Jeremy Hemsley and Isaiah McCullough are technically in their first year of high school, but it's about that time of the basketball season when they're no longer considered freshman.
With Damien High School center Chris Reyes commanding much of the attention, the youthful duo controlled significant portions of the Spartans' 48-38 win over Chino Hills Friday night. Hemsley scored a game-high 11 points and McCullough chipped in seven points while helping the 6-foot-7 Reyes control the paint for the top-ranked team in CIF-SS Division 3AAA.
With two games remaining in the regular season, Damien (22-2, 8-0) assured itself at least a share of the Sierra League championship while ending the title hopes of Chino Hills (15-9, 5-3), the No. 5 team in Division 1A.
After a one-year hiatus, the Stevens family is back in charge of the football team at Ontario Christian High School. Chris Stevens, the Knights' head coach from 2005 to 2008, was promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach on Thursday following last week's departure of Scott Hurst, who led Ontario Christian to an Ambassador League championship in his lone season in charge.
Hurst took over for Chris' father Laing Stevens, who coached the Knights for two seasons following the end of his son's tenure in 2008 due to the birth of Chris' triplets. Hurst's departure was a mutual decision, according to Ontario Christian athletic director David Parkes, in part due to the great distance Hurst had to travel from his home to Ontario Christian. Stevens, who was the Knights' offensive coordinator the last two seasons, wasn't expecting the move but is happy to be back as the head coach.
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BASEBALL
Daniel Robertson, Upland, UCLA
Bryan Conant, Alta Loma, Cal State Fullerton
Cortland Cox, Alta Loma, Cal Baptist
BASKETBALL
Jillian Alleyne, Summit, Oregon
Sophie Bhasin, Cajon, Long Island University
1. La Verne Lutheran
2. Etiwanda
3. Damien
4. Upland
5. Ayala
Top performers
Jordan McLaughlin, Etiwanda
The sophomore scored 27 points in a 19-point win over Damien on Saturday and 24 in a one-point win over Upland on Tuesday.
Josh Ramirez, Ayala
Scored 26 points, including two free throws in the final seconds, to go along with 11 rebounds in a 45-42 win over Chino Hills on Friday.
Game of the week
Montclair at Colony, Feb. 9, 6:30 p.m.
First-place Colony will try to hold off second-place Montclair as the Titans try for a seventh consecutive Mt. Baldy League championship.
1. Etiwanda
2. Summit
3. Rialto
4. Bonita
5. Eisenhower
Top performers
Jaelyn Wilson, Colony
The senior scored a school-record 36 points to go along with 11 rebounds in Colony's victory over Garey on Monday.
Denae Williams, Rialto
Had 21 points, 14 rebounds, two blocks and three assists in the Knights' 68-47 win over Cajon on Tuesday.
Game of the week
Redlands East Valley at Eisenhower, Friday, 6 p.m.
Eisenhower won by a slim 71-64 margin the first time they met, but this time the Citrus Belt League title is at stake.
1. Los Osos
2. Claremont
3. St. Lucy's
4. Ayala
5. Chino Hills
Top performers
Tori Bolden, Los Osos
Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over Upland on Friday.
Hannah Rhinehart, Western Christian
The senior had two goals and an assist as the Lancers beat Loma Linda, 3-0, on Monday.
Game of the week
Arrowhead Christian at Ontario Christian, Friday, 6 p.m.
ACA gave Ontario Christian its lone league loss entering the week and the Eagles still have a shot in an Ambassador League that is crowded at the top.
1. Fontana
2. Claremont
3. Carter
4. Pomona
5. Ontario Christian
Top performers
Jonathan Aguilar, Don Lugo
Scored two goals in a 3-2 win over Colony on Friday to help keep Don Lugo in contention for a Mt. Baldy League title.
Kase Vollebregt, Diamond Bar
Had the game-winning goal and an assist on the other goal as the Brahmas defeated Diamond Ranch a week ago by the score of 2-1.
Game of the week
Fontana at Redlands East Valley, Wednesday, 3:15 p.m.
After the teams split the first two meetings, the third matchup will determine the Citrus Belt League champion.
1. Bonita
2. Los Osos
3. St. Lucy's
4. Upland
5. Ayala
Top performers
Hannah Lancaster, St. Lucy's
The tournament MVP scored three goals as the Regents defeated Riverside Poly, 11-5, in the championship game of the Bonita tournament on Saturday.
Kylie Eliason, Ayala
Scored eight goals in a 13-6 win over Riverside Notre Dame on Friday in the Bonita tournament opener.
Game of the week
Chino at Colony, today, 3:15 p.m.
Tied for first place in the Mt. Baldy League, CIF-SS No. 8 Chino plays No. 9 Colony for the league championship.
Upland High School four-star receiver Kenny Lawler chose Cal, albeit with a slight hesitation, when the senior announced his collegiate intentions live on Fox Sports West on national signing day. Upland teammate Christian Powell, rated the No. 3 fullback in the nation by scout.com, switched his commitment from UCLA to Colorado on Monday night and signed with the Buffaloes this morning. Upland offensive lineman Kenyatta Johnson picked up a late offer from Texas Southern and signed with the FCS school on Wednesday.
Lawler, who narrowed a list of 17 scholarship offers to finalists Cal, Oregon State and Washington State, was committed to Arizona State prior to the Sun Devils coaching change after the season. It has been a rollercoaster ride ever since.
"Some days I felt like I was with one school then I'd get a call from another coach and they can tell you some stuff that really gets in your head," Lawler said. "This whole process is crazy. It can be stressful, it can make you happy, it's just kind of all over the place."
Donta Abron, RB, Upland -- Colorado
Jacob Ardron, LB, Diamond Ranch -- Columbia
Zach Beard, OL/DL, Los Osos -- Nebraska Kearney (Division II)
Blake Benjamin, OL, Diamond Ranch -- Navy
Donte Deayon, DB, Summit -- Boise State
Austin DeCoud, QB, Redlands East Valley -- Idaho
Jamal Ellis, DB, Redlands East Valley -- Fresno State
Nick Enriquez, OL, Chino Hills -- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Edmond Faimaalo, OL, Redlands East Valley, Sacramento State (FCS)
Andrew Fischer, ATH, Diamond Ranch -- Harvard
Kevin Gabigan, OL, Redlands -- UC Davis
Brandon Greene, OL, Redlands East Valley -- Air Force
Aiseah Hanson, OL, Kaiser - Nevada
Bryan Harper, ATH, Colony -- Arizona
Ezekiel Herndon, WR/DB, Bloomington -- S. Dakota St.
Reshawn Hooker, LB, Miller -- Utah
Kenyatta Johnson, OL, Upland -- Texas Southern (FCS)
Damontae Kazee, DB, Cajon -- San Diego State
Gerrad Kough, OL, Pomona -- Colorado
Dylan La Frentz, OL, Los Osos -- Northern Arizona
Koa LaBonta, DB, Los Osos -- Army
Eddie Martinez, LB, Colony -- Western New Mexico (Division II)
Chris Miller, DB, Diamond Ranch -- Oregon State
Marques Mosley, DB, Upland -- Colorado
Brandon Mosley, TE, Summit -- Colorado St. Pueblo (Division II)
Christian Powell, FB, Upland -- Colorado
Metuisela Unga, TE, Rancho Cucamonga -- Fresno State
Robert Wagner, LB, Colony -- New Mexico State
Jamaal Williams, LB, Summit -- BYU
Junior Colleges
Travis Coons, K, Mt. San Antonio (Alta Loma HS) -- Washington
Perris Scoggins, TE, Mt. San Jacinto (Summit HS) -- New Mexico State
Bryan Oldenkamp, OL, Chaffey College (Hesperia HS) -- New Mexico
Blake Loncar, QB, Citrus College (Los Osos HS) -- Indiana State
Yesterday neither Bryan Harper nor Robert Wagner were even sure they were going to sign national letters of intent today. But both of the Colony High School football prospects' recruiting roller coasters came to rest on national signing day as Harper, a three-star athlete, signed with Arizona and Wagner, a three-star linebacker, signed with New Mexico State, according to Colony athletic director Jaime Sandoval.
Harper, who was committed to Washington prior to the December departure of defensive backs coach Demetrice Martin, among others, chose Arizona over offers from Oregon and UCLA, where Martin was hired. Arizona offered Harper prior to the firing of Mike Stoops and the new coaching staff was the final school to enter the sweepstakes. Primarily recruited as a cornerback, Arizona is entertaining the idea of Harper playing quarterback as he did part-time at Colony.
Wagner lost both of his Pac-12 offers due to coaching changes at Arizona State and Arizona, his top choice. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound linebacker, who had eight offers prior to the coaching changes, was offered by New Mexico State on Tuesday but as of this morning wasn't sure he would sign with anyone. Wagner's running mate, linebacker Eddie Martinez, will be close by after signing with Division II Western New Mexico.
Through the eyes of a teenager, football typically is viewed as the destination, not the vehicle. Football sometimes begets a free college education courtesy of the small number of lucrative scholarships, but in the case of the four captains of the Diamond Ranch High School football team, it's quite the opposite.
Whether it's congressmen or Ivy League school officials in the meeting room, game film never is a request, but football might be the most appealing extracurricular activity available. Jacob Ardron believes he likely wouldn't have been admitted to Columbia without the football prowess that made him an all-CIF middle linebacker. Andrew Fischer, a track-star receiver, was on the radar of Pacific-12 Conference schools but physics programs don't get much better than those he'll be in at Harvard next year. Blake Benjamin and Peter Neise will head off to Navy and Army, respectively, next year after completing rigorous application processes that required more time than they devoted to football.
Each of the four Diamond Ranch captains will sign with their respective schools Wednesday, national signing day, but their all-expenses paid educations are what they are most happy to be cementing. Each of the seniors maintain grade-point averages greater than 4.5 on a four-point scale, literally off the charts for your average high school student but fairly pedestrian in the Ivy League.
There are a few local players yet to decide with whom they'll sign on Wednesday, National Signing Day, but most have made verbal commitments and all that's left is to ink their name on a letter of intent. The Colony duo of athlete Bryan Harper and linebacker Robert Wagner have yet to settle on their plans. On Fox Sports West tomorrow, Harper will reveal his decision between Oregon, UCLA and Arizona. Wagner, who after losing his two Pac-12 offers due to coaching changes is weighing offers from New Mexico State and Idaho, will likely not sign tomorrow. Upland receiver Kenny Lawler, who has narrowed his list to Cal and Oregon State, will also announce on Fox Sports West.
Here is a list of those already committed:
Donta Abron, RB, Upland -- Colorado
Jacob Ardron, LB, Diamond Ranch -- Columbia
Blake Benjamin, OL, Diamond Ranch -- Navy
Donte Deayon, DB, Summit -- Boise St.
Austin DeCoud, QB, Redlands East Valley -- Idaho
Jamal Ellis, DB, Redlands East Valley -- Fresno State
Nick Enriquez, OL, Chino Hills -- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Edmonmd Faimaalo, OL, Redlands East Valley, Sacramento State
Andrew Fischer, ATH, Diamond Ranch -- Harvard
Kevin Gabigan, OL, Redlands -- UC Davis
Brandon Greene, OL, Redlands East Valley -- Air Force
Reshawn Hooker, LB, Miller -- Utah
Damontae Kazee, DB, Cajon -- San Diego St.
Gerrad Kough, OL, Pomona -- Colorado
Dylan La Frentz, OL, Los Osos -- Northern Arizona
Koa LaBonta, DB, Los Osos -- Army
Chris Miller, DB, Diamond Ranch -- Oregon State
Marques Mosley, DB, Upland -- Colorado
Christian Powell, FB, Upland -- UCLA
Jamaal Williams, LB, Summit -- BYU
After winning six consecutive league championships, the Colony boys basketball team seeks motivation anywhere it can find it. After a 67-61 defeat of Don Lugo Friday night, the Titans are running out of scores to settle.
Colony has lost two league games in the last seven seasons. Don Lugo's two-point victory three weeks ago was the most recent. The other was a three-point loss to Montclair last season, which Colony avenged with a 31-point thrashing last week.
The Titans (15-6, 7-1) are now tied with Montclair atop the Mt. Baldy League standings with five games remaining in the regular season, the final of which is a Feb. 9 showdown at home against Montclair.
Don Lugo High School head football coach Rick Martin resigned Thursday after four years at the helm. Martin will remain a physical education teacher at the school for which he has coached the last 13 years, but cited the desire to spend more time with his three young children.
"When I took over the program four years ago I made a commitment to see the freshman class through to their senior year," Martin said. "I did that and now it's time for me to coach my own kids at home."
Martin's final season landed Don Lugo in the playoffs for the second time in the last three years, but ended in rocky fashion. Martin was placed on administrative leave following a non-football related tussle with a student on Oct. 20, multiple sources confirmed to the Daily Bulletin. After an investigation by the Chino Valley School District was completed over a 10-day period, Martin resumed coaching and teaching following the short time of leave, according to district director of communications Julie Gobin.
1. La Verne Lutheran
2. Etiwanda
3. Damien
4. Chino Hills
5. Eisenhower
Top performers
Miles Poullard, Colony
The senior scored 29 points as the Titans routed Montclair 88-57 in a Mt. Baldy League showdown Friday.
Norman Canada, Pomona
Hit five 3-pointers, including the game-winner with five seconds remaining in Monday's 69-67 win over La Puente Nogales.
Game of the week
Etiwanda vs. Damien, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
This is the marquee game of the Southern California Shootout at Azusa Pacific University, pitting Etiwanda (No. 3 in D1AA) against the top-ranked team in D3AAA.
1. Etiwanda
2. Summit
3. Rialto
4. Bonita
5. Eisenhower
Top performers
Alandress Battle, Ganesha
Had 26 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in the Giants' 53-45 win over Covina Gladstone on Monday.
Chelsea Waddy, Carter
Had 17 points, 15 rebounds, three steals and three blocks as the Lions defeated Colton on Tuesday.
Game of the week
Diamond Bar at Diamond Ranch, 5 p.m., Friday
They likely are fighting for second place in the Hacienda League behind Bonita, but Diamond Ranch is the No. 3 team in D3AA and Diamond Bar the No. 9 team in D1A.
1. Bonita
2. Los Osos
3. St. Lucy's
4. Upland
5. Ayala
Top performers
Rachel Stock, St. Lucy's
The goalie had a pair of assists and 11 saves as the Regents beat Ayala 16-3.
Camille Seariac, Don Lugo
Scored the game-winning goal in overtime as Don Lugo beat Colony, 9-8, on Tuesday.
Game of the week
Los Osos at Upland, 4:15 p.m., today
The Baseline League rivals meet for the final time in the regular season when second-place Upland, ranked fourth in Division 4, takes on first-place and top-ranked Los Osos.
1. Fontana
2. Claremont
3. Carter
4. Pomona
5. Ontario Christian
Top performers
Raul Martinez, Bonita
The senior scored two goals in a 3-0 win over Rowland Heights Rowland on Monday, the same day he verbally committed to Louisville.
Jordan Tinjaca, Upland
Scored twice in a 3-1 win over Glendora on Friday that helped the Highlanders remain in a tie for first place in the Baseline League.
Game of the week
Damien at Claremont, Friday, 5:30 p.m.
Claremont will attempt to hold on to first place in the Sierra League when the No. 2 team in Division 2 hosts second-place Damien.
1. Los Osos
2. St. Lucy's
3. Claremont
4. Diamond Bar
5. Chino Hills
Top performers
Amanda Ball, Chino Hills
The sophomore midfielder had a goal and an assist in the Huskies' 2-1 win over Covina Charter Oak on Wednesday.
Cinthia Ramirez, Chaffey
Scored both goals in the Tigers' 2-1 victory over Montclair on Tuesday.
Game of the week
Don Lugo at Colony, Friday, 3 p.m.
The first-place Conquistadores take their undefeated Mt. Baldy League record to Colony, which lost its first meeting to Don Lugo, 3-1.
Longtime Garey baseball coach Monse Estrada was hired to be the head coach at Western Christian on Jan. 17. Estrada spent the first 39 years of his coaching career at Garey before being asked to leave after last season. Estrada takes over a Western Christian program that won three consecutive league titles prior to last season's sixth-place finish in the Ambassador League.
"I think we're pretty well in the top of the league," Estrada said. "These kids go hard for two and a half hours of practice. They're dedicated. That's all you can ask for."
Estrada brings plenty of success and an abundance of experience to Western Christian. He had opportunities to be an assistant coach but wanted to hold out for a head coaching job.
"With his philosophy and ours, it was yes, yes, yes all the way down the checklist," Western Christian athletic director Nick Karavedas said. "He has the knowledge of how to build a program but the patience and maturity to help us through a bit of a rebuilding phase."
All that was needed was the Etiwanda High School girls basketball team to simply dig its heels in and play good old fashioned defense. As soon as the Eagles called off their full-court press after a quarter, it ran away with a 55-37 victory over Rancho Cucamonga in the Baseline League rivals' first league meeting this season. Rancho Cucamonga (8-9, 3-2) broke the press to the tune of an 18-9 lead 20 seconds into the second quarter. Etiwanda (16-3, 5-0) outscored the Cougars, 48-21, the rest of the way.
"We just played solid half-court defense as soon as we pulled out of the press," Etiwanda coach Anders Anderson said. "We went to our man-to-man defense and slowed them down."
After Rancho Cucamonga doubled its number of points, Etiwanda stormed back to tie the game less than three minutes into the second quarter. The Eagles held Rancho Cucamonga without a field goal for a seven-minute, 45-second stretch bridging the second and third quarters during which it went on a 16-2 run to take a 40-27 lead.
(Polls as of Jan. 23)
DIVISION 1AA
1. Mater Dei
2. Long Beach Poly
3. Etiwanda
4. Loyola
5. Santa Monica
6. Oxnard
7. Foothill
8. Eisenhower
9. Rancho Verde
10. King
Others: Downey, Silverado, Jordan, Upland, Ventura, Valencia.
(Polls as of Jan. 23)
DIVISION 1AA
1. Mater Dei
2. Long Beach Poly
3. Brea Olinda
4. Corona Santiago
5. Edison
6. Troy
7. Etiwanda
8. Buena
9. Millikan
10. Orange Lutheran
Others: Rialto, Canyon Springs, Woodbridge, San Clemente, Warren, Cajon.
Turns out the end of its 59-game league winning streak didn't sit well with the Colony High School basketball team.
Montclair, the team that snapped the Titans' run last season, felt the backlash Friday night when Colony handed it an 88-57 loss to ruin the Cavaliers' perfect Mt. Baldy League record this season. Colony, which won its sixth consecutive league title last year despite the three-point loss at Montclair Feb. 7, was in the unfamiliar position of chasing the league leader this season. Not anymore.
"A lot of these guys were very upset about losing that game last year," Colony coach Jerry De Fabiis said. "They wanted to come back and prove that we're still the team to beat in this league. When we play like we did tonight, we feel like we can beat anybody in the area."
Miller football coach Marcus Soward reports that linebacker Reshawn Hooker, a first-team All-Sun selection, has given a verbal commitment to play for the University of Utah.
Soward said that the 6-foot-2, 205-pound Hooker chose Utah over Colorado, Arizona State and Hawaii.
"There were some other schools like SC looking at him as a DB, but its better for him to play a position he's been playing for years," Soward said.
Hooker had 112 tackles, eight sacks, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions in 10 games for Miller.
The Rialto girls basketball team after its involvement in a fight in Tuesday's game against Pacific, will have to forfeit its next game, on Thursday against Colton, coach Michael Anderson learned on Wednesday.
"The officials lost control of the game," Anderson said. "I started talking to them about it 1:40 into the game."
Rialto coach Michael Anderson revealed this on Wednesday. The fight in the second half of the win over Pacific resulted in the halting of the game and five Rialto players and some Pacific players ejected. That left 4 Rialto players and Anderson assumed he could use those 4 plus call up a couple players from the JV team to compete in Thursday's game against last-place Colton.
However, he learned Wednesday that all 9 varsity players were suspended and the team will forfeit its game against Colton. That will drop Rialto to 15-2 overall, 7-1 in the San Andreas League.
1. La Verne Lutheran
2. Etiwanda
3. Damien
4. Chino Hills
5. Eisenhower
Top performers
Marvelle Harris, Eisenhower
The senior had 27 points and 11 rebounds in a 59-48 win over Yucaipa on Jan. 11.
Miles Poullard, Colony
Game of the week
Colony at Montclair, 6:30 p.m., Friday
Montclair, which sits alone in first place in the Mt. Baldy League, hosts six-time defending league champion Colony, whose lone league loss during the six-year run came last season to Montclair.
1. Etiwanda
2. Summit
3. Rialto
4. Bonita
5. Eisenhower
Top performers
Nikki Wheatley, Bonita
The sophomore had 22 points, six rebounds and six steals in a 64-34 win over Hacienda Heights Los Altos on Friday.
Nicki Johnson, Calvary Baptist
The junior had 17 points and 21 rebounds in a 50-26 win over Norwalk New Harvest Christian on Tuesday that was an 11-point game in the fourth quarter.
Game of the week
Diamond Bar at Bonita, Friday, 5 p.m.
Bonita, the No. 2 team in CIF-SS Division 3AAA, hosts a Diamond Bar team ranked 10th in Division 1A with first place in the Hacienda League on the line.
1. Bonita
2. Los Osos
3. St. Lucy's
4. Upland
5. Ayala
Top performers
Jessica Bernal, Summit
Scored five goals in an 11-8 win over San Gorgonio a week ago.
Frankie Libutti, Upland
The senior scored six goals and had two assists in Upland's 20-6 win over Etiwanda a week ago.
Game of the week
Bonita at Walnut, Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.
Bonita, the No. 1 team in CIF-SS Division 5, takes on Hacienda League foe Walnut, the No. 6 team in Division 5.
1. Fontana
2. Claremont
3. Carter
4. Chino
5. Garey
Top performers
Raul Martinez, Bonita
Sent an eventual 3-1 victory over Hacienda Heights Los Altos into overtime with the game-tying goal in the second half a week ago.
Joseph Guadarrama, Ontario Christian
The senior scored two goals in a 5-0 win over Murrieta Calvary Chapel on Friday that kept the Knights undefeated in league.
Game of the week
Redlands East Valley at Fontana, Friday, 3:15 p.m.
Fontana, the top-ranked team in CIF-SS Division 3, tries to maintain its undefeated league record against second-place REV.
1. Los Osos
2. St. Lucy's
3. Claremont
4. Ayala
5. Diamond Bar
Top performers
Melanie Aguyao, Don Lugo
Scored 3 goals in the first-place Conquistadores' win over Garey on Friday.
Margaret Guadarrama, Ontario Christian
The junior scored a pair of goals in a 5-0 victory over Aquinas on Tuesday that kept the Knights a half-game out of first place.
Game of the week
Ayala at Claremont, Friday, 5:30 p.m.
In a key early-season Sierra League match, Claremont, ranked sixth in CIF-SS Division 3, takes on defending league champion Ayala, which is lurking at No. 8 in the D3 rankings.
Thomas Leach was approved Tuesday by the school board to become Etiwanda's new head football coach. After head coaching stints for two and five seasons, respectively at Diamond Ranch and Chaparral, Leach will take over for Steve Bryce, who resigned following last season.
"He seems like the type of guy that if we lose a game, it's not going to be because he got outcoached," Etiwanda athletic director David Masucci said. "He puts in the time and he cares a great deal about what he does. He's a players' coach, the type that gets his players to run through walls for him."
Leach posted a 47-19 record in five seasons at Chaparral, winning a CIF-SS Inland Division championship in 2009. He was most recently an assistant coach for Norco after departing Chaparral following the 2010 season.
Anthony Rice resigned Friday after two seasons as the Pomona High School head football coach, opting to focus his efforts on seeking an administrative position. After winning two CIF-SS Central Division championships in four seasons at Colony High School, Rice was hired at Pomona prior to the 2010 season. Pomona went 5-5 in Rice's first season before ending a seven-year playoff drought last season by posting a 6-5 mark good for a third-place finish in the Valle Vista League.
"I think we made good progress, but it was harder than I thought it would be," Rice said. "When I first came on here, my thing was to try and get into administration. I told my wife it would be a two-year thing from the beginning."
Just before Christmas break, Rice told Pomona principal Roger Fasting and athletic director Joe Biagioni he was considering resignation. The two convinced Rice to consider his options over the break, but he returned only to officially resign on Jan 13.
Ontario Christian boys soccer coach Len Fakkema won his 300th career game on Tuesday, an 8-0 victory over Aquinas. This is Fakkema's 11th year at Ontario Christian, where he has earned 164 of his wins. He began his soccer coaching career in 1993 by starting the program at Lynden Christian in Lynden, Wash.
Fakkema said he only informed his team captains of the approaching milestone, but the captains shared the news with the rest of the team after win No. 299 on Friday.
"I didn't think about it until the beginning of the season and figured I'd better total it up because this could be the year," Fakkema said. "It's quite an accomplishment."
Offensive Player of the Year: Su'a Cravens, Vista Murrieta
Defensive Player of the Year: Jeremy Castro, Vista Murrieta
Coach of the Year: Coley Candaele, Vista Murrieta
OFFENSE
Running back:
Romello Goodman, Corona Centennial
Donta Abron, Upland
Craig Lee, Redlands
Joseph Ajeigbe, Norco
Kurt Scoby, Charter Oak
Quarterback:
Hayden Gavett, Centennial
Travis Santiago, Charter Oak.
Offensive Player of the Year:
Jamaal Williams, Summit, 12, RB; Bernard Porter, Summit, 12, QB
Defensive Player of the Year:
Donte Deayon, Summit, 12, DB; Nolan Peralta, Elsinore, 12, LB
Coach of the Year:
Tony Barile, Summit
OFFENSE
Running back:
Davien Payne, Citrus Hill, 12
Taleeb Isom, Kaiser, 11
Adarius Hogan, Serrano, 12
Jamaal Morrow, Heritage, 11
Marshaun Coprich, Oak Hills, 12
Quarterback:
Trevor Hodge, Citrus Hill, 11
Offensive Player of the Year: Steven Rivera, Arroyo, 12
Defensive Player of the Year: Brett Walsh, Monrovia, 11
Coach of the Year: Ryan Maddox, Monrovia
OFFENSE
Running back
Amjed Aboul-hosn, Village Christian, 12
Sir Darius Yarbrough, Pomona, 12
J.R. Nelson, Hacienda Hacienda Wilson, 12
Marquise Bias, Monrovia, 12
Desmond Reed, Azusa, 12
Quarterback:
Andy Guerrero, San Gabriel, 12
Billy Livingston, Covina, 12
Offensive Players of the Year:
Carlos Hernandez, Rancho Verde, 12, QB; Dane Tiedeman, Palm Springs, 12, QB.
Defensive Players of the Year:
Blair Brown, Rancho Verde, 12, LB; Kyle Lass, Palm Springs, 12, LB.
Coach of the Year:
Pete Duffy, Rancho Verde
OFFENSE
Running back:
Jeremiah Talia, Moreno Valley,12
Gaylon Maxie, Carter, 12
Xavier Browne, Chino, 12
Tim Santa Maria, Palm Desert, 12
Jamie Snowten, San Gorgonio, 12
Quarterback:
Carlos Hernandez, Rancho Verde, 12
Dane Tiedeman, Palm Springs, 12
Monroe Offield, San Gorgonio, 12
Offensive Player of the Year: Tyler Stewart, Sierra Canyon, 12, QB.
Defensive Player of the Year: Brian Tucker, Sierra Canyon, 11 LB
Coach of the Year: Jon Ellinghouse, Sierra Canyon
OFFENSE
Running back:
Xavier Menifield, Sierra Canyon, 11
Ryan Davis, Paraclete, 12
Brandon Gonzalez, Bishop Diego, 12
Jacob Taylor, Rim of the World, 11
Mike Salas, Ontario Christian, 12.
Quarterback:
Nolan Tisdale, Bishop Diego, 12.
Offensive Player of the Year: Chris Solomon, West Covina, 12
Defensive Player of the Year: Dorrin Turner, West Covina, 12
Coach of the Year: Mike Maggiore, West Covina
OFFENSE
Running back:
Joey Davis, Santa Fe 12
OJ Medina, La Serna, 12
Zander Anding, Burbanks Burroughs, 12
Johnny Hills, La Mirada, 11
Jimmy Frazier, West Covina, 12
Justin Fa'aola, Los Altos, 12
Ryan Harris Bellflower, 12
Quarterback:
Myles Carr, Arcadia, 12
Gerry Myres, La Mirada, 11

Clay Fowler has been covering high school sports for six years in California and Texas. He was born in Dallas, attended the University of Texas and worked in Central Texas before joining the Daily Bulletin staff in 2006.



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