If you have any scores or stats from any local high school sporting events call them into the desk at 626-544-0992 or 0991 or scores@SGVN

Boys basketball
Bishop Amat 72, South Hills 63 — Gjerard Wilson scored 22 points, Bailey Lopez added 21 points and Jarren Ford had 11 points for the Lancers (11-2), who placed fifth at the Covina Christmas Tournament. Jason Rodriguez had 24 points and Dalton Clevenger had 12 points for the Huskies (7-8). Ford earned all-tournament honors.
West Covina 69, Kaiser 66 — Nick Hart had 49 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two blocks and Darian Nickols had 12 points for the Bulldogs (10-6), who placed fifth in the Damien Classic bronze division. Hart earned all-tournament honors.
Chino 71, Diamond Ranch 44 — Coree Joseph had 15 points for the Panthers (3-10) in an Orange Holiday Classic loss.

Girls basketball
Rosemead 39, Northview 22 — Kathleen Pham scored 12 points and Ruby Espinoza, Krystal Espinoza and Amy Ung each had eight points for the Panthers (7-9), who placed third at the Ontario Tournament. Gloria Valdez scored 11 points for the Vikings. Pham earned all-tournament honors.
Patriot 55, Wilson 29 — Kendra Ukita had nine points and two rebounds and Hennessy Hernandez had seven rebounds for the Wildcats in an Ontario Winter Classic loss.
Glendora 64, La Salle 41 — Alex Lowden scored 23 points and Michelle Can added 21 points for the Tartans in a Glendora Tournament victory Thursday.

Girls soccer
Rowland 2, Colony 1 — Melanie Romero and Leslie Cortes each scored a goal and Braelynn Lamoca and Melissa Rodriguez each had an assist for the Raiders (7-4-2), who won the Ontario Christian Tournament consolation championship. Alexis Caceres and Ruby Fernandez both earned all-tournament honors.
Charter Oak 2, Pomona Catholic 1 — Andrea Jaimes and Bria Salazar each scored a goal and Lori Torres had an assist for the Chargers (9-2-1) in an Ontario Christian Tournament victory Thursday.

Damien will face Mater Dei in final: Damien High School basketball coach Mike LeDuc started his 48-team tournament this year because he wanted to provide his team some good competition to prepare it for upcoming Baseline League games.Mission accomplished.
The Spartans advanced to the championship game of The Classic at Damien with a dramatic 62-61 win over Roosevelt on Thursday. Damien (15-0) plays Mater Dei, a 51-49 semifinal winner over Corona Centennial, Friday night at 8:30 p.m.

Watch the final 30 seconds as Damien hangs on for 62-61 victory over Eastvale Roosevelt to advance to Friday’s Gold Division championship at the Classic against either Mater Dei or Corona Centennial. Friday’s game is at 8:30 p.m.

Damien, Roosevelt final 29 seconds of The Classic, Damien leads 62-61 https://t.co/YGdOjLOHNd

— Fred J. Robledo (@SGVNSports) December 30, 2016

GOLD DIVISION
MONDAY’S GAMES
AT DAMIEN’S ATHLETIC CENTER
Upper Bracket
Mater Dei 54, Lynwood 41
Birmingham 81, Oak Park 78
Corona Cetennial 70, Alemany 50
Etiwanda 66, Las Vegas Centennial 62
Bottom Bracket
Long Beach Poly 71, Rancho Christian 55
Damien 85, Moreau Catholic 64
Eastvale Roosevelt 87, Santa Monica 63
St. John Bosco 73, Crespi 41
TUESDAY’S QUARTERFINALS
Mater Dei 74, Birmingham 67
Corona Centennial 77, Etiwanda 63
Damien 71, Long Beach Poly 63
Eastvale Roosevelt 74, St. John Bosco 65
THURSDAY’S SEMIFINALS AT DAMIEN’S EVENT CENTER
Mater Dei 51, Corona Centennial 49
Damien 62, Eastvale Roosevelt 61
FRIDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Damien vs. Mater Dei, 8:30 p.m.

Los Altos’ undefeated season ends in Silver semifinals: In several of Los Altos High school boys basketball team’s wins this season, which included two tournament titles, the Conquerors fell behind and found a way to win and stay undefeated. But coach Jeff Lucas knew their good fortune wouldn’t last forever.
In the Silver Division semifinals of The Classic at Damien High School on Thursday, Los Altos fell behind by 11 points to CIF San Diego Section’s Vista in the third quarter and did what it usually does, rally to tie the game midway through the fourth quarter.

SILVER DIVISION
MONDAY’S GAMES
AT DAMIEN’S EVENT CENTER
Upper Bracket
Taft 64, Highland 45
Claremont 67, Mission Prep 66
Leuzinger 63, Rancho Verde 42
Dominguez 49, Price 47
Bottom Bracket
Windward 71, Knight 70
San Diego Vista 82, Colony 69
Rancho Cucamonga 63, St. Bernard 56
Los Altos 69, Long Beach Jordan 57
TUESDAY’S QUARTERFINALS
Taft 61, Claremont 54
Dominguez 79, Leuzinger 63
San Diego Vista 64, Windward 58
Los Altos 77, Rancho Cucamonga 76
THURSDAY’S SEMIFINALS AT DAMIEN’S EVENT CENTER
Taft 72, Dominguez 69
San Diego Vista 77, Los Altos 69
FRIDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Taft vs. Dominguez, 5:30 p.m.
Los Altos vs. Dominguez, third place, 8 p.m.

BRONZE DIVISION
MONDAY’S GAMES
AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL
Upper Bracket
La Canada 72, Rialto 49
Kaiser 67, Trinity Classical 29
Diamond Bar 56, Victor Valley 42
San Dimas 68, Pomona 34
AT LIFE PACIFIC COLLEGE
Bottom Bracket
La Salle 63, Arizona Verrado 43
West Covina 64, Silerado 59
La Sierra def. Alta Loma
Hesperia 63, El Rancho 27
TUESDAY’S QUARTERFINALS AT SAN DIMAS HS
La Canada 57, Kaiser 47
Diamond Bar 56, San Dimas 54
La Salle 89, West Covina 86
Hesperia 43, La Sierra 36
THURSDAY’S SEMIFINALS AT SAN DIMAS HS
La Canada 61, Diamond Bar 59
Hesperia 62, La Salle 49
FRIDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP
La Canada vs. Hesperia, 4 p.m.

Three knock-out style tournaments headlines THE CLASSIC at Damien High next week, a Gold Division featuring the best of the best, along with Silver and Bronze Divisions that feature some of the area’s best teams, and solid teams from all over Southern California. Will update scores and schedule each morning.

Damien advances to Gold semifinals: The Damien High School boys basketball team had its first big matchup of an anticipated many this season on Tuesday evening.
It was a match in more ways than one, too. Long Beach Poly is ranked higher than the Spartans in the CIF Southern Section poll. The Jackrabbits also had a big size advantage.
La Salle beats West Covina in Bronze quarters: Size was the strength for the La Salle High School boys basketball team as it wore down, then held off a tenacious West Covina squad, 89-86, in the quarterfinals of the Bronze Division of The Classic at Damien on Tuesday night.
The Lancers (7-3) will play the winner of the La Sierra/Hesperia game in the semifinals on Thursday at 6 p.m.
“It came down to the end,” said West Covina head coach Damien Tate. “But I think the factor was (La Salle’s) size that got us.”

Monday’s Games
Los Altos opens with Silver Division win: A slow start gave way to a fast finish for the Los Altos High School boys basketball team.The Conquerors trailed by 10 points at halftime before storming back in the second half to defeat Long Beach Jordan, 69-57, in the first round of the Silver Division of the Classic at Damien tournament.
Los Altos (9-0) will play the winner of the St. Bernard-Rancho Cucamonga game in the quarterfinals at 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
“Our defense picked up (after halftime),” Los Altos head coach Jeff Lucas said. “It helped they missed some shots too but we were harping defense at halftime and that made the difference in the second half.”
San Dimas 68, Pomona 34 — Donnell Leffridge scored 15 points and Spencer Bandow added 11 points and had four rebounds for the Saints (8-3) in a Damien Tournament bronze division first-round victory. Also for San Dimas, Elijah Jackson had six assists and Russell Ocampo had five assists. Ivan Richmond had eight points for Pomona. San Dimas will host Diamond Bar today at 4:30 p.m.

Final Four is set: The Covina High School girls basketball team overcame a slow start with a strong push in the second quarter to defeat La Serna 62-35 in pool play action of the Glendora tournament on Wednesday night. With the win, Covina advances to the semifinals Thursday night against Chino Hills.
“This is our third tournament this season and the third time reaching the semifinals,” Covina coach Nick Masi said. “I’m excited. The whole team is. The toughest part will be the fourth game in four days.”

Glendora Girls Basketball After Christmas Tournament
Pool A: Glendora, Westminster La Quinta, Temple City, Montclair
Pool B: Covina, Monrovia, West Covina, La Serna
Pool C: Charter Oak, Moreno Valley, Chino Hills, Lancaster
Pool D: Yucaipa, La Salle, Chino, La Quinta
Monday’s round robin
Temple City 49, Montclair 32
La Salle 49, Yucaipa 32
Chino Hills 58, Lancaster 29
Glendora 74, Westminster La Quinta 11
Chino 50, La Quinta 33
Charter Oak 38, Moreno Valley 37
Covina 66, Monrovia 28
West Covina 56, La Serna 37
Tuesday’s round robin
Chino Hills 44, Charter Oak 19
La Salle 42, La Quinta 23
Lancaster 62, Moreno Valley 30
Glendora 68, Temple City 29
Westminster La Quinta 36, vs. Montclair 32
Covina 57, West Covina 47
La Serna 53, Monrovia 42
Yucaipa 70, Chino 35
Wednesday’s round robin
West Covina 58, Monrovia 32
Temple City 34, Westminster La Quinta 22
Chino Hills 60, Moreno Valley 7
Lancaster 63, Charter Oak 31
Yucaipa 61, La Quinta 38
La Salle 60, Chino 39
Glendora 73, Montclair 37
Covina 62, La Serna 35
Thursday’s semifinals
Glendora 64, La Salle 41
Chino Hills 36, Covina 35
Friday’s championship
Glendora vs. Chino Hills, 7:30 p.m.

St. Francis wins the title: The third time proved to be the charm for the St. Francis High School basketball team.
Joey Walsh scored 31 points and Malakhi Jensen had 16 as the Golden Knights won their first tournament in three tries this month with an 85-70 victory over La Serna to take the Nogales tournament title at Nogales High.
Sean Stephen had 10 points and Lucas Shin and Omari Moore had nine each for St. Francis, which improved to 9-3.

Nogales Boys Basketball After Christmas Tournament
Pool A: Bassett, Nogales, Montebello, St. Francis
Pool B: Don Lugo, Yucaipa, La Serna, Norco
Monday’s round-robin
Yucaipa 50, Norco 49
La Serna 63, Don Lugo 37
St. Francis 74, Montebello 46
Bassett 68, Nogales 55
Tuesday’s round-robin
La Serna 68, Norco 64
Yucaipa 79, Don Lugo 66
St. Francis 117, Bassett 50
Montebello 46, Nogales 42
Wedneseday’s round-robin
Montebello def. Bassett
La Serna 51, Yucaipa 42
Norco 72, Don Lugo 49
St. Francis 79, Nogales 45
Thursday’s championship
St. Francis 85, La Serna 70

Charter Oak falls in final: Whittier High School boys basketball coach Chris Dalley said he and his team sat on the bench reflecting on what could have been.
The Cardinals handled tough Charter Oak 78-63 in the Wilson tournament championship game on Thursday night. But Dalley said he and his team thought about how they could’ve won two tournament championships this season.He was referring to a 55-51 heartbreaking loss to San Dimas earlier this month in the Glendora Winter Shootout championship. Dalley said the win over Charter Oak was redemption.
“This was a confidence-builder heading into league play,” Dalley said. “We talked about winning a championship and knowing what it would be like heading into league play.”

Wilson’s Boys Basketball Battle For the Ball Christmas Tournament
Pool A: Whittier, La Habra, Bell Gardens, Wilson
Pool B: Perris, Rowland, Charter Oak, Dymally
Monday’s round robin
Rowland 51, Perris 47
Charter Oak 74, Dymally 14
Whittier 63, La Habra 55
Bell Gardens 55, Wilson 50
Tuesday’s round robin
Rowland 84, Dymally 40
Charter Oak 70, Perris 31
La Habra 72, Bell Gardens 25
Whittier 83, Wilson 72
Wednesday’s round robin
Perris 74, Dymally 23
Charter Oak 64, Rowland 61, OT
Whittier 75, Bell Gardens 49
La Habra 79, Wilson 56
Thursday’s championship
Whittier 78, Charter Oak 63

By Stephen Ramirez
COVINA — There will be no local teams in the Covina High School boys basketball tournament championship game, but Walnut made a strong run Wednesday.Cameron Nunley tipped in a putback shot with three seconds left and J.W. North rallied for a 60-58 victory over the Mustangs in the semifinals at Covina High.
Walnut (10-5) had a chance to win it, but Eli Ramos’ desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer was wide.
North (8-3) will face Cajon, a 72-60 winner over Fremont, in the championship game at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Walnut faces Fremont at 6.
Mason Westlake led North with 17 points. Ryan Dai had 17 for Walnut.

“We played well,” Walnut coach Joe Khouzam said. “We had a couple of mental breakdowns at the wrong time. But I love this group. They fight, they don’t quit. It’s a young group and they are learning. I’m happy with how we played tonight.”
Walnut almost got it done. But North used a 15-8 blitz down the stretch to win.
The Huskies trailed most of the second half before putting together an 8-3 surge to take a 51-50 lead on a LaShawn Jackson’ 3-pointer with 3:27 remaining.
The teams then traded baskets before Walnut’s Andrew Lee (nine points) drained a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left to tie it at 58.
North then ran the clock down to about 10 seconds left when Melvin Walker missed from just inside the free-throw line. Nunley (13 points, 7 rebounds) got the rebound and tipped in an off-balance putback for the 60-58 lead.
Ramos took the in-bounds pass before missing his 3-pointer from just inside the half-court line at the buzzer.
“(North’s) last possession, we were trying to get it out of their best shooter’s hands,” Khouzam said. “We emphasized blocking out. But they got a lot of size on us and got the tip back.
“Last play, we were trying to get a deep pass down (the court). It didn’t work out as well as we wanted it to go.”
North, getting seven points from Walker and six from Westlake, led 26-25 at halftime.
Walnut opened the third quarter with a 10-5 blitz to lead 35-31 before finishing the quarter with a 7-5 run for a 42-38 lead.
The Mustangs pushed the advantage to five points twice in the fourth before North rallied.
“Tomorrow is a big game for us,” Khouzam said. “We always want to come out of a tournament 3-1 or 4-0. We still have that opportunity. If we win, we’ll get out of here 3-1, which is really good for us.”

The annual Covina Boys Basketball Christmas knockout tournament starts on Monday. Here’s the schedule, will update scores during the week.

Monday’s First Round
Top Bracket
Cajon 74, South El Monte 38
South Hills 65, Sierra Vista 40
Fremont 67, Lakeside 64
Mountain View 84, Northview 79
Bottom Bracket
Bishop Amat 81, Duarte 11
Walnut 60, California 31
JW North 76, Arroyo 27
Florida Ransom Everglades 42, Covina 34
Tuesday’s quarterfinals
Cajon 76, South Hills 70, OT
Fremont 67, Mountain View 65
Walnut 62, Bishop Amat 59
J.W North 50, Florida Ransom Everglades 43
Wednesday’s semifinals
Cajon 72, Fremont 60
J.W. North 60, Walnut 58
Thursday’s championship
J.W. North 49, Cajon 38
Third place game
Walnut 65, Fremont 61

If you have any scores or stats from any local high school sporting events call them into the desk at 626-544-0992 or 0991 or scores@SGVN

Boys basketball
South Hills 78, Mountain View 68 — Jason Rodriguez had 26 points, Justin Acosta had 17 points and Damon Reygadas had 13 points for the Huskies (7-7) in a Covina tournament victory. Also for South Hills, Dalton Clevenger had seven points and 16 rebounds. The Huskies will play Bishop Amat today at 4:30 p.m.
Charter Oak 64, Rowland 61, OT — Jermaine Braddock had 19 points and William Vest and Chase Evans each had 15 points for the Chargers (8-2) in a Wilson tournament victory. Curtis Hong had 23 points and Jarbas Faria had 14 points for the Raiders (9-4).
Diamond Ranch 61, Hoover 53 — Coree Joseph had 22 points and six rebounds and Garrett Parker had 12 points and four rebounds for the Panthers (3-9) in an Orange Holiday Classic win. Diamond Ranch will play against Chino today at 10:30 a.m.
Edgewood 81, Southlands Christian 67 — Daniel Felix had 23 points and Niko Yamaoto had 16 points for the Lions (12-2) in a nonleague win. Also for Edgewood, Ozzy Mancilla had 13 points and 16 rebounds and Sebastian Andrade had 10 points.

Girls basketball
Glendora 73, Montclair 37 — Alex Lowden and Michelle Can each had 14 points for the Tartans (12-1) in a Glendora tournament victory. McKayla Tilton had 11 points for the Tartans, who won their eighth consecutive game. Glendora will play against La Salle today in a semifinal game.
Buena Park 45, Rosemead 37 — Sophomore Kathleen Phan scored 12 points for the Panthers (5-9) in an Ontario tournament pool-play loss.
Claremont 52, Wilson 34 — Kendra Ukita had 14 points and Miya Yi had 12 points for the Wildcats in an Ontario tournament loss Tuesday.

Girls soccer
Glendora 2, Arcadia 0 — Alexis Rushlow scored twice and Amy Bishop and Jennifer Segura each had an assist for the Tartans (7-3-1) in a Sunny Hills Classic victory.
Rowland 2, Pomona Catholic 0; Rowland 5, Whittier Christian 0 — Ruby Fernandez and Melanie Romero each scored a goal and goalie Viktoria Kozak had a shutout to lead the Raiders to their first-game victory at the Ontario Christian tournament. Melissa Rodriguez scored three goals, Fernandez scored a goal and goalie Kozak had another shutout to lead the Raiders to their second tournament win.