Wednesday Recap: Bishop Amat boys basketball falls to La Salle; Los Altos girls win 14th straight

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Boys basketball
Bishop Amat loses big game at La Salle: With the top of the Del Rey League standings as tight as can be, both the Bishop Amat and La Salle high school boys basketball teams knew there was no margin for error on Wednesday night.
Both teams played like it.
La Salle (13-8, 4-1) however, was able to use its decided size advantage to scratch out a 53-47 win and keep pace with St. Anthony atop the league standings.“We had some games that we played early on, a brutal preseason, so the guys are battle-tested now,” La Salle coach Mike Lynch said. “We’re able to win these types of games now.”

San Dimas 57, Covina 46 — Donnell Leffridge had 18 points, Abbas Darwiche had 11 points and 14 rebounds and Spencer Bandow and Andrew Sanchez each had nine points for the Saints (14-8, 5-0) in a Valle Vista League win. Angel Rivas had 18 points and Bryan Gutierrez had 10 points for the Colts (14-8, 3-2).
Rowland 57, Wilson 43 — Curtis Hong had 18 points, five rebounds and five assists and Dameon Thomas and Jarbas Faria each had 13 points for the Raiders (14-7, 4-1) in a Valle Vista League victory.
Diamond Ranch 53, Chino 52 — Coree Joseph had 16 points and Bryan Hillard had 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Panthers (4-16, 1-4), who won their first Hacienda League game of the season.

Girls basketball
Los Altos fends off West Covina: Los Altos got a big defensive play at the end of the game and held on for a 53-50 win over West Covina on Wednesday night.Senior Kaylee Shozuya blocked what could have been a game-tying 3-point shot with 12 seconds left and the Conquerors escaped with their 14th consecutive win.
The Conquerors (18-2, 5-0), Southern California News Group’s second-ranked girls basketball team finished the first half of Hacienda League play undefeated and remain a game ahead of Walnut.
“Kaylee’s length helps her,” Conquerors coach Marc Nakamura said. “West Covina is always a tough fight for us. That block was one of the few spots we got a stop when we needed it.”

Duarte 65, Gladstone 43 — Ryley Thompson had 18 points and Patricia Morris had 16 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks for the Falcons (19-4, 5-0) in a Montview League win.
Rowland 79, Wilson 40 — Tianna Eaton had 31 points and seven rebounds, Kaylin Ngo had 13 points and Faith Castillo had 12 points for the Raiders (19-1, 5-0) in a Valle Vista League victory.

Boys soccer
Los Altos 5, West Covina 1 — Juan Lopez scored a goal for the Bulldogs in a Hacienda League loss.

Girls soccer
South Hills 1, Claremont 0 — Madison Warren scored a goal with an assist from Isabella Valderrama for the Huskies (9-7-1, 4-1) in a Palomares League win. Goalie Viviana Poll had a shutout.
San Gabriel Mission 5, Ramona Convent 0 — Juliana Lopez scored three goals and Melissa Estrada and Isabella Lopez each scored a goal for the Pioneers (10-3, 4-0) in a Horizon League match.
Gladstone 1, Duarte 0 — Kim Bernal scored a goal with an assist from Daniela Mendez for the Gladiators (6-5-1, 2-2) in a Montview League victory.
West Covina 2, Los Altos 2 — Serina Vargas scored twice and Lauren Sanchez and Gianeece Serrato each had an assist for the Bulldogs (8-2-8, 3-0-2) in a Hacienda League tie.

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