SoCalHoops High School News

Recap: Boys' Games Details From  
Wednesday, Feb. 2--(Feb. 3, 2000)

Wednesday featured most of SoCal in action, both in City Section and in Southern Section.  We've managed to collect the usual game details for some, but not all of the games, so if you know what happened in a particular game, write to us and let us know either by e-mail or by posting it up on the message forum.

Marine League

Gardena 63, Carson 60--Brandon Drayton scored a game-high 23 points and Marcus Wilson added 14 to lead the visiting Panthers (12-10, 3-4). Andre Johnson led the Colts (14-9, 5-2) with 16 points and Marques Washington added 14.

Washington 84, San Pedro 62--The host Generals (5-17, 0-7) went on a 19-0 run in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. Malik Rahh scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Pirates (5-17, 0-7). Terry Dyson and Steve Fausto added 11 points each.

Banning 67, Narbonne 61--Narbonne came back from a 22-point deficit to close within three with two minutes left, but Banning held on for the win. Tony Lara made two three throws with a minute to go to seal the win for Pilots (10-11, 4-3). Lara scored 19 points. Uzoma Mmeje had a team-high 17 points for Narbonne.

Sunset Six League

Grant 67, Canoga Park 55-- Grant, led by DeWayne Anderson's 19 points and nine rebounds, rolled past Canoga Park 67-55 in Sunset Six League play.
Anderson scored 15 of his points in the final two quarters, when the Lancers (7-15, 7-0) pulled away from a 29-29 halftime tie. Krishna Evans added 11 points and 11 rebounds for Grant. Cecil Brown scored 24 points and Jamie Harris had 11 for Canoga Park (9-12, 2-5).   Grant held Canoga Park to two-of-15 shooting during the fourth quarter of a Sunset Six League game at Grant.  DeWayne Anderson scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half  

West Valley League

Cleveland 78, Chatsworth 56-- Quenton Harvey had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Cleveland of Reseda past visiting Chatsworth 78-56 in West Valley League play. Anthony Davis added 18 points and 12 rebounds for Cleveland (15-7, 6-1), which remained on track for a Feb. 11 home-court showdown with West Valley leader Taft. Shayne Berry had a game-high 24 points for Chatsworth, 1-7 in league.

Taft 61, Granada Hills 53-- Taft cruised to its 17th straight victory, 61-53, over host Granada Hills on Wednesday in a West Valley League boys' basketball game.  Gregg Guenther  finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while freshman Steve Smith scored 20 points. Taft (17-1, 7-0 in league) hasn't lost since its opener against Pasadena Marshall in November.  Although Taft has been tested twice by Granada Hills and once by Cleveland in league play, the competitive fire that once burned bright in the Toreadors seems to be diminishing with every victory.   Granada Hills (11-11, 3-4), which trailed by one point at halftime, was again hurt by poor shooting. The Highlanders shot just 32% from the field.  Except for the opening minute, Granada Hills always trailed.  Andrew Phongsamran had a chance to get the Highlanders within two points with 5:45 left in the first half, but couldn't convert a three-point play after being fouled on a baseline jumper.  Taft responded with a 6-0 run for a 28-19 lead, but went scoreless in the final 4:11. Granada Hills scratched out eight points to get within, 28-27, at intermission. Granada Hills, kept alive with offensive rebounds, cut a 12-point deficit to six in a two-minute span late in the fourth quarter.  But Guenther buried 12- and 10-foot jumpers on consecutive possessions for a 56-46 lead with 1:22 remaining.  Ryan Hicks scored 15 points, Jorge Price had 14 and Midwin Francis had 23 rebounds and six points for Granada Hills. 

Valley Mission League

Monroe 57, Kennedy 50--Monroe of North Hills overcame a four-point second quarter to defeat host Kennedy of Granada Hills 57-50. The Vikings (11-9, 7-0) got a team-high 20 points from Ramal Goodrich, 12 from Robert Palafox and 10 from Alfredo Cuevas. Dax Grooms had 22 points for
Kennedy (9-13, 2-5).

Baseline League

Claremont 83, Chino 68--Shaddean Aaron scored a game-high 25 points, going 13-of-14 from the free-throw line for Claremont (20-3, 7-0). Sean Terrell scored 21 for the Wolfpack and had five 3-pointers while teammate Tim Taylor scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.CHINO (68) Briggs 6, Sandoval 4, Parks 11, Thompson 15, Hardin 19, Cryer 13. CLAREMONT (83) Terrell 21, Peters 2, Tim Taylor 14, Aaron 25, Th. Taylor 10, Lombard 11. Chino 21 16 12 19 -- 68 Claremont 18 19 21 25 -- 83 Total fouls: Ch 17, Cl 19. Fouled out: Cryer (C). Technical fouls: none.

Upland 73, Don Lugo 30--Sheldon Pace and his11 points and 14 assists led the Highlanders (4-3) to a 73-30 win against Don Lugo (1-6). UPLAND (73) Pace 11, Irvin 3, Pruitt 9, Hoppe 2, Hathaway 4, J. Harris 8, P. Harris 9, Bechler 4, Christensen 2, Snyder 6, Hatter 6, B. Williams 2, D. Williams 7. DON LUGO (30)  Hong 4, Galindo 4,Wilson 2, Ellis 5, Hill 6, Asafo-Agyei 2, Wetz 2, Stocksdale 2, Cordero 3. Upland 15 15 21 22 -- 73 Don Lugo 2 6 6 16 -- 30 Total fouls: U 10, DL 11. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none.

Bay League

Compton Centennial 86, Redondo 65--The Redondo boys basketball team was looking at perhaps its biggest game of the Bay League season Wednesday night. A win against Centennial would keep the Sea Hawks' league title hopes alive for next Tuesday's game against first-place Inglewood. But any thoughts of a Bay League championship were quickly erased, as the Sea Hawks came out flat and lost to the Apaches, 86-65, at Redondo. Redondo  dropped to 18-4, 8-3 in the Bay League. Redondo opened the game strong, jumping out to an 8-2 lead. Then Centennial's Jurrell Davis quickly changed the momentum. Davis, a West Torrance High transfer, proceeded to run off 15 consecutive points behind three 3-pointers and three steals. He finished the first quarter with 17 points. When Davis was done in the first quarter, Centennial (7-4 in league) had a comfortable 21-10 lead and was never challenged again. Davis finished with 22 points and six rebounds. The Sea Hawks trailed at halftime, 37-21, thanks to 8-of-26 shooting and 11 first-half turnovers. Centennial, which was led by point guard Eric Alvarez's 28 points, opened up leads as large as 28 points in the fourth quarter. While Centennial was scoring with ease, Redondo struggled to find any offensive rhythm. Ryan Mollins led Redondo with 23 points and Walter White had 12. Andrew Zahn, who didn't have many offensive touches, scored 11 points, five of which came from the free-throw line.

Inglewood 48, Morningside 46--Earl Felix scored the game-winning basket with less than 30 seconds remaining to lift the Sentinels (19-3, 10-1) at  Morningside (15-9, 7-4). Anthony Davis scored a team-high 14 points and Brian Taylor had 13 for Inglewood, which erased an eight-point halftime deficit by outscoring Morningside, 15-5, in the third quarter. Tracy Cathey led all scorers with 17 points for Morningside.

South Torrance 63, North Torrance 50--The Spartans took a 17-10 first-quarter lead and never looked back against the visiting Saxons. B.J. Hart scored a team-high 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Matt Peterson scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds for South Torrance (11-12, 2-9). Ron Richards scored a game-high 21 points for North Torrance (0-11 in league). 

Santa Monica 46, Peninsula 38--Evan Crawford scored nine points for Peninsula (12-11, 4-7) in a losing effort. With the win, Santa Monica improved to 6-5 in league.

Camino Real League

St. Monica 88 Mary Star 37-- The Mariners (17-6;4-3) led 50-11 at halftime and cruised to an 88-37 victory  over Mary Star in a Camino Real League game. St. Monica was led by junior  Sean Cole with 16 points and 14 rebounds in limited play. Sophomore Hampton  Nunley added 16 points on 4-5 shooting from 3 point land. Jamayne Potts and  Lance Washington added 13 points each as St. Monica posted 4 guys in double figures and added 13 3 point shots for the game. Allen Danielson led Mary Star (8-12, 2-5) with 16 points. St. Monica (ranked #3 in Division IV-A) plays Cantwell Sacred Heart on Friday  at 7:30 at St. Monica.

Channel League

Ventura 61, Dos Pueblos 60 (OT)-- The Chargers missed the front end of a 1-and-1 free throw opportunity and a wide-open shot in the closing seconds of a 61-60 overtime boys' basketball loss at Ventura. Brett Holbrook topped the Chargers (1-5, 9-13) with 19 points and Steve Graybill added 18. Graybill's fourth 3-pointer of the game gave the Chargers a 60-59 lead. On the ensuing inbound pass, Graybill was whistled for a foul and Mike Derse hit two free throws for the victory. Derse had a game-high 24 points for Ventura (5-1), including 14-of-17 from the charity stripe. DOS PUEBLOS -- Graybill 18, Holbrook 19, Rogener 5, Cowan 2, Sherman 6, Ortiz 6, Jenkins 4. Totals 24 1-3 60. VENTURA -- Richards 8, Ellis 3, Profit 3, Katrell 2 Godinez 3, Roberts 3, Easterly 7, Derse 24, Gruber 6. Totals 13 19-28 61. Dos Pueblos . . . 19 17 11 8 5 -- 60 Ventura . . . 10 17 21 7 6 -- 61 3-point goals--DP 9 (Graybill 4, Holbrook 3, Ortiz 2), V 1 (Godinez). Total fouls--DP 20, V 10. Fouled out--Sherman.
Technical fouls--None.|

Buena 62, San Marcos 61--The Royals had a chance to win on the final shot of overtime but Matt Pertsulakes 3-pointer missed the mark. San Marcos (0-6 league, 6-14 overall) made just 5-of-9 free throws in the fourth quarter and overtime while Buena was 5-5. Robby Blanks topped the Bulldogs (3-3) with 20 points. Senior Ryan King scored 16 for the Royals, who outscored the visitors 23-17 to tie the game at 57 and force overtime. Asher Kupperman added 10 points and six assists. With the score knotted at 57, Buena inbounded the ball with 38 seconds left but the Royal defense forced a shot-clock violation. San Marcos had to go the length-of-the-court in three seconds and didn't get a shot off.  BUENA -- Bolden 3, Dybvig 2, Fryer 3, Blanks 20, Plum 11, Murphy 6, Meyer 4, Cobos 3, Colton 10. Totals 23-43 12-20 62. SAN MARCOS -- Olenberger 2, Kupperman 10, Elwell 2, Brown 2, King 16, Pertsulakes 5, Mendez 2, Balingdong 7, Miller 6, Nance 9. Totals 21-55 12-19 61. Buena . . . 12 15 13 17 5 -- 62 San Marcos . . . 9 15 10 23 4 -- 61 3-point goals--B 4-21 (Blanks 2, Bolden, Fryer), SM 7-19 (King 4, Kupperman, Persulakes, Balingdong). Total fouls--B 17, SM 18. Fouled out--Nance. Technical foul--Balingdong.|

Santa Barbara 63, Channel Islands 44--Dommanic Ingerson scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds, guiding the visiting Dons to their 15th straight win. SBHS, 21-2, had beaten the Raiders by just three points at home last month. Brent Williams, a 6-2 guard, added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Dons, who held Channel Islands to 28.6 percent first-half shooting (6-21) while building a 24-16 lead. Mike Henderson added nine points for SBHS, which puts its 6-0 Channel League record on the line Friday when Ventura (5-1) comes to town for a first-place showdown at
7:30 p.m. SANTA BARBARA -- Henderson 9, Whilt 7, Walling 3, Ingerson 18, Putnam 3, Williams 15, Angel 3, Curiel 5.
Totals 21 13-15 63. CHANNEL ISLANDS -- Berrelleza 16, Solis 8, Gonzalez 2, Baier 3, Keddington 8, Bellow 7, Long 0. Totals 16 7-15
44. Santa Barbara . . . 11 13 19 20 -- 63 Channel Islands . . . 7 9 10 18 -- 44 3-point goals--SB 8 (Williams 3, Ingerson 2, Whilt,
Henderson, Angel), CI 5 (Berrelleza 4, Bellow). Total fouls--SB 12, CI 13. Fouled out--Keddington. Technical
foul--Long.

Condor League

Dunn 70, Laguna Blanca 60----Dunn got 33 points from its point guard and outrebounded the Owls in a Condor League game at Laguna Blanca. Josh Ferguson scored 20 points and Trevor Scott added 14 points and six assists for the Owls (2-3, 9-10).  DUNN -- Walker 5, Greene 33, Tong 7, Garcia 12, Dickson 11, Liang 2, Haung 2. Totals 28 10-15 70. LAGUNA BLANCA -- Scott 14, Ferguson 20 , Jeffrey 3, Wicks 9, Viador 2, Kaufman 2, Geeb 8, Geyser 2. Totals 21 8-9 70. Dunn . . . 15 15 19 21--70 Laguna Blanca . . . 9 18 16 17--60 3-point goals-- D 4 ( Garcia 3, Greene), LB 10 (Ferguson 5, Scott 3, Geeb 2). Total fouls-- D 15, LB 14. Fouled out-- none.

De Anza League

Beaumont 91, Silver Valley 77--Beaumont outscored visiting Yermo Silver Valley by 15 points in the second half to come from behind and earn a 91-77 De Anza League victory Wednesday.  Beaumont (4-3 in league, 16-7 overall) was led by Adam Stephens with 28 points, including three three-pointers. Tory Cohn added 20 points and 19 rebounds for the Cougars. Ricky James, the top scorer for Silver Valley (0-7, 12-10), had a game-high 38 points. Beaumont remained in sole possession of third place in league. SILVER VALLEY (77) -- Blankenship 4, Lyons 4, S.James 11, Andreasen 8, McMillian 1, R.James 38, Everly 2, Gumbert 7, Holst 2. BEAUMONT (91) -- Ad.Stephens 28, Cohn 20, Olvera 6, Aa.Stephens 20, Mendoza 9, Curtis 3, Tangag 1, Mitchell 1, Bridgmon 3. Halftime score -- Silver Valley 37-36. Three-point goals -- Andreason 2, Ad.Stephens 3, Cohn, Aa.Stephens 3, Curtis. Total fouls -- Silver Valley 16, Beaumont 18. Fouled out -- none. Technical fouls -- Silver Valley bench.

Twentynine Palms 86, Aquinas 39 --Senior Vili Morton scored 22 points with 17 rebounds and 10 blocks to lead Twentynine Palms to a victory in a De Anza League game. The Wildcats (7-0, 18-4) also had 13 points from Bobby Phillips and nine assists from Freddy Bernard. TWENTYNINE PALMS (86) -- Randell 7, Bernard 1, Stratton 9, Plamer 6, Hester 6, Phillips 13, Brookes 9, Miller 8, Freshour 2, Robinson 2, Morton 22. AQUINAS (39) -- Hunt 2, Omajoi 6, Nelson 8, Sepuya 2, Oheri 6, Pacific 2, Phou 7, Guttierrez 6. Halftime score -- Twentynine Palms 56-27. Three-point goals -- Phillips 2, Nelson, Phou, Guttierrez. Total fouls -- Twentynine Palms 12, Aquinas 23. Fouled out -- Pacific. Technical fouls -- Aquinas coach. 

Del Rey League

Bishop Amat 71, St. Bernard 62--Brandon Williams scored a team-high 18 points and Bernard McCrumby added 12 for the visiting Vikings (18-6, 2-4).

Serra 54, St. Paul 53--Aerick Sanders scored a team-high 15 points and had 14 rebounds to lead the visiting Cavaliers (11-12, 3-3) to victory. Eugene Jeter and Doyle Cole added 11 points each as Serra held off a late rally.

Desert Valley League

Palm Springs 79, Coachella Valley 36--Jordi Higueras had 19 points, 14 rebounds and six assists to lead visiting Palm Springs to a Desert Valley League victory. Jaion Patrick added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Indians (5-3, 12-10). "We came out in the second quarter and scored the first 18 points," said Coach Randy Small. PALM SPRINGS (79) -- Otteson 4, Tarrant 13, Patrick 10, Avina 2, Handley 11, Caldwell 8, Higueras 19, Chandrasena 12. COACHELLA VALLEY (36) -- Rabego 8, Gonzalez 4, Boutist 2, Mendoza 2, Lomeli 5, Amaya 10, Ramos 5. Halftime score -- Palm Springs 37-16. Three-point goals -- Otteson, Tarrant, Caldwell, Chandrasena 2, Rabego, Amaya. Total fouls -- Palm Springs 13, Coachella Valley 15. Fouled out -- none.

Indio 67, Palm Desert 53--Senior guard Frank Rodriguez broke the school record for three-pointers in a season, highlighting Indio's Desert Valley League win over Palm Desert (0-8, 6-16). Rodriguez made three from behind the arc, giving him 73 on the year. The previous record was held by David Yoesel, who made 71 in 1985. Against Palm Desert, Zac Balver (6-6, 300 pounds) was able to score 17 points to lead the Rajahs (5-2, 13-8).INDIO (67) -- Rodriguez 13, Silva 9, Torres 5, Mendoza 4, King 4, Escobar 2, Garcia 7, Meraz 6, Balver 17. PALM DESERT (53) -- Zazuia 15, Jefferson 8, Randazzo 6, Harris 2, Harasansky 16, Smith 1, Henry 3, Scott 2. Halftime score -- Indio 31-18. Three-point goals -- Rodriguez 3, Silva 3, Torres, Garcia. Total fouls -- Indio 21, Palm Desert 22. Fouled out -- none. Technicals -- Ogimachi (I).

Empire League

El Dorado 50, Kennedy 42--Evan Bull and Quinn Hawking had 15 points each for El Dorado (20-3, 6-1). Kennedy fell to 9-13, 2-5. 

Freedom League

Masada 73, Whitewater 61--Masada avenged an earlier loss to Whitewater behind 17 points each from Jose Ballesteros and Brandon Wetlaufer , giving the host Knights (15-3, 0-1) sole possession of first place. Brandon Grisby scored 13 points and Jamaal Duncan scored 12 with 20 rebounds for Masada.

Freeway League

La Habra 63, Sunny Hills 53--Tony Gonzalez had 11 points and 16 rebounds for visiting La Habra (13-10, 5-2). Jason Smallwood scored 18 points for Sunny Hills (12-11, 3-4). 

Troy 57, Buena Park 35--Mark Ahlberg's 10 points led a balanced attack for Troy (21-2, 7-1). Buena Park fell to 11-12, 1-7. 

Garden Grove League

Bolsa Grande 84, Los Amigos 69--Jon James scored a game-high 30 points as Bolsa Grande (18-5, 9-0) stayed perfect in league. Peter Vu led Los Amigos with 18 points. 

Rancho Alamitos 65, Santiago 54--Duane Nix scored 18 points and Denny Bremer added 17 for Rancho Alamitos.

Golden West League

Saddleback 49, Tustin 45--Ismael Isais' two free throws with under a minute left helped Saddleback defeat Tustin. Isais finished with 27 points and nine assists. Marshall Smith led Tustin with 19 points. 

Los Padres League

Santa Ynez 46, Atascadero 34--In a game where 45 fouls were whistled, the Pirates came out on top, shooting 18-of-30 from the free throw line, in a Los Padres League game at Atascadero. Sophomore Matt McKinney led Santa Ynez (7-15 overall, 2-5 in league), with 24 points and 16 rebounds. Mike Wooten added 13 points. SANTA YNEZ -- Jones 7, Wooten 13, McKinney 24, Martin 2. Totals 14 18-30 46. ATASCADERO -- Garcia 2, Fisher 3, Prickett 3, Sanchez 2, Marina 4, Hill 4, Cybulski 6, Breshnahan 9, Nelson 2. Totals 13 8-16 34. Santa Ynez . . . 13 12 10 11--46   Atascadero . . . 5 9 5 13--34 3-point goals-- SY 0, A 0. Total fouls-- SY 19, A 26. Fouled out-- McConnell (A). Technical fouls-- Santa Ynez coach, Atascadero coach

Marmonte League

Simi Valley 90,  Moorpark 77--Simi Valley (21-2, 9-0) continued its dominance in Marmonte League play with a 90-70 victory over Moorpark. Branduinn Fullove scored 27 points for the Pioneers. Brett Michel added 24 points and Shaun Michel had 12 points and 12 assists. Fullove became the second Simi Valley player to surpass 2,000 career points. Don MacLean holds the Simi Valley career scoring record with 2,343 points in three seasons (1985-88).  The victory was the 10th in a row for Simi Valley, the top-ranked team in the region, and gave the Pioneers their 22nd consecutive league win.  Shaun Michel, Brett's brother, had 10 points, 12 assists and six steals while playing the entire game because starter--and No. 2 point guard--Anish Sharda did not play for unspecified reasons.  Todd Tomlinson scored 26 points for Moorpark (15-7, 4-5) after being held to a season-low four points in an 81-50 loss to Simi Valley on Jan. 10.

Miramonte League

Pomona 52, Diamond Ranch 51--Diamond Ranch (2-5 in league) had two free throws with 6 seconds left on the clock, they missed both allowing the win to slip through their hands. Daniel Knott had 25 points and eight rebounds in the loss to Pomona (5-2).POMONA (52) Brown 8, Holden 5, Ross 11, Howard 14, Smith 8, Mukti 3, Madison 1, Dang 2.  DIAMOND RANCH (51) Coombs 7, Williams 10, Flagg 2, Davis 5, Knott 25, Criscione 4. Pomona 17 11 11 13 -- 52 Diamond Ranch 11 8 13 21 -- 51 Total fouls: P 20, DR 15. Fouled out: Ross (P). Technical fouls: none.

Garey 79, Charter Oak 60--Albert Hill led all scorers with 20 points for Garey (16-7, 6-1). Charter Oak, 4-3 in league, was led by Nick Lozano's 15 points. Brandon Hogan scored 16 for the Vikings. 

Mission League

Notre Dame 82, Chaminade 73 (OT)--Michael Luderer scored 28 points, including five three-pointers, and Notre Dame High defeated Chaminade, 82-73 in overtime, in a Mission League boys' basketball game on Wednesday at Notre Dame.   Luderer made back-to-back three-pointers to spark an 18-9 run by the Knights (19-5, 8-2) in overtime.  Scott Borchart scored 29 points for Chaminade (14-7, 5-4 in league). Borchart could have won the game in regulation, but he missed the second of two free throws with one second left.  The Knights (19-5, 8-2) trailed by 14 in the third quarter and pulled to within seven when Cody Pearson fouled out with 3:50 remaining. Pearson finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds.  Pearson's replacement, Derrick Hennessy, scored a career-high 12 points. Luderer also had nine rebounds and six assists.  

Ocean League

Leuzinger 71, West Torrance 57--Brandon Dixon scored a game-high 21 points and Brandon Connor added 15 to lead the visiting Olympians (15-7, 8-3). Keith Allen led the Warriors (16-7, 9-2) with 18 points.

El Segundo 39, Mira Costa 35--J.T. Leitch's layup with seven seconds remaining after a steal by Jeramie Hopson sealed the Eagles' victory at El Segundo. Leitch had 15 points and six assists for El Segundo (12-10, 7-4). Hopson added eight rebounds and six points for the Eagles. Jacob Insler led Mira Costa (6-5 in league) with 11 points.

Torrance 55, Beverly Hills 54--Marshawn Williams received a cross-court inbound pass and scored the game-winning shot with 17 seconds left to lead the Tartars to their third consecutive league victory. James Chang led Torrance (13-10, 7-4) with 15 points, all on 3-pointers. Jeff Kalama scored 14 points and Williams had eight for Torrance.

Orange League

Brea Olinda 87, Anaheim 61--Ryan Wilber had 27 points, going six-for-six from three-point range, for host Brea Olinda (17-6, 6-1). 

Savanna 70, Valencia 55--Allan Purnell and Nawid Wadood scored 18 points each for visiting Savanna (10-13, 3-4). 

Pacific Coast League

Laguna Beach 65, Estancia 55--Travis Hanour scored 29 points and center Chris Manker had 26 points and 12 rebounds for host Laguna Beach (5-17, 2-4). Jason Simco had 20 and Jon Cantrell 19 for Estancia (14-10, 2-4). 

Pacific View League

Hueneme 54, Rio Mesa 53--Frank Thompson scored 18 points and the host Vikings (13-8, 4-2) won a Pacific View League game.  Hueneme's Johnie Williams had seven points and 11 rebounds. 

Oxnard 66, Camarillo 59--Matthew Merricks scored 17 points and the Yellowjackets (19-4, 6-0), ranked No. 4 in the region, won a Pacific View League game at Camarillo.

Prep League

Chadwick 68, Pasadena Poly 37--Mike Reich scored a game-high 29 points and had 14 rebounds, and Peter McCaslin had a triple-double, scoring 13 points with 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead visiting Chadwick (12-7, 5-0).

Sea View League

Aliso Niguel 66, Irvine 49--Brandon Sievers had 21 points and seven assists and Sky Chambers had 17 points and 14 rebounds for Aliso Niguel (12-10, 3-2). Chris Spear had 22 points for Irvine. 

Laguna Hills 48, Newport Harbor 42--Chris Lee scored 16 points and hit a key three-pointer late in the fourth quarter for Laguna Hills (2-4 in league). Dustin Illingworth led the Sailors (16-7, 5-1) with 21 points. 

Sierra League

Damien 76, West Covina 65--Vinnie Minjares (18 points and eight assists) and Ralph David (18 points) led the Spartans (13-10, 4-3) to the victory over West Covina (3-4 in league). Kevin Clark chipped in 17 points, six assists and four steals and teammate Mike Hayden scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Damien.WEST COVINA (65) Berrymon 13, Martin 23, LaBomme 10, Parker 15, Goree 2, Ly 2. DAMIEN (76)  Minjares 18, Hayden 12, Clark 17, David 18, Jackson 2, A. Garcia 3, E. Garcia 4, Simon 2. West Covina 18 11 17 19 -- 65 Damien 21 24 10 21 -- 76 Total fouls: WC 14, D 9. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: Parker (WC).

Ayala 52, Diamond Bar 48--Mark Jecmen led host Diamond Bar (13-11, 4-3) with 22 points. Chris Pacana scored 14 for the Bulldogs.AYALA (52) Pacana 14, McCoy 6, Bruke 9, Sterling 4, Jones 7, Quinn 7, Vavakin 2, Lucas 3. DIAMOND BAR (48) Frierson 3, Nicholson 2, Robinson 2, Ford 9, Jecmen 22, Craig 2, Davis 5. Ayala 18 10 12 12 --  52 Diamond Bar 16 2 6 24 -- 48 Total fouls: A 16, DB 19. Fiouled out: Williams (DB). Technical fouls: none.

Sunbelt League

Temecula Valley 72, Rancho Verde 62 --Temecula Valley double-teamed Moreno Valley Rancho Verde star J.S. Nash, holding him to 10 points below his season average, which was the difference in the Sunbelt League game. Nash, who fouled out with five minutes to play, ended up with 17 points for the Mustangs (3-4, 14-10).   Temecula Valley point guard Ryan Rentie got into foul trouble and sat for much of the second half, but freshman Brandon Menancio stepped up with ball handling and guarding Nash. Adam Forrest's dunk at the end of the third quarter highlighted a run that gave Temecula Valley (4-3, 16-8) its biggest lead, 12 points. RANCHO VERDE (62) -- Morgan 2, Clark 5, Baker 5, Show 7, Nash 17, Butler 4, Gayton 7, Johnson 5, Walker 5, Singfield 3. TEMECULA VALLEY (72) -- Rentie 6, Louis 17, Phillips 21, Bachelor 4, Forrest 17, Eichelberger 2, Moore 4, Menancio 1. Halftime score -- Temecula Valley 32-23. Three-point goals -- Baker, Show, Butler, Nash 2, Rentie, Phillips 4. Total fouls -- Rancho Verde 27, Temecula Valley 21. Fouled out -- Nash, Singfield. Technicals -- Nash.

Valley View 66, Murrieta Valley 58--Charles Logan sank a pair of key free throws with 14 seconds left in the fourth quarter and scored 11 consecutive points earlier in the quarter as Moreno Valley Valley View clinched at least a share of the Sunbelt League title with a victory over Murrieta Valley. Valley View (7-0, 17-7) led 53-44 after Logan's run, but Peter Brown got Murrieta Valley (4-3, 13-10) back in the game with a 10-point run of his own. Valley View's lead stood at 61-58 when Logan sank the free throws to secure the victory. MURRIETA VALLEY (58) -- Richardson 7, Mejia 0, Brown 16, Campbell 12, Linsley 10, Ricks 7, Rider 6. VALLEY VIEW (66) -- Lindsey 14, Duffy 6, Hampton 13, Mims 10, Logan 23 Halftime score -- Murrieta Valley 31-29. Three-point goals -- Lindsey, Hampton 3, Logan, Ricks, Richardson. Total fouls -- Valley View 13, Murrieta Valley 14. Fouled out -- None. 

Sunkist League

Norte Vista 73, Bloomington 50--Brian Boyd scored 12 points and grabbed a game-high 21 rebounds as Riverside Norte Vista defeated Bloomington in a Sunkist League game. Wendell Horn scored a game-high 21 points for Norte Vista (5-2, 12-10), and Keaire Mims added 19 points. Norte Vista moved into sole possession of second place in the Sunkist League, while Bloomington fell to third. The Braves avenged an 80-75 loss to Bloomington in the schools' first league game, played at Bloomington. In that game, Boyd had only five rebounds before fouling out. Boyd, a 6-foot-3 center, had 13 first-half rebounds, many of them on the defensive end, which Norte Vista turned into fast-break opportunities. Keaire Mims scored 10 points in the first quarter, helping Norte Vista open a five-point lead. Mims finished with 19 points. Wendell Horn led all scorers with 21 points. Greg Watson tried to keep Bloomington close, scoring all 11 of the Bruins' points in the second quarter. Watson finished with a team-high 20 points. Norte Vista, undefeated at home this season, led by only eight points at halftime. But the Braves outscored Bloomington, 39-24, in the second half. Bloomington played without point guard Ronnie Adams, who has transferred to Rialto for academic reasons. BLOOMINGTON (50) -- Watson 20, Allen 7, W.Funn 4, S.Funn 2, Green 6, Davis 2, Morris 2, Moore 5, Reil 2 NORTE VISTA (73) -- K.Mims 19, W.Horn 21, Hanley 5, Askins 1, Boyd 12, H.Mims 6, J.Horn 4, Edwards 2, Grigsby 3 Halftime score -- Norte Vista 34-26. Three-point goals -- Watson, Allen, W.Funn, Hanley, J.Horn, Grigsby. Total fouls -- Bloomington 13, Norte Vista 12. Fouled out -- W.Funn.  

Ramona 63, Temescal Canyon 60--Riverside Ramona came back from a seven-point halftime deficit and defeated Lake Elsinore Temescal Canyon in overtime to win a Sunkist League game. The victory moved Ramona into fourth place in the Sunkist League. With the game tied at 51-51, Matt Morrisroe made two free throws to give Temescal Canyon (2-5, 10-14) the lead with eight seconds remaining. Terence Henry took the inbound pass, dribbled the length of the court and hit a short jumper as time expired. Pat White scored 19 points, including five in overtime, to lead Ramona (3-4, 14-10). Paul Darkwa, who made three of four free throws in overtime, added 11 points and nine rebounds. Ben Owens led Temescal Canyon with 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Bob Cleary added 21 points and eight rebounds. TEMESCAL CANYON (60) -- Badue 0, Thomas 10, Cleary 21, Morrisroe 5, Owens 23, Wing 1. RAMONA (63) -- Gosserand 7, Te.Henry 11, White 19, Downey 9, Darkwa 11, Ty.Henry 4, Brown 2. Halftime score -- Temescal Canyon 34-27. Regulation score -- 53-53. Three-point goals -- Thomas 2, White 3, Downey. Total fouls -- Temescal Canyon 20, Ramona 21. Fouled out -- Gosserand .

Sunset League

Marina 61, Fountain Valley 50--Dustin Kaatz scored a game-high 20 points, going 13 for 13 at the free-throw line, and had 12 rebounds for the Vikings (21-2, 7-0). Brendan Cotter had 18 points for Fountain Valley (13-10, 2-5). 

Los Alamitos 61, Edison 52--Ryan Keller scored 19 points and Jeff Grgas added 13 for Los Alamitos (18-4, 6-1). 

Esperanza 83, Huntington Beach 64--Doug Brown's game-high 25 points led Esperanza (12-11, 4-3), which made 27 of 31 free throws. Mike Allen had 23 points for Huntington Beach (4-19, 1-6). 

Bethel Christian 72, Moreno Valley Calvary Chapel 10--Eric Heiliger scored 15 points and had four steals as Riverside Bethel Christian (5-2, 13-7) rolled to a Victory League rout over Moreno Valley Calvary Chapel (0-7, 3-12).BETHEL CHRISTIAN (72) -- Heiliger 15, Wilson 8, McKay 8, Wandel 8, Witt 6, Rojas 2, Santos 6, Holder 4, James 2, Bowman 6, Roberts 7. CALVARY CHAPEL (10) -- Sainato 2, Carbajal 0, Shear 0, Aldrete 1, Castellano 2, Gomez 2, Johnson 3. Halftime score -- Bethel Christian 47-4. Three-point goals -- Heiliger 2, Wilson 2. Total fouls -- Bethel Christian 9, Calvary Chapel 11. Fouled out -- none. Technical fouls -- James.

Tri-Valley League

St. Bonaventure 69, Bishop Diego 56--Jamie Sanchez was held to 12 points and the Cardinals had trouble containing St. Bonaventure's Chris Saunders inside in the Tri-Valley League game at Bishop. Saunders poured in a game-high 28 points, including 12 in the third quarter, when the CIF Division 4A No. 4-ranked Seraphs (4-1, 17-3) outscored Bishop 25-16. Sanchez was limited to three field goals in his lowest point total of the season. Josh Steward carried the offensive load for the Cardinals (2-4, 10-12), scoring 19 points. ST. BONAVENTURE -- Perez 20, Spargo 8, Murrillo 2, Laubacher 2, Saunders 28, Berglund 9. Totals 21 24-33 69. BISHOP DIEGO -- Steward 19, Renick 5, Capritto 10, Um 2, Gilles 3, Sanchez 12, Scheftic 3, Corsan 2. Totals 18 15-19 56. St. Bonavneture . . . 16 8 25 20 -- 69 Bishop Diego . . . 8 10 16 22 -- 56 3-point goals--SB 3 (Perez 2, Spargo ), BD 5 (Capritto 2, Renick, Gilles, Sanchez). Total fouls--SB 17, BD 23. Fouled out--None. Technical fouls--None.

Valle Vista League

San Dimas 86, Sierra Vista 46--Matt Grundy started off his 29-point game with five 3-pointers in the first quarter leading San Dimas (20-3,11-0) to the win. Richard Ramirez also chipped in 17 points. The Saints were 14-of-17 on 3-point shots.SIERRA VISTA (46)  Ortiz 2, Juarez 11, Gonzalez 3, Mejia 6, Kahnthauxiay 11, De La More 4, Arrevalo 4, Castillo 2, Harron 3. SAN DIMAS (86) Greenwade 2, Malana 6, Greenlee 16, Ramirez 17, Grundy 29, Marshall 2, Ferrera 6, Ingram 2, Ruckels 2, Martinez 4. Sierra Vista 6 12 8 20 -- 46 San Dimas 25 13 25 23 -- 86 Total fouls: SV 11, SD 10. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none.

Bonita 66, Ganesha 65-- Ganesha failed to convert crucial free throws with 5 seconds remaining, giving Bonita the 66-65 victory on the road in a Valle Vista League matchup, despite Jason Romero's triple-double (14 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds). Ganesha (10-13, 4-7) outscored the Bearcats 23-13 in the second quarter, giving them a 35-29 halftime lead, but Bonita's Chris Dean scored with 5 seconds to go, giving his team the 66-65 lead. After a Giants timeout, the Bearcats commited a foul giving Ganesha two free throws and a chance for the victory, but both free throws were missed and the game ended. Dean scored 21 of his game-high 23 points in the decisive second half. Lawrence McCraven scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Bearcats (16-7, 8-3). Cedrick Click scored 16 points and teammate Michael Efeuberha had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Giants.  BONITA (66) Carr 8, Stewart 2, Mosa 8, McCraven 12, Ketterling 4, Erving 9, Dean 23. GANESHA (65) Click 16, Starks 7, Efeuberha 16, Tyus 9, Romero 14, Gamez 2. Bonita 16 13 25 12 -- 66 Ganesha 12 23 13 17 -- 65 Total fouls B 16, G 17. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none.

Valley League

Valley Torah 70, AGBU 55--Jack Pollon wound up a Valley League-championship coach in his first season with Valley Torah when the Valley Village-based Patriots (13-4, 5-1) defeated AGBU of Canoga Park 70-55 behind a 19-point, five-assist, five-rebound effort by Abel Malkin. Valley Torah, which returned just one starter this season, has now won three straight league titles and is ranked No. 8 among Southern Section Division V-A teams.

Carpinteria 45, Cate 42--Down one starter at the opening tipoff (Gordy Hernandez) and another for the entire second half (Scott Lopez), the Warriors were forced to adjust and escaped with a non-league win at Cate. Hernandez sat out the game to rest a nagging knee injury, and Lopez twisted an ankle in the second quarter. Chris Redfield scored 22 points to pick up the slack despite a box-and-one Cate defense targeting him. Matt Smith added 11 for the Warriors (9-11 overall) CARPINTERIA -- Redfield 22, M.  Smith 11, Lopez 5, Blackmore 3, Bright 2, Aguilar 2. Totals 16 6-8 45. CATE -- Nagano 15, Carradine 8, Baysor 7, Rives 4, Mack 3, Atman 3, McCammack 2. Totals 15 8-11 42. Carpinteria . . . 16 11 5 13-- 45 Cate . . . 10 10 13 9--42 3-point goals -- Carp: 7 (Redfield 4, M. Smith , Blackmore, Lopez), Cate: 4 ( Carradine 2, Baysor, Atman). Total fouls-- Carp 13, Cate 13. Fouled out-- Baysor.

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