La Serna High’s Jessie Garcia (#2), right, shoots for two vs California High at La Serna’s Whittier, Calif. campus gym January 29, 2016. (Photo by Leo Jarzomb/Whittier Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL
DEL RIO LEAGUE
LA SERNA 56, CAL 46
WHITTIER — Whenever California and La Serna high schools meet, you can almost always throw out their records, in any sport.
Friday night was no exception in boys basketball as the Condors came out flying with a quick start, but host La Serna proved to be too much in the end. The Lancers came away with a 56-46 victory before a packed house at Melvin E. Locke Gymnasium.
La Serna (16-7, 5-1), which entered the game tied with Whittier for first place in the Del Rio League, and Cal (4-19, 0-6) played a typical rivalry game with both fan bases at their best.
Leading the way for La Serna was junior guard Walter Franco with 15 points (seven in the third), followed by Cedric Sobers (14) and Garcia with 13.
La Serna built a 22-12 lead late in the second quarter, ending the half on a 7-3 run.
Abel Ramirez, who scored seven points in the third quarter, including a 3-pointer, saw his team fall 16 points behind the Lancers (42-26) heading into the final quarter.
La Serna coach Marino Angulo: “The kids are starting to believe this year that we are an excellent team and are a good defensive team. We’re turning things around and it’s paid off these past three years. You have to respect every team and Cal plays so hard and plays great defense.”
La Serna’s Jessie Garcia: “Finally, in my senior year we beat Cal both times. It is the first time we beat them at home in my three years on varsity. We were still pretty hyped about the win over Whittier (Wednesday) and came out a little flat. But we know the rivalry against Cal and the records don’t matter.”
Cal’s Abel Ramirez: “There’s a lot of kids on the team that have parents that went to Cal and we all grew up playing against (La Serna) when we were younger. We could have done better (Friday) and I wish we could have had the last laugh.”
OTHER SCORES
BOYS BASKETBALL
DEL RIO LEAGUE
Whittier 79, Santa Fe 73
Pioneer 64, El Rancho 62
FREEWAY LEAGUE
Sonora 58, La Habra 39
OLYMPIC LEAGUE
Whittier Chr. 52, Village Chr. 44
SANTA FE LEAGUE
St. Paul 70, Mary Star 55
SUBURBAN LEAGUE
La Mirada 35, Norwalk 26
GIRLS BASKETBALL
ALMONT LEAGUE
Keppel 65, Montebello 30
DEL RIO LEAGUE
La Serna 62, Cal 56
FREEWAY LEAGUE
Sonora 72, La Habra 21
OLYMPIC LEAGUE
Village Chr. 41, Whittier Chr. 27
SUBURBAN LEAGUE
La Mirada 46, Norwalk 44