There were a more than a handful of games played yesterday, including some that had been scheduled for Friday according to the CIF Media Guide & Schedule, but which must have been moved. . . or just reported late by the papers, so we didn't find out about some of them until we opened the papers this morning. . . Like Marshall v. Downey,  Campbell Hall v. Pacific Hills, Flintridge Prep v. Pasadena Poly, Cathedral v. Bell Jeff, etc.  Here are the scores, and the details of each of the games we know about for Saturday January 8.  (And were we got late scores from Friday, we've gone back into the Friday recaps for scores or the Friday game details and filled them in, so you might want to check again there, if there's a game score or details you didn't see earlier).  for Saturday, we've listed the scores on the top portion of the page, and the details below.  Enjoy.   And all you SCIBCA pollsters out there, let us know if you need anything specific between now and late Monday, and we'll try to help out. . .

There were no league games played Saturday, January 8, 2000

Compton 89, Los Angeles Jordan 61 (intersectional)

Hamilton Tournament
Third Place Game
Wilmington Banning 84, LACES 73
Championship
Hamilton 74, University 67
MVP Kevin Ficks, Hamilton
Leading scorer--Jackson (Banning) 33 points

Bay League
Redondo Union 63, Compton Centennial 56

Condor League
Cate 71, Ventura County Christian 27

Delphic League
Campbell Hall 64, Pacific Hills 57

Express League
Rolling Hills Prep 67, La Verne Lutheran 53
Heritage Christian 65, Pioneer Baptist 59

Liberty League
Providence 69, Avalon 45
Windward 50, Oakwood 45
Yeshiva 72, Viewpoint 44

Metro League
Boys Republic 50, Riverside Christian 46
Christian Center 62, Upland Christian 61
Calvary Chapel Murrieta Valley 63, Calvary Chapel Redlands 44

Mission League
Harvard Westlake 78, Avalon 76

Prep League
Flintridge Prep 43, Pasadena Poly 40

Santa Fe League

Bell Jeff 68, Cathedral 58

Aquinas 68, Boron 54
Bishop Montgomery 70, Ontario 59
Calvary Chapel Moreno Valley 56, Cornerstone Christian 39
Compton 89, Los Angeles Jordan 61
Costa Mesa 85, Western 69
Desert Christian 101, Trona 45
Downey 63, Marshall Fundamental 60
Glendora 66, Verbum Dei 32
Laguna Blanca 76, Cuyama Valley 45
Mater Dei 65, Fontana 63
Ocean View 77, University 68
Santa Barbara 67, Arroyo Grande 59
Price 84, Serra 67

Hamilton Tournament

Wilmington Banning 84, LACES 73-- Banning picked up third place in the Hamilton Tournament, an all-City Section non-league competition played this past week which concluded Saturday at Hamilton High School in West LA.  Point guard Jerry Jackson, coming off a 42 point performance on Friday, scored a game high 33 points with six assists to lead the Banning basketball team to the third place win over LACES.  The Pilots (6-8) trailed 41-35 at the half, but took control in the third quarter, outscoring LACES 29-14. Alberto Aguirre finished with 24 points for Banning in the game. 

Bay League

Redondo Union 63, Compton Centennial 56--This one was played as a part of the Spot Up Classic at Compton City College yesterday. According to the Long Beach Press-Telegram, here's what Ellis Myles (6'-7" Sr. PF) had to say after the game: "We had them beat.  We came from behind at halftime to take the lead starting the fourth quarter.  The reserves came in and they let the game slip away. I know they play hard, but when they come in, they can't come in nervous because when they do, they turn the ball over and we don't get good looks at the basket.  I didn't even play well at the end.  I had some layups that I should have finished easily but I messed them.  It's just frustrating knowing you should have won but you didn't."  Wow.  We haven't been able to get Ellis to talk that much after a game the three years we've known him, but then he must have been pretty pumped up still after the game. Even if his team didn't win, Ellis is a very articulate young man, one of the best unsigned prospects in the senior class among big men, and he's already a qualifier, so he should be getting substantial attention from more schools as we get closer to the spring signing.  He's already had UConn looking at him at the Best in the West, has San Diego State still on him, and there are lots more to come. . . but we digress.  In the game, after trailing 30-26, Centennial (9-6) came out hot to start the second half, and they scored the first 8 points behind Myles and Jamaal Barnes, who scored six consecutive points in the third early on.  Compton Centennial took a 44-42 lead into the fourth quarter, and that's where the wheels came off. Compton missed it's first four shots and behind the play of Andrew Zahn and Dijon Thompson, the Seahawks (12-2) went on a 16-4 run to take the lead at 58-48 with just about 2 minutes remaining.   Zahn finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds, while Thompson scored 16.   Interestingly, the Daily Breeze's account of the game notes that Dijon Thompson didn't play last week in the upset by Peninsula in the league opener, and had we known that it would certainly have changed our view a  bit. . . not to take anything away from Peninsula, but when a team is missing a guy who consistently goes out and scores 15-20 points a game, and he's a starter, and he's the guy who's been playing point guard for the team. . .  well. . .  Scoring by a quarters:   Redondo--11  19  12  21--63; Compton Centennial--16  10   18  12-56; Compton Centennial scoring: Myles 22, Blackston 6, Coleman 6, Alvarez 4, Barnes 16, Byrd 2.  Redondo Union scoring:  Mathis 2, Mollins 11, Thompson 16, White 8, Andrew Zahn 21, Adam Zahn 5.  

Condor League

Cate 71, Ventura County Christian 27--Charlie Widdoes scored 14 points as Cate routed visiting Ventura County Christian in a Condor League game. The Rams improved to 5-2 overall, 1-0 in league. VENTURA CC -- Chacon 8, Abraham 7, Arthur 2, Gonzales 5, Vierra 5. Totals 13 8-15 27. CATE -- Barton 8, Mack 8, Rives 11, Raysor 4, Nagano 8, Carradine 8, Ping 4, Altman 6, Widdoes 14. Totals 30 8-13 71.  Ventura CC . . . 0 10 6 11--27 Cate . . . 14 22 16 19--71 3-point goals--VCC (Chacon, Gonzales, Vierra), C 3 (Altman 2, Widdoes 1). Fouled out--none. record 5-2, 1-0 Condor

Delphic League

Campbell Hall 64, Pacific Hills 57--Hassan Bassiri had 20 points and Jesse Foster added another 10 and 12 rebounds for the Vikings (12-5, 1-0) in the Delphic League opener played on Pacific Hills' "home court" at Daniel Murphy High located in Hollywood. Bassiri also dished out 7 assists. Robert Locke had 7 points and 10 assists, while Aaron Klipsten had 7, Womack 4.  For Pacific Hills, the scorers were Amani Daanish with 15 to lead the Bruins, Whitz 6, Denbok 2, Joshua 11, Kyles 12, Hill 4.  Scoring by quarters:  Campbell Hall  15 12 21 16--64;  Pacific Hills 11 21 15 10--57.

Express League

Heritage Christian 65, Pioneer Baptist 59--Matt Winter had 23 points and seven rebounds to go along with 6 assists as the Patriots (12-4, 3-0) jumped out to the win over Pioneer Baptist (8-4, 1-2), and managed to make up an 8-17 deficit in the first quarter.  Others scoring for Heritage were Meyer 15, Warner 4, Grier 15, and Williams 8.  Pioneer Baptist was led by Dixon 21, Daniels 7, Br. Cwierz 13, By. Cwierz 6, and Lysik 12.  Heritage trailed early by 9 at the end of the first, but then managed to tie the game by outscoring Pioneer 25-16 in the second quarter.   The teams played to a head head again in the third, 14-14, but Heritage managed just a couple more shots, to outscore Pioneer 18-12 in the fourth and decisive quarter. Heritage shot 9 three pointers in the game, including 5 by Winter.  Pioneer had 6 threes in the game. Scoring by quarters:  Heritage Christian:  8  25   14  18--65;  Pioneer Baptist 17  16  14  12--59.

Rolling Hills Prep 67, La Verne Lutheran 53--Michah Douglass scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Brett Danna added another 14 points to pace the Huskies (5-7, 2-1) at home.

Foothill League

Canyon 63, Saugus 61-- We reported this as a Friday night game, and indeed we thought it must have been since it was reported on Saturday evening at the Valencia Signal's own website and the Daily News also says it was a "late Friday" game, but the LA Times Valley Edition insists it was a Saturday night game, so. . . who knows?  And it doesn't make much difference, because Friday or Saturday, the outcome is still the same.  We've already got an account of this one in our Friday games recap, but here's what the LA Times had in their Valley Edition today (and it's probably infinitely more readable than what the Signal printed anyway, so you might just want to ignore anything we wrote about the game last night and stick with this: "Thomas Kemp made a layup with 35 seconds left to put Canyon High ahead, 59-58, and the host Cowboys hung on for a 63-61 victory over Saugus in a Foothill League boys' basketball opener Saturday night. Tim Tampus' three-point basket with 46 seconds to play put Saugus (11-6) ahead, 58-57. Canyon (9-7) made 10 of 12 free throws. Jeff Grucelski scored a game-high 17 points for Canyon. The loss snapped Saugus' eight-game winning streak."

High Desert League

Vasquez 66, Frazier Mountain 49--Vasquez was led by Darryl Perito with 19 points and 15 rebounds, and Wes Anderson's 14 and 20 boards.   Tony Uebelhardt had 10 points and 10 assists as well for Vasquez (3-9, 1-2). Other scoring were Bellamy 4, Myers 7, Jesse Teel 10 and 14 rebounds and 5 blocks for Vasquez.   Frazier Mountain ( 0-2 in league) was led by Sanchez with 18 and Stone 13.   Others scoring were Simmon 3, Solamono 2, Reyna 7, Hoffman 2, Hallman 4, and Goddard 2.

Liberty League

Windward 50, Oakwood 45--Windward (7-6, 2-1), recovering from their double overtime loss two nights before to Buckley (9-2, 3-0), managed to take advantage of a slow start by Oakwood, and jumped out to a 27-12 first half lead.  Oakwood made a run, "winning" the second half of the game, and outscoring Windward 19-13, and 14-10 in the final two quarters, but it wasn't enough to overcome Robert Cane's 20 points for the Wildcats.  Oakwood drops to 0-3 in league.   Other scorers for Windward were Foley 8, Mann 8, Hirsch 6, Leeb 4, and Sloan 4.   For Oakwood, scorers were Howard 13, Mark 12, Musgrave 6, Gastier 5, Gonda 5, Pilch 2, and Noble 2.

Providence 69, Avalon 45--Providence (12-2, 4-0) completed the sweep of Avalon in the second half of the doubleheader played Saturday on the island of Catalina (because of travel constraints, Avalon always plays its two league games against each opponent on back-to-back days; half the games are away games, and half are home, and the teams in the league alternate each year; this year Providence traveled to Catalina, next year the games will both be at Providence. . . just one of the many unusual quirks of the Liberty League).  In this game,Providence was led by point guard Shant Bekmezian with 16 points and Kascinta (can't remember whether it's Pierre or Apollo that's playing this year), with 16.  Dino Pedraja had 18 for Providence and others scoring were Vaca 4, Carbajal 6 and Jones 5.  Avalon  (3-10, 0-4) was led by three players with10 points each, Hayden, Marincovich, and Harrell.  Scoring by quarters:   Providence 14 14 20 21--69,  Avalon 11 10 9 15--45.

Yeshiva 72, Viewpoint 44--no details were available.

Metro League

Boys Republic 50, Riverside Christian 46-- Cecil Sagapolu scored 19 points as visiting Chino Hills Boys' Republic (2-0, 6-5) held off a late Riverside Christian (1-2, 3-4) rally in a Metro League game. It was Riverside Christian's home opener after playing the first six games on the road. James Ayers had 13 for Riverside Christian, and Mario Chavez added 11. BOYS REPUBLIC (50) -- Anderson 5, Sagapolu 19, Manzano 4, Jones 8, Butler 4, Faualo 2, Brown 8. RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN (46) -- Je. Ayers 6, Hauk 6, Constant 4, Chavez 11, Klix 6, Ja. Ayers 13. Halftime score -- Boys Republic 29-15. Three-point goals -- Hauk 2, Chavez 2, Kilx 2, Anderson. Total fouls -- Boys Republic 16, Riverside Christian 9. Technical fouls -- Ja.Ayers.

Christian Center 62, Upland Christian 61--Colton Christian Center (2-1, 4-6) led most of the Metro League game, but fell behind in the final 20 seconds until Jason Miles hit two free throws with three seconds to play to secure the victory. Miles had 25 points and six assists; teammate Mario Torres had 18 points, all on three-pointers. CHRISTIAN CENTER (62) -- Miles 25, Legget 8, Livermore 2, Torres 18, Fults 9. UPLAND CHRISTIAN (61) -- Surmi 5, Cromer 8, Armella 5, Roberts 22, Sears 6, Padelford 9, Chiappone 6. Halftime score -- Christian Center 38-31. Three-point goals -- Padelford, Torres 6. Total fouls -- Christian Center 16, Upland Christian 19. Fouled out -- Fults, Sears, Surmi. Technical fouls -- Fults (intentional foul).

Calvary Chapel Murrieta Valley 63, Calvary Chapel Redlands 44--Murrieta Calvary Chapel (2-0, 5-5) outscored Redlands Calvary Chapel 22-14 in the third quarter to overcome a two-point halftime deficit. Ryan Evans led Murrieta Calvary Chapel with 16 points, including hitting 8 of 9 free throws. MURRIETA CALVARY CHAPEL (63) -- Evans 16, Birchall 14, Wilkerson 12, P.Gausepohl 7, Denny 4, Santos 3, Vizcarra 4, Wright 3.  REDLANDS CALVARY CHAPEL (44) -- Holz 16, Martinez 9, Trementozzi 10, Davis 4, Cower 5.  Halftime score -- Redlands Calvary Chapel 27-25. Three-point goals -- Evans 2, Birchall 2, Martinez 2. Total fouls -- Murrieta Calvary Chapel 14, Redlands Calvary Chapel 19. Fouled out -- Holz.

Mission League

Harvard-Westlake 78, Alemany 76--Harvard-Westlake, ranked No. 4 in the region by The Times, had a 2-1 advantage in 27-point performances in a Mission League game at Alemany. Russell Lakey and Eric Geffner each scored 27 for the Wolverines (11-4, 2-0) and Byron Joseph scored 27 points for the Indians (6-9, 1-1). Lakey had 12 rebounds, 10 assists and six steals, and Geffner grabbed 13 rebounds.  Joseph had seven rebounds and three blocked shots. Reny Maynard had 23 points and eight rebounds for Alemany.