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Crespi won the third place game at the Redondo Union tournament with a 69-64 victory against Price.

London Perrantes scored 26 points and Michael Avery scored 14 points to lead the Celts (13-1).

Price (9-3) was led by Skylar Spencer's 18 points.

Khalil Johnson added 16 points for the Knights.

Big wein for Crespi because both teams are in the same playoff division (4-AA).

Grant 81
Hart 63

championship game of the Hart tournament.

Gor Plavchyan scored 27 points and had nine rebounds to lead the Lancers.

Gurgen Harutyunyan scored 22 points and had five assists and five rebounds for Grant.

Etiwanda won the Oaks Christian tournament for the second consecutive season in a 60-28 victory against host Oaks Christian.

Sophomore Jordan McLaughlin scored 24 points and made five 3-pointers to lead the Eagles (14-1).

Oaks Christian struggled all game.

The Lions (10-3) made only 5 of 47 shots from the field, including 1 of 22 in the second half.

Freshman K.J. Smith made two 3-pointers midway through the second quarter and the Lions did not make another basket until sophomore Jordan Flannery made a 3-pointer with under a minute remaining.

Alemany 77
Modesto Christian 67

Marqueze Coleman scored 36 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and had four blocks.

Coleman was 16 of 18 at the free throw line.

Max Guercy scored 19 points and had five assists.

Sophomore Bear Henderson scored 17 points and had 12 rebounds.

Alemany is 11-2.

Alemany is at Chaminade Wednesday.

Cleveland suffered a loss against the Vikings at the Santa Monica tournament the week of Dec. 5th, but settled the score with a third-place victory at the Oaks Christian tournament

Cleveland 50
Santa Monica 49

Cleveland 13 9 16 12=50
Santa Monica 13 14 7 15=49

Cleveland-Amonte Dees 19, J.R. Williams 11, Igodan 8, Riewthong 8, Amit 2, Johnson 2.

Santa Monica-Jordan Mathews 20, Adamssu Wiliams 10, Thompson 9, Walker 4, Jackson 3, Vaughn 3.

C: 12-6, SM: 8-5

Corona Centennial 66
Compton Centennial 47

Inglewood 56
Morningside 54

La Jolla Country Day 65
Colony 63

Eisenhower 49
Upland 37

Rancho Verde 47
Calabasas 34

Cleveland 50
Santa Monica 49

Thousand Oaks 58
Agoura 52

Thousand Oaks 22 15 6 15=58
Agoura 8 19 10 15=52

Thousand Oaks-Kendall Frisoli 15, Perry 10, Dempsey 6, Ruffino 9, Eicher 5, Reaves 5, Saccardi 5, Chuh 3.

Agoura-Noam Leead 17, Gigi Olelewe 12, Borenstein 7, Jacobs 5, Thompson 3, Powers 4, Mazal 4.

TO: 9-4, A: 6-8

consolation championship at Oaks Christian tournament

Rancho Verde 47
Calabasas 34

Calabasas 15 3 6 10=34
Rancho Verde 8 14 14 11=47

Calabasas-Cohan 8, Israel 9, Lieberman 6, Levy 6, Monsegue 2, Sahebifard 2, Koffi 1.

RV: 10-4, C: 12-2

Oaks Christian 58
Carondelet 55

Oaks Christian 16 11 19 12=58
Carondelet 18 18 11 8=55

Oaks Christian-Meghan McIntyre 21, Brianna Barrett 19, Kailee Severt 11, Mounier 5, Bierling 2.

Carondelet-Hannah Huffman 26, Melissa Russi 13, Natalie Romeo 11, Harioka 3, Cust 2.

OC: 9-3, C: 8-2

Newbury Park 50
El Camino Real 45

Newbury Park 12 13 13 12=50
ECR 9 12 15 9=45

Newbury Park-Murray 15, Brunk 9, Groth 7, Dobner 4, V. LaPerche 4, K. LaPerche 4, Driscoll 2, Baldwin 2, Van Ommeren 2, Hutchison 1.

ECR-Cora Chan 22, Shannon Kingery 13, Rodriguez 6, Halloran 3 and 11 rebounds, Finnell 1.

NP: 6-8, ECR: 7-7

St. Joseph of Santa Maria 52
Taft 34

St. Joseph 9 8 18 16=52
Taft 11 8 4 11=34

St. Joseph-Tatiana Dunlap 11, Kaitlyn Flowers 14, Ramirez 7, Drewniak 6, Nunez 6, Robb 3, Rigali 2, Gantt 2.

Taft-Shawn Kolani 11, reyes 9, Sahar 7, Clay 5, Aslanian 2.

St. Joseph: 2-11
Taft 2-10

Marcus LoVett, Jr., Providence, Fr.
Scored 41 points in a 59-57 setback against Eastside Catholic in first round of Chaminade tournament

Marqueze Coleman, Alemany, Sr.
Scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in a 65-46 Modesto Chr. semifinal victory against Modesto Chr.

Coley Apsay and Clay Kasdorf, Canyon, Seniors
Both players scored 24 points in a 53-50 Vantura tournament championship game victory against Ventura.

Holden Israel, Calabasas, Sr.
Scored 33 points in a 68-58 consolation victory against Colony at the Oaks Christian tournament

Jahmel Taylor, Sierra Canyon, Jr.
Scored 31 points in a 61-47 Torrey Pines tournament Mayor's Division victory against Santa Margarita

Daily News Top-10

1. Taft (10-2)
2, Crespi (12-1)
3. Alemany (10-2)
4. Oaks Christian (10-2)
5. Canyon (14-1)
6. Harvard-Westlake (8-3)
7. Village Christian (14-1)
8. El Camino Real (8-4)
9. Westlake (13-4)
10. Cleveland (11-6)

others: Notre Dame, Valencia, Renaissance Academy, Crescenta Valley, Chaminade, Royal, Buckley, Moorpark, West Ranch, Burbank,

Newbury Park 52
Taft 29

El Camino Real 71
St. Joseph 50

Agoura 56
Palisades 41

Thousand Oaks 67
Carson 29

Serra 69
Mater Dei Catholic 68

Canyon Springs 79
Inglewood 47

Long Beach Poly 62
Carondelet 52

La Jolla Country Day 63
Oaks Christian 45

Here is the schedule for Friday, the final day, of the West Coast Holiday Festival girls' basketball tournament. Gold bracket games are primarily for place, invitational bracket games are crossover matchups.

GOLD BRACKET

Championship: West Ranch vs. Bonita, 6 p.m. at Norco High
3rd place: Notre Dame/SO vs. Notre Dame Academy, 6 p.m. at St. Bernard High
11th place: Valencia vs. Arlington, Noon at St. Bernard High
Winner's bracket: Burbank vs. Harvard-Westlake, Noon at Burroughs High
Winner's bracket: St. Monica vs. Hawthorne, 4:30 p.m. at St. Bernard High
Winner's bracket: Arlington at Norco, 4:30 p.m.
Winner's bracket: Saugus vs. Pasadena Poly, 4:30 p.m. at Burroughs High
Crossover bracket: Marymount at Burroughs, 3 p.m.
Crossover bracket: Castlemont vs. St. Paul, 10:30 a.m. at Burroughs High
Consolation final: Liberty vs. Carter, 7:30 p.m. at Burroughs High
Consolation bracket: Legacy (Nevada) vs. Pittsburg, 9 a.m. at Burroughs High
19th place: Glendale vs. Channel Islands, 5 p.m. at Burroughs High (small gym)
23rd place: Chatsworth vs. Lou Dantzler Charter, 3 p.m. at St. Bernard High
27th place: Calabasas vs. Beverly Hills, 6 p.m. at Burroughs High
29th place: Bellflower vs. Van Nuys, 2 p.m. at Burroughs High (small gym)
31st place: Animo South L.A. vs. Sylmar, 10:30 a.m. at St. Bernard High

INVITATIONAL BRACKET CROSSOVER

1:30 p.m. Alemany (champion) vs. Canyon (consolation champion) at Burroughs High
1:30 p.m. Antelope Valley (16th place) vs. Santa Monica (12th place) at St. Bernard High
3 p.m. Rancho Cucamonga (7th place) vs. Vista Murrieta (14th place) at Norco High
3:30 p.m. Keppel (5th place) vs. Pacifica/Oxnard (15th place) at Burroughs High (small gym)
7:30 p.m. Monroe (8th place) at Bell-Jeff (13th place)
7:30 p.m. Camarillo (6th place) at St. Bernard (3th place)

Providence freshman guard Marcus LoVett, Jr. continues to put up impressive numbers.

LoVett, Jr. poured in 31 points to lead the Pioneers to an 83-48 consolation championship victory against Golden Valley at the Chaminade tournament.

LoVett, Jr. also had seven rebounds, five assists and four steals.

Teammate Patrick Gonzalez scored 23 points.

LoVett, Jr. was named all-tournament and was given an award for most 3-pointers made in the tournament.

The undefeated run came to an end for the Crespi boys' basketball Thursday in the semifinals of the Redondo Union Sea Hawk Classic.

Crespi lost to Washington Prep, 68-58.

London Perrantes and Justin Rubia each scored 18 points to lead the Celts (12-1), who will face Price in the third-place game Friday.

Isaiah Hicks scored 20 points and Ralph Harvey, Jr. scored 14 points to lead Washington Prep (7-8).

Washington Prep will play Bishop Montgomery in the championship game

Marqueze Coleman scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Alemany in a 65-46 victory against Modesto Christian in the semifinals of the Modesto Christian tournament.

Max Guercy had 17 points and nine assists for Alemany.

Bear Henderson added 16 points and 15 rebounds for the Warriors (10-2).

Alemany will face Bakersfield in Friday's 8 p.m. championship game

Viewpoint is playing in the MaxPreps Holiday Classic this week and has advaced to the championship game in the California division against Ponderosa at 2:05 p.m. Friday at Cathedral City High.

Viewpoint won its semifinal game 67-27, against Sierra Pacific.

Jonny Paul scored 15 points, John Walsh scored 14 points and Jack Borenstein scored 12 points for Viewpoint.

This will be Viewpoint's third crack at winning a title.

The Patriots lost to Yeshiva in the Milken Community tournament final and was beaten by Village Christian in the final of Viewpoint's own tournament.

It didn't take long for Alemany sophomore Bear Henderson to get another scholarship offer

Henderson received an offer from Colorado on Tuesday, acording to coach Tray Meeks.

Meeks now indicates Henderson has been offered by Nevada.

Nevada has a committment from Alemany senior Marqueze Coleman for next year

Sierra Canyon is in the Mayor's division championship game Thursday at the Torrey Pines tournament after a 61-47 victory against Santa Margarita.

Jahmel Taylor scored 31 points and had seven assists.

Sierra Canyon plays Murrieta Valley in the final.

The Trailblazers are now 10-4

El Camino Real 61
Burbank (Sacramento) 45

Maleke Haynes had 13 points and seven assists

Julian Richardson scored 15 points

Michael Thomas scored 13 points and grabbed 15 rebounds

ECR is 8-4 overall

Royal has advanced to the championship game at the Clovis Elks Tournament (Fresno)

Royal 62, Edison (Fresno) 47

Scott Woods scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds
Nick Creber scored eight points and grabbed 15 rebounds
JR Powell scored 13 points
Max McCoy scored 12 points
Weston Park had 6 points and nine rebounds

Royal will play in the tournament championship game friday at 8 p.m. against Hoover (San Diego).

Royal is now 9-4 overall

Oak Park 53
Dos Pueblos 39

Consolation bracket
9:30 a.m. Taft vs. St. Joseph (15th place)
11 a.m. El Camino Real vs. Newbury Park (13th place)
12:30 p.m. Palisades vs. Carson (11th place)
5 p.m. Agoura vs. Thousand Oaks (consolation championship)

Winner's bracket
2 p.m. Mater Dei Catholic vs. Inglewood (7th place)
3:30 p.m. Oaks Christian vs. Carondelet (3rd place)
8 p.m. Serra vs. Canyon Springs (5th place)
6:45 p.m. Long Beach Poly vs. La Jolla Country Day (championship in main gym)

La Jolla Country Day 63
Oaks Christian 45

La Jolla Country Day 14 16 12 21=63
Oaks Christian 8 6 16 15=45

La Jolla Country Day-Malina Hood 19, Kelsey Plum 17, Maya Hood 12, Kanoa 9, Yasukochi 6.

Oaks Christian-Meghan McIntyre 19, Brianna Barrett 10, Mounier 8, Severt 6, Bierling 2.

LJCD: 11-0, OC: 8-3

Consolation bracket

9:30 a.m. Corona Centennial vs. Compton Centennial
11 a.m. Morningside vs. Inglewood
12:30 p.m. La Jolla Country Day vs. Colony
3:30 p.m. Rancho Verde vs. Calabasas (consolation final)

Winner's bracket
2 p.m. Upland vs. Eisenhower
6:30 p.m. Sacramento vs. Palisades
5 p.m. Santa Monica vs. Cleveland (3rd place)
8:30 p.m. Oaks Christian vs. Etiwanda (championship)

Oaks Christian 56
Cleveland 50

Cleveland 9 7 16 15=50
Oaks Christian 14 17 16 9=56

Cleveland-J.R. Williams 21, Jason Moore 14, Riewthong 6, igodan 5, Johnson 3, Dees 1.

Oaks Christian-Michael Roletti 12, Chass Bryan 10, Jason Ghilarducci 10, Miller 9, Hopkins 5, Harris 5, Gustavson 2, Smith 2, Chevalier 1.

OC: 9-2, C: 11-5

Calabasas 68
Colony 58

Calabasas 23 8 16 21=68
Colony 12 10 16 20=58

Calabasas-Holden Israel 33, Spencer Levy 12, Josh Cohan 10, Lieberman 8, Monsegue 4, Smith 1.

Colony-Everett Turner 27, Miles Pullard 13, Shadrach Earley 12, Barnes 4, Wagner 2.

Calabasas: 12-1, Colony: 9-4

Freshman Aaron Holiday scored 24 points and Nevada-bound forward Cole Huff had 15 points and 15 rebounds, but it wasn't enough for Campbell Hall in a 52-48 setback against Lancaster.

Thousand Oaks 67
Carson 29

Carson 10 9 6 4=30
Thousand Oaks 19 22 15 11=67

Carson-Robey 13, McCoy 10, Pena 3, Barnett 1, Peters 1, Johnson 1

Thousand Oaks-Kendall Frisoli 21, Sydney Perry 12, Sarah Eicher 11, Dempsey 6, Reaves 5, Chuh 5, Saccardi 3, Sager 2, Ruffino 1, Ryan 1.

TO: 8-4

Agoura 56
Palisades 41

Agoura-16 11 15 14=56
Palisades-8 16 8 9=41

Agoura-Noam Leead 22, Kylie Cunningham 12, Kim Jacobs 12, Thompson 6, Borenstein 4.

Palisades-Asia Smith 10, Thompson 8, Bruner 7, Bethel 6, Moguel 6, Hutt 2, Mizishima 2.

Agoura: 6-7

Kylie Cunningham and Asia Smith got into a scuffle in the fourth quarter. Both players were ejected.

Agoura's Sydney Bennett came off the bench and was ejected

El Camino Real 71
St. Joseph of Santa Maria 50

ECR 20 18 20 13=71
St. Joseph 13 20 8 9=50

ECR-Shannon Kingery 24 and 9 rebounds, Cora Chan 21, Sabrina Halloran 10 and 8 rebounds, Barber 6, Tanner 4 and 5 assists, Rodriguez 2, Wabi 2, Yap 2,

St. Joseph-Kaitlyn Flowers 17, Tatiana Dunlap 16, Drewniak 8, Ramirez 5, Robb 3, Guttierez 1.

ECR: 7-6, St. Joseph: 1-11

Newbury Park 52
Taft 29

Taft 12 5 5 7=29
Newbury Park 13 16 4 9=52

Taft-Aslanian 8, Clay 7, Kolani 6, Sahar 3, Valenzuela 2, Guillen 1.

Newbury Park-Alex Brunk 13, Amy Groth 10, Taylor Driscoll 10, Murray 9, V. LaPerche 6, Baldwin 3, Dobner 1

Taft: 2-9, Newbury Park: 5-8

Royal 64
East Bakersfield 45

J.R. Powell scored 15 points, Max McCoy scored 13 points and Scott Woods scored 13 points to lead Royal in a first round game.

Royal improved to 7-4

Royal 58
Stockdale (Bakersfield) 39

Max McCoy scored 11 points, Nick Creber scored 11 points and Scott Woods added nine points and seven rebounds to lead Royal (8-4) into the semfinals Thursday night against Edison of Fresno.

There are games galore Thursday if you are a die-hard basketball fan.

Championship games at Chaminade and Ventura.

Chaminade vs. Eastside Catholic at 6 p.m. at Chaminade

Canyon at Ventura High

There is also some great semifinal action all over the place.

Crespi vs. Washington Prep and Price vs. Bishop Montgomery at Redondo Union High.

Taft vs. Windward and DeMatha (Maryland) vs. Newark Memorial at the Torrey Pines tournament near San Diego.

Oaks Christian vs. Cleveland at Oaks Christian, 8:30 p.m. and Etiwanda vs. Santa Monica at 7 p.m.

Village Christian vs. St. Francis at 7:30 p.m. and Maranatha vs. Muir at 6 p.m., both games at LaSalle High

Alemany vs. Modesto Christian and Bakersfield vs. Weston Ranch at Modesto Christian.

The Viewpoint boys' basketball program is building for the future under the direction of Montclair Prep graduate J.J. Prince.

The Patriots slipped past a good Fairmont Prep of Anaheim team Wednesday at the MaxPreps Holiday Classic in Cathedral City (near Palm Springs).

Tim Howell scored 26 points, Jack Borenstein scored 19 points and John Walsh added 11 points to lead Viewpoint.

Viewpoint improved to 8-3. Fairmont Prep dropped to 11-2.

Borenstein is averaging around 20 points per game and the Patriots just got back guard Jonny Paul from a leg injury.

Paul makes things happens and is averaging close to 18 points per game.

Viewpoint will play Sierra Pacific at 7 p.m. Thursday.

The winner advances to the California Division championship game Friday.

Providence 46
Kennedy 42

Marcus LoVett, Jr. had 30 points for Providence, which will play Golden Valley in the consolation championship Thursday at the Chaminade Christmas Classic.

The struggles could be ending for the L.A. Baptist boys' basketball program.

After going winless in 2011, the Knights are now 6-5 after a 55-52 consolation victory against St. Paul at the La Salle/Temple City tournament.

The Knights have one game left Thursday at the tournament before turning their attention to Olympic League competition.

Alemany vs. Modesto Christian and Bakersfield vs. Weston Ranch are the big two semifinal games at the Modesto Christian tournament Thursday.

Alemany beat Burbank of Sacramento in a quarterfinal 60-55.

Max Guercy scored 25 points for Alemany (9-2).

Marqueze Coleman had 18 points and 10 rebounds in the victory.

Modesto Christian advanced with a 65-57 victory against El Camino Real.

Julian Richardson scored 23 points to lead the Conquistadores (7-4).

Maleke Haynes had 14 points and six assists.

Consolation bracket
10 a.m. Taft vs. Newbury Park
11:30 a.m. El Camino Real vs. St. Joseph/SM
1 p.m. Palisades vs. Agoura
2:30 p.m. Thousand Oaks vs. Carson
Championship bracket
4 p.m. Mater Dei Catholic vs. Serra
5:30 p.m. Canyon Springs vs. Inglewood
7 p.m. Carondelet vs. Long Beach Poly, semifinals
8:30 p.m. Oaks Christian vs. La Jolla Country Day, semifinals

The semifinals are set for the Oaks Christian tournament Thursday.

7 p.m. Carondelet vs. Long Beach Poly
8:30 p.m. La Jolla Country Day at Oaks Christian

Two outstanding games

Here is the lineup Thursday for the gold bracket in the West Coast Holiday Festival girls' basketball tournament. All teams will play one more game Friday:

Semifinals: Bonita vs. Notre Dame Academy, 7:30 p.m. at Norco High
Semifinals: Notre Dame vs. West Ranch, 9 p.m. at Burroughs High small gym
5th-place semifinals: Saugus vs. Castlemont, 6 p.m. at Bell-Jeff High
5th-place semifinals: St. Monica at Norco, 4:30 p.m.
9th-place semifinals: Arlington vs. North Torrance, 3 p.m. at Norco High
9th-place semifinals: Harvard-Westlake vs. Valencia, 3 p.m. at Burroughs High
13th-place semifinals: Burbank vs. Pasadena Poly, 10:30 a.m. at Burroughs High
13th-place semifinals: Burroughs vs. Hawthorne, Noon at Burroughs High
Consolation semifinals: Glendale vs. Liberty, 7:30 p.m. at Burroughs High small gym
Consolation semifinals: Carter vs. Channel Islands, 1:30 p.m. at St. Bernard High
21st-place semifinals: Legacy (Nevada) vs. Lou Dantzler Charter, 1:30 p.m. at Norco High
21st-place semifinals: Chatsworth vs. Pittsburg, 9 a.m. at Burroughs High
25th-place semifinals: Marymount vs. Beverly Hills, 4:30 p.m. at St. Bernard High
25th-place semifinals: Calabasas vs. St. Paul, 4:30 p.m. at Burroughs High
29th-place semifinals: Sylmar at Bellflower, 10:30 a.m.
29th-place semifinals: Van Nuys vs. Animo South L.A., 6 p.m. at Burroughs High

Consolation bracket
10 a.m. Morningside vs. Corona Centennial
11:30 a.m. Inglewood vs. Compton centennial
1 p.m. Rancho Verde vs. La Jolla Country Day
2:30 p.m. Calabasas vs. Colony
Championship bracket
4 p.m. Eisenhower vs. Sacramento
5:30 p.m. Palisades vs. Upland
7 p.m. Etiwanda vs. Santa Monica (semifinal)
8:30 p.m. Oaks Christian vs. Cleveland (semifinal)

Rancho Verde 47
Morningside 33

Colony 64
Inglewood 59

La Jolla Country Day 50
Corona Centennial 36

Calabasas 63
Compton Centennial 36

Etiwanda 57
Eisenhower 48

Santa Monica 58
Sacramento 55

Cleveland 57
Upland 50

Oaks Christian 77
Palisades 63

Here is the lineup Thursday for the invitational bracket at the West Coast Holiday Festival girls' basketball tournament. Regardless of the outcomes, all teams will still play one out-of-bracket game Friday:

Championship: Alemany (12-1) vs. Chaminade (10-2), 9 p.m. at Burroughs High
Third: Rancho Verde (9-4) at St. Bernard (6-5), 7:30 p.m.
Fifth: Camarillo (11-3) vs. Mark Keppel (10-2), 7:30 p.m. at Burroughs High
Seventh: Monroe (8-5) vs. Rancho Cucamonga (4-6), 6 p.m. at Norco High
Consolation championship: Canyon (10-2) vs. Sierra Canyon (9-4), 1:30 p.m. at Burroughs High
11th: Santa Monica (5-7) vs. Silverado (1-10), 6 p.m. at St. Bernard High
13th: Vista Murrieta (5-7) at Bell-Jeff (6-6), 7:30 p.m.
15th: Antelope Valley (2-5) vs. Pacifica/Oxnard (5-7), 3 p.m. at St. Bernard High

Cleveland 57
Upland 50

Cleveland 17 10 14 16=57
Upland 9 12 12 17=50

Cleveland-Jason Moore 18, J.R. Williams 14, Osamu Igodan 11, Dees 8, Riewthong 3, Shepperson 3

Upland-Ryan McDonlad 12, Pearson 9, Marshall 9, Carson 7, Metzo 6, Vasquez 5, Schneider 2

C: 11-5, U: 9-3

Calabasas 63
Centennial/Compton 38

Calabasas 15 15 16 17=63
Centennial 6 9 11 12=38

Calabasas-Jeremy Lieberman 29, Cohan 8, Israel 8, Sahebifard 5, Marshall 3, levy 5, Hepps 2, Azran 2, Smith 1.

Centennial-Bernard Davis 11, Lowe 7, Smith 5, Harris 5, Benjamin 4, Townsell 4, Williams 2

Calabasas: 11-1, Centennial: 2-8

Tyler Foreman produced a big block with 1.4 seconds left in regulation, with Michael Avery and London Perrantes combining to score five points in overtime as Crespi held Redondo Union scoreless in the extra period Wednesday to prevail 63-58 in the quarterfinals of Redondo's Sea Hawk Classic.

Perrantes had 21 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and seven steals for the Celts (12-0), who play Washington Prep at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the semifinals.

Avery added 13 points and 10 rebounds, with Michael Milligan, Jr. contributing 13 points and Justin Rubia scoring 10 points for Crespi, which rallied from a 44-41 deficit entering the fourth to force overtime.

Derek Diale had 22 points, including 20 in the first half, for Redondo Union (6-4). Massai Ephriam held Diale in check in the second half, allowing the Celts to rally from a 35-26 halftime deficit.

Oaks Christian 77
Palisades 63

Oaks Christian 17 15 25 20=77
Palisades 13 14 17 19=63

Oaks Christian-Mike Roletti 18 and 12 rebounds, Chass Bryan 16 with 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Jackson Miller 17 and 4 steals, Jason Ghilarducci 10, Hopkins 5, Harris 3, Smith 3, Gustavson 2, Owusu 2, Chevalier 1

Palisades-Donovan Johnson 20, Tyler Duke 16, Otero 8, Wilson 5, Kurihara 5, A. Johnson 4, Hildreth 4, Frapesh 1.

OC: 9-2, P: 4-8

The Cleveland boys' basketball team won its eighth consecutive game and now finds itself in the semifinals of the Oaks Christian tournament.

Cleveland beat Upland, 57-50.

J.R. Williams scored 18 points, Jason Moore scored 14 points, Osamu Igodan added 11 points and the Cavaliers (11-5) once again used their quickness to beat another opponent.

Cleveland will play Oaks Christian or Palisades at 8;30 p.m. Thursday.

The Oaks Christian girls' basketball team advanced to the semifinals of its own tournament with a 51-39 victory against Canyon Springs.

Meghan McIntyre scored 20 points, sophomore Kailee Severt scored 15 points and USC-bound Brianna Barrett scored 14 points to lead the Lions (7-2).

Jasmine Johnson led Canyon Springs (6-6) with 14 points.

Sophomore Cheyenne Greenhouse scored 10 points for Canyon Springs and freshman Jordyn Penniman was held to only three points.

Thousand Oaks 57
El Camino Real 38

Thousand Oaks 8 14 16 19=57
El Camino Real 6 3 12 15=38

Thousand Oaks-Sager 9, Perry 8, Reaves 8, Frisoli 7, Chuh 7, Neuner 6, Saccardi 4, Eicher 3, DeSimone 2, Ruffino 2, Dempsey 1

ECR-Shannon Kingery 13 and 12 rebounds, Cora Chan 16, Yap 4, Barber 2, Halloran 1.

TO: 7-4, ECR: 6-6

Here are updates from games played Wednesday at the West Coast Holiday Festival girls' basketball tournament. There are 20 games being held at 4 sites -- Bell-Jeff, Burroughs, Norco and St. Bernard:

INVITATIONAL BRACKET

Alemany 63, Rancho Verde 49: Despite Hannah Johnson being held scoreless in the first half because of foul trouble and Breanna Calhoun not starting because of transportation difficulties, Alemany overcame an early deficit to outlast Rancho Verde in the semifinals at Norco High. Calhoun, who entered the game late in the first quarter, had 17 points and 10 assists, with Johnson scoring 14 second-half points and adding 11 rebounds for the Warriors (12-1), who will play Mission League rival Chaminade (11-2) in Thursday's final at Burroughs in search of back-to-back tournament titles.
Clarissa Larios had 12 points and Leslie Lopez-Wood added 10 points for Alemany, which outscored Rancho Verde (9-4) by a 26-12 margin in the second quarter.

Chaminade 65, St. Bernard 53: Annie Tarakchian had 13 points and 13 rebounds, with Mi'Chael Wright adding 12 points and 12 rebounds for the visiting Eagles, who built a 42-18 halftime lead in the semifinal victory at St. Bernard High. Cassie MacLeod had 20 points and five steals, with Robyn Brown contributing 11 points and seven rebounds for Chaminade (11-2), which advanced to its second tournament final this season.

Camarillo 68, Rancho Cucamonga 48: Geralynn Leaupepe had 18 points and 11 rebounds, with Geraldynn Leaupepe adding 14 five points and five rebounds for Camarillo (11-3), which received 13 points from Micaela Pericone-Kapp in the fifth-place semifinal at Norco High.

Bell-Jeff 59, Pacifica/Oxnard 39: Rishonda Napier had 18 points and Jasmine Smith added 13 points for the Guards (6-6) in the 13th-place semifinals at Burroughs High.

Sierra Canyon 55, Silverado 52: Kennedy Burke scored 24 points and Zoe Goss had 18 to for the Trailblazers (9-4) in the consolation semifinals at Norco High.

Canyon 56, Santa Monica 40: Alia McCoy had 17 points, Jaya Schultz added 12 points and Tiffini Stone contributed 10 points for the Cowboys (10-2) in the consolation semifinals at Burroughs High.

GOLD BRACKET

Valencia 75, Burbank 53: Facing a nine-point deficit at halftime, the Vikings outscored Burbank 36-4 in the third quarter as part of a 48-6 surge over a 12-minute span in the ninth-place semifinals at Burroughs High. Ashley Pinsker (15 points, four steals), Kalia Summerlin (14 points, four steals) and Jennifer Anumba (11 points, seven rebounds) combined to score 38 of their 40 points in the second half for Valencia (7-6), which received 11 points, eight rebounds and seven assists from freshman Talia Roth. Jamie Gonzalez led Burbank (6-5) with 18 points and sister Damarie Gonzalez added 15 points.

Harvard-Westlake 68, Burroughs 44: Leslie Schuman had a career-high 22 points and Natalie Florescu added 19 points for the Wolverines (5-9), who secured the victory in the ninth-place semifinals with a 16-4 run in the fourth. Jessica Adams and Sidney Ortega both had nine points for the host Indians (4-7).

Notre Dame 38, Saugus 37: Despite 22 points from NYU-bound Megan Dawe, the Centurions (5-6) fell in the quarterfinals of the at Burroughs High. Katherine Wright had eight points for the Knights (10-4), who have won three tournament games by a combined five points.

West Ranch 60, Castlemont 34: The Wildcats (6-3) posted their most impressive win of the tournament, advancing to the semifinals against Notre Dame at 9 p.m. Thursday in Burroughs' small gymnasium.

Carondelet 84
Newbury Park 55

Newbury Park 15 17 12 11=55
Carondelet 22 15 32 15=84

Newbury Park-Veronica LaPerche 18, Alex Brunk 12, Murray 9, Groth 8, Dobner 2, Hutchison 2, Driscoll 2, Baldwin 2

Carondelet-Hannah Huffman 29, Malissa Russi 20, Natalie Romero 10, Masen Biucher 12, Luther 6, Re 3, Cust 2, Regan 2

NP: 4-7

In the order of the bracket

Consolation quarterfinals
11:30 a.m. Newbury Park vs. Palisades
10 a.m. Agoura vs. Taft
1 p.m. El Camino Real vs. Thousand Oaks
2:30 p.m. St. Joseph/Santa Maria vs. Carson

Championship quarterfinals
5:30 p.m. Carondelet vs. Mater Dei Catholic
4 p.m. Long Beach Poly vs. Serra
7 p.m. Oaks Christian vs. Canyon Springs
8:30 p.m. Inglewood vs. La Jolla Country Day

Agoura 84
Taft 38

Taft 14 15 2 7=38
Agoura 33 11 26 14=84

Taft-Aslanian 9, Kolani 8, Reyes 8, Sahar 5, Clay 4, Haro 2

Agoura-Kylie Cunningham 23, Kim Jacobs 18, Noam Leead 18, Shaunna Borenstein 10, Mazal 8, Thompson 4, Bennett 2, Olelewe 2.

Agoura: 5-7, Taft: 2-8

Things were not going well for the Providence boys' basketball team Tuesday in a consolation quarterfinal game against Eastside of Lancaster.

However, the Pioneers (9-3) woke up in the fourth quarter, outscoring Eastside by 24 points for a 55-50 win.

Patrick Gonzalez scored 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Providence, expected to challenge Buckley for the Liberty League championship.

Freshman sensation Marcus LoVett, Jr. scored 20 points, one day after scoring 41.

The El Camino Real boys' basketball team easily beat Central Valley Christian of Visalia Tuesday night, 70-33.

Michael Thomas scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Julian Richardson had 10 points and seven rebounds, Maleke Haynes had eight points and 12 assists and Evan Wardlow added 10 points and four steals for the Conquistadores.

ECR play host Modesto Christian at 8:30 p.m. in a quarterfinal tonight.

Here is Wednesday's schedule for the West Coast Holiday Festival girls' basketball tournament at 4 sites -- Bell-Jeff, Burroughs, Norco and St. Bernard:

INVITATIONAL BRACKET

1:30 p.m. Antelope Valley vs. Vista Murrieta at Norco High
3 p.m. Camarillo vs. Rancho Cucamonga at Norco High
6 p.m. Sierra Canyon vs. Silverado at Norco High
6 p.m. Pacifica/Oxnard vs. Bell-Jeff at Burroughs High
7:30 p.m. Monroe vs. Mark Keppel at Bell-Jeff High
7:30 p.m. Canyon vs. Santa Monica at Burroughs High
7:30 p.m. Alemany vs. Rancho Verde at Norco High, semifinals
7:30 p.m. Chaminade at St. Bernard, semifinals

GOLD BRACKET

9 a.m. Harvard-Westlake at Burroughs High
10:30 a.m. Burbank vs. Valencia at Burroughs High
Noon Calabasas vs. Sylmar at Burroughs High
Noon Legacy (Nevada) vs. Carter at Norco High
1:30 p.m. North Torrance vs. Hawthorne at St. Bernard High
1:30 p.m. Liberty vs. Pittsburg at Burroughs High
3 p.m. West Ranch vs. Castlemont at Burroughs High
3 p.m. Beverly Hills vs. Animo South L.A. at St. Bernard High
4:30 p.m. Saugus vs. Notre Dame at Burroughs High
4:30 p.m. Bonita at Norco
4:30 p.m. Lou Dantzler Charter vs. Channel Islands at St. Bernard High
4:30 p.m. Van Nuys vs. St. Paul at Bell-Jeff High
6 p.m. St. Monica vs. Notre Dame Academy at St. Bernard High
6 p.m. Chatsworth vs. Glendale at Bell-Jeff High
6:30 p.m. Marymount vs. Bellflower at Burroughs High (small gym)
8 p.m. Pasadena Poly vs. Arlington at Burroughs High (small gym)

Oaks Christian tournament schedule for Wednesday

In-Order of bracket

Consolation Quarterfinals
10 a.m. Morningside vs. Rancho Verde
11:30 a.m. La Jolla Country Day vs. Corona Centennial
2:30 p.m. Calabasas vs. Compton Centennial
1 p.m. Upland vs. Colony

Championship Quarterfinals
4 p.m. Etiwanda vs. Eisenhower
5:30 p.m. Sacramento vs. Santa Monica
8:30 p.m. Palisades vs. Oaks Christian
7 p.m. Upland vs. Cleveland

WESTLAKE VILLAGE - After a streak of 10 mostly one-sided basketball victories to start the season, Calabasas High learned Tuesday what it's like on the other side.

The visiting Coyotes (10-1) were outhustled and outplayed in a 68-51 loss to host Oaks Christian in the first round of the third annual Oaks Christian tournament.

Calabasas had won two tournaments - the Campbell Hall tournament to begin the season and the Palm Springs tournament this past week - but this was the first time the visiting Coyotes faced such a scrappy, tenacious opponent.

And it showed.

"We plan to bounce back," Calabasas forward Josh Cohan said. "All we want is to face some good competition and high-level teams, and that's why we're playing in this tournament."

Jackson Miller scored 15 points with 10 rebounds, Chass Bryan added 14 points, six assists and four steals, and Mike Roletti chipped in 15 points and 10 rebounds.

"We just came out running and gunning, and they couldn't stop us," Roletti said. "We scored a lot of points on fast breaks, and I was hitting my jump shots."

Oaks Christian (8-2) started slowly but rallied after intermission. In the third quarter, Bryan scored on a couple of driving layups to help Oaks Christian forge a 9-0 run that stretched the lead to 14 points, and Calabasas never threatened again.

"We just finished a week in Maui, so maybe we were a little tired, but eventually our shooting came around," Bryan said. "It still all came down to defense, and we buckled down. Defense is the key to everything."

Sophomore Razhaun "Bear" Henderson has picked up an offer from Colorado.

Henderson is a talented 6'4 forward, who has routinely been getting double-doubles.

Henderson becomes the second area sophomore to receive an offer from the Buffaloes.

Colorado offered Chaminade's Jack Williams Dec. 10 at the Santa Monica tournament.

Colorado's roster already includes local products Spencer Dinwiddie (Taft) and Damiene Cain (Harvard-Westlake).

Alemany 72
Turlock 62

Marqueze Coleman scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Alemany (8-2).

Sophomore Bear Henderson scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

Alemany raced out to a 17-0 lead and led 61-36 at the end of the third quarter.

Max Guercy scored 16 points and dished out eight assists to add to a deep, balanced Alemany attack.

Jericho Richardson had 12 steals for Alemany.

Alemany plays Burbank of Sacramento (9-1) at 7 p.m. in a quarterfinal Wednesday.

Freshman Aaron Holiday scored 26 points, one day after scoring 36 against Eastside, but it wasn't enough in a 66-49 setback against Valencia in a quarterfinal of the Chaminade tournament.

Troy Hammel hit eight 3-pointers and scored a school-record 45 points, including 23 in the third quarter, for Valencia.

Cole Huff scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Campbell Hall.

Chaminade and Saugus also advanced to the semifinals.

Crespi 74
Newbury Park 26

Crespi had no trouble in a first-round game at the Redondo Union Sea Hawk Classic.

Michael Milligan, Jr. scored 28 points and London Perrantes added 11 points for the undefeated Celts (11-0).

Canyon Springs 67
Thousand Oaks 62

Canyon Springs 14 15 14 24=67
Thousand Oaks 12 16 9 25=62

Canyon Springs-Jordyn Penniman 20, Cheyenne Greenhouse 13, Courtney Thomas 10, Sparks 5, J. Johnson 5, Spencer, 4, Scott 4, T. Johnson 4, Rellin 2.

Thousand Oaks-Kendall Frisoli 23, Perry 8, Neuner 8, Sager 7, Chuh 5, Ruffino 4, Eicher 3, Reaves 2, Ryan 1, Saccardi 1.

CS: 6-5, TO: 6-4

Long Beach Poly 84
Agoura 52

Agoura 13 16 6 17=52
Long Beach Poly 24 29 16 15=84

Agoura-Kylie Cunningham 21, Kim Jacobs 10, Bennett 8, Borenstein 6, Olelewe 5, Leead 2.

Long Beach Poly-Keyla Morgan 19, Justyce Dawson 12, Olivia Montgomery 11, King 9, Carter 8, Augustus 5, Alexander 4, Kellum 4, Carmon 3, Smith 2, Seng 2, Moliere 2, Brown 2, Lee 2, Lamb 1.

Agoura: 4-7
Long Beach Poly: 11-1

Upland 52
Inglewood 49

Myles Pearson scored 11 points and Ferrell Marshall scored 10 points to lead Upland (9-2).

Randy Onwuasor scored 16 points to lead Inglewood (6-6).

Upland plays Inglewood in the second round.

Inglewood meets Colony in a consolation game.

Serra 70
Taft 26

Serra 19 20 22 9=70
Taft 6 4 12 4=26

Serra-Nicole Collins 16, Caila Hailey 13, Simone Thompson 11, Toler 8, Siera Thompson 7, Carson 6, Brady 3, Joseph 2, Howard 2.

Taft-Carolina Guillen 10, Kolani 5, Aslanian 5, Reyes 4, Valenzuela 2.

Serra: 9-1
Taft: 2-7

Cleveland 68
Colony 54

Cleveland 18 10 23 17=68
Colony 14 12 19 9=54

Colony-Marcus Magett 16, Kenneth Barnes 15, Miles Poullard 10, Turner 8, Earley 3, Wagner 2

Cleveland-J.R. Williams 20, Osamu Igodan 18, Jason Moore 17, Dees 7, Riewthong 6

Cleveland: 10-5
Colony: 8-3

Nick Oliva, a defensive end for College of the Canyons, has committed to New Mexico State.

Nate Ingram, a tight end for Pierce College, has committed to Arizona State.

Ishmael Adams, a top defensive back for Oaks Christian and the son of former NFL player Stefon Adams, has committed to UCLA.

Here is the breakdown of Tuesday's schedule at the West Coast Holiday Festival girls' basketball tournament at the following 4 sites: Bell-Jeff, Burroughs, Norco and St. Bernard:

INVITATIONAL BRACKET

4:30 p.m. Antelope Valley vs. Sierra Canyon at Burroughs High
6 p.m. Alemany vs. Camarillo at Burroughs High
6 p.m. Vista Murrieta vs. Silverado at Norco High
6 p.m. Pacifica/Oxnard vs. Santa Monica at St. Bernard High
7:30 p.m. Rancho Cucamonga vs. Rancho Verde at Norco High
7:30 p.m. Canyon at Bell-Jeff
7:30 p.m. Chaminade vs. Mark Keppel at Burroughs High (small gym)
7:30 p.m. Monroe at St. Bernard

GOLD BRACKET

9 a.m. Van Nuys vs. Liberty at Burroughs High
10:30 a.m. St. Paul vs. Pittsburg at Burroughs High
Noon Harvard-Westlake vs. Castlemont at Burroughs High
Noon Beverly Hills vs. Dantzler Charter at St. Bernard High
Noon Bellflower vs. Legacy (Nevada) at Norco High
1:30 p.m. Marymount vs. Carter at Norco High
1:30 p.m. Valencia vs. Notre Dame at Burroughs High
1:30 p.m. Channel Islands vs. Animo South L.A. at St. Bernard High
3 p.m. Arlington vs. Bonita at Norco High
3 p.m. North Torrance vs. St. Monica at St. Bernard High
3 p.m. Chatsworth vs. Sylmar at Bell-Jeff High
4:30 p.m. Pasadena Poly at Norco
4:30 p.m. Notre Dame Academy vs. Hawthorne at St. Bernard High
4:30 p.m. Calabasas vs. Glendale at Bell-Jeff High
6 p.m. Burbank vs. Saugus at Bell-Jeff High
7:30 p.m. West Ranch at Burroughs (Burroughs High main gym)

Former Cleveland High guard Jason Johnson has given a verbal commitment to Utah St.

Johnson currently plays at Antelope Valley College.

There is no denying the abundant talent of freshman Marcus LoVett, Jr. (Providence High) and Aaron Holiday (Campbell Hall).

LoVett poured in 41 points in a 59-57 first round setback against Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, Washington) at the Chaminade tournament.

Holiday scored 36 points in a 59-55 victory against Eastside High (Lancaster).

Both are special players.

Holiday plays with reckless abandon, can make something happen at anytime and is super-explosive to the basket.

LoVett, Jr. is about as smooth as they come.

A 5-foot-11 left-handed guard who can flat out score.

Fans in attendance Monday were hoping both teams would win, so there would be a Tuesday showdown between two of the nation's top ninth graders.

It didn't happen, but the talented guards are scheduled to square off Jan. 21 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills at the War on the Floor extravaganza. Game time is 6:30 p.m.

Consolation Quarterfinals:
9 a.m. Golden Valley vs. Poly
10:30 a.m. St. Monica vs. Valley Torah
Noon Eastside vs. Kennedy
1:30 p.m. Bonita vs. Providence

Championship Quarterfinals:
3 p.m. Valencia vs. Campbell Hall
4:30 p.m. Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, Wash.) vs. Menlo (San Francisco)
6 p.m. Lancaster vs. Saugus
7:30 p.m. Chaminade vs. St. Bonaventure

Here are results from the first day of the West Coast Holiday Festival girls' basketball tournament, which is being played at Bell-Jeff, Burroughs, Norco and St. Bernard. There are 2 brackets, invitational (16 teams) and gold (32 teams):

INVITATIONAL BRACKET

Chaminade 52, Canyon 50: Despite only making only one field goal in the fourth quarter and not scoring in the final three minutes, the Eagles (9-2) survived a late Canyon (8-2) rally. Cassie MacLeod led Chaminade with 13 points, including four free throws in the fourth, Annie Tarakchian added 12 points and Mi'Chael Wright contributed 10 points. Alia McCoy had 23 points for Canyon, which received 12 points from Jaya Schultz and eight points from Tiffini Stone.

Mark Keppel 66, Bell-Jeff 55: Alyson Lock scored 21 points, Samantha Lee added 20 points and Sandra Gao contributed 17 points for the Aztecs (9-1), who built on a four-point lead entering the fourth. Jasmine Smith had 21 points, Rishonda Napier added 18 points and Kiah Jones contributed nine points for the Guards (5-5).

Alemany 58, Sierra Canyon 33: The Warriors (10-1) trailed by four points after one quarter, but outscored the Trailblazers 23-2 in the second and never relinquished control. Breanna Calhoun and Mariah Winston both had 10 points and Hannah Johnson and Leslie Lopez-Wood each had nine points for Alemany. Kennedy Burke had 15 points and 14 rebounds for Sierra Canyon (7-4).

Camarillo 60, Antelope Valley 51: Sophomore twins Geralynn and Geraldynn Leaupepe combined for 36 points, including 20 of the Scorpions' 24 in the second half, to hold off the Antelopes (2-3). Keiona Mathews led Antelope Valley with 14 points, before fouling out with 2:18 left in the third quarter. Destini Price contributed 11 points and Crystal Brown added 10 points for the Antelopes, who trailed 36-35 at hafltime but never led in the second half. Kristi Nishimori added eight points for Camarillo (10-2), which was led by Geraldynn Leaupepe's 21 points.

GOLD BRACKET

Burroughs 65, Sylmar 16: The Indians scored the first 18 points and led 27-2 after one quarter. Aysia Shellmire, in only her second game after being sidelined with a disc injury in her back, had 16 points, six rebounds and five blocks for Burroughs (4-5). Delaney Nicol added 12 points and Gabby Pineiro contributed 11 points and seven rebounds for the Indians.

Valencia 60, Pittsburg 44: Kalia Summerlin scored 14 of her 18 points in the first half to lead the Vikings (6-6). Ashley Pinsker added 15 points for Valencia, which led 41-16 at hafltime, before Pittsburg (4-7) got as close as 13 in the second half.

Notre Dame 42, St. Paul 41: The Knights (8-4) rallied from a seven-point first-quarter deficit behind freshman Georgia Perris (13 points) and junior Katherine Wright (11 points). Holly Shafer led St. Paul (8-3) with 14 points and Priscilla Hildalgo added 10 points.

Harvard-Westlake 46, Calabasas 27: Natalie Florescu had 14 points and Brooke Levin added 12 points for the Wolverines (4-8), who extended a seven-point halftime lead by outscoring the Coyotes 16-2 in the third quarter. Arine Costanian led Calabasas (4-7) with eight points.

West Ranch 52, Chatsworth 31: Whitney Branham led the Wildcats (5-3) with 19 points. Christina Provenzano had nine points for Chatsworth (2-8).

Calabasas is off to a 10-0 start heading into a first-round game against Oaks Christian at the Oaks Christian tournament at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The Coyotes have been doing it with different players stepping up each game.

Holden Israel scored 31 points in a victory against Indio, Josh Cohan scored 20 points and sophomore Austen Smith scored 18 points in a victory against Cochrane from Alberta, Canada, and sophomore point guard Jeremy Lieberman garnered MVP honors after a championship game victory against Palm Springs Friday.

Lieberman also scored 24 points in a semifinal victory against Palm Desert.

The Coyotes are the favorite to win the Marmonte League, and already are 2-0 in league after victories against Royal and Simi Valley.

Chaminade kicked off its own boys' basketball tournament with a 64-44 victory against Golden Valley.

Sophomore Jack Williams scored 20 points and grabbed 23 rebounds to lead the Eagles (7-3).

Jaron Martin scored 20 points and had five assists for Chaminade.

POOL PLAY

Monday January 2, 2012 Huntington Park Site
1:00 PM HPCR vs. King Drew
2:30 PM Lincoln vs. Locke
4:00 PM Banning vs. South Gate
5:30 PM Fremont vs. Jordan
7:00 PM Franklin vs. Hunt. Park
8:30 PM Venice vs. San Pedro

Monday January 2, 2012 Hamilton Site
11:30 AM Reseda vs. Danzler
1:00 PM View Park vs. Mendez
2:30 PM LACES vs. Monroe
4:00 PM Chatsworth vs. Hamilton

Monday January 2, 2012 Roybal Site
1:00 PM Bernstein vs. New Millennium
2:30 PM Contreras vs. Community Harvest
4:00 PM Jefferson vs. Belmont
5:30 PM Garfield vs. Carson
7:00 PM Fulton vs. Roybal

Oaks Christian tournament
Dec. 27-30

first round game Tue. Dec. 27 (in order of bracket)

Etiwanda vs. Morningside, 6 p.m.
Eisenhower vs. Rancho Verde, 3 p.m.
Sacramento vs. Corona Centennial, 9 p.m.
La Jolla Country Day vs. Santa Monica, 4:30 p.m.

Palisades vs. Compton Centennial, 1:30 p.m.
Calabasas vs. Oaks Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Upland vs. Inglewood, 12 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Colony, 10:30 a.m.

Oaks Christian tournament

Dec. 27-30

first round matchups (in order of bracket)

Carondelet vs. Newbury Park, 9 p.m.
Mater Dei Catholic vs. Palisades, 4:30 p.m.
Long Beach Poly vs. Agoura, 12 p.m.
Taft vs. Serra, 10:30 a.m.

Oaks Christian vs. El Camino Real, 6 p.m.
Thousand Oaks vs. Canyon Springs, 3 p.m.
St. Joseph Santa Maria vs. Inglewood, 1:30 p.m.
Carson vs. La Jolla Country Day, 7:30 p.m.

Providence High freshman Marcus LoVett, Jr. is having quite a season through the Pioneers first 10 games.

LoVett, Jr. has scored 340 points for an average of exactly 34 points per game.

LoVett, Jr., considered one of the very best ninth-graders in the country, has scored 34 or more five times, including a mind-boggling 57 in an overtime victory Dec. 17 against St. Joseph of Santa Maria.

Providence next plays Monday at 6 p.m. at the Chaminade tournament against Eastside Catholic (Washington).

Here is the opening-day schedule for the Chaminade Christmas Classic boys' basketball tournament, which starts Monday:

9 a.m. Golden Valley at Chaminade
10:30 a.m. Poly vs. St Bonaventure
Noon Valley Torah vs. Lancaster
1:30 p.m. St. Monica vs. Saugus
3 p.m. Valencia vs. Kennedy
4:30 p.m. Eastside vs. Campbell Hall
6 p.m. Eastside Catholic (Washington) vs. Providence
7:30 p.m. Menlo (San Francisco) vs. Bonita

Here is the breakdown of the 16-team invitational bracket and the 32-team gold bracket for the West Coast Holiday Festival girls' basketball tournament, which begins Monday at the following 4 sites -- Bell-Jeff, Burroughs, Norco and St. Bernard:

INVITATIONAL BRACKET

3 p.m. Rancho Cucamonga vs. Silverado at Norco High
3 p.m. Antelope Valley vs. Camarillo at Burroughs High
4:30 p.m. Alemany vs. Sierra Canyon at Burroughs High
6 p.m. Monroe vs. Santa Monica at St. Bernard High
6 p.m. Canyon vs. Chaminade at Burroughs High
7:30 p.m. Vista Murrieta vs. Rancho Verde at Norco High
7:30 p.m. Pacifica/Oxnard at St. Bernard
7:30 p.m. Mark Keppel at Bell-Jeff

GOLD BRACKET

9 a.m. West Ranch vs. Chatsworth at Burroughs High
10:30 a.m. Harvard-Westlake vs. Calabasas at Burroughs High
Noon Notre Dame vs. St. Paul at Burroughs High
Noon Beverly Hills vs. North Torrance at St. Bernard High
1:30 p.m. Valencia vs. Pittsburg at Burroughs High
1:30 p.m. St. Monica vs. Lou Dantzler Charter at St. Bernard High
3 p.m. Channel Islands vs. Hawthorne at St. Bernard High
3 p.m. Saugus vs. Liberty at Bell-Jeff High
4:30 p.m. Carter at Norco
4:30 p.m. Notre Dame Academy vs. Animo Leadership at St. Bernard High
4:30 p.m. Castlemont vs. Glendale at Bell-Jeff High
6 p.m. Burbank vs. Van Nuys at Bell-Jeff High
6 p.m. Arlington vs. Legacy (Nevada) at Norco High
6:30 p.m. Bonita vs. Bellflower at Burroughs High small gym
7:30 p.m. Sylmar at Burroughs (Burroughs High main gym)
8 p.m. Marymount vs. Pasadena Poly at Burroughs High small gym

A Los Angeles coroner's office says the cause of death for the 18-year-old son of former NFL quarterback Erik Kramer was a heroin overdose, according to an ESPN report.

Thousand Oaks High backup quarterback Griffen Kramer was found dead at a friend's house Agoura Hills home on Oct. 30.

Five have been arrested in connection with Kramer's death.

Erik Kramer's NFL career spanned from 1987 to 1999. He played with Atlanta, Chicago, San Diego and Detroit.

Here is Friday's schedule for the 6 local teams competing in the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions:

Gold Division
12:30 p.m. -- Monroe vs. Bonita at Santa Barbara High
12:30 p.m. -- Harvard-Westlake vs. Peninsula at Dos Pueblos High
2:15 p.m. -- Royal vs. Arroyo Grande at Dos Pueblos High
4 p.m. -- Bell-Jeff vs. Yorba Linda at San Marcos High
9 a.m. -- Agoura vs. St. Joseph at Santa Barbara High

Green Division
2:15 p.m. -- Oak Park vs. Morro Bay at Santa Barbara High

Three of last year's top basketball graduates, Lonnie Jackson from Valencia, Spencer Dinwiddie from Taft and Austin McBroom from Campbell Hall, are making a freshman impact at major colleges.

Jackson, now at Boston College, is the ACC Rookie of the Week after scoring 26 points with seven 3-pointers Sunday in a 75-55 victory over Bryant. He's averaging 7.1 points - 15.7 over the past three games -- while shooting 48 percent on 3-pointers.

The 3-point line is farther in college basketball, yet Jackson is making a smooth transition.

"It's definitely more difficult but it's still the same game I've played my whole life," Jackson said.

Dinwiddie, a starting guard at Colorado, is averaging 10 points and 4.1 rebounds, and he says it's a thrill to play before crowds as large as 11,297 in a Nov. 20 win at Western Michigan.

"It's definitely a great experience," Dinwiddie said.

McBroom, a starting guard for Central Michigan, is scoring 10.4 points with 2.7 assists.

After totaling 20 wins or more five times over the past seven seasons, Simi Valley is off to a slow start under first-year coach Chris Printz, a former head coach at Golden Valley.

The Pioneers are 5-5, 0-2 in the Marmonte League, but Printz sees a lot of growth potential.

"We're disappointed with where we are so far, but everyone here is committed to fixing the little things to help us get better," Printz said. "There's a lot of the season left."

Sierra Canyon went 27-6 and won the Southern Section Div. V-A championship last season, and this year the Trailblazers are adjusting to life without Marsalis Johnson and Bryan Alberts, two top sophomores who transferred to Village Christian.

However, Sierra Canyon still has junior Jahmel Taylor, who is averaging 21.3 points and 4.2 assists despite not being 100 percent because of a leg injury.

"The team is coming together. We have good chemistry together," Taylor said. "We're focusing on defense and pressuring. Our goal is to constantly grow. As the leader of this team, I have to show an example to my teammates."

La Canada's success last season with a homegrown starting five was the feel-good story of the year, but the bad news is they've all graduated, so the Spartans (5-4) are starting over again.

The team has lost three in a row heading into the La Salle/Temple City tournament after Christmas - a dramatic slide after going 30-4 last season.

"The team is working very hard," coach Tom Hofman said. "Without any of our main players back from last year, we're still in a learning stage. Plus, we've been hurt by some little injuries the last three games, but we're improving and should be ready for league play."

Crespi is a perfect 10-0 after winning the 32-team San Fernando Valley Invitational this week, and the Celts can use as much momentum as possible heading into the tough Mission League that includes heavyweights Harvard-Westlake and Loyola, two of the Southland's premier programs.

"We're happy with our 10-0 record but we're not satisfied until we reach our goal of winning the league title," Crespi guard London Perrantes said. "We're all starting to play together, and that's why we're winning."

Derrick Taylor, who coached Taft to three City titles and a 104-6 record in West Valley League competition in 11 seasons, has moved on to St. John Bosco, and the coach says he's happy - but he does miss the San Fernando Valley.

"I would love to return to the Valley for a game next year. I'm trying to schedule something," Taylor said. "I definitely miss it because I went to middle school in the Valley, I went to Taft High, and I went to Cal State Northridge, so the Valley is all I've ever known.

"I definitely miss it, but I'm incredibly happy where I am. At a private school compared to a public school, there's a lot less red tape and not as many hoops that you have to jump through."

1. Crespi (10-0)
2. Taft (8-1)
3. Alemany (7-2)
4. Harvard-Westlake (5-3)
5. Calabasas (9-0)

The entire top-10 will be in Friday's edition of the paper.

Here is the schedule for the 4 local teams competing Thursday at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Tempe, Ariz. (all times PST):

White Division: Alemany vs. Horizon (Colo.), 9:30 a.m., Championship
White Division: Chatsworth vs. Marlborough, 11 a.m., 13th place
Black Division: Oaks Christian vs. Chaminade, 2 p.m., 5th place

Here is the schedule for the final day of the 15th annual Pioneer Shootout girls' basketball tournament Thursday at Providence High:

9:30 a.m. -- Holy Family vs. Flintridge Prep, 15th place
11 a.m. -- Canoga Park vs. Mayfield, 13th place
12:30 p.m. -- Carpinteria vs. La Reina, 11th place
2 p.m. -- St. Genevieve vs. Pilibos, Consolation championship
3:30 p.m. -- New Roads vs. San Gabriel, 7th place
5 p.m. -- Village Christian vs. Ramona Convent, 5th place
6:30 p.m. -- Louisville vs. Immaculate Heart, 3rd place
8 p.m. -- L.A. Baptist at Providence, Championship

Here is Thursday's schedule for the 6 local teams competing in the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions:

Gold Division
10:45 a.m. -- Monroe vs. Peninsula at Santa Barbara High
12:30 p.m. -- Harvard-Westlake vs. Bonita at Santa Barbara High
2:15 p.m. -- Royal vs. Yorba Linda at Santa Barbara High
4 p.m. -- Bell-Jeff vs. Arroyo Grande at Santa Barbara High
4 p.m. -- Agoura at Dos Pueblos

Green Division
5:45 p.m. -- Oak Park vs. Rio Mesa at San Marcos High

In a rare mid-week tournament, several area teams and individuals performed well at the Gold Coast Classic on Tuesday.

Carlos Lazo of Crespi (wrestling at 171 pounds) had four pins and was the Upper Weight MVP of the tournament. He had pins of 54 seconds, 30 seconds, 2:41 and 1:48 in the finals against Javier Vasquez of Channel Islands to win.

Moorpark had three champions with Matt Thompson winning the heavyweight title, Andrew Singer the 220-pound champion and Richie Vaillancourt winning at 126 pounds. Thompson, a junior, beat Cody Goshman of Royal 2-0 in the finals while Singer beat Josue Vargas of Monroe in the quarterfinals and Vaillancourt defeated Mike Arnold of Westlake 5-3, also in the quarters, on the way to their respective titles.

Other high-placing medalists included Colton Wegryzn (113) of Royal; Adrian Manzo (120) of Crespi, Shayan Shahangian (152) and Michael Henderson (195) of ECR: Tomas Castillo (145) of Royal and teammate Goshman, who all got to the finals, but ended up in second place in their respective weights.

Third-place finishers included Vargas of Monroe (220) and Royal's Arnold (126); Saam Shahrokhi (145) from ECR, Richard Ortiz of Crespi and Royal's Jon-Bert Dones (both at 152), Jordan Macari of Westlake (160) and Seamus Sullivan (171) from ECR, Westlake's Glen Sanchez at 182 and Robert Flores (at 195) and Warner Quevedo of Monroe at heavyweight.

St. John Bosco won the tournament with 236 overall team points. ECR placed 5th, Royal was 6th, Moorpark 7th, Crespi 9th and Westlake was 10th.

Poly of Sun Valley took 31st place with a 60-32 victory against Valley Torah.

Knight has 27th place after a 68-57 victory against Panorama.

Burroughs takes 25th place after a 50-49 victory against Verdugo Hills.

University of Los Angeles took 23rd place with a 71-22 victory against Monroe.

Sierra Canyon claimed 21st place in a 70-67 overtime victory against Eastside.

Westlake won the consolation championship (17th place) with a 65-44 victory against Terry Fox (Canada).

Westlake is now 9-2.

Granada Hills took 15th place in a 71-44 victory against Milken Community.

Crenshaw took 13th place with a 66-55 victory against West Ranch.

Oak Park took 11th place with a 57-33 victory against Chatsworth.

Crescenta Valley claimed 9th place in a 42-38 victory against Kennedy.

Stoneridge Prep traveled to Phoenix on Thursday night for a matchup with South Mountain College and gave the host all it could handle, but ultimately fell 83-75.

Stoneridge Prep built an early 19-7 lead, thanks to hot shooting by Lawrence Domingo and Marko Gujanicic.

South Mountain came back strong to a take 37-36 halftime lead.

However, Stoneridge Prep kept the pressure on as the lead went back and forth numerous times in the second half before South Mountain, which is ranked 16th in the national JUCO poll, finally took a six-point lead in the final minute and made its free throws down the stretch.

For Stoneridge Prep, UTEP commit Dustin Watts led the way with 19 points, five rebounds and three assists.

Marko Gujanicic scored 18 points and had nine rebounds with four assists.

Lawrence Domingo had another strong game, scoring 15 points, with eight rebounds and five assists.

Tre Hale-Edmerson had his 13th double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds. He also dished out four assists.

Point guard Larry Jones, Jr. had a solid game, scoring five points on 2-of-2 shooting, and he also handled the South Mountain pressure with no turnovers and dished out three assists.

Tyler Stewart, a quarterback for Sierra Canyon who led the Trailblazers to the CIF Div. IV state bowl championship, has verbally committed to San Jose State.

Here is Wednesday's schedule for the 6 local teams competing in the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions:

Gold Division
5:45 p.m. -- Royal vs. Ventura at Santa Barbara High
2:15 p.m. -- Harvard-Westlake vs. St. Joseph/SM at Santa Barbara High
5:45 p.m. -- Bell-Jeff vs. Buena at Dos Pueblos High
4 p.m. -- Monroe at Dos Pueblos
2:15 p.m. -- Agoura vs. Peninsula at Dos Pueblos High

Green Division
2:15 p.m. -- Oak Park vs. Mira Costa at San Marcos High

Here is the schedule for the 4 local teams competing Wednesday at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Tempe, Ariz. (all times PST):

Black Division: Oaks Christian vs. St. Bernard, 9:30 a.m.
White Division: Chatsworth vs. Williams Field (Ariz.), 11 a.m.
White Division: Alemany vs. Basha (Ariz.), 12:30 p.m.
Black Division: Chaminade vs. Huntington Beach, 2 p.m.

Here is the schedule for the third day of the 15th annual Pioneer Shootout girls' basketball tournament at Providence High:

9:30 a.m. -- Holy Family vs. Canoga Park
11 a.m. -- Flintridge Prep vs. Mayfield
12:30 p.m. -- Carpinteria vs. St. Genevieve
2 p.m. -- La Reina vs. Pilibos
3:30 p.m. -- Village Christian vs. San Gabriel
5 p.m. -- Ramona Convent vs. New Roads
6:30 p.m. -- Louisville vs. L.A. Baptist, semifinals
8 p.m. -- Providence vs. Immaculate Heart, semifinals

2011 All City Selection
DIVISION I

Player of the Year Troy Williams, Jr. QB Narbonne High School
Co-Offensive Player of the Year De'Jon Coleman Sr. RB/DB Arleta High School
Kenny Potter Sr. QB San Pedro High School
Defensive Player of the Year Gabriel Marks Sr. DB/WR Venice High School
Offensive Lineman of the Year Beau Luati Sr. OL Narbonne High School
Defensive Lineman of the Year Paulo Lepua Sr. DL Narbonne High School
Coach of the year Manuel Douglas Narbonne High School

First Team Offense First Team Defense
Position, Player's Name, School, Grade Position, Player's Name, School, Grade

QB Jerry McConico, Crenshaw, Sr. LB Demetric McKinney, West Adams, Sr.
QB Nick King, Westchester, Sr. LB Kaelen Russell, Gardena, Jr.
RB Isaiah Hastings, Birmingham, Jr. LB Aisea Niu, Arleta, Sr.
RB Kawan Rally, El Camino Real, Sr. LB Marquise Lomas, Narbonne, Jr.
RB Jaydon Mickens, Dorsey, Sr. DL Jahret Hood, Venice, Sr.
RB Lance Fernandez, Garfield, Jr. DL Marcus Manley, Fairfax, Sr.
RB Trayviel Boone, Narbonne, Sr. DL Jeremiah Allison, Dorsey, Sr.
OL Tarance Cotright, Crenshaw, Sr. DL Daniel Cortez, Carson, Jr.
OL Ricardo Macias, Arleta, Sr. DL Everton Thaxter, Narbonne, Sr.
OL Eli AAssouline, El Camino Real, Sr. DB Adrian Mora, Birmingham, Sr.
OL Pu'e Togia, Carson, Sr. DB Jerrod Moton, Carson, Sr.
OL David Orellana, Birmingham, Sr. DB Brent Speight, San Pedro, Sr.
WR Antoine Anderson, Narbonne, Sr. DB Jayshawn Lowe, Venice, Sr.
WR Darius Rogers, Carson, Sr. DB Patrick Wells, Taft, Sr.
WR Michael Whitt, San Pedro, Sr. DB Tony Montes, Reseda, Sr.
K Ericson Penate, El Camino Real, Sr. P Jordan Dascalo, Taft, Jr.

2011 All City Selection
DIVISION I

Second Team Offense Second Team Defense
Position, Player's Name, School, Grade Position, Player's Name, School, Grade

QB Kevin McMan, Carson, Sr. LB Heber Silva, Reseda, Sr.
QB Cory Francies, Chatsworth, Sr. LB Keshawn Bierria, Narbonne, Jr.
RB Kendell Sparks, Carson, Sr LB Nuoye Clemmons III, West Adams, Sr.
RB Marquis Smith, Fairfax, Sr LB Johnathan Valles, Garfield, Sr.
RB Darrell Santiago, San Pedro, Jr. LB Dimitray Lewis, Taft, Sr.
RB Anthony Macias, Franklin, Sr. LB Armando Rodriguez, Sylmar, Jr.
RB Marcus Grigsby, Hamilton, Sr. DL Tayon Lockmon, Venice, Soph.
OL Pablo Reyes, San Pedro, Sr. DL Michael Hernandez, Arleta, Sr.
OL Joshua Tannavassa, Narbonne, Sr. DL Sydney Watkins, Narbonne, Jr.
OL Anthony Kyles, Westchester, Sr. DL Manoah Pearson, Carson, So.
OL Saeid Amjadi, El Camino Real, Sr. DL Adam Herrera, Kennedy, Sr.
OL Nathan Breall, Palisades, Jr. DL DaShanwn Jolly, Crenshaw, Jr.
OL Ricardo Alfaro, Roosevelt, Sr. DB DeJuan Butler, Taft, Sr.
WR Ross Stribling, Dorsey, Sr. DB Will Washington, Banning, Sr.
WR Marcus Harris, Birmingham, Sr. DB Tyree Simmons, Gardena, Jr.
WR Arlandus Richardson, Narbonne, Jr. DB Robert McCovery, Jordan, Sr.
DB Keaton Accetta, San Pedro, Sr.
K Emanuel McLean, Venice, Jr. P Carlos Solis, Kennedy, Sr.

Here is Div. II:

2011 All City Selection
DIVISION II

Player of the Year Robert Lewis Sr. RB/DB South East High School
Offensive Player of the Year Anthony Benitez Sr. QB Marshall High School
Defensive Player of the Year Edgar Delgado Sr. LB Canoga Park High School
Offensive Lineman of the Year Jose Sernas Sr. OL Fremont High School
Defensive Lineman of the Year Byron Barahona Sr. DL Bell High School
Coach of the year Derwin Henderson South East High School

First Team Offense First Team Defense
Position, Player's Name, School, Grade Position, Player's Name, School, Grade

QB Jonathan Santos, South East, Jr. LB Austin Logan, Verdugo Hills, Sr.
QB Brando Lopez, Lincoln, Sr. LB Marcus Stamps, Jefferson, Jr.
RB Walter Moctezuma, Marshall, Sr. LB Johnathan Mina, Marshall, Sr.
RB Brian Sanchez, Granada Hills, Sr. LB Daniel Belton, South East, So.
RB Darryl Sullivan, Fremont, Sr. DL Jovanie Ruiz, Bell, Sr.
RB Ihyani Obinna, Van Nuys, Sr. DL Jesse Hernandez, Lincoln, Sr.
RB Sammy Hernandez, Santee, Sr. DL Javier Sandoval, South East, Sr.
OL Steven Granillo, Wilson, Sr. DL Nixon Toledo, Canoga Park, Sr.
OL Mark Moreno, Huntington Park, Sr. DL Chris Bradford, Cleveland, Sr.
OL Kevin Lopez, Fremont, Jr. DB Khyree Morgan, Canoga Park, Jr.
OL Javan Bradford, Washington, Sr. DB Christopher Ochoa, South East, Sr.
WR Randy Uzoma, Canoga Park, Sr. DB Victor Rabago, Granada Hills, Sr.
WR Tevin Epps, University, Jr. DB Paul Gandara, Eagle Rock, So.
WR Marquis Murphy, Grant, Sr. DB Kyle Jean, Van Nuys, Jr.
WR Jeremy Chavarria, Marshall, Jr. DB Gerald Clayton, Roybal, Sr.
K Cesar Vega, Canoga Park, Jr. P Martin Magana, Lincoln, Sr.

2011 All City Selection
DIVISION II

Second Team Offense Second Team Defense
Position, Player's Name, School, Grade Position, Player's Name, School, Grade

QB Fabian Alomar, Canoga Park, Jr. LB Victor Sigran, Marshall, Sr.
QB Josh Szin, Granada Hills, Sr. LB Alex Martinez, Canoga Park, Sr.
RB George Reed, Jefferson, Sr. LB Brandon Garcia, Bell, Sr.
RB Ernesto Torres, South Gate, Sr. LB Roger Lemus, Lincoln, Jr.
RB Danny Guerra, Lincoln, Sr. LB Robert Lemus, Bell, Jr.
RB Jordan Hayes, Eagle Rock, Sr. DL Robert Cardenas, Santee, Jr.
OL Estevan Ayala, Lincoln, Sr. DL Mario Mijangos, Marshall, Sr.
OL Martin Rodriguez, South East, Sr. DL Vincent Pierce, Fremont, Jr.
OL John Chumacera, Marshall, Sr. DL Vagarchalk Harutyunyan, Grant, Sr.
OL Warner Quevedo, Monroe, Sr. DL Jameel Baker, University, So.
OL Gio Urquieto, North Hollywood, Sr. DB Trevor Braithwaite, Van Nuys, Sr
TE Bryson Bowman, Granada Hills, So. DB Adrian West, Los Angeles, Sr.
WR Sylvester Williams, Verdugo Hills, Sr. DB Will Settle, San Fernando, Sr.
WR Juan Nevarez, South East, Sr. DB Shakur Maheia, Belmont, Sr.
WR Francisco Sandoval, Contreras, Sr. DB Keenan Marshall, Manual Arts, Sr.
DB Christian Quinones, South East, Sr.
K Larry Sanchez, South East, Sr. P Juan Rodriguez, Bernstein, Sr.

El Camino Real's girls' soccer team remained unbeaten in the Invitational Division of the Tri-Valley Classic in Danville with a 2-0 victory Tuesday over Scotts Valley.

Despite the win, ECR (4-1-1) -- ranked No. 35 in the state by ESPN High School -- couldn't secure a berth in the championship at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday after No. 2 San Ramon Valley (7-0-1) prevailed on a tiebreaker over the Conquistadores.

ECR tied San Ramon Valley 1-1 in Monday's tournament opener, but recorded a 5-1 victory over No. 13 Castro Valley (1-3-1), which lost 2-0 to San Ramon Valley. The tiebreaker was fewest goals allowed.

Alex Marquez and Leslie Ramirez scored for ECR, which faces Bishop O'Dowd of Oakland in its last tournament match.

Chaminade's girls' basketball team fell from the ranks of the unbeaten Tuesday at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Tempe, Ariz., suffering a 70-54 loss to Chandler (Ariz.) in the Black Division quarterfinals.

The Eagles (6-1), who had won five consecutive Nike Tournament of Champions games including last season, play Huntington Beach (4-2) in the fifth-place semifinals at 2 p.m. PST Wednesday.

Here are results from the final day of the Magnolia Park Optimist Club girls' basketball tournament Tuesday at Burroughs High:

Mark Keppel 64, Canyon 60: Sandra Gao, an all-tournament selection, had 24 points and Samantha Lee added 19 points, including six 3-pointers, for the Aztecs in the championship game. Alyson Lock, the MVP, scored eight points for Keppel, which sank two late free throws to preserve the victory after Canyon cut a 39-22 third-quarter deficit to 62-60 with 16 seconds remaining. Tiffini Stone, an all-tournament pick, had 21 points for Canyon, which suffered its first loss. Alia McCoy, an all-tournament honoree, added 14 points and Peppedine commit Jaya Schultz scored 15 points for the Cowboys.

Sierra Canyon 44, Fairfax 34: All-tournament selection Cheyanne Wallace had seven points, 10 rebounds and 16 blocks to lead the Trailblazers in the third-place game. Zoe Goss added 10 points and Jasmine Dodd scored eight points for Sierra Canyon. Danah Haley, an all-tournament pick, along with Brittany Byrd and Jonette Uy De Ong all had eight points for Fairfax.

Crescenta Valley 67, El Camino Real 52: Despite 23 points and 11 rebounds from Shannon Kingery and 17 points from Sabrina Halloran, the Conquistadores couldn't overcome a 20-5 third-quarter run by C.V. Ella Stepanian, an all-tournament selection, led the Falcons with 19 points and Colette Avanessian, Lexi Mirzaian and Samina Seraji all added 10 points.

Granada Hills 33, Glendale 30: Kylie Campos had eight points and Jenny Cuadra scored seven points for the Highlanders, who had Danielle Ward selected to the all-tournament team.

Burroughs 63, Simi Valley 45: Delaney Nicol had 13 points and fellow freshman Davina Del Castillo added nine points, 20 rebounds and five assists for the host Indians. Jenna Quina led the Pioneers with nine points.

Culver City 79, Hart 35: Jade Neal, an all-tournament selection, had 25 points and Kelsey Ueda added 12 points for Culver City. Victoria Lionetti scored 14 points and Breze Kimble added 11 points for the Indians.

Burbank 46, Wilson/HH 31: Jamie Gonzalez had 10 points and Damarie Gonzalez added seven points for the Bulldogs, who responded following back-to-back tough losses. Jamie Hou had 11 points and Kaelyn Kawamoto scored 10 points for Wilson.

Calabasas 59, Canoga Park 17: Jaclyn Goodman led Calabasas with 21 points, helping the Coyotes responded from Monday's loss to Culver City.

Campbell Hall earned a victory Tuesday morning in a 71-60 triumph against San Luis Obispo.

Freshman Aaron Holiday scored 31 points, one day after pouring in 39 points against Miramonte.

Cole Huff scored 28 points and grabbed 17 rebounds for Campbell Hall.

It wasn't quite the performance Providence's Marcus LoVett, Jr. had against St. Joseph of Santa Maria over the weekend, but it was impressive nonetheless.

Freshman Aaron Holiday scored 39 points in an 85-63 setback against Miramonte at the Mission Prep tournament.

LoVett, Jr. scored 57 points in an 85-74 overtime victory.

You don't want to miss LoVett, Jr. and Holiday go head-to-head Saturday Jan. 21 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills.

Tip-off is 6:30 p.m.

Chaminade had a dreadful second half Saturday in a 78-58 setback against undefeated Oxnard in the championship game of the Pacifica (Oxnard) tournament.

Jaron Martin scored 18 points and Jack Williams scored 16 points but it wasn't nearly enough to overcome getting outscored 43-25 in the final 16 minutes.

Martin had no field goals and only made three free throws in the deciding half, after Chaminade only trailed 35-33 at the break.

Oxnard's front-court duo of Matt Ramon and Daniel Crocker were too much.

Ramon had 22 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals to take home tournament MVP honors.

Crocker had 22 points and 20 rebounds.

Oxnard is the odds-on favorite to win the Pacific View League.

Chaminade fell to 6-3.

Oxnard is 9-0.

Here is Tuesday's schedule for the local teams competing in the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions:

Gold Division
12:30 p.m. Royal vs. St. Joseph/SM at Santa Barbara High
12:30 p.m. Harvard-Westlake vs. Ventura at San Marcos High
2:15 p.m. Agoura vs. Bell-Jeff at Santa Barbara High
5:45 p.m. Monroe vs. Orange Lutheran at Santa Barbara High

Green Division
10:45 a.m. Oak Park vs. Santa Ynez at Dos Pueblos High

Here is the schedule Tuesday for the 4 local teams competing at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Tempe, Ariz. (all times are Pacific):

Black Division: Chaminade vs. Chandler, Ariz., 11 a.m.
Black Division: Oaks Christian vs. Mission Bay, 12:30 p.m.
White Division: Alemany vs. South Torrance, 5 p.m.
White Division: Chatsworth vs. Mullen, Colo., 2 p.m.

Here is the schedule for the second day of the Pioneer Shootout girls' basketball tournament at Providence High:

Consolation quarterfinals
9:30 a.m. Holy Family vs. Carpinteria
11 a.m. Flintridge Prep vs. Pilibos
12:30 p.m. La Reina vs. Mayfield
2 p.m. Canoga Park vs. St. Genevieve
Championship quarterfinals
3:30 p.m. Louisville vs. Village Christian
5 p.m. L.A. Baptist vs. San Gabriel
6:30 p.m. Providence vs. Ramona Convent
8 p.m. Immaculate Heart vs. New Roads

Here is the schedule for the final day of the Magnolia Park Optimist Club tournament Tuesday at Burroughs High:

8 a.m. Canoga Park vs. Poly
9:30 a.m. Burbank vs. Hacienda Heights Wilson
11 a.m. Calabasas vs. Canoga Park
12:30 p.m. Burroughs vs. Simi Valley
2 p.m. Glendale vs. Granada Hills
3:30 p.m. Hart vs. Culver City, consolation championship
5 p.m. Crescenta Valley vs. El Camino Real, 5th place
6:30 p.m. Sierra Canyon vs. Fairfax, 3rd place
8 p.m. Canyon vs. Mark Keppel, championship

29th place semifinals at Alemany High
Golden Valley vs. Poly, 3 p.m.
North Hollywood vs. Valley Torah, 4:30 p.m.

25th place semifinals at Alemany High
Verdugo Hills vs. Panorama, 6 p.m.
Burroughs vs. Knight, 7:30 p.m.

21st place semifinals at Kennedy High
Sierra Canyon vs. University, 3 p.m.
Eastside vs. Monroe, 4:30 p.m.

17th place consolation champion semifinals
Westlake vs. Quartz Hill, 6 p.m.
Hart vs. Terry Fox (Canada), 7:30 p.m.

13th place semifinals at Crespi High
West Ranch vs. Granada Hills, 3 p.m.
Crenshaw vs. Milken Community, 4:30 p.m.

9th place semifinals at Crespi High
Chatsworth vs. Crescenta Valley, 6 p.m.
Oak Park vs. Kennedy, 7:30 p.m.

5th place semifinals at Granada Hills High
Camarillo vs. Notre Dame, 3 p.m.
Grant vs. Burbank, 4:30 p.m.

Championship semifinals at Granada Hills High
Crespi vs. Ribet Academy, 6 p.m.
Alemany vs. Morningside, 7:30 p.m.

Lauren Spargo, a Valencia graduate, was selected Big West Conference player of the week after leading the Long Beach State women's basketball team to victories over Dartmouth and Western Michigan.

Spargo, a 5-foot-11 freshman, had 16 points, two rebounds and two steals in a 66-52 win Friday over Dartmouth.

A former All-Foothill League first-team selection, Spargo recorded 18 points, seven rebounds and two assists, in addition to hitting four 3-pointers in a 76-56 victory Sunday over Western Michigan in the Beach Classic at the Walter Pyramid.

Following a 1-0 loss Thursday to Notre Dame, El Camino Real (3-1-1) -- ranked No. 35 in the state by ESPN High School -- responded Monday at the 10th annual Tri-Valley Classic in Danville with a 5-1 victory over No. 13 Castro Valley (1-2-1), which came after a 1-1 tie against No. 2 San Ramon Valley (5-0-1).

Alex Marquez had three goals, with Dylann O'Connor and Stephanie Hussey also scoring against Castro Valley.

O'Connor scored against San Ramon Valley to give ECR a 1-0, before a failed clearance led to San Ramon Valley scoring the tying goal.

The Conquistadores face Scotts Valley (3-1-2) at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, then again at 3:30 or 5:15 in its final tournament match.

Former Taft coach Derrick Taylor led his St. John Bosco team to a 68-53 pool-play victory against Narbonne at the Windward tournament Monday.

Daniel Hamilton scored 19 points and his brother, Isaac scored 17 points in the victory.

St. John Bosco was coming off a thrilling 71-68 nonleague victory against Bishop Montgomery Saturday.

Daniel Hamilton made a game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Daniel finished with 12 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

Isaac Hamilton had 34 points, nine rebounds, six assists and five steals.

Lamond Murray scored 18 points, Justin Bibbins scored 15 points and Larry Taylor scored 14 points to lead Bishop Montgomery.

Here are the first-round scores for local teams playing Monday at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona:

Black Division: Oaks Christian 52, Marin Catholic 31
Black Division: Chaminade 60, Warren 35
White Division: Basha 44, Chatsworth 20
White Division: Alemany 59, Saguaro 36

Here are Monday's results from the Magnolia Park Optimist Club tournament at Burroughs High:

Canyon 63, Fairfax 44: Alia McCoy had 19 points and nine rebounds, with Jaya Schultz contributing 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Cowboys, who scored the game's first 12 points in the semifinal victory. Tiffini Stone added 16 points, 10 in the second half, for Canyon, also received eight points from Leilani Okihara. Danah Haley scored 17 points for Fairfax, which cut the deficit to 41-35 with 90 seconds left in the third, but never got any closer.

Mark Keppel 72, Sierra Canyon 50: Sandra Gao had 22 points and Allyson Lock added 18 points for the Aztecs in the semifinal win. Jasmine Dodd and Toni Oni both scored 11 points for Sierra Canyon.

El Camino Real 58, Burroughs 33: Shannon Kingery had 16 points and seven rebounds, with Alexis Tanner contributing 11 points, five assists and four steals for the Conquistadores. Sabrina Halloran added 12 points for ECR, which built a 20-2 first-quarter lead. Sidney Ortega led the host Indians with nine points and Davina Del Castillo added six points, 12 rebounds and four assists for Burroughs.

Granada Hills 37, Burbank 35: Granada Hills scored 20 fourth-quarter points, capped by a 3-pointer from Jennifer Cuadra with one second left. Cuadra had 12 points and Danielle Ward added 10 points and 14 rebounds for Granada Hills. Damarie Gonzalez and Courtney Seider each had seven points for Burbank, which led 25-17 entering the fourth.

Hart 50, Wilson/HH 49: Breze Kimble scored the deciding basket with 10 seconds left and Cyndi King had 16 points for Hart. Tiffany Lam led Wilson with 16 points.

Culver City 76, Calabasas 29: Jade Neal had 24 points and Lunden Junious added 14 points for Culver City. Arine Costanian scored seven points and Jaclyn Goodman contributed six points for Calabasas.

Crescenta Valley 73, Poly 22: Ella Stepanian scored 15 points, with Lexi Mirzaian and Samira Seraji both adding 12 points for the Falcons. Elenoa Taulaki had five points and eight rebounds, with Nicole Wilkomm adding four points and 11 rebounds for Poly.

Glendale 42, Simi Valley 30: Kris Zadurian had 14 points and Erlin Keshishzadeh added 12 points for the Nitros. Hailey Bevans had eight points for the Pioneers.

La Canada football coach Dan Yoder has submitted his resignation following three seasons, deciding to focus on earning another educational degree.

Yoder went 13-18 during his tenure, including a pair of Southern Section Mid-Valley Division playoff appearances, after replacing Rich Wheeler in 2009.

After veteran coach Rolando Aguirre stepped down at Bell-Jeff following a 69-68 record in 13 seasons, Guards principal John Matheus confirmed Monday the hire of David Machuca, a 2002 Burbank High graduate who served as an assistant under Ed Croson at Chaminade for three seasons.

Former Valencia standout Lonnie Jackson has been named ACC Rookie of the Week.

The freshman scored a career-high 26 points and had five rebounds and a steal Sunday to lead Boston College past Bryant, 75-55. He was 8-for-13 from the field, including 7-for-11 from beyond the arc. Jackson became the first Boston College player to hit seven 3-pointers in a game since Tyrese Rice did it against North Carolina on March 1, 2008.

Jackson is averaging 6.6 points in 19 minutes.

Granada Hills vs. Burbank, 11 a.m.
Hart vs. Hacienda Heights Wilson, 12:30 p.m.
Calabasas vs. Culver City, 2 p.m.
Crescenta Valley vs. Poly, 3:30 p.m.
El Camino Real vs. Burroughs, 5 p.m.
semifinals Canyon vs. Fairfax, 6:30 p.m.
semifinals Sierra Canyon vs. Keppel, 8 p.m.

Westlake quarterback Justin Moore and running back/defensive back Dashon Hunt have been Marmonte League co-MVPs.

Games at Alemany High

North Hollywood vs. Burroughs, 3 p.m.
Hart vs. Eastside, 4:30 p.m.
Oak Park vs. Crenshaw, 6 p.m.
Alemany vs. Grant, 7:30 p.m.

Games at Crespi High

Verdugo Hills vs. Golden valley, 3 p.m.
Sierra Canyon vs. Westlake, 4:30 p.m.
Chatsworth vs. West Ranch, 6 p.m.
Crespi vs. Camrillo, 7:30 p.m.

Games at Granada Hills High

Poly vs. Panorama, 3 p.m.
University vs. Quartz Hill, 4:30 p.m.
Crescenta Valley vs. Granada Hills, 6 p.m.
Notre Dame vs. Ribet Academy, 7:30 p.m.

Games at Kennedy High

Knight vs. Monroe or Valley Torah, 3 p.m.
Terry Fox (Canada) vs. Monroe or Valley Torah, 4:30 p.m.
Milken Community vs. Kennedy, 6 p.m.
Morningside vs. Burbank, 7:30 p.m.

CARSON - There is good, and then there is Concord De La Salle good.

Westlake High, the king of Valley-area football, learned the difference Saturday. After winning 14 games this season, most by a margin of more than three touchdown, Westlake lost 35-0 to De La Salle in the CIF State Open Division bowl before a crowd of 9,694 at Home Depot Center.

Westlake had the size advantage up front, but everything else went in De La Salle's favor, as the Spartans wore down Westlake with its crisp execution, opportunistic defense and a fast start that resulted in a 21-point halftime lead.

Westlake came in with a 40-2 record over the past three seasons but proved no match for De La Salle, a legendary program that came in ranked No. 8 in the nation by USA Today.

"We prepared hart for Westlake because we knew they were a tough team," De La Salle coach Bob Ladouceur said. "Westlake is an outstanding football team. We knew that, so the kids played hard, and we rose to the occasion against a very good team."

De La Salle totaled 447 yards while holding Westlake to 37 yards in the second half, 248 overall, as a running clock was used in the fourth quarter.

Westlake's Justin Moore completed 15 of 31 for 154 yards, and Cody Tuttle had nine receptions for 89 yards. Moore added 48 yards on 14 carries.

It's rough for Westlake.

Westlake fell behind 21-0 at halftime, as the Warriors did a good job moving the football but continually self-destructed in the red zone. Three times Westlake penetrated the De La Salle 20, but the Warriors had nothing to show for it.

De La Salle took the opening kickoff and drove 58 yards on four plays, scoring on Tiapepe Vitale's 37-yard touchdown run for a quick 7-0 lead.

Westlake then went three-and-out on its first possession, followed by a 58-yard pass from De La Salle's Bart Houston to Joshua Jenkins to the 2, and Houston scored on a 2-yard run to make it 14-0.'

With the game quickly getting out of hand, Westlake showed some life on its next possession, driving from its own 26 to the De La Salle 9, as Justin Moore completed two passes for 13 yards while adding 24 yards on three carries. But then Moore tried to force a fourth-down pass to Cody Tuttle that fell incomplete.

Westlake got a break a few moments later when Bradley Wellman recovered a De La Salle fumble at the Westlake 13.

Westlake drove to the De La Salle 42, but the series stalled on Moore's incomplete pass on fourth-and-4, and De La Salle cashed in again, driving 58 yards on six plays, scoring on Michael Hutchings' 27-yard reception on fourth-and-11. Houston completed two passes for 60 yards on the drive.

It still was not too late for Westlake to make a game of it. Moore completed a 14-yard pass to Tuttle, followed by a 27-yard strike to Wellman, but two plays later Moore was intercepted by Anthony Williams in the end zone.

After De La Salle went three-and-out - the first time - the first time Westlake stopped the Spartans - the Warriors had another opportunity to put some points on the board before halftime. Starting from his own 33, Moore hit Connor Cook for 10 yards, then Tuttle for a 13-yard completion, followed by another pass to Tuttle for 8 yards to the De La Salle 24.
Moore gained 12 yards on two rushes to push the ball to the 13, but Moore was again intercepted in the end zone, this time by linebacker David Moffitt.

Overall, Westlake gained 211 yards in the first half but surrendered 275 while committing three turnovers.

In a pregame speech, Westlake coach Jim Benkert, knowing his Warriors were an underdog, implored his players to do everything possible to win the game - even if it meant playing above their head.

"I'm so proud of you and proud of what you've accomplished so far as a band of brothers, and now you have to do everything possible," Benkert said. "We have a chance to rewrite history. We've earned that right to play to prove who is the best in California if not the whole darn nation. So give it everything you have. I love you guys. Now let's play some football."

Providence freshman Marcus LoVett, Jr. turned in one of the state's best performances ever by a freshman.

LoVett scored 57 points in an 85-74 overtime victory against St. Joseph of Santa Maria in an out-of-bracket game at the National Prep Classic in Santa Maria.

"It was unbelieveable," coach Ernest Baskerville said.

LoVett's total ranks in the top 10 all-time in area history, joining Eagle Rock's Doug Dunlap (68) in 1967, Notre Dame's Bud Fabian (66) in 1969, Crescenta Valley's Greg Goorjian (62, 63 and 64 twice) in 1977-78, Antelope Valley's Dan Thomas (60) in 1967, Grant's Mike Danielian (58) in 2005, along with Crescenta Valley's Brad Holland (57) in 1975 and Burbank's Clint Arnold (57) in 1988.

It's a big one in Carson, as Westlake plays De La Salle in the CIF State Open Division championship at Home Depot Center.

In the locker room before the game, Westlake coach Jim Benkert implored his players to play their absolute best in a stirring pregame speech.

"We have a chance to rewrite history tonight," Benkert told his players.

Louisville is finally seeing the hard work of coach Bobby DaCorsi pay off.

The Royals (4-4) nearly pulled off a gigantic upset of Rosary Saturday.

Rosary came in ranked No. 9 in Div. IV-AA.

Rosary escaped with a 40-37 overtime victory.

Louisville trailed 38-37 with under 30 seconds remaining and a chance to win.

The Royals had to throw up a wild shot that missed with the shot clock winding down, and then had to foul.

Freshman Hazel Cruz scored 13 points for Louisville.

Kris Kaczmarek scored 11 points for Louisville.

Nicholle Aston scored 10 points and had 11 rebounds.

Keppel 64
El Camino Real 32

Alyson Lock scored 17 points and Samantha Lee scored 15 points in the victory.

Shannon Kingery scored 21 points to lead ECR.

Sierra Canyon and talented freshman Kennedy Burke, who scored 15 points Saturday against Burroughs, will take on Keppel at 8 p.m. Monday in a semifinal.

Alemany took another step toward a possible championship game against Crespi after a 71-55 victory against Oak Park.

Sophomore Bear Henderson scored 21 points and had 11 rebounds in the victory.

K.J. Moffett scored 16 points for Alemany.

Max Guercy and Marqueze Coleman scored 14 and 10 points, respectively for Alemany.

The Warriors are 5-1.

Crespi had an easy time with Chatsworth in a 66-31 victory.

Crespi is 7-0.

Michael Avery and Michael Milligan each scored 13 points in the victory.

Montel Shirley scored 15 points for Chatsworth, which dropped to 5-7.

Notre Dame 67
Crescenta Valley 52

Jonathon Bell scored 29 points and had seven rebounds to lead the Knights (6-1).

Kennedy Edwards had 24 points and 12 rebounds.

Three Mission League teams are in Mondays quarterfinals.

Sierra Canyon 62
Burroughs 41 (quarterfinal)

Toni Oni scored 15 points and had nine rebounds in the victory.

Freshman Kennedy Burke scored also had 15 points and nine rebounds.

Freshman Davina Del Castillo led Burroughs with six points and 12 rebounds.

Sierra Canyon moves into Monday's semifinals.

Fairfax 57
Burbank 45 (quarterfinal)

Irene Pashapour scored 13 points and Jamie Gonzalez had nine points to lead Burbank.

Fairfax will play Crescenta Valley or Canyon in the semifinals.

Sierra Canyon will play Keppel or El Camino Real in the semifinals.

Wilson Hacienda Heights 45
Glendale 42

Jaimie Hou scored 15 points and Kelli Calton had six points and 13 rebounds in the victory.

Nina Sahakian scored 13 points and had 10 rebounds for Glendale.

Elin Mardirosian scored nine points for the Nitros.

Culver City 67
Simi Valley 28

Jade Neal scored 18 points in the victory.

Lunden Junious had 12 points for Culver City.

Cheyenne Madrigal scored seven points for Simi Valley.

Calabasas 52
Poly 28

Arine Costanian scored 13 points and Maddi Pariser scored 11 points to lead Calabasas.

It is once again, championship Saturday.

Three local teams are competing for titles.

Saugus takes on Muir in the La Canada tournament final at 7:30 p.m.

Harvard-Westlake faces Lawndale at 4:30 p.m. in the Palos Verdes tournament championship.

Chaminade squares off with Oxnard at 5 p.m. at Pacific High in Oxnard

Saturday schedule:
Championship - 7:30 p.m. Muir vs. Saugus
Third Place - 6 p.m. La Canada vs. Bonita
Fifth Place - 4:30 p.m. Arcadia vs. St. Francis
Gutter trophy - 3 p.m. Glendale vs. Schurr

Former Canyon football coach Harry Welch, who guided the Cowboys to a Div. I state bowl championship in 2006, became the only coach in California prep history to win state titles at three different schools Friday by guiding Santa Margarita to a 42-37 victory over Bellarmine of San Jose in the Div. I state bowl game at Home Depot Center in Carson.

Welch, who led Canyon to a 27-13 victory over Concord De La Salle in his state bowl debut, also won a small school state championship in 2008, guiding St. Margaret's past Hamilton of Hamilton City 59-7.

De La Salle coach Bob Ladoceur, whose team plays at 8 p.m. Saturday in the open division state bowl against Westlake, is the only other coach in California with three state bowl championships. De La Salle defeated Corona Centennial in the Div. I state bowl in 2007, then produced back-to-back open division victories in 2009 over Crenshaw and last year against Servite.

Welch won his ninth career Southern Section title Dec. 10 when Santa Margarita (13-2) defeated San Clemente 27-13 in the Pac-5 Division final at Angel Stadium.

Santa Margarita quarterback Johnny Stanton scored the deciding touchdown Friday on a 1-yard run with 16 seconds remaining.

Eight teams remain in contention to win the Burroughs tournament.

Saturdays quarterfinal schedule is:

Fairfax vs. Burbank, 3:30 p.m.
Crescenta Valley vs. Canyon, 6:30 p.m.

Keppel vs. El Camino Real, 5 p.m.
Sierra Canyon vs. Burroughs, 2 p.m.

Other games:
Hart vs. Canoga Park, 12:30 p.m.
Glendale vs. Hacienda Heights Wilson, 11 a.m.
Simi Valley vs. Culver City, 8 a.m.
Calabasas vs. Poly Sun Valley, 9:30 a.m.

Chaminade defeated Pacifica of Oxnard, 51-29, in its final pool play game at the Pacifica tournament.

Chaminade will play Oxnard in Saturdays championship game at 5 p.m. at Pacifica High.

Jack Williams scored 18 points, had 12 rebounds and dished out six assists.

Alemany had no problems in an 89-47 victory against North Hollywood in a first round game of the San Fernando Valley Invitational.

Five players scored in double figures.

Marqueze Coleman scored 30 points and had six rebounds.

K.J. Moffett scored 14 points, Jerico Richardson scored 12 points, freshman Malik Anderson had 11 points, sophomore Bear Henderson had 10 points and 10 rebounds and Max Guercy dished out 12 assists.

Alemany is expected to advance to Wednesdays championship game.

Crescenta Valley 57
Culver City 56

Sophomore Ella Stepanian scored 22 points and Catherine Davis added 11 points for the Falcons, in the victory.

Jade Neal scored 21 points for Culver City and Markie Samler added 15 points.

Keppel 58
Simi Valley 22

Fairfax 60
Granada Hills 55 (2OT)

Danah Haley scored 16 points and Jamara Bernard had 11 points for Fairfax.

Jylie Campos scored 10 points and Danielle Ward had eight points for Granada Hills.

CARSON - Sierra Canyon High is Reggie Prince's fourth school, so it's fair to say the senior receiver/defensive back has not always fit in.

Yet Prince was never more valuable Friday in a 34-13 victory over Le Grand in the CIF Div. IV State Bowl at Home Depot Center, scoring on a 13-yard reception and coming through with a key interception in the third quarter that helped the Trailblazers come from six points down in winning a state title in only their third year of 11-man football.

After stops at San Fernando, Sylmar and Montclair Prep, Prince arrived at Sierra Canyon and was forced to wait a month before being cleared. He's been trying to make up time ever since, and Friday was Prince's night.

"I had to come out here and shine. This was my chance to make a name for myself," Prince said. "I'm just glad I came here. Sierra Canyon is the right spot for me. This right here, right now, there's nothing better."

Prince scored the first touchdown, capping a 10-play, 80-yard opening drive by catching a 13-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Stewart (13 of 25, 163 yards, one touchdown).

"I knew we were playing a tough opponent, so I had to get my team on the board," Prince said.

But then Le Grand scored the next two touchdowns to take a six-point lead, and after Sierra Canyon's Xavier Menifield scored the first of his three touchdowns on a 41-yard run, the Trailblazers led 14-13 at the half - precariously close considering Sierra Canyon (15-0) had outscored opponents by an average of more than 35 points.

Then the turning point: On Le Grand's first possession of the second half, Prince intercepted a short pass and returned it seven yards to the 19, and Sierra Canyon scored four plays later and never looked back.

"The crazy thing was, Reggie told us at halftime that he was going to do that," teammate Danny Jordan said. "He said, 'I'm going to go back out there and do something to make a difference,' and that's exactly what he did."

The great ones rise to the occasion.

"I wanted to turn the game around. I wanted to lift up the team," Prince said.

Prince was part of a hard-hitting defense that held Le Grand (12-1) scoreless over the final three quarters - no minor achievement considering the Bulldogs, riding a 21-game winning streak, came in averaging 58 points.

"Reggie's a great kid. That pick to start the second half swung things in our favor," Sierra Canyon coach Jon Ellinghouse said. "He's a very athletically gifted young man."

Prince's interception woke up the whole team, particularly the defense, as Sierra Canyon limited Le Grand to 74 yards in the second half, 218 overall - a far cry from the 400-plus yards Le Grand was averaging coming in -- while forcing four turnovers.

Taft 57
Cypress Bay 45

Brandon Perry scored 21 points and Kris Yanku scored 15 points with eight rebounds.

La Costa Canyon 68
Campbell Hall 51

Freshman Aaron Holiday scored 34 points in the setback.

Both games were challenge games. The real tournament starts Saturday.

Taft will have Anthony January available Monday.

Alessandro Alberto is expected to play Wednesday.

Taft is waiting to hear about Mater Dei-transfer Shaqquan Aaron.

Crespi 76
Golden Valley 25

Michael Avery scored 27 points in the victory.

London Perrantes scored 13 points.

Golden Valley had no players in double figures.

Crespi is 6-0.
Golden Valley 1-6

Burbank 81
Knight 76

Sierra Canyon is pulling away from Le Grand in the CIF State Div. IV bowl. The Trailblazers have scored two third-quarter touchdowns to lead 27-13 with five minutes left in the period.

Le Grand looks good in the CIF State Div. IV bowl against Sierra Canyon. The visitors from up north near Merced are leading 13-7 over the favored Trailblazers after one quarter at Home Depot Center.

Sierra Canyon has jumped to a quick 7-0 lead over Le Grand in the CIF State Div. IV bowl, scoring on a 13-yard pass from Tyler Stewart to Reggie Prince. The Trailblazers drov80 yards in 10 plays.

Westlake 67
Thousand Oaks 59

Westlake 18 6 24 19=67
Thousand Oaks 18 16 12 13=59

Westlake-Grant Lozoya 23, Joshua Brooks 17, Marcus Soto 11, Bush 9, Weinerman 6, I. Brooks 1.

Thousand Oaks-Jacob Lachina 17, Pierce 9, Celaya 9, Green 9, Fanjoy 7, Wiley 6, Russ 2.

W: 5-1, 2-0, TO: 7-3, 1-1

Granada Hills 57
Hart 51

Kristi Nishida scored 19 points and had six assists in the victory.

Danielle Ward added 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Victoria Lionetti had 12 points for Hart.

El Camino Real 43
Glendale 39

Cora Chan had 18 points, eight rebounds and six steals in the victory.

Chaminade picked up its easiest win of the year.

The Eagles (5-2) earned a forfeit victory against Canoga Park at the Pacifica of Oxnard tournament Thursday when the Hunters called 70 minutes before the start of the game and said they weren't coming.

"I am not happy," Chaminade coach Todd Wolfson said. "We did our pregame, we did our warm-up and we paid a lot of money for a bus to come out here."

Chaminade beat Santa Paula, 78-42, on Wednesday.

Jaron Martin scored 21 points, Jack Williams scored 20 points and freshman Dylan Cuenca scored 11 points.

Chaminade is one win away from playing Saturday's championship.

The would likely meet up with Oxnard in the 5 p.m. final.

Christmas has come early at Taft of Woodland Hills.

Alessandro Alberto is academically eligible.

Alberto is a junior guard, who has been academically ineligible since mid-December 2010.

Alberto tansferred from the state of Florida.

Alberto will be allowed to play after Christmas when Taft participates in the Torrey Pines tournament in San Diego.

With the recent clearance of Anthony January, and now Alberto, Taft's roster has vastly improved.

Taft is still waiting on a ruling of Mater Dei-tansfer Shaqquan Aaron, who had an appeal hearing Wednesday.

An announcement could come anytime.

Crespi senior Michael Avery has verbally committed to play basketball at NCAA Division II Sonoma State.

Avery, a 6-foot-5, 210-pound guard, is averaging 10.2 points for the Celts (5-0).

Avery had verbally committed to play at Kentucky in eighth grade. He began his high school career at Crespi, averaging 9.6 points as a freshman, then moved to Monteverde Academy in Florida where he averaged 4.3 points as a sophomore, before returning to play for the Celts this year after Southern Section officials forced him to sit out last season.

Bell-Jeff tournament Varsity Schedule
Dec. 19-22

Pool Play first three days

Mon 12/19
12:30 Gardena vs Roybal
2:00 Cleveland vs Arleta
5:00 Hollywood vs Sylmar
8:00 Bell-Jeff vs Contreras

Tues 12/20
12:30 Gardena vs Contreras
2:00 Sylmar vs Arleta
5:00 Cleveland vs Hollywood
8:00 Bell-Jeff vs Roybal

Wed 12/21
12:30 Arleta vs Hollywood
2:00 Roybal vs Contreras
6:30 Cleveland vs Sylmar
8:00 Bell-Jeff vs Gardena

The La Canada Holiday Classic had its second day of pool play Wednesday. There are no games today. Here are the highlights from Wednesday.

La Canada 59 Arcadia 45

Arcadia 12, 7, 12, 14=45
La Canada 21, 13, 13, 12 =59

Arcadia-Taylor Lagace 17, Robby Haines 9, Stephen Smith 9, Jeff Radzwill 4, Kevin Gill 2, R.J Saunders 2, Stephen Chu 2

La Canada-Jay Srinivasan 15 (five 3-pointers), Conner Boyd 13, Darrell Dansby 12, Jack Anderson 11, Tim Kim 4, Ryan Lee 2 (6 asst), Scott Helbing 2

Highlights from the other games:

Muir 78 Schurr 35

Muir-Jelani Mitchell 13, DeRon Wilson 12, Andre Frazier 12, Taturs Mayberry 10
Schurr-Gonzalez 7, Ramirez 7, Saucedo 6

Saugus 56 Bonita 47

Saugus-Jeremy Gatewood 20, Zach Garlitos 9, Chris Lockwood 8
Bonita-Tony Digirolamo 12, Garrett Horine 11, Brandon Ko 10, Jeff Nelson 9

St. Francis 65 Glendale 48

St. Francis-Emerson Castaneda 27, Zack Gardea 8, Tei Vanderford 6
Glendale-Sevan Pogosyan 19, Bobby Casaburi 8

Standings by pool
A: La Canada 2-0, Muir 2-0, Arcadia 0-2, Schurr 0-2
B:Saugus 2-0, Bonita 1-1, St. Francis 1-1, Glendale 0-2

Friday's schedule
3 pm Bonita vs Glendale
4:30 pm St. Francis vs Saugus
6 pm Arcadia vs Schurr
7:30 pm La Canada vs Muir

The latest in this weeks public vs. private schools boys' basketball showdowns went to the private school.

Village Christian raced to a 20-point halftime and never looked back in a relatively easy 76-62 nonleague victory against Chatsworth.

El Camino Real defeated Chaminade, 71-44, Monday.

Bryan Alberts and fellow sophomore Marsalis Johnson turned in outstanding performances for the Crusaders, who became the first area team to reach 10 wins.

Alberts poured in 26 points and had six rebounds and three assists.

Johnson nearly had a triple-double with 14 points, 14 rebounds and nine blocks.

"It was a great win," Alberts said. "It was the first time we played a tough public school. Our bench played well. We still can get better."

Village Christian didn't waste anytime against the undersized Chancellors (4-6).

Alberts made two 3-pointers in the first quarter and a late second quarter flurry helped the Crusaders really take control.

Not only was Chatsworth at a disadvantage rebounding, top-player Terrell Funches battled four trouble all night.

Funches picked up his third foul with 7:04 remaining in the second quarter, was whisteled for his fourth foul with 2:00 remaining in the third quarter and finally fouled out with 4:26 remaining in the contest.

Funchess scored 25 points.

"We came out slow, and then had to work really hard just to try and comeback," Funches said. "They killed us on the boards and I got into foul trouble."

Salvador Torres scored 17 points and Montel Shirley added 15 points for Chatsworth, which had only four players record points.

Andrew English chipped in with 11 points and six rebounds for Village Christian, which was playing without starter Marquis Salmon.

Salmon was attending a funeral for a family relative.

Alberts did a nice job taking on a more aggressive approach.

"It is my coaches getting me to be a true leader," Alberts said. "I still can get to another level."

Village Christian has lost only one game this season, a 61-44 setback against Renaissance Academy in the Burbank tournament.

The Crusaders have high hopes for a championship run in Div. V-AA.

They will have to battle St. Bernard of Playa Del Rey, but there hasn't been this much excitement on the Sun Valley campus in quite some time.

"We are just getting ready for the next game," Alberts said. "There are no breaks. We will be back at practice."

Day 1 December 19,2011
J Serra vs. Compton Centennial @ 12:00 p.m.
Beverly Hills vs. Shawnigan Lake @ 1:30 p.m.
Saint John Bosco vs. Narbonne @ 3:00 p.m.
Windward vs. Locke @ 4:30 p.m.

Day 2 December 20,2011
Shawnigan Lake vs. Compton Centennial @ 12:00 p.m.
Beverly Hills vs. J Serra @ 1:30 p.m.
Locke vs. Saint John Bosco @ 3:00 p.m.
Narbonne vs. Windward @ 4:30 p.m.

Day 3 December 21,2011
Locke vs. Narbonne @ 12:00 p.m.
J Serra vs. Shawnigan Lake @ 1:30 p.m.
Compton Centennial vs. Beverly Hills @ 3:00 p.m.
Windward vs. Saint John Bosco @ 4:30 p.m.

Day 4 December 22,2011
4th place of pool 1 vs 4th place of pool 2 @ 12:00 p.m.
3rd place of pool 1 vs. 3rd place of pool 2 @ 1:30 p.m.
2nd place of pool 1 vs. 2nd place of pool 2 @ 3:00 p.m.
1st place of pool 1 vs. 1st place of pool 2 @ 4:30 p.m. Championship Game

Granada Hills vs. Hart, Thursday 3 p.m. (winner plays Fairfax Friday 7:30 p.m.)

Fairfax vs. Granada Hills or Hart, Friday 7:30 p.m.
Burbank vs. Canoga Park, Thursday 6 p.m.
Crescenta Valley vs. Culver City, Friday 6 p.m.
Canyon vs. Hacienda Heights Wilson, Friday 4:30 p.m.

Keppel vs. Simi Valley, Friday 7 p.m. (small gym)
Glendale vs. El Camino Real, Thursday 4:30 p.m.
Sierra Canyon vs. Calabasas, Friday 3 p.m.
Sun Valley Poly vs. Burroughs, Thursday 7:30 p.m.

Sierra Canyon beat Crossroads, 71-70.

Jamani Spencer made a floter in the lane with 12 seconds remaining and finished with 12 points and eight steals.

Jahmel Taylor scored 19 points and had five assists.

Freshman Robbie Feinberg scored nine points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

Moorpark 71
Simi Valley 61

Westlake 80
Newbury Park 44

Thousand Oaks 54
Agoura 41

Calabasas 50
Royal 47

Jeremy Lieberman scored 16 points and had five assists to lead Calabasas.

Sophomore Austen Smith had nine points and 10 rebounds.

Spencer Levy scored 12 points, and Josh Cohan had eight points and 10 rebounds.

Calabasas is 5-0, 1-0.

J.R. Powell scored 20 points, including six 3-pointers to lead Royal.

Max McCoy had 14 points and seven assists.

Royal only made one free throw and had no field goals after taking a 46-41 lead with 6:02 remaining.

Royal is in a funk after its third close loss in less than a week.

The Highlanders lost Thursday at the Moorpark tournament when Oaks Christian's Jackson Miller made a layup with 3.6 seconds remaining for a 63-62 victory and dropped a 52-48 decision against Granada Hills Saturday.

Buckley scheduled a tough nonleague game Tuesday at Price.

Buckley came up on the short end of an 81-59 decision to the talented Knights.

Junior Tyler Coppin-Carter scored 20 points and had eight rebounds.

Buckley, only trailed 40-32 at halftime.

Freshman Austin Butler had a YouTube-worthy slam dunk, according to coach Mike Hamilton.

San Diego St.-bound forward Skylar Spencer scored 16 points to lead Price, one of several favorites in Div. IV-AA.

Taft senior forward Anthony January has been cleared to play varsity games Monday Dec. 19, according to a school source.

January is one of the top high-flying small forwards in the country, who could end up playing for Tim Floyd at UTEP next year, if his academics are in order.

January played at Compton High, but abruptyl left the team early in December last year.

Taft is participating in the Mission Prep Christmas Classic Friday and into next week.

January could be suited up Monday for the Toreadors.

January's arrival changes the landscape of the City Section.

Taft becomes and instant contender with Fairfax, Westchester, Palisades, Crenshaw and Dorsey.

There are some quality high school games scheduled for Tuesday night.

Calabasas at Royal, 7 p.m.
Buckley at Price, 7 p.m.
La Verne Lutheran at Windward, 7 p.m.
St. Bernard at Inglewood, 7:30 p.m.

The Taft boys' basketball team is off to a 4-1 start, and hopes to get three impact players back soon.

Anthony January, Sandro Alberto and Shaqquan Aaron could be eligible before or shortly after the month of January.

January's paperwork is in commissioner Barbara Fieg's office, Alberto is getting his grades in order and Aaron has an appeals hearing schedule for Wednesday or Friday.

"I'm fairly optimistic," asst. principal Robert Clarke said.

If Taft does indeed get some or all three players cleared, it will be a City title contender

Louisville hasn't had much success in recent years, but times are changing at the all-girls Woodland Hills-based school.

Coach Bob DaCorsi has stuck things out for a few years and has the team at 4-3 with anonlague game against Rosary coming up and the Providence tournament before tough Mission League competition begins.

One of the big catalysts has been Nicholle Aston.

Through seven games, Aston has been producing quite well

159 points - 22.7 avg

8 assists - 1.1 avg

77 rebounds - 11 avg

15 blocks - 2.1 avg

20 steals - 2.8

36 of 55 at the free throw line - 65%

El Camino Real 71
Chaminade 44

Chaminade 17 9 8 10 -- 44
ECR 17 17 14 23 -- 71

Chaminade-Jack Williams 18, Martin 7, Miller 6, Tinsley 5, Patel 4, Diaz 2, M. Milo 2

ECR-Julian Richardson 30, Maleke Haynes 22, Thomas 6, Rochelin 6, mayhew 3, Conway 3, Karalnick 1.

ECR: 6-3, C: 3-2

The El Camino Real boys' basketball team turned what was supposed to be a close game between public and private school rivals into a very lopsided affair Monday in a 71-44 nonleague victory against Chaminade.

Sophomores Julian Richardson and Maleke Haynes made names for themselves with spectacular performances.

Richardson scored 30 points, including six 3-pointers and was 11 of 15 from the floor.

Haynes scored 22 points and had six assists, four steals, and most importantly, only one turnover.

"We came with it, we came hard," Haynes said. "Our mind set every game is to play hard on defense and the offense will come with it."

Chaminade had a great start.

The Eagles (3-2) made their first eight shots from the floor and led, 17-12.

It was all ECR from that point on. And Chaminade made only 10 of 40 shots the rest of the way.

The Conquistadores (6-3) turned the game with an impressive 17-2 run that covered the end of the second quarter and start of the third quarter.

Richardson made three 3-pointers in the second quarter and Haynes scored eight points in the third quarter.

Chaminade had trouble with the speed and suffocating on-ball defense from ECR.

Sophomore Jack Williams, who was offered scholarship by Colorado, scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Chaminade.

High-scoring point guard Jaron Martin was held to seven points for the Eagles.

"We seemed rattled by the crowd," Williams said. "We were ready and prepared, but we broke down mentally. We were not tough enough. We didn't show enough poise. That is not how we play."

Richardson made a 3-pointer with 3:23 remaining before halftime to give the Conquistadores a 27-24 lead, and they would never look back.

Richardson made another 3-pointer at the 1:23 mark of the second quarter, and his 3-pointer with 5:38 remaining in the game extended the lead to 18.

"I just stayed with my shot and didn't change," Richardson said. "We were real focused today. We had to get a big win."

---Jacob H. Pollon

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY HOOPS SHOWCASE EVENT

SATURDAY JANUARY 7, 2012.
SITE: El Camino Real High in Woodland Hills

THE MATCH-UPS:
ALL GAMES, ONE SITE

Chaminade vs. El Camino Real (JV girls) 10:00 a.m.
El Camino Real vs. Sierra Canyon (JV boys), 11:30 a.m.
Cleveland vs. Oaks Christian (JV boys), 1:00 p.m.
Sierra Canyon vs. Granada Hills (girls var), 2:30 p.m.
Chino vs. Renaissance Academy (boys var) 4:00 p.m.
Chaminade vs. El Camino Real (girls var), 5:30 p.m.
El Camino Real vs. Sierra Canyon (boys var), 7:30 p.m.

Boys' Basketball Showcase @ El Camino Real H.S.
January 14, 2012

9:30am El Camino Real v. Ventura (frosh/soph)

11:00am Chaminade v. Viewpoint (frosh/soph)

12:30pm Oaks Christian v. Buckley (frosh/soph)

2:00pm Oaks Christian v. Village Christian (7th grade)

3:30pm Oaks Christian v. Village Christian (8th grade)

5:00pm Oaks Christian v. Village Christian (J.V.)

7:00pm Oaks Christian v. Village Christian (Var.)

2011 War on the Floor Extravaganza
Saturday January 21 at *****Pierce College High in Woodland Hills*****

Girls-Village Christian vs. Rolling Hills Prep, 11:00 a.m.
Boys-Rolling Hills Prep vs. St. Genevieve, 12:30 p.m.
Boys-Hillcrest Chr. Granada Hills vs. Hillcrest Chr. Thousand Oaks,
2:00 p.m.
Girls-Providence vs. St. Lucy's, 3:30 p.m.
Boys-Pacific Hills vs. Sylmar, 5:00 p.m.
Boys-Campbell Hall vs. Providence, 6:30 p.m.
Boys-Sierra Canyon vs. Flintridge Prep, 8:00 p.m.

LOCATION HAS CHANGED. NOT AT PROVIDENCE HIGH.

THE EVENT IS AT PIERCE COLLEGE IN WOODLAND HILLS

2012 Oaks Christian Lions Showcase
HOOPS ONE-DAY EXTRAVAGANZA

SATURDAY JANUARY 28, 2012.
SITE: Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village

THE MATCH-UPS:
ALL GAMES, ONE SITE

Girls-Campbell Hall vs. Louisville, 11:00 a.m.
Boys-Renaissance Academy vs. Besant Hill, 12:30 p.m.
Girls-Inglewood vs. Palos Verdes, 2:00 p.m.
Girls-Bell-Jeff vs. Antelope Valley, 3:30 p.m.
Girls-Canyon vs. Fairfax, 5:00 p.m.
Boys-Bell-Jeff vs. Chaminade, 6:30 p.m.
Boys-Oaks Christian vs. West Ranch, 8:00 p.m.
Boys-Valley Torah vs. Rolling Hills Prep, 9:30 p.m.

Oaks Christian tournament
Dec. 27-30

Etiwanda vs. Morningside, 6 p.m.
Eisenhower vs. Rancho Verde, 3 p.m.
Sacramento vs. Corona Centennial, 9 p.m.
La Jolla Country Day vs. Santa Monica, 4:30 p.m.

Palisades vs. Compton Centennial, 1:30 p.m.
Calabasas vs. Oaks Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Upland vs. Inglewood, 12 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Colony, 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, December 27

10:00am Price vs. View Park
11:30am Washington Prep vs. Canyon Springs
1:00pm West Ranch vs Diamond Ranch
2:30pm Crespi vs. Newbury Park
4:00pm Palmdale vs. Narbonne
5:30pm Bullard (Fresno)vs.North Torrance
7:00pm L.B. Millikan vs. Bishop Montgomery
8:30pm San Bernardino vs. Redondo Union

All games at Redondo Union

: 1st round games:

: 12/12- 3:00pm- Bell vs Los Altos
: 12/12- 4:30pm- Hamilton vs Whittier
: 12/12- 6:00pm- South Pasadena vs Whittier Christian
: 12/12- 7:30pm- Duarte vs Cantwell

: 12/13- 3:00pm- Huntington Park vs Renaissance Academy
: 12/13- 4:30pm- Roosevelt vs Warren
: 12/13- 6:00pm- Bravo vs Ocean View
: 12/13- 7:30pm- Montebello vs El Camino

: Scores will be updated and 2nd round games will be listed Wed.

It's official.

Ryan Taggart is the head coach at Simi Valley.

Taggart had the interim tag removed.

Taggart led Simi Valley to a 5-5 record this season after taking over for Lance Martin, who abruptly resigned in August.

Jake Minster, a linebacker for Pierce, has committed to Western Michigan.

It's official. Westlake is playing Concord De La Salle on Saturday night in the CIF State Open Division championship at Home Depot Center.

It will be a few hours before all the CIF State Bowl pairings are released, but I just got word Sierra Canyon has made it to the Div. IV Bowl.

Chaminade at El Camino Real, Monday, 7 p.m.
Calabasas at Royal, Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Chatsworth at Village Christian, Wednesday, 7 p.m.

There is a big nonleague showdown at 7 p.m. Monday at El Camino Real in Woodland Hills.

The Conquistadores will be welcoming private school rival Chaminade and its 450-plus student section.

You might want to get here early for a good seat.

There are several good individual matchups.

ECR sophomore point guard Maleke Haynes against junior guard Jaron Martin.

Sophomore Julian Richardson and Chaminade guard Zach Miller have been scoring lots of points.

In the paint, it will be Chaminade sophomore Jack Williams going against junior forward Michael Thomas.

Coaches David Rebibo (ECR) and Todd Wolfson (Chaminade) are roommates, too.

Loser has to clean the place, take out the trash and wear the winning schools gear to school Tuesday.

2011-2012 Daily News Top 20 Rankings after week 3 of season

1. Alemany (3-1)
2. Crespi (5-0)
3. Taft (4-1)
4. Harvard-Westlake (2-2)
5. Calabasas (4-0)
6. Canyon (7-1)
7. Valencia (7-1)
8. Notre Dame (4-1)
9. Oaks Christian (4-1)
10. El Camino Real (5-3)
11. Chaminade (3-1)
12. Moorpark (7-1)
13. Crescenta Valley (4-0)
14. Thousand Oaks (6-2)
15. Village Christian (7-1)
16. Royal (5-3)
17. West Ranch (3-1)
18. Renaissance Academy (4-1)
19. Westlake (3-1)
20. Sierra Canyon (3-2)
21. Hart (4-1)
22. Palmdale (2-2)
23. Cleveland (5-5)
24. Chatsworth
25. Grant (3-1)
26. Campbell Hall (3-2)
27. Buckley (6-0)
28. Saugus (3-1)
29. Oak Park (3-2)
30. Kennedy (2-2)
31. Birmingham (4-4)
32. Providence (3-2)

Fans got a taste of how good Div. IV-AA is Saturday. And there will be many more opportunities for teams to show-off.

Bishop Montgomery beat Serra to win the Westchester tournament. Both teams are in the division.

Notre Dame edged Oaks Christian, 62-58 to win the Moorpark tournament championship. Both teams are in the division.

Crespi crushed previously unbeaten Canyon, 57-40 to win the Canyon tournament.

Crespi is in the division.

Price beat Fairfax for third-place at the Santa Monica tournament. Price is in the division.

Windward lost to Santa Monica, but the Wildcats own a victory against fellow division team Chaminade and will host another division team Tuesday, La Verne Lutheran, one of the best teams in the state.

The division is absolutely the best top-to-bottom division in the Southern Section.

The above hasn't even mentioned Harvard-Westlake, Compton Centennial and Morningside.

Former Taft coach Derrick Taylor has brought a winning attitude to St. John Bosco.

The Braves improved to 5-0 Friday after a 94-63 nonleague victory against Long Beach Millikan.

Crenshaw transfers Issac and Daniel Hamilton and Mater Dei transfer Kameron Murrell have been leading the way.

Issac had 27 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in the victory.

Daniel had 20 points and 13 rebounds.

Murrell had 11 points.

The Braves will compete in the Windward tournament and will play Windward in a pool-play game.

St. John Bosco is the early favorite to win the Div. III-A championship, although Alemany will be right there.

Valley Torah has picked up right where it left off.

The Wolfpack won the Div. V-AA championship last year with a victory against Bishop Diego at Mater Dei.

Valley Torah improved to 4-0 Saturday night after an easy 87-40 victory against Concordia of Canoga Park.

Nathaniel Liberman scored 36 points and had six rebounds, five blocks and four steals.

Adam Liberman scored 12 points and had 10 rebounds.

Jack Turrell poured in 14 points for the Wolfpack, who will play a Jan. 28 showcase game at 9:30 p.m. against Rolling Hills Prep at Oaks Christian High.

Chaminade just completed the Santa Monica tournament with a consolation championship game victory against Palmdale Saturday.

There was nothing consolation about what happened to 6-foot-7 sophomore Jack Williams.

The rising prospect received a scholarship offer from Colorado.

Williams garnered some solid recruiting attention this summer with some strong performances at various leagues and tournaments.

Williams should only continue to get better and better.

Colorado has made a big splash in Southern California recently.

The Buffaloes feature Taft's Spencer Dinwiddie, Price's Askia Booker and Harvard-Westlake's Damiene Cain.

There are going to be some outstanding small-schools basketball games in the Liberty League this season.

Buckley and Providence are at the top of the list.

Buckley improved to 6-0 Saturday after a 41-38 victory against host University at the Jim Nakabara tournament.

Tyler Coppin-Carter, a junior forward, scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

It was Coppin-Carter's fourth consecutive double-double.

Providence is doing well, also.

The Pioneers lost to respected Orange Lutheran Saturday, 74-47, but just the fact the tiny school in Burbank is scheduling better is reason for hope.

Providence won its own tournament last Saturday in a 71-69 victory against San Marino.

Patrick Gonzales is a 3-point sharpshooter and freshman Marcus LoVett has been scoring in bunches.

LoVett is one of the best freshman in the country.

I can't wait for the two league contests

It is safe to say contests in the Mission League will be outstanding this year.

Loyola and Alemany gave fans at the championship game of the Santa Monica tournament a preview of what is to come in an exciting 82-69 Loyola victory.

Sophomore point guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright, who went to middle school at Sierra Canyon, scored 20 points and had a key steal down the stretch to lead the Cubs (8-0).

Julian Harrell scored 13 points, Jacob Hazzard scored 12 points and Justin Childress added 10 points for Loyola, ranked in the top 3 in the state by most publications.

Max Guercy scored 24 points and Nevada-bound guard Marqueze Coleman scored 17 points to lead Alemany (3-1).

The Warriors (3-1) came out blazing in the early going, racing to an 11-point lead.

Guercy had 11 points and it seemed the fresher legs would be a huge asset for Alemany.

Loyola won the Redondo Union tournament championship last week and was playing its eighth game of the season.

The Cubs would not be deterred, and used an impressive 31-13 second quarter run to take control, and never look back.

Jackson-Cartwright and Hazzard each made several baskets in the quarter to give Loyola an 11-point lead at halftime.

"We just let them back in it with uncontested shots," Guercy said. "We also rushed our shots and didn't get to the free throw line."

Guercy made a 3-pointer with 5:13 remaining to get Alemany within eight points and the lead was still eight when Jackson-Cartwright converted on a 3-point play with 3:03 remaining to stretch the lead, again.

Hazzard buried a 3-pointer with 1:13 remaining, and Jackson-Cartwright came up with a steal at halfcourt to seal it.

Sophomore Rahzaun "Bear" Henderson scored 16 points for Alemany.

St. John's coach Steve Lavin was in the crowd looking at several players from both schools.

LANCASTER -With a Southern Section East Valley Division football championship plus an all-but-certain CIF State Bowl berth on the line, Sierra Canyon High did not mess around Saturday against rival Paraclete, the opponent that defeated the Trailblazers in last year's final.

Xavier Menifield set the tone with a 72-yard touchdown reception on the first play, and the rest is just as blur as the visiting Trailblazers won 47-14 before a crowd of about 2,000 at Antelope Valley College.

Sierra Canyon (14-0) won a section championship in just its third year of 11-man football, and Paraclete (11-3), an eight-time section championship including seven over the past 14 years, lost in a final for the first time.

Menifield rushed for 165 yards on 12 carries, scoring on runs of 5, 57, 35 and 44 yards. The performance was sweet retribution for the junior running back because he was limited to 3 yards on two carries when the teams met in the regular season in October - a 36-26 Sierra Canyon victory - because he suffered an early concussion.

"I had to prove myself because they knocked me out of the game last time," Menifield said. "I had to come out and do something, and I did that."

Danny Jordan added 147 yards on nine carries including an 84-yard touchdown run.
Unless something crazy happens, Sierra Canyon will be selected to a CIF State Div. IV Bowl berth when pairings are announced today, as the Trailblazers have gone wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team in the CIF State Div. IV rankings while averaging nearly 50 points and winning every game by 10 points or more.

I'm here in Lancaster for a East Valley Division final between Paraclete and visiting Sierra Canyon at Antelope Valley College, and it's cold outside. I mean, really cold -- like low 30s dipping toward the high 20s.

But at least it's not windy, and that's a blessing any time you're in the High Desert.

Sierra Canyon is 13-0 and ranked No. 1 in California among small schools, but Paraclete (11-2) is the defending champion -- having defeated Sierra Canyon 14-7 in last year's final -- and overall the host Spirits have won eight section championships in eight appearances.

Kickoff is just a few months. I'm pumped.

El Camino Real 53
Palisades 51

ECR-Michael Thomas 20, Julian Richardson 12, Rochelin 6, Novak 6, Francis 5, Haynes 4

Palisades-Jalon Wilson 16, Branden Otero 15, Ryan Ford 10, Hildreth 5, Duke 2, Conteh 2, Colton Chambers 1.

ECR: 5-3

The Conquistdres took a 46-41 lead in regulation thanks to some timely shooting from Mason Novak and Chris Francis, but had to go extra time for the win.

ECR next plays Monday at 7 p.m. against Chaminade in a great nonleague matchup featuring public and privates schools located minutes apart.

El Camino Real blew a five point lead with under three minutes remaining and is going to overtime with Palisades in the seventh place game of the Santa Monica tournament.

Michael Thomas has 18 points for ECR.

Palisades is without all-City guard Donovan Johnson and forward Dakota Chambers

Everybody has been talking about how good Div. IV-AA was when the divisional placements for the playoffs were released a couple week ago.

The teams in the division are now starting to prove it on the court.

Serra and Bishop Montgomery are playing each other in the Westchester tournament championship game tonight at 8:30 p.m.

Notre Dame and Oaks Christian square off in the Moorpark championship tonight at 6:30 p.m.

Crespi plays Canyon High (not in Div. IV-AA) in the Canyon tournament championship at 6 p.m.

Tuesday is another big battle between La Verne Lutheran and Windward at 7 p.m. at Windward.

Campbell Hall freshman guard Aaron Holiday scored 32 points Friday, but it wasn't enough for the Vikings in a 71-56 setback at Mira Costa.

Campbell Hall will be back in action Friday against La Costa Canyon at the Mission Prep tournament in San luis Obispo.

East Bakersfield 46
Canoga Park 31

East Bakersfield 16 8 13 9=46
Canoga Park 12 10 3 6=31

East Bakersfield-Beasley 11, Perry 11, Eke 8, Castaneda 7, Johnson 7, Garcia 2

Canoga Park-Almond 9, Tumbokon 6, Tillman 4, Garcia 6, Murillo 2, Bowens 2, Lau 2.

CP: 0-9

Eisenhower 70
Birmingham 53

Birmingham 2 18 12 21=53
Eisenhower 23 18 15 14=70

Birmingham-Andrew Estes 18, Ahmadi 9, Datcher 6, Spencer 6, Harris 5, Webster 5, Martinez 2, Rodgers 2.

Eisenhower-Marv Harris 18, Terrance Sims 14, George 15, Klarney 6, Jones 5, Green 4, Clarendon 4, Steele 2.

E: 5-3, B: 4-4

J.R. Williams led five Cleveland players in double figures with 16 points and the Cavaliers took 13th place at the Santa Monica tournament with a 70-67 victory against Corona Centennial.

Williams made 12 of 20 free throws.

Malik Johnson scored 14 points and Osamu Igodan, Kody Riewthong and Amonte Dees each scored 10 points for the Cavaliers (5-5).

Junior Sam Finley, a transfer from King High in Riverside, led Centennial with 27 points.

A key moment in the game came when Centennial coach Josh Giles was whistled for a technical foul and his team only trailing by two points with 43.9 seconds remaining.

Riewthong made both free throws and Cleveland hung on.

Centennial 9 21 16 21=67
Cleveland 17 12 19 22=70

Centennial-Sam Finley 27, Williams 12, Sedric Barefield 10, Bruce 8, Lewis 5, Heiligenthal 3, Hamilton 2.

Cleveland-J.R. Williams 16, Malik Johnson 14, Osamu Igodan 10, Kody Riewthong 10, Amonte Dees 10, Oguine 7, Moore 3.

A.G.B.U. vs. Crossroads, 9:30 a.m.
Villanova Prep vs. Malibu, 12:30 p.m.
Hueneme vs. Brethren Christian, 3:30 p.m.
Village Christian vs. Viewpoint, 6:30 p.m. (championship)

East Bakersfield vs. Canoga Park, 9:30 a.m.
Cleveland vs. Corona Centennial, 11 a.m.
Eisenhower vs. Birmingham, 12:30 p.m.
Palisades vs. El Camino Real, 2 p.m.
Santa Monica vs. Windward, 3:30 p.m.
Chaminade vs. Palmdale, 5 p.m.
Fairfax vs. Price, 6:30 p.m. (third-place game)
Loyola vs. Alemany, 8:15 p.m. (championship)

Friday's Scores:

Panorama 63
Eagle Rock 41

11th-place game
Panorama 27 8 16 12= 63
Eagle Rock 4 11 15 11= 41

Panorama-Manuel Meza 14, Kevin Gonzalez 13, Kenneth Gibbs 12, Hernandez 8, Camacho 4, Radam 4, Beltran 3, Bibit 2, Correa 2, Salas 1.

Eagle Rock-Gian Imbay 11, Monge 6, Buendia 4, Gatdula 5, Friedman 4, Magtot 2, Rodriquez 2, Limes 2, Ramirez 2, Pulido 2, Corona 1

Bronze Championship
Quartz Hill 65
Paraclete 60

Quartz Hill 26 17 15 7= 65
Paraclete 13 8 15 24=60

Quartz Hill-Ivan Dooley 23, Reggie Cooper 14, Andrew Soto 10, Burgess 6, Cooper 4, Perkins 2, Capilitan 3, Velez 3.

Paraclete-Landon McBroom 24, Brennan Bryant 16, Sterling Scott 12, Gilmore 4, Ogan 2, Eruaga 2.

Championship Semifinal
Crespi 55
Grant 50

Crespi 16 19 10 10=55
Grant 12 14 8 16=50

Crespi-Justin Rubia 11, Londan Perrantes 10, Davison 3, Ephriam 6, Avery 5, Foreman 5, Milligan 8, Gallo 7.

Grant-Gor Plavchyan 18 and 11 rebounds, Travis Wilson 1,Gurgen Harutyunyan 11, Parry 1, Tarakehian 5, Khachatryan 4.

Championship Semifinal
Canyon 58
Kennedy 43

Canyon 11 17 14 16= 58
Kennedy 19 12 8 4=43

Canyon: Coley Apsay 24, Clay Kasdorf 15, Hendrix-Davis 6, Veluzat 5, Golden 5, Cruz 2, Aniezue 1

Kennedy: Dom Vargas 20, Jordan Taylor 12, Abarghoei 6, Foster 2, J. Gonzalez 2, A. Gonzalez 1

Canyon 7-0, Kennedy 2-1

Final day Saturday Schedule
2:00 Highland vs. Eastside
3:30 Valencia vs. Lancaster (Silver Bracket Championship)
5:00 Grant vs. Kennedy (3rd Place)
6:30 Canyon vs. Crespi (Championship)

There were several tournament championship games Dec. 3, including La Verne Lutherna winning the Pasadena tournament, Canyon winning the Burbank tournament, Calabasas winning the Campbell Hall tournament and Valencia winning the Simi Valley tournament.

There are more great game on tap for today, Dec. 10.

Oaks Christian vs. Notre Dame at 6:30 p.m. at Moorpark, Buckley vs. University of Los Angeles at 4:45 p.m. at University, Crespi vs. Canyon at 6 p.m. at Canyon and Village Christian vs. Viewpoint at 6:30 p.m. at Viewpoint.

The biggest game of the evening is Mission League rivals Loyola and Alemany squaring off at Santa Monica at 8:15 p.m.

Alemany is in prime position to take over as the Daily News' top-ranked team when the new rankings come out Sunday.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE - Westlake High fell behind by 14 points Friday against underdog Oaks Christian in the Southern Section Northern Division football championship, but the visiting Warriors never panicked.

Westlake rebounded by scoring seven of the next eight touchdowns in a 49-42 victory to cap an undefeated season - and an all-but-certain berth in a CIF State Bowl - before a soldout crowd of 5,400 at Oaks Christian.

Westlake's Dashon Hunt scored five touchdowns - four rushing plus a 26-yard interception return - as the visiting Warriors avenged a one-point loss to Oaks Christian (11-3) in last year's championship on the same field.

"It's our rings, baby. It's our rings!" said Westlake defensive lineman Justin Solis as the final seconds ticked away. "It was just a great team effort. We started slow, but I knew we'd come together. We've been in tough situations before, and we just did our thing. This is my senior year, and it couldn't have gone any better."

Hunt rushed for 102 yards on 16 carries, and Justin Moore completed 13 of 19 passes for 135 yards, and he scored two rushing touchdowns.

"It's been a great season, and we've accomplished a lot," Westlake kicker Alex Ball said. "We kind of sputtered in the beginning, but then there was a big momentum change."

Oaks Christian scored two touchdowns in the final two minutes to make interesting, but this was Westlake's night, as the Warriors improved to 39-2 over the past three seasons, including a 2009 Northern championship.

Moore recovered an onside kick with 53 seconds left to clinch it.

Oaks Christian's Brandon Dawkins, a sophomore, completed 14 of 33 passes for 333 yards and five touchdowns, but he also was intercepted five times.

Crespi advanced to the Canyon tournament championship by virtue of a 55-50 victory against Grant.

Justin Rubia scored 11 points and London Perrantes had 10 points and eight rebounds to lead the Celts (4-0).

Crespi will face either Canyon or Kennedy for the championship Saturday at 6 p.m.

Gor Plavchyan scored 18 points and had 11 rebounds to lead Grant, which dropped to 2-1.

Grant trailed by 14 points but mounted a furious rally to tie the game with 3:30 remaining.

Crespi finished the job.

Notre Dame survived host Moorpark, 69-67, to advance to Saturday's championship game against undefeated Oaks Christian.

Game time is 6:30 p.m.

Kennedy Edwards scored 23 points and had 17 rebounds to lead the Knights (3-1).

Jonathan Bell scored 18 points and freshman Ryan Ducar scored 14 points for Notre Dame.

Ducar continues his hot-shooting from the free throw line.

Ducar was 10 of 11, one night after going 12 of 12.

Oaks Christian was an easy 92-52 winner against Sylmar in pool-play.

Thirteen different players scored for Oaks Christian.

Sophomore Jack Williams scored 20 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and dished out eight assists to lead Chaminade to a 54-51 victory against Birmingham at the Santa Monica tournament.

Junior sharp-shooting guard Jaron Martin played limited minutes for Chaminade.

Chaminade has rebounded from a first round loss against Windward to beat Canoga Park, and now Birmingham.

Chaminade will face Palmdale, a 61-48 upset winner against Eisenhower, in Saturday's consolation championship at 5 p.m.

Alemany advanced tot he championship game of the Santa Monica tournament with an impressive 91-69 victory against Price Friday.

Marqueze Coleman scored 30 points and Max Guercy had 28 to lead the Warriors (3-0).

Coleman had 10 rebounds and Guercy had seven assists.

K.J. Moffett scored 14 points and Jerico Richardson added 10 points and seven steals for Alemany, which trailed by five points at halftime.

Alemany outscored Price 55-28 in the second half for the lopsided victory that might seem an upset to some.

Alemany will face Mission League-rival Loyola in the championship.

Loyola edged Fairfax, 60-56, in overtime.

Oxnard won the Oak Park tournament championship Friday night.

Oxnard defeated host Oak Park, 60-52.

Coach Jeff Staniland is doing a fine job with Oxnard.

Staniland leans on strong forward Matt Ramon to get the job done.

Oak Park picked up a good win against Ventura Thursday.

The Eagles (3-2) are paced by junior point guard Ron Lee, senior 3-point specialist Jackson Hall and J.D. Slajchert.

Oak Park would like nothing more than to beat Oaks Christian in Tri-Valley League competition.

Lots of excitment here in Westlake Village, as Oaks Christian and visiting Westlake are 21-21 in the Northern final.

Oaks Christian's Brandonn Dawkins passed for 221 yards in the first half, connecting with Francis Owusu on touchdowns of 72, 69 and 20 yards.

With the score tied 21-21 at the half, underdog Oaks Christian was in good position. Yet even though Dawkins passed for so many yards and the three touchdowns to Owusu, the quarterback was hit-and-miss, connecting on 6 of 16 passes including four interceptions through two quarters.

Owusu had three catches for 161 yards and three touchdowns in the first half.
Oaks Christian got off to a slow start. The Lions went three-and-out on its first possession, followed by a Dawkins interception by Dashon Hunt, who returned it 25 yards for a touchdown. But the next time Dawkins threw the football, he connected with Owusu on a 72-yard touchdown, then a 20-yard touchdown to Owusu for a 21-7 lead.

Westlake drove 76 yards on five plays, scoring on Justin Moore's 9-yard touchdown to pull withing 21-14. Moore's 31-yard run and Hunt's 20-yard run to the 9 to set up the touchdown.

Then Dawkins made a big mistake. From his own 44, he throw the ball right into the hands of Westlake linebacker David Ortiz, who returned it to the Oaks Christian 13. Three plays later, Hunt scored on a 1-yard run with 3:08 left in the half.

Oaks Christian was busy again, as Dawkins found Ishmael Adams on a 46-yard pass to set up a 31-yard field goal attempt by Pelino, but the kick hit the upright and bounced away, ruining an opportunity to pull ahead just before intermission.

Join us at 7:15 p.m. at dailynews.com for our in-game chat during the Southern Section's Northern Division championship between Oaks Christian and Westlake.

Well, it's the last game of the Southern Section season, and it's the biggest -- as Oaks Christian plays visiting Westlake in Northern Division championship, a rematch of last year's final won by Oaks Christian 29-28.

The place is soldout, and I am eternally grateful to be covering such a big event -- about as big as high school football gets around.

Both teams have excellent quarterbacks and skill players, excellent offensive lines and excellent defenses. It could come down to special teams, and Westlake has the best kicker in Alex Ball, who has 19 field goals and would love nothing more than to kick the winning field goal.

Some reporters have already trickled in to the press box, as the sun is setting and the lights are on. Should be a great showdown.

Patriot Winter Tip-Off @ Viewpoint School

Pool Play

Providence 10, 12, 12, 13=47

Milken 5, 10, 8, 10=33

Providence

Bea Benedicto 11 (12 REB), Nicole Mungues 11, Catherine Saint 10, Adraneda 8, Glorioso 4, Dabbaghian 2 (12 REB, 5 AST), Llaguno 1

Milken

Sorelle Cohen 19, Rosen 6, Sarafian 3, A. Cohen 2, Shipner 2, Torkan 1

Records

Providence 4-0, Milken 4-1

Tournament Championship is Saturday, Dec. 10 @ 2 PM

Providence vs. St. Genevieve

Moorpark tournament
Championship: Oaks Christian vs. winner of Notre Dame-Moorpark, Saturday 6:30 p.m.

Notre Dame vs. Moorpark, 7 p.m. Friday

Oak Park tournament
Championship: Oak Park vs. Saugus or Oxnard, Friday 8 p.m.

Crescenta Valley tournament
Championship: Crescenta Valley vs. Hart or St. Francis, Friday 7:45 p.m.

Canyon tournament
Semifinals: Crespi vs. Grant, Friday 6 p.m.; Canyon vs. Kennedy, Friday 7:30 p.m.
Championship is Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

Santa Monica tournament
Semifinals: Alemany vs. Price, Friday 6:30 p.m.; Loyola vs. Fairfax, 8 p.m.
Championship is Saturday 8:15 p.m.

Westchester tournament
Semifinals: Bishop Montgomery vs. Washington Prep or Morningside, Friday 8:30 p.m.
Semifinals: Westchester vs. Serra, Friday 7 p.m.

Viewpoint tournament
Championship: Village Christian vs. Viewpoint, Saturday 6:30 p.m.

University tournament
Championship: Buckley vs. University, Saturday 4:45 p.m.

Beverly Hills tournament also going through Saturday

El Camino real didn't quite come away with a victory, but the young Conquistadores made Loyola work very hard for a 68-60 victory in the quarterfinals of the Santa Monica tournament.

ECR only trailed by three points with two minutes remaining, according to coach David Rebibo.

More details on this game as they become available.

Friday Dec. 9 schedule for Moorpark tournament

Sylmar vs. Oaks Christian, 4 p.m.
Granada Hills vs. Sun Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Notre Dame vs. Moorpark, 7 p.m.
Royal vs. Chatsworth, 8:30 p.m.

Oaks Christian is in Saturday's championship game at 6:30 p.m.

The Notre Dame-Moorpark game equates to a semifinal. The winner will play Oaks Christian.

The winner of Royal-Chatsworth will play the loser of Notre Dame-Moorpark at 5 p.m. Saturday for third place.

Oak Park tournament

Tuesday Dec. 6
Ventura 76, Bishop Diego 33
Saugus 66, Besant Hill 25
Oxnard 74, St. Bonaventure 49
Oak Park 69, Agoura 55

Wedneday Dec. 7
Oxnard 72, Besant Hill 35
Saugus 63, St. Bonaventure 40
Oak Park 62, Bishop Diego 30
Agoura 63, Ventura 61

Thursday Dec. 8
Oak Park 54, Ventura 51
Agoura 61, Bishop Diego 43
St. Bonaventure 65, Besant Hill 40
Oxnard vs. Saugus (in-progress)

Alemany will play Price in a Friday semifinal at the Santa Monica tournament after a 77-60 quarterfinal victory against Palisades.

Max Guercey and K.J. Moffett each scored 19 points to lead Alemany.

Guercy had 10 assists and Moffett had five rebounds for the Warriors (2-0).

Nevada-bound guard Marqueze Coleman scored 15 points, including three 3-pointers and sophomore Bear Henderson had 10 points and 10 rebounds in a balanced effort for Alemany.

Alemany will play 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Junior forward Tyler Coppin-Carter scored 22 points, and had 10 rebounds and six steals to lead Buckley in a 61-38 pool-play victory against Reseda at the University of Los Angeles tournament.

Freshman Austin Butler scored 12 points and had six steals and four rebounds for the undefeated Griffins (5-0).

Buckley will play for the championship Saturday most likely against host University.

Oak Park 54, Ventura 51 (overtime)
Agoura 61, Bishop Diego 43
St. Bonaventure 65, Besant Hill 40

Oxnard vs. Saugus started at 8 p.m.

The winner will play Oak park in the championship game at 8 p.m. Friday

Alex Duran scored 16 points and Austyn Thompson scored 14 points to lead Burroughs to a 64-35 pool play victory against Pasadena Poly at the Pasadena Poly tournament.

Burroughs next plays Friday at 3 p.m. against Felding of New Zealand.

Jackson Miller scored on a rebound putback with 3.6 seconds remaining to give Oaks Christian a 63-62 come from behind victory Thursday in pool-play at the Moorpark tournament.

Miller rebounded a Chass Bryan missed 3-point attempt and turned and scored between three defenders.

Max McCoy's desperation shot from well beyond the 3-point arc came up short for Royal at the buzzer.

The Lions (3-0) trailed 58-50 with 3:00 minutes remaining, but outscored the Highlanders (4-2) 13-4 to end the game, including the games final seven points.

Chass Bryan scored 23 points and had five rebounds, five assists and five steals to lead Oaks Christian and Scotty Hopkins scored 12 points for the Lions.

J.R Powell scored 16 points and McCoy added 13 points to lead Royal.

The Lions led early 17-8 and 40-35 in the third quarter before Royal took advantage of several turnovers to go on a 16-5 run and take a 51-45 lead.

Oaks Christian plays Sylmar at 4 p.m. today. Royal takes on Chatsworth at 8:30 p.m.

Tony Montes, a receiver/defensive back for Reseda, has been named Valley Mission League Player of the Year.

Montes, a senior, caught 25 passes for 479 yards and five touchdowns while recording 28 tackles and three interceptions. He also averaged 48.5 yards on kick returns.

Former Harvard-Westlake standout Damiene Cain made his college debut Tuesday for Colorado in a 71-64 victory against Fresno St.

Cain earned a scholarship, but decided to briefly quit basketball earlier this year.

He reconsidered and the coaching staff decided to give him another chance and bring him back slowly.

I'm sure it will be sooner than later that Cain is contributing in big ways.

Newbury Park plans to retire former longtime coach Nori Parvin's jersey with her nine championship banners in the rafters of the Newbury Park gym, to commemorate her 36 years and 535 wins coaching girls' varsity basketball. The "retirement" ceremony will take place before the Panthers first home game at 7 p.m. on Dec. 13 vs. Westlake.

Palmdale 51
Cleveland 44

Chaminade 69
Canoga Park 48

Championship Quarterfinals
Price 69
Windward 64

Fairfax 45
Santa Monica 41

Price will play Windward in a semifinal Friday.

Kennedy Edwards scored 23 points and had 13 rebounds to lead Notre Dame to a 65-57 pool-play victory against Granada Hills at the Moorpark tournament.

Freshman Ryan Ducar made all 10 his free throws in the fourth quarter for the Knights (2-1).

Notre Dame trailed by four points entering the fourth quarter, but outscored the Highlanders (1-1) 28-16.

Notre Dame will play Moorpark Friday in what equates to a semifinal game for a spot in Saturday's championship.

Canyon had no trouble with Lancaster in pool-play at the Canyon tournament.

Clay Kasdorf scored 34 points and Coley Apsay scored 20 points to lead Canyon to a 73-38 victory.

Canyon will play Kennedy Friday at 7:30 p.m. in a semifinal.

The other semifinal will pit Crespi against Grant at 6 p.m.

Take a drive out to Canyon Country to watch Kasdorf and Apsay.

The duo is one of the best backcourt guard tandems in the region.

The food was outstanding at the Canyon tournament hospitality room for coaches, referees and media.

Coach Chad Phillips is top-notch when taking care of tournament personnel.

The chicken or beef rice bowl was a hit.

The drinks were cold.

The dessert's were awesome.

Hershey kisses dropped on a cinnamon or gingerbread type cookie. Yum.

Grant 63
Valencia 61

Valencia 10 27 14 10=61
Grant 19 12 12 20=63

Valencia-Troy Hammel 21, Zach Davis 16, Honaker 9, Salovich 6, Glass 4, Zerpoli 2, Mike 2.

Grant-Gor Plavchyan 24 and 17 rebounds, Gurgen Harutyunyan 14, Tullio Parry 11, Wilson 8, S. Khachatryan 2, G. Khachatryan 3.

G: 2-0
V: 5-1

Buckley has picked up right where it left off last season.

The Griffins remained undefeated after a 53-51 overtime victory against Banning of Los Angeles at the University of Los Angeles tournament.

Junior forward Tyler Coppin-Carter scored 28 points and had 13 rebounds to lead Buckley.

The Griffins move into Friday's semifinals, and could matchup with host University Saturday in the championship game.

The Grant boys' basketball team did something it usually doesn't do at the Canyon tournament Wednesday.

The Lancers fought back from a 12-point fourth quarter deficit to squeeze out a 63-61 victory against previously undefeated Valencia in pool-play.

Gor Plavchyan, who has only been in the country a little over two years after moving from Armenia scored 24 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead Grant (2-0).

Plavchyan's dunk with 2:15 remaining gave Grant its first lead since holding a commanding 17-6 advantage in the first quarter that dissipated by halftime.

"I wanted to win for my team," Plavchyan said, who is working on his English.

Grant lost the lead twice after Plavchyan's dunk on two separate baskets by Troy Hammel, but received some clutch performances down the stretch.

Gurgen Harutyunyan made two free throws with 40 seconds remaining and Tullio Parry's rebound putback with 14 seconds proved to be the difference.

Valencia had one last chance for the victory, but Garrett Mike missed on a 3-pointer from the left wing.

"We came from behind to win a ball game," Grant coach Howard Levine said. "It is something we haven't done with this group. We played defense and made some plays."

Valencia came back from an 11-point deficit in the first half to lead by six, and seemed like it would pull away but it wasn't meant to be.

Hammel finished with 21 points for the Vikings, who will play Eatside at 4:30 p.m. today in a fifth place semifinal.

Zach Davis had 16 points for Valencia.

Harutyunyan scored 14 points and Parry finished with 11 for Grant.

Grant has a tough task with a semifinal game looming Friday against Crespi at 6:30 p.m.

"I have only watched them for about five minutes, but I know they are very good," Levine said.

Crespi 70
Eastside 33

Crespi 15 20 16 19=70
Eastside 3 12 7 11=33

Crespi-London Perrantes 16, Michael Avery 10, Milligan 9, Rubia 9, Ephraim 8, Foreman 8, Gallo 8, Davison 2.

Eastside-Gibson 5, Polee 5, Bivens 5, Maddox 5, Matthews 4, Branch 4, Jordan 3, Darby 2.

C: 3-0
E: 1-1

Jack Williams scored 28 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Chaminade to a 69-48 consolation quarterfinal victory against Canoga Park at the Santa Monica tournament.

Zach Miller added 18 points for the Eagles (1-1).

Junior guard Jaron Martin did not play for Chaminade.

Chaminade will play Birmingham or Corona Centennial in a consolation semifinal in the next round.

Crespi had little resistance from Eastside of Palmdale in a 70-33 pool-play.

London Perrantes, who has scholarship offers from San Francisco and Pepperdine, scored 16 points.

Michael Avery scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Celts, who just missed on coach Russell White's halftime challenge of holding Eastside to under 30 points.

Crespi advances to Friday's semifinals against Valencia or Grant.

Dom Vargas scored 15 points to lead four players in double figures for Kennedy in a 63-57 pool-play victory against Highland at the Canyon tournament.

Jordan Taylor, Daniel Jiron and Shayan Abarghoei each scored 12 points for the Golden Cougars (2-0), who are favored to win the Valley Mission League.

Highland was led by Joseph Prince, who scored 16 points.

Alemany got off on the right foot with an 86-71 victory against Birmingham in the first round of the Santa Monica tournament.

Marqueze Coleman scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds.

Coleman is headed to Nevada next year, along with Campbell Hall's Cole Huff.

Sophomore Bear Henderson scored 19 points and had 10 rebounds, Max Guercy scored 15 points and had five assists and Michael Coleman scored 14 points, including four 3-pointers.

Abrionn Webster poured in 22 points to lead Birmingham, which was coming off a nice 67-65 victory against Ribet Academy Saturday at the pasadena tournament.

Alemany will play Palisades in a quarterfinal Thursday

Here is the all-tournament team from the recently completed Providence tournament

MVP-Freshman Marcus LoVett, Jr.-Providence

Patrick Gonzalez-Providence
Max Taw-San Marino
Jasper Hwang-San Marino
Dennis Ashley-St. Monica
Linwood Foy-St. Genevieve
Taylor Alexander-Sherman Oaks C.E.S.

Chris Harper, a receiver for Crespi, has committed to SMU.

He caught 37 passes for 836 yards (22.9 avg.) and 13 touchdowns this past season.

Oaks Christian 72
Chatsworth 63

Chatsworth 16 15 16 16=63
Oaks Christian 16 18 18 20=72

Chatsworth-Terrell Funches 17, Montel Shirley 17, Olmos 9, Torres 9, Osborne 6, Hampton 3, Yneco 2.

Oaks Christian-Chass Bryan 18, Jason Ghilarducci 11, Jackson Miller 10, Moye 9, Hopkins 6, Roletti 6, Harris 4, J. Flannery 4, Chevalier 2, Abrams 2.

OC: 2-0
C: 3-3

The outstanding Santa Monica tournament quarterfinals are set for Wed. and Thu.

Championship quarterfinals:
Loyola vs. El Camino Real, 8 p.m. Thur.
Fairfax vs. Santa Monica, 8 p.m. Wed.
Alemany vs. Palisades, 6:30 p.m. Thur.
Price vs. Windward, 6:30 p.m. Wed.

Consolation quarterfinals:
East Bakersfield vs. Eisenhower, Thur.
Cleveland vs. Palmdale, Wed. 3:30 p.m.
Corona Centennial vs. Birmingham, Thur.
Chaminade vs. Canoga Park, Wed. 5 p.m.

Last year Sierra Canyon lost a tough season opening game in overtime against Harvard-Westlake.

The Trailblazers got revenge Tuesday in a 50-47 nonleague victory.

Freshman Kennedy Burke scored 17 points to lead the Trailblazers, who competed at the Palisades tournament last week.

Leslie Schuman poured in 24 points to lead the Wolverines, who could be looking up at Alemany and Chaminade in the Mission League this year.

The El Camino Real boys' basketball team didn't let a tough loss against Valencia at the Simi Valley tournament Saturday linger into this week.

The Conquistadores came back from an early 13-point deficit for a 67-65 victory against Eisenhower.

Sophomore Julian Richardson scored 21 points and Kelton Conway added 13 points, including seven in the final two minutes to help complete the comeback and improve ECR to 4-1.

ECR moves into Thursday's quarterfinals against Loyola.

That will be a tough test.

Sophomore point guard Maleke Haynes gets a chance to go head-to-head with one of the best sophomore point guards in the country, Parker Cartwright.

Pedro Gonzales scored 16 points to lead Burroughs to a 62-45 victory against Rosemead in pool-play at the Pasadena Poly tournament.

Four players totaled double figures in a balanced effort for the Indians (1-0).

Burroughs is in action Thursday against host Pasadena Poly.

The quarterback position is a lonely job at Desert Christian. Lucas Chatman has completed a total of 23 passes this season - none over the past two games - heading into the Northeast Division championship at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Rio Hondo Prep.

Mostly, Chatman hands the ball off to Chance Gusbeth and Kiel Alcarez in Desert Christian's wing-T attack, as the senior quarterback does a lot more lead blocking than passing.

Yet Chatman is not complaining one bit. The 6-foot-2, 200-pounder has Desert Christian on the brink of its first football championship since opening its doors in 1988.

"It's good to be the quarterback. We have a solid team," Chatman said.

Alcarez has rushed for 1,286 yards (9.2 avg.) and scored 23 touchdowns and five two-point conversions, and Gusbeth has rushed for 1,261 (8.4 avg.) with 19 touchdowns and nine two-point conversions.

Desert Christian's top defensive players are linebacker Kurt Jolin (112 tackles, two fumble recoveries) and Cameron Larson (97 tackles, nine sacks).

Rio Hondo Prep has 88 students, by far the fewest among Southern Section 11-man programs, yet the Arcadia private school has a rich football tradition. The Kares have won 13 section titles in 20 appearances, the last in 2009.

In the Northern Division final, defending champion Oaks Christian is a heavy underdog at 7:30 p.m. Friday against visiting Westlake - one of the few instances in Oaks Christian's 12-year history that the seven-time section-champion Lions have not been a favorite.

Oaks Christian defeated Westlake 29-28 in last year's final on the same field, but Westlake has returned more top players, and the Warriors defeated Oaks Christian 43-21 on Oct. 6 in a Marmonte League game - one of the most one-sided losses ever for the Lions, who are 140-16 overall.

For Oaks Christian to pull an upset, the Lions must figure out a way to limit Westlake's big plays - no easy task considering the visiting Warriors, coming off a 62-0 quarterfinal win over Thousand Oaks, average nearly 48 points and 430 yards per game.

"Their offense does create of lot of big plays. It's a great offense, and they're going to score," Oaks Christian defensive back Jordan Payton said. "(Westlake quarterback) Justin Moore is a great player, so we have to match up, stay in our zone and be disciplined."

But can Oaks Christian improve enough to make up a 22-point difference in the rematch? A year ago, Westlake defeated Oaks Christian by 19 points in the regular season, only to lose in the championship game.

"After the first loss in October, I looked at the film, and we were playing too soft," Payton said. "On Friday night, we're going to bring it. We're going to show what we've got."

Sierra Canyon offensive lineman Andrew Terry has committed to Brown University. In the meantime, he and his teammates are preparing for Paraclete at 7 p.m. Saturday for the East Valley League championship at Antelope Valley College.

Paraclete has won eight section championships in eight appearances, including last year's East Valley title with a 14-7 win over Sierra Canyon.

Village Christian 77
Brethren Christian 60

Village Christian 12 27 19 19=77
Brethren Christian 8 11 15 26=60

Village Christian-Bryan Alberts 33, Marsalis Johnson 19, Ahanmisi 8, English 6, Salmon 6, Robles 3, Robles 2

Brethren Christian-Mamdou N'Diaye 27, Caleb Keller 16, Billy Bryson 6, Brian Bryson 2, Warren 5, Anzaldo 2.

VC: 6-1, BC: 3-3

Johnny Stuart, an defensive lineman for Westlake, has committed to Colorado -- the same destination as teammate Justin Solis (also a defensive lineman) and former teammate Nelson Spruce, a receiver.

The Village Christian boys' basketball team had a tall order Tuesday in a pool-play game against Brethren Christian at the Viewpoint tournament.

Literally, a very tall order in 7-foot-5, 310 pound Mamdou N'Diaye.

"He could be the biggest player in the country," Brethren Christian coach Jon Bahnsen said.

The Crusaders didn't have too much trouble in a 77-60 victory, but N'Diaye definitely made his presence felt.

The junior from Senegal scored 27 points and grabbed seven rebounds with three blocks in limited action because of foul trouble.

"We definitely had to change our game plan," Village Christian guard Bryan Alberts said. "We wanted to make some outside shots early, and make him have to pass the ball out of the post."

Alberts, a sophomore transfer from Sierra Canyon, led all scorers with 33 points, including seven 3-pointers.

Another Sierra Canyon transfer, 6-foot-6 Marsalis Johnson, who looked like a midget compared to N'Diaye, scored 19 points for the Crusaders (6-1).

"I didn't really play that well over the weekend and my coaches told me to be more aggressive," Alberts said. "I started shooting in the gym early and it felt real good tonight."

N'Diaye, who isn't allowed to talk to the media, according to coach Jon Bahnsen at the request of his guardians, came alive in the fourth quarter with 14 points and several thunderous slam dunks.

He was unstoppable when catching the ball on the block with any hint of room to make an offensive play to the basket.

"He is a great kid and very humble," Bahnsen said. "He really is trying to get his academics in order."

Bahnsen indicated N'Diaye speaks good english, but must improve in his math courses to be eligible for a Div. I scholarship.

"We have received calls from all over the nation," Bahnsen said. "Purdue, UCSB and USC. I'm guessing he might have to go to a J.C. or overseas."

Viewpoint 56
A.G.B.U. 21

A.G.B.U. 5 4 1 11=21
Viewpoint 16 25 11 4=56

A.G.B.U.-Tanielian 9, Basmajian 5, Somunjian 3, Bedrosian 2, Bozuk 2

Viewpoint-Michael Dix 14, Matt Pornazarian 12, Verhaegh 8, Borenstein 7, Spellman 2, Jordan 2, Rodisha 4, Howell 2.

Viewpoint: 5-1

Oaks Christian 72
Chatsworth 63

Chass Bryan scored 18 points to lead lead 10 players in double figures for Oaks Christian (2-0).

Terrell Funches and Montel Shirley each scored 17 points for Chatsworth (3-3).

Notre Dame 90
Sun Valley 20

Kennedy Edwards scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Jonathan Bell scored 15 points and had four steals, Luca ferrari scored 12 points and Deion Elzy had 11 points and five assists for the Knights (1-1).

It was a rough day for local teams at the Santa Monica tournament Monday.

Four teams from the region played and all four lost.

Chaminade los tto Windward, Canoga Park was crushed by Price, Palmdale put up a good fight against Fairfax in a 61-48 setback, and Cleveland couldn't complete a comeback against Santa Monica.

Buckley may have graduated Nick de Bonfilhs and lost Larry Bush to Westlake, but the Griffins have not stopped winning.

Buckley improved to 3-0 ater an easy 82-32 victory against North Hollywood at the University of Los Angeles tournament Monday.

Sophomore point guard Astin Beal had 21 points, six assists and six steals, including a half court shot to end the first quarter.

Junior Tyler Coppin-Carter had 16 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks.

Marcell Johnson added 11 points.

Freshman Austin Butler had 10 points, seven rebounds and three steals.

Sophomore Chase Holliday made three 3-pointers.

Buckley is now 3-0 and will take on Banning High School Thursday in pool-play.

Santa Monica 60 Cleveland 47

Cleveland 13 9 13 12=47
Santa Monica 12 21 20 7=60

Cleveland-J.R. Williams 15, Osamu Igodan 11, Dees 7, Moore 6, Johnson 5, Riewthong 3.

Santa Monica-Trey Thompson 13, Admassu Williams 10, Walker 9, Vaughn 8, Mathews 7, Jackson 6, Cramer 6, Banks 1.

SM: 3-2
C: 3-4

The Cleveland boys' basketball team might have been feeling the effects of playing its seventh game already in a 60-47 setback against host Santa Monica at the Santa Monica tournament Monday.

J.R. Williams scored 15 points and Osamu Igodan had 11 points to lead the Cavaliers (3-4), who were coming off a 1-3 showing at the Pasadena tournament.

The Cavaliers led 13-12 at the end of the first quarter, but were outscored 41-22 over the next two quarters.

Trey Thompson scored 13 points and Admassu Williams scored 10 points to lead Santa Monica, which split four games at the Redondo Union tournament last week.

Cleveland will face Palmdale at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in a consolation quarterfinal.

Santa Monica will square off against Fairfax Wednesday in a championship quarterfinal.

Terrell Funches is off to a blazing start for the Chatsworth boys' basketball team.

Through five games, Funches is averaging 27 points per game.

Funches had all 17 of his points in the second half against Golden Valley, erupted for 38 in an overtime loss against Valencia, scored 29 against Rio Mesa, had 16 in limited action against Sun Valley and erupted again for 35 against Ventura.

Funches will have his hands full with Oaks Christian at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Moorpark High.

Maybe, Oaks Christian will have its hands full.

Price 96
Canoga Park 46

Price 26 28 28 14=96
Canoga Park 8 14 5 19=46

Price-Aaron Roseboro 22, Skylar Spencer 16, Chance Murray 15, Khalil Johnson 13, Sandifer 9, Brantley 8, Spruce 6, Martin 3, Johnson 3, Green 1.

Canoga Park-Ty'Shaw Tillman 16, Al Galymzanouv 12, Lau 6, Tumbokon 6, Landis 5, Bowens 1.

Price: 3-2
Canoga Park: 0-6

33 consecutive losses for Canoga Park dating back to through last season

Jason Hart has things rolling right along at Taft.

The first-year coach is off to a 2-0 start after a 64-54 first round victory against San Bernandino at the Westchester tournament.

Cal St. Northridge-bound forward Brandon Perry scored 19 points and Kris Yanku had 18 points to lead Taft.

Windward 57
Chaminade 50

Chaminade 7 14 11 18=50
Windward 9 15 19 14=57

Chaminade-Jaron Martin 22, Zach Miller 14, Eisen 6, Williams 5 and 19 rebounds, Patel 3 and 6 steals.

Windward-Nick Stover 21, Jordan Wilson 13, Luke Silverman-Lloyd 12, Hemsley 8, Walker 3.

Windward: 1-1
Chaminade: 0-1

Fairfax 61
Palmdale 48

Fairfax 12 18 22 9=61
Palmdale 11 12 14 11=48

Fairfax-Ronny Price 20, Landon Drew 17, Reggie Theus, Jr. 10, Hill 5, Adams 5, Brown 4.

Palmdale-Ryan Wright 14, Tyler Evans 12, Cooksey 8, Gilmore 6, Mitchell 3, Figueroa 3, Haynes 2.

Fairfax: 4-1
Palmdale: 0-1

Crespi had an easy time with Panorama in an 87-42 pool play victory at the Canyon tournament.

Michael Avery scored 20 points, Michael Milligan had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Carter Gallo scored 14 points to lead the Celts (2-0).

Crespi is favored to advance to Saturday's championship game.

It was close for awhile but the Palmdale boys' basketball team couldn't hold up with City Section power Fairfax in a 61-48 first-round setback at the Santa Monica tournament.

Ryan Wright, a 6-foot-6 senior recruiting prospect, scored 14 points to lead the Falcons (0-1).

Tyler Evans added 10 points for Palmdale.

"It was just a great opportunity to play a team like that," Wright said. "We are unknown out in Palmdale, but it is nice to see that we got invited to play in this tournament because of our hard work."

Ronny Price scored 20 points and former Taft guard Landon Drew scored 17 points to lead Fairfax, which is one of several teams expected to contend for the City Section championship.

Fairfax extended modest 30-23 halftime lead to 15 points entering the fourth quarter to make things tough on the Falcons.

Fairfax shot an excellent 26 of 32 from the free throw line.

LONG BEACH - It's championship week in high school football, so the finalists celebrated in style Monday at the annual CIF Southern Section luncheon at The Grand.

Westlake and Oaks Christian are alive in the Northern Division, Sierra Canyon and Paraclete remain in the East Valley Division, and Desert Christian is playing in the Northeast final. Some of the top players from each team plus their head coaches gathered, and for the players it was a real treat: For one day, they were honored with their football peers instead of being stuck at school; they enjoyed a fancy buffet instead of bland cafeteria food; and they took in a inspiring keynote speech by Washington University coach Steve Sarkisian instead of enduring another classroom lecture.

"I'm just happy to be out here and to see all the faces," Sierra Canyon running back Danny Jordan said. "It's a great experience."

HEY, DON'T I KNOW YOU?

The luncheon was a good chance for some of the coaches to renew acquaintances.

Oaks Christian coach Bill Redell visited with Harry Welch, coach of Pac-5 finalist Santa Margarita, as both have Crespi roots - Redell is former coach for the Celts and Welch is a former Crespi quarterback and later an assistant coach.

A passerby was quick to point out that Welch, then at Canyon, was the only one ever to shut out Redell, then at Crespi, with a 35-0 win in 1985.

"We were both 4-0 and the game was at Birmingham High, and they went in and kicked our butts," Redell said. "But the next year, we won a CIF championship, and this time Harry wouldn't play us."

The Westlake-Oaks Christian final is a rematch of last year's championship won by Oaks Christian 29-28, and Westlake linebacker David Ortiz said he and his teammates are again expecting the all-Westlake Village showdown to go down to the wire.

"I think it's going to be exactly the same kind of game, and we're going to be excited to play a game into the fourth quarter," Ortiz said.

Ortiz's point is significant because Westlake (13-0) has won its past 12 by 21 points or more.

"We have a different mentality this time," Westlake running back Adam Augustyn said.

Northest hopeful Desert Christian proved it can defend a high-powered passing attack in a 33-22 quarterfinal win over Salesian - an opponent that came in with an average of more than 450 yards per game.

"I think we did really good job covering their receivers," Desert Christian defensive back Kiel Alcarez said.

On Saturday, Desert Christian plays at Rio Hondo Prep, and the key for the visiting Knights again could be defense.

Rio Hondo Prep's Jake Holguin, a 6-foot-3 receiver, has 31 catches for 526 yards and 11 touchdowns - more than three times the production of any other receiver on the team. It's obvious Desert Christian has to give Holguin special attention, but Desert Christian coach Israel Ifeanyichukwu would not say much more.

"How are we going to defend (Holguin)? That's for us to know," Ifeanyichukwu said.

Jaron Martin scored 22 points and Zach Miller scored 14 points, but it wasn't enough for Chaminade in a 57-50 setback against defending Div. IV state champion Windward in the first round of the Santa Monica tournament.

Chaminade trailed 43-32 entering the fourth quarter, but climbed back to within one on a Miller 3-point play with 2:30 remaining.

However, Roy Hemsley, a 6-foot-6, 260 pound freshman made a layup, Martin was called for a five-second violation and Jordan Wilson made all six of his free throws down the stretch.

It looked like Windward was on its way to an easy victory after a 13-0 run to end the third quarter, but Chaminade would not quit behind a strong second half from Martin.

Martin scored 17 of his 22 in the final 16 minutes after a rough first half.

Martin finished 8 of 21 shooting, and Chaminade wasn't much better going 17 of 56.

"We shot poorly," Chaminade coach Todd Wolfson said. "We still have some inexperience from our young guys".

Nick Stover, a 6-foot-7 wing headed to Loyola Marymount, led the Wildcats (1-1) with 21 points.

Jordan Wilson scored 13 points and Luke Silverman-Lloyd had 12 points for Windward, which rebounded from a 26-point loss against Oaks Christian last Wednesday.

Sophomore Jack Williams only scored five points for Chaminade, but dominated in the paint with 19 rebounds.

"He has been battling some sickness," Wolfson said.

Chaminade will play Canoga Park Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. in a consolation game.

Windward advances to the quarterfinals against Price, a 96-46 winner against outmatched Canoga Park.

It was a tough first-round game for Canoga Park at the Santa Monica tournament Monday.

The Hunters had to go against powerhouse Price.

Price won, 96-46.

Ty'Shaw Tillman scored 16 points in the losing effort to lead the Hunters (0-6).

Aaron Roseboro scored 22 points, Skylar Spencer scored 16 points and junior guard Chance Murray scored 15 points to lead Price.

The game used a running clock the entire fourth quarter.

Vic Eumont has resigned as head coach of Harvard-Westlake, though he says he would not mind sticking around as an assistant.

"I just thought it was time, and the program was not progressing the way I wanted it to," Eumont said. "The kids are great, and I'd like to remain here and help any way I can."

Monday, Dec. 5 @ Westchester High School
3:00pm Lynwood vs Bishop Montgomery
4:30pm Peninsula vs Morningside
6:00pm Taft vs San Bernardino
7:30pm Washington vs Manual Arts

Tuesday, Dec. 6 @ Westchester High School
3:00pm LB Jordan vs Compton Centennial
4:30pm Serra vs West Torrance
6:00pm Gardena vs St Bernard
7:30pm Westchester vs Hawthorne

Oak Park High tournament Dec. 6-9

Gold Pool
Oak Park
Agoura
Bishop Diego
Ventura

Black Pool
Saugus
Besant Hill
Oxnard
St. Bonaventure

Tuesday, December 6
3:30 Bishop Diego vs. Ventura
5:00 Besant Hill vs. Saugus
6:30 Oxnard vs. St Bonaventure
8:00 Oak Park vs. Agoura

Wednesday, December 7
3:30 Besant Hill vs. Oxnard
5:00 Saugus vs. St. Bonaventure
6:30 Bishop Diego vs. Oak Park
8:00 Ventura vs. Agoura

Thursday, December 8
3:30 St. Bonaventure vs. Besant Hill
5:00 Agoura vs. Bishop Diego
6:30 Oak Park vs. Ventura
8:00 Oxnard vs. Saugus

Friday, December 9
3:30 Gold Pool #4 vs.Black Pool #4
5:00 Gold Pool #3 vs.Black Pool #3
6:30 Gold Pool #2 vs.Black Pool #2
8:00 Gold Pool #1 vs.Black Pool #1

Coach Michaeltore Smith has the Camarillo girls' basketball out to an excellent start.

The Scorpions won the Valencia tournament Saturday.

Camarillo 55, Burroughs 34

Camarillo 84, Hart 41

Camarillo 67, Agoura 45

Camarillo 61, Royal 39

Stat Leaders:
Geraldynn Leaupepe - 18 PPG, 8 RPG, 3 APG, 3 BPG, 4 SPG
Geraldynn Leaupepe - 17 PPG, 7 RPG, 2 APG, 1 BPG, 1 SPG
Rachel Schienbein - 10 PPG (Avg 3 threes a game)
Breanne Gascon - 7 APG,

Tournament MVP - Geraldynn Leaupepe
All- Tournament - Rachel Schienbein, Geralynn Leaupepe

Led by 18 kills from Birmingham graduate Danetta Boykin, the Pierce College women's volleyball team defeated Santa Rosa 25-19, 25-21, 26-24 in the California Community College Athletic Association state final Sunday at Shasta College in Redding to repeat as champion.

Boykin finished with 62 kills in three state matches to secure MVP honors, leading four Pierce athletes honored on the all-tournament team, along with Taft graduate Jasmine Levi (eight kills, six blocks), former Newbury Park standout Veronika Ban (nine kills, 11 digs) and Sakurako Fujii (12 kills, eight digs).

West Ranch graduate Janelle Futch added 47 assists, nine digs and five blocks for Pierce (33-0), which became only the fifth team in state history to win back-to-back titles.

The Brahmas, who received 13 digs from Valencia graduate Brooke Dawson, are the first team to complete an undefeated season since Orange Coast in 2005 and the first to repeat as champion since El Camino in 2007 and '08.

Canyon 53, Renaissance Academy 50; in championship game of the Burbank tournament

Canyon was down by eight points heading into the fourth quarter, 40-32.

Coley Apsay hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining and Clay Kasdorf sealed the victory with two free throws.

Canyon 9 11 12 21=53
Renaissance Acad. 16 13 11 10=50

Canyon
Clay Kasdorf 15 pts (Tournament MVP)
Coley Apsay 18pts (All-Tournament)
Alek Golden 9pts
Dean Hendrix-Davis 8pts
Marc Cabrera 2pts
Park MacKenzie 1pt

Renaissance Academy
Nicolas Troplent 5pts
Jessy Cantinol 18pts
Gerrick Uneau 6pts
Kevin Dinges 2pts
Troy Fontanilla 3pts
Marquis Mosley 3pts
Vince DeGuzman 13pts

Canyon: 4-0
Ren. Acad.: 3-1

If there wasn't enough basketball for you last week, get ready for more starting Monday.

There are several top tournaments in Southern California.

Santa Monica, Westchester, Beverly Hills, Moorpark, Canyon (Cyn. Cty.), Oak Park, and Viewpoint are several high school that will host tournaments.

Alemany, Chaminade, El Camino Real, Birmingham and Canoga Park will take on some real heavyweights at Santa Monica, which includes nationally ranked Loyola.

Taft is at the Westchester tournament.

The Moorpark tournament is loaded with several top local schools.

Canyon will feature Simi Valley tournament champion Valencia, Burbank tournament champion Canyon and Crespi.

An intriguing game at the Viewpoint tournament is Village Christian vs. Brethren Christian Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Village Christian is 4-1 behind Marquis Salmon and Sierra Canyon sophomore transfers Bryan Alberts and Marsalis Johnson.

Brethren Christian features 7'7 center Mamadou N'daiye.

N'daiye is averaging nearly 23 points per game, 13.2 rebounds per game and 6.8 blocks.

Village Christian coach Jon Shaw called N'daiye "a heavy version of Manute Bol".

Shaw plans to make it a full court game and try to not let N'daiye catch the ball on the block.

"I didn't know Don Nelson and the Golden State Warriors let Manute Bol move to the Orange County," Shaw quipped.

Several other area teams participated in the Santa Fe Scuffle at Whitter High yesterday.

Sergio Mendez of San Fernando won the 106-pound title while Reseda's Manny Villalobos won the title at 220.

Alemany's Alfredo Orozco took third at 126, Enrique Castillo was third at 182 and Roberto Bernal placed at 7th at 285.

Calvary Chapel won four titles, Joey Davis, last year's state champion at 152, won at 170 pounds, Johnson Mai of North Torrance won the 113-pound championship and

For the third time in a nine-day span, the Pierce College women's volleyball team rallied for a five-game victory, this time overcoming a two-game deficit against El Camino College in the winner's-bracket final of the California Community College Athletic Association state tournament Sunday to prevail 19-25, 15-25, 25-22, 25-20, 15-9 at Shasta College in Redding.

Led by 21 kills from Birmingham graduate Danetta Boykin, the top-seeded Brahmas (32-0) returned to the state final and will take on El Camino (25-3) or Santa Rosa (29-3) at approximately 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

Newbury Park graduate Veronika Ban added 12 kills, 12 digs and eight blocks for Pierce, which is looking to become just the fifth team in the tournament's 35-year history to win back-to-back titles. El Camino was the last team to do so in 2007 and '08.

Former West Ranch standout Janelle Futch contributed 46 assists, five digs and four aces and quickly recovered from a sore ankle after landing awkwardly late in the fourth game to cap Pierce's comeback in the fifth by winning a joust at the net on match point.

Sakurako Fujii had 12 kills and seven digs, with Taft graduate Jasmine Levi recording seven kills and five blocks for the Brahmas, who overcame two games-to-one deficits Nov. 26 against Orange Coast in a second-round regional match and again Saturday against Santa Rosa in its semifinal match.

#20 Kennedy Burke - Sierra Canyon
#23 Kelsy Brockway - Palos Verdes
#0 Florence Turiaf - Marymount
#11 Lauren Richardson - Marlborough
#32 Kandyce Smith - La Salle
#3 Jewelyn Sawyer - Gahr
#41 Mariah Durian - Esperanza
#15 Kelly Burns - Esperanza
#33 Shannon Kingery - El Camino Real
#23 Cora Chan - El Camino Real
#3 Lunden Junious - Culver City
#22 Nicole Tolbert - Campbell Hall
#11 Lauren Holiday - Campbell Hall
#22 Ashlie Bruner - Palisades
#11 Skai Thompson - Palisades

MVP #33 Donae Moguel - Palisades

Calabasas and Thousand Oaks have emerged as Marmonte League favorites after both schools won tournament titles Saturday.

Calabasas beat Campbell Hall, 72-57 for its second Campbell Hall tournament championship in the past three years.

Jeremy Lieberman, Spencer Levy and Josh Cohan played terrific.

Thousand Oaks took an easier path with a 69-25 victory against Buena at the lightly-regarded Nordhoff tournament.

Dakota Pierce, Tanner Fanjoy and Eric Greene all had big performances for the Lancers.

Royal almost was a third team from the league to take home a trophy, but lost in the Burbank semifinals against Renaissance Academy Friday.

The Highlanders bounced back for a 68-61 third place game victory against Burbank Saturday.

Royal relies heavily on J.R. Powell and Max McCoy to generate offense.

Westlake impressed coaches and fans with a third place finish at the Simi Valley tournament.

Joshua Brooks and Quentin Weinerman have been leading the way.

Canyon is off to a 4-0 start after a close 53-50 victory against Renaissance Academy in the championship game of the Burbank tournament.

Coley Apsay and high-scoring guard Clay Kasdorf have been leading the way.

Canyon looks like a real contender in the Foothill League with West Ranch, Valencia and Saugus.

Valencia won the Simi Valley tournament late Saturday night in an 88-77 victory against El Camino Real.

Troy Hammel was named MVP after totaling 18 points in the championship. That performance followed a 34-point effort Friday in an 82-80 semifinal victory against Sierra Canyon.

It hasn't taken very long for former Taft coach Derrick Taylor to turn St. John Bosco into an instant winner.

The Braves improved to 4-0 and won the Cerritos/Gahr tournament Saturday after a 75-64 championship game victory against Gahr.

It sure is nice when you have brothers Isaac and Daniel Hamilton on your team.

Isaac scored 33 points and had 20 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Braves.

Daniel scored 19 points and had nine rebounds and six assists.

The brothers transferred from Crenshaw during the summer.

Another transfer, Kameron Murrell, from Mater Dei, added eight points.

St. John Bosco will next participate in the Windward tournament the week after next.

It is a new era at tiny Providence High in Burbank.

Outstanding freshman guard Marcus LoVett, Jr. put on another show Saturday in the championship game of the Providence tournament.

Lovett, Jr. scored 37 points in a tight 71-69 victory against San Marino.

LoVett, Jr. scored 39 points one night earlier in an 84-70 victory against St. Genevieve in the semifinals.

Many are calling the 5'10 guard, the best freshman who will play in the Liberty League since Oakwood's Mitchell Butler in the 80's.

St. Monica edged St. Genevieve, 58-57, in the third place game.

Sherman Oaks C.E.S. squeezed past Hunting Park College-Ready Academy, 43-37, in overtime, for fifth-place.

In other consolation games, Holy Martyrs beat Wildwood, 61-37; Oakwood beat Pilibos, 48-36; and Calvary Baptist beat Waverly, 64-36.

If you like dramatic sequels, you should love the upcoming championship weekend in high school football.

It's all about rematches, revenge and turnabout.

Oaks Christian plays host to Marmonte League rival Westlake on Friday in a Northern championship -- one year after Oaks Christian's dramatic 29-28 win over the Warriors in last season's final.

In the East Valley Division, Alpha League rivals Sierra Canyon and Paraclete meet Saturday in the championship game at Antelope Valley College, as the visiting Trailblazers look to make amends after losing to Paraclete 14-7 in last year's championship.

To make matters more compelling, last year's losers are heavy favorites this weekend. Westlake (13-0) has steamrolled everyone - including a 43-21 win over the Lions on Oct. 6. Sierra Canyon has won by an average of nearly 37 points, the only relatively close game a 36-26 victory over Paraclete on Nov. 5.

Oaks Christian (11-2) has won seven titles over the past eight seasons, though six of them came at the lower levels. The Lions moved up last season from the lightly regarded Northwest Division, proving they could succeed against top programs -- and this year's team is eager to pull an upset Friday.

"We all know the first game against Westlake was really early in the season, and now we've all grown more as a team, and we've all matured," Oaks Christian quarterback Brandon Dawkins said. "If we come out pumped up and play like we're capable of, we're going to be happy with the end result."

That's not the way Westlake sees it. The Warriors are ranked No. 2 in California behind Concord De La Salle, and a win Friday all but assures a CIF State Bowl berth - either in Div. I or the most prestigious Open division.

"My thoughts are, this game is for all the cookies," Westlake defensive back Dashon Hunt said. "It's for everything, winner take all. This is the game we've wanted all year. We knew we would face Oaks Christian in a championship rematch, and we plan to rally as a team, a band of brothers.

"It's going to be a battle for four quarters, and we're going to lay our hearts out and leave everything on the field."

Sierra Canyon (13-0) is 25-2 over the past two seasons, yet both of the losses have been to Paraclete (11-2). It's hard to consider yourself a favorite in such circumstances, and Sierra Canyon coach Jon Ellinghouse already has his game face on.

"I am more than excited. I can't wait," Ellinghouse said. "We've been working all year to put ourselves in the right position for this game. I think my teams lives for these types of moments. It should be one heck of a football game."

The temperatures in Lancaster have been dipping into the low 20s with high winds this past week, and there's a good chance it can be even cooler this weekend. The colder and windier, the better for teams from the Antelope Valley because they're used to it while San Fernando Valley programs are not.

"We're not going to let a few degrees make a difference. We've worked too hard," Ellinghouse said. "We know what to do. We've got a game plan, and we're excited."

It's tough enough losing in the semifinals - one round before a chance to make history - and it was especially difficult Friday for Chaminade to endure 45-36 loss at distant Arroyo Grande, the same opponent that knocked off the visiting Eagles last year in the same round on the same field.

"It was a long ride home," Chaminade offensive lineman Eli Sibrian said.

Chaminade's Terrell Newby rushed for 188 yards on 34 carries, give him 2,073 yards - a new school single-season record, breaking Tim Lavin's 1987 mark of 1,741 yards.

"I wasn't sure what the record was, but I knew no one had ever rushed for 2,000," Croson said.

Newby, a junior, also scored four touchdowns, giving him 35 this season and 57 for his career.

It's tough enough losing in the semifinals - one round before a chance to make history - and it was especially difficult Friday for Chaminade to endure 45-36 loss at distant Arroyo Grande, the same opponent that knocked off the visiting Eagles last year in the same round on the same field.

"It was a long ride home," Chaminade offensive lineman Eli Sibrian said.

Chaminade's Terrell Newby rushed for 188 yards on 34 carries, give him 2,073 yards - a new school single-season record, breaking Tim Lavin's 1987 mark of 1,741 yards.

"I wasn't sure what the record was, but I knew no one had ever rushed for 2,000," Croson said.

Newby, a junior, also scored four touchdowns, giving him 35 this season and 57 for his career.

Desert Christian had advanced to a football final for the first time, as the Knights play at Rio Hondo Prep on Saturday in the Northeast final.

"l'm very proud of the way the kids have shown heart, and I'm proud of the efforts of our players and coaches as we move forward," Desert Christian coach Israel Ifeanychukwu said. "We're fortunate, and I thank god for the opportunity to compete for a championship."

SOUTHERN SECTION FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

NORTHERN

Westlake (13-0) at Oaks Christian (11-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday - In a rematch of last year's final won by Oaks Christian, both teams have talented young QBs. Westlake junior Justin Moore has passed for 2,182 yards and 27 TDs, and he has scored 11 TDs. Oaks Christian's Brandon Dawkins, a sophomore, has passed for 2,514 yards and 29 TDs, and he scored six TDs.

Westlake has won 39 of its past 41 games. PK Alex Ball has 19 field goals.

EAST VALLEY

Sierra Canyon (13-0) vs. Paraclete (10-3) at Antelope Valley College, 7:30 p.m. Saturday - These Alpha League rivals know each other well. Sierra Canyon, led by QB Tyler Stewart , OL Andrew Terry and LB William Young, has won every game by 10 points or more but Paraclete has the respectability of having won eight titles - including a 14-7 win over Sierra Canyon in last year's championship.

NORTHEAST

Desert Christian (11-2) at Rio Hondo Prep (12-1), 7:30 p.m. Saturday - Desert Christian, led by RBs Chance Gusbeth and Kiel Alcarez, runs an effective wing-T offense and also relies on a physical defense.

Rio Hondo is 4-0 against Valley-area opponents, winning by an average margin of more than 40 points.

Calabasas' Jeremy Lieberman stamped himself as one of the best sophomore guards in the region Saturday in the championship game of the Campbell Hall tournament.

Lieberman scored 22 points, displayed some nifty ball-handling and excellent court vision in a 72-57 victory against tournament host Campbell Hall.

Lieberman made a 3-pointer as part of a 13-1 run in the third quarter, and made another 3-pointer to extend the Coyotes (4-0) advantage to 12 with 5:38 remaining.

"I use to come watch this tournament and these two schools play each other when I was a little kid, so I was excited to finally play in this game," Lieberman said. "I took it personal out there because I know Cole (Huff) and Aaron (Holiday) over there. I took over when I had to."

It didn't look good for Calabasas in the early going.

Campbell Hall held Calabasas to only six points in the second quarter and led by four points at halftime.

Campbell Hall extended the lead to 38-30, and then Calabasas took over with its 13-1 run.

Spencer Levy was a big catalyst.

Levy scored 13 of his 17 second half points in the third quarter.

"Hard work pays off," Levy said. "I have never been on a team that works as hard as this team does. My team supported me all the way through."

The Vikings big duo of Nevada-signee Huff and stellar freshman Holiday were outstanding, but received little help.

Holiday scored 26 points on 10 of 22 shooting, including 15 in the first half.

Huff poured in 24 points.

"We just lost," Holiday said. "We stopped playing defense. I should have pushed the ball more. It was all on us."

Josh Cohan scored 15 points, including 7 of 10 from the free throw line and Holden Israel scored 10 points for Calabasas.

Campbell Hall 43
El Camino Real 42

Campbell Hall-Lauren Holiday 20 points, eight rebounds, six steals, Nicole Tolbert 10, Azad 7, Hull 4, Holoman 2.

ECR-Shannon Kingery 18, Cora Chan 12, Tanner 7, Sabrina 3, Leslie 2.

Village Christian 58
San Marcos 44

San Marcos 5 6 6 17=34
Village Chr. 9 13 25 11=58

San Marcos-Thayer White 16, Hempy 6, B. Ridenour 4, Zajic 2, Johnson 2, Douglas 2, Wheelock 2.

Village Chr.-Marsalis Johnson 15, Marquis Salmon 13, Shashaty 9, Alberts 6, K. Robles 4, Ahanmisi 3, English 3, Rowlings 2, Robles 2, Frankian 1.

VC: 3-1, SM: 1-3

Glendale 63
Roosevelt 41

Roosevelt 5 12 11 13=41
Glendale 25 10 10 18=63

Roosevelt-Sedano 10, Gonzalez 7, Galicia 6, Flores 4, Escobedo 4, Salcedo 4, Sedano 2, Guzman 2, Villanueva 2

Glendale-Sevan Pogosyan 16, Mike Perry 15, Vahe Aristakessian 13, Casaburi 8, Yetenikyan 6, Zakarian 3, Ohanian 2.

G: 2-2, R: 1-3

The young Village Christian boys' basketball team improved to 3-1 after an easy 58-34 fifth-place victory against San Marcos at the Burbank tournament.

Marsalis Johnson scored 15 points and Marquis Salmon scored 13 points to lead the Crusaders (3-1).

Village Christian extended an 11-point halftime lead with a 25-6 third quarter run.

Thayer White scored 16 points to lead the Royals (1-3), who scored 17 points in the final quarter, equaling their total from the first 24 minutes.

Several different wrestlers have reached the finals in the Newbury Park Invitational.

Ali Naser (132 pounds) of El Camino Real, Blayne Briceno (138) and Adrian Manzo (113) of Crespi and Austin Braddock (145) and Wiliam Gockel-Figge (189/191) of Simi Valley have all gotten to the finals, which start at 6 p.m.

Other teams such as Chatworth, Birmingham, Quartz Hill, Chaminade, Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Granada Hills and Moorpark have wrestlers still competing in the consolation rounds.

The tournament has attracted several powerhouse teams including #1-in-the-state Clovis and Bakersfield, which is second-ranked. Those two teams have wrestlers facing each other in the finals also.

Birmingham 67
Ribet Academy 65

Ribet Academy 21 9 11 24=65
Birmingham 10 25 17 15=67

Ribet Academy-Tyler Dorsey 20, Cedric Ranaivo 19, Loic Vaugirard 14, Idrissa Diallo 11, Robinson 3.

Birmingham-Payam Ahmadi 20, Marcus Harris 11, Abrionn Webster 10, Estes 6, Rodgers 6, Murphy 6, Datcher 4, Pineda 4.

B: 3-1, RA: 2-2

It has been a tough week for the Sylmar boys' basketball team.

The Spartans lost three games in a row at the Pasadena tournament, including a 74-51 setback against Cleveland on Friday.

However, things got better Saturday in a 60-48 consolation victory against Arroyo Valley.

Community Charter transfer Travis Moore scored 18 points to lead the Spartans.

Sylmar was counting on Nick Howard (Knight), Cody Rodino (Highland), Ashton Anderson (Highland), Josh Wade and Devenir Durousseau (Palmdale), but the group still hasn't been declared eligible.

Sevan Pogosyan scored 16 points, Mike Perry scored 15 points and Vahe Aristakessian scored 13 pointsto lead Glendale to a 63-41 victory against Roosevelt of Los Angeles in the seventh place game of the Burbank tournament.

Glendale improved to 2-2.

Birmingham is off to a 3-1 start after a 67-65 victory against Ribet Academy in the consolation championship of the Pasadena tournament.

Payam Ahmadi scored 20 points to lead eight Patriot players, who scored points.

Abrionn Webster made the game winning shot with eight seconds remaining on a driving runner through the lane.

Marcus Harris scored 11 points and Webster finished with 10 points for Birmingham.

Freshman Tyler Dorsey scored 20 points, including four 3-pointers to lead Ribet Academy (2-2).

Cedric Ranaivo scored 19 points, Loic Vaugirard scored 14 points and 6'9 sophomore forward Idrissa Diallo added 11 points and 12 rebounds before fouling out with 2:38 remaining for the Fighting Frogs.

Simi Valley sophomore Sarah Baxter won the girls' 5-kilometer individual title Saturday at the eighth annual Nike Cross Nationals at Portland Meadows in Oregon.

Baxter took the lead before the 3-kilometer mark and held off Haley Pierce of Tatnall (Del.) down the stretch to win in 17:37.62. Pierce was second in 17;41.41, helping Tatnall place third with 182 points, trailing six-time national champion Fayetteville-Manlius (60) and fellow New York power Saratoga Springs (84).

Baxter's effort helped Simi Valley place 11th with 287 points, trailing fellow Southern Section Div. II power Redondo Union, which took 10th with 262 points.

Saugus, led by Karis Frankian's 38th-place effort (18:36.20), placed 12th with 325 points, ending a run of four consecutive top-four finishes for the Centurions.

In the earlier boys' 5-kilometer race, Knight senior Bryan Guijarro clocked 15:41.35 to place 15th as four California athletes were in the top 20.

Golden Valley scored 298 points to finish 11th out 22 teams in their Nike Cross Nationals debut. Juan David Garcia was 62nd for the Grizzlies in 16:06.23.

Palisades girls' basketball tournament schedule for Saturday Dec. 3

9am Sylmar vs St. Monica "15th Place"
10:30a Calabasas vs. Westchester "13th Place"
12:30 Marlborough vs. Marymount "11th Place"
2:00pm Campbell Hall vs. El Camino Real "Consolation Championship"
3:30pm Carson vs. La Salle "7th Place"
5:00pm Palos Verdes vs. Sierra Canyon " 5th Place"
6:30pm Culver City vs. Gahr "3rd Place"
8:00pm Palisades vs. Esperanza "Championship"

There are several championship tournament game scheduled for Saturday Dec. 3.

Etiwanda vs. La Verne Lutheran, 8 p.m. at Pasadena High

Loyola vs. Long Beach Poly, 7:30 p.m. at Redondo Union High

Canyon vs. Renaissance Academy or Royal, 6 p.m. at Burbank High

Campbell Hall vs. Calabasas, 5 p.m. at Campbell Hall High

El Camino Real vs. Valencia, 8 p.m. at Simi Valley High

Providence vs. San Marino, 6 p.m. at Providence High

St. John Bosco vs. Gahr, time t.b.a., site is either Gahr High or Cerritos High

Thousand Oaks vs. Buena, time tba, at Nordhoff High

Vaughn Charter vs. Community Harvest, 7 p.m. at Vaughn Charter High

Taft opened its season Friday with a 70-38 nonleague victory against Inglewood.

Kris Yanku scored 26 points, freshman Darius Henderson scored 14 points, Steven Jones had 13 points and Cal St. Northridge-bound forward Brandon Perry had nine to lead the Toreadors.

Taft won for rookie coach Jason Hart, who played at Inglewood before moving onto Syracuse and the NBA.

El Camino Real will play Valencia for the Simi Valley tournament championship Saturday at 8 p.m.

ECR beat Westlake, 69-51.

Michael Thomas scored 16 points, Evan Wardlow scored 14 points and Julian Richardson scored 14 points, in a balanced effort for the Conquistadores.

Valencia slipped by Sierra Canyon, 82-80.

Sierra Canyon and Valencia tip-off at 6 p.m. for third place.

Freshman Marcus LoVett is sure making a name for himself early on.

The outstanding guard scored 39 points and had eight rebounds and four steals to lead Providence in an 84-70 semifinal victory against St. Genevieve.

LoVett, ranked as high as No. 3 nationally for his grade level, broke the tournament single game scoring record of 37 points set back in 1991 by Barry Dabagghian.

Patrick Gonzalez scored 32 points and had 15 rebounds and five steals for Providence.

Goonzalez broke the school's all-time career scoring record, also held by Dabagghian.

We will update this blog when we get the correct all-time numbers.

Providence will play San Marino for the championship Saturday at 6 p.m.

Cole Huff and freshman Aaron Holiday were at it again Friday in a pool-play game victory against Blair that was basically a semifinal contest.

Campbell Hall won, 67-49.

Huff had 29 points and 21 rebounds.

Holiday had 24 points.

Campbell Hall will face Marmonte League-contender Calabasas, a winner against University of Los Angeles at 5 p.m. for the championship.

With each succeeding playoff game, the pressure increases, the stakes rise - and Brandon Dawkins keeps getting better.

The Oaks Christian High sophomore put on a show Friday, completing 25 of 29 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and he also rushed for 78 yards and scored two touchdowns while coming from 10 points down in a 27-24 victory over fellow state power St. Bonaventure in a Southern Section Northern Division semifinal before a crowd of more than 6,000 at Ventura High.

Dawkins is only 15 years old, but the 6-foot-3, 190-pounder has proved himself in a big way since taking over the starting job in the third game of the season.

"Brandon impresses me every game," Oaks Christian defensive back Ishmael Adams said. "He's always joking and smiling, and when Brandon is like that, he's at his best."

Dawkins has passed for 2,514 yards and 29 touchdowns, and he has scored six touchdowns.

Adams came through with several key defensive plays, including an interception and a game-saving deflection in the final seconds, knocking away a fourth-and-15 pass intended for Bryce Dixon near the goal line after St. Bonaventure had recovered an onside kick.

"I looked at the quarterback and knew he was going to throw it my way, and I knew he needed a lot of yards," Adams said. "This was a big game. I was very happy to make that play."

Oaks Christian (11-2) has won seven section titles over the past eight seasons, and the Lions appear in their ninth consecutive final at 7:30 p.m. Friday against visiting Westlake (13-0).

St. Bonaventure's Nick Arbuckle started at quarterback in place of injured Marc Evans, completing 15 of 31 for 251 yards including a 39-yard touchdown to Dixon with 1:36 remaining.

Oaks Christian trailed 17-13 at halftime. Brandon Dawkins accounted for two first-half touchdowns, passing 16 yards to Robert Morgan for a touchdown in the first quarter, followed by a 1-yard sneak with 1:04 remaining before intermission.

Connecting mostly on short passes, Dawkins was 15 of 18 for 104 yards in the first half. He also broke a 48-yard run to set up his scoring pass to Morgan, as Oaks Christian drove 84 yards on eight plays with Dawkins completing six passes for 51 yards.

St. Bonaventure answered on Sean Wick's 39-yard touchdown run from a Wildcat formation, as the Seraphs drove 60 yards in five plays.

After Oaks Christian's Ishmael Adams lost a fumble, St. Bonaventure scored again, driving 52 yards on nine plays, as Wick, again lining at quarterback scored on a 25-yard run.

Down 17-7, Oaks Christian scored again on Dawkins' 1-yard run, culminating a 13-play, 77-yard drive. Dawkins completed five passes for 42 yards on the series.

Oaks Christian is playing with a heavy heart tonight in a Northern semifinal against St. Bonaventure, as starting defensive back Terry Johnson's mother, Renee, died suddenly this past Saturday.

There was a moment of silence before the game.

Now the teams are getting ready to kick off.

It's a big one here in Ventura, as Oaks Christian faces St. Bonaventure in a Northern semifinal set to kick off in just a few minutes at Ventura High.

Oaks Christian defeated St. Bonnie 36-24 on Sept. 23. Both are in their second year in the Marmonte League, and the visiting Lions own a 3-1 series advantage.

The key could be defense, and that means Oaks Christian could use a big performance from some of its top hitters such as defensive lineman Marcus Jones, linebacker Carlos Mendoza and defensive backs Jordan Payton and Ishmael Adams.

Here is the information on tournaments

Simi Valley tournament
semifinals

El Camino Real vs. Westlake, 6:30 p.m.
Sierra Canyon vs. Valencia, 8 p.m.

Campbell Hall tournament
semifinals

Calabasas vs. University, 7 p.m.
Campbell Hall vs. Blair, 8:30 p.m.

Burbank tournament
semifinals

Burbank vs. Canyon, 6:30 p.m.
Royal vs. Renaissance Academy, 8 p.m.

Redondo Union tournament
semifinals

Fairfax vs. Long Beach Poly, 8:40 p.m.
Loyola vs. Redondo Union, 7:15 p.m.

Pasadena tournament
semifinals (at Pasadena High)

Etiwanda vs. Price, 8 p.m.
La Verne Lutheran vs. Pasadena, 6:30 p.m.

Providence tournament
semifinals

Providence vs. St. Genevieve, 6 p.m.
St. Monica vs. San Marino, 7:30 p.m.

The Liberty League will be a battle this year.

Providence, Buckley, Viewpoint and Yeshiva all have quality teams.

Viewpoint and Yeshiva are squaring off in the championship game of the Milken Community tournament.

Yeshiva leads Viewpoint, 27-25.

Jack Gindi has 11 points for Yeshiva and Jack Borenstein has 11 points for Viewpoint.

Viewpoint is without junior guard Jonny Paul, who is nursing a right-leg injury.

Paul scored 33 points Monday in an 83-75 victory against Milken Community.

Hart had an undefeated freshman team this year, but several frosh players have been deemed ineligible for varsity next season because of "undue influence" by following a coach to the Newhall school, the school announced today in a press release.

Here is what the press release says:

The Hart School District reported that the Hart High School football program violated a California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) "undue influence" rule, resulting in the ineligibility of a few 9th and 10th graders who played this season. Hart High School has taken immediate action to remedy the situation.

The Hart School District is committed to ensuring that all schools are held to the same level of accountability for CIF regulations that govern athletics.

Milken Community rebounded from a season opening loss against Viewpoint to take third place at its own tournament.

J.J. Friedman scored 23 points and Adam Treisman added 10 points to lead the Wildcats in a 63-44 victory against Rolling Hills Prep.

Aron Rudd scored 10 points for the Huskies, who also lost to Viewpoint, 54-47, in a pool-play game.

Rolling Hills Prep has a 6'8 freshman, Jimbo Call.

The Alpha League should be fantastic this year with Windward, Sierra Canyon, Campbell Hall, Pacific Hills and Brentwood.

Windward lost to Oaks Christian by 26 points Wednesday, but was missing two starting guards (Charles Dawson and Jordan Wilson) and broke-in two outstanding freshman.

Mason Shepard and Roy Hemsley will be stars, down the road.

Sierra Canyon had an impressive 86-73 victory against Simi Valley on Wednesday.

Jahmel Taylor, who has several offers from Pac-12 schools scored 33 points, including 17 in the third quarter.

The Trailblazers also received top performances from Jamani Spencer, Ishan Patel and Michael Carrier.

Sierra Canyon is still waiting for Julian Brooks, Jesse Howell, Reggie Prince, Brandon White and freshman Justin Waldorf to take the court.

Campbell Hall is 2-0 and features Nevada-signee Cole Huff and future NBA-prospect freshman Aaron Holiday, who is averaging over 20 points per game.

Pacific Hills features guards Namon Wright and junior Marcus Jackson, amongst others.

Jackson poured in 26 points, including seven 3-pointers Tuesday in an impressive 56-54 victory against Harvard-Westlake.

Brentwood is 1-0 behind new coach Ryan Bailey.

The Eagles feature junior Leland King and sophomore-star Tra Holder.

The league is filled with top teams and top players on every roster.

Here are the pool-play results from the Providence tournament.

Wildwood 75
Calvary Baptist 51

San Marino 71
Waverly 13

Huntington Park College Ready Academy 52
Pilibos 40

Sherman Oaks C.E.S. 47
Oakwood 38

The championship semifinals are Friday night and will feature Providence vs. St. Genevieve and San Marino vs. St. Monica

The sequel didn't quite match the intensity or the impressive scoring pace of last year's Southern Section Div. III-A girls' basketball quarterfinal battle, but Antelope Valley earned a measure of revenge Wednesday over a short-handed Bell-Jeff team in the Inglewood tournament with a 53-39 pool-play victory.

Seniors Keiona Mathews and Destini Price combined to score 43 points for the Antelopes, including 26 of Antelope Valley's 28 first-half points. Mathews finished with 22 points and Price added 21.

"I think I could have played harder," Mathews said. "I feel I have to work more on my rebounding, boxing out and work harder as one of the leaders of this team."

Antelope Valley atoned for its 77-73 playoff loss at Bell-Jeff last season.

"We have to buckle down on defense and be smarter with the ball," Antelope Valley coach Dion Price. "We feel we could have played harder with less turnovers."

The Guards were playing short-handed, missing four starters who were away on a retreat. Bell-Jeff was led by senior Kiah Jones and Averie Guzman, who each scored 10 points.

"Being down four starters, I feel my junior varsity players stepped it up," Bell-Jeff coach Jaclyn Johnson said. "I could not have been more prouder of their effort."