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Saturday October 4
Taft High School in Woodland Hills site-ALL GIRLS
10 am El Camino Real vs. Saugus
11 am Cleveland vs. Crescenta Valley
12 pm Taft vs. Southwest Mustangs Black
1 pm Oaks Christian vs. Granada Hills
2 pm Birmingham vs. Southwest Mustangs Black
3 pm 1000 Oaks vs. Burroughs
4 pm Chatsworth vs. Chaminade
5 pm Notre Dame vs. Westlake
Bell-Jeff, a Division IV-AA finalist last season is hosting a tournament the day after Christmas and is looking for one more team.
Here are the particulars:
16 Team tourney.
4 game guarantee.
Dates: 12/26-12/30/2008.
Location: Bellarmine-Jefferson High 465 East Olive Avenue Burbank, Ca 91501.
Confirmed Teams: Bell-Jeff, Granada Hills, Montclair Prep, Marshall-L.A., Villanova Prep, Westlake, Notre Dame Academy, Glendale, Washington Prep, Mayfair, LACES, West Ranch, Camarillo, Monroe and Hart
Contact: Bryan Camacho 818-434-1652
Cheyenne Weekley, the top female basketball at Malibu High the past three seasons has not shown up to school this semester and word has it that she has transferred to Palisades of Paciifc Palisades.
Weekley is a dead-on three point shooter and has started since her freshman year.
Weekley led the Sharks to the playoffs her sophomore year.
Her departure severely hurts the Sharks, who were aiming high with many varsity players returning
2008 VALLEY SPORTS FOUNDATION
GIRLS BASKETBALL FALL LEAGUE (Saturdays)
Saturday September 13
Taft High School in Woodland Hills site-ALL GIRLS
10 am El Camino Real vs. Montclair Prep
11 am Taft vs. Burroughs
12 pm Cleveland vs. Southwest Mustangs Silver
1 pm Chaminade vs. Birmingham
2 pm Chatsworth vs. Southwest Mustangs Silver
3 pm Notre Dame vs. Crescenta Valley
4 pm 1000 Oaks vs. Saugus
5 pm Oaks Christian vs. Lady Skywalkers
6 pm Granada Hills vs. Westlake
Saturday September 20
Taft High School in Woodland Hills site-ALL GIRLS
10 am Taft vs. 1000 Oaks
11 am El Camino Real vs. Burroughs
12 pm Cleveland vs. Oaks Christian
1 pm Birmingham vs. Notre Dame
2 pm Crescenta Valley vs. Southwest Mustangs Black
3 pm Chatsworth vs. Montclair Prep
4 pm Westlake vs. Southwest Mustangs Black
5 pm Saugus vs. Granada Hills
6 pm Lady Skywalkers vs. Chaminade
Saturday September 27
Taft High School in Woodland Hills site-ALL GIRLS
10 am Taft vs. Montclair Prep
11 am Cleveland vs. 1000 Oaks
12 pm El Camino Real vs. Southwest Mustangs Silver
1 pm Notre Dame vs. Chatsworth
2 pm Birmingham vs. Southwest Mustangs Silver
3 pm Crescenta Valley vs. Lady Skywalkers
4 pm Westlake vs. Chaminade
5 pm Granada Hills vs. Burroughs
6 pm Oaks Christian vs. Saugus
Saturday October 4
Taft High School in Woodland Hills site-ALL GIRLS
10 am El Camino Real vs. Saugus
11 am Cleveland vs. Crescenta Valley
12 pm Taft vs. Southwest Mustangs Black
1 pm Oaks Christian vs. Granada Hills
2 pm Lady Skywalkers vs. Southwest Mustangs Black
3 pm 1000 Oaks vs. Burroughs
4 pm Chatsworth vs. Chaminade
5 pm Notre Dame vs. Westlake
6 pm Montclair Prep vs. Birmingham
Saturday October 11
Taft High School in Woodland Hills site-ALL GIRLS
10 am Taft vs. Oaks Christian
11 am El Camino Real vs. Chaminade
12 pm Cleveland vs. Saugus
1 pm Birmingham vs. Crescenta Valley
2 pm Notre Dame vs. 1000 Oaks
3 pm Chatsworth vs. Lady Skywalkers
4 pm Southwest Mustangs Silver vs. Granada Hills
5 pm Burroughs vs. Montclair Prep
6 pm Southwest Mustangs Silver vs. Westlake
Saturday October 18
Taft High School in Woodland Hills site-ALL GIRLS
10 am Taft vs. Crescenta Valley
11 am El Camino Real vs. 1000 Oaks
12 pm Cleveland vs. Chaminade
1 pm Birmingham vs. Saugus
2 pm Granada Hills vs. Southwest Mustangs Black
3 pm Oaks Christian vs. Notre Dame
4 pm Montclair Prep vs. Southwest Mustangs Black
5 pm Lady Skywalkers vs. Westlake
6 pm Chatsworth vs. Burroughs
Saturday October 25
Taft High School in Woodland Hills site-ALL GIRLS
10 am Birmingham vs. Oaks Christian
11 am El Camino Real vs. Burroughs
12 pm Taft vs. Notre Dame
1 pm Granada Hills vs. Crescenta Valley
2 pm Chatsworth vs. 1000 Oaks
3 pm Chaminade vs. Saugus
4 pm Lady Skywalkers vs. Montclair Prep
5 pm Westlake vs. Cleveland
I know the basketball is more than two months away but I just couldn't wait to post this list of some top freshman who are ready to make a splash in the region this upcoming season.
Lauren Holiday-Campbell Hall
Rishonda Napier-Bell-Jeff
Monet McNally-L.A. Baptist
Brianna Barrett-Oaks Christian
Karen Yap-El Camino Real
Shawn Kolani-Taft
This is a short list. If someone was left off, email me at jack.pollon@dailynews.com
Brian Gibson, who has been an integral part of Village Christian of Sun Valley athletics for the past two decades - most recently as girls basketball coach - has moved to Lancaster and been named athletic director at Desert Christian.
Gibson coached the boys basketball team for several years at Village Christian before taking over the girls program the last few years.
Ten Chatsworth players have quit the football team, including standout returning linebacker Josh Harmon, according to two West Valley League sources.
Chatsworth coach Rick Hayashida and athletic director Mike Immken have not returned numerous calls from the Daily News seeking comment.
The mutiny is the latest in a string of embarassing episodes at Chatsworth, including former girls' JV basketball coach Andre LaBeach's guilty plea to a felony sex charge in June.
gerry.gittelson@dailynews.com
The summer season is winding down this week and it is time to sort out several players that have switched schools.
Canyon of Canyon Country lost one player but gained two and possibly a third.
Angelica Sahagun left and went to Alemnay of Mission Hills. Canyon picked up junior-to-be forward Alexa Davison from Cleveland of Reseda and guard Vanessa Aguilar from grant of Van Nuys. A third player, sophomore-to-be Brieanna Perkins from Quartz Hill could be headed to Canyon by September as well.
"I liked my team before we got two new players," Canyon coach Stan Delus said. "I like my team now even more."
Foothill League rival Hart of Newhall also picked up a guard from Grant.
Amanda Corona will suit up for the Indians next season.
Grant has been decimated this summer, losing Aguilar and Corona and another starter, Blue Sanders moved to New York.
"People just come in and raid programs now", Grant coach Michael Flot said. "It feels like my heart has been ripped out of my chest. It really is hard to take when you have worked with kids for several years and then they are gone in a flash."
I also learned that Granada Hills guard Skyler Tsutsui has transferred to Harvard-Westlake.
Some other news includes
The Bell-Jeff of Burbank girls' basketball team has picked up right where it left off from last season.
The Guards, who finished 25-6 and advanced to the Southern Section Division IV-AA championship game at the Long Beach Pyramid in March are having a very productive summer as evidenced by its 67-45 victory against Wilson of Los Angeles in the first round of its own end of summer tournament.
Bell-Jeff jumped put to a 24-3 lead just nine minutes into the lopsided contest and substituted deliberately the rest of the way.
Shelley Gupilan, who has been offered a scholarship from Division II school Chico St., scored 19 points and Julia Tani had 17 points.
As excited as coach Bryan Camacho is about the team, returning players and the pursuit of getting back to the finals, he is equally excited about his incoming freshman class.
Rishonda Napier, Jasmine Smith and Avery Guzman are expected to make an impact right away and play a good amount of minutes.
"Rishonda is the most complete freshman I've ever had," Camacho said. "She has an outstanding jump shot."
Napier and Smith won't play in the tournament because of club team commitments but Guzman will. Guzman started yesterday and is a 5'11 post player.
In other games, Burroughs of Burbank beat Westlake, Glendale beat Washington Prep of Los Angeles, Keppel of Alhambra beat Crescenta Valley of La Crescenta, Wilson beat Brentwood of Los Angeles, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks beat Granada Hills and Ayala of Chino Hills beat Louisville of Woodland Hills.
Junior-to-be forward Kody Burke scored 13 points to lead Notre Dame in its easy 43-22 victory. The Knights were ahead 26-5 late in the first half and never looked back.
Today's schedule includes four consolation games and four quarterfinal games highlighted by Notre Dame vs. Ayala at 8 p.m.
The tournament runs through Saturday with eight games each day. The championship is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Saturday.
1pm Westlake vs Burroughs
2pm Glendale vs Washington Prep
3pm Keppel vs Crescenta Valley
4pm Ayala vs Camarillo
5pm Oak Park vs Brentwood
6pm Bell-Jeff vs Grant
7pm Notre Dame vs Granada Hills
8pm Beverly Hills vs Louisville
9pm Huntington Park vs Bell-Jeff 2
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