr.
Austin Mass (Mission Viejo) OL Jr.
Brent Malone (South, Torrance) DL Sr.
Steven Manfro (Valencia) RB Sr.
Ellis McCarthy (Monrovia) DL Jr.
Jonathan Miller (Morro Bay) OL Jr.
Albert Miranda (Hueneme, Oxnard) OL Sr.
Davon Moreland (Salesian, Los Angeles) DL Sr.
Tavior Mowry (Westlake, Westlake Village) RB Sr.
Richard Mullaney (Thousand Oaks) WR-DB Sr.
Stephan Nembot (Montclair Prep, Van Nuys) DL Sr.
Troy Niklas (Servite, Anaheim) TE -DE Jr.
Troy Norris (Atascadero) DB Sr.
Parker Norton (Newport Harbor, Newport Beach) DB Sr.
Ulises Ochoa (Burbank) RB-DB Sr.
Sean O'Grady (Tesoro, Las Flores) DL Sr.
Patrick Onwuasor (Inglewood) WR Sr.
Damion Orphey (Edison, Huntington Beach) WR-DB Sr.
Butch Pauu (Servite, Anaheim) LB Jr.
Jordan Payton (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) WR-DB Jr.
Kyle Peko (La Habra) OL Sr.
Elijah Penny (Norwalk) RB Sr.
Nolan Peralta (Elsinore, Lake Elsinore) LB Jr.
Josh Perkins (Gahr, Cerritos) WR Sr.
Jamal Prater (Etiwanda, Rancho Cucamonga) OL Sr.
Connor Preston (Serra, Gardena) QB Sr.
Adam Pulsipher (Temecula Valley, Temecula) LB Sr.
Chris Reed (Nipomo) DL Sr.
Superiorr Reid (Arlington, Riverside) RB Sr.
Shaq Richard (Serra, Gardena) RB Sr.
Nick Richardson (Los Alamitos) RB-DB Sr.
Paul Rodriguez (San Gorgonio, San Bernardo) OL Sr.
Rio Ruiz (Bishop Amat, La Puente) QB Jr.
J.B. Salem (Newport Harbor, Newport Beach) DL Sr.
Jon Sanchez (Vista Murrieta, Murrieta) DL Sr.
Larry Scott (Centennial, Corona) WR Sr.
Ryan Seidler (Burbank) LB Sr.
Jordan Simmons (Crespi, Encino) OL Jr.
Tyler Siudzinski (Tustin) RB Jr.
Brennan Smith (St. Margaret's, SJ Capistrano) RB-QB-LB Sr.
Jordan Smith (Redlands) OL Sr.
Justin Solis (Westlake, Westlake Village) DL Jr.
Chris Solomon (West Covina) DB Jr.
Mike Sparling (La Habra) DB Sr.
Matt Spencer (St. Joseph, Santa Maria) OL Sr.
Nelson Spruce (Westlake, Westlake Village) WR Sr.
Kenny Stenhouse (Crespi, Encino) QB Sr.
Logan Sweet (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) WR Sr.
J.R. Tavai (Mira Costa, Manhattan Beach) FB-DL Sr.
Greg Townsend (Beverly Hills) DL Sr.
Max Tuerk (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) OL Jr.
Ari Uzo-Okereke (San Juan Hills, SJ Capistrano) OL Sr.
Mia Valoaga (Channel Islands, Oxnard) TE Jr.
Dillon van der Wal (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) TE-DL Sr.
Jake Van Ginkel (Upland) PK Sr.
Rashad Wadoon (Lakewood) RB-DB Sr.
Brent Walker (Norco) OL Sr.
Corey Waller (Poly, Long Beach) DL Sr.
Charles Washington (Crespi, Encino) DB Sr.
Terrell Watson (Oxnard) RB Sr.
Josh Webb (Garden Grove) RB-WR-DB Sr.
DeVante Wilson (Corona) DL Sr.
Max Wittek (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) QB Sr.
Drew Wolitarsky (Canyon, Canyon Country) WR Soph.
Jeff Worthy (Whittier Christian, La Habra) DL Sr.
Adam Young (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) QB Sr.
Kelsey Young (Norco) RB Sr.

L.A. City Section

Kalyn Ayers (Fremont, Los Angeles) LB-TE Sr.
Kris Bass (San Pedro) LB Sr.
Michael Bercovici (Taft, Woodland Hills) QB Sr.
James Brock (Crenshaw, Los Angeles) DL Sr.
Teandre Caldwell (Venice) RB Sr.
Malcolm Creer (Palisades, Pacific Palisades) RB-DB Sr.
Kevin Ervin (Poly, Sun Valley) RB-LB Sr.
Joseph Gray (Dorsey, Los Angeles) QB Sr.
Matthew Lyons (Dorsey, Los Angeles) LB Sr.
Gabriel Marks (Venice) WR Jr.
Marcus Martin (Crenshaw, Los Angeles) OL Sr.
Gerber Rodriguez (Marshall, Los Angeles) DB-WR Sr.
D.J. Rogers (Carson) WR Jr.
Moses Saucedo (Garfield, Los Angeles) DL Sr.
De'Anthony Thomas (Crenshaw, Los Angeles) RB Sr.
Malcolm Thomas (Panorama, Los Angeles) RB Sr.
Michael Thomas (Taft, Woodland Hills) WR Sr.
Troy Williams (Narbonne, Harbor City) QB Soph.
Dion Willis (Carson) RB Sr.
Antwaun Woods (Taft, Woodland Hills) DL Sr.

2010 La Salle-Temple City Holiday Classic results - Day 1 Monday Dec. 27

@ La Salle High
Mark Keppel 70 - St Paul 32
St Francis 43 - Hoover (Glendale) 34
Maranatha 84 - AGBU (Pasadena) 43
Muir 63 - La Salle 36

@ Temple City
Temple City 59 - Franklin (Los Angeles) 53
Montebello 80 - Arcadia 63
Crescenta Valley 75 - Gabrielino 34
La Canada 70 - Marshall (Los Angeles) 50

Tuesday Dec. 28 game schedule
@La Salle
3 p.m St Paul vs Hoover
4:30 p.m. AGBU (Pasadena) vs La Salle
6 p.m. Mark Keppel vs St Francis
7:30 p.m. Maranatha vs. Muir

@Temple City
3 p.m. Franklin vs Arcadia
4:30 p.m. Gabrielino vs Marshall
6 p.m. Temple City vs Montebello
7:30 p.m. Crescenta Valley vs La Canada

Although the name of the tournament might look similar, the Chatsworth girls' basketball team is not competing this season in the West Coast Holiday Festival at Burroughs and Beverly Hills like it did last season, instead traveling north to play in Antioch at the West Coast Jamboree.

Behind 15 points, 12 rebounds, eight steals and five assists from Portland-bound guard Jasmine Wooton, the Chancellors got off to a strong start Monday night in the gold division with a 61-48 victory over Clovis (7-3).

Thomesha Smith added 12 points and 12 rebounds for Chatsworth (5-6), which plays Terra Nova at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the second round. Teaira Owens contributed six points, seven rebounds and four steals for the Chancellors, who received seven points from Maiden Garcia.

First day scores

Arcadia 64 La Salle 46
Montclair Prep 68 Flintridge Sacred Heart 50
Burbank 49 La Canada 37
Hart 60 Moorpark 34

Schedule For Tuesday December 28th
2:30 Arcadia Vs Montclair Prep
4:00 La Salle vs Flintridge Sacred Heart
5:30 La Canada vs Moorpark
7:00 Burbank Vs Hart

Taft 70, Newark Memorial 40
19 16 15 20=70
11 5 16 8=40

Stephen Maxwell 18, Kevin Johnson 11 and 17 rebounds, C.J. Blackwell 10 and 10 rebounds, Dinwiddie 7 and 9 assts., Jones 6, Lewis 3, Yanku 3, Efferson 2, Khiry Williams 10.

Cathedral Catholic of San Diego 70, Campbell Hall 56

Austin McBroom 19, K.J. Smith 13. San Diego St.-commit Cole Huff suffered a minor injury.

Simi Valley 75, La Quinta of Westminster 35

D.J. Saul had 24 points with five 3-pointers.

At the Desert Heat Classic...

Moorpark 68
Cathedral City 57

Thousand Oaks 59
Douglas, Nevada 56

Thousand Oaks was up by 12 with 2:15 remaining and hung on

Oaks Christian 74
Upland 49

Oaks Chr.-22 18 16 18=74
Upland 10 14 14 11=49

Upland-Myles Pearson 12, John Gilliam 10, Fitzpatrick 8, Nichols 6, Rosales 5, Brown 3, MacDonald 2, Hunter 2, Carson 1.

Oaks Chr.-Mike Roletti 19, Chass Bryan 14, Blair Holliday 11, Dillon van der Wal 10, Ghilarducci 6, Wening 5, Hange 5, Battle 2, Gustavson 2

Oaks Chr. 6-4

Antelope Valley 6 24 11 19=60
Washington Prep 12 12 11 22=57

AV-Keiona Matthews 20, Destini Price 15, Bailey 9, Gonzales 6, Blakely 6, Johnson 2, Brown 1, Wilson 1.

Washington-Bonham 20, Gray 16, Terry 8, Johnson 3, Mileda 3, Lex 2, Bailey 2

AV 6-4,

El Camino Real 10 11 9 8=38
La Jolla Country Day 10 7 16 15=48

ECR-Cora Chan 20, Shannon Kingery 12, Tanner 4, Mahoney 2

LJCD-Maya Hood 25, Kaylah Miller 12, Malina Hood 4, Callahan 2, Lamkin 1, Yasukochi 4

ECR 6-5, LJCD 9-1

Inglewood 4 11 15 5=35
Agoura 9 16 9 12=46

Inglewood-Carter 10, Caldwell-Jones 6, Chisholm 8, Patterson 5, Baker 3, Sanford 3

Agoura-Kylie Cunningham 18, Kim Jacobs 13, Mahlknecht 8, Bennett 4, Fisher 3

Agoura 8-3, Inglewood 6-4

The Agoura girls' basketball team got more than just a first round victory in a 46-35 win against defending Div. III state finalist Inglewood at the Oaks Christian tournament Monday.

The Chargers got a measure of revenge after a humbling 64-49 loss last season in the Div. III-AA championship game at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach.

Inglewood went on to the Div. III state championship but lost to Bishop Amat, a team it defeated in the section semifinals.

"It definitely wasn't just another tournament game for us," Agoura coach Steve Scifres said. "I think players and coaches have long memories and our girls who were on the team last year played like that."

Agoura led from start to finish, taking advantage of a Sentinels (6-4) team in disarray after the departures of Deajenae Scurry and Arielle Jones.

Both players quit the team recently and the absence of both players severely hampered
Inglewood, which had trouble scoring and getting good looks at the basket.

"Scurry is one of the best post players I have ever seen so it definitely helped us that she didn't play," Scifres said.

Junior guard Kylie Cunningham had 18 points, Kimberly Jacobs had 13 and Cal St. Northridge-bound forward Camille Mahlknecht contributed eight points and great defense in the middle for Agoura (8-3).

"Credit to our defense and we made some foul shots down the stretch," Scifres said.

Agoura led by 10 points at halftime but had to hold off the Sentinels, who cut the deficit to four entering the fourth quarter.

"Coach (Tony) Scott made some great adjustments and they went to a 2-1-2 zone but we figured things out and worked it inside for shots. They also gambled a little bit and we got some easy looks," Scifres said.

Agoura will play Sierra Canyon in todays quarterfinals at 5:30 p.m.

Monroe 61, Simi Valley 21

Ayisat Afolabi and Ani Avanessian each had 18 points in the victory.

Kendall Valencia had six points for Simi Valley.

Bishop Montgomery 76, Los Osos 51

Kristen Ale had 18 points and Devon Brookshire contributed 16. Chelsey Aaron had 14.

Amy Okwonkwo had 14 points for Los Osos and Cherise Harris had 12.

It is halftime at Oaks Christian in the sixth game of the day and Sacramento is leading Colony, 44-24.

Arizona-bound guard Josiah Turner has 14 points for Sacramento, who is 5-1 coming in.

Chatsworth beat Lincoln of San Francisco, 82-61 in the first round of the Marin Catholic tournament.

Terrell Funchess had 19 points, Derrick Hector had 13, Jessie Hernandez had 13 and Jordan Rosales had 11 in a balanced effort for the Chancellors (14-2).

Chatsworth will play Crespi in a San Fernando Valley showdown that will take place nowhere near the SFV.

L.A.C.E.S. 54
Saugus 52 in overtime

Taylor Holman had 17 points and Maya Calendar had 10 points in the win.

Megan Dawe had 19 and Jordan Oster scored 15 for Saugus.

El Camino Real had a four-point lead at halftime against nationally-ranked La Jolla Country Day but couldn't hang on in a 48-38 setback in a first round game at the Oaks Christian tournament.

Maya Hood scored 25 points to lead the Torreys (9-10.

Cora Chan scored 20 points and Shannon Kingery had 12 points and seven rebounds for ECR (6-5).

Valencia upset De La salle and Alemany beat Pasadena setting up an interesting 8:30 p.m. quarterfinal between the Vikings (7-2) and Warriors (8-2).

Valencia will count on Boston College-bound Lonnie Jackson and Alemany will counter with all of its guards (Max Guercy, Jordan Fuller, Jerico Richardson, K.J. Moffett).

Should be a great game for two school who compete for players enrolling each year.

Three players scored in double figures for Rancho Verde in a 54-46 Oaks Christian tournament first round victory against Inglewood.

Aaron Cheatum had 15 points, Jordan Grace had 11 and Fred Collins 10 in the win for Rancho Verde (10-1).

Julius Bilbrew had 19 points for Inglewood (8-3). Inglewood played without 6'9 big men Joseff Singleton and Charles Lockwood.

Canyon Springs 63
Palisades 46

Jasmine Johnson had 19 points and Tear'a Laudermill had 16 to lead the Cougars.

Asia Smith had 18 points in the loss.

Harvard-Westlake 59
Marlborough 46

Skylar Tustsui had 21 points and Natalie Florecu had 12 in the win.

Miwa Tachibana had 19 point and Tyler Kim added 12 for Marlborough.

USC-bound Byron Wesley had 14 points and Jordan Daniels had 10 to lead undefeated Etiwanda to a 58-42 victory against La Jolla Country Day in a first round game of the Oaks Christian tournament.

Keiona Matthews had 20 points and Destini Price had 15 to lead Antelope Valley to a 60-57 victory against Washington Prep.

The Antelopes (6-4) trailed by six points after one quarter but took a six-point lead by halftime and hung on.

Cal-bound forward Reshanda Gray had 16 points for Washington Prep.

Etiwanda took a 10-point lead after one quarter and now leads 37-14 at halftime against La Jolla Country Day in the first round of the Oaks Christian tournament.

Etiwanda's Byron Wesley has 10 points. Etiwanda is 10-0 and looks like it will go to 11-0

The Cleveland boys' basketball team got back on the winning track with an 83-50 victory against Long Beach Cabrillo at the Redondo Union tournament.

Murray St.-bound guard Jaylen Bland had 29 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Cavaliers (4-5).

Jason Moore had 14 points, Kody Riewthong had 13 and J.R. Williams had seven rebounds and eight assists.

St. Bernard 72
Culver City 64

Mira Costa 58
Valencia 44

Troy 81
Oxnard 36

Canyon (Canyon Country) 47
St. Paul 40

Alemany16 15 17 15=63
Pasadena 7 10 11 17=45

Alemany-Max Guercy 19, Jordan Fuller 17, K.J. Moffett 14, Richardson 5, Marq. Coleman 4, English 4.

Pasadena-Todd Lewis 13, Hanayan 9, Ezra 6, Jolley 4, Haywood 4, Holden 3, Hamilton 2, Adams 2, Nazerian 2.

Alemany 8-2, Pasadena 5-4

Alemany got ahead early and never looked back against Pasadena in a 63-45 first round victory at the Oaks Christian tournament.

Max Guercy had 19 points, Jordan Fuller had 17 and sophomore K.J. Moffett had 14 in the win.

Todd Lewis had 13 points for Pasadena.

Alemany is 8-2 and Pasadena is 5-4.

Carson 9 14 10 6=38
Sierra Canyon 9 11 9 16=45

Carson-Rachelle Owens 14, Iamaleava 8, McCoy 5, Currie 5, Robey 4, Barnette 2

Sierra Canyon-Kelly Schneider 15, Tori Wells 10, Jasmine Sneed 9, Oni 4, Dodd 3, Gray 2.

Sierra Canyon now 6-5. Carson record not available

Crespi has picked up right where it left off.

After winning the 32-team San Fernando Valley Invitational last week against Alemany, the Celts beat Natomas (2-7) in a first round game at the Marin Catholic tournament, 87-45.

Matt Mounier had 21 points, Justn Rubia had 18 and sophomore guard London Perrantes had 17 and seven assists.

Crespi is now 9-3 and could face Chatsworth in the second round.

Canyon of Canyon Country beat St. Paul of Santa Fe Springs, 47-40 at the Burroughs/Beverly Hills tournament.

Alia McCoy had 13 points and Shorty Dent added 12 in the win.

Marissa Rendon had 16 points and Brittni Tapia had 11 for St. Paul

Max Guercy has 11 points and Alemany leads Pasadena at halftime, 31-17.

De La Salle 16 14 12 21=63
Valencia 18 14 15 23=70

De La Salle-Travis Pacos 35, Pitts 13, Udenyi 11, Battle 2, Morgan 2

Valencia-Lonnie Jackson 35, Max Sommer 11, Salovich 6, Kelfer 5, Quitero 4, Zerpoli 4, Nichols 2, Hammel 3

Valencia 7-2, De La Salle 6-1

Sierra Canyon trailed most of the game and was down by four points at the end of the third quarter but pulled out a 45-38 first round victory against Carson in the Oaks Christian tournament.

Kelly Schneider scored 15 points, Tori Wells had 10 and Jasmine Sneed had nine.

Rachelle Owens led the Colts with 14 points.

Sierra Canyon improved to 6-5.

Carson was missing all-City point guard Shantay Miles

It is all over at Oaks Christian and Valencia has upset previously undefeated De La Salle of Concord.

Valencia 70, De La Salle 63.

Boston College-bound guard Lonnie Jackson scored 35 points in the victory.

Travis Pacos had 33 for De La Salle.

MBT presents Oaks Christian Holiday Hardwood Invitational Dec 27-30.

Monday (First Day) Schedule: Not in order of bracket. Listed by time

10:30am Valencia v. De La Salle
12:00pm Pasadena v. Bishop Alemany
1:30pm Etiwanda v. La Jolla Country Day
3:00pm Inglewood v. Rancho Verde
4:30pm Price v. Palisades
6:00pm Colony v. Sacramento
7:30pm Oaks Christian v. Upland
9:00pm Loyola v. Canyon Springs

Santee High Winter Shootout

Monday December 27th, 2010
10:00 Academia Avance vs Banning
11:30 Kennedy vs L.A. Jordan
1:00 North Hollywood vs Harbor Teacher Prep
2:30 West Adams Prep vs Roybal
4:00 Santee vs University
5:30 Hollywood vs Amino South L.A.

The school is located on Washington and Maple. The Gym is on Los Angeles and 21st. The school is three blocks east of LA Trade Tech College.

2010 West Coast Holiday Classic at Beverly Hills High and Burroughs High
All games listed below are on Monday Dec. 27

TOP BRACKET

Bell-Jeff vs Bellflower 3:30pm at Burroughs
Monroe vs Simi Valley 4:30pm at Burroughs
Pacifica Oxnard vs West Ranch 3pm at Burroughs
Newbury Park vs Burroughs 7:30pm at Burroughs
St Bernards vs Culver City 9am at Beverly Hills
Valencia at Mira Costa 10:30am at Beverly Hills
Troy vs Oxnard 12pm at Beverly Hills
Redondo vs Marymount 1:30pm at Beverly Hills

BOTTOM BRACKET

Beverly Hills vs Brentwood 7:30pm at Beverly Hills
La Costa Canyon vs Sun Valley Poly 6pm at Beverly Hills
Norco vs Westchester 4:30pm at Beverly Hills
Ventura vs St. Monica 3pm at Beverly Hills
Canyon (Cyn. Cty.) vs St. Paul 11am at Burroughs
Harvard-Westlake vs Marlborough 12:30pm at Burroughs
L.A.C.E.S. vs Saugus 2pm at Burroughs
Bishop Montgomery vs Los Osos 6pm at Burroughs

MBT presents Oaks Christian Holiday Hardwood Invitational December 27-30.

Not in order of the bracket but by time

Monday (First Day) Schedule:

10:30am Sierra Canyon v. Carson
12:00n Washington Prep v. Antelope Valley
1:30pm Palisades v. Canyon Springs
3:00pm El Camino Real v. La Jolla Country Day
4:30pm St. Joseph Santa Maria v. Bishop Alemany
6:00pm Inglewood v. Agoura
7:30pm Windward v. Taft
9:00pm Oaks Christian v. Mater Dei Catholic

Thousand Oaks High School 2nd Annual Winter Classic
All Games at Thousand Oaks High School
First Team Listed Wears Away Uniforms
$5 Admission at Door - Full Snack Shack

Pool A: Crescenta Valley, Granada Hills, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks
Polol B: Calabasas, Camarillo, Louisville, Santa Clara

Monday, December 27th

2:30PM - Oak Park vs Granada Hills
4:00PM - Calabasas vs Camarillo
5:30PM - Crescenta Valley vs Thousand Oaks
7:00PM - Louisville vs Santa Clara

Tuesday, December 28th

2:30PM - Louisville vs Calabasas
4:00PM - Crescenta Valley vs Granada Hills
5:30PM - Santa Clara vs Camarillo
7:00PM - Oak Park vs Thousand Oaks

Wednesday, December 29th

2:30PM - Crescenta Valley vs Oak Park
4:00PM - Camarillo vs Louisville
5:30PM - Granada Hills vs Thousand Oaks
7:00PM - Calabasas vs Santa Clara

Thursday, December 30th

10:00AM - Pool B 4th vs Pool A 4th
11:30AM - Pool B 3rd vs Pool A 3rd
1:00PM - Pool B 2nd vs Pool A 2nd
2:30PM - Pool B 1st vs Pool A 1st

It's Christmas Day, a perfect time to celebrate the unveiling of the annual All-Daily News Football Team, and Westlake quarterback Nick Isham is the Player of the Year.

Chaminade's Matt Goudis, the area's all-time career field goal leader, has decommitted from Boise State and has now committed to Michigan, according to his father, Rich.

SFV All-Tournament (according to where the team finished in tourney)

Matt Mounier (Crespi) MVP

Christian Johnson (Crespi)

London Perrantes (Crespi)

Marqueze Coleman (Alemany)

Jordan Fuller (Alemany)

Tre Mauldin (Corona Santiago)

Brandon Ruffin (Corona Santiago)

Bryan Alberts (Sierra Canyon)

Jahmel Taylor (Sierra Canyon)

Brandon Petersen (Granada Hills)

Brad Buchignani (Saugus)

Ako Kaluna (West Ranch)

Brian Polynice (West Ranch)

Dom Vargas (Kennedy)

David Nwaba (LA University)

Gabe York (Orange Lutheran)

Tournament MVP - Michelle Miller (Pasadena Poly)

All-Tournament Selections

Courtney Foster (Pasadena Poly)

Jade Richard-Craven (Pasadena Poly)

Rita Khatchadourian (Providence)

Bea Benedicto (Providence)

Stacy Perez (L. A. Baptist)

Maeve Brophy (Immaculate Heart)

Nadine Byers (Crossroads)

Despite an inspired defensive effort from Providence, which held Pasadena Poly junior Michelle Miller to a combined six points in the second and third quarters, it wasn't enough to knock off the Panthers in Thursday's final of the 14th annual Pioneer Shootout.

Miller scored 12 points in both the first and fourth quarters to finish with 30, leading Pasadena Poly to a 51-37 victory at Providence High and its first Pioneer Shootout title after losing 65-58 to Crossroads in last year's final.

Miller, who broke her own tournament record with 141 points in four games to secure MVP honors, leads the state in scoring with a 34.4 average.

Courtney Foster, an all-tournament selection, added 11 points for the Panthers (10-1), who have won six in a row since a 57-53 loss Dec. 11 to La Salle in the Pasadena Poly tournament final.

Rita Khatchadourian, an all-tournament pick, had a team-high 17 points for Providence (8-4), which reached its own tournament final for the first time since 1999. It marked the second finals loss this season for the Pioneers, who suffered a 44-35 setback Dec. 11 to Milken Community in the Viewpoint Winter Tip-Off championship game.

HERE IS THE COMPLETE PIONEER SHOOTOUT SCOREBOARD FOR THURSDAY:

Holy Family 70, New Roads 40 (15th Place)
Canoga Park 25, Flintridge Prep 24 (OT) (13th Place)
La Reina 26, St. Genevieve 25 (11th Place)
Crossroads 41, Canoga Park AGBU 34 (Consolation Championship)
Village Christian 43, Pilibos 28 (7th Place)
Immaculate Heart 46, Louisville 42 (5th Place)
L.A. Baptist 49, Ramona Convent 32 (3rd Place)
Pasadena Poly 51, Providence 37 (Championship)

Oaks Christian 81
Sylmar 63

Oaks Chr. 19 17 21 24=81
Sylmar 11 17 16 19=63

Oaks Chr.-Blair Holliday 21 and 11 steals, five assists, four rebounds, Taylor Hange 15 and four assists, three steals, Jackson Miller 13 and 10 rebounds, Mike Roletti 10 and five rebounds, Bryan 6 and seven assists, Ghilarducci 6, van der Wal 6 and five rebounds, Wening 2, Moye 2.

Sylmar-Kevin Ward 16, Larry Williams 12, Alex Moreno 11, David Trujillo 10, Farley 6, Austin 4, Diaz 2.

Oaks Chr. 5-4
Sylmar 1-9

2010 Ventura High tournament

Monday Dec. 27
11:30 am Oak Park vs Dos Pueblos
1:00 Canyon vs Santa Clara
2:30 Rio Mesa vs Santa Paula
4:00 Pacifica vs Westlake
5:30 Buena vs Lakewood
7:00 Ventura vs Malibu

Tuesday Dec. 28
11:30 am Loser of RM/SP vs Loser of OP/DP
1:00 Loser of Pac./West vs Loser Vent./Malibu
2:30 Santa Clara vs. Lakewood
4:00 Winner of RM/SP vs Winner of OP/DP
5:30 Buena vs. Canyon
7:00 Winner of Pac/West vs Winner of Vent./Malibu

More Games on Wed Dec. 29 and Finals on Thurs. Dec. 30

There is not a lot of basketball being played as most schools are done now through Christmas.

But there is one decent game left.

Oaks Christian at Sylmar at 7 p.m. Thursday.

The Lions (4-4) will debut football players Dillon van der Wal and Blair Holliday while Sylmar has the high-scoring Alex Moreno despite a 1-8 record.

Oaks Christian has also been getting great production from junior point guard Chass Bryan, Taylor Hange, Jono Wening, juniors Mike Roletti and Jason Ghilarducci and sophomore forward Jackson Miller.

Moreno should receive help from Van Nuys-transfer Kevin Ward.

No word yet on the eligibility of Van Nuys-transfer Chad Thomas.

Should be an interesting game nonetheless because two of the most affable coaches in the region will be getting after it on the sideline.

Oaks Christian's Andre Chevalier in his first year back coaching boys after a three-year stint handling the girls' program and Sylmar's Bort Escoto, who has never had a problem speaking his mind to reporters or officials.

Tip-off is at 7 p.m. at Sylmar High

One last game before Christmas

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

13th Place Semifinals
Flintridge Prep 39, New Roads 26
Canoga Park 41, Holy Family 31

Consolation Semifinals
Crossroads 36, La Reina 31
Canoga Park AGBU 33, St. Genevieve 26

5th Place Semifinals
Immaculate Heart 55, Village Christian 46
Louisville 47, Pilibos 39

Championship Semifinals
Providence 53, Ramona Convent 31
Pasadena Poly 57, L. A. Baptist 34

Schedule for Final Day (Thursday, 12/23/2010)
9:30 AM - New Roads vs. Holy Family (15th Place)
11:00 AM - Flintridge Prep vs. Canoga Park (13th Place)
12:30 PM - La Reina vs. St. Genevieve (11th Place)
2:00 PM - Crossroads vs. Canoga Park AGBU (Consolation Championship)
3:30 PM - Village Christian vs. Pilibos (7th Place)
5:00 PM - Immaculate Heart vs. Louisville (5th Place)
6:30 PM - Ramona Convent vs. L. A. Baptist (3rd Place)
8:00 PM - Providence vs. Pasadena Poly(Tournament Championship)

The Crespi boys' basketball team extended its dominance against Alemany Wednesday in the championship game of the sixth annual San Fernando Valley Invitational tournament.

The Celts won their 10th consecutive game against their Mission League rival in a 78-53 victory to claim the first preseason tournament championship in coach Russell White's five year tenure.

And the Celts did it in grand fashion, never relinquishing a slim halftime lead that only grew bigger and bigger.

Tournament MVP Matt Mounier scored 24 points and made all 12 of his free throws one night after scoring 22 points in a semifinal victory against Sierra Canyon.

Mounier made two free throws to extend the advantage to 13 points in the third quarter and then made a layup in the early moments of the fourth quarter to give Crespi a commanding 18-point lead.

"All the hard work is paying off I guess," Mounier said. "

Mounier had plenty of help too.

Sophomore London Perranted scored 13 points, Reggie Coates scored 12 points and had 15 rebounds, Justin Rubia had 11 points and Christian Johnson contributed nine points.

The Celts (8-3) only held a slim four-point lead at halftime but the defense and rebounding picked up tremendously in the final 16 minutes.

"I was real proud of the effort," White said. "We made some adjustments at halftime and executed."

Crespi made 31 of 36 free throws and held a 36-26 rebounding edge.

Alemany (7-2) trailed by nine early in the third quarter and got to within six but Crespi busted loose for a 14-0 run and the Warriors were left scratching their heads.

Dorsey-transfer Marqueze Coleman scored 20 points to lead Alemany and fellow junior guard Max Guercy had 16but no other player scored more than six points.

Jordan Fuller made only one 3-pointer, one night after making two long range shots to send the Warriors into the championship game.

But Fuller vowed he and his teammates will be ready the next time as the teams will meet twice more in league play.

"We will get better from this and prepare harder," Fuller said. "Everybody on this team has to play as ateam and move the ball. We have to play defense as a team. We will be better when when we see them again."

Crespi won its five tournament game by an average of 34 points but White says there is still room to get better.

That will be scary for opponents if he is right.

"We are not even close to peaking," White said. "We can take care of the ball better and rebound better. We don't have Chris Connelly right now or Kenny Stenhouse. We are not running a lot of stuff either."

Crespi has a slim 34-30 lead at halftime against Alemany in the championship game of the
San Fernando Valley Invitational tournament.

Matt Mounier has 14 points and London Perrantes seven for the Celts.

Alemany is being led by a pair of junior guards.

Max Guercy has nine points and Dorsey-transfer Marqueze Coleman has eight points.

Crespi led by seven before Alemany cut the deficit to 25-24.

The Celts then scored five in a row.

The second half is coming up.

Stay tuned......

Freshman Bryan Alberts missed a 12-foot jumper with two seconds remaining from the left side and Shane Harrison missed a potential putback winner as time expired as Santiago took third place with a 49-48 victory in the San Fernando Valley Invitational at Alemany High.

Lancaster-transfer Brandon Ruffin had 14 points and Alec Blumenfeld had 13 to lead the Sharks (6-4).

Sophomore Jahmel Taylor had 16 points for the Trailblazers (7-2).

Alberts and fellow freshman Marsalis Johnson had 10 points each for Sierra Canyon.

Sierra Canyon now has lost two consecutive games after starting the season with seven straight wins.

The Trailblazers will take a few days off before heading to San Diego for the Torrey Pines tournament.

Reseda and North Hollywood have advanced to the championship game of the Reseda tournament at 8 p.m. tonight.

Reseda beat Simi Valley, 59-50
Kennedy beat North Hollywood, 46-36

Both games were semifinals.

Other scores:
Panorama 45, Grace Brethren 19
Grant 49, Arleta 32
Cleveland 67, Fulton Prep 26

Here are some final day scores from the San Fernando Valley tournanment

Desert Christian Lancaster 54, Poly-Sun Valley 48 (31st place)
Burroughs 64, Milken Community 62 (29th place)
Kitsilano (Canada) 78, Bernstein 48 (27th place)
Camarillo 71, North Hollywood 38 (25th place)
Servite 67, Golden Valley 60 (23rd place)
Knight 77, Ribet Academy 50 (21st place)
Westlake 70, Oak Park 53 (19th place)
Orange Lutheran 68, Antelope Valley 54 (consolation championship)
Verdugo Hills 57, Grant 52 (15th place)
Calabasas 57, L.A. University 50 (13th place)
Crescenta Valley 59, Kennedy 38 (11th place)
West Ranch 59, Burbank 58 (9th place)
Saugus 81, El Camino Real 63 (7th place)
Granada Hills 54, Eastside 34 (5th place)

Sierra Canyon vs. Santiago for third place coming up
Crespi vs. Alemany for the championship coming up

Granada Hills beat Eastside, 54-34.

Josh Horosny and Kavon Salyer led the Highlanders, who improved to 7-5.

Eastside is now 5-4

Granada Hills has taken a 37-17 lead on Eastside in the fifth place game of the San Fernando Valley Invitational tournament at Alemany.

Josh Horosny has 11 points Kavon Salyer has nine to lead Granada Hills.

Montclair Prep won third place at the San Diego Holiday tournament hosted by San Diego High this week.

The Mounties (12-2) won their first two games before losing 62-60 against La Jolla Country Day in the semifinals.

Montclair Prep bounced back for a 58-52 victory against Hilltop of Chula Vista this morning.

The Mounties are off until a Jan. 5 game at Oaks Christian before starting what will be a very tough Delphic League schedule with the likes of Windward, Campbell Hall, Sierra Canyon, Brentwood and Pacific Hills.

Charles Lockett and Trey Dickerson have been the leaders for Montclair Prep

El Camino Real 11 16 21 15=63
Saugus 27 22 15 17=81

ECR-Temjae Singleton 24, Anthony Jones 13, Maleke Haynes 14, Richardson 5, Kamberian 2, Nemit 2, Karalnick 2, Kamberian 1

Saugus-Jeremy Gatewood 31, Brad Buchignani 24, Webb 8, Hong 7, Davis 4, Reynoso 4, Coleman 3.

Here are some early scores from Reseda High.

Sherman Oaks C.E.S. 31, Northridge Academy 30

Golden Valley 45, San Fernando 35

Arleta 62, Vasquez 25

Larry Edwards has resigned as head coach of Calabasas after his second year of his second stint after first stepping down in 2002. He has been at the school 31 years and is expected to remain as athletic director.

Saugus has opened up a 49-27 lead on El Camino Real at Alemany High.

Brad Buchignani scored 20 points and Jeremy Gatewood had 18.

Saugus led 27-11 after one quarter.

ECR is looking at its third consecutive loss after starting the season 6-1.

This will be the last game for both teams before Christmas.

Saugus will be in the Hart tournament.

ECR travels to Palm Springs for the Desert Heat tournament hosted by Cathedral City High.

With three minutes remaining in the first half, Santiago of Corona has taken a commanding 40-21 lead against El Camino Real in a San Fernando Valley Invitational tournament game at Alemany.

The final four at Providence High in Burbank has Ramona Convent vs. Providence at 6:30 p.m. and Pasadena Poly vs. L.A. Baptist at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Poly features high-scoring guard Michelle Miller and L.A. Baptist has junior guard Monet McNally.

Should be an outstanding game.

L.A. Baptist will be ready to go under new coach Jerry DeLaurie.

Poly advanced to last season Div. V-AA semifinals before losing to Montclair Prep.

Kennedy 47, Panorama 29

Simi Valley 56, Grace Brethren 27

Those were quarterfinal games.

The semifinals are all set for Wednesday afternoon.

Reseda vs. North Hollywood at 3:30 p.m.
Kennedy vs. Simi Valley at 5 p.m.

The championship will be at 8 p.m. between the winners.

All games at Reseda High

The Sierra Canyon girls' basketball team has advanced to the championship game of the Red Division at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, Arizona.

Seniors Tori Wells, Kelly Schneider and Jasmine Sneed have been leading the way.

The Trailblazers improved to 5-4 on the season and are starting to get consistent play from the bench, according to coach T.J. Knox, who texted information from Phoenix.

Wells is nearly averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds, Schneider is at 10 points and eight rebounds per contest and Sneed is contributing almost eight points with four assists and four steals.

"We are gaining momentum for the Oaks Christian tournament," Knox said.

Crespi will take on Alemany Wednesday night in the championship of the San Fernando Valley Invitational tournament.

Crespi won all three meeting last year, including a Div. IV-A championship game victory.

The crowd should be ready and intensity amongst players very high even though it doesn't count in the league standings.

Crespi coach Russell White said one of the goals this year is to win a preseason tournament because it is something never accomplished since he has coached at the school.

Alemany coach Tray Meeks said the Warriors want to defend the homecourt and will be ready to play.

Hopefully, students on Christmas break will find out what is going on and come support their respective teams.

Taft beat Pasadena, 50-47, in the championship game of the Mission Prep tournament.

C.J. Blackwell had 17 points and eight rebounds, Khiry Williams had 10 points, Kevin Johnson had eight points and six rebounds and Stephen Maxwell had six points and 10 rebounds for the Toreadors (9-0).

Taft coach Derrick Taylor said all teams were battling sickness up in San Luis Obispo and junior Brandon Perry and sophomore Kris Yanku didn't even travel.

Crespi has raced out to a 40-15 lead at halftime against Sierra Canyon in a semifinal at the San Fernando Invitational tournament at Alemany High.

Matt Mounier has 14 points and Crespi is 10 of 14 from the free throw line.

Jahmel Taylor and Marsalis Johnson each have five points for the Trailblazers, who are staring at their first loss of the season.

It hasn't been pretty for the Sylmar boys' basketball team so far.

The Spartans lost all five of their games at the Mission Prep tournament this week to fall to 1-9 on the season.

Sylmar went 1-3 at the Pasadena tournament three weeks ago, the only win coming against San Fernando.

Alex Moreno is having a great season though.

On Monday, Moreno had 29 points in a 101-73 setback against Campbell Hall and 26 against Mission Prep in a second game.

Sylmar will look to get back on track with a Thursday home game against Oaks Christian at 7 p.m. but the Lions have their football players back and will be hungry after losing three games at the Moorpark tournament two weeks ago.

Canyon 68, Calabasas 48

The Cowboys shook off their first loss of the season a night before against St. Bernard to take third place.

Alia McCoy had 15 points, Shorty Dent had 14 and Tiffini Stone 11.

Calabasas was led by sophomore India Wilson, who had 20 points.

McCoy and Noonan were all-tournament selections.

El Camino Real 39, Pasadena 37

Sophomore Cora Chan had 16 points and Shannon Kingery added 10 in the win.

Tyler Crockom scored 15 points for Pasadena.

Chan was selected to the all-tournament team.

Glendale 40, Granada Hills 35

Nina Sahakian had 17 points and Sera Mirzeaian had 14 in the win.

Utah St.-bound forward Xava Grooms had 13 points and Kristi Nishida added nine for Granada Hills.

Alemany fought back from a 12-point deficit to take a 33-32 lead.

Junior Jerico Richardson has nine points for the Warriors.

Brandon Ruffin leads Santiago with 12 points.

Santiago coach David Humphreys is the former coach at Lancaster.

El Camino Real 19 9 13 11=52
Eastside 9 15 22 16=62

ECR-Temjae Singleton 25, Anthony Jones 10, Richardson 8, Haynes 4, Nemit 3, Kamberian 2

Eastside-Greg Polee 16, K. Williams 13, Randy Hairston 10, Grott 10, Magee 7, Johnson 6.

ECR 6-3
Eastside 5-3

Santiago of Corona is playing Alemany in a semifinal of the San Fernando Valley Invitational and has some familiar faces on the roster.

Tre Mauldin and Brandon Ruffin from Lancaster transferred over the summer and are in the starting lineup for the Sharks.

Santiago raced out to a 16-4 lead five minutes into the game.

Greg Polee had 16 points, Khalfani Williams had 13 and Randy Hairston added 10 to lead Eastside in a 62-52 victory against El Camino Real at the San Fernando Valley Invitational at Alemany.

Eastside (5-3) trailed 28-24 but quickly tied the game at 32-32 and sprinted away.

New Mexico St-commit Temjae Singleton had 25 points one night after registering 26 against Sierra Canyon to lead ECR (6-3).

In an earlier game, Granada Hills beat Saugus, 56-49.

Cole Huff scored 19 points and Austin McBroom had 15 for Campbell Hall in a 51-46 consolation championship victory against Marin Catholic at the Mission Prep tournament

Reseda will be in Wednesday's semifinals of its own tournament after an 82-32 quarterfinal victory against Fulton Prep.

Montclair Prep improved to 11-1 with a four-point win against St. Margaret's at the San Diego Holiday Classic this morning.

Charles Lockett had 11 points and Trey Dickerson had 10 for the Mounties.

Montclair Prep will play La Jolla Country Day at 7:15 p.m. in a semifinal tonight

Here are some early scores from the Reseda tournament.

Golden Valley 58, Vasquez 27
Panorama 48, San Fernando 26
Arleta 62, Sherman Oaks C.E.S. 27
Grant 39, Northridge Academy 20

Here are some early scores from the Burroughs tournament

Culver City 65, Steveston (London) 37

Burroughs 60, Burbank 50

Lisha Elsenbach had 19 points in the win. Justice Shank had 15 points.

Evelyn Abrami had 14 points in the loss and Aja Locke had 11 points.

Monroe 58, Los Osos 36 for fifth place

Sophomore Aisat Afolbai had 17 points and made the all-tournament team. Janaya Brown had 14 points.

Jessica Whitfield had 11 points and Cherice Brown had eight in the loss.

Reggie Coates, a top defensive lineman for Crespi, has committed to Nevada.

The All-Daily News football team is scheduled to be published Christmas Day, and it's going to be a nice presentation -- as always -- so look out for it.

th Annual Providence Pioneer Shootout

Girls Basketball Tournament

http://www.pioneershootout.com for schedule, results, and tournament history

First Round - Monday, December 20, 2010

Ramona Convent 43, Crossroads 36

Village Christian 52, Flintridge Prep 21

Immaculate Heart 35, La Reina 25

Providence 64, New Roads 25

Louisville 48, St. Genevieve 27

L. A. Baptist 71, Holy Family 24

Pasadena Poly 73, AGBU (Canoga Park) 27

Pilibos 45, Canoga Park 36

Quarterfinals - Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Consolation Quarterfinals

9:30 AM Crossroads vs. Flintridge Prep

11:00 AM La Reina vs. New Roads

12:30 PM St. Genevieve vs. Holy Family

3:30 PM AGBU (Canoga Park) vs. Canoga Park

Championship Quarterfinals

2:00 PM Ramona Convent vs. Village Christian

5:00 PM Providence vs. Immaculate Heart

6:30 PM Louisville vs. L. A. Baptist

8:00 PM Pasadena Poly vs. Pilibos

Valencia beat Calabasas, 48-38, in a semifinal at the Burroughs tournament.

Lauren Spargo had 21 points and Faith Anumba had 18 in the win.

Katie Noonan had 18 and Victoria Wei had 14 for the Coyotes.

Valencia will play St. Bernard in the championship game Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

The semifinals are set for the San Fernando Valley Invitational tournament on Tuesday.

Alemany will play Santiago (Corona) at 6 p.m. at Alemany and Crespi will play upstart Sierra Canyon at 7:30 p.m. at Alemany.

Jahmel Taylor scored 28 points and made 15 of 19 free throws to lead Sierra Canyon in a mild 77-70 upset of West Valley League-contender El Camino Real in a quarterfinal of the San Fernando Valley Invitational.

The Trailblazers (7-0) led early, had a five point lead at halftime, extended the advantage to 18 points with five minutes remaining and had to hold on after ECR cut the deficit to six points late in the game.

Freshman Bryan Alberts had 17 points, junior Julian Brooks had 15 and freshman Marsalis Johnson had 10.

New Mexico St-commit Temjae Singleton scored 26 points and freshman Julian Richardson scored 24 points, including five 3-pointers but it wasn't enough.

Sierra Canyon moves into Tuesdays semifinals against Crespi at Alemany at 7:30 p.m.

Jeff Coprich, who rushed for a school-record 1,273 yards as a junior for Golden Valley, has checked out of Golden Valley with plans to transfer to Valencia or Crespi.

More from Burroughs

Granada Hills 56, Hoover 18

Utah St.-bound Xava Grooms had 21 points in the win

Pasadena 41, Steveston (London) 31

Kristina Yatikian had 12 points and Tyler Crockom had nine for Pasadena.

Here are some early scores from the Burroughs tournament.

Los Osos 55, Burbank 36

Damarie Gonzalez had 17 points in the setback. Sheyenne Williams had 14 and Amy Oknkwo had 11 for Los Osos.

Monroe 49, Burroughs 48

Ani Avanessian had 19 and sophomore Ayisat afolabi had 14 in the win.

Lisha Elsenbach led Burroughs with 17 points and Aysia Shellmire had 12.

Here are some early scores from the Reseda tournament.

Reseda 54, Golden Valley 50.
Crystal Oretga had 18 points and sophomore forward Ahlisha Henderson had 12. Reseda trailed by 12 points entering the fourth quarter but came all the way back.

Fulton Prep 65, Vasquez 52

Cleveland 67, San Fernando 44

Reseda 51, North Hollywood 45. Reseda fille din for Simi Valley due to a communication error.

Panorama 66. Sherman Oaks C.E.S. 48

2011 WAR ON THE FLOOR BOYS HOOPS
ONE DAY EXTRAVAGANZA

SATURDAY JANUARY 15, 2011.
SITE: Pierce College in Woodland Hills

THE MATCH-UPS:
ALL GAMES, ONE SITE

Campbell Hall vs. Granada Hills (girls), 10 a.m.
Montclair Prep vs. Santa Clara (girls), 11:30 a.m.
LaSalle vs. Besant Hill, 1 p.m.
Brentwood vs. Renaissance Academy, 2:30 p.m.

Montclair Prep vs. Chaminade, 4 p.m.
Notre Dame vs. Sylmar, 5:30 p.m.
Valencia vs. Campbell Hall, 7 p.m.
Oaks Christian vs. Alemany, 8:30 p.m.

No more Jrue Holiday.

No problem for the Cambell Hall boys' basketball team.

The Vikings improved to 9-1 after a 103-71 victory against Sylmar at the Mission Prep tournament Monday morning.

Austin McBroom had 35 points and K.J. Smith had 32 to lead the Vikings.

San Diego St.-comit Cole Huff had 14 and jeremy Clark had 10 for Campbell Hall.

Sylmar dropped to 1-6 in the early going.

Have no fear Oaks Christian football fans.

Despite the graduation this spring of quarterbacks Richie Harrington and Trevor Gretzky, the Lions' offense appears to be in good hands entering the 2011 season.

Oaks Christian, the defending Southern Section Northern Division champion, is expecting the arrival of Luke Falk, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound quarterback from Logan High School in Logan, Utah.

Falk is scheduled to start classes Jan. 7 on the Westlake Village campus when the school's second semester begins.

Falk passed for 1,486 yards and 17 touchdowns during his sophomore season while splitting time with junior DJ Nelson for the Grizzlies, who went 8-3 and lost in the first round of the Utah state 4A playoffs in October.

Reseda High is hosting a girls' tournament Monday-Thursday

Here is the 16-team bracket first day schedule

Golden Valley vs. Reseda, 8 a.m.
Fulton Prep vs. Vasquez, 9:30 a.m.
Cleveland vs. San Fernando, 11 a.m.
North Hollywood vs. Simi Valley, 12:30 p.m.

Panorama vs, S.O.C.E.S., 2 p.m.
Arleta vs. Kennedy, 3:30 p.m.
Northridge Academy vs. Grace Brethren, 5 p.m.
Grant vs. Reseda JV, 6:30 p.m.

Notre Dame didn't make the playoffs in 2010.

It will try and get back to the postseason in 2011.

It won't be easy with a tough nonleague schedule.

Week 0: at Serra
Week 1: Valencia
Week 2: vs. Taft
Week 3: Bye
Week 4: vs. Birmingham
Week 5: Chaminade

Matt Luderer, athletic director at Crespi, has confirmed the 2011 nonleague portion of the football schedule.

Week 0: at Dominguez
Week 1: Bye
Week 2: vs. Chula Vista
Week 3: at Clovis West
Week 4: vs. Vista Murrieta
Week 5: at Taft

Paraclete Football Finalizes 2011 Schedule, Starts Two New Series

LANCASTER, CA - Paraclete High School (Lancaster, CA) has agreed to start two home-and-home football series with Olympian High School (Chula Vista, CA) and Oak Park High School (Oak Park, CA) beginning in 2011, Paraclete head coach Norm Dahlia announced Sunday.

The Spirits, who finished the 2010 season as the Alpha League and CIF Southern Section East Valley Division Champions, will travel to Olympian High School for a non-divisional game scheduled for Friday, Sept. 9, 2011. Two weeks later, Oak Park will travel north to Lancaster to face Paraclete in a non-league game scheduled for Friday, Sept 23, 2011. All times will be announced at a later date.

This will also mark the first time the Spirits will meet both Olympian and Oak Park in football.

With the two new agreements in place, Paraclete's 2011 schedule is as follows:

09/02/10 - Serrano H.S.
09/09/10 - at Olympian H.S.
09/16/10 - BYE
09/23/10 - Oak Park H.S.
09/30/10 - Marshall H.S.*
10/07/10 - at Campbell Hall*
10/14/10 - Brentwood*
10/21/10 - Montclair Prep*
10/28/10 - at Calvary Chapel - Downey*
11/04/10 - at Sierra Canyon*
11/11/10 - Kilpatrick*

Bold - Denotes Home Game
* - Denotes Alpha League Game

DAILY NEWS TOP 20 THROUGH DEC. 19

1. Taft (7-0)
2. Harvard-Westlake (7-2)
3. Thousand Oaks (10-0)
4. Crespi (5-3)
5. Alemany (5-1)
6. Chatsworth (11-2)
7. El Camino Real (6-1)
8. Campbell Hall (8-1)
9. Montclair Prep (9-1)
10. Sierra Canyon (6-0)
11. La Canada (8-0)
12. Notre Dame (7-2)
13. Simi Valley (7-3)
14. Canyon (9-2)
15. Calabasas (5-3)
16. Moorpark (9-1)
17. Valencia (6-2)
18. Chaminade (6-3)
19. Oaks Christian (4-4)
20. West Ranch

Others: Highland, Paraclete, Westlake, Agoura, Buckley, Crescenta Valley, Saugus, Verdugo Hills, Cleveland, Royal, Oak Park, Grant, Antelope Valley, Palmdale, Sylmar, Flintridge Prep, Community Charter, Hart

Eight teams are left with a chance to win the championship at the fifth annual San Fernando Valley Invitational tournament.

Here are Monday's quarterfinal matchups.

Crespi vs. Eastside, 7:30 p.m. at Crespi
El Camino Real vs. Sierra Canyon, 7:30 p.m. at Kennedy
Alemany vs. Saugus, 7:30 p.m. at Alemany
Granada Hills vs. Santiago of Corona, 7:30 p.m. at Granada Hills

The semifinals are on Tuesday and the championship game Wednesday at Alemany

Behind 17 points from tournament MVP Mike McGlashan, the Spartans beat Bonita 63-51 to win their tournament.

Mason Holle scored a game-high 18 points for La Canada (8-0), which built a 24-9 first quarter lead.

Dario Civon added 11 points for the Spartans.

CiVon, Holle and Matt Faber were named to the all-tournament.

Here are the results from the two-day Rosemead Wrestling Tournament.

All of the following wrestlers have advanced to the quarterfinals in their respective championship brackets.

Sergio Mendez, San Fernando at 103 pounds
Anthony Inge, Alemany 112
Jacob Gorman, SF 112
Ben Kogan, Harvard-Westlake, 119
Shane Murphy, Simi Valley 125
Amir Hassan, Westlake, 125
Anthony Figueroa, SF, 130
Manuel Turegano, Sylmar, 130
Jake Sonnenberg, H-W, 135
Austin Braddock of Simi Valley goes against Miguel Gallegos of San Fernando in his first match of Day Two, 135
Brandon Chen, H-W, 140
Anthony Contreras, SF, 140
Darren Jackson, Simi Valley 145
Jose Sermano, Alemany, 145
Sam Duchene, Simi Valley 152
Wilber Solares, Granada Hills against Elliot Storey, Harvard-Westlake at 160
Chris Rousey, Simi Valley, 171
Ethan Rieder, Agoura, 189
Robert Flores, Westlake, 189
William Gockel-Figge, Simi Valley, 215 (who had 3 pins on Day One)
Ted Peralta, SF, heavy

In regards to team standings, San Fernando is the highest in the area at #9, while Simi Valley is #11, Westlake is #16, Calabasas is #16, Harvard-Westlake #21, Alemany #23, Agoura #35 and Sylmar #46.

Alemany has advanced to one of four regional championship games of the San Fernando Valley tournament after a 69-55 victory against Crescenta Valley.

Marqueze Coleman had 24 points, 10 rebounds and five steals to lead the Warriors.

Jordan Fuller had 20 points and five assists.

Max Guercy had six points, eight assists and five steals.

Sophomore Cole Currie had 28 points for Crescenta Valley.

Calabasas is on a five-game winnng streak after beating Burroughs, 47-38 in the quarterfinals of the Burroughs tournament.

Katie Noonan had 12 points and three rebounds, Victoria Wei had 10 points and 12 rebounds, Jaclyn Goodman had four points and 10 rebounds and Lauren Tse played great defense.

The Coyotes face Valencia Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the semifinals.

Canyon takes on St. Bernard in the other semifinal at 5 p.m.

El Camino Real beat Grant, 77-50, and Sierra Canyon handled Kennedy, 53-47, in regional semifinals of the San Fernando Valley Invitational.

ECR will play Sierra Canyon Monday at 7:30 p.m.

The winner will advance to the semifinals Tuesday at Alemany.

It should be a great game between two up and coming teams.

ECR features seniors Temjae Singleton (New Mexico St commit), J.T. Nemit, Anthony Jones and freshman Maleke Haynes, Julian Richardson and Evan Wardlow.

Sierra Canyon counters with juniors Julian Brooks and Jesse Howell, sophomore Jahmel Taylor and freshman Bryan Alberts and Marsalis Johnson.

It was suppose to have been a much closer, tighter and better game.

The Crespi boys' basketball team made sure it wasn't in a dominating 79-51 victory against Calabasas in a regional semifinal game of the San Fernando Valley Invitational tournament.

The Celts (5-3) punched the Coyotes in the mouth hard and fast, racing to a 21-10 lead after one quarter and never looked back.

"That is what we want to do, wear teams down," Crespi guard Matt Mounier said. "Coach (Russell) White wants us to keep playing hard the whole time."

What separated Crespi from the Coyotes was its defense and what coach White called the best offensive performance thus far..

The Celts constantly pressured Calabasas, had several deflections and never let Calabasas feel comfortable taking a shot.

The intensity on the defensive end led to layup and easy looks on offense.

Justin Rubia had 17 points, Kenny Stenhouse had 13, Christian Johnson had 11 and Mounier finished with 10 in an all-around balanced effort for Crespi.

The Celts were even able to overcome an ankle injury to Chris Connelly and were still without burly-forward Reggie Coates, who is expected to make his season debut very soon after a long football season.

"I was like 'Oh, golly' when Chris went out because he is one of our top defenders but we played hard and wanted to win for Chris," Stenhouse said. "The bottom line is getting the win."

Calabasas had a glimmer of hope late in the third quarter when it trailed 37-26 but Crespi answered every call.

Mounier made a 3-pointer, Johnson had a three point play and a 3-pointer, Stenhouse had a three point play and Mounier stole an inbounds pass and made a layup all within three minutes.

The lead ballooned to 20 points and that was it.

Nick Justman led the Coyotes with 11 points, Josh Cohan had eight and Callum Dewar, Leonard Gorokhov and Spencer Levy each had seven.

"There is a hammer and nail in every situation and today they were the hammer and we were the nail," Calabasas coach Jon Palarz said. "We didn't have the strength nor the skill to combat Crespi today. Things are never as good as they seem and never as bad as they seem. Obviously, this loss doesn't define our season but it certainly deserves a response."

Calabasas will get a chance to get back on the right track with a consolation game Monday against the loser of Burbank vs. Eastside.

Crespi moves into the regional championship for the first time at 7:30 p.m. at Crespi.

The semifinals will be Tuesday at Alemany and the championship game Wednesday back at Alemany.

If Crespi were to win Monday, a possible showdown would loom with El Camino Real and its head coach David Rebibo, an ex-Crespi assistant under White.

Looking even further ahead, Crespi could matchup with Mission League rival Alemany in the final, a team the Celts beat three times last season, including in the Div. IV-A championship game.

Here are scores from the Burroughs tournament.

Steveston (London) 44, Hoover 43
Anmol Mattue had 26 points in the win.

Kariz Alberto had 13 points for Hoover.

Pasadena 48, Granada Hills 47 in overtime
Tyler Crockom had 17 points in the win.

Nishida had 21 points to lead granada Hills while Utah St.-bound Xava Grooms had 11.

Culver City 58
Glendale 36
Jade Neil had 14 and London Juinious had 11 in the win.

Keasha Luna had 13 and Kris Zadourian had 10 for Glendale.

El Camino Real 63, Venice 23

Sophomore Cora Chan had 23 points and Karen Yap had 12 in the win.

St. Bernard 70, Los Osos 57 in a quarterfinal

Lahjahna Drummer had 20 points and Kacy Swain 20 as well in the win.

Amy Ohonhno had 22 and Jessica Whitfield had 18 for Los Osos.

Canyon 63, Burbank 31
Alia McCoy had 15 points in the win.

Nia Treadwell had eight for Burbank

Canyon is undefeated still.

Valencia 44, Monroe 40 in a quarterinal

Lauren Spargo had 14 and Faith Anumba had 11 in the win.

Ayisat Afolabi had 18 and Maya Campo had 12 for Monroe

Brianna Barrett was named MVP and the Oaks Christian girls' basketball team beat Washington Prep from the L.A. City Section, 59-51, to win the South East High tournament.

The Lions improved to 8-2 under new head coach Mario Trutanic.

Crystal Owusu was named to the all-tournament team.

Both teams are entered in the highly-competitive Oaks Christian tournament Dec. 27-30.

The only two losses for Oaks Christian this year are to Bell-Jeff and Windward.

If you like great quarterbacks, you're going to love the annual Daily News East-West All-Star Game on Jan. 16 at College of the Canyons. The West has Westlake's Nick Isham and Crespi's Kenny Stenhouse, and the East has Alemany's Vernon Adams and Valencia's Alex Bishop.

Proceeds benefit the Valley Youth Conference.

Information: (818) 999-5197.

Just checked in with Nelson Spruce, who is pumped about committing to Colorado.

"It's just a great opportunity," said Spruce, who takes an official visit in January. "I have a lot of friends who go there, and they all say it's amazing."

Surprisingly, Spruce said he is only seen snow once in life.

"But I like it. It was in Salt Lake City," he said.

The other interesting thing about Spruce's commitment is he was also considering Hawaii because he enjoys the beach.

"I kind of went the opposite way," Spruce said.

Nelson Spruce, a top receiver for Westlake, has committed to Colorado.

Monday Dec. 27

Chaminade vs. St. Genevieve, 9 a.m.
Golden Valley vs. St. Bonaventure, 10:30 a.m.
Domnguez vs. Sun Valley Poly, 12 p.m.
Eastside vs. Salesain, 1:30 p.m.

Lancaster vs. Newbury Park, 3 p.m.
Granada Hills vs. A.G.B.U., 4:30 p.m.
Calabasas vs. Roybal, 6 p.m.
Kennedy vs. Menlo, 7:30 p.m.

Taft easily defeated Mission Hills of San Marcos near San Diego, 64-28.

C.J. Blackwell had 14 points.

Campbell Hall beat Stockdale of Bakersfield, 72-59.

San Diego St.-commit Cole Huff had 24 points and Austin McBroom had 22. The Vikings are now 8-0.

Sylmar lost to San Luis Obispo, 72-57.

Alex Moreno scored 25 points for the Spartans (1-4).

Michael Bercovici signed his letter of intent and officially finished high school today, as the Taft quarterback is leaving early for Arizona State.

It's been a tough road for Bercovici, who missed most of his junior season last year after transferring from Westlake for what the CIF ruled were athletic reasons, rendering Bercovici ineligible for a year.

But he came back and had a great season this past fall, passing for 3,755 yards and 37 touchdowns.

Jordan Simmons, Crespi High's new football standout-turned-basketball player, is going to cause all sorts of matchup problems.

One of three football starters switching to basketball this week, Simmons is 6-foot-5 and 335 pounds, and instead of being a fouling machine like most big football players who also play basketball, Simmons has skills.

A junior transfer from Dorsey, Simmons can run, shoot and rebound, and he's a slam-dunk jumper. He scored 11 points with seven rebounds, one steal and a blocked shot in 14 minutes Friday in a 76-22 win over visiting Desert Christian in the first round of the 32-team San Fernando Valley Invitational.

"He kind of unmovable. He pushed me around," said Christian Kerr, Desert Christian's tallest player at 6-3. "Have I ever had to guard a guy before who was 6-5, 335 pounds? Not quite."

Kenny Stenhouse, a top quarterback who was a key basketball player for Crespi last season, is back, along with Reggie Coates, a tight end who like the other two is expected to be an impact player once he returns Monday from a football recruiting visit to Nevada.

"Jordan is definitely in the plans this year. He's going to help on the boards because he's big and strong and he can move," said Stenhouse, who went scoreless in limited minutes but contributed five steals.

As a Dorsey sophomore last year, Simmons averaged 8.5 points and five rebounds. At Crespi, he fits in well with 6-7 center Chris Connelly,

"I think I can help a lot because there's only one other big guy," Simmons said. "That's why I'm here. I'm not just here to stay in shape for football."

Crespi (4-3), one of four San Fernando Valley Invitational hosts, was able to hand pick Desert Christian (2-3) for the opener, but the road gets harder with so many competitive teams participating like Orange Lutheran, Alemany, Calabasas, University of L.A., Verdugo Hills, Knight, Sierra Canyon and El Camino Real.

Crespi plays at 4:30 p.m. today at home against the Calabasas-Antelope Valley winner.

Sierra Canyon has hired former Valencia and UCLA softball player Ashley Herrera as its new softball coach.

Kennedy leads Ribet Academy 33-24 at halftime in a first round game of the SFV Invitational tournament.

Taft leads Mission Hills, 53-22 at the end of three quarters at the Mission Prep tournament in San Luis Obispo.

Crespi got over .500 with an easy 76-22 victory against Desert Chritian of Lancaster.

Matt Mounier had 20 points and eight rebounds, Justin Rubia had 14 points, London Perrantes 11 points and six assists and Jordan Simmons contributed 11 points and seven rebounds.

The Mission League needs to becware of Crespi now that the football players are back.

Here are some results from the Burroughs tournament.

St. Bernard 37
Pasadena 35

Kacy Swain had 16 points in the win. Lajahna Drummer scored nine points.

Tyler Crockom and Megan Rutherford had 12 and nine points for Pasadena.

Canyon 77
Hoover 31

Shorty Dent had 16 points and Tiffini Stone had 16 for Canyon, who is undefeated.

Kariz Alberto and Allison Zalin each had eight points for Hoover.

Burbank 61
Stevenson (London) 31

Irene Pashapour had 13 points and Leah Andriasian had 12 in the win.

Anmol Mattu scored 25 points for Stevenson.

Ron Lee was outstanding Friday with 37 points for the Oak Park boys' basketball team in a first round game against Grant in the San Fernando Valley Invitational at Kennedy High in Granada Hills.

It just wasn't enough.

The Lancers used a balanced offensive effort to squeak out a 56-52 victory.

Grant will play El Camino Real today at 4:30 p.m. in a regional semifinal.

Travon Thomas was the hero for Grant with a key 3-pointer with 2:10 remaining and then made a running floater in the lane to break a 52-52 tie.

Grigor Khachatryan made two free throws with 18.1 seconds remaining to seal it for Grant.

"Just win baby, that's all that matters," Thomas said. "We have a good team. We can do some things this season."

Thomas and Khachatryan came through late but it was 6'7 junior forward Gor Plavchyan and Gurgen Harutyunyan, who did damage early.

Plavchyan finished with 14 points and 16 rebounds and Harutyunyan had 14 points and four assists.

Grant will get a chance to earn a measure of respect with a victory against West Valley League contender ECR, who features New Mexico St.-commit Temjae Singleton and freshman Maleke Haynes and Julian Richardson.

"We just have to play hard and play defense," Thomas said. "And get out and run."

EL CAMINO REAL 63, MILKEN COMMUNITY 32

Singleton, who committed to New Mexico St. earlier in the day finished with 15 points for the Conquistadores (5-1). Anthony Jones had 18 points and Haynes had 11 points and seven assists. ECR led 37-18 at halftime.

J.J. Friedman scored 12 points for the Wildcats (3-3).

SIERRA CANYON 78, KITSILANO (VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA) 48

The undefeated Trailblazers (5-0) had no trouble with the Blue Demons (8-1) as they got off to a 34-4 start.

Freshman phenom Bryan Alberts led five players in double figures with 21 points.

Freshman Marsalis Johnson, who has been offered by San Francisco had 16 points, junior Julian Brooks had 13, junior Jesse Howell had 11 and sophomore Jahmel Taylor (offered by USC) had 10.

Brooks and Howell were making their season debuts after a long football season.

"It was great to have two more guys in the lineup and give us more options," coach Ryan Silver said. "We just want to continue to get better and better and be our best for the playoffs."

Grant leads Oak Park 54-52 with 1:05 remaining in a first round game of the San Fernando Valley tournament at Kennedy High in Granada Hills

Temjae Singleton, a 6-foot-7 senior forward at El Camino Real, has verbally committed to play basketball at New Mexico State.

Singleton helped the Conquistadores reach the City Section Div. III championship game last year and has ECR off to a 4-1 start this season entering Friday's game against Milken Community in the opening round of the sixth annual San Fernando Valley Invitational tournament.

VCS Hires former NFL Quarterback Jay Schroeder as Director of Football

Village Christian Schools announces the hiring of Jay Schroeder, former Raiders and Redskins quarterback, as the new Director of Football Operations. Schroeder is leaving his position as assistant athletic director at powerhouse Oaks Christian in Westlake to assume his new duties beginning in January.

Schroeder is poised to help VCS return to the CIF championship game which they won in 2003, and missed out on by only one point in overtime this year in the semi-final match

As the Director of Football Operations, he will head the varsity team, and also have coaching duties and leadership responsibility of the junior varsity and middle school football programs.

According to Head of Schools Tom Konjoyan, VCS received over 75 applications for this position, but had honed in on Schroeder from the start.

"Jay is a leader of great Christian character who will not only build a great football program, but also will develop the character of our student athletes," said Konjoyan.

The official announcement was made first to the football players who were asked to meet in the high school teachers' lounge last Thursday for an announcement.

"I want to build you up to be great young men," Schroeder said to the assembled team, "My job is to push you to be the best possible athlete and person you can be, and for you to be a success. I am going to ask you to work hard, have fun, and win."

Schroeder takes over for Jeff Cortez who led VCS into the semi-finals of this year's CIF playoffs, upsetting top-seeded Azusa High School and toppling Rosemead High School before losing to Whittier Christian by only one point in overtime. Cortez submitted his resignation last spring, but stayed with VCS until the end of this season. He leaves to join his family who moved to Tennessee last spring.

Background
One would never guess by his charming, easygoing nature that Schroeder was a quarterback in the NFL for eleven incredible years before retiring in 1994. He started only one college game at UCLA in 1980 before he was chosen in the 3rd round of the NFL draft in 1984 by the Washington Redskins. His first NFL game experience came in 1985 when starting quarterback Joe Theisman's leg was brutally broken during a game against the New York Giants. Schroeder finished the year as the starter and the next year he passed for over 4,000 yards enroute to the Pro Bowl. Jay started 10 league games for the 1987 Super Bowl Champion Redskins.
In 1988, the Redskins traded Schroeder to the Los Angeles Raiders with whom he played for 5 years. During those years he had many exciting games including a dramatic overtime win in Denver after trailing 24-0 at halftime, and a career-high four touchdowns against the Minnesota Vikings. In 1993, he played for the Cincinnati Bengals and then the Arizona Cardinals in 1994. Schroeder finished his career with over 20,000 yards passing, over 100 touchdown passes and a .648 winning percentage.
He retired from football in 1995 and began coaching at Snow Canyon High School as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He has also worked as analyst for Sky Sports NFL coverage.

It will be an interesting sight Friday in the semifinals of the Cantwell Sacred-Heart tournament when Chaminade faces Clovis West.

Clovis West asst. coach Jeff Young will go against his former school.

Young was the head coach at Chaminade in the middle of the 1990's when he led the Eagles to a Southern Section championship behind Scott Borchart.

Freshman Jack Williams had 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead Chaminade in a 72-64 quarterfinal victory against Hawthorne at the Cantwell Sacred-Heart tournament late Thursday night.

Chaminade is now 6-1 under third year coach Todd Wolfson and will play Clovis West in a semifinal Friday.

Chatsworth and El Camino of Oceanside will meet in the other semifinal.

The winners will play for the championship Saturday.

The early pick for City Section coach of the year is Scott Switalla at Chatsworth.

His Chancellors won their 10th game of the season against one close loss Thursday in a 92-54 victory against Venice.

Chatsworth is now in the semifinals Friday against El Camino of Oceanside at the Cantwell Sacred-Heart tournament in Montebello.

El Camino beat Montclair Prep, 77-69, handing the Mounties their first defeat of the season after seven wins.

Terrell Funchess led Chatsworth with 22 points and was the latest of several players to take charge for the Chancellors.

Chatsworth has been getting solid production from Funchess, Derrick Hector, Frankie Flore and Jason Rosales among others.

Chatsworth finished third at the Simi Valley tournament, won the Crescenta Valley tournament last week and is one win away from the championship at Cantwell Sacred-Heart.

The Chancellors are scheduled to play in the Marin Catholic tournament in Kentfield after Christmas and have nonleague games with Morningside, Colony and Price in January in addition to West Valley League play.

Chatsworth is a virtual lock to win the lowly Div. III championship in March.

It won't even be much of a challenge the way Chatsworth is playing right now.

The only loss is against McClymonds of Oakland, Calif. in the first game of the season at Simi Valley.

Chatsworth trailed by 19 points in that game before coming all the way back to take a one-point lead only to lose close, 71-68.

The Calabasas girls' basketball team is on a roll.

The Coyotes won their fourth consecutive game after a 40-36 upset victory against El Camino Real Thursday at the Burroughs tournament.

Katie Noonan had 16 points and Victoria Wei had eight and 10 rebounds as the seniors led the way.

Calabasas lost its first three games of the season but has rebounds with victories against Rio Mesa, Newbury Park, Simi Valley and its latest win.

New coach Therese Berner is operating with the two veteran seniors, five sophomore and a freshman. The roster only has eight players.

Sophomores India Wilson, Jaclyn Goodman and Lauren Tse are cornerstones for the future.

Wilson had 11 points and 11 rebounds against El Camino Real.

Calabasas will play host Burroughs in the second round.

Here is a quick recap from the Burroughs tournament

Monroe 64
Culver City 42

Sophomore Ayisat Afolabi had 30 points in the victory for arguable the best City Section team in the San Fernando Valley.

Ani Avanessian added 11 points for Monroe.

Jade Neal had 24 points to lead Culver City.

Valencia 50
Glendale 30

Faith Anumba had 14 points and Lauren Spargo had 10 in the victory.

Stell Ghazarian led Glendale with 13 points.

Calabasas pulled off a mild upset in a 40-36 victory against El Camino Real.

Katie Noonan had 16 points, India Wilson had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Victoria Wei had eight points and 10 rebounds.

Shannon Kingery had 16 points and sophomore Cora Chan had 12 for El Camino Real.

If you are looking for something sweet at a local boys' basketball, Notre Dame is the place to be.

The snack bar sells Cinabon cinnamon rolls and they are fantastic.

Notre Dame has opened up a 39-30 lead on Canyon in a nonleague game.

Kennedy Edwards is looking good for the Knights.

Leading scorer Clay Kasdorf is out with an injury for Canyon.

Here is the schedule for the Burroughs tournament

In order of the bracket

Pasadena vs. TBA, 3 p.m. Friday
Granada Hills vs. Los Osos, 7:30 p.m. Friday
Steveston (London) vs. Burbank, 6 p.m. Friday
Hoover (Glendale) vs. Canyon, 4:30 p.m. Friday

Monroe vs. Culver City, 3 p.m. Thursday
Valencia vs. Glendale, 4:30 p.m. Thursday
El Camino Real vs. Calabasas, 6 p.m. Thursday
Burroughs vs. Venice, 7:30 p.m. Thursday

Cantwell Sacred-Heart boys basketball tournament schedule for Thursday Dec. 16

: Games at Salesian
: 2:00Pm Pasadena Mashall vs. South El Monte
: 3:30pm Duarte vs. Whittier
: 5:00pm Roybal vs. Pioneer
: 6:30pm Bell vs. Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary
: 8:00pm South Pasadena vs. Roosevelt
: 9:30pm Huntington Park vs. Los Altos

: Games at Cantwell Sacred Heart
: 2:00pm Artesia vs. Salesian
: 3:30pm Bravo vs. Hamilton
: 5:00pm Chatsworth vs Venice (quarterfinal)
: 6:30pm El Camino Oceanside vs. Montclair Prep (quarterfinal)
: 8:00pm Segerstrom vs. Clovis West (quarterfinal)
: 9:30pm Chaminade vs Hawthorne (quarterfinal)

A program rich in tradition, Simi Valley has a winning all-time record against every Marmonte League opponent except Calabasas, but the Pioneers are inching closer.

Simi Valley defeated Calabasas 65-63 in overtime Wednesday, and now the series is 7-9 in Calabasas' favor. Against everyone else, Simi Valley is above .500.

Simi Valley's Jonathan Davis is quite a player, mature beyond his years and the kind of performer who at this level can excel at any position. He's 6-7 and Simi Valley's tallest players, so they need down low, but I really like Davis outside in the open court on offense because the kid can really create.

I was really impressed with Jeremy Lieberman on Wednesday. He's a starting freshman point guard for Calabasas, and he scored nine points and showed good court sense in a 65-63 overtime loss at Simi Valley.

The youngster is the nephew of Zach Lieberman, one of the flashiest ball handlers in San Fernando Valley history at Montclair Prep, Taft, then Kennedy, where he was an All-City selection. Back in the day, Lieberman reminded everyone of Pete Maravich with his behind-the-back dribbling, no-look passes and terrific outside shooting. He later played Division I college ball at USIU in San Diego.

Bumped into Crespi coach Russell White on Wednesday at the Simi Valley-Calabasas game, and White is happy to report the addition of football players Jordan Simmons and Reggie Coates, with Kenny Stenhouse expected to join soon.

"They look good," White said.

Simmons is a junior Dorsey transfer, and he is an intriguing addition if only for the fact he's 6-foot-5 and 335 pounds with bulging muscles. He played varsity basketball for the Dons last season, and since transferring to Crespi he has blossomed into a nationally recruited football standout.

"You can definitely tell he can play. He adds a presence in the paint," White said.

Coates sat out last season because of an injury, and he is an impact player. Stenhouse was one of the team's top players last season.

Things didn't look good for Simi Valley when George Washington-bound forward Jonathan Davis fouled out with 3:40 remaining in overtime on a terrible call offensive foul call.

The Pioneers went down by three points but managed tocome back and take a 64-63 lead on an Austin Hawk 14-footer with 22 seconds remaining.

Calabasas' Leonard Gorokhov had a chance to be a hero but missed a 3-pointer from the right corner and Jesse Dinonno came down with the rebound and got fouled.

Dinonno missed the first free throw and made the second for a 65-63 lead.

Somehow, Nick Justman was left wide open at halfcourt and received the inbounds pass.

Justman caught the ball, dribbled feverishly toward the basket but missed a game-tying layup at the buzzer.

Simi Valley hung on, barely.

Calabasas had a six-point lead with 4:40 remaining in regulation and led by four after a 3-pointer by freshman Jeremy Lieberman with 2:46 remaining.

Gorokhov got his hands on a long rebound and made a layup with 1:40 remaining to give Calabasas a 59-55 lead.

But Davis scored a basket and made two free throws with 5.4 seconds left to send it into overtime.

Gorokhov nearly ended it in regulation but a half-court shot missed just short at the regulation buzzer.

Cardinal Classic (Cantwell Sacred Heart)

Chatsworth - 76
South Pasadena - 48

Scoring by Quarters:
Chatsworth - 25, 19, 20, 12
South Pasadena - 10, 16, 7, 15

Chatsworth Scoring:
Frankie Flores - 9
Jessie Hernandez - 7
Jason Monje - 6
Terrell Funches - 25
Jordan Rosales - 18
Mina Ghebryal - 2
Mark Olmos - 5
Daniel Dabdoub - 2
Ternell Manuel - 2

South Pasadena Scoring:
Lawrence Moreno - 2
Harry Yadav - 4
David Hughey - 2
Alireza Jabalameh - 1
James Kawakami - 2
Kai Matsukuma - 7
JJ Shields - 16
Zach Lindecamp - 7
Bobby Kobara - 5
Jason Qiu - 2

Records:
Chatsworth 9-1
South Pasadena 3-5

Monrtclair Prep and Chaminade are in the quarterinals too.

Games are at Cantwell Sacred-Heart High in Montebello.

Chatsworth plays at 5 p.m.
Montclair Prep vs. El Camino of Oceanside at 6:30 p.m.
Chaminade vs. Hawthorne at 9:30 p.m.

It was only his second game back after missing the beginning of the season for personal reasons, but Austin Hawk is quickly making up for lost time.

Down by one point, the 6-foot junior hit a turnaround jump shot with 22 seconds left in overtime Wednesday to lift Simi Valley to a 65-63 win over visiting Calabasas in a Marmonte League thriller that had the crowd on its feet.

"I was just feeling it. I like the last shot when the game is on the line," Hawk said. "I like the pressure. I'm not fazed by it."

Calabasas' Nick Justman missed on a driving layup at the buzzer.

Simi Valley's Jonathan Davis scored 21 points but fouled out in overtime. D.J. Saul added 12, Brandon Guillory scored 10 and Hawk had eight.

Calabasas' Callum Dewar scored 23 points, 15 in the third quarter.

Davis hit two free throws with five seconds left in regulation to forge a 59-59.

Calabasas (4-2, 1-1) did a good job denying Davis the ball in the first half, but when he did get his touches, he usually did something good.

His driving dunk with midway through the second quarter gave Simi Valley (7-3, 2-0) a 20-16 lead, and after Calabasas' Spencer Levy answered with a driving layup to cut the lead advantage back to two, Davis hit a turnaround jumper to help Simi Valley to a 27-23 halftime lead.

Guillory didn't enter the second quarter, but he scored six points in the period, including two driving baskets.

For the rest of the first half, Simi Valley mostly shot from the perimeter, connecting on four 3-pointers, two by Saul.

Hugo Castillo is the new head softball coach at Golden Valley.

Taft quarterback Michael Bercovici is among the All-City selections. Here's the list:

All-City Football 2010
First-team Offense
QB_Michael Bercovici, Taft, Sr.
QB_Joseph Gray, Dorsey, Sr.
QB_Justin Alo, Carson, Sr.
RB_Dion Willis, Carson, Sr.
RB_Kevin Ervin, Poly, Sr.
RB_Malcolm Thomas, Panorama, Sr.
RB_Mathew Bowen, Fairfax, Sr.
RB_Kawan Rally, El Camino Real, Jr.
RB_Malcolm Creer, Palisades, Sr.
OL_Marcus Martin, Crenshaw, Sr.
OL_Traves Raphael, Taft, Sr.
OL_Donte Levingstone, Narbonne, Sr.
OL_Edgar Gonzalez, Garfield, Sr.
OL_Christian Leui-Saole, Carson, Sr.
OL_Noel Avalos, Arleta, Sr.
WR_Mike Thomas, Taft, Sr.
WR_Marquis Thompson, Crenshaw, Sr.
WR_Darreus Rogers, Carson, Jr.
K_Christian Gonzalez, San Pedro, Sr.
First team defense
DL_James Brock, Crenshaw, Sr.
DL_Junior Alexis, Crenshaw, Sr.
DL_Yohance Salimu, Crenshaw, Sr.
DL_Moses Saucedo, Garfield, Sr.
DL_Audry Thompson, Chatsworth, Sr.
DL_Jeremiah Allison, Dorsey, Jr.
LB_Qujan Floyd, Crenshaw, Sr.
LB_Matthew Lyons, Dorsey, Sr.
LB_Jackyle Cooper, Jordan, Sr.
LB_Tim Geiger, Venice, Sr.
LB_Don Tyler, Fairfax, Sr.
LB_Kris Bass, San Pedro, Sr.
LB_Andrew Medrano, Lincoln, Sr.
DB_De'Anthony Thomas, Crenshaw, Sr.
DB_Tracy Harris, Carson, Sr.
DB_Gerber Rodriguez, Marshall, Sr.
DB_Gabriel Marks, Venice, Jr.
DB_Larry Clark, Venice, Sr.
P_Hector Cazales, Garfield, Sr.
Second-team Offense
QB_Kwamhe Davis, Reseda, Jr.
QB_Jeremi Ross, Hollywood, Jr.
QB_Michael Orozco, Franklin, Sr.
QB_Troy Williams, Narbonne, So.
RB_Teondray Caldwell, Venice, Sr.
RB_Darrell Santiago, San Pedro, Sr.
RB_Jamel Jones, Sylmar, Jr.
RB_Davion Roberts, Jefferson, Sr.
RB_Carlos Duran, Lincoln, Sr.
RB_Jonathan Williams, Kennedy, Sr.
OL_Antonio Loggins, Crenshaw, Sr.
OL_Anthony Romualdo, Poly, Sr.
OL_Max Aldrich, El Camino Real, Sr.
OL_Eddie Vasquez, San Pedro, Sr.
OL_Jose Morales, Fairfax, Sr.
WR_Miles Johnson, Taft, Sr.
WR_Chris Walker, Reseda, Sr.
WR_Marvin Hall, Dorsey, Sr.
K_Rudy Montoya, Bell, Sr.
Second-team defense
DL_Christian Diehm, San Pedro, Sr.
DL_Brent Williams, Fairfax, Sr.
DL_Rigoberta Verdin, Franklin, Sr.
DL_Alfonso Reyes, Sylmar, Sr.
LB_Nuoye Clemmons, West Adams, Jr.
LB_Erik Martinez, Poly, Sr.
LB_Daryn Walton, Westchester, Jr.
LB_Edgar Delgado, Panorama, Sr.
LB_Jonathan Major, Taft, Sr.
LB_Davonte Smith, Crenshaw, Sr.
LB_Ricardo Estrada, Roosevelt, Sr.
DB_Jonathan Mariscal, Roosevelt, Sr.
DB_Robert Lewis, South East, Sr.
DB_Shaquille Shelton, Crenshaw, Sr.
DB_Robert McCovery, Jordan, Sr.
DB_Chris Bellard, Reseda, Sr.
DB_Anthony Nickerson, Taft, Sr.
P_Michael Robert, Dorsey, Sr.

Player of the year_De'Anthony Thomas, Crenshaw.

Oaks Christian has finalized its one nonleague game for next year.

The defending Northern Division champion Lions will play Bellevue (Washington) High on either Sept. 2 or 3 in Southern California.

The game could be played at Oaks Christian, Orange Coast College or Mission Viejo High.

Bellevue is no slouch.

Bellevue is 85-7 over the past seven seasons.

Oaks Christian will have several key returning players, including Jordan Payton, Ishmael Adams, Carlos Mendoza, Chris Davis and Marcus Piechowski.

Royal vs Thousand Oaks
December 13, 2010
Royal 39, Thousand Oaks 60

Royal Points
Lykins: 12, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals
Mittel: 5
Jacoby: 6
King: 4
Sloboh: 4
Tomaszewski: 5
Wiseman: 3

Thousand Oaks Points
Montes: 6
Neuner: 9
Perry: 4
Sager: 2
Chuh: 8
Kelley: 2
Reaves: 18
Frisoli: 11

Score by Quarters
Royal: 3, 15, 7, 14=39
Thousand Oaks: 13, 14, 15, 18=60

Coming off a chamopionship game loss against Fremont in the Beverly Hills tournament Saturday, the El Camino Real boys' basketball team got right back to its winning ways.

J.T. Nemit had 17 points and Anthony Jones had 12 in a 58-46 nonleague victory against Hart.

Temjae Singleton was in foul trouble throughout but freshman Julian Richardson and Maleke Haynes stepped up with 10 and nine points, respectively. Haynes added nine assists.

Simi Valley 54, Westlake 52

Jonathan Davis had 22 points and 11 rebounds in the win.

Calabasas 57, Newbury Park 42

Thousand Oaks 75, Royal 56

The consensus amongst most people in local boys' basketball circles is the Marmonte League is up for grabs this season.

Thousand Oaks apparently has not received the message.
The Lancers stayed undefeated Monday, winning their ninth consecutive game to start the season in a 75-56 victory against Royal in a league opener.

Anthony Jacques had 20 points, Evann Hall had 19, Austin Cagley had 13 and Richard Mullaney had 12 in a balanced effort for Thousand Oaks.

It was the first game at home for the Lancers this year after winning two tournaments out of the area and they couldn't have been more ready to go.

Thousand Oaks made five 3-pointers in the first quarter and never looked back.

"It is so much fun playing in front of the Green Hole (student section)," Jacques said. "There is nothing more exhilarating than playing at home in front of our fans."

Royal made a slight run in the first half to get within four points but Thousand Oaks kept getting any shot it wanted from anywhere on the floor and led by 13 at halftime before extending the lead in the final 16 minutes.

"They out-muscled us and outplayed us," Royal coach Craig Griffin said. "But we will bounce back. It is going to happen sometimes with our young group."

Royal starts three sophomore and one junior and just came off playing back-to-back tournaments in the first two weeks.

J.R. Powell had 22 points, including six 3-pointers to lead the Highlanders (6-3, 0-1).

Max McCoy and Nicholas Creber had nine and eight points, respectively for Royal.

Powell had the hot hand for Royal but it was not enough to overcome Thousand Oaks' balance and nine 3-pointers.

"We were just playing together," Jacques said. "We let the game come to us. We made great passes."

The Lancers start five seniors and experienced veterans like Hall, Jacques and Mullaney, Cagley and Austin Kingi wore down the Highlanders.

"We got beat up mentally," Griffin said. "They kept scoring. They are a physical program in general. We didn't do a good job on the boards."

Despite graduating key players from a year ago, Thousand Oaks has found steady, reliaable seniors to step right in and step up.

"It is surprising to some people I think," Jacques said. "It is definitely a goal to win league. We learn from our seniors before us."

Thousand Oaks apparently has not received the message.
The Lancers stayed undefeated Monday, winning their ninth consecutive game to start the season in a 75-56 victory against Royal in a league opener.

Anthony Jacques had 20 points, Evann Hall had 19, Austin Cagley had 13 and Richard Mullaney had 12 in a balanced effort for Thousand Oaks.

It was the first game at home for the Lancers this year after winning two tournaments out of the area and they couldn't have been more ready to go.

Thousand Oaks made five 3-pointers in the first quarter and never looked back.

"It is so much fun playing in front of the Green Hole (student section)," Jacques said. "There is nothing more exhilarating than playing at home in front of our fans."

Royal made a slight run in the first half to get within four points but Thousand Oaks kept getting any shot it wanted from anywhere on the floor and led by 13 at halftime before extending the lead in the final 16 minutes.

"They out-muscled us and outplayed us," Royal coach Craig Griffin said. "But we will bounce back. It is going to happen sometimes with our young group."

Royal starts three sophomore and one junior and just came off playing back-to-back tournaments in the first two weeks.

J.R. Powell had 22 points, including six 3-pointers to lead the Highlanders (6-3, 0-1).

Max McCoy and Nicholas Creber had nine and eight points, respectively for Royal.

Powell had the hot hand for Royal but it was not enough to overcome Thousand Oaks' balance and nine 3-pointers.

"We were just playing together," Jacques said. "We let the game come to us. We made great passes."

The Lancers start five seniors and experienced veterans like Hall, Jacques and Mullaney, Cagley and Austin Kingi wore down the Highlanders.

"We got beat up mentally," Griffin said. "They kept scoring. They are a physical program in general. We didn't do a good job on the boards."

Despite graduating key players from a year ago, Thousand Oaks has found steady, reliaable seniors to step right in and step up.

"It is surprising to some people I think," Jacques said. "It is definitely a goal to win league. We learn from our seniors before us."

Ronald Ussery, a defensive lineman for Crespi who has come on strong his senior year, has committed to Fresno State.

Clifford Johnson, a Pierce cornerback who runs a 4.4 40-yard dash, has committed to Southern Miss. He also had offers from Kansas State, Kentucky and SMU.

Patrick Gonzalez of tiny Providence High is a scoring machine.

Gonzalez scored 45 points Friday in a 87-78 victory against Avalon at the Liberty Christian tournament.

He added 24 points Saturday in a 60-55 loss against Capistrano Valley Christian.

He was named tournament MVP.

Gonzalez had another game last week at the Providence tournament in which he scored 44 points against St. Genevieve.

It's official, Paraclete has been snubbed.

The Spirits were hoping to land a spot in the CIF State Div. III Bowl on Saturday but were passed over in favor of Madison of San Diego.

Here is the schedule:

CIF State Bowl Games

at Home Depot Center in Carson

FRIDAY

Division IV: La Jolla Bishop's (13-0) vs. Stockton Brookside Christian (12-0), 4 p.m.

Division I: Corona Centennial (14-0) vs. Palo Alto (13-0), 7:30 p.m.

Saturday

Division III: San Diego Madison (12-1) vs. Escalon (13-1), noon

Division II: Gardena Serra (14-0) vs. Folsom (13-1), 3:30 p.m.

Open Division: Servite (14-0) vs. Concord De La Salle (13-0), 7:30 p.m.

Tiny Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth is not so tiny anymore.

The private school located just south of the 118 freeway and a stone's throw from Chatsworth High is quickly becoming an athletic powerhouse.

The football team just lost a close 14-7 East Valley champonship game against Paraclete but figures to win it all next year will several key players back.

The girls basketball team has already made two championship appearances and has won a title.

Brandon Baxter is a top cross country runner.

But it is the boys' basketball team that could make the biggest waves soon.

It reached the Div. V-A championship game last season and lost to Besant Hills, with its huge frontline from Africa.

This year, the Trailblazers feature sophomore Jahmel Taylor, a college ready guard who scored 41 points against Bell-Jeff, freshman Bryan Alberts and Marsallis Johnson and two football players, who will be back Monday.

Juniors Julian Brooks and Jesse Howell will add to Sierra Canyon's overall talent.

And they will all be there for two more years together.

Alberts could develop into the best of all and Johnson has a scholarship offer from San Francisco.

There is also plenty of talent in the Junior High.

Sierra Canyon also had Derrick Newton and Parker Cartwright, who each left for Harvard-Westlake and Loyola, respectively.

Now that would have been downright scary.

Jahmel Taylor transferred to Sierra Canyon from Notre Dame and is off to a wonderful start for the 3-0 Trailblazers.

Taylor had his best game of the season Saturday in a 68-49 victory against Bell-Jeff.

Taylor pumped in 41 points, one night after scoring 35 against Cornerstone Christian of Wildomar.

Taylor has been offered a scholarship by USC and figures to get many more offers in the next two years.

There will be some great basketball played over the course of the next three months but the Mission League clearly stands out as the best.

The Marmonte League, the Foothill League and the Delphic League will have close, exciting games but those leagues could pale in comparison to the seven-team gauntlet that is the Mission League.

Loyola has Julian Harrell and Joe Stein and just recently won the Ocean View tournament.

Harvard-Westlake is 3-2 with losses against Compton and Taft. The Wolverines feature Colorado-bound Damiene Cain, junior Josh Hearlihy and freshman guard Michael Sheng.

And just wait until Zena Edosomwan and freshman Derrick Newton get back from injury and senior Danilo Dragovich gets his eligibility from the Southern Section.

Crespi won the Div. IV-A championship last year and has Matt Mounier, Carter Gallo, London Perrantes and Justin Rubia. Football players will be back and make the Celts stronger by Christmas, too.

Alemany has a load of young talent, including juniors Max Guercy and Marqueze Coleman and sophomores K.J. Moffett and Andrew English. Freshman Bear Henderson is a star in the making.

Chaminade features sophomore Jaron Martin, who could go off for 30 points every game and 6'9 Gilles Dierickx isn't bad either. And coach Todd Wolfson always has a scheme against the big boys.

Notre Dame owns victories against Crenshaw and Cleveland. The Knights feature Kennedy Edwards, Jonathan Bell and Antwon Johnson. Coach Bill Bedgood has done a remarkable job turning around Notre Dame after some tough years and losing two key freshman from last year.

St. Francis features Zach Gardea and Emerson Castaneda and has a great victory against Simi Valley.

Enough said.

Mission League basketball.

It will be fantastic.

Canyon beat Valencia, 49-48, Saturday to win its own tournament against Foothill League rival Valencia.

The Cowboys are 7-1 and led by Clay Kasdorf and Coley Apsay.

Canyon was in the Burbank tournament last week with its only loss coming against Agoura.

The Cowboys regrouped for a nice victory against Crenshaw the next night before winning its own tournament this week.

Matt Mounier scored 16 points but it was not enough for Crespi in a 55-45 setback against Corona Del Mar at teh Ocean View tournament.

The Celts (4-2) lost to Foothill a night earlier, 40-38.

Crespi has played tough competition and should only get better as football players make their way back next week.

Greg Patterson has come back to take over the coaching duties at Montclair Prep and has the Mounties off to a 5-0 start after a 79-46 victory against Villanova Prep in the championship of the Viewpoint tournament.

Trey Dickerson, Charles Lockett, Amonte Dees and Jake Boger are key players for the Mounties, who will be a factor in the Delphic League with Windward, Campbell Hall, Brentwood, Sierra Canyon and Pacific Hills.

It will be like a mini-Mission League every game this season.

Hey, Westlake, don't feel too bad about last night's loss. The Oaks Christian Lions have been there themselves.

On Friday, Oaks Christian prevailed 29-28 on Richie Harrington's last-minute touchdown pass, followed by Blair Holliday's two-point conversion run.

A year ago, Oaks Christian lost 42-41 in overtime to Serra in the Western final.

By this morning, Harrington found some proper perspective.

"The same thing happened to us last year, so I guess it's come full circle," Harrington said. "It felt like the clock was going to run out on us. It's unbelievable. I never would have guessed in a million years that I would have had this opportunity."

The El Camino Real boys' basketball team improved to 3-0 after a 52-46 victory against Beverly Hills in a semifinal game at the Beverly Hills tournament.

ECR will play City Section foe Fremont for the championship tonight at 7:30 p.m.

The Conquistadores got huge performances from seniors Temjae Singleton, J.T. Nemit and Anthony Jones.

Singleton had 18 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks, Nemit had 12 points, four assists and four steals, Jones had 10 points and eight rebounds and freshman Maleke Haynes had six points and nine assists.

ECR beat Leuzinger in a close game Wednesday and faced a hostile Beverly Hills crowd Friday.

Will the Conquistsdores have enohg left in the tank to take downthe Pathfinders?

Chaminade took third place at the Moorpark tournament with a 68-64 victory against Hart.

Sophomore Jaron Martin had 27 points, one night after scoring 28 in a tough-one point loss against Moorpark.

Chaminade will be a contender in the Mission League.

The Chatsworth boys' basketball team is off to its best start in years after a 78-69 victory against Crescenta Valley on Friday to win the C.V. tournament.

The Chancellors are 7-1 with the only loss coming against McClymonds of Oakland in the Simi Valley tournament in their first game of the season

And in that game, Chatsworth rallied from a 19-point halftime deficit to take the lead with 34 seconds remaining before losing close, 71-68.

The Chancellors have won seven in a row and are a lock for the City Section Div. III championship.

Chatsworth can get its fingers sized for rings right now. It will not lose in the Div. III playoffs. Not a chance.

The Chancellors are getting great balanced efforts from Derrick Hector, Jason Monje, Terrell Funches, Frankie Flores and Jessie Hernandez.

Their up-and-down, run at all times tempo is giving opponenets fits and causing coaches to lose sleep trying to slow them down and not get their own teams caught up in Chatsworth's style.

Obviously, the big test will come in West Valley League games against Taft and the games against El Camino Real and Cleveland should be teriffic.

Crescenta Valley Falcon Classic (championship game)

Chatsworth - 78
Crescenta Valley - 69

Scoring by Quarters:
Chatsworth - 19, 11, 21, 27
Crescenta Valley - 18, 13, 16, 22

Chatsworth Scoring:
Frankie Flores - 2
Jessie Hernandez - 14
Derrick Hector - 15 (Tournament MVP)
Jason Monje - 19 (All Tournament)
Terrell Funches - 16 (All Tournament)
Jordan Rosales - 6
Bryan Figueroa - 2
Mark Olmos - 2
Daniel Dabdoub - 2

Crescenta Valley Scoring:
Cole Currie - 31 (All Tournament)
Kelly - 4
Keshihsyan - 4
Dragovich - 2
Christian Misi - 28 (All Tournament)

Records:
Chatsworth 7-1
Crescenta Valley 3-1

SOUTHERN SECTION NORTHERN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
Oaks Christian 29, Westlake 28

CITY SECTION DIV. II CHAMPIONSHIP
Fairfax 51, Chatsworth 7

Southern Section
Northern Division
Oaks Christian 21, Westlake 14 (Half)

City Section
Division II
Fairfax 16, Chatsworth 7 (Half)

Check our blog for a live chat tonight for the Southern Section's Northern Division title game!

Just touched base with Canyon coach Chris Varner, who announced to his team that he is resigning for family reasons.

"It was really tough. It was the toughest thing I'ver had to do," said Varner, 33.

Canyon made a great turnaround this season, going 10-2 and advancing to the Northern quarterfinals after winning just two games in 2009.

The head job is attractive because Canyon is among the Southland's most high-profile programs, especially after winning the 2006 CIF State Div. I Bowl with a win over Concord De La Salle in former coach Harry Welch's final game.

Canyon returns star quarterback Jonathan Jerozal and elite receiver Drew Wolitarsky.

... Jay Schroeder.

The Oaks Christian High assistant and former NFL quarterback takes over for Jeff Cortez, who has left to move to Tennessee for family reasons. An official announcement is coming soon, but the deal is done.

"I hope it works out for everybody," Cortez said.

It's just getting dark here at Oaks Christian, as the Lions prepare for visiting Westlake in a cross-town rivalry Northern Division final set to kick off at 7:30 p.m.

Westlake already defeated Oaks Christian 31-12 on Oct. 1, and the Lions are hoping to make up the difference tonight.

Who to watch? The key is Westlake's secondary. If Dashon Hunt and Casey Bliss can do a number on Oaks Christian's gifted receiver tandem of Blair Holliday and Jordan Payton, they Warriors should be in good shape.

According to Gerry Gittelson, Canyon football coach Chris Varner informed his team Friday that he is stepping down after four seasons to spend more time with his family.

Varner, who took over for Harry Welch in 2007, posted a 21-22 record. The Cowboys reached the Southern Section Northern Division quarterfinals this season, losing to St. Bonaventure 45-21.

Canyon's 24-13 first-round victory over Palmdale was the Cowboys' first postseason victory since Welch guided them to a 27-13 victory over Concord De La Salle in the Div. I state bowl game in 2006.

I can hardly wait to get to Oaks Christian tonight for the Northern Division championship against visiting Westlake, and the place is going to be jammed tonight with 6,500 spectators -- plus a TV audience -- as the Warriors look to repeat as section champs.

Westlake's 31-12 win over Oaks Christian in Week 4 was the first time the programs ever met, and the key, of course, figures to be Oaks Christian's improvement; for the Lions to be within shooting range, they need to do a great job containing Westlake's ultra productive quarterback, Nick Isham.

Also, Chatsworth plays favored Fairfax in the City Div. II championship tonight at East L.A. College. I checked in with Chatsworth coach Jason Camp this morning, and while he is excited to be in this position after going 2-8 last year, he is a little concerned about four starters missing tonight, three who are injured and who can't play because of an ejection last week.

The Moorpark boys' basketball team continued its best start in recent memory after registering a 68-67 pool play victory against previously undefeated Chaminade in its own tournament.

The Musketeers won their seventh game in a row to begin the season and wasn't in danger in the final 10 seconds because it led by four before an Aadit Patel 3-pointer cut the deficit to the final margin but Chaminade had no timeouts left and Moorpark didn't even inbounds the ball with under five seconds remaining.

Moorpark trailed 32-28 one minute into the second half but used a 13-0 run to take a lead it would not relinquish despite two rallies from Chaminade.

John Lenox made two free throws, a basket and a 3-pointer and Jake Myers made two 3-pointers to put the Musketeers up by nine points.

Chaminade had to play catch-up from that point on and tried valiantly but came up short.

Sophomore Jaron Martin scored 28 points and made two 3-pointers as he desperately tried to rally the Eagles (2-1), who were hindered by foul trouble on 6'9 center Gilles Dierickx.

Dierickx was only on the court for 16 minutes but did manage 12 points, easily scoring in the paint against the undersized Musketeers when he got the ball.

"It is tough when our big guy was out of the game," Chaminade coach Todd Wolfson said.

Lenox finished with 18 points, Lionel Poole had 13 and Myers had 12 to lead a balanced effort for Moorpark.

"I thought our seniors did a real good job for us and we kept our poise," Moorpark coach Eddie Gutierrez said. "I wasn't real interested in who was making the shots but which team would keep their poise down the stretch."

Moorpark helped itself with 15 of 20 free throw shooting, including eight of 10 in the fourth quarter.

The Musketeers will play Marmonte League rival Royal in the championship game tonight at 7:30 p.m.

The Highlanders upended short-handed Oaks Christian, 71-65.

Junior J.R Powell had 24 points, Nicholas Creber had 15 and sophomore Max McCoy had 10 to lead Royal, which improved to 5-2.

Royal extended a three point lead at halftime to 10 by the end of the third quarter as Oaks Christian had only six available players.

Royal made 19 of 29 free throws.

Chass Bryan scored 20 points and Taylor Hange had 19 and 10 rebounds to lead the Lions (3-4), who lost their fourth consecutive game.

Freshman Jordan flannery had 12 points on four 3-pointers for Oaks Christian.

Jon Garland, a pitcher for the Dodgers who prepped at Kennedy High, is making a special appearance at Golden Valley High for a baseball camp Dec. 21-22 for children six to 14 years old.

Damiene Cain, a four-year varsity player and top rebounder for Harvard-Westlake, has committed to Colorado following an official visit.

"They don't have too big guys there so I can help out," Cain said.

The semifinals for the Beverly Hills tournament are set for Friday.

Fremont vs. Culver City at 6 p.m.
El Camino Real vs. Beverly Hills at 7:30 p.m.

Undefeated teams Chaminade and Moorpark will matchup tonight at the Moorpark tournament with the winner advancing to the championship game Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Chaminade has blown out its first two opponents by 55 and 45 points.

The Eagles are led by senior forward Gilles Dierickx and sophomore guard Jaron Martin.

Moorpark is 6-0 under head coach Eddie Gutierrez and is paced by Lionel Poole.

The Canyon High boys' basketball tournament semifinals will feature Valencia vs. West Ranch at 6 p.m. and Canyon vs. Highland at 7:30 p.m.

Both games are on Friday.

Top players to watch for include Valencia's Lonnie Jackson, West Ranch's Justin Balenger and Ako Kaluna, Canyon's Clay Kasdorf and Coley Apsay and Highland's Aaron Jones and sophomore sharpshooter Cody Rodino.

Canyon High tournament results from Wednesday

West Ranch 82, Panorama 37
WR-Ballenger 22pts., Pan.-Meza 10 pts.

Highland 78, Burroughs of Ridgecrest 56
High.-Rodino 16 pts., Mopsikoff 16 pts., Burr.-Wooding 23 pts., Plaskett 18 pts.

Valencia 82, Lancaster 54
Val.-Lonnie Jackson 36 pts., Sommer 17pts., Lan.-Melvin Stovall 12 pts., Clayburn 12 pts.

Canyon 66, Poly 48
Cyn.-Coley Apsay 20 pts., Haggerty 18 pts. (Clay Kasdorf sprained his ankle in the first minute of the game) Poly-Meza 12 pts.

San Fernando has been forced to vacate their 2010 City Wrestling title due to the participation of an ineligible athlete. In addition, the entire San Fernando sports program was placed on probation on November 30, 2010 until November 30, 2012 due to 'administrative oversight,' according to the City Section Commissioner Barbara Fiege and the City rules committee.

The athlete was found to be ineligible for all of the seasons of sports in which he participated, including football and those games in 2009-2010 which he participated are now also forfeits.

Last year's title was vacated because the points the specific athlete scored contributed to the victory. It would have it been the team's fifth straight City title, but after vacating it, the streak has stopped at four.

Eric Sondheimer first reported the story at the latimes.com this morning. In the ruling, Fiege and the City rules committee identified the ineligible athlete as did Sondheimer in his story, but the reasons for ineligibility were not disclosed due to student privacy rights.

Santa Monica tournament schedule

Second Round Games on Thursday

Championship Bracket
3:30 p.m. Corona Centennial vs. Central
5:00 p.m. Eisenhower vs. Compton
6:30 p.m. Lincoln vs. Windward
8:00 p.m. Santa Monica vs. Sheldon

Consolation Bracket
3:30 p.m. Blair vs. Bishop Montgomery
5:00 p.m. Palisades vs. Cleveland
6:30 p.m. Notre Dame vs. Crenshaw
8:00 p.m. Serra vs. Birmingham

Royal vs Santa Clara @ Buena Tourney
December 8, 2010
Final Score: Royal 59, Santa Clara 48

Royal Points
Lykins: 3, 8 rebounds, 5 steals
Mittel: 15, 6 rebounds
Jacoby: 20, 5 rebounds, 8 steals, 5 assists
King: 10
Tomaszewski: 5
Mosier: 4
Tollefson: 2

Santa Clara Points
Whitney: 2
Keina: 25
Chanel: 2
Kim: 4
Cynthia: 14
Lexy: 1

Score by Quarters
Royal: 9, 10, 25, 15
Santa Clara: 15, 7, 12, 14

Maleke Haynes made two free throws with 10 seconds remaining to clinch El Camino Real's 53-49 victory against Leuzinger in a Beverly Hills tournament quarterfinal game.

Haynes, only a freshman, stepped to the line and calmly sank both shots with his team only leading by two points.

Anthony Jones scored 17 points and Temjae Singleton had 13 to lead ECR.

ECR trailed by nine points early, came back and led by nine in the fourth, gave up the lead at 48-47 but received a huge 3-pointer from Alex Kamberian to go back ahead and stay there.

"I think we grew up tonight," ECR coach David Rebibo said.

Another top frershman, Julian Richardson, had seven points and was on the receiving end of a spectacular between the legs pass from Haynes in the midst of a third quarter run.

Haynes, Richardson and Taft's Ajon Efferson are the top three freshman in thr West Valley league so far.

ECR is expected to unveil another youngster, Evan Wardlow, who should be cleared by doctors on Friday.

Crespi suffered its first loss of the season in a 75-69 setback against Clovis East in the Ocean View tournament.

Matt Mounier scored 24 points and had 16 rebounds to lead the Celts (3-1), who will still advance to the championship round.

Christian Johnson had 16 points and Carter Gallo added 12 for Crespi.

Kevin Bailey led Clovis East (3-2) with 26 points

Viewpoint tournament update

Monday Scores:

(Boys) Viewpoint 55 Villanova Prep 50

(Girls) Viewpoint 42 Faith Baptist 49 (3 Overtimes)

(Boys) Malibu 70 Village Christian 55

(Girls) Providence 55 Village Christian 47

Tuesday Scores:

(Boys) Viewpoint 64 Faith Baptist 33

(Boys) MCP 92 Village Christian 50

(Boys) Crossroads 56 Malibu 52

(Girls) St. Genevieve 39 Crossroads 35

(Girls) Milken 44 Malibu 28

The Taft boys basketball team has cracked the USA Today Top-25.

The Toreadors are ranked No. 25 in the country after winning the Westchester tournament last week.

Taft plays Harvard-Westlake Saturday at Pierce College at 7:30 p.m. in a San Fernando Valley showdown game.

Crescenta Valley Falcon Classic

Chatsworth - 71
St. Francis - 67

Scoring by Quarters:
Chatsworth - 24, 14, 19, 14
St. Francis - 15, 20, 10, 22

Chatsworth Scoring:
Frankie Flores - 4
Jessie Hernandez - 14
Derrick Hector - 14
Jason Monje - 6
Terrell Funches - 24
Jordan Rosales - 2
Mark Olmos - 5
Daniel Dabdoub - 2

St. Francis Scoring:
Greg Stratz - 10
Emerson Castaneda - 13
Sevan Zarifian - 9
Sean Brennan - 8
Zack Gardea - 23
Ben Maynard - 4

Chatsworth's Record: 5-1
St. Francis' Record: 2-1

Viewpoint Tournament (Patriot Winter Tip-Off)
Pool Play

Providence 56, Village Christian 47

Providence 16, 7, 22, 11 - 56
Ana Solis 19, Rita Khatchadourian 11, Christine Salero 10, Benedicto 7, Saint 3, Ficocelli 3, Adraneda 2, Quijano 1

Village Christian 11, 11, 9 , 16 - 47
Chyna Cotangco 21, Pyburn 7, Anderson 7, Pyros 6, Crisp, 2, Corbit 2, Robinson 2


Providence impoves to 2-1
Village Christian drops to 0-3

Crescenta Valley 78, South Pasadena 55

1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total
CV- 20 23 24 11 78
SP- 8 22 10 15 55

Crescenta Valley scoring
#54-Christian Misi 18 pts. and 13 rebounds
#14-Cole Currie 13 pts.
#25-Tade Keshishyan 11 pts.
Dylan Kilgour 3
Chris Chemlekian 10
Nick Kelly 4
Oshin Mahmoodian 5
Davis Dragovich 7
Daniel Goldsworthy 2
Ruyd Avila 5

One of the best small-schools leagues is the Olympic League this year.

Sierra Canyon has joined Campbell Hall, Windward, Montclair Prep, Pacific Hills and Brentwood.

Every game should be competitive.

Brentwood could make some noise with a host of talented young players.

Sophomore Leland King and freshman Tra Holder have had hot starts to the season.

Holder scored 25 points with eight assists and three steals in a 77-72 overtime victory against Mira Costa last week.

Holder made two free throws in the final seconds to send it into the extra period.

King had 28 points, 17 rebounds, five steals and three blocks.

King was recently added to the ESPN top 100 list of class of 2013 prospects, checking in at No. 88.

Alemany is not only a football school.

The boys' basketball team participated in the Westchester tournament for the first time ever and went 3-1 last week.

The only loss came against defending City Section semifinalist Washington Prep and the Warriors are still without top guard Jerico Richardson, although he should be back this week as the football team lost to Servite in the semifinals last Saturday.

Alemany has a load of young talent, which includes junior Max Guercy, junior Marqueze Coleman, sophomores K.J. Moffett and Andrew English and freshman Rahzaun "Bear" Henderson.

Senior Jordan Fuller has been playing well also.

The Warriors, who advanced to the Div. IV-A championship last year, should contend in the always-tough Mission League with Crespi, Harvard-Westlake and Loyola.

Pool play started at the Moorpark tournament Tuesday.

The first surprise was Granada Hills staying undefeated with a 55-50 victory against Oaks Christian.

The Highlanders improved to 3-0 behind Chris Barberian's 17 points and Travis Griffin's 14 points.

Oaks Christian came back from a 38-30 deficit to take a two point lead but Granada Hills made eight of nine free throws in the fourth quarter and took advantage of a late 7-0 run.

Chass Bryan scored 19 points and had six rebounds, five assists and three steals but the Lions couldn't overcome missing five players, including starters Blair Holliday, Dillon van der Wal and Jackson Miller.

Chaminade had no problems with San Fernando in a 78-23 rout.

Sophomore Jaron Martin had 19 points, Gilles Dierickx had 17 and freshman Jack Williams contributed 11 points and 10 rebounds.

The Eagles outscored the Tigers 37-6 in the second half and a running clock was used for the entire fourth quarter.

Royal got some revenge on Hart with a 62-58 victory.

Max McCoy had 22 points and Nicholas Creber had 17 for the Highlanders, who avenged a 65-60 loss last week at the Burbank tournament.

The Southern Section has announced its All-Southern Section teams, and volleyball FG%2DVBALL%5FALL%5FCIF.pdf

Tri-Valley All League Selections

MVP's
Kat Workman - La Reina
Hannah Hill - St Bonaventure

Coaches of the Year
George Hees - Oaks Christian
Jack Richards - St Bonaventure

1st team
Kristin Wendel - La Reina
Tara Robinson - Oaks Christian
Rachel Gam - Oak Park
Nicole Tetherow - Bishop Diego
Sarah Anselmo - La Reina
Michele Boskovich - Oaks Christian
Lauren Peddicord - Oaks Christian
Alyssa Tamsing - St Bonaventure
Kori Denning - Oak Park

2nd team
Carly Silliman - Oak Park
Michelle Zins - La Reina
Lauren Shamoon - Oaks Christian
Tawnia Almarez - St Bonaventure
Diana Sleep - Bishop Diego
Julie Sanderfur - Nordhoff
Ava Plasmeyer - Villanova
Nicole Leonard - Oaks Christian
Hunter Young - St Bonaventure

Billy Fredrick is only a sophomore at Golden Valley, but the outfielder already has committed to UC Santa Barbara scholarship.

"He has other offers, too. He's a good player," coach Scott Drootin said.

Here is a quick recap from the first day of the Crescenta Valley tournament

Sun Valley 39 (Conchas 21 points)
Antelope Valley 83 (Lorenzo Goines 34 points)

Flintrige Prep 60 (Harvard-bound Kenyatta Smith 21 points)
Chatsworth 78 (Derrick Hector 30 points, including eight 3-pointers)

Simi Valley 60 (George Washington-bound Jonathan Davis 18 points)
St. Francis 61 (Emerson Castanada 27 points and Zack Gardea 22 points)

The 11th annual Canyon High tournament started Monday with four games.

Grant beat Lancaster, 63-42
Highland came back from 16 down to beat Paraclete, 69-66
West Ranch had no problem with Eastside, 73-57
Canyon ran away from kennedy, 63-37, after only leading 29-23 at halftime

Gor Plavchyan looked good for Grant.

Lancaster lost three players (Brandon Ruffin, Mark Dozier and Tre Mauldin), who transferred out.

Cody Rodino made five 3-pointers for Highland and he is only a sophomore.

Paraclete's Gerard Rivers made six 3-pointers and finished with 27 points.

Junior Josh Caton had 22 points for West Ranch. Justin Ballenger had 19.

Soph. Ako Kaluna is great.

West Ranch will challenge Valencia for the Foothill League.

Canyon has two good looking juniors. Clay Kasdorf and Coley Apsay. Kasdorf had 27 points, coming on the heels of 43 against Agoura and 35 against Crenshaw.

Crescenta Valley Falcon Classic

Chatsworth - 78
Flintridge Prep - 60

Scoring by quaters:
Chatsworth 14, 16, 26, 22
Flintridge Prep 11, 14, 15, 20

Chatsworth Scoring:
Frankie Flores - 6
Jessie Hernandez - 4
Derrick Hector - 30 (8 threes)
Jason Monje - 12
Terrell Funches - 17
Jordan Rosales - 7
Daniel Dabdoub - 2

Flintridge Prep Scoring:
Kory Hamane - 10
Sam Honch - 7
Jared Norsworthy - 7
Robert Cartwright - 5
Jedrick Eugenio - 11
Kenyatta Smith - 20

Chatsworth's Record: 4-1
Flintridge Prep's Record: 1-2

LONG BEACH -- It's championship week in high school football, and the Southern Section hosted its annual luncheon Monday at The Grand, as players and coaches from the finalists in all divisions enjoyed a well-executed keynote speech from former NFL quarterback Jay Schroeder - who did a good job remaining impartial because he also happens to be an assistant for Northern Division finalist Oaks Christian.

A few tables away from Oaks Christian sat the players from co-finalist Westlake, while few tables away from East Valley finalist Sierra Canyon sat the players from division rival Paraclete.

Everyone was in a great mood - especially the players, who got a rare opportunity to miss school - and there was a strong sense of honor and achievement, as Schroeder reminded everyone they may not remember the name of their 10th-grade math teacher, but they will always remember their high school football coach.

The Marmonte League played games at 7 p.m., and most of the Northern Division playoff games involving Marmonte teams were switched from 7:30 p.m. to 7, but the Northern final between Oaks Christian and visiting Westlake kicks off at 7:34 p.m. because it's on television, so the starting time won't change.

Nevertheless, spectators should arrive early because a capacity crowd is expected. In fact, it's a good idea to buy tickets as soon as possible at the schools because there is no guarantee any tickets will be available on game day.

"It's going to be an exciting game because it's a crosstown rivalry," Westlake quarterback Nick Isham said. "It's a big game for everyone. It's going to be a lot of fun."

Westlake receiver Nelson Spruce has 10 scholarship offers, and one that intrigues him is Hawaii.

"I've been there twice on vacation. It's nice, and I like the beach," Spruce said. "I told them that after the season I'm going to take a visit."

In its only it's second year of 11-man football, Sierra Canyon is an underdog Saturday in an East Valley final against top-seeded Paraclete - an opponent that defeated the Trailblazers 22-12 last month in an Alpha League game. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. at Granada Hills High.

"People can say what they want. All I know is we're excited to play this game," Sierra Canyon coach Jon Ellinghouse said. "We have a lot of respect for Paraclete. But the last time we played them, we walked off the field knowing we had turned the ball over five times and made a lot of mistakes. We just need to cut down on mistakes."

Sierra Canyon receiver Shane Harrison said there is no reason to change game plans.

"We're going to do everything the same. We just need to work on our execution and to make sure we score in the red zone," Harrison said.

The loss to Paraclete on Nov. 5 left a bad taste and ruined Sierra Canyon's perfect record.

"Everything I do, I'm competitive," Harrison said. "Even when I play checkers with my sister, I never let her win. That's why this game is so important to me."

Since an opening loss at Serrano, Paraclete has won 12 in a row after being moved from the more competitive Mid-Valley Division just two years after winning the 2008 Mid-Valley title.

"We're ready to play. We're looking forward to taking care of business," Paraclete defensive lineman Lavonte Barnett said.

For Oaks Christian, it's sweet having qualified for the Northern final after being promoted from the less competitive Northwest Division, as the Lions prepare for visiting Westlake on Friday night.

"It's been a lot more exciting than winning every game 60-0, and there's nothing like playing in front of 6,000 to 7,000 people every week," defensive lineman Austin Carey said.

The much-hyped El Camino Real boys' basketball team finally took the floor Monday in a first round game at the Beverly Hills tournament.

The Conquistadores were victorious in a 72-51 victory against L.A. Jordan.

Temjae Singleton had 19 points, J.T. Nemit had 15 and heralded freshman Maleke Haynes had 14 points and six assists.

Now, can El Camino Real pose a threat to Taft in the West Valley League?

We'll see.

Gurgen Harutyunyan had 15 points, Travon Thomas had 14, Gor Plavchyan had 12 and Travis Wilson 11 in Grant's 63-42 victory against Lancaster in a pool play game at the Canyon tournament.

Grant led 33-15 at halftime and never looked back.

It was a tale of two halves for the Highland boys' basketball team against Paraclete Monday in the first round of the Canyon tournament.

The Bulldogs had to come from behind after trailing by 16 points at halftime for a 69-66 pool play victory.

"Absolutely no intenisty in the first half," Highland coach Jeff Smith said. "In the second half we applied more pressure and made some shots."

The Bulldogs (1-0) finally took the lead on a Cody Rodino 3-pointer with 6:30 remaining but had to hold off a pesky Spirits team, who received two 3-pointers from Christian Sveiven to keep things close.

Sveiven made one of his 3-pointers to trim a 65-60 deficit to two points and then made another with 18 seconds remaining to get Paraclete within 67-66.

However, Highland made seven of nine free throws in the fourth quarter to get the win.

Rodino, a first team all-Golden League selection as a freshman last season finished with 18 points and senior forward Aaron Jones contributed 18 points to lead Highland.

"We started knocking down some shots and obviously played some better defense in the second half," Smith said.

Paraclete, looking to stay undefeated in its first six games, was well on its way as it took a 42-26 lead behind 22 first half points from Gerard Rivers but had trouble scoring in the final 16 minutes.

Rivers finished with 27 points, including six 3-pointers. Sveiven had 14 points, including four 3-pointers.

Charles Washington, a defensive back for Crespi, has committed to Fresno State.

There is an early season showdown looming Saturday.

The Daily News top two teams will be facing each other at Pierce College.

Taft and Harvard-Westlake are scheduled to tip-off at 7:30 p.m.

What a game it could be with Taft's Spencer Dinwiddie, C.J. Blackwell and Kevin Johnson going against the Wolverines trio of Damiene Cain, Josh Hearlihy and Zena Edosomwan.

Taft is coming off its championship at the Westchester tournament and Harvard-Westlake finished third at the Redondo Union tournament. The Wolverines only loss came against highly-regarded Compton in the semifinals.

Dinwiddie and Cain will go head to head one time before both will be teammates at Colorado next year.

City Section vs. Southern Section.

It doesn't get better than that in December.

"An absolute great game for the San Fernando Valley this time of year," Taft coach Derrick Taylor said.

There will also be four other games on the schedule at Pierce College.

Sierra Canyon will play Bell-Jeff at 5:30 p.m. and three lower level games earlier in the day begin at 11 a.m.

Daily News Top-10 after week one

1. Taft (4-0)
2. Harvard-Westlake (3-1)
3. Crespi (2-0)
4. Alemany (3-1)
5. Simi Valley (4-0)
6. Campbell Hall (4-0)
7. Thousand Oaks (4-0)
8. Valencia (3-1)
9. Calabasas (3-1)
10. Notre Dame (4-0)

Others: El Camino Real, Canyon, Agoura, Chaminade, Montclair Prep, Cleveland, Chatsworth, Moorpark, Sierra Canyon

Good news: Alemany principal Frank Ferry is in stable condition and recovering from surgery at Holy Cross hospital after surgery, athletic director Randy Thompson said.

"The family wants to thank everyone for keeping Frank in their prayers," Thompson said.

Ferry underwent an operation Friday to remove a tumor near his pancreas. The recovery was tough, but Thompson says Ferry is stable.

Devin Lucien, a talented receiver from Crespi who is weighing a bunch of scholarship offers, is headed to Kentucky this weekend for an official visit. He's also visiting Michigan on Jan. 7 and UCLA on Jan. 14.

"I still have one more slot," Lucien said.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

CITY SECTION

DIVISION II

Chatsworth (11-2) vs. Fairfax (9-3-1), 7 p.m. Friday at East L.A. College - What a classic matchup of speed vs. power in this showdown featuring top running backs.

Chatsworth's D'ondre Alexander, a 5-9, 170-pounder who runs a 4.4 40-yard dash, has rushed for 1,411 yards with 31 receptions, and he has scored 28 TDs - three in a semifinal win over Palisades. Fairfax's Matt Bowen, who is 5-6 and weighs 210 pounds, has rushed for 2,180 yards with 29 TDs, including a 241-yard, two-TD performance in a semifinal win over Arleta.

Chatsworth, just 2-8 a year ago, entered the season with just one playoff win since 2002.

SOUTHERN SECTION FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

NORTHERN

Westlake (12-1) at Oaks Christian (11-2), 7:30 p.m. - It all comes down to this heavily anticipated matchup of two rival schools within walking distance of each other.

"It's right down the street, so our fans don't have to make a big drive to get there," Westlake defensive back Casey Bliss said.

The teams met on the same field Oct. 1 in a Marmonte League game, and Westlake won 31-12, so the host Lions must figure out a way to turn things around under QB Richie Harrington, who has passed for 33 TDs.

Saturday

EAST VALLEY

Paraclete (12-1) vs. Sierra Canyon (12-1) at Granada Hills HS, 7:30 p.m. - Can Sierra Canyon atone for its only loss? The Trailblazers lost to Paraclete 22-12 on Nov. 5, but they've defeated everyone else by an average of more than 30 points.

Sierra Canyon's Tyler Stewart, a 6-4 junior, passed for season-high 329 yards and four TDs in a semifinal win at Yucca Valley, giving him 2,655 yards and 38 TDs.

Paraclete features top DL Lavonte Barnett and DB Darian Thompson.

Two Southern Section football championships this weekend involve local teams squaring off in rematches from the regular season, as Oaks Christian plays host to Westlake in the Northern Division final on Friday, and Sierra Canyon plays host to Paraclete on Saturday at Granada Hills High.

In the regular season, Westlake defeated Oaks Christian 31-12 in a Marmonte League game, and Paraclete defeated Sierra Canyon 22-12 in an Alpha game.

A capacity crowd is expected at Oaks Christian.

"I love playing in front of big crowds. It's one of the best feelings in the world," Westlake kicker Alex Ball said.

Oaks Christian has won 31 of 32 playoff games, but this is the Lions' first year in a large division after moving up from the lightly regarded Northwest Division.

"We know Westlake is a great team with tremendous talent, and we've been waiting to play them again," Oaks Christian receiver Jordan Payton said. "Now it's here, and we have to play our best if we want the right outcome."

Sierra Canyon, ranked No. 1 in Cal-Hi Sports' Div. IV South bowl rankings, figures to get a state berth if the Trailblazers can upset Paraclete.

"We're excited about the challenge," Sierra Canyon coach Jon Ellinghouse said. "We walked off the field four weeks ago knowing we played them tough. We're excited about playing them again. This should be a great game and a great atmosphere."

It was a tough final Friday for retiring coaches named Jeff.

Arleta's Jeff Engilman's walk into the sunset turned out to be a 36-12 loss to Fairfax in a City Div. II semifinal, and Village Christian's Jeff Cortez's goodbye was a 43-42 overtime loss to Whittier Christian in a Mid-Valley semifinal.

Engilman, 60, is among California's most successful coaches, accomplishing the rare feat of winning City titles at three different schools - Arleta, Sylmar and Manual Arts. He still plans to remain at Arleta as a teacher for one more year.

Over 36 seasons, 28 as a head coach, Engilman had just two losing seasons.

"I'm proud of that, but it's even more rewarding to see all these players still come back and say hello, guys with gray hair who I coached when I was first starting at Manual Arts," Engilman said. "The wins are there, and that's nice, but the camaraderie and a chance to maybe change some lives has been the most important thing."

Cortez, 39, is moving to Tennessee for family reasons, and he also has had his share of success with two titles Paraclete when he first started out.

"Someone was nice enough to give me a shot when I was a young coach," said Cortez, who said he is looking into finding a new coaching job. "I'm not depressed about anything. We had a great season. My kids played like champions. But now I go through the painful task of doing things like collecting shoulder pads and cleaning out my office."

Alemany's dream of a perfect season ended Saturday in Cerritos with a 28-21 loss to Servite in a Pac-5 semifinal, but the Warriors should have an exceptionally strong team next season, too.

Many of the team's key starters are underclassmen, including defensive tackle Kyle DeVaughn, receiver/defensive back Jerico Richardson, defensive backs Basil Boyd and Deron Smith, receiver Zach Hernandez, running back Cameron Washington and linebackers Bryce Henderson and Rene DeLeon.

Plus, sophomore quarterback Dustin Dunn led the JV to a 10-0 record.

"There's a good nucleus coming back, and not only was the JV undefeated, but most of their games weren't even close," Herrington said. "They're still going over the stats, but I'm sure Dustin threw for way more than 2,000 yards."

Of the key seniors, offensive lineman Akeem Gonzales has a lot going on. He has about 12 major-college scholarship offers, plus he is ready to jump right back into wrestling as one of the Southland's top two-sport athletes.

"We had an amazing season, and I think a lot of people underestimated us," Gonzales said. "We came up a little short, but Alemany keeps getting better and better, so I'm not worried about next year's team because I know they'll get after it."

Youth finally caught up with Chaminade on Saturday at Arroyo Grande, as the Eagles lost 52-19 in a Western semifinal they were leading at halftime.

"The kids did great, but Arroyo Grande had a really big team," Chaminade coach Ed Croson said. "I think you can only go so far when half the team is 16 years old or younger."

22nd Annual Paul Sutton Tip-Off Classic
Final Round Results

Championship
Pilibos 60, Providence 57

3rd Place Game
Holy Martyrs 82, St. Genevieve 72

Consolation Championship
Oakwood 48, San Marino 44

7th Place Game
Calvary Baptist 54, Waverly 45




Tournament Most Valuable Player
Galust Yesayan (Pilibos)

All Tournament Selections
Patrick Gonzalez (Providence)
Sam Ayrapetyan (Pilibos)
Tyler Kidd (Providence)
#22 (Holy Martyrs)

New coach Jerry DeLaurie has L.A. Baptist off to a strong start.

The Knights are 5-0 after capturing the Fillmore tournament Saturday against San Marcos of Santa Barbara in a 50-22 victory.

L.A. Baptist has been paced by juniors Monet McNally and Katie Ortiz.

The Knights beat Bishop Diego, Thacher and La Reina in earlier games.

Ortiz scored 17 points and tournament MVP McNally had 14 points in the championship.

The Knghts defense has been something special, forcing an average of 33 turnovers a game in the tournament and holding opponents to 27 points per contest.

Frank Ferry, Alemany's popular principal and a strong supporter of prep athletics, has been hospitalized in critical condition after complications from an operation to remove a tumor from underneath his pancreas.

"He's fighting for his life on a breathing machine," said his friend Brian MacGregor, a volunteer photographer for the team.

Ferry underwent the operation earlier in the week and was released from the hospital but was later rushed back, MacGregor said.

"We were told about it before the game on Saturday," MacGregor said. "Frank's son, Jake, wasn't at the game, and on his Facebook page it says to pray for his dad."

There are several tournaments coming up for the week of Dec. 6-11 and a huge nonleague showdown on Sat. Dec. 11

Here is the rundown.

Santa Monica tournament
Dec. 7-11 (Tuesday thru Saturday)
16 teams
Locals entered: Cleveland, Notre Dame, Birmingham

Beverly Hills tournament
Dec. 6-11 (Monday thru Saturday)
16 teams
Locals entered: El Camino Real, Renaissance Academy, Bell-Jeff, Canoga Park, Hoover

Moorpark tournament
Dec. 7-10 (Tuesday thru Friday)
eight teams
Locals entered: Oaks Christian, Chaminade, Moorpark, Granada Hills, Royal, Hart, San Fernando

Crescenta Valley tournament
Dec. 6-10 (Monday thru Friday)
eight teams
Locals entered: Crescenta Valley, Simi Valley, Chatsworth, Antelope Valley, St. Francis, Flintridge Prep, Sun Valley

Oak Park tournament
Dec. 7-10 (Tuesday thru Friday)
eight teams
Locals entered: Oak Park, Saugus, Agoura

L.A. University tournament
Dec. 6-11 (Monday thru Saturday)
eight teams
Locals entered: Van Nuys, North Hollywood, Reseda

Viewpoint tournament
Dec. 6-11 (Monday thru Saturday)
eight teams
Locals entered: Montclair Prep, Village Christian, Malibu, Viewpoint, St. Genevieve, Faith Baptist

Ocean View tournament
Dec. 6-11 (Monday thru Saturday)
12 teams
Local entered: Crespi

Saturday Dec. 11
The biggest game in the San Fernando Valley since Taft played Campbell Hall at Pierce College in 2007 and Larry Drew went head to head with Jrue Holiday.

TAFT VS. HARVARD-WESTLAKE, 7:30 P.M., PIERCE COLLEGE

Two of the best teams in the state square off.

Taft has Colorado-bound Spencer Dinwiddie, C.J. Blackwell and Kevin Johnson.

Harvard-Westlake counters with Colorado-bound Damiene Cain and juniors Josh Hearlihy and Zena Edosomwan.

Bell-Jeff (60) vs. Sierra Canyon (47) Final
3rd Place Game for Inglewood Tournament

Bell-Jeff 24 13 18 5=60
Sierra Canyon 6 12 19 10=47

1st quarter - BJ (24) - SC (6)
2nd quarter - BJ (37) - SC (18)
3rd quarter - BJ (55) - SC (37)
4th quarter - BJ (60) - SC (47)

Rishonda Napier - 14 points
Layana White - 2 points
Kiah Jones - 4 points
Jasmine Smith - 4 points
Leslie Lopez-Wood - 14 points (4 - 3pt shots)
Johnece Miller - 8 points
Clarissa Larios - 10 points
Tiffany Kho - 4 points

Sierra Canyon
Toni Oni - 7 points
Isabel Lozano - 2 points
Jasmine Sneed - 15 points
Tori Wells - 11 points
Kelly Schneider - 4 points
Kiana Gray - 6 points
Jasmine Dodd - 2 points

Burroughs of Burbank won the Valencia tournament Saturday

Here is the box score.

Royal vs Burroughs @ Valencia High Five Classic
December 4, 2010
Final Score: Royal 47, Burroughs 59

Royal Points:
Lykins: 11, All-Tournament Player
Mittel: 9
Jacoby: 11, All-Tournament Player
King: 4
Sloboh: 8, 8 rebounds
Tomaszewski: 2
Mosier: 2

Burroughs Points:
Rhamdeow: 4
Kenmah: 4
Shellnure: 13
Buliavac: 3
Lisha Elenbach: 28
Shank: 6

Score by Quarters
Royal: 9, 12, 13, 13 - 47
Burroughs: 11, 16, 22, 10 - 58

Simi Valley coach Christian Aurand wasn't sure how good his team was going to be coming into this season.

The Pioneers have killed any thoughts of mediocrity Aurand might have had as they won their own tournament this week in a 61-57 victory against Valencia and Boston College-bound guard Lonnie Jackson on Saturday night.

George Washington-bound forward Jonathan Davis had 19 points and Jesse Dinonno and D.J. Saul each had 15 points to lead Simi Valley.

Dinonno made five 3-pointers for the second consecutive game and the Pioneers held Jackson to only 13 points.

Simi Valley was also aided by Valencia missing five free throws in the final 30 seconds.

The Pioneers looked vulnerable early in the tournament with a close victory against Verdugo Hills but turned things around in a 57-30 semifinal victory against highly-regarded Ventura.

"Smoke and mirrors," Simi Valley asst. coach Ryan Moore quipped on the Pioneers recent good play.

In what will most probably be the first of his many triumphs this season, El Camino Real's Ali Naser won all four of his matches at 125 pounds and was named the Lower Weight MVP at the Newbury Park Invivational wrestling tournament.

Not only did Naser's high finish help propel El Camino Real to a second-place overall finish in the tournament, but Adam Tracht won the 189-pound title over J.T. Lawson of Thousand Oaks, Josh Adad came in second when he lost in the 112-pound finals to Bryce Martin of Bakersfield and Shayan Shahangian (145) and Schrab Sheikhha (171) both finished in third place in their respective divisions.

Moorpark came in third in the tournament behind the efforts of Ryan Thompson, who won the 135-pound weight class over Hunter Hodges of Bakersfield, and Richie Vaillancourt, who beat Forest Pfatenhaur of Highland at 119 pounds.

Miguel Gallegos powered the San Fernando team with a title at 140 pounds over Maxx Ramirez of Bakersfield, Brandon Berrellez won the 145-pound title for Palmdale, Shawn Laguna of Westlake beat Justin Veditz of Royal to win at 161 and William Gockel-Figge of Simi Valley won the 215-pound championship over Daniel Pond of Newbury Park.

CERRITOS -- After winning 12 football games in a row to qualify for the Southern Section Pac-5 semifinals, Alemany High did not have much luck with No. 13, falling 28-21 to Servite in a showdown of unbeatens Saturday before a crowd of about 6,000 at Cerritos College.

Despite the loss, it was still an impressive season for Alemany (12-1), which moved up three divisions from the Western to the Pac-5 and finished as the last San Fernando Valley team still alive in the section's most competitive bracket.

Alemany (12-1) fell behind by 21 points late in the third quarter but did not give up, scoring two fourth-quarter touchdowns to keep in interesting, as Vernon Adams completed 20 of 33 passes for 296 yards and two touchdowns, and he rushed for 147 yards on 21 carries.

"We fought as hard as we could and played like we were supposed to play," Alemany receiver Jerico Richardson said. "This team was pumped up all year, and I think we had a great season and showed a lot of people what we can do and what we're capable of."

Adams connected on touchdown passes of 13 yards to Richardson and 13 yards to Corey Sims. The quarterback finished his senior season with 2,906 yards passing and 27 touchdowns while rushing for 889 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Richardson had seven receptions for 92 yards.

The Warriors had one final chance for a miracle on its last possession with 20 seconds left. But Adams was sacked, then as time expired he ran for a 25-yard gain before being hit hard on his own 35-yard line to end the game.

Defending Pac-5 champion Servite (13-0), coached by former Crespi coach Troy Thomas, won its 24th in a row.

Taft 71
Westchester 60

Taft 23 16 13 19=71
Westchester 8 14 16 22=60

Taft-Dinwiddie 18, Blackwell 18, Maxwell 13, Williams 9, Johnson 6, Efferson 5, Perry 2

Westchester-Gsellman 15, Wilson 13, Powns 12, Williams 8, Leverettle 4, McMillan 4, Grant 3, Romano 1

Taft: 4-0
Westchester: 3-1

The Taft boys' basketball team made one thing clear Saturday in the championship of the Westchester tournament.

The Toreadors are clearly the favorite to win the City Section Div. I championship in March after a 71-60 victory against the two-time defending state champion Comets.

Taft had to weather an 11-0 run by Westchester, which cut a 15-point lead down to four but the Toreadors responded in grand fashion with an 11-0 run to close out the game.

"I think we sent a message we ar ehere and we are here to stay," Colorado-bound point guard Spencer Dinwiddie said.

Dinwiddie came through for Taft with two 3-pointers and a basket in a one minite span to push the lead back to 12 points and the Toreadors cruised from there.

"I didn't panic when they made that run because I knew we still had matchups to exploit," Dinwiddie said. "They left off me too much so I took what they gave me."

Taft had no problems in the first half, racing to an 11-0 lead that reached 23-8 by the end of the first quarter and 39-22 at halftime.

C.J. Blackwell had 18 points and 12 rebounds, Dinwiddie had 18 points, Steohen Maxwell had 13 and Khiry Williams added nine in a balanced effort for the Toreadors.

Westchester simply couldn't deal with the huge frontline of Taft.

Maxwwell, 6-foot10 Kevin Johnson, Blackwell and junior Brandon Perry had too much height and muscle early on before the Comets started to knock down perimeter shots in the second half.

"We are blessed to have multiple big men to go to," Taft coach Derrick Taylor said.

Robert Gsellman had 15 points, Joshua Wilson had 13 and Keywhon Powns had 12 to lead Westchester.

Gsellman made a 3-pointer and a basket in the fourth quarter run, Trevonne Williams made a jumper and Powns followed with a layup to bring the Comets to within four with three minutes to go but Dinwiddie ended any comeback thoughts with his three consecutive baskets.

"We knew they would make a run," Taylor said. "They were not going to lie down on their homecourt. But we did dominate most of the game I thought. We just got out of rhythm for a few minutes. This win gives us a leg up on the No. 1 seed now."

Things are not looking good for Alemany in a Pac 5 semifinal against Servite, as the Warriors trail 21-7 at halftime.

With Servite nursing a 14-7 lead and Alemany driving late in the second quarter, Vernon Adams found Mike Hernandez open in the back of the end zone for what looked like a 12-yard touchdown, but Hernandez could not hold on.

On the next play, Martin Meza's 30-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Jordan Jones, and Servite scored three plays later to forge a 21-7 lead with 29 seconds remaining in the half.

Alemany looked sharp on its opening possession, driving 80 yards on six plays with Cameron Washington scoring on a 1-yard run. Adams completed two passes for 59 yards and also had a 20-yard run.

But the Warriors were not heard from again for the rest of the first half, going three-and-out on the next two possessions, followed by the dropped pass in the end zone.

In the first half, Adams completed 6 of 10 passes for 104 yards, and he rushed for 72 yards on 11 carries.

I must really be anticipating tonight's Pac-5 semifinal between Alemany and Servite at Cerritos College because even though there was a huge traffic jam I still arrived two hours before kickoff.

A couple of hours earlier and I might have even beaten a certain ex-Daily News reporter.

What makes tonight's showdown so intriguing is neither has lost a single game. Alemany is 12-0 and Servite is 12-0, and the winner faces 13-0 Mission Viejo in the championship game next Saturday at Angel Stadium.

The key for Alemany is quarterback Vernon Adams. He has passed for 2,610 yards and 25 touchdowns, and he has rushed for 742 and 14 touchdowns, so when the ball in his hands something good usually happens.

Servite has won 23 in a row. The last San Fernando Valley opponent to defeat the Friars was Notre Dame in 2008.

Saturday Dec. 4 tournament quick-look

Westchester tournament
Taft vs. Westchester, 7:30 p.m. championship

Simi Valley tournament
Simi Valley vs. Valencia, 8 p.m. championship

Redondo tournament
Long Beach Poly vs. Compton, 7:30 p.m.

Burbank tournament
Notre Dame vs. Agoura, 6 p.m. championship

Providence tournament
Providence vs. Pilibos, 7:30 p.m. championship

Campbell Hall tournament
Campbell Hall vs. University-Los Angeles, 7 p.m. championship

Pasadena tournament
Corona Centennial vs. Etiwanda or Pasadena

The Northridge Academy boys' basketball team improved to 2-0 with a 67-40 victory against Sun Valley Friday.

Alan Lopez had 12 points to lead the Pumas, who also beat L.A. Baptist earlier this week.

The Chatsworth boys' basketball team had another impressive victory against Rio Mesa in a consolation game at the Double Pump Simi Valley Tip-Off classic tournament.

Chatsworth 86
Rio Mesa 57

by quarters
Chatsworth 19, 22, 27, 18=86
Rio Mesa 13, 18, 10, 16=57

Chatsworth Scoring
Frankie Flores - 4
Jessie Hernandez - 4
Derrick Hector - 19
Jason Monje - 15
Terrell Funches - 26
Jordan Rosales - 6
Mark Olmos - 4
Daniel Dabdoub - 8

Rio Mesa Scoring
Joseph Soto - 7
Frank Fassl - 4
Mitchell Haerterich - 1
Martel Tyler - 8
Ben Quantock - 5
Tanner Wrout - 2
Jordan West - 5
Nick Hernandez - 11
TJ Cabebe - 3
Dillan West - 11

Records:
Chatsworth 2-1
Rio Mesa 1-2

Platinum Semis
Serra 57 Bell-Jeff 54
Santa Monica 61 Sierra Canyon 50

Serra vs. Santa Monica for the championship Saturday
Bell-Jeff vs. Sierra Canyon for third place Saturday

Others:
Oaks Christian 70 Beverly Hills 38
View Park 62 St. Bernard 44

Oaks Christian vs. View Park Prep for fifth place Saturday
Beverly Hills vs. St. Bernard for seventh place Saturday

Silver Bracket:
Semis:
Inglewood 49 LB Jordan 46
Muir 50 Redondo 31

Inglewood vs. Muir for Silver championship Saturday
Long Beach Jordan vs. Redondo Union for Silver third place Saturday

Others:
Bishop Montgomery 66 Monroe 38
Antelope Valley 55 Alemany46

Bishop Montgomery vs. Antelope Valley for Silver fifth place Saturday
Monroe vs. Alemany for Silver seventh place Saturday

Bronze Bracket:
Semis:
Chatsworth 47 Westchester 26
Fairfax 46 Southeast 39

Others:
Harvard-Westlake 66 Mayfair 55
Reseda 61 Huntington Park 54

GOLD BRACKET
West Torrance 47 Hollywood 22

What a perfromance from Patrick Gonzalez at tiny Providence High in Burbank on Friday.

Gonzalez poured in 44 points to lead Providence in an 86-81 semifinal victory against St. Genevieve in the Providence tournament.

The point total is the highest this season for any area player and could stand up as the most all year.

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Sat., Dec 4 - Day 2 Gregg Anderson Memorial Tournament at AVC

Canyons vs. Bakersfield, 1 p.m.
Glendale vs. MiraCosta, 3 p.m.
Mt. San Jacinto vs. Mt. San Antonio, 5 p.m.
Riverside vs. Antelope Valley, 7 p.m.

Both the 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. games will be broadcast live at CSN@JetHawks.com. You can get there by going to http://www.JetHawks.com/csn

Results of first day

Mt. San Jacinto 70, Canyons 61
Mt. San Antonio 90, Bakersfield 71
Riverside 68, Glendale 64
Antelope Valley 75, MiraCosta 67

Remember you can follow the tournametn at http://gomarauders.avc.edu/!Stats/basketball/!mbb%2011/GAMT/mbbtourney10.html

Antelope Valley 75, Mira Costa 67 at Antelope Valley tournament
MIRACOSTA (3-2)
Cain 2-8 0-0 5, Cali 5-13 0-0 12, Wofford 2-3 2-2 6, Johnson 1-9 0-0 2, Johnson 1-3 0-0 3, McMichael 5-9 0-0 11, Lord 1-1 0-0 2, Nesbitt 9-12 0-0 22, Hill 0-0 0-0 0, Griffe 2-5 0-2 4, Totals 28-63 2-4 67.
ANTELOPE VALLEY (5-1)
Bridges 1-2 0-0 2, Gomez 3-4 2-2 9, Bennett 4-11 5-5 15, Logan 1-3 0-0 2, Herrera 0-1 0-0 0, Cole 0-2 0-0 0, Boykin 4-9 2-2 11, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Winfield 1-2 4-6 6, McGrew 5-9 2-3 12, Reed 7-11 4-7 18, Totals 26-55 19-25 75.
Halftime -- 38-26 Antelope Valley. 3-pointers -- MiraCosta 9-29 (Cain 1-6, Cali 2-8, Wofford 0-1, Johnson 0-3, Johnson 1-2, McMichael 1-3, Nesbitt 4-6), Antelope Valley 4-16 (, Gomez 1-2, Bennett 2-8, Logan 0-1, Herrera 0-1, Boykin 1-3, McGrew 0-1).
Rebounds -- MiraCosta 33 (Griffe 8), Antelope Valley 26 (McGrew 6). Assists -- MiraCosta 12 (Cain 4), Antelope Valley 7 (Gomez 2). Total Fouls -- MiraCosta 16, Antelope Valley 10. Fouled Out -- None. Technicals -- None.

Riverside 68, Glendale 64 at Antelope Valley College tournament
RIVERSIDE (4-1)
Jasper 0-0 0-0 0, Walker 3-4 0-1 7, Sawyer 2-7 5-8 9, Singer 0-4 0-0 0, Palmer 3-7 0-2 7, Thomas 0-0 3-4 3, Thompkins 2-5 1-2 5, Fisk 2-7 0-0 4, Lewis 8-10 6-8 22, Kaster 3-8 2-2 8, Champagnie 1-1 1-1 3, Roy 0-0 0-0 0, Caples 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 24-53 18-28 68.
GLENDALE (4-1)
Lawton 0-1 0-0 0, Perkins 1-4 5-5 8, Reed 1-1 0-0 2, Bryant 3-9 2-2 8, Rice 0-2 0-0 0, Rhodes 4-8 1-3 9, Garrett 4-8 1-2 9, Ebrahimian 1-5 4-4 6, McQueen 0-6 3-5 3, Brooks 0-1 0-0 0, Derboghosian-Pakajaki 2-3 0-0 5, Sekamwa 6-10 2-4 14, Totals 22-58 18-25 64.
Halftime -- 41-29 Riverside. 3-pointers -- Riverside 2-10 (, Walker 1-1, Singer 0-2, Palmer 1-3, Thompkins 0-1, Fisk 0-3), Glendale 2-17 (, Perkins 1-3, Bryant 0-5, Rice 0-2, Rhodes 0-1, Ebrahimian 0-1, McQueen 0-2, Sekamwa 0-1).
Rebounds -- Riverside 38 (Palmer 9), Glendale 34 (Sekamwa 11). Assists -- Riverside 4 (Thomas 2), Glendale 6 (Ebrahimian 2). Total Fouls -- Riverside 25, Glendale 22.

22nd Annual Paul Sutton Tip-Off Classic

Consolation Semifinals

Oakwood 52, Calvary Baptist 43
San Marino 58, Waverly 25


Championship Semifinals

Pilibos 38, Holy Martyrs 31
Providence 86, St. Genevieve 81

Providence (13 / 38 / 17 / 18 = 86): Patrick Gonzalez 44 pts., Tyler Kidd 18, Chester Bosworth 11, Kurkjian 7, Sarenas 5, Zepeda 1

St. Genevieve (21 / 24 / 19 / 16 = 81): Mark Chin 27 pts., Clint De Guzman 19, Joey Padua 11, Linsangan 7, Puno 6, Cho 4, Rose 4, Martin 2


Saturday's Schedule
7th Place (3:00PM): Waverly vs. Calvary Baptist
Consolation Championship (4:30PM): San Marino vs. Oakwood
3rd Place (6:00PM): Holy Martyrs vs. St. Genevieve
Championship (7:30PM): Providence vs. Pilibos

For the past decade, Oaks Christian High's football program has taken constant abuse for beating up on small schools, but after moving up seven Southern Section divisions this season from the lightly regarded Northwest Division to the powerful Northern Division, look who is having the last laugh.

The visiting Lions, who have won six lower-division titles over the past seven years, have qualified for another final after defeating Valencia 42-33 on Friday in the Northern semifinals.

"Everyone said we were going to be a 5-5 team this year, but we came out and worked our butts off and proved everyone wrong," Oaks Christian defensive lineman Dillon van der Wal said. "Now we're playing in the Northern Division championship. You know what? We can play with anyone."

Oaks Christian (11-2) plays host to Westlake (12-1) in the championship game this Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Westlake defeated Oaks Christian 31-12 on Oct. 12 in a Marmonte League game.

"We were a young team back then, and now we're peaking," van der Wal said. "The championship is going to be one of the best games California has ever seen."

Valencia (11-2) has lost in the semifinals three years in a row.

Valencia's Steven Manfro came in with 2,439 yards rushing and 40 touchdowns, but he was a non-factor, rushing for 116 yards and a 1-yard touchdown on 25 carries - the second-most carries of his career - and catching two passes for 21 yards. The senior finishes with 2,557 yards in 13 games, only the area's fourth large-school player to rush for more than 2,500 yards in a season.

Oaks Christian's Richie Harrington completed 21 of 32 for 292 yards and five touchdowns, three to Jordan Payton (10 receptions, 188 yards). Blair Holliday added seven receptions for 96 yards and two touchdowns.

Valencia's Alex Bishop completed 19 of 31 for 342 yards and four touchdowns, giving him 3,355 yards and 37 touchdowns.

Notre Dame pulled off a mild upset in a 76-70 victory against Crenshaw in a semifinal game at the Burbank tournament.

Agoura beat Canyon in the other semifinal, 85-80, in overtime.

The two teams will meet for the championship tomm. at Burbank. Check back for game time.

Simi Valley pulled off a big win against Ventura, 57-30, in the semifinals of its own tournament.

Jesse Dinonno had 15 points, all on 3-pointers to lead the Pioneers. George Washington-bound forward Jonathan Davis had 13 points with 10 coming in the second half after battling foul trouble and only playing 19 minutes.

Simi Valley will play Valencia, a 66-64 winner against Clovis East.

Lonnie Jackson scored 22 points and the Vikings had to hold off a late rally after leading by 24 points in the third quarter.

Bell-Jeff came up just short in a semifinal against Serra at the Inglewood tournament

Serra will play the winner of Sierra Canyon vs. Santa Monica in the championship Saturday

Bell-Jeff (54) vs. Serra (57) Final

1st quarter - BJ (14) - Serra (14)
2nd quarter - BJ (28) - Serra (30)
3rd quarter - BJ (43) - Serra (42)
4th quarter - BJ (54) - Serra (57)

Rishonda Napier - 11 points
Layana White - 10 points
Kiah Jones - 2 points
Jasmine Smith - 8 points
Leslie Lopez-Wood - 13 points (3 - 3pt shots)
Johnece Miller - 6 points
Clarissa Larios - 4 points

Serra
Bria Richardson - 18 points
Simone Thompson - 9 points
Sierra Thompson - 8 points
Taylor Reid - 3 points
Rejane Verin - 6 points
Calia Hayley - 4 points
Nicole Collins - 9 points

The Taft High boys' basketball team is sending an early message that it has no intentions of losing anytime soon.

The Toreadors recorded its third consecutive victory in an 87-58 victory against Washington Prep in a semifinal game at the Westchester tournament.

"It is really nice to start the season with these wins because we are still learning to play together," Taft coach Derrick Taylor said.

Taft will really get a chance to show it is for real today in the championship game against Westchester, if the Comets beat Peninsula in the other semifinal.

The senior trio of Colorado-bound Spencer Dinwiddie, 6'9 center Kevin Johnson and newcomer C.J. Blackwell have been playing excellent.

Friday was no exception as Dinwiddie had 19 points and six assists, Johnson had 15 points and 13 rebounds and Blackwell registered 17 points and 12 rebounds.

Taft opened up 12-2 lead, held the 10-point advantage at halftime and then exploded in the third quarter, leading by as many as 30 points.

"We finally were getting defensive stops and holding them to one shot," Taylor said. "We scored six or seven times in a row to blow it open. We had a chance in the first half but let them stay in it."

Khiry Williams, Stephen Maxwell and junior Brandon Perry were key role players as Taft wore down the Generals, who advanced to the City Section semifinals last year.

Maxwell had 12 points and Perry added nine for the Toreadors.

"I am blessed to have four big men who can play," Taylor said. "Most teams are happy to have one but we have multiple guys to go to."

Michaelyn Scott had 14 points and Chris Brown had 10 to lead Washington Prep but it could not deal with Taft's size.

The Toreadors had 27 offensive rebounds two nights after getting 28 against Community Charter in a quarterfinal.

"We have had a good start but we need to finish this tournament the right way," Taylor said.

Valencia is trying to come back against visiting Oaks Christian, as the Vikings have scored on a 39-yard pass from Alex Bishop to Matt Nyberg to pull to within 34-21 with three minutes left in the third quarter.

Bishop has passed for 243 yards and two TDs, and Oaks Christian's Richie Harrington has passed for 242 yards and four TDs.

Oaks Christian 42, Valencia 33

Westlake 37, St. Bonaventure 27

Fairfax 36, Arleta 12

Carson 40, Taft 21

Paraclete 38, St. Margaret's 21

Chatsworth 35, Palisades 28 (OT)

Fairfax 36, Arleta 12

Palisades 20, Chatsworth 7

Westlake 23, St. Bonaventure 14

Carson 32, Taft 21