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Game Scores and Details From
Friday 12/22/00--(Dec. 23, 2000)

Better late than never. . . we're still catching up from the past week.  We still haven't gotten back to post the Monday and Tuesday game scores and details, all later today.   We know that these scores and game details below are far from complete, but they're what we've managed to cobble together from what folks have sent us and from the data that's been published both in print and online from today's local papers.   We are missing some game details and we'll try to get them later tonight.  If you know the score or details of a game we've missed send it in to us either by e-mail or by posting it on the message board.

Anaheim 53, Santa Ana 44--Quinn Hawking had 28 points, including four three-pointers, for Anaheim (7-8), which led by one point after three quarters.  Santa Ana fell to 2-10.

Bishop Amat 79, Pioneer 46--John Haywood scored 17 points and had a team-high 10 rebounds to lead the Lancers (9-2). Amat also received 13 points and eight rebounds from Andrew Soto.

Brea Olinda 65, El Dorado 61--Ryan Moore scored 14 of his game-high 28 points in the fourth quarter to lead visiting Brea Olinda (5-5). 

Campell Hal 77, Canyon (CC) 60--CH scoring:  Harris 5, Washington 5, Kaplan 9, Robert Locke 26, 11 assists, 5 steals, Derrick Williams 31, 13 rebounds 5 assists.  Caynon scoring: Nelson 7, Cox 9, Eichten 6, McClure 4, Waite 13, Haggerty 21.  CH--19  17  15  25--77; Canyon--12  18  18  12--60.  Canyon 2-6.

Cypress 65, Savanna 57-0-Jon Uyloan and Matt Reid led the Centuruions with 22 points each.  Cypress improved to 7-3, Savanna fell to 3-8.  Wadood had 18 for Savanna.

El Rancho 80, Chino 79 (3OT)--El Rancho overcame a slow start to win a triple overtime thriller. Al Santa Cruz hit five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Dons. Sophomore center Dan Carrera scored five of his 7 points in overtime and Bob Miller finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds

Fullerton 59, Corona del Mar 42--The Sea Kings continue to struggle at 2-7 as Fullerton improved to 9-2 withthe win. Eric Snell, the only returning player from last year's team at CdM scored 13 (three three-pointers) to lead CdM. Idean Shahangian and Zack Brewster had 8 each, while Kevin Mancillas had 7. Fulerton was led by Bobar with 14. Corona del Mar 9 8 9 16 - 42 Fullerton 14 16 14 15 - 59  Corona del Mar - Snell 13, Shahangian 8, Brewster 8, K. Mancillas 7, Alshuler 4, Grey 2, Marston 0, Glass 0, Reynolds 0, B. Mancillas 0.  3 pt. goals - Snell 3, Shahangian 2, K. Mancillas 1. Fouled out - None.  Fullerton - Bobar 14, Banks 11, Thompson 10, Wilbur 7, Garcia 8, Fells 6, Gross 3. 3 pt. goals - Banks 2, Thompson 2, Garcia 1, Wilbur 1. Fouled out - None.

Loara 71, Glenn 40--Nate Van Achen scored 13 points to lead the host Saxons (8-3).   Glenn fell to 3-7.

Magnolia 55, Kennedy 54--Geoffrey Clayton's free throw with three seconds left won it for Magnolia (7-8). Clayton scored 19 points and teammate Vincent Bryant had 22 and 12 rebounds.  Kennedy fell to 7-4 with the loss.  Ike Mojuku led the Fighting Irish with 15 points.

Millikan 64, Downey 61--Senior point guard Keith Moore made eight free throws in the fourth quarter to help th eRams (7-4) beat the host Vikings.  Moore finished with 16 ponits while junior center Dominique Freeman led the team with 22 points.

Oxnard 68, Ventura 59--Lee Abair scored 12 second-quarter points for host Oxnard (8-2). Abair finished with 17 points and teammate Nick Curtis had 16.

St. Bernard 73, Santa Clara 70-- details not available.

St. Bonaventure 59, Rio Mesa 42 -- St. Bonaventure (59) — Saunders 18, Dolinar 4, Tarin 10, DeSmidt 12, Lewis 13, Hertel 2.Rio Mesa (42) — Alonge 5, Moreno 15, Lazcano 2, McBride 10, Torres 7, Dhadwal 2, Robison. St. B--16   7  14 22--59; Rio Mesa--14  8 6  14--42  3-Point goals — St. Bonaventure 3 (Lewis 1, Tarin 2). Rio Mesa 3 (Moreno 3). Rebounds — St. Bonaventure (Saunders 16). Assists — St. Bonaventuer (Hertel 7). Records — St. Bonaventure 6-3. Rio Mesa 4-5.

Sonora 72, Santa Ana Valley--Dennis Anderegg scored 20 points to lead the Raiders (10-2).  Santa Ana Valley fell to 4-6 overall.   Robert Brequ had 6 points in the win. 

Sunny Hills 54, Katella 46--Clay Carmody scored 21 points with 8 rebounds and 7 blocks to lead the host Lancers (9-3).  Phillep Tyson scored 19 for the Knights (6-4).  Anthony Van Wyk added 10 points and scored 3 three's for SH.

Warren 70, Cabrillo 51--The Warren Bears (8-2) scored 29 points in the fourth quarter and senior guard Julian Assibey had 21 points as the Jaguars (4-3) lost at home.  Senior guard Jimmy Shull added 15 for Warren.   

Arroyo Grande Optimist Holiday Classic

Semifinals

Arroyo Grande 68, Silverado 48 -- Sean Shield (6'-4" Sr. SG) scored 18 points and four rebounds off the bench in a 68-48 win over Silverado on the third day of the Optimist Holiday Classic. The win puts Arroyo Grande (8-1) into the finals against two-time defending champion Ocean View. Shields hit 7-of-10 from the floor, including 4-of-5 from downtown, and then silenced a 12-2 Silverado run with his third three to give the Eagles a 37-29 lead at the half.  In the third quarter, Arroyo Grande scored 15 straight points before Silverado scored again with about 2 minutes remaining in the period. Arroyo Grande outscored Silverado in the quarter 17-4.   Cal Poly-bound Phillip Johnson (6'-11" Sr. C) scored 15 points and had 15 rebounds. Silverado's freshman point guard, Jaimie Lester scored a team-high 13.

Ocean View 76, Taft 66--Sophomore Steve Smith scored 32 points and had 4 steals, but the Seahawks' Marques Crane (6'-4" Sr. SG) scored 34 to lead Ocean View, the defending tournament champs two years in a row, back to the title game against Arroyo Grande. Torin Beeler finished with 10 points despite going 0-5 from the line.  Steve Clark added 17 for Ocean View. Crane made 15 of 18 shots from the field, scored 11 fourth-quarter points and finished with 37 to lead the sixth-ranked Seahawks (7-1) into the championship game.  Taft (7-3) also got 17 points from Mustafa Asghari.

Third Place

Camarillo 63, Templeton 43-- Devin Ramos and Jeff Kuhn both had 15 points for Templeton but Camarillo's Jared Jungworth's 17, combined with the rest of the offense from the Scorpions, gave Camarillo a comfortable 20 point victory, and a shot in the third place game. Camarillo (45) — Varnum 2, Caldwell 8, Young 2, West 2, Jungwirth 21, Reichel 7, Wallman 3. Arroyo Grande (61) — Landeros 4, Haywood 3, Zimmerman 9, Shields 9, Johnson 22, Romero 8, Buhl 6. Camarillo--8  14  7   14--45  Arroyo Grande--23  8  13  17--61  3-Point goals — Camarillo 2 (Jungwirth 1, Wallman 1). Arroyo Grande 1 (Shields 1). Fouled out — None.

Consolation Semifinal

Atascadero 51, San Luis Obispo 39-- Issac Saiz (5'-6" Sr. SG) scored a team high 17 points for Atascadero, while SLO's Greg Morales scored 17 as well. Riley Prickett had 9, Jordan Leiser 8 for Atascadero (6-4).    SLO plays Templeton for 7th place, while Atascadero will play for 5th.

Ayala Tournament

Championship Semifnals

Ayala 66, Rancho Cucamonga 48--For the ninth time in nine years, Ayala High's boys' basketball team will appear in the Ayala Dogfight final. The Bulldogs (7-2) improved their record in the tournament to 41-0 Friday night, disposing of Rancho Cucamonga 66-48.  Lucas Sanchez and Kyle Gregory scored 15 points apiece and Ken Quinn added 11.   The Bulldogs limited the Cougars (4-7) to 11 points in the second quarter and seven in the third.  Cougars point guard Gerald Gilchrist led his team with 13 points, while Angel Acuna added nine.  Ayala's victory sets up tonight's championship game against Pomona (9-2), which defeated Ridgecrest Burroughs 57-54 in Friday's other semifinal. Ayala didn't trail after the first quarter and extended a seven-point lead early in the third quarter to 15 (46-31) by the end of the third quarter. Rancho Cucamonga couldn't get any closer.   Matt Iszard  had 11 points for the Cougars.

Pomona 57, Ridgecrest Burroughs 54--Pomona guard Embert Madison led the Red Devils (9-2) with 16 points as Pomona beat Ridgecrest Burroughs and their premier center, USC-bound Rory O'Neil (6'-11" Sr. C). The lead changed hands nine times, but just twice after halftime. Pomona forward Spencer Smith (10 points, seven rebounds) put his team ahead 27-26 early in the third quarter, then Madison swished a three-pointer to ignite a 12-2 run.  The Red Devils gained the opportunity tonight to end Ayala's nine-year, 41-game unbeaten streak in the Dogfight. The championship game begins at 7:30 p.m. Odell Howard (6'-6" Sr. F) Pomona's football quarterback, guarded O'Neil who scored 25 points Tuesday against Claremont, but was held to just 15 points and 5 rebounds last night, going scoreless in the fourth quarter.  Even though Pomona won, the Red Devils' chances in the finals were left in question when starting guard John Dang, who was kept out of the second half of the game for unspecified reasons, began a shouting match with his coach and stormed out of the Ayala High gymnasium.  Whether he'll be back tonight is an open question. Pomona got off to a slow start and trailed 15-9 after the first quarter. The Red Devils finally got it going in the second quarter for a 25-24 halftime lead. After an O'Neil basket gave the Burros a brief lead to start the third quarter, Pomona went on a 12-2 run (eight points by Embert Madison) to take its largest lead of the game, 37-28. Burroughs never got closer than three points the rest of the game, although Pomona had a difficult time putting the Burros away. Madison had 14 of his 16 points in the second half, and Darnell Buchanan added 10 of his 13 after halftime. Ridgecrest's Levi Steinmetz made six 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 24 points for the Burros.

Fifth Place Semifinal

Canyon Springs 74, Montebello 45 -- Jason Braxton scored a game-high 27 points and had nine rebounds, six steals and eight assists for Moreno Valley Canyon Springs in the third round of the Chino Hills Ayala Dogfight Tournament. Richard Cobbs had seven points and 12 rebounds.  CANYON SPRINGS (74) -- Braxton 27, James 8, Cobbs 7, Woods 11, Arnwine 15, Risper 2, Gaines 4. MONTEBELLO (45) -- Navar 10, Lubwing 2, Saenz 20, Campos 3, Oriega 6, Montiel 2, Angulo 2.  Halftime score -- Canyon Springs 42-21. Three-point goals -- Braxton 3, Woods 3, Arnwine 3, Navar 2, Saenz 5. Total fouls -- Canyon Springs 15, Montebello 16. Fouled out -- None. Records: Canyon Springs 5-3, Montebello 3-6.

Fifth Place Semifinal

Diamond Ranch 87, Chaffey 56 --For the second time in three games, four Panthers scored in double figures to lead Diamond Ranch to the fifth-place semifinal rout of the Tigers at the Ayala Dogfight.Forward Daniel Knott led the Panthers (6-3) with 21 points and Richard Coombs had 18 and six rebounds. Kenneth Ubon scored 14 points for Diamond Ranch and Aaron Williams contributed 11. Chaffey (3-6) was led by Daryl Sconiers' 15 points. CHAFFEY (56) McGhee 9, Walker 2, Avina 5, Miranda 6, Bowden 1, Nwadu 2, Cardines 2, Hunt 9, Sconiers 15, Tamayo 3, Stubbs 2. DIAMOND RANCH (87) Laurie 7, Coombs 18, Williams 11, Ubom 14, DeLeon 2, Flagg 4, Lyons 7, Navazi 1, Knott 21, Criscione 2. Chaffey 18 13 15 10 -- 56 Diamond Ranch 19 24 16 28 -- 87 Total fouls: C 24, DR 24. Fouled out: Lyons (DR). Technical fouls: none.

Consolation

Claremont 68, Bell Gardens 42 --Sean Terrell hit six three-pointers and finished with 21 points, guiding the Wolfpack to the Ayala Dogfight blowout. Shaddean Aaron added 11 points as all 14 Claremont (7-2) players scored. Terrell scored 16 of his game-high 21 points in the first half as Claremont (7-2) jumped out to an early lead Terrell was 6-of-7 from 3-point range. Micah Lombard added nine points and 11 rebounds for Claremont. BELL GARDENS (42) Santos 1, Ramirez 2, Herrera 17, Narsai 6, Rosales 6, Lizarraza 4, Castillo 2, Pedroza 4. CLAREMONT (68) White 2, Terrell 21, Green 8, Oliver 2, Aaron 11, Mohammed 2, Wilson 4, Lombard 9, Tauaese 4, Jones 2, O'Connor 3.Bell Gardens 5 12 13 12 -- 42 Claremont 21 15 19 13 -- 68 Total fouls: BG 13, C 19. Fouled out: Herrera (BG). Technical fouls: Herrera (BG).

Consolation Semifinals

Littlerock 82, Don Lugo 78 -- The Conquistadores, who trailed by 13 points after the first quarter, rallied within two points twice in the final period but couldn't post the win at the Ayala Dogfight. Andy Galindo scored 28 points and Garet Hill added 25 for Don Lugo (4-11), which has dropped seven of its past eight decisions.  The Conquistadores, who trailed the entire game, missed several shots in the fourth quarter that would have tied the score. Littlerock converted 9 of 9 free throws in the fourth quarter to put the game away. Don Lugo will play Temple City in a consolation final. DON LUGO (78) Amaya 5, Desran 4, Galindo 28, Guzik 5, Baker 2, Hill 25, Fender 6, Van Holland 3. LITTLEROCK (82) Pierce 7, Smith 5, Edwards 24, Hughes 11, Creel 16, Lewis 1, Anderson 14, Carter 4. Don Lugo 14 21 25 18 -- 78 Littlerock 27 20 16 19 -- 82 Total fouls: DL 24, L 20. Fouled out: Fender (DL), Creel (L). Technical fouls: none.

Temple City 58, Sultana 44 --The Rams (5-3) advanced to the consolation finals despite a roster depleted by illness and with only two varsity starters.  Kevin Sweeney had 26 points and Desmond Reed had 18 points. Creighton Chow and Theo Giannialos, both up from the jv team, each scored four.

Boron Bobby Lackey Classic Tournament

Championship

Lone Pine 57, Kern Valley 52-- Lone Pine's Brett Stell was named the tournament MVP; Eddie Salazar, Troy Harry and David Jones of Lone Pine were also named to the all-tournament team, as was Kern Valley's Justin Anderson and Kyle Ludington. Kern Valley 14 4 12 22—52  Lone Pine 17 11 13 16—57  KERN VALLEY (4-6)  Dierck 6, Jenkins 6, Ludington 13, Holguin 2, Anderson 19, Dooley 6; Totals 24 3-5 52 LONE PINE  Barbour 12, Salazar 11, Stell 13, Jones 18, Harry 3; Totals 22 8-19 57 3-point goals—Kern Valley 1 (Ludington); Lone Pine 5 (Salazar 3, Barbour 2). Total fouls—Kern Valley 18, Lone Pine 12. Fouled out—Kern Valley, Dierck. Technicals—none.

Third Place

Frazier Mountain 42, Boron 34-- Boron (1-9) had trouble scoring as the Bobcats lost to Frazier Mountain 42-34 in the third-place game of the Bobby D. Lackey Classic Friday night. The Bobcats had a 32-31 lead late in the fourth quarter, but Frazier Mountain (2-3) hit two quick 3-pointers for the win.  Frazier Mountain, which finished 1-22 last year, doubled its win total with the victory.  It was their first tournament placing in the basketball program's five year history.   Aaron Solomona 12 points - a game high, including three 3-pointers.  He was selected to the all-tournament team. Cody Marestein also had 10 points for Frazier Mountain as the two combined for more than half the Falcons offense.  In all, the Falcons hit 8 threes in the game. Matt Simon also made the all-tournament team for the Falcons.  Boron's Ben Swann led the Bobcats with 9 points and Ricky Hughes had 7. Swann was also selected to the All-Tournament team.  Boron will play in the Bishop Tournament next week, while Frazier Mountain will play in Santa Maria. Boron scoring:   Hughes 7, Cox 4, Lewter 2, Martz 2, Swann 9, Bowers 2, Hunt 3, Berzins 5-- Total 34. Frazier Mountain scoring:  Simon 4, Solomona 12, Marestein 10, Reyna 3, Sandova 8, Stone 5--Total 42. Boron-- 9 5 10 10-34 Frazier Mountain--6 8 14 15-42. 3-point goals-Boron 1 (Swann), Frazier Mountain 8 (Solomona 3, Simon, Marestein, Reyna, Sandova, Stone). Fouls-Boron 14, Frazier Mountain 15. Total fouls—Frazier Mountain 16, Boron 15. Fouled out—none. Technicals—none.

Consolation

Big Pine 65, Mammoth 30-- The Big Pine Warriors had four players score in double figures, as Johnny Fansler and David Davis tied for a team-high with 17 points and was named to the all-tournament team. David Davis also had 17 points for the Warriors and Brandon Majors and Jason Fronczak each added 10 points. Mammoth's Jason Huselton, Matt Hohun and Greg Kennedy each scored 6 in the loss. Kennedy was also named to the All-Tournament team.

Calvary Chapel Downey Grizzly Classic Tournament

Championship

Calvary Chapel Downey 57, Western Christian 46--  the Grizzlies improved ot 10-0 with the win over the Fighting Lancers.  Tim Drisdom, named MVP of the tournament led all scorers with 22 points and 11 rebounds. WC scoring:  Shaw Lokar 13, Brad Meiseter 15, Ethan Chin 8, Blake Alison 5, Brandon Lim 3, Nestor Rodriguez 2;  CC Downey scoring:  Robinson 2, Shuler 4, Grider 2, Grace 6, Black 2, James 13, Henderson 2, Drisdom 22.  WC--6   7  16  17--46;  CCD--17  15  7  18--57.  WC   9-3; CCD 10-0.

Third Place

Brentwood 56, La Puente 53--details not available.

Fifth Place

Brethren Christian 49, Whittier Christian 40--Brett Cooley scored 17 points for Brethren Christian (2-8).  Junior Tim Albeanu scored 11 points for Whittier Christian (1-8).

Seventh Place

St. Anthony's 72, Mary Star 55-- Senior forward Jack Lakmeta had 25 points and 6 rebounds for Mary Star (2-10) but it wasn't enough as the Saints won. St. Anthony broke open a close game in the third quarter, going on a 19-10 run for the win.  Adriam Navarro scored 12 points for Mary Star who wil play Edison on Tuesday int he first round of the Estancia Tournament.

Irvine World News Tournament

Championship Semifinal

Woodbridge 77, Northwood 54-- Danny Lambert scored a game high 24 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to give Woodbridge a 77-54 win over Northwood in the semifinals of the Irvine World News boys' basketball tournament at Northwood HS.  Woodbridge (9-2) moves into the championship against St. Paul.  The Warriors won this tournament from 1995-97 when they had Eric Chenowith (Kansas).

Championship Semifinal

St. Paul 52, Irvine 49--David Cox scored 19 points and Massud Naderi had 10 for Irvine (7-3), which was outscored by three in the second half. St. Paul (8-3) was led by James Samarian with 15 points off the bench and Donte Holloway who also scored 15 and grabbed eight rebounds.  Both players hit free throws in the fourth quarter to ensure the victory. Fausto Gonzalez assisted with 12 rebounds along with his 10 points. St. Paul plays Woodbridge in tonight's final at 7 at Concordia University.

Fifth Place Semifinal

Nogales 71, Diamond Bar 61 --The Nobles started fast with 29 first-quarter points. Kevin Carson made four three-point baskets to help in the outburst. Quentin Rodgers chipped in with 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in the second quarter. Nogales extended its lead to 62-44 in the second half. Diamond Bar never got closer than 10 in the final period. Mark Pagdilao had 7 assists and Alex Ivezaj had 8 rebounds in Nogales' victory.

Fifth Place Semifinal

Keppel  53, La Quinta 41--Lamgee Wong scored 19 and had 2 three pointers ot lead the Aztex (2-7). La Quinta (1-7) had only one player in double figures, Do with 11.

Seventh Place Semifinal

Dana Hills 75, Laguna Beach 49--Shane Del Rasario scored a game high 22 points to lead the visiting Dolphins (5-4) to the seventh place semifinals win.  Nick Brown scored a team high 10 points for the Artists (2-6).

University 89, Fountain Valley 67--Hiro Christoph (6'-0" Sr. G) scored 19 points for University (5-4).

Consolation

Tustin 50, Estancia 45--Sophomore guard Kyle Hall made two free throws with five seconds left to seal the victory for Tustin (3-7). Estancia (2-5) suffered it's fifth straight loss after leading by 8 in the first half as Tustin came back in the second half to win.     Junior Micah Young led the Eagles with 14 points, while senior Eliasar Maldonado had 11. Tustin used a 10-2 third-quarter run to grab the lead for good. Estancia 11 14 9 11 - 45 Tustin 7 10 20 13 - 50 Estancia - Young 14, Maldonado 11, K. Valbuena 9, Rodriguez 4, Prado 3, Phan 2, Cachola 2, Romero 0, D. Valbuena 0. 3 pt. goals - Maldonado 1, Prado 1. Fouled out - None. Tustin - Barrett 15, Hall 12, Chester 11, Nix 9, Westrom 3. 3 pt. goals - Hall 1, Chester 1. Fouled out - None.

La Canada Tournament

Seventh Place

St. Francis 64, Army/Navy Academy 57-- The Golden Knights improved to 3-8 overall with the victory. St. Francis shot only 22 of 63 from the field, but Michael Jenkins (5'-10" Sr. PG) scored 31 points to lead St. Francis to the win.  Army/Navy (5-6) had just one substitute available for the game but still forced St. Francis on defense, and St. Francis only shot 9-31 from the field in the first half..  Jenkins also had seven rebounds, four assists and three steals, and was selected to the All-Tournament team, becoming the all-time leading scorer for St. Francis in the La Canada Tournament.  St. Francis was 17-17 from the free throw line.  Army/Navy 9 16 10 22 -- 57  St. Francis 8 15 21 20 -- 64 ARMY/NAVY -- Osuna 11, Markham 15, Mieth 2, McConologue 6, Cardenas 9 and 11 rebounds, Johnson 14. Three-pointers: Markham 2, Osuna. ST. FRANCIS -- Mitchell 13, Mason 4, Jenkins 31 and 7 rebounds, Miller 2, Gonzalez 4, Sciarra 8, Davies 2. Three-pointers: Jenkins 3.

Ninth Place

Flintridge Prep 50, Burnett (Canada) 43-- Matt Lauer (no, not the NBC Today Show anchor) scored 17 points in the second half, including 13 in the third quarter, to lead Flintridge Prep to the win in a consolation game last night.   The Rebels (5-4) were led by the 6'-2" Jr.'s 38 rebounds in the last four games, including a 19-1 rebound advantage over Burnett (which is located just outside of Vancouver, BC). Burnett 10 11 11 11 -- 43 Flintridge Prep 8 16 15 11 50  BURNETT -- Punia 9, Chan 4, MacLean 2, Kokoska 2, Halfnights 5, Wong 11, Richards 2, Kerkhof 6, Pang 2. Three-pointers: Wong 3, Chan, Halfknights.  FLINTRIDGE PREP -- Harrison 4, Wakasa 1, O'Byrne 2, Brown 2, Guilanians 2, Strand 12, Phelps 10, Lauer 17. Three-pointers: None.

Consolation

Bonita Vista 89, Verdugo Hills 38-- Danny Castro's 12 points weren't nearly enough for Verdugo Hills of Tujunga in its 89-38 loss to Bonita Vista at the La Canada tournament. The Dons (1-11) were outscored 38-8 in the third quarter.  But how was the game, really?  Well, today's LA Times (Glendale/La Crescenta/Burbank edition) actually had the best/worst lines we've seen:   "It wasn't pretty.  And that's an understatement. Verdugo Hills' 89-38 loss to Bonita Vista in a consolation game of the 10th annual La Canada Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament on Friday at La Canada High on Friday was ugly. Bad-taste-in-your-mouth,  wish-you-hadn't-seen it horrible, actually.  And after it was all said and done -- after the Barons (2-5) decided that instead of taking it easy on the Dons, they would take it to them, running up a brutal 59-20 second-half advantage -- two members of the young, struggling Verdugo Hills team (1-11) still managed weak smiles.  'We just have to practice more,' said junior reserve Manny Urbina, who was one of four Don players to play and not score. 'We just have to practice harder. We're a young team, and we just need more experience.'  Starting point guard Teak Lee nodded in agreement. 'We do have potential,' said Lee, who also didn't score . . . .Yet, after Friday's stomping ended, Don Coach Scott Kemple, like his players, could still force a smile. ' We didn't quit,' Kemple said. 'But it's has to be frustrating for the guys.You just try to stay positive and make them understand that its a learning experience, and hopefully they'll improve from it.' "      Verdugo Hills 6 12 11 9 -- 38  Bonita Vista 17 13 38 21 -- 89 VERDUGO HILLS -- Leon 11, Mamon 6, Staley 4, Macauley 4, Castro 12.      Three-pointers: Leon 3.   BONITA VISTA -- Jensen 14, Palacio 1, Stephens 30, Ortega 8, Brooks 2, Garewal 8, Dominguez 17, Wallingford 6, Ornelas 3.  Three-pointers: Dominguez 2, Stephens 2, Garewal 2, Jensen, Orenalas.

Lahainaluna (Maui) Tournament

Third Place

Villa Park 59, West Hills Chaminade 38--The Spartans (13-2) led, 35-15, at halftime and 53-23 after three quarters. Matt MacGinnis had five three-pointers and scored 18 points for the Spartans, ranked fourth in the county.  VP scoring: Hogan 2, Stanka 8, MacGinnis 18., Miler 7, Egkan 12, Phaler 4, Waldrip 2, Prather 5. Chaminade scoring: Johnson 45, Borchart 14, M. Jones 12, J. Jones 3, Todd 4.  VP--19  16  18  6--59;  Cham--9   6  8  15--38.  VP 13-2, Chaminade 12-1.

Semifinal

Mt. Si (Washington) 71, Chaminade 62--details not available.

Mission Prep Holiday Classic

Championship Semifinal

Crenshaw 69, Artesia 67--Senior guard Tony Roberts had 15 points and junior center Ryan Meilleur had 14 in the loss to the Coutars in the semifinal game.  The Pioneers are 6-1 overall.

Fifth Place Semifinal

Notre Dame Sherman Oaks 71, Berkeley 59--Cody Pearson scored 26 points (10 in the fourth quarter) to lead Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks to a 71-59 victory over Berkeley in a fifth-place semifinal game at the Mission Prep tournament at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The Knights (7-1), who rebounded from their first loss of the season Thursday, were paced by Josh Smith (10 points) and Michael Luderer (13 points) as they took an eight-point lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back.

South Pasadena 74, Calvary Temple 46--

Kennedy 65, Mission Prep 55--

Price 67, JW North 61--

Lathrop 71, El Cerrito 67--

Miami Jackson 79, Foothill 47--

Valley (Sacramento) 62, Washington Union 48--

Pacific Open (LA Jefferson) Tournament

Jefferson 82, Hollywood 67--details not available.

Salesian Tournament

Championship

St. John Bosco 50, San Francisco Richmond--Sophmore guard RobertReynaga made two freee throws with 1 second left in the fourth quarter to secure the win as the Braves won the tournament championship over the Chiieftans at Salesian HS.  Reynaga finished with only 4 points while Givoanni St. Amant who was named tournament MVP, led the team with 19.   Eric Lane added 14 for St. John Bosco who will play next wieek in the Century Tournament on Tuesday int he first round against Santiago.

San Bernardino Shootout

Third Place Semifinal

La Quinta 69, Garden Grove 47 --George Gutierrez had a game-high 18 points to help La Quinta (7-2) advance to the third-place game in the San Bernardino Tournament. Aaron Aceves had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Chris Marrujo pulled down 12 rebounds and Daniel Martinez dished out six assists.LA QUINTA (69) -- Gutierrez 18, Acezes 13, Murrujo 9, St. Angelo 7, Martinez 7, Beaver 7, Moreno 4, Matthews 3, Beck 1.  GARDEN GROVE (47) -- St. Claire 8, Davis 4, Scea 2, Sceimca 22, Morohosir 2, Sadler 7, Guzman 2. Halftime score -- La Quinta 36-11. Three-point goals -- Sceimca 4, St. Angelo, Martinez. Total fouls -- La Quinta 5, Garden Grove 17. Fouled out -- none. Technical fouls -- St. Claire. Records: La Quinta 7-2, Garden Grove 4-4

Arrowhead Christian 67, Coachella Valley 58--Four members of the Coachella Valley team registered double figures Friday night, but the Arabs fell in the second game of the San Bernardino Tournament. The Arabs were led by Artuo Lomeli’s 17 points. Miguel Garcia, Jaime Perez, and Jorge Bautista all finished with 10 points.

San Marcos Royal Invitational

Championship

Amador Valley 59, Burbank Burroughs 49-- Thomas Juillerat (6'-5" So. F/C) scored 20 points in the win, 9 in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter, as Amador Valley (9-1) beat Burbank Burroughs in the championship. Amador Valley trailed 28-26 at halftime and 46-44 with just under three minutes to play. But Danny Rising hit a 3-pointer and Juillerat, the tournament MVP, scored two straight take the lead for good. Keith Jarbo (6'-6' Sr. F) from Burroughs (2-7) who also made the all-tournament team,  had 11 points, as did David Holmes.

Third Place

Thunderbird 57, San Marcos 54--Shane Griffin tipped in a rebound with just 11 seconds remaining to play, to give Thunderbird the win in the third place game. San Marcos (4-4) attempted a three to tie the game, but missed as time expired. In the third quarter San Marcos outscored Thunderbird 20-1, shooting 9-10 from the field, but it was obvoiusly not enough to take them over the top. Aaron Mercer scored 13 points to lead the Royals and was named all-tournament. Drew Spaventa added 11 while Kupperman had 10 points and six assists. The Royals will also get a needed boost in their rebounding, a weakness thus far, when Seamus McKiernan (6'-5" Jr. C/F) returns Christmas Day from study abroad in China.  THUNDERBIRD -- Clark 9, Okpagu 6, Moos 10, Griffin 10, Wallace 4, Feuerbach 11, Jones 7. Totals 20 8-11 57 SAN MARCOS -- Kupperman 10, Spaventa 11, Hopkins 7, Fortune 11, Hill 2, Mercer 13. Totals 21 4-11 54. Thunderbird . . . 17 9 1 30 -- 57 San Marcos . . . 11 7 20 16 -- 54 3-point goals--T 9 (Feuerbach 3, Griffin 3, Clark 2, Moos), SM 4 (Spaventa, Hopkins, Fortune, Mercer). Fouled out--none. Records-T 8-4, SM 4-4.

Consolation Championship (5th Place)

Cajon 62, Napa Valley Vintage 47--Donovan Morris, selected to the all-tournament team, scored 27 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as Cajon (6-4) won the consolation title. Morris finished with 61 points for the three days and was named all-tournament.  Cajon was able to shut down Napa Valley Vintage's strong offense to take the win. CAJON (62) -- Morris 27, Deu 6, Clark 11, Silvas 2, Payne 7, Danridge 1, Porter 4, DeArman 2, Cooper 2. VINTAGE (47) -- Knight 14, Ploch 7, Hitt 6, Taylor 0, Skillings 0, Korsmo 2, Harold 6, Stephens 1, Quin 11.  Halftime score -- Cajon 31-21. Three-point goals -- Hitt 2, Knight 2, Deu, Clark 2. Total fouls -- Cajon 18, Vintage 16. Fouled out -- DeArman. Records: Cajon 5-4.

Seventh Place

Santa Ynez 68, Bishop Union 42--All-tourney selection Matt McKinney scored 23 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in three quarters of play to help the Pirates earn seventh place Santa Ynez (6-6) also received eight first-half rebounds from J.T. Gilmour, which sparked a good break for the Pirates, said Coach Cris Avery. SANTA YNEZ -- Bratcher 3, Muller 4, Gilmour 3, Wooten 11, McKinney 23, Dreher 7, Billings 10, Richman 7. Totals 27 11-19 68. BISHOP UNION -- Weaver 7, Tatum 9, Montoya 8, Spoonhunter 7, Barlow 2, Hohag 3, Lehman 4, Parker 2.  Santa Ynez . . . 11 22 19 16 -- 68 Bishop Union . . . 13 Ê8 Ê7 14 -- 42  3-point goals -- SY 3 (Brachter 1, Billings 2), B 5 (Weaver 1, Montoya 2, Spoonhunter 1, Hohag 1). Total fouls -- SY 10, 18. Fouled out -- none. Technicals -- none. Record --SY 6-6.

Shorewood (Washington) Holiday Shootout

Championship Semifinal

Newport Harbor 62, Seattle Arlington 57-- Five players scored in double figures to lead the Sailors over Seattle's Arlington High, 62-57, in the semifinals of the Shorewood Holiday Shootout on Friday.  Junior Greg Perrine led the Sailors (11-3) with 15 points, junior Erik Peterson and seniors Aaron Yarnal and Tony Melum each chipped in with 12 and senior Steve Young came through with 11. With the win over Arlington (8-2), Newport will face British Columbia's Pennington High in the championship game.   Newport Harbor 20 12 11 19 - 62 Arlington 8 17 17 15 - 57  Newport - Perrine 15, Peterson 12, Young 11, Yarnal 12, Melum 12, Diefenbach 0, Pajevic 0, Cameron 0. 3 pt. goals - Perrine 1, Peterson 2, Young 1, Yarnal 1, Melum 1.  Fouled out - None. Arlington - McCormack 4, Raezer 5, Jameson 4, Lacey 8, Yoney 16, Klein 6, Swesei 14.3 pt. goals - Yoney 2  Fouled out - None.

Trabuco Hills Reebok Holiday Tournament

Pool Play Semfinals

Carson 74, Trabuco Hills 64--Aaron Tudor scored 16 points and James Webster 13 for the Mustangs (7-4).  Carson was led by Ekene Ibekwe who scored 18 points while Marcus Washington had 16 as the Colts (7-2) won in th esemifinals. Errol Jackson added 13 for Carson.

Santa Margarita 66, Laguna Hills 30--Junior guard Travis Smith led Santa Margarita with 16 points. Jeff Sherman had 10 for Laguna Hills.

3rd Place Semifinal

AB Miller 83, Aliso Niguel 69--Jacob Ramirez scored 24 points and Malcom Taylor added 14 points to lift A.B. Miller (9-1). Dennis Kingsland had 10 and Eric Scott finished with 10 rebounds for Miller (9-1). Brandon Sievers led Aliso Niguel with 25 points.  The Rebels will play Chadwick for third place overall in the tournament.ALISO NIGUEL (69) Garcia 13, Lamela 11, Hanson 2, Sievers 25, Farag 6, Ebel 2, Buchert 8, Alcomcel 2. A.B. MILLER (83) Ragland 5, Brown 2, Ramirez 24, Pruitt 2, Ward 4, Taylor 14, Berry 2, Michel 9, Kingsland 10, Scott 8, Allen 3. Aliso Niguel 18 20 8 23 -- 69 A.B. Miller 15 22 18 28 -- 83 Total fouls: AN 16, M 16. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none.

Costa Mesa 59, Stockdale (Bakersfield) 45--Steve Whittaker connected on eight three-pointers and scored a game-high 24 points to lead Cost Mesa (5-4) to the win over Stockdale (5-6). Costa Mesa - 24 20 10 5 - 59 Stockdale - 15 13 8 9 - 45 Costa Mesa - Whittaker 24, Vakili 10, Conte 6, Clark 6, Payne 4, Millward 4, Krikorian 3, Gandia 2, Biggio 0, Cabico 0, Fregoso 0, Amburgey 0. 3-pt. goals - Whittaker 8, Vakili 2, Conte 1, Krikorian 1.  Fouled out - Millward. Technicals - Payne. Stockdale - Garnett 10, Reese 10, Betty 10, Downs 7, O'Donerty 3, Morehead 2, Robertson 2, Thompson 1. 3-pt. goals - Downs 1.Fouled out - None. Technicals - O'Donerty.

 
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